Season 15 Power Rankings # 1

We're out of the gate for season 15, and it's time to check in with the power rankings.  The trend overall this season seems to bet a lot of good offense to go with really bad pitching.  The top 2 spots do not change from the preseason rankings, with Oklahoma City coming in at #1 and Honolulu at #2.  If the start of the season is any indicator, these two teams could be battling it out for the top spot all season, and in fact have a series coming up which could bet telling.  It wouldn't be a reach to put Honolulu at the top spot.  Buffalo comes in at #3 with another strong start out of the gate.  Seattle jumps from outside the top 10 to #4 with an incredible start, although it remains to be seen if they can keep it up.  Hard hitting Pawtucket round out the top 5.  It's certainly been an interesting start, can't wait to see what the rest of the season holds.   Here are the complete rankings!

	Team	W	L	PREV	Comments
1	Oklahoma City	26	14	1	Playing great, so no reason to drop them right now
2	Honolulu	27	13	2	Incredibly close #2, have almost unseeded OKC
3	Buffalo	27	13	4	Strong start again, will they falter this team?
4	Seattle	27	13	12	Incredible start for them, but not sure they can keep it up
5	Pawtucket	23	17	5	Came out of the gate with a surge off offense, looking good
6	Detroit	25	15	15	They jumped up again with great offense and good pitching
7	Nashville	22	18	7	Solid numbers across the board, looking strong so far
8	Toronto	24	16	22	Big jump here, the offense is producing out of the gate
9	Cincinnati	22	18	19	Solid so far, but the offense is still a sllight question mark
10	St. Louis	21	19	6	Offense hasn't produce yet, but still a very strong team
11	New Britain	21	19	10	Good offense, but feeling the loss of Mouton a bit it seems
12	Pittsburgh	21	19	11	Their pitching has been pretty bad, but bats are there
13	Tucson	18	22	3	Disappointing start of the season for the pitching staff
14	Tampa Bay	19	21	8	Great numbers, but mediocre record, so have been unlucky
15	Helena	18	22	9	Another slow start here, but they usually bounce back
16	Burlington	23	17	29	One of the surprise teams so far, pitching looks great
17	Rochester	21	19	18	Very good pitching here, they're definitely a threat
18	Durham	19	21	13	Pitching hasn't adjusted to the move to Durham yet
19	Little Rock	20	20	16	The pitching hasn't been great, but nice offense for sure
20	Indianapolis	22	18	28	Nice start for them, but the offense is still a bit iffy
21	San Francisco	20	20	30	Decent start, but the numbers aren't really that great
22	Scranton	16	24	14	Pitching has been roughed up so far, but good offense
23	Vancouver	19	21	20	With bad underlying numbers, 19 wins is a surprise
24	Oakland	18	22	27	Pretty average across the board, look to be improving
25	Memphis	16	24	17	Usual story with them, elite pitching, equally bad offense
26	Jacksonville	16	24	21	Similar to a lot of teams, bad pitching and good offense
27	New York	17	23	24	Pitching is ok, but the bats don't seem to be there yet
28	Salt Lake City	15	25	25	Good enough on offense, bit pitching majorly struggling
29	Cleveland	14	26	23	Same story as Salt Lake, only their pitching is even worse
30	Chicago (NL)	17	23	31	Pitching is improved, but the offense is really hurting so far
31	Louisville	13	27	32	Pitchers likely have a lower ERA in batting practice
32	Chicago (AL)	13	27	26	Not as bad pitching wise, but the offense isn't there

Season 15 Preseason Power Rankings

Spring Training is in full swing for Season 15, with off-season free agency yielding some interesting player movement, it's a good time to weigh in with the Preseason Power Rankings!   Always the most difficult to do not knowing exactly how player movement will affect the standings, it's fun to speculate even though they might not be the most precise.  At the top of the rankings is Oklahoma City, even though it's an odd-numbered season, they are looking strong and there is no reason to bump them from the top spot.  Honolulu comes in at #2 on the heels of signing big time Free Agent starter Stewart Mouton.  A solid Tucson squad rounds out the top 3.  There are certainly a number of other teams capable of cracking the top 3 this season, it will be interesting to see how it all plays out.  Good luck to everyone in Season 15, here are the complete rankings!

		Season 14
	Team	W	L	Comments
1	Oklahoma City	101	61	Looking good, even though it's an odd numbered season
2	Honolulu	93	69	Adding Mouton should give them a nice boost
3	Tucson	96	66	Bringing back a solid squad, should be good again
4	Buffalo	96	66	Always in the thick of things and look solid again
5	Pawtucket	98	64	Offense always gets it done, and should contend again
6	St. Louis	94	68	Looking like a very good squad this season
7	Nashville	85	77	Adding top FA Posada will help pitching staff greatly
8	Tampa Bay	89	73	Have a good team, is this the season it comes together?
9	Helena	88	74	Kings of the AL West should be strong this season
10	New Britain	98	64	Lost a couple of players to FA, but should be good still
11	Pittsburgh	75	87	Very active in Free Agency, so should be improved
12	Seattle	79	83	Added SS Nippert, can he hit in Seattle is the question
13	Durham	81	81	Also very active in Free Agency, we'll see if it pays off
14	Scranton	95	67	Offensive is there, but pitching is a bit of a question mark
15	Detroit	90	72	Losing Posada is a blow, but offense is their strength
16	Little Rock	86	76	Middle of the pack last season, but could improve
17	Memphis	89	73	Always seem to find a way to be in it, don't count them out
18	Rochester	84	78	Seemed to underperform last season, so we'll see
19	Cincinnati	79	83	Pitching was a strong point for them last season
20	Vancouver	79	83	The offense struggled last season, we'll see if they improve
21	Jacksonville	75	87	Making strides here, are they ready to take the next step?
22	Toronto	73	89	Took a step back last season, so not sure about them yet
23	Cleveland	75	87	Certainly capable of a few more wins this season
24	New York	78	84	Improving, but the offense was an issue last season
25	Salt Lake City	75	87	Franchise seems to be going in the right direction here
26	Chicago (AL)	73	89	Pitching struggled some, but offense was pretty good
27	Oakland	64	98	Offense coming around, but pitching was weak last season
28	Indianapolis	63	99	Taking steps forward, we'll see if the offense improves
29	Burlington	64	98	Always tough to get offense in this park, but improving
30	San Francisco	63	99	Fell off majorly towards the end of last season, so we'll see
31	Chicago (NL)	56	106	Not really sure if this is the year they step it up some
32	Louisville	58	104	Can't really say where they are in their rebuild as of yet