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This week we grade six key facets of each team: defenses, bullpens, rotation, lineups, baserunning/intangibles and coaching. Please keep in mind these are playoff teams were grading here, so dont expect to see many low grades. All ranks are among the 30 MLB teams in 2016.Today we do something a little different. Rather than trying to put several areas of intangibles into one grade, we broke them apart and ranked them separately from 2016 regular-season data, then we tried to rank the teams overall based on the results. Heres what the areas refer to:Baserunning: FanGraphs all-encompassing baserunning statistic, best described here.Clutch: How well a player performed in high-leverage situations, best described here.Shifts: A teams number of defensive shifts this season.Lineup optimizing: Lineup optimization is a concept from a book written by Tom Tango, Mitchel Lichtman and Andy Dolphin appropriately called The Book in which extensive research was done to determine how an MLB team can get the most out of its batting lineup, where certain hitters should go and such.Bullpen optimizing: A spinoff of lineup optimizing that I put together to evaluate managers.Boston Red SoxBaserunning: 6th Clutch: 20th Shifts: 24th Lineup optimizing: 7th Bullpen optimizing: 4thThe Red Sox came out on top of this group by being great on the bases, and great at putting together a lineup and bullpen. 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STANFORD, Calif. -- As Johanna Konta pounded the ball from every spot on the court Sunday and rarely missed, there were moments Venus Williams could do little more than applaud her opponents stellar day as winners whipped down the line and drop shots fell perfectly.With a crowd of 2,268 largely rooting for the American icon Williams, Konta regularly reminded herself to breathe to keep her mind on the match and not her daunting task.The hard-hitting Konta outslugged top-seeded Williams to capture her first career singles title at last while playing for her first championship, winning the Bank of the West Classic 7-5, 5-7, 6-2.Its actually quite an incredibly humbling experience. Its a great validation of the hard work youve been putting in and its a great motivator on the things you want to keep getting better at, she said. I played her twice previously. I knew going into it I was going to be playing against a magnitude of experience. Venus Williams doesnt need an introduction.Her serve and return games equally solid on another unseasonably hot day at Stanford, Konta held on in the third set after squandering a 4-1 lead in the second to open the door for Williams to come back.When Williams netted her forehand return on the third match point, Konta dropped her racket to the ground and covered her face in triumph before heading to the net for a handshake. After receiving her trophy and addressing Williams directly with a thoughtful compliment of the 36-year-old stars grace and game, Konta posed for a round of photos that this time will be all the more special.She played at such a high level today, Williams said. She saved her best tennis for the final, which is what you want to do.Konta is having a blast being part of British tennis right now, everyone riding high after Wimbledon with Andy Murray winning at home..ddddddddddddYeah, long live the Queen, guys, she said with a big grin.Over the 2-hour, 18-minute match, the third-seeded Konta figured out Williams big serve for the second time this year, standing some 10 feet behind the baseline to return it and generating pace from Williams regular serves of well higher than 100 mph.The 25-year-old Konta also stunned Williams with the straight-set victory in the first round at this years Australian Open. Coming into Sundays match, Konta considered her return game a key to whether she would win.She plays really well against me, so maybe she comes out and doesnt feel any pressure and just swings for it, Williams said. I tried to stay in there and fight. ... What can I say but give her credit.Konta became the fourth-oldest first-time titlist this year. A steady serve helped carry Konta to Sundays final. She nailed 11 aces and moved Williams all over the court with an array of powerful groundstrokes and timely drop shots.Konta, headed to the Olympics next month in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, also was the first British woman to reach the final at Stanford since Virginia Wades runner-up finish in 1981.Williams was seeking her third tournament win at Stanford and denied career singles championship No. 50 while playing for her 80th title. At 49 singles tournament wins, she remains second among active players only behind younger sister Serenas 71.Of course I wanted to win, but I imagine with any luck Ill have more chances to get another title, she said.Williams is projected to move up to No. 6 in the next rankings. She will play in Montreal this coming week before the Rio Olympics next month.See you all in Rio, she told the crowd before exiting the stadium. ' ' '