Sunday, September 17, 2017

Season 26 Preseason Power Rankings

A new season is upon us and spring training has just concluded, so it's time for the preseason power rankings!  The preseason rankings are toughest to complete, as when the rosters are grabbed for analysis, sometimes they aren't fully complete.  But nonetheless, we bring you these rankings.  The winner of the preseason #1 honors is none other than Charlotte, who went 91-71 last season, and who ranked out #2 in starting pitching and #1 in hitting.  Where do the rest fall?  Check out the below. Good luck to all in Season 26!

Starting Relief
Season 25 Pitching Pitching Hitting Fielding 
Team  W L Rank Rank Rank Rank
1 Charlotte 91 71 2 26 1 11
2 Chicago (AL) 79 83 3 3 9 15
3 Boise 95 67 1 7 12 18
4 Richmond 91 71 4 2 13 15
5 Helena 88 74 5 10 4 8
6 Little Rock 127 35 12 25 2 8
7 New York (NL) 83 79 6 22 5 4
8 Durham 104 58 8 16 14 18
9 Chicago (NL) 102 60 14 6 10 11
10 Louisville 46 116 9 18 11 21
11 Honolulu 92 70 10 21 6 11
12 Syracuse 93 69 18 4 8 5
13 Las Vegas 73 89 16 12 15 18
14 Ottawa 80 82 7 27 18 11
15 Rochester 86 76 29 8 3 1
16 Seattle 76 86 11 19 20 5
17 Nashville  101 61 15 1 24 8
18 Buffalo  83 79 28 5 7 24
19 Detroit 77 85 17 15 21 25
20 Atlanta 64 98 22 24 16 5
21 Salt Lake City 102 60 27 13 19 2
22 New Orlears 91 71 23 28 17 30
23 New York (AL) 84 78 20 13 27 2
24 Washington 46 116 25 20 25 30
25 Monterrey 74 88 24 11 29 15
26 Oakland 74 88 26 16 28 25
27 Burlington 70 92 21 32 22 28
28 Pittsburgh 59 103 19 29 30 25
29 Norfolk 78 84 31 23 26 22
30 Santa Fe 55 107 30 31 23 28
31 New Britain  88 74 13 9 32 32
32 Omaha 40 122 32 30 31 22

Thursday, September 7, 2017

Season 26 Offseason Free Agency Tracker

It's hot stove season in Kenny Powers, check back here to see where all of the top Free Agents sign!

Old New Contract
Rank Player Pos Age Team Team Amount Years
1 Hector Iglesias  SP 30 CH1 LOU $67.5 M 5
Comments: In a not-so-great SP FA class, he is the cream of the crop
2 John Greer  LF 31 NOR OTT $28.0 M 3
Comments: Our top rated hitter has raked to the tune of a .900 career OPS
3 Jarrod King  RF 30 DUR CH1 $37.0 M 4
Comments: Great all-around hitter and pretty good on the basepaths too
4 Al Hughes  LF 30 HEL HEL $40.0 M 5
Comments: Solid hitter who crushes lefties and is serviceable in a pinch at 2B
5 Harry Pujols SP 30 BUF LOU $20.8 M 4
Comments: A nice SP with just good, not great splits being only weak point
6 Ollie Keppel  SP 33 NB NOR $3.9 M 3
Comments: Another solid SP, but may be slightly vulnerable against RH batters
7 Patrick Grieve 2B 32 NB SYR $11.0 M 2
Comments: Can get on base and excellent speed/baserunning, age is a slight concern
8 Kenneth Shave DH 30 HEL NOR $4.2 M 3
Comments: Solid across the board hitting, yet not spectacular, probably ok at 1B or LF
9 Alex Bonilla SP 29 ROC MTY $21.6 M 4
Comments: Excellent ratings all around, but low stamina will limit his innings
10 Junior Won  SP 33 NB DUR $13.8 M 3
Comments: Solid lefty hurler, despite average RH split, but can eat some innings
11 Norm Hodges CF 33 SLC RIC $26.6 M 4
Comments: Great glove in CF, can get on base and run, but range declining with age
12 Miguel Armas 3B 32 SYR SYR $5.1 M 3
Comments: Speedy 3B with plus fielding attributes who has put up some nice numbers
13 Pablo Perez  SP 29 DET DUR $30.6 M 5
Comments: Nice ratings, but low stamina and gives up fly balls, solid otherwise 
14 Alex Lawrence  RP 29 HON NO $4.6 M 1
Comments: The top RP on the board, age is a plus, and pretty solid ratings overall
15 Carlos Santos  SP 31 NO SFE $5.2 M 2
Comments: Stamina is slightly low, and splits are average, but everything else is good
16 Yoshinori Chang  SP 36 CH1 NOR $2.2 M 2
Comments: Solid lefty with a nice track record, but age is a concern with him
17 Bo Edmonds RP 37 CH2 BOI $10.0 M 2
Comments: Still an excellent RP at age 37, should still have a few nice seasons left
18 Carmine Cashman SP 34 HON NAS $5.2 M 1
Comments: Great track record, despite fly ball tendency, but low stamina for an SP
19 Mandy Mahler CF 36 SEA LOU $4.4 M 2
Comments: Looks to still be solid hitting and running, but age is bound to set in
20 Gerardo Guerrero 2B 30 CHA BUR $1.0 M 1
Comments: Decent hitter with plus speed/baserunning, but low contact will result in K's
21 Julio Mairena RP 35 HON DUR $8.8 M 2
Comments: Very good RP with nice ratings, could be decent in Setup A or closer role
22 Steve Miller CF 32 LR OTT  $20.8 M 3
Comments: Excellent batting eye and runs the bases well, he can be useful
23 Yorrick Stilson 1B 26 CHA ATL $8.4 M 3
Comments: Solid hitter who could find a role, but limited in the field, which curbs his value
24 Barry Aspromonte DH 29 HEL
Comments: His power bat could help someone, but he can't play the field at all
25 Deivi Perez  2B 29 ROC ROC $15.3 M 3
Comments: Nice hitter with a solid track record, but RH split and eye are low