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Diamondbacks are the Only Organization With Division Leaders at the Major League, AAA, and AA Levels

Written by Amit Lal | 19 August 2011

Not only are the Arizona Diamondbacks holding onto a 2.5 game lead in the NL West, but the organization's AAA and AA affiliates are holding onto 1st place in their leagues too. That makes the Diamondbacks the only franchise in the Majors with division leaders at all three levels.  In AAA, the Reno Aces are 67-58, and 4.5 games ahead of the Tacome Rainiers, while in AA, the Mobile Bay Bears are 74-48 and have a commanding 11.5 game lead over the second place Jacksonville Suns. The overall record of the Diamondbacks' top three teams is 210-161, a .566 winning percentage, putting them just slightly behind the Rangers (.574) and Phillies (.573) for the best upper level winning percentage in baseball.

 

 

Team WINS LOSSES Win % ML - W ML - L AAA - W AAA - L AA - W AA - L
Rangers 214 159 0.574 72 53 75 51 67 55
Phillies 213 159 0.573 80 42 71 55 62 62
Diamondbacks 210 161 0.566 69 55 67 58 74 48
Indians 206 165 0.555 62 58 80 47 64 60
Yankees 199 171 0.538 75 47 62 62 62 62
Rays 198 171 0.537 66 56 72 52 60 63
Red Sox 199 173 0.535 75 48 71 54 53 71
Brewers 196 177 0.525 73 52 64 62 59 63
Blue Jays 196 178 0.524 64 60 63 63 69 55
Padres 194 179 0.520 56 70 56 69 82 40
Braves 191 183 0.511 73 52 69 57 49 74
Dodgers 186 185 0.501 56 67 64 62 66 56
Cardinals 186 185 0.501 66 58 65 60 55 67
Nationals 184 184 0.500 59 63 55 67 70 54
Angels 185 185 0.500 66 59 57 69 62 57
Giants 187 187 0.500 67 58 54 72 66 57
Royals 184 185 0.499 51 74 70 55 63 56
Cubs 185 188 0.496 54 70 58 68 73 50
Tigers 184 190 0.492 65 58 60 67 59 65
Athletics 183 189 0.492 55 69 73 53 55 67
White Sox 182 190 0.489 61 62 60 66 61 62
Marlins 182 191 0.488 57 67 62 64 63 60
Pirates 179 193 0.481 58 64 65 62 56 67
Mariners 177 194 0.477 53 69 63 63 61 62
Reds 173 200 0.464 60 64 66 61 47 75
Rockies 171 202 0.458 58 67 57 69 56 66
Mets 166 206 0.446 60 63 53 72 53 71
Orioles 162 208 0.438 47 74 47 78 68 56
Twins 162 210 0.435 54 69 47 78 61 63
Astros 143 229 0.384 40 84 58 68 45 77

The AAA Reno team has already scored an incredible 850 Runs this year, an average of 6.8R/G, which is 33 more than any other team in baseball. They have already broken the team record for runs scored in a seaon. Unfortunately, the team has lost 6 of its 8 starting players to promotion, trades, or injuries (Brandon Allen, Tony Abreu, Sean Burroughs, Collin Cowgill, Cody Ransom, Wily Mo Pena), so they're just trying to hold on for the PCL title.  At the AA level, the Mobile club is led by the outstanding starting rotation of Jarrod Parker, Tyler Skaggs, Trevor Bauer, and Patrick Corbin.

On the other end of the organization spectrum are the Houston Astros. Not only are the Astros struggling at the Major League level, but also in the Minors. Their top three teams have a .384 winning percentage, and are a combined 86.5 games out of first place.