Season 16 Power Rankings # 2

The regular season is half way over for Kenny Powers Season 16, which means it's time for another edition of the power rankings!  Oklahoma City is as strong as ever on top and is the team to beat once again.  Buffalo leads the challengers at #2, and behind them is a pack of teams looking to separate themselves from the rest of the competition.  It will be an interesting 2nd half of the season for sure.   Good luck, here are the complete rankings!

	Team	W	L	PREV	Comments
1	Oklahoma City	56	25	1	As strong as ever, they are the team to beat once again
2	Buffalo	50	31	2	Numbers have been down the last 40, but still solid for sure
3	Little Rock	48	33	7	Cracked the top 3 with solid numbers across the board
4	Pawtucket	48	33	10	Getting it done with tremendous offense and decent pitching
5	St. Louis	48	33	17	Tied with OKC for best record the last 40, making a run
6	Detroit	47	34	3	Bats cooled off some, but still looking like a contender
7	Tucson	46	35	4	Offense is down as of late, resulting in a mediocre last 40
8	Scranton	46	35	11	Offense is crushing it, pitching better, but still an unknown
9	Seattle	47	34	5	Pitching looking great, but it didn't lead to a big run yet
10	Tampa Bay	45	36	16	Great pitching here is well, can they get enough offense?
11	Honolulu	44	37	9	Improving with outstanding pitching, offense is not there yet
12	Nashville	46	35	6	Significant pitching improvement, but bats down some
13	Toronto	45	36	18	Very nice last 40, despite numbers being down overall
14	Rochester	43	38	20	Hot since the last rankings, offense has been much better
15	New Britain	44	37	15	They're playing fairly well, and could inch their way up
16	Kansas City	40	41	23	Great offensive team, and pitching has seen a nice bump
17	Chicago	40	41	25	Over .500 since the last rankings, always a good sign
18	Indianapolis	41	40	8	Struggled since last rankings, but still lead their division
19	San Juan	40	41	14	It hasn't been pretty for them the last 40, but hanging in
20	Salt Lake City	36	45	22	Record is a surprise, as their numbers are pretty good
21	Memphis	40	41	28	They're coming around some, as the pitching is fairly solid
22	San Francisco	38	43	19	Pitching took a step back, but getting some nice offense
23	Syracuse	36	45	24	Owner replaced recently, so this is a team in transition
24	Richmond	38	43	13	Offense couldn't keep up hot start, and pitching is struggling
25	Florida	30	51	29	Pitching is coming around, but the offense has not yet
26	Cleveland	33	48	12	Rough going the past 40, as numbers are significantly down
27	Oakland	34	47	21	Offense has been down, but pitching improved some
28	Pittsburgh	31	50	26	Better pitching, but offensive production dropped signifcantly
29	Burlington	29	52	27	Pitching was roughed up, and in a tough park for offense
30	Vancouver	30	51	30	They've had issues with pitching fatigue, but offense is up
31	Louisville	29	52	32	Pretty good rebound from an awful start, so we'll see
32	Helena	28	53	31	It's rebuild mode for them, so it's all about the future for now

Season 16 Power Rankings # 1

Season 16 has kicked off, and we're now about a quarter of the way through, which means it's time to check in with the power rankings!  No changes in the top 2 as Oklahoma City remains on top, with Buffalo right behind them at #2.  Detroit moves up 1 to #3 with solid play all around thus far.  After that 4 new teams cracked the top 10 and others are off to good starts as well.  Looks like its going to be a very competitive race with a lot of new teams in the mix.  Good luck, and here's the complete rankings!

	Team	W	L	PREV	Comments
1	Oklahoma City	28	13	1	Strong as ever, so they hang on to the top spot for now
2	Buffalo	27	14	2	Showing they are a formidable #2 with a great start
3	Detroit	25	16	4	The offense is rolling and they are getting nice pitching too
4	Tucson	27	14	14	Out of the gates fast with strong numbers across the board
5	Seattle	24	17	8	Nothing spectacular here, but they are getting it done
6	Nashville	25	16	11	Despite pitching getting rocked, they are winning so far
7	Little Rock	24	17	17	Outstanding numbers so far vaults them back into top 10
8	Indianapolis	23	18	12	Leading their division, albeit with not the greatest numbers
9	Honolulu	21	20	3	Offense isn't where it was last season, but still good team
10	Pawtucket	21	20	5	Offense rolling as usual, but it hasn't translated to W's yet
11	Scranton	22	19	16	Number one offense, but pitching has been getting lit up
12	Cleveland	22	19	15	Pretty solid numbers so far, we'll see if they can keep it up
13	Richmond	22	19	18	Solid offense so far, but pitching isn't quite top level yet
14	San Juan	22	19	24	Solid pitching and good enough offense, looking good
15	New Britain	21	20	6	Numbers underwhelming to date, but they can turn it up
16	Tampa Bay	21	20	9	Great pitching, but offense isn't rolling, so they fall some
17	St. Louis	20	21	10	Numbers almost identical to Tampa, so same story here
18	Toronto	21	20	13	Getting the offense, but pitching has been a bit shaky
19	San Francisco	21	20	21	Looks like some of their FA signings have helped them
20	Rochester	19	22	7	They can bounce back if bats get going, nice pitching here
21	Oakland	20	21	19	Pitching has been an issue, but offense is pretty good
22	Salt Lake City	18	23	23	Pretty good numbers, so sound like a little bad luck so far
23	Kansas City	20	21	28	Pitching has been inconsistent, but bats have been there
24	Syracuse	19	22	30	Great pitching with little offense, where did the owner go?
25	Chicago	17	24	25	Middle of the pack numbers wise, so not yet at next level
26	Pittsburgh	17	24	20	Struggling with pitching, but nice offensive numbers so far
27	Burlington	17	24	26	Usual Burlington pitcher's park numbers so far, so we'll see
28	Memphis	19	22	29	Offense not producing much, pitching has been decent
29	Florida	13	28	22	Offense has been almost non-existent, leading to some woes
30	Vancouver	15	26	32	Pitching has been flat out shelled and not much offense
31	Helena	15	26	27	Clearly in rebuild mode, so numbers aren't surprising
32	Louisville	10	31	31	Worst pitching and 2nd worse offense usually doesn't work