Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Season 17 Power Rankings #3

With only a quarter of the regular season to go, it's time to check in with another edition of the power rankings!  And we have a new team atop of the rankings, as New Britain claims the #1 spot for the first time!   New Britain edged out Buffalo for the top spot, primarily due to their record since the last rankings being 5 games better and all other numbers comparable.  Congrats to New Britain on claiming the #1 ranking!  Here are the rest of the rankings!

Team  W L PREV    Comments
1 New Britain  83 39 4 Best record in the world since last rankings by 5 games
2 Buffalo  84 38 1 Numbers are down slightly, but still playing great ball
3 Oklahoma City 76 46 3 They're numbers are tremendous, but more L's than usual
4 Tucson 76 46 5 Pitching has improved, and the offense is still rolling
5 Pawtucket  68 54 9 One of the best offenses, pitching is middle of the road
6 Honolulu 70 52 10 Numbers decreased some, but it didn't hurt their record
7 St. Louis 68 54 14 Tied for 2nd best record since last rankings due to pitching
8 Syracuse 70 52 7 Their pitching took a major step forward since last rankings
9 Little Rock  67 55 6 Mediocre as of late, as the offense has cooled off 
10 Rochester 70 52 2 Hit the wall since the midway point, numbers dropped off
11 Tampa Bay 66 56 8 Pitching numbers better, but the offense cooled down some
12 San Francisco 62 60 16 Playing well lately with nice offense, and pitching is better
13 Salt Lake City 63 59 18 Also on a nice run, as their offensive numbers are up
14 Seattle 70 52 11 Playing very mediocre as of late, not getting much offense
15 Toronto 66 56 17 Nice run since the last rankings, thanks to improved offense
16 Chicago  58 64 23 They're playing well, as the pitching is significantly better
17 Nashville  66 56 13 Nice record, but their pitching is a red flag, bats are just ok
18 Cleveland 59 63 21 Winning record since last rankings, with pitching stats up
19 Oakland 56 66 24 Pitching improved some, winning record since last rankings
20 Atlanta 65 57 15 Rough stretch record wise, but their numbers are not bad
21 Detroit 59 63 12 It's been rough for them lately, as pitching has fallen off
22 Burlington 53 69 19 Their pitching stats took a hit, and bats aren't doing much
23 Florida 57 65 20 Showing signs of life, but they may be a few players away
24 New Orleans 53 69 26 Their pitching improved significantly since the last rankings
25 Scranton 53 69 22 Pitching is not there, and offense seems to be in a slump
26 Richmond 52 70 29 Winning record over last 41, offense has improved a lot
27 Memphis  52 70 25 Offense has been better, but pitching fell off somewhat
28 Louisville 48 74 27 Pitching has been getting lit up as of late, but in a rebuild
29 Charlotte 43 79 28 Numbers are down overall and it shows in their record
30 Helena 40 82 31 Yeah, they are rebuilding, but the pitching is really bad
31 San Juan 43 79 30 Pitching has been better, but offense is very much lacking
32 Vancouver 36 86 32 Their pitching stats did improve some, for what it's worth

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Season 17 Power Rankings #2

We are half way through Season 17, so it's time for a new edition of the power rankings!  Buffalo maintains the top spot, as their offense continues to be the best in all of Kenny Powers.  Jumping up to #2 is Rochester, who had the best record in the world since the last rankings at 31-10.  Oklahoma is solid as ever at #3, followed by New Britain and Tucson rounding out the top 5.   Looks like it's going to be quite the race this season for the title.  Good luck in the second half, and here are the complete rankings!


Team  W L PREV    Comments
1 Buffalo  58 23 1 Still rolling along, with the best offense in the world so far
2 Rochester 53 28 9 On fire, finally living up to the potential their numbers show
3 Oklahoma City 53 28 2 Top pitching staff in the world and nice offense, looking good
4 New Britain  52 29 3 They are playing very will with great pitching and offense
5 Tucson 52 29 5 Pitching isn't as solid as rest of top 5, but great offense
6 Little Rock  47 34 8 They've improved across the board since last rankings
7 Syracuse 49 32 10 Solid record, but their numbers are below the teams above
8 Tampa Bay 46 35 12 The defending champs have good numbers, but NL is tough
9 Pawtucket  44 37 16 Bouncing back from horrible start, pitching has improved
10 Honolulu 46 35 11 Took a nice step forward in both pitching and hittling lately
11 Seattle 49 32 4 Slowed down after a hot start, as offense tailed off some
12 Detroit 44 37 6 Great pitching, but the offense has struggled as of late
13 Nashville  44 37 20 Nice recovery from slow start, but pitching may hurt them
14 St. Louis 42 39 22 New ownership turned them around nicely since taking over
15 Atlanta 47 34 7 Still in the mix, but the pitching has been rough as of late
16 San Francisco 38 43 24 They've been on a nice run thanks to improved pitching
17 Toronto 42 39 14 Numbers are mediocre, but always good to be over .500
18 Salt Lake City 39 42 13 Great pitching start tailed off, but offense has been better
19 Burlington 35 46 18 Their pitching took a step back since the last rankings
20 Florida 37 44 23 Improved pitching as of late bumps them up a few spots 
21 Cleveland 36 45 26 Both pitching and offense improved since last rankings
22 Scranton 37 44 25 Pitching has been a problem, but have a good offense
23 Chicago  34 47 17 Numbers have down overall since the last rankings
24 Oakland 33 48 15 Pitching has been lit up, and the offense slowed down
25 Memphis  34 47 28 They've improved across the board after a very rough start
26 New Orleans 34 47 27 Pitching hasn't been great, and the offense tailed off
27 Louisville 33 48 19 Couldn't build on good start, as pitching has been lit up
28 Charlotte 32 49 21 Offense declined since last rankings, resulting in a drop
29 Richmond 30 51 31 Pitching and offense picked up some after horrific start
30 San Juan 28 53 29 Pitching has been rocked lately, without much offense
31 Helena 24 57 32 Their pitching numbers are better, but didn't lead to wins
32 Vancouver 24 57 30 Pitching numbers dropped to the worst in the world