Jed York, nimbler than he looks, has leapfrogged Mark Davis in my Bay Area Team Owner Power Rankings.

It was a pretty easy hop-over for York, even though he made the leap while taking heat for hiring a rookie head coach and a rookie general manager. And a rookie team doctor, Doogie Howser.

Davis’ drop in the standings wasn’t easy, considering that the Raiders win a lot of games and the 49ers lose a lot of games. The Raiders’ boss needed a big week to fall below his rival, and he delivered.

First, Davis botched his move to Las Vegas, enraging all his would-be financial partners.

Then, almost under the radar, Davis sold out Raiders fans and players. He agreed to send the Raiders to Mexico City again next season, for a game against the Patriots.

This deprives Raiders fans and players of a home game, potentially one of the most emotional and juicy matchups of the NFL season.

Meanwhile, York’s hire of zero-experience John Lynch was greeted with skepticism from disgruntled 49ers fans and some Bay Area media members, but he seemed to get favorable reviews around the league.

An NFL general manager does what a million fans do: watch a lot of ball and form an opinion on which players out there would best help his team. But unlike the rest of us, a GM has a ton of staff members, scouts and assistants.

I value experience. I don’t want my airline pilot or brain surgeon to be a first-timer. But we’re talking football. Lynch, to be a huge upgrade over the previous GM, needs to follow just a couple of rules.

One, draft mostly guys who are able to walk. Two, mix in the occasional quarterback and wide receiver, just in case those positions figure into your head coach’s offensive philosophy.

The Lynch-Kyle Shanahan combo could be a colossal flop, and the Raiders and Davis already have a dynamite combo in Reggie McKenzie and Jack Del Rio.

But at least 49ers fans and players don’t have to buy a globe to figure out where the team is playing Sunday.

Scott Ostler is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. Email: sostler@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @scottostler

Deep thoughts, cheap shots & bon mots ...

The A’s seem proud of their new trending hashtag, #RootedInOakland. But did they really mean #RotoRooteredInOakland?

Seriously: The A’s potential ballyard site near Jack London Square has one major drawback: It is a long hike from the nearest BART station. Possible solution: The A’s are considering asking the city to put in light rail linking BART with the bayside ballpark, using money Oakland would have spent on infrastructure upgrades at the Coliseum site.

You don’t see Steve Kerr use it often, but I like the Warriors’ All-Hops Lineup, featuring JaVale McGee, Patrick McCaw and Kevin Durant, dunk you very much.

The 49ers have picked up a bit of street cred from the Atlanta Falcons. The 49ers’ coaches and management have been criticized by some for allowing the players to play pingpong in the locker room. How can losers play pingpong? But the Falcons are swearing that their three pingpong tables foster team unity and brotherhood. And Julio Jones says the sport has improved his hand-eye coordination.

The 49ers have long played mini-basketball in their locker room. When they got a bigger locker room in 2014, they got the pingpong table, with Jim Harbaugh’s blessing.

Thumbs up here to the Lynch hire, but it’s weird when your new man comes in having allegedly tested his potential boss for honesty. Lynch reportedly tested Jed York and Paraag Marathe to see whether they would leak the interview. That seems like something you want to, uh, keep secret.

Clarification: A recent item here noted that revenue from Cal football pays for the university’s minor sports. Not so in the case of baseball, which has been 100 percent self-supporting for the past six seasons. The alum-powered Cal Baseball Foundation has raised more than $10 million. So when athletic director Mike Williams boasts that the university supports 850 athletes, the Foundation says, “Make that 815, Mike.”

A news conference with Roger Goodell is kind of like a date with Siri, but with less sincerity.

Knucklehead of the Week

Mark Davis

The Desert Fox sold his team down the river, agreeing to let the Raiders play one of their “home” games next season in Mexico City.

Technically, the game against the Patriots is a Raiders home game, and Mexican fans are heavily pro-Raiders. But last season’s visit wasn’t exactly a day at la playa for the Raiders.

The NFL compensates Davis for giving up a home game. That probably won’t make the Raiders feel much better if Derek Carr gets the turistas and the Raiders lose the game and wind up with a worse playoff draw.

This is a team with Super Bowl aspirations, not a team looking for a cool souvenir-shopping experience.

Do you think the owner of the Patriots or the Seahawks — or the 49ers — would give up a home game two seasons in a row?