Team | .PCT | GB |
1. D'Backs | .395 | -- |
3. Rangers | .400 | 0.5 |
4. Rockies | .405 | 3.0 |
5. Twins | .426 | 4.5 |
6. Red Sox | .436 | 6.0 |
7. Astros | .442 | 7.0 |
8. Cubs | .442 | 7.0 |
9. Phillies | .458 | 9.0 |
10. White Sox | .458 | 9.5 |
11. Reds | .462 | 10.0 |
12. Marlins | .477 | 12.5 |
13. Padres | .477 | 12.5 |
Updated through 9/21/14 - 6 games left for Cubs.
It's been quite a run by the D'Backs and Rangers over the last week and now the D'Backs hold the top spot in next year's draft with a week of games left. As for the Cubs, they're currently tied for the 6th worst record, but Astros own the tiebreaker there, so pushes the Cubs back to 7th and pushed back another spot with the Astros owning the 2nd pick in the draft for failing to sign Brady Aiken.
It seems the most reasonable options for Cubs in terms of a draft pick next year, is either falling to the 5th worst record (6th pick) and overcoming the World Champs, whom they trail by one game and own the tiebreaker over. Or staying where they are and picking at #8, although they have less teams between them if they go on a win streak and the Phillies, White Sox or Reds go on a losing streak.
They're pretty close to clinching a protected pick with a 5.5 game lead there over Miami and San Diego. Miami has the tiebreaker over the Cubs, while the Cubs have the tiebreaker over the Padres. The Cubs have 6 games left, Miami and San Diego have 7 each. A Cubs loss or Padres win would clinch no worse than a tie between those two clubs and the aforementioned tiebreaker going the Cubs way, the Cubs couldn't do better than them this season. The Cubs need to lose tonight and the Marlins win or some magic number combination of the two before the season runs out and a protected pick will be the Cubs.
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