Saturday, November 16, 2013

Season 13 Power Rankings # 2

We're half way into Season 13, which means another edition of the power rankings is here!   Oklahoma City continues to roll as the top team, putting up outstanding numbers overall.  A few other teams have emerged as potential contenders as well, there are several solid teams this season.  Here's a look at the complete power rankings!


Team  W L PREV   Comments
1 Oklahoma City 58 24 1 Putting up amazing numbers across the board
2 Toronto 52 30 7 On a roll, playing extremely well right now
3 Arizona 51 31 2 Still playing well, and a very well-balanced squad
4 Rochester 48 34 11 Nice improvement overall since last rankings
5 Buffalo  45 37 3 Playing well, since to a fantastic pitching staff
6 Tampa Bay 45 37 4 Still getting it done, their division is very tough
7 Texas  49 33 8 Numbers a down a bit, but still the top offense
8 Honolulu 49 33 10 Getting the wins, despite pretty average numbers
9 Memphis  47 35 15 Nice surge since the last rankings, great pitching
10 Seattle 48 34 5 Just average in the last 40, numbers are down
11 Pawtucket  42 40 17 Bounced back after a slow start, we expected this
12 Cincinnati 44 38 12 Not getting a ton of offense, but pitching improved
13 Nashville  44 38 13 Offense is lights out, and pitching improved some
14 Little Rock  41 41 14 Made it back to .500, and improving numbers wise
15 New Britain  45 37 16 Pitching hasn't been great, but getting wins
16 Dover  40 42 31 One of the best over last 40, new ownership helped
17 Vancouver 40 42 23 Solid pitching has kept their record near .500
18 Kansas City 37 45 18 Holding steady here, can they turn it up a notch?
19 Louisville 41 41 20 Brutal division, and pitching has been a tad suspect
20 Chicago (AL) 40 42 9 Fell off a bit since last rankings, but have a chance
21 Philadelphia 37 45 26 Playing better as of late, pitching has been solid
22 Charleston 37 45 6 Tough stretch the last 40, but capable of bouncing back
23 St. Louis 36 46 21 Pretty consistent team, numbers show potential 
24 New York  38 44 25 Offense has struggled, but pitching is holding its own
25 Chicago (NL) 37 45 22 Pitching has been hit pretty hard as of late
26 Detroit 34 48 24 Struggling a bit this season, but numbers aren't bad
27 Oakland 35 47 27 Pitching has been getting lit up compared to first 40
28 Jacksonville 29 53 29 Still underperforming their numbers a bit, has potential
29 Portland  32 50 19 Rough patch since the last rankings, but offense is good
30 Indianapolis 32 50 30 Not getting much offense this season
31 Anaheim 32 50 32 Pitching is struggling, but the bats are improving
32 Burlington 27 55 28 Really struggling as of late, but pitching shows potential

Friday, November 1, 2013

Season 13 Power Rankings # 1

We're a quarter of the way into Season 13 already, and it's time for the first power rankings of the season.  These rankings were a bit more difficult, due to owner neglect in Dover skewing some of the stats.  Luckily we got a quality replacement for that owner, and it shouldn't be an issue going forward.  What wasn't difficult was identifying the top team, Oklahoma City remains #1 with the top record thanks to lights out pitching and steady offense.  Arizona and Buffalo round out the top 3, with Tampa Bay and Seattle right behind them.  Here are the complete rankings!


Team  W L PREV   Comments
1 Oklahoma City 30 11 1 Looking very strong, living up to preseason hype
2 Arizona 26 15 6 Well balanced team that is playing well so far
3 Buffalo  22 19 4 Putting up their usual strong numbers, pitching is great
4 Tampa Bay 23 18 7 Solid pitching and the offense is producing some
5 Seattle 27 14 18 Offense is surprising, even minus the games vs. Dover
6 Charleston 23 18 19 Pitching is very good so far, nice start to the season
7 Toronto 25 16 20 Looking good so far, we'll see if the pitching holds up
8 Texas  27 14 14 Great start, but not sure about the pitching staff here
9 Chicago (AL) 22 19 9 Holding steady, pitching is rough, but bats are good
10 Honolulu 24 17 10 Nice start, but need more offense to hang with NL's best
11 Rochester 22 19 12 Pitching has been outstanding, offense holding its own
12 Cincinnati 22 19 8 Pitching not great so far, so they fall some
13 Nashville  22 19 13 Dover effected stats, but keep spot for winning record
14 Little Rock  19 22 2 Rough start, bad luck plus pitching not as good as usual
15 Memphis  20 21 5 Usual story, pitching is great, but offense is lacking
16 New Britain  22 19 26 Surging up the rankings, but pitching hasn't been great
17 Pawtucket  17 24 3 A bit of a surprise here, pitching took a hit early on 
18 Kansas City 18 23 11 Not  bad so far numbers wise, have a chance
19 Portland  18 23 21 Good numbers, but it hasn't resulted in a lot of wins yet
20 Louisville 21 20 28 Nice record so far, but pitching prevents higher jump
21 St. Louis 18 23 15 Hanging in there, capable of getting back over .500
22 Chicago (NL) 21 20 27 Good start, but numbers don't back it up, so we'll see
23 Vancouver 19 22 17 Offense seems to be an issue for this team
24 Detroit 17 24 25 Not a bad start numbers wise, but not getting wins
25 New York  20 21 32 Jury is still out, but pretty solid so far
26 Philadelphia 17 24 22 Need more offense to take the next step
27 Oakland 18 23 24 Looking just ok so far, mediocre across the board
28 Burlington 17 24 31 Outstanding pitching, bad offensive numbers so far
29 Jacksonville 13 28 23 Frustrating start, may be a little bit of bad luck.
30 Indianapolis 16 25 30 Offense has not produced at all so far
31 Dover  13 28 16 New owner will help improve, offense is actually solid
32 Anaheim 17 24 29 Not getting it done so far, may be a season or two away