Dodgers 2022 Way too Early Power Rankings

[Dodgers GM (matty)]

The Dodgers wish the Chin Music League and family a Happy New Year. Welcome to 2022!

If we can survive a pandemic, rest assured, we can survive a lock out.

I am making good on a promise I made to the DBacks back when COVID hit where I would run a simulation to find out the fun analytical data behind each team and where they would list on a power ranking based on power than opinions (opinions are always welcomed though)

If you want to know more of the program I use, it is called Out of the Park Baseball, or in short, OOTP. It takes a simple google to find the official website and game. Safe to say, this program is great when it comes to player analysis. When I am not using it to analyze players and etc., it is a very enjoyable and accurate simulation of an MLB franchise. Lucky for us there is an option to customize a league where we can make our Chin Music league rules fit in an actual real-world baseball league. Unfortunately, we can't simulate it down to exact details, like how we do not play head-to-head games until the playoffs, but for the most part it will tell you if your team is garbage or on the cusp of winning.

Without a further ado, behold the Dodgers Way Too Early 2022 Power Rankings

1. Cincinnati Reds 112-49
2. Minnesota Twins 115-46
3. Texas Rangers 102-59
4. New York Mets 100-61
5. Los Angeles Dodgers 102-59
6. Colorado Rockies 102-59
7. Toronto Blue Jays 93-68
8. Kansas City Royals 90-71
9. Baltimore Orioles 95-66
10. San Francisco Giants 83-78
11. Washington Nationals 89-72
12. Chicago Cubs 84-77
13. Boston Red Sox 82-79
14. Tampa Bay Rays 80-81
15. Chicago White Sox 79-82
16. Oakland Athletics 74-87
17. Los Angeles Angels 81-80
18. Philadelphia Phillies 79-82
19. Houston Astros 84-77
20. Milwaukee Brewers 77-84
21. Seattle Mariners 73-88
22. Atlanta Braves 77-84
23. St. Louis Cardinals 72-89
24. Cleveland Guardians 81-80
25. Miami Marlins 73-88
26. Pittsburgh Pirates 66-95
27. Detroit Tigers 57-104
28. Arizona Diamondbacks 49-112
29. New York Yankees 37-124
30. San Diego Padres 27-134

*Based on a 162-game regular season simulation
**Based on current team rosters, meaning unrestricted FAs have been removed, but restricted FAs remain


Team Prospect Rankings

1. Kansas City Royals
2. San Diego Padres
3. Washington Nationals
4. St. Louis Cardinals
5. Boston Red Sox
6. Milwaukee Brewers
7. Los Angeles Dodgers
8. Houston Astros
9. Tampa Bay Rays
10. Cincinnati Reds
11. Oakland Athletics
12. New York Yankees
13. San Francisco Giants
14. Los Angeles Angels
15. Atlanta Braves
16. Minnesota Twins
17. Arizona Diamondbacks
18. Detroit Tigers
19. Baltimore Orioles
20. Texas Rangers
21. Colorado Rockies
22. Philadelphia Phillies
23. Toronto Blue Jays
24. Chicago White Sox
25. Miami Marlins
26. Pittsburgh Pirates
27. Cleveland Guardians
28. Chicago Cubs
29. Seattle Mariners
30. New York Mets

*Not based on MLB prospect rankings, OOTP generates its own rankings based on the values it gives the prospects

Please share your own thoughts, critics, opinions and rankings!

[D Backs GM (Tyler)]

I’m way too high in the rankings and then way too low in the rankings

[Dodgers GM (matty)]

Probably should have posted these were based off of 2021 beginning of the season values, as OOTP hasn’t released their 2022 version of the game, yet. So things can seem a bit off. That will be coming soon!

[White Sox GM (alligatorchris)]

Yeah I know my MLB went down and MILB went up after recent trades

[D Backs GM (Tyler)]

Ahh makes sense. Thanks for this! Always fun to see these types of things in here.

[Mets GM (barnstormers)]

I'm last in the prospect rankings.

By the way. What's a prospect?

[D Backs GM (Tyler)]

It’s a word for something that might be good in the future. In your case I wouldn’t worry about it

[Yankees GM (Matt)]

Good job Dodgers
I guess my team sucks

Yanks

[White Sox GM (alligatorchris)]

This isn’t WrestleMania preview good but it’s very nice!

[Dodgers GM (matty)]

Remember, “Way too early” rankings. Just wait until after FAs!

[D Backs GM (Tyler)]

Jan 8, 2022 20:49:51 GMT -5 White Sox GM (alligatorchris) said:

This isn’t WrestleMania preview good but it’s very nice!

This might change to aew previews this year. I watch that now. Wwe is such shit and aew is like “late 90s wwf” fun. We’ll see

[Nationals GM (corkzilla)]

AEW Botches is a good Twitter follow. Wrestling is in a sad state of decline or I’m just older ha.

[D Backs GM (Tyler)]

You're definitely older lol. I do quite enjoy the variety in AEW. Big guys, little guys, bloody matches, technical matches, tag teams going crazy, etc. I'll prob still write up mania but I'm much more interested in AEW now. Just better stories and matches.

Plus the classics like CM Punk, Jericho, Sting, etc mixed in with the great young dudes.

[Nationals GM (corkzilla)]

I tried watching it. It’s just so spot heavy and ridiculous. Everybody knows it’s fake but they don’t even try for any realism. *Old man yells t clouds*

[White Sox GM (alligatorchris)]

You mean Joey Ryan using his junk to flip an opponent isn’t real? Hog wash!

[D Backs GM (Tyler)]

For the uninitiated:

[Dodgers GM (matty)]

What in the hell did I just watch

[Mets GM (barnstormers)]

Yeah!

If he is going to flip me by the Dick, he'll need to use both hands.

[D Backs GM (Tyler)]

Jan 10, 2022 13:09:36 GMT -5 Dodgers GM (matty) said:

What in the hell did I just watch

The king of dong style

[Cubs GM (Scott B)]

WIth the bulk of FA done - can you run this again Dodgers GM (matty) ?

[Dodgers GM (matty)]

Coming soon. Was waiting for OOTP 23 to come out, but that won’t be out until April 22