Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Season 16 Power Rankings # 2

The regular season is half way over for Kenny Powers Season 16, which means it's time for another edition of the power rankings!  Oklahoma City is as strong as ever on top and is the team to beat once again.  Buffalo leads the challengers at #2, and behind them is a pack of teams looking to separate themselves from the rest of the competition.  It will be an interesting 2nd half of the season for sure.   Good luck, here are the complete rankings!


Team  W L PREV   Comments
1 Oklahoma City 56 25 1 As strong as ever, they are the team to beat once again
2 Buffalo  50 31 2 Numbers have been down the last 40, but still solid for sure
3 Little Rock  48 33 7 Cracked the top 3 with solid numbers across the board
4 Pawtucket  48 33 10 Getting it done with tremendous offense and decent pitching
5 St. Louis 48 33 17 Tied with OKC for best record the last 40, making a run 
6 Detroit 47 34 3 Bats cooled off some, but still looking like a contender 
7 Tucson 46 35 4 Offense is down as of late, resulting in a mediocre last 40 
8 Scranton 46 35 11 Offense is crushing it, pitching better, but still an unknown
9 Seattle 47 34 5 Pitching looking great, but it didn't lead to a big run yet 
10 Tampa Bay 45 36 16 Great pitching here is well, can they get enough offense? 
11 Honolulu 44 37 9 Improving with outstanding pitching, offense is not there yet
12 Nashville  46 35 6 Significant pitching improvement, but bats down some
13 Toronto 45 36 18 Very nice last 40, despite numbers being down overall 
14 Rochester 43 38 20 Hot since the last rankings, offense has been much better
15 New Britain  44 37 15 They're playing fairly well, and could inch their way up 
16 Kansas City 40 41 23 Great offensive team, and pitching has seen a nice bump 
17 Chicago  40 41 25 Over .500 since the last rankings, always a good sign 
18 Indianapolis 41 40 8 Struggled since last rankings, but still lead their division
19 San Juan 40 41 14 It hasn't been pretty for them the last 40, but hanging in
20 Salt Lake City 36 45 22 Record is a surprise, as their numbers are pretty good
21 Memphis  40 41 28 They're coming around some, as the pitching is fairly solid
22 San Francisco 38 43 19 Pitching took a step back, but getting some nice offense
23 Syracuse 36 45 24 Owner replaced recently, so this is a team in transition
24 Richmond 38 43 13 Offense couldn't keep up hot start, and pitching is struggling
25 Florida 30 51 29 Pitching is coming around, but the offense has not yet
26 Cleveland 33 48 12 Rough going the past 40, as numbers are significantly down
27 Oakland 34 47 21 Offense has been down, but pitching improved some 
28 Pittsburgh 31 50 26 Better pitching, but offensive production dropped signifcantly
29 Burlington 29 52 27 Pitching was roughed up, and in a tough park for offense
30 Vancouver 30 51 30 They've had issues with pitching fatigue, but offense is up
31 Louisville 29 52 32 Pretty good rebound from an awful start, so we'll see
32 Helena 28 53 31 It's rebuild mode for them, so it's all about the future for now

Monday, September 8, 2014

Season 16 Power Rankings # 1

Season 16 has kicked off, and we're now about a quarter of the way through, which means it's time to check in with the power rankings!  No changes in the top 2 as Oklahoma City remains on top, with Buffalo right behind them at #2.  Detroit moves up 1 to #3 with solid play all around thus far.  After that 4 new teams cracked the top 10 and others are off to good starts as well.  Looks like its going to be a very competitive race with a lot of new teams in the mix.  Good luck, and here's the complete rankings!


Team  W L PREV    Comments
1 Oklahoma City 28 13 1 Strong as ever, so they hang on to the top spot for now
2 Buffalo  27 14 2 Showing they are a formidable #2 with a great start
3 Detroit 25 16 4 The offense is rolling and they are getting nice pitching too
4 Tucson 27 14 14 Out of the gates fast with strong numbers across the board
5 Seattle 24 17 8 Nothing spectacular here, but they are getting it done
6 Nashville  25 16 11 Despite pitching getting rocked, they are winning so far
7 Little Rock  24 17 17 Outstanding numbers so far vaults them back into top 10 
8 Indianapolis 23 18 12 Leading their division, albeit with not the greatest numbers
9 Honolulu 21 20 3 Offense isn't where it was last season, but still good team
10 Pawtucket  21 20 5 Offense rolling as usual, but it hasn't translated to W's yet
11 Scranton 22 19 16 Number one offense, but pitching has been getting lit up 
12 Cleveland 22 19 15 Pretty solid numbers so far, we'll see if they can keep it up
13 Richmond 22 19 18 Solid offense so far, but pitching isn't quite top level yet 
14 San Juan 22 19 24 Solid pitching and good enough offense, looking good 
15 New Britain  21 20 6 Numbers underwhelming to date, but they can turn it up
16 Tampa Bay 21 20 9 Great pitching, but offense isn't rolling, so they fall some 
17 St. Louis 20 21 10 Numbers almost identical to Tampa, so same story here
18 Toronto 21 20 13 Getting the offense, but pitching has been a bit shaky
19 San Francisco 21 20 21 Looks like some of their FA signings have helped them 
20 Rochester 19 22 7 They can bounce back if bats get going, nice pitching here
21 Oakland 20 21 19 Pitching has been an issue, but offense is pretty good
22 Salt Lake City 18 23 23 Pretty good numbers, so sound like a little bad luck so far
23 Kansas City 20 21 28 Pitching has been inconsistent, but bats have been there
24 Syracuse 19 22 30 Great pitching with little offense, where did the owner go?
25 Chicago  17 24 25 Middle of the pack numbers wise, so not yet at next level
26 Pittsburgh 17 24 20 Struggling with pitching, but nice offensive numbers so far
27 Burlington 17 24 26 Usual Burlington pitcher's park numbers so far, so we'll see
28 Memphis  19 22 29 Offense not producing much, pitching has been decent
29 Florida 13 28 22 Offense has been almost non-existent, leading to some woes
30 Vancouver 15 26 32 Pitching has been flat out shelled and not much offense
31 Helena 15 26 27 Clearly in rebuild mode, so numbers aren't surprising
32 Louisville 10 31 31 Worst pitching and 2nd worse offense usually doesn't work