Season 18 - Preseason Power Rankings

Season 18 is about to kick off, so it's time to check in with the preseason power rankings!   Claiming the top spot, the defending champs Little Rock solidified their squad with a few good pickups this offseason, so they start off as the #1 team!  Traditional powers Oklahoma City, Buffalo, New Britain and Pawtucket round out the top 5.   Will anyone be able to infiltrate the top 5 this season?  It will be interesting to see.   Good luck this season, here are the complete preseason power rankings!

		Season 17
	Team	W	L	Comments
1	Little Rock	89	73	The defending champs look good and added a few players
2	Oklahoma City	98	64	Bring back pretty much the same solid group as last season
3	Buffalo	104	58	Always in the mix it seems, this season should be similar
4	New Britain	111	51	Lost a few Type A guys, but we think they'll be solid still
5	Pawtucket	92	70	Always one of the best offensive teams, should be in the mix
6	Syracuse	92	70	Made a splash in free agency, so could be even better
7	Tampa Bay	91	71	Add a few pieces this offseason to an already solid club
8	Honolulu	91	71	Dealt stud SP Mouton, but seemed to get a good return
9	Tucson	98	64	Still looking strong here, and should be in contention again
10	Boston	82	80	Made some nice moves in free agency, so should improve
11	New York	79	83	Seem to be looking to make a push this season
12	Seattle	92	70	Should be solid, the team looks the same as last season
13	Salt Lake City	86	76	Not much activity this offseason, but have a good core
14	Detroit	81	81	Had a bit of a step back last season, can they bounce back?
15	Nashville	85	77	Solid team last season, but need better pitching to move up
16	Rochester	83	79	Majorly up and down last season, but pitching looks solid
17	Atlanta	83	79	Pitching held them back last season, will it improve?
18	Santa Cruz	91	71	Under new ownership, this team has a solid pitching staff
19	Toronto	86	76	Played a bit above their numbers last season, so we'll see
20	Cleveland	78	84	Excellent offense, but need better pitching to take next step
21	Chicago	71	91	New owner signed some guys, but pitching still a concern
22	San Francisco	76	86	They've got great offense, but pitching hasn't panned out yet
23	Oakland	76	86	Another team with great offense and poor pitching last season
24	Richmond	72	90	Seem to be improving, but offense is a slight concern here
25	New Orleans	67	95	Didn't do much this offseason it seems, so we'll have to see
26	Charlotte	59	103	Pitching was an issue last season, and might be again
27	Helena	57	105	Have been in rebuild mode, can they take a step forward?
28	Louisville	68	94	Also have been rebuilding, and seemed better last season
29	Burlington	70	92	Offense is tough to come by in their park, pitching is good
30	Memphis	70	92	Lack of offense seems to be an issue for them as well
31	Vancouver	57	105	Looking to break through but not sure it will be this season
32	San Juan	57	105	Major pitching issues last season and offense was not great