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

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