MLB Roster Analysis

Major League Rosters
RNK	Team	RHB	LHB	SH	RHP	LHP	HT	WT	Age	Young	Old
1	Florida	11	3	3	15	4	6-2	201	25.7	21	34
2	Washington	12	4	2	12	6	6-1	209	26.2	21	33
3	Cincinnati	9	4	1	14	3	6-1	205	26.4	21	33
4	Oakland	12	7	2	8	5	6-1	205	26.4	22	33
5	Texas	11	5	2	15	3	6-2	212	26.5	22	34
6	Tampa Bay	6	7	5	15	4	6-2	207	26.6	22	39
7	Colorado	8	7	2	12	4	6-2	201	26.6	22	35
8	Atlanta	7	6	1	13	6	6-1	203	26.7	22	36
9	Pittsburgh	9	4	1	13	7	6-1	208	26.7	24	35
10	Minnesota	7	6	3	10	5	6-1	210	26.7	22	37
11	LA Dodgers	7	4	2	12	5	6-1	212	26.8	20	38
12	Cleveland	8	5	3	10	8	6-1	203	26.9	23	35
13	Milwaukee	12	5	0	9	3	6-1	210	27.1	21	35
14	Arizona	9	6	1	12	4	6-1	211	27.1	21	33
15	San Francisco	7	6	4	8	7	6-1	201	27.2	21	40
16	Seattle	9	6	1	12	6	6-1	214	27.2	22	37
17	San Diego	7	5	2	12	3	6-1	206	27.2	23	37
18	Baltimore	7	4	1	17	6	6-2	207	27.3	23	37
19	LA Angels	12	0	7	13	1	6-1	204	27.4	22	35
20	Kansas City	8	10	3	11	4	6-1	205	27.6	22	37
21	Chicago Cubs	9	6	1	13	4	6-1	202	27.8	23	33
22	NY Yankees	8	5	3	15	3	6-2	215	27.9	22	38
23	Toronto	9	6	0	13	8	6-1	209	28.1	20	34
24	Detroit	10	4	3	10	5	6-1	203	28.1	24	40
25	Boston	8	6	1	15	3	6-1	201	28.1	22	42
26	St. Louis	10	4	1	13	5	6-1	206	28.4	22	35
27	NY Mets	5	6	5	11	6	6-1	206	28.6	22	37
28	Chicago Sox	7	5	1	11	5	6-2	219	28.6	23	38
29	Philadelphia	7	5	2	12	5	6-1	208	28.6	21	40
30	Houston	8	3	3	10	3	6-0	199	30.0	23	36

Glossary:
RHB: Right-Handed Batters, LHB: Left-Handed Batters, SH: Switch Hitters, RHP: Right-Handed Pitchers, LHP: Left-Handed Pitchers, Age: Average Age (non-weighted), HT: Average Height (non-weighted), WT: Average Weight (non-weighted), Young: Youngest Age, Old: Oldest Age

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