Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Season 22 Preseason Power Rankings

Spring Training is in full swing for Season 22, so it's time to run those rosters through the magic formula and come up with the Preseason Power Rankings!   At the top of the rankings, just as they were last preseason, is the 2-time defending champions Richmond.  They look to have the roster strength to chase the Three-peat.  Also repeating their preseason ranking from Season 21, at #2 is Chicago.  Wichita gets another high preseason ranking, coming in at #3.  Helena and Boise round out the top 5.   

It's a bit of a surprise to see the top regular season team from last season, New Britain at #16.  Don't think they're done piecing together their offense, but we have to go with what they have now.  They do have tremendous pitching, so look for them to vault up the rankings.  

Here are the complete rankings, good luck to all in Season 22!

Starting Relief
Season 21 Pitching Pitching Hitting Fielding 
Team  W L Rank Rank Rank Rank
1 Richmond 97 65 2 9 1 2
2 Chicago 94 68 6 10 9 1
3 Wichita 82 80 3 19 11 16
4 Helena 90 72 7 12 11 8
5 Boise 82 80 9 26 2 19
6 Louisville 82 80 8 18 3 25
7 Honolulu 100 62 13 7 7 14
8 Seattle 87 75 5 11 18 8
9 Detroit 84 78 4 3 15 32
10 Buffalo  83 79 19 2 8 16
11 Oklahoma City 92 70 17 13 3 19
12 Jacksonville 86 76 11 17 15 2
13 Las Vegas 95 67 22 7 14 2
14 Syracuse 65 97 24 6 13 11
15 Salem 67 95 10 1 23 16
16 New Britain  109 53 1 4 28 19
17 St. Louis 76 86 21 24 9 29
18 Washington 83 79 16 31 6 31
19 Rochester 74 88 18 16 20 2
20 Mexico City 85 77 14 15 24 19
21 Trenton 61 101 15 22 22 14
22 Tampa Bay 83 79 12 5 26 30
23 Kansas City 77 85 28 29 17 6
24 Durham 83 79 26 19 21 8
25 Cincinnati 70 92 32 32 3 11
26 New York 71 91 20 21 27 6
27 Charlotte 72 90 30 30 19 19
28 Burlington 69 93 29 14 29 27
29 Nashville  75 87 31 27 25 11
30 Oakland 81 81 23 25 31 27
31 New Orleans 58 104 27 23 30 26
32 Boston 79 83 25 28 32 24

Monday, May 23, 2016

Season 22 Offseason Free Agency Tracker

Season 22 is under way, this is the place to track movement of the top players in offseason free agency.   Best of luck to all of the shoppers out there!

Old New Contract
Rank Player Pos Age Team Team Amount Years
1 Shane Curtis RF 30 ROC ROC $100.0 M 5
Comments: This season's top Free Agent has 100 HR in the past two seasons
2 B.C. Philips LF 30 WAS STL $75.0 M 5
Comments:  Has 75 HR in the past two seasons and is still a major threat at the plate
3 Marc Towers 3B 33 RIC SEA $60.0 M 4
Comments: Towers is still a superior talent but age is a slight concern with him
4 Gary Simmons 1B 30 SYR SYR $10.3 M 3
Comments: Superior batting eye and ability to hit RHP has his career OPS over .800
5 Mark Randolph SP 31 DUR DUR $22.6 M 4
Comments: Not a staff ace, but fairly effective in Durham and keeps the ball dwon
6 Wilkin Ozuna SP 34 HON ROC $10.8 M 2
Comments: In a very weak pitching FA class, he's one of the best starters available
7 J.J. Brewer 1B 34 SYR SYR $4.2 M 1
Comments: One of the best pure hitting talents available, coming off a great season
8 Cesar Osoria CF 32 NO SEA $40.0 M 4
Comments: Can get on base, doesn't strike out much, and plays a good CF
9 Luis Guerrero LF 33 NB NB $11.6 M 2
Comments: He's an OBP machine, with one of the best batting eyes around
10 Ricardo Guerrero DH 27 NB TRE $7.2 M 2
Comments: Best pure power bat around, and has .834 career OPS, but limited in the field
11 Julio Mairena RP 31 JAX HON $20.8 M 4
Comments:  Not an outstanding track record, but he's got the tools to still be a solid RP
12 Morris Washington C 34 SYR BOI $15.0 M 3
Comments: Very nice bat for a Catcher, but with low arm strength may give up a lot of steals
13 Antonio Zhang RP 31 BUF LOU $3.6 M 1
Comments: Nice track record of success and shouldn't start his decline for a bit
14 Clay Baker C 30 NB KC $4.2 M 1
Comments: Great bat for a Catcher, decent defensively, but pitch calling skills are weak
15 John Mercedes SP 34 BOS STL $9.2 M 2
Comments: Decent SP for what's out there but mediocre control makes him a risk
16 Otto Gibson LF 34 SEA SYR $14.6 M 3
Comments: Solid, yet not spectacular bat, and age related decline is a factor
17 Karim Calderone RP 35 WAS TB $17.0 M 4
Comments: Solid track record, and very effective pitches, but age is a slight concern here
18 Horace Foster RP 31 KC SYR $13.3 M 3
Comments: Very nice overall makeup, although he doesn't have that lights out goto pitch
19 Sidney Forbes CF 35 NY1 LOU $4.3 M 1
Comments: Tremendous batting eye and can still play a decent CF, but age is a factor
20 Thom Cummings RP 27 NY1 SEA $0.7 M 1
Comments: Terrible track record, but is only 27 with decent ratings, so could surprise
21 Rob Fisher SP 28 BOS ROC $5.6 M 2
Comments: Underwhelming control and splits, but great pitches and keeps it down
22 Boone James RP 29 RIC HEL $8.4 M 2
Comments: Ratings seem to indicate he could improve on career numbers and is only 29
23 Tom Day 1B 32 NY1 OKC $21.5 M 4
Comments: Great batting eye, with decent speed, but below average power
24 Hal Rowe RP 31 NY1 OKC $5.6 M 2
Comments: Outstanding control and effective vs. LH, but lacks strong pitches
25 Dusty Cook RP 36 DET CH1 $8.0 M 2
Comments: He's getting up there in age, but very impressive ratings and good track record