Thursday, February 6, 2014

Season 14 Power Rankings # 1

We're a quarter of the way through Season 14, and thus far it's been a tale of two leagues.  The AL has shown tremendous parity this season, with a number of division races within a couple of games from top to bottom, while the NL has had a number of teams with tremendous records, that have broken away from the pack early.  In fact, so much so that the top 5 teams in the rankings all come from the NL.  At the top, with the world's top pitching staff, and a 7-1 record vs. the #2-4 teams, Memphis becomes just the 4th different team to land on top of the rankings with an amazing 28-12 start, jumping up all the way from #15.  Buffalo comes in at #2, and dethroned #1 Oklahoma City comes in at #3, but they are still a major threat, make no mistake.  Honolulu and Tucson round out the top 5.   And now, here's the complete rankings!


Team  W L PREV    Comments
1 Memphis  28 12 15 #1 in ERA and beating the top teams, so they get the nod
2 Buffalo  26 14 3 Probably top team by the numbers, but 0-3 vs. Memphis
3 Oklahoma City 23 17 1 Still looking great, and may have been a bit unlucky so far
4 Honolulu 24 16 4 Solid through the first quarter, pitching has been great
5 Tucson 25 15 6 Holding their own in a very top heavy NL
6 Pawtucket  25 15 9 AL's top team right now, getting it done with offense
7 Arizona 22 18 2 Pitching started off slow for the defending champs
8 St. Louis 26 14 25 Hanging in well with the NL's top teams, nice pitching
9 Vancouver 26 14 26 Another surprise team cracks the top 10 with a nice start
10 New Britain  21 19 11 Offense is looking solid, the record should improve
11 Tampa Bay 20 20 7 Tremendous pitching, if the offense picks it up, look out
12 Madison 21 19 8 Their pitching has been getting lit, but offense is top notch
13 Chicago (AL) 22 18 20 Doing well so far, getting nice offensive production
14 Detroit 21 19 22 League's top offense has them with a winning record
15 Rochester 20 20 13 Nice pitching, but the offense hasn't shown up yet
16 Jacksonville 20 20 24 Great pitching, and numbers show record can improve
17 Nashville  20 20 18 Pretty average across the board, but still in it
18 Seattle 20 20 16 Pitching not getting it done, but AL is loaded with offense
19 Pittsburgh 19 21 10 Not bad so far, will be better if offense turns it up
20 Little Rock  19 21 12 Pretty decent numbers, so a rebound wouldn't be suprising
21 San Francisco 20 20 30 Hanging in there in the AL West so far, a nice surpise
22 Toronto 18 22 5 Not looking good so far, but potential is there to heat up
23 Texas  18 22 17 Pretty mediocre start, but offense is capabale of more
24 Cincinnati 16 24 14 It's tough in the NL right now, with a lot of great teams
25 Cleveland 17 23 19 Middle of the pack in most categories right now
26 Burlington 17 23 31 Showing signs of improvement, which is good to see
27 Indianapolis 17 23 32 Actually tied for the division lead right now
28 New York  18 22 27 Numbers not looking great, but hanging in record wise
29 Oakland 16 24 23 Pitching staff showing signs of improvement, a good sign
30 Chicago (NL) 11 29 28 Rough start may be a bit of bad luck, and tough schedule
31 Louisville 14 26 29 Clearly in rebuild right now, so not that much of a surprise
32 Portland  10 30 21 Bad start, but they actually have a pretty decent offense

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