Season 17 Power Rankings #3

With only a quarter of the regular season to go, it's time to check in with another edition of the power rankings!  And we have a new team atop of the rankings, as New Britain claims the #1 spot for the first time!   New Britain edged out Buffalo for the top spot, primarily due to their record since the last rankings being 5 games better and all other numbers comparable.  Congrats to New Britain on claiming the #1 ranking!  Here are the rest of the rankings!

	Team	W	L	PREV	Comments
1	New Britain	83	39	4	Best record in the world since last rankings by 5 games
2	Buffalo	84	38	1	Numbers are down slightly, but still playing great ball
3	Oklahoma City	76	46	3	They're numbers are tremendous, but more L's than usual
4	Tucson	76	46	5	Pitching has improved, and the offense is still rolling
5	Pawtucket	68	54	9	One of the best offenses, pitching is middle of the road
6	Honolulu	70	52	10	Numbers decreased some, but it didn't hurt their record
7	St. Louis	68	54	14	Tied for 2nd best record since last rankings due to pitching
8	Syracuse	70	52	7	Their pitching took a major step forward since last rankings
9	Little Rock	67	55	6	Mediocre as of late, as the offense has cooled off
10	Rochester	70	52	2	Hit the wall since the midway point, numbers dropped off
11	Tampa Bay	66	56	8	Pitching numbers better, but the offense cooled down some
12	San Francisco	62	60	16	Playing well lately with nice offense, and pitching is better
13	Salt Lake City	63	59	18	Also on a nice run, as their offensive numbers are up
14	Seattle	70	52	11	Playing very mediocre as of late, not getting much offense
15	Toronto	66	56	17	Nice run since the last rankings, thanks to improved offense
16	Chicago	58	64	23	They're playing well, as the pitching is significantly better
17	Nashville	66	56	13	Nice record, but their pitching is a red flag, bats are just ok
18	Cleveland	59	63	21	Winning record since last rankings, with pitching stats up
19	Oakland	56	66	24	Pitching improved some, winning record since last rankings
20	Atlanta	65	57	15	Rough stretch record wise, but their numbers are not bad
21	Detroit	59	63	12	It's been rough for them lately, as pitching has fallen off
22	Burlington	53	69	19	Their pitching stats took a hit, and bats aren't doing much
23	Florida	57	65	20	Showing signs of life, but they may be a few players away
24	New Orleans	53	69	26	Their pitching improved significantly since the last rankings
25	Scranton	53	69	22	Pitching is not there, and offense seems to be in a slump
26	Richmond	52	70	29	Winning record over last 41, offense has improved a lot
27	Memphis	52	70	25	Offense has been better, but pitching fell off somewhat
28	Louisville	48	74	27	Pitching has been getting lit up as of late, but in a rebuild
29	Charlotte	43	79	28	Numbers are down overall and it shows in their record
30	Helena	40	82	31	Yeah, they are rebuilding, but the pitching is really bad
31	San Juan	43	79	30	Pitching has been better, but offense is very much lacking
32	Vancouver	36	86	32	Their pitching stats did improve some, for what it's worth

Season 17 Power Rankings #2

We are half way through Season 17, so it's time for a new edition of the power rankings!  Buffalo maintains the top spot, as their offense continues to be the best in all of Kenny Powers.  Jumping up to #2 is Rochester, who had the best record in the world since the last rankings at 31-10.  Oklahoma is solid as ever at #3, followed by New Britain and Tucson rounding out the top 5.   Looks like it's going to be quite the race this season for the title.  Good luck in the second half, and here are the complete rankings!

	Team	W	L	PREV	Comments
1	Buffalo	58	23	1	Still rolling along, with the best offense in the world so far
2	Rochester	53	28	9	On fire, finally living up to the potential their numbers show
3	Oklahoma City	53	28	2	Top pitching staff in the world and nice offense, looking good
4	New Britain	52	29	3	They are playing very will with great pitching and offense
5	Tucson	52	29	5	Pitching isn't as solid as rest of top 5, but great offense
6	Little Rock	47	34	8	They've improved across the board since last rankings
7	Syracuse	49	32	10	Solid record, but their numbers are below the teams above
8	Tampa Bay	46	35	12	The defending champs have good numbers, but NL is tough
9	Pawtucket	44	37	16	Bouncing back from horrible start, pitching has improved
10	Honolulu	46	35	11	Took a nice step forward in both pitching and hittling lately
11	Seattle	49	32	4	Slowed down after a hot start, as offense tailed off some
12	Detroit	44	37	6	Great pitching, but the offense has struggled as of late
13	Nashville	44	37	20	Nice recovery from slow start, but pitching may hurt them
14	St. Louis	42	39	22	New ownership turned them around nicely since taking over
15	Atlanta	47	34	7	Still in the mix, but the pitching has been rough as of late
16	San Francisco	38	43	24	They've been on a nice run thanks to improved pitching
17	Toronto	42	39	14	Numbers are mediocre, but always good to be over .500
18	Salt Lake City	39	42	13	Great pitching start tailed off, but offense has been better
19	Burlington	35	46	18	Their pitching took a step back since the last rankings
20	Florida	37	44	23	Improved pitching as of late bumps them up a few spots
21	Cleveland	36	45	26	Both pitching and offense improved since last rankings
22	Scranton	37	44	25	Pitching has been a problem, but have a good offense
23	Chicago	34	47	17	Numbers have down overall since the last rankings
24	Oakland	33	48	15	Pitching has been lit up, and the offense slowed down
25	Memphis	34	47	28	They've improved across the board after a very rough start
26	New Orleans	34	47	27	Pitching hasn't been great, and the offense tailed off
27	Louisville	33	48	19	Couldn't build on good start, as pitching has been lit up
28	Charlotte	32	49	21	Offense declined since last rankings, resulting in a drop
29	Richmond	30	51	31	Pitching and offense picked up some after horrific start
30	San Juan	28	53	29	Pitching has been rocked lately, without much offense
31	Helena	24	57	32	Their pitching numbers are better, but didn't lead to wins
32	Vancouver	24	57	30	Pitching numbers dropped to the worst in the world