Monday, September 26, 2016

Season 23 Preseason Power Rankings

Spring Training is under way and the regular season is right around the corner, so it's a great time to check in with the Preseason Power Rankings!  At the top for the third season in a row is Richmond, bringing back a very well balanced squad.  Close behind at #2 is defending champion Helena, with a most potent offense this season.  Rankings favorite Chicago checks in at #3, sporting our top rated Starting Pitching staff.  AL West squads Seattle and Boise round out the top 5, giving the division 3 of the top 5 teams, making the division look quite tough this season.  Of course, there is always a lot of shuffling from the preseason rankings, so it will be interesting to see how things will turn out.  It should be a great Season 23.  Good luck to everyone, here are the complete rankings!

Starting Relief
Season 22 Pitching Pitching Hitting Fielding
Team  W L Rank Rank Rank Rank
1 Richmond 100 62 3 6 3 5
2 Helena 98 64 5 11 1 4
3 Chicago 92 70 1 9 8 14
4 Seattle 88 74 6 8 11 5
5 Boise 88 74 4 23 2 27
6 Wichita 89 73 2 21 17 22
7 Detroit 82 80 8 4 14 30
8 Honolulu 84 78 15 13 10 12
9 Charlotte 78 84 10 26 9 14
10 Buffalo  88 74 23 3 4 19
11 Louisville 88 74 9 30 5 29
12 Syracuse 88 74 19 10 13 14
13 Las Vegas 81 81 17 1 20 12
14 Tampa Bay 82 80 7 24 22 5
15 Little Rock 55 107 30 5 6 22
16 Oklahoma City 84 78 31 7 7 22
17 Durham 79 83 13 27 15 11
18 Salem 72 90 11 2 25 19
19 St. Louis 84 78 18 22 19 2
20 Rochester 78 84 22 19 21 1
21 New York (AL) 73 89 28 32 12 2
22 Columbus 71 91 20 31 18 14
23 Washington 75 87 12 25 23 31
24 Mexico City 77 85 24 17 24 19
25 Nashville  75 87 27 12 27 5
26 New York (NL) 69 93 26 20 26 5
27 Oakland 72 90 16 29 28 22
28 New Britain  106 56 25 16 29 28
29 Trenton 80 82 14 15 30 5
30 Houston 75 87 32 14 15 22
31 Boston 74 88 21 28 32 14
32 Burlington 67 95 29 18 31 32

Sunday, September 18, 2016

Season 23 Offseason Free Agency Tracker

Season 23 is now in full swing, and hot stove season is here.  Check back here to see where all the top Free Agents land this offseason!  Best of luck to all in their pursuit of that player that could put them over the top!

Old New Contract
Rank Player Pos Age Team Team Amount Years
1 Nicholas Miller SP 32 NB WAS $51.0 M 5
Comments: He's won back-to-back Cy Young awards, so he's probably pretty good
2 Rodrigo Toregas 3B 30 NY2 LOU $79.0 M 5
Comments: Unmatched power, great eye and plus splits, also an excellent fielder
3 Delino Santana SS 31 TB CHA $61.0 M 5
Comments: Elite batting eye and LH split and great fielding make him extremely valuable
4 Neil Cunningham SP 31 HEL SAL $31.6 M 5
Comments: Excellent across the board, except for LH split, still top end of rotation type
5 Tommy Stoddard SP 34 HON BOI $45.0 M 5
Comments: His ratings are 2nd to none, but limited DUR/STA a concern as he ages
6 Jose Reyes LF 32 CLB OK $43.9 M 5
Comments: Excellent power and batting eye as he has a .900 career OPS and owns LHP
7 Bob Patterson LF 31 MC DUR $26.6 M 4
Comments: Great power bat with outstanding track record and should tear it up in Durham
8 Victor Diaz SP 32 DET WIC $42.5 M 5
Comments: Plus control and splits, and his pitch arsenal is pretty good, solid starter
9 Brett Leach 1B 32 LV SEA $55.0 M 4
Comments: Elite hitting ratings for sure, but power drop over past few seasons is a concern
10 Ricardo Guerrero DH 28 TRE WAS $4.6 M 1
Comments: Elite power hitter who can crush it, although not as effective vs. RHP
11 J.D. Willis RP 35 WIC OK $20.0 M 4
Comments: Excellent ratings across the board and has shown he can anchor a bullpen
12 Richard Tateyama C 28 NB LR $19.2 M 4
Comments: Decent enough as a catcher, nice bat with outstanding eye and is only 28
13 Randy Murphy SP 26 SAL NY1 $43.8 M 5
Comments: Outstanding control, nice array of pitches, but none of them are lights out.
14 Marshall Hatfield SP 30 LV LV $29.6 M 5
Comments: Solid ratings all-around, keeps the ball down, and has done great in Vegas
15 Orlando Ortiz RP 33 HEL LV $9.6 M 2
Comments: Outstanding lefty reliever with great pitch command and a nice track record
16 Bernie Jackson DH 36 WIC SEA $4.1 M 1
Comments: He's getting up there in age, but still has a sweet bat, with a great eye
17 Geraldo Perez 2B 33 NB LR $11.4 M 3
Comments: Plus splits and batting eye, nice career numbers, subpar put passable at 2B
18 David Frias 3B 35 RIC HEL $1.5 M 1
Comments: The aging vet is still a pretty solid all-around player and could help a team
19 Alex Henley RP 28 SAL NB $1.6 M 1
Comments: Weak RH split is his only glaring weakness, could bounce back from off year
20 Jed McKnight SP 29 NY2 HON $14.6 M 3
Comments: Pitches are tremendous, with plus control, but weak splits could hold him back
21 Rob Fisher SP 29 ROC NY1 $9.2 M 2
Comments: Extremely strong pitches, but lack of control could lead to some rough outings
22 Cam Bleier 3B 30 LV LV $33.5 M 5
Comments: Excellent defender and has a decent enough bat to not be a liability there
23 Kevin Duran 3B 28 HON MC $6.2 M 2
Comments: All-around solid player, nice LH split, yet not really spectacular anywhere else
24 Perry Kelly RP 29 STL
Comments: Workhorse with mediocre splits his only downside, could be a decent RP
25 Darron Barker  RP 27 DUR MC $0.8 M 1
Comments: Splits are ok, not great, everything else looks solid, could help a ML team