Monthly Power Rankings

August 2026

1055 attempted robberies · 777.7″ of total stolen zone across the league.

Worst-cooked team

48.2″ stolen across 57 attempted robberies

Worst-cooked HP ump

28 attempted robberies · max 4.3″

Worst calls of the month

The 10 biggest attempted robberies, ranked by leverage × how far the call missed the zone.

1.7″
off the zone
#1

PIT @ SD

Bot 11th • 2-1 • 2-2

Ty France vs Kirby Yates

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Dan Merzel • Challenged by SD

Leverage: 10.71Egregiousness: 17.79
4.4″
off the zone
#2

ATH @ BOS

Bot 9th • 4-2 • 4-3

Caleb Durbin vs Hogan Harris

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Ron Kulpa • Challenged by BOS

Leverage: 3.96Egregiousness: 17.46
3.8″
off the zone
#3

BAL @ COL

Top 7th • 1-0 • 2-1

Leody Taveras vs Nick Frasso

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Sean Barber • Challenged by BAL

Leverage: 3.30Egregiousness: 12.43
2.0″
off the zone
#4

TOR @ PHI

Top 10th • 1-0 • 4-4

Davis Schneider vs Chase Shugart

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Brennan Miller • Challenged by TOR

Leverage: 5.44Egregiousness: 10.97
4.9″
off the zone
#5

PHI @ LAA

Bot 7th • 1-0 • 1-0

Oswald Peraza vs Cristopher Sánchez

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Dan Merzel • Challenged by LAA

Leverage: 2.11Egregiousness: 10.39
1.5″
inside the zone
#6

TOR @ PHI

Top 10th • 2-1 • 4-4

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. vs Chase Shugart

Called Ball → overturned to Strike

HP Umpire: Brennan Miller • Challenged by PHI

Leverage: 6.56Egregiousness: 9.97
3.8″
off the zone
#7

BAL @ COL

Top 5th • 2-1 • 1-1

Blaze Alexander vs Tanner Gordon

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Sean Barber • Challenged by BAL

Leverage: 2.49Egregiousness: 9.44
5.8″
inside the zone
#8

NYM @ CWS

Top 2nd • 0-2 • 0-0

Carson Benge vs Sean Burke

Called Ball → overturned to Strike

HP Umpire: Ramon De Jesus • Challenged by CWS

Leverage: 1.46Egregiousness: 8.42
1.8″
off the zone
#9

MIL @ SD

Bot 9th • 1-1 • 2-2

Luis Campusano vs Trevor Megill

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Alfonso Márquez • Challenged by SD

Leverage: 4.57Egregiousness: 8.34
3.7″
off the zone
#10

ATL @ CWS

Bot 6th • 1-0 • 1-0

Sam Antonacci vs Grant Holmes

Called Strike → overturned to Ball

HP Umpire: Ron Kulpa • Challenged by CWS

Leverage: 2.24Egregiousness: 8.30

How umped was your team

All 30 teams, tier'd by cumulative ABS-overturned magnitude this month.

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MOST UMPEDnone
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UMPS LOVED YOUnone

Umpires, ranked

worst → least bad. don't @ us.

  1. 01↑10+
    Sean Barber

    feasting again. 28 attempted robberies this month, max 4.3″ miss. the GOAT (heel).

    28 · 1.01″ avg · LI 9
  2. 02↑10+
    Hunter Wendelstedt

    rising. 10+ spots up this month. keep watching.

    25 · 0.88″ avg · LI 11
  3. 03↑10+
    Dan Merzel

    up 10+. having a moment.

    11 · 1.01″ avg · LI 6
  4. 04↑10+
    Ron Kulpa

    up 10+. having a moment.

    12 · 1.19″ avg · LI 4
  5. 05↑10+
    Laz Diaz

    rising. 10+ spots up this month. keep watching.

    11 · 1.57″ avg · LI 4
  6. 06↑10+
    Manny Gonzalez

    rising. 10+ spots up this month. keep watching.

    21 · 1.17″ avg · LI 5
  7. 07↑1
    Brennan Miller

    had a month. 16 attempted robberies, 0.49″ avg miss.

    16 · 0.49″ avg · LI 9
  8. 08↑1
    Edwin Moscoso

    17 on the ledger. 1.02″ avg.

    17 · 1.02″ avg · LI 5
  9. 09↑10+
    Andy Fletcher

    rising. 10+ spots up this month. keep watching.

    23 · 1.01″ avg · LI 4
  10. 10↑10+
    Doug Eddings

    rising. 10+ spots up this month. keep watching.

    19 · 1.05″ avg · LI 3