Friday, March 18, 2016

Season 21 Power Rankings #3

Other 40 games has passed since the last power rankings already. so it's time for edition #3 of Season 21 as we head down the stretch.  To kick it off, we have our 4th different #1 of the season, and they may not be happy about it.  The jinx is back, as Honolulu takes the top spot in the latest rankings, with the world's #1 pitching staff and #3 offense.  New Britain holds steady at #2.  Up six spots to #3 is Las Vegas, who had the best record in Kenny Powers since the last rankings.  The 2nd best record since the last rankings belongs to Chicago, who vaulted 13 spots to #4.  Previous #1 Oklahoma City drops to #5, going 20-20 since the last rankings.  Now for the biggest climbers and biggest falls since the last rankings!

Biggest Climbers: #4 Chicago (+13), #8 Louisville (+10), #12 Seattle (+9), #22 Durham (+8), #21 Rochester (+7)

Biggest Falls: #31 Syracuse (-16), #25 New York (-15), #24 Boston (-10), #17 Jacksonville (-9), #10 Tampa Bay (-9)

Here are the complete rankings, good luck to everyone down the stretch!

Pitching Offense LAST 40
Team  W L PREV Rank Chg Rank Chg W L
1 Honolulu 76 45 3 1 0 3 7 25 15
2 New Britain  77 44 2 2 3 6 -2 24 16
3 Las Vegas 73 48 9 7 4 12 8 29 11
4 Chicago 69 52 17 9 3 7 12 28 12
5 Oklahoma City 72 49 1 4 -2 2 0 20 20
6 Richmond 73 48 4 5 1 11 -5 24 16
7 Pittsburgh 68 53 13 23 8 1 0 26 14
8 Louisville 61 60 18 20 -4 4 11 23 17
9 Helena 64 57 12 18 2 10 8 22 18
10 Buffalo  66 55 6 12 0 8 -5 20 20
11 Detroit 65 56 7 2 1 26 -4 20 20
12 Seattle 61 60 21 6 -2 28 1 25 15
13 Atlanta 60 61 16 8 0 19 4 22 18
14 Tampa Bay 67 54 5 10 0 25 -12 19 21
15 Wichita 63 58 11 15 -1 21 0 20 20
16 Nashville  61 60 22 21 1 22 1 24 16
17 Jacksonville 62 59 8 16 1 14 -3 17 23
18 Oakland 61 60 24 16 4 29 -1 23 17
19 Boise 59 62 25 26 0 5 0 22 18
20 Huntington 56 65 20 10 -2 27 0 18 22
21 Rochester 55 66 28 13 2 30 1 22 18
22 Durham 57 64 30 27 3 18 8 22 18
23 Cleveland 54 67 23 28 0 9 -2 18 22
24 Boston 59 62 14 24 0 17 -5 15 25
25 New York 54 67 10 22 -3 16 -3 12 28
26 Tucson 52 69 19 25 0 13 -5 13 27
27 St. Louis 54 67 31 18 5 31 -1 20 20
28 Charlotte 53 68 27 29 -1 15 1 18 22
29 Burlington 51 70 26 14 -7 32 0 14 26
30 Iowa City 48 73 29 30 -3 24 -7 14 26
31 Syracuse 43 78 15 31 -14 19 -10 5 35
32 New Orleans 42 79 32 32 0 23 2 16 24

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Season 21 All-Star Recap

The All-Star break has come and gone for Season 21, and we have all of the coverage right here!

In the American League, Delino Santana of Jacksonville and Sidney Forbes of New York each made their 7th All-Star team to lead the way.  There were 11 first-time All-Stars on the AL squad, with 14 different teams represented.  Boston, Jacksonville and New Britain had the most with five All-Stars each.

In the National League, three Buffalo players are now in double digit All-Star appearances: Jeremy Randall (12th), Jimmie Soto (11th), and David Silva (10th).  Also in the rare air of double digit appearances is Oklahoma City's Matty Posada, making his 11th All-Star team.  Other notables include Honolulu's J.C. Ganzel (9th appearance) and yet another Buffalo player, Albert Valenzuela (7th appearance).  Despite the large veteran presence, there were still 12 first-time All-Stars on the NL Squad, with 12 teams represented overall, with Richmond having the most All-Stars with 5.

Here are the complete rosters!

American League All-Stars
Starters
Player
Franchise
Appearance
C
Richard Tateyama
New Britain
3rd
1B
Joaquin Gonzales
Jacksonville
1st
2B
Ken Ingram
New Britain
3rd
3B
David Frias
Boston
5th
SS
Delino Santana
Jacksonville
7th
LF
Geraldo Perez
New Britain
6th
CF
Rex Kennedy
Helena
3rd
RF
B.C. Philips
Pittsburgh
2nd
DH
Nick Spence
Helena
2nd

Pitchers
Player
Franchise
Appearance
P
Shawn Melhuse
Boston
1st
P
Ubaldo Jose
Jacksonville
1st
P
Robinzon Felix
New Orleans
2nd
P
Nicholas Miller
New Britain
3rd
P
Valerio Baez
New Britain
6th
P
Eddie Turner
Charlotte
2nd
P
Nicholas Cox
Boston
1st
P
Herbert Vina
Nashville
3rd
P
Jesus Marichal
Boise
1st
P
Victor Diaz
Detroit
2nd
P
Brooks Michaels
Jacksonville
3rd
P
Roy Duffy
Jacksonville
1st
P
Dennis Piatt
Detroit
1st

Reserves
Player
Franchise
Appearance
C
Russell Berry
Atlanta
4th
1B
Wendell Myatt
Oakland
1st
2B
Pepper Simon
Boston
3rd
3B
Luis Diaz
Helena
1st
SS
Brett Puckett
Nashville
1st
LF
Farmer Martin
Wichita
1st
CF
Sidney Forbes
New York
7th
RF
Donaldo Borbon
Boston
2nd

AL All-Stars by Team
Boston 5
Jacksonville 5
New Britain 5
Helena 3
Detroit 2
Nashville 2
Atlanta 1
Boise 1
Charlotte 1
New Orleans 1
New York 1
Oakland 1
Pittsburgh 1
Wichita 1

National League All-Stars
Starters
Player
Franchise
Appearance
C
Jeremy Randall
Buffalo
12th
1B
Julio Park
Durham
1st
2B
Everett Barnes
Richmond
3rd
3B
Abraham O'Neill
Las Vegas
1st
SS
Shaggy Keefe
Las Vegas
5th
LF
Scott Serrano
Richmond
2nd
CF
Rodrigo Toregas
Cleveland
2nd
RF
J.C. Ganzel
Honolulu
9th

Pitchers
Player
Franchise
Appearance
P
David Silva
Buffalo
10th
P
Everth Almanzar
Tampa Bay
1st
P
Howie Lockwood
Burlington
1st
P
Nathan Ross
Richmond
1st
P
Norberto Morales
Richmond
3rd
P
Nicholas Gil
Las Vegas
2nd
P
Tommy Stoddard
Honolulu
3rd
P
Bryan Cordova
Oklahoma City
2nd
P
Bo Edmonds
Chicago
4th
P
Matty Posada
Oklahoma City
11th
P
Jimmie Soto
Buffalo
11th
P
Ellis Brock
Tampa Bay
4th
P
Leonardo Teixeira
Richmond
1st
P
Hideki Inouoe
Huntington
1st

Reserves
Player
Franchise
Appearance
C
Harold Murphy
Louisville
1st
1B
Richard Brohawn
Honolulu
2nd
2B
Albert Valenzuela
Buffalo
7th
3B
Dingo Price
Chicago
2nd
SS
Brian James
Honolulu
1st
LF
Gaby Erstad
Huntington
1st
CF
David Meng
Huntington
1st
RF
Jarrod King
Durham
1st

NL All-Stars by Team
Richmond 5
Buffalo 4
Honolulu 4
Huntington 3
Las Vegas 3
Chicago 2
Durham 2
Oklahoma City 2
Tampa Bay 2
Burlington 1
Cleveland 1
Louisville 1

RESULTS
Home Run Derby Champ: Nick Spence, Helena - 30 HR
Futures Game MVP: Dickie Davenport, Boston - 3-6 2 2B 3 R 1 RBI
All-Star Game:
National League 2
American League 4
W - Dennis Piatt
L - Tommy Stoddard
S - Herbert Vina
MVP: Delino Santana 1-1, 1 HR 2 RBI 1 BB 1 R

Friday, March 4, 2016

Season 21 Power Rankings #2

We're half way through Season 21, which means it's time to check in with the power rankings.  And there's a new team on top!  Regaining the top spot for the first time since the Season 17 Preseason rankings is Oklahoma City, who had the best record since the last rankings at 27-13, as they climb up from #4 to the top spot.  1-3 in the last rankings all fall one spot, New Britain, Honolulu and Richmond.  Entering the top 5 at #5 is Tampa Bay, who have seen improvement across the board since the rankings.  Now, for the biggest climbers and biggest falls since the last rankings:

Biggest Climbers:  #10 New York (+11), #6 Buffalo (+6), #9 Las Vegas (+6), #5 Tampa Bay (+5), #13 Pittsburgh (+5), #22 Nashville (+5)

Biggest Falls: #25 Boise (-18), #17 Chicago (-8), #11 Wichita (-5), #18 Louisville (-4), #26 Burlington (-4)

Here are the complete rankings, good luck in the 2nd half!

Pitching Offense LAST 40
Team  W L PREV Rank Chg Rank Chg W L
1 Oklahoma City 52 29 4 2 7 2 -1 27 13
2 New Britain  53 28 1 5 -1 4 -1 23 17
3 Honolulu 51 30 2 1 1 10 1 23 17
4 Richmond 49 32 3 6 -1 6 7 23 17
5 Tampa Bay 48 33 10 10 3 13 5 25 15
6 Buffalo  46 35 12 12 2 3 11 25 15
7 Detroit 45 36 5 3 -2 22 -1 20 20
8 Jacksonville 45 36 8 17 0 11 -5 21 19
9 Las Vegas 44 37 15 11 -5 20 2 22 18
10 New York 42 39 21 19 4 13 2 23 17
11 Wichita 43 38 6 14 4 21 -16 19 21
12 Helena 42 39 11 20 -1 18 -10 20 20
13 Pittsburgh 42 39 18 31 0 1 1 20 20
14 Boston 44 37 17 24 2 12 -3 20 20
15 Syracuse 38 43 13 17 -5 9 1 19 21
16 Atlanta 38 43 20 8 0 23 -3 20 20
17 Chicago 41 40 9 12 4 19 4 18 22
18 Louisville 38 43 14 16 9 15 -4 19 21
19 Tucson 39 42 16 25 -3 8 -1 19 21
20 Huntington 38 43 19 8 2 27 -1 19 21
21 Seattle 36 45 23 4 3 29 0 19 21
22 Nashville  37 44 27 22 -2 23 4 21 19
23 Cleveland 36 45 26 28 -4 7 16 19 21
24 Oakland 38 43 24 20 -9 28 3 20 20
25 Boise 37 44 7 26 -5 5 -1 13 27
26 Burlington 37 44 22 7 -4 32 -3 18 22
27 Charlotte 35 46 25 28 -1 16 -1 18 22
28 Rochester 33 48 29 15 0 31 1 19 21
29 Iowa City 34 47 28 27 3 17 0 18 22
30 Durham 35 46 30 30 -2 26 -1 19 21
31 St. Louis 34 47 31 23 6 30 -3 17 23
32 New Orleans 26 55 32 32 0 25 -6 14 26