Season 13 Preseason Power Rankings

Spring Training is under way for Season 13, free agency is over and the regular season is right around the corner.  That means it's a good time to release the preseason power rankings.  These are always tough to do, since so much has changed from the previous season, but it's worth a shot.   The preseason # 1 is the defending champion Oklahoma City.   Although some might question that choice, since they seem to only win titles in even numbered seasons, the roster is strong again, and there's no reason to deny them the top ranking.  There will be some strong challengers this year.  Coming in at #2 is Little Rock, the only other team than OKC to hold the #1 spot over the past season.  Offensive juggernaut Pawtucket is #3, while Buffalo and Memphis round out the top 5.  Here's the complete preseason rankings!!

		Season 12
	Team	W	L	Comments
1	Oklahoma City	103	59	Champs have won 3 titles, but never back-to-back
2	Little Rock	102	60	Very strong roster, should be great again.
3	Pawtucket	103	59	Great offense, the pitching is above average too
4	Buffalo	100	62	Solid across the board, always seem to be in the mix
5	Memphis	97	65	One of the best pitching staffs, not sure about the bats
6	Arizona	99	63	Great roster, how will new ownership guide them?
7	Tampa Bay	76	86	Improved in the offseason, but in tough division
8	Cincinnati	79	83	Good team got better through offseason free agency
9	Chicago (AL)	89	73	This franchise is on the uptick, added a few FA's
10	Honolulu	84	78	Added a couple of pieces and were solid last season
11	Kansas City	83	79	Good roster here, we'll see what the new owner can do
12	Rochester	86	76	Very nice pitching, but do they have enough offense?
13	Nashville	91	71	Didn't do a lot in the offseason, but still pretty good
14	Texas	67	95	Very busy in free agency, we'll see if it leads to wins
15	St. Louis	92	70	Lost some talent in FA, but they could be all right still
16	Dover	89	73	Some players left in FA, and they declared a rebuild
17	Vancouver	85	77	We'll see how they do in a more hitter friendly park
18	Seattle	83	79	Offense needs to improve, and Seattle is tough for that
19	Charleston	81	81	Good pitching here, bats are key factor here too
20	Toronto	81	81	Pretty average overall, could be about the same
21	Portland	58	104	Great 2nd half last season and very active in FA
22	Philadelphia	73	89	Great pitching last season, but offense is a ?
23	Jacksonville	74	88	Not sure they have the pitching to contend just yet
24	Oakland	69	93	Did sign a few FA's so should be better
25	Detroit	67	95	Seems to be still in rebuilding mode
26	New Britain	69	93	Another team that is looking toward the future
27	Chicago (NL)	64	98	May still be a few seasons away from contending
28	Louisville	79	83	Took some hits in free agency, and division is brutal
29	Anaheim	72	90	Hard to predict what they will do after leaving Colorado
30	Indianapolis	79	83	Lost a couple FA's, so they may be impacted
31	Burlington	59	103	Seem to be in rebuild mode, so may be a down year
32	New York	59	103	Quiet in FA, so looks like another rebuild season