Season 63 Organization of the Year

Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles are the Season 63 Organization of the Year, and nobody else came close. pitboss13’s organization scored 829 points, 67 ahead of second place. That total is also 138 points higher than the 691 Atlanta needed to win last season. Baltimore moved up two spots from third and added 170 points to its Season 62 total.

The Orioles led the league with 529 wins. They topped 90 wins at four levels: 93 at AAA, 100 at AA, 106 at High A and 98 at Low A. They made the playoffs at five of six levels and missed only at Rookie. They won the High A World Series and took the AA pennant. Theibig-league club won 83 games, s enough to reach the postseason, and the farm system did the rest.

The Podium and Beyond

Milwaukee Brewers (2nd, 762 pts). willsauve’s Brewers climbed five spots behind the best team in baseball. Milwaukee won 117 games at the Major League level and then beat Colorado in the World Series. That run gave the Brewers 308 bonus points, the most in the league. Only 15 Rookie League wins kept them out of the top spot.

Minnesota Twins (3rd, 752 pts). The Twins were one of only two organizations to reach the playoffs at all six levels. Their 514 total wins were second in the league, their Low A club won 101 games, and they took the Low A pennant. Minnesota finished in the top four for the second straight season.

Tampa Bay Rays (4th, 725 pts). Tampa Bay was the other organization with a playoff team at every level. The Rays rose six spots on 505 wins, including 62 at Rookie.

Texas Rangers (5th, 682 pts). Last season’s runner-up dropped three spots. The Rangers won the AAA pennant and made the playoffs at five levels. A 64-win big league club held them back.

Sacramento A’s (6th, 680 pts). cregen7 had the best debut season in the league. In his first year running the A’s, Sacramento jumped 14 spots and gained 212 points, the biggest gain in the league. The A’s won both the Low A and Rookie League World Series.

Season 63 Champions

Level	Champion	Pennant Winner
Major League	Milwaukee Brewers	Colorado Rockies
AAA	Pittsburgh Pirates	Texas Rangers
AA	Louisville Colonels	Baltimore Orioles
High A	Baltimore Orioles	Atlanta Braves
Low A	Sacramento A’s	Minnesota Twins
Rookie	Sacramento A’s	Louisville Colonels

Twelve Straight for Opie5

The St. Louis Cardinals finished 11th, up seven spots and up 94 points. The bigger story was in the big leagues. opie5’s Cardinals won their division for the 12th consecutive season. Both thMLB and AAA clubs won 83 games, and St. Louis also reached the postseason at AAA and Low-A. Owners come and go,go and rosters change every year. The Cardinals keep winning the division.

Biggest Movers

Louisville and Pittsburgh both climbed on the back of minor league titles. Louisville won the AA World Series and the Rookie League pennant, and Pittsburgh won the AAA crown. Montreal went from zero bonus points last season to 100.

Atlanta, last year’s winner, slid to 10th. AAA wins fell from 78 to 56 and the Braves lost 85 points, though they did take the High A pennant. Arizona fell the furthest, from 9th to 24th, with a 198-point drop and no playoff team at any level.

Big League Wins Are Not Enough

Washington won 113 games and finished 22nd. Anaheim won 108 and finished 27th; its AAA and AA clubs won 19 games each. Colorado won the NL pennant with 104 wins and finished 13th. This award covers the whole organization, and a strong big league club cannot carry a weak farm system.

The Rest of the Field

Kansas City and the New York Yankees tied for 15th with 527 points. Eight organizations missed the playoffs at every level, up from three a season ago: Arizona, San Francisco, the Dodgers, Toronto, the White Sox, Cincinnati, Florida and the Cubs. Florida finished 31st, but in RodLyles66’s takeover the Marlins gained 85 points over last year. The Cubs finished last with 229.

Previous Organizations of the Year (Beginning in Season 43)

Season 43: 934 Points Anaheim Angels - fflgopher

Season 44: 808 Points Washington D.C. Nationals - TenasciousTYT

Season 45: 817 Points Anaheim Angels - fflgopher

Season 46: 826 Points Chicago Cubs - staeben

Season 47: 819 Points Detroit Tigers - jamier2003

Season 48: 788 Points Baltimore Orioles - vanrip77

Season 49: 829 Points Tampa Bay Rays - cpintens

Season 50: 920 Points Baltimore Orioles - vanrip77

Season 51: 876 Points Baltimore Orioles - vanrip77

Season 52: 842 Points Baltimore Orioles - vanrip77

Season 53: 752 Points Houston Astros - brianbowsher

Season 54: 817 Points Tampa Bay Rays - cpintens

Season 55: 979 Points Tampa Bay Rays - cpintens

Season 56: 803 Points Baltimore Orioles - vanrip77

Season 57: 862 Points Tampa Bay Rays - cpintens

Season 58: 836 Points Tampa Bay Rays - cpintens

Season 59: 848 Points Baltimore Orioles - vanrip77

Season 60: 793 Points Baltimore Orioles - pitboss13

Season 61: 766 Points (tie) Kansas City Royals - eastonest & Milwaukee Brewers - willsauve

Season 62: 691 Points Atlanta Braves - mark102857

Point System: Total Wins + Playoff Teams + Championships

Each team will receive one point for each win and BONUS POINTS:

Major League: 75 points for making the playoffs, AAA playoffs 50 points, AA playoffs 38, High A playoffs 27, Low A playoffs 18, and Rookie League playoffs 12. Bonus Points for World Series and League Pennant: Major League World Series winner 75 points, ML Pennant winner 75, AAA World Series winner 50 points, AAA Pennant winner 50, AA World Series winner 38 points, AA Pennant winner 38, High A World Series winner 27 points, High A Pennant winner 27, Low A World Series winner 18 points, Low A Pennant winner 18, Rookie World Series winner 12 points, and Rookie Pennant winner 12. Note: World Series winner receives points for winning the WS, Pennant, and a Playoff Team (ML example; WS 75 + Pen 75 + Playoff 75 = 225). Ties in the standings are broken by total number of wins, followed by bonus points, followed by World Series wins, beginning at the major league level and down to the rookie league.