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Third quarter grades
Sporting News, The, Sept 2, 2005
Grades from MLB.com correspondents, on a 1-to-5 scale, through the season's first 120 games. Teams are listed in order of their divisional standing entering the week.
Offense Pitching Defense A.L. East Boston 5 3 3 New York 4 3 3 Toronto 3 (a) 3 4 Baltimore 3 3 4 Tampa Bay 3 2 3 A.L. Central Chicago 2 5 4 Cleveland 3 4 (b) 3 Minnesota 2 5 3 Detroit 2 4 3 Kansas City 2 1 2 A.L. West Los Angeles 3 4 5 (c) Oakland 3 4 4 Texas 3 1 3 Seattle 2 3 4 N.L. East Atlanta 4 (d) 3 4 Philadelphia 3 4 4 Florida 3 4 4 Washington 1 5 4 New York 2 4 2 N.L. Central St. Louis 4 5 5 (e) Houston 3 5 3 Chicago 3 3 2 Milwaukee 3 3 2 Cincinnati 4 2 3 Pittsburgh 2 2 3 N.L. West San Diego 3 3 3 Arizona 2 3 3 Los Angeles 2 5 2 San Francisco 4 3 5 Colorado 2 3 (f) 2 (a) The Blue Jays are fourth in the A.L. in runs despite below-average power. (b) LHP Cliff Lee (13-4) might be the best pitcher you've never heard of. (c) The Angels are first in the league in fielding percentage; SS Orlando Cabrera has only four errors. (d) Leadoff man Rafael Furcal is in double figures in doubles, triples, homers and steals. (e) The Cardinals catch the ball no matter who's in the lineup. (f) No Coors factor here: The home and road ERAs are almost identical.
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