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