Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Season 12 Power Rankings - End of Regular Season

Season 12's regular season has come to an end and it's time for the final edition of the power rankings going into the playoffs.   The top of the rankings are fairly bunched up indicating that there are several strong contenders for the World Series crown.  Taking the top spot by the slightest of margins is Pawtucket, who boasted the league's top offense this season, and the best record since the last rankings.  Oklahoma City comes in at a solid # 2, and are once again going to be a force to be reckoned with in the playoffs.  Little Rock, defending champion Buffalo and Vancouver round out the top 5, all of whom look to be strong teams going into the playoffs as well.  Don't count anyone out though, as last season it was the #10 team in the final rankings that took the crown.  Here's the complete final rankings, good luck to the playoff teams, it should be an interesting postseason!


Team  W L PREV   Comments
1 Pawtucket  103 59 4 Great offense, and top record down the stretch
2 Oklahoma City 103 59 2 Playing well, always a threat in the playoffs
3 Little Rock  102 60 1 Numbers fell a bit down the stretch, but solid
4 Buffalo  100 62 5 Numbers improved the last 40, can they repeat?
5 Vancouver  99 63 3 Holding steady, and they have won titles before
6 Las Vegas 92 70 6 Great turnaround this season, pitching is elite
7 Nashville  91 71 13 Made the playoffs with a solid stretch run
8 Dover  89 73 9 Pitching really improved here the last 40 games
9 Memphis  97 65 8 Pitching is top notch, need bats too in the playoffs
10 Chicago (AL) 89 73 16 #6 seed in AL, thanks to great play at the end
11 Salem 84 78 18 Missed the playoffs, but getting close
12 Helena 83 79 7 Good numbers, but no playoffs this year
13 Seattle 83 79 22 Played great the last 40, but still out of the mix
14 Rochester 86 76 12 Slipped in as the NL #6, but offense is a concern
15 Boston  79 83 20 Lost division on tiebreak, had some tough luck
16 Augusta  81 81 15 Need to ramp up the bats to take the next step
17 Tacoma  85 77 10 Good season, could be a player or two away
18 Tampa Bay 76 86 14 Bad luck, numbers say team is better than record
19 Cincinnati 81 81 23 Pitching was a bit spotty this year
20 Louisville 79 83 24 Off year, had a nice stretch run, should be back
21 Colorado 72 90 21 Typical COL numbers, city change should help
22 Monterrey 74 88 17 Good offense, could use a few better arms
23 Philadelphia 73 89 11 Great pitching, need some more bats
24 Indianapolis 79 83 25 Won a weak division, uphill climb ahead in playoffs
25 Texas  67 95 28 Pitching was a problem, offense is solid
26 Boise 69 93 29 Needs to work on their pitching staff a bit
27 Detroit 67 95 26 Pretty mediocre across the board this season
28 New Britain  69 93 19 Pitching fell off a bit down the stretch
29 Chicago (NL) 64 98 27 Numbers not terrible, may have been a bit unlucky
30 Burlington 59 103 31 Improved down the stretch, a good sign
31 Portland  58 104 30 Played over .500 the 2nd half, nice bounce back
32 New York  59 103 32 The offense was really weak this season.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Season 12 Power Rankings # 3

This is a historic edition of the rankings, with season 12 about three quarters of the way through, as there is finally a new team on top of the rankings!  Little Rock ended Oklahoma City's season and a half run as the #1 team with an outstanding 29-12 record since the last rankings.  Oklahoma City comes in at #2, with the main reason they lost the top spot being a good, but not great 23-17 mark since the last rankings.  But the hottest team in the world is #3 Vancouver, who went an impressive 30-10 since our last edition.  It sure is tight at the top!  An honorable mention goes to Portland, who dug themselves out of the cellar, winning more games in the last 41 than they did the whole first half of the season.  A very nice turnaround indeed.  Here are the complete rankings!


Team  W L PREV   Comments
1 Little Rock  79 44 4 On fire as of late, and overtakes the top spot
2 Oklahoma City 79 43 1 Mediocre since the last rankings, but still solid
3 Vancouver  77 45 7 On a tear since the last rankings, majorly improving
4 Pawtucket  77 46 3 Offense is tops by far, pitching is good too
5 Buffalo  75 48 2 Tough luck record wise as of late, good club
6 Las Vegas 68 54 17 Bounced back since the last rankings all around
7 Helena 63 60 22 Vaulted up the rankings with great play recently
8 Memphis  74 48 8 Their pitching is great, offense struggling
9 Dover  65 57 19 Pitching improved, and offense still crushes it
10 Tacoma  69 53 6 Offense fell off a bit as of late, but getting it done
11 Philadelphia 62 61 20 Nice jump, pitching is amongst the best
12 Rochester 65 57 15 Plugging along, this is a pretty solid club
13 Nashville  66 56 11 Offense fell off, and pitching is a bit of a concern
14 Tampa Bay 62 61 10 Really struggling lately, pitching fell off
15 Augusta  62 60 18 Offense has not been great, but good pitching
16 Chicago (AL) 64 59 5 Major fall off across the board as of late
17 Monterrey 61 62 16 Offense is there, but pitching has struggled
18 Salem 60 62 12 Number decent, record should be better
19 New Britain  57 65 13 Another team who is better than their record
20 Boston  58 65 9 Pitching improved, but the bats cooled off
21 Colorado 56 67 21 Pitching has been rocked, but offense has been hot
22 Seattle 59 64 24 They are just plain mediocre this season
23 Cincinnati 60 62 23 Offense has fallen off as of late
24 Louisville 58 65 14 Major decrease in numbers across the board
25 Indianapolis 58 65 26 Numbers are in the middle overall
26 Detroit 52 71 25 Another team where everything seems average
27 Chicago (NL) 49 73 30 Needs offense to step up in that park
28 Texas  48 74 29 Good offense, but pitching has been hammered
29 Boise 50 72 28 League's worst pitching staff, but good offense
30 Portland  37 86 32 Almost .500 since last rankings, a good sign
31 Burlington 44 78 31 Pitching is ok, but offense not good at all
32 New York  46 77 27 Bats are dead, and pitching has been roughed up

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Season 12 Power Rankings # 2

It's time for another edition of the power rankings!   The top of the rankings held fairly steady, with Oklahoma City #1 yet again, but Buffalo and Pawtucket are in the mix as well.  A few teams made nice jumps.  New Britain is up 16 spots, Vancouver is up 14 spots, and Boston is up 11, so some teams really bounced back well since the last rankings.  See how your team comes in below, as here are the full rankings!


Team  W L PREV     Comments
1 Oklahoma City 56 26 1 Top team yet again and still rolling
2 Buffalo  54 28 5 The defending champs are looking strong
3 Pawtucket  54 28 2 League's top offense is crushing the ball so far
4 Little Rock  50 32 3 Hard to find many flaws with this squad
5 Chicago (AL) 45 37 8 Getting it done, with a well balanced attack
6 Tacoma  45 37 13 Pitching is solid as always, and offense is ok
7 Vancouver  47 35 21 Playing well as of late, you can't count them out
8 Memphis  50 32 7 Holding steady with great pitching 
9 Boston  44 38 20 Playing well since the last rankings, nice jump
10 Tampa Bay 44 38 4 Rough last 40 games, but still a good team
11 Nashville  46 36 6 Pitching really fell off, but the offense is there
12 Salem 43 39 12 Playing well enough, but pitching fell off
13 New Britain  38 44 29 Huge jump, due to greatly improved pitching
14 Louisville 43 39 17 Playing better, will they jump back into the race?
15 Rochester 43 39 15 Pitching has been good for this team so far
16 Monterrey 42 40 14 Offense is rolling, but pitching has been rough
17 Las Vegas 42 40 9 Offense fell off a bit, but pitching is still good
18 Augusta  40 42 19 Not getting much on offense as of late
19 Dover  41 41 11 It's all about offense for this squad
20 Philadelphia 38 44 25 This team is showing improvement all around
21 Colorado 37 45 24 Pitching got worse, offense better
22 Helena 37 45 16 Has fallen off a bit all around as of late
23 Cincinnati 41 41 10 Offense seems to be in a bit of a slump
24 Seattle 40 42 26 Pitching improved, but the offense is in a funk
25 Detroit 36 46 23 Has gotten better pitching, but it's still not enough
26 Indianapolis 40 42 27 Over .500 the last 40 which is a good sign
27 New York  33 49 31 Bounced back nicely after a horrid start
28 Boise 33 49 18 Pitching has been a problem, but good offense
29 Texas  32 50 22 The bats have been slumping as of late
30 Chicago (NL) 31 51 30 Decent last 40, numbers up all around
31 Burlington 30 52 28 Getting no offense at all which is hurting them
32 Portland  17 65 32 Actually not the worst team the last 40, but still bad