Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Season 20 Final Power Rankings

Here are the Final Power Rankings of Season 20!

Biggest Climbers: #5 Richmond (+9), #7 Huntington (+8), #11 Pawtucket (+6), #12 Syracuse (+6), #17 St. Louis (+6), #18 Little Rock (+6)

Biggest Falls: #20 Tampa Bay (-13), #14 Buffalo (-12), #21 New York (-8), #13 Helena (-7), #15 Boston (-7)

Pitching Offense LAST 40
Team  W L PREV Rank Chg Rank Chg W L
1 New Britain  101 61 1 8 -1 1 1 23 17
2 Oklahoma City 98 64 3 7 5 3 0 26 14
3 Atlanta 94 68 4 4 -2 6 1 25 15
4 Honolulu 89 73 9 9 4 17 -5 25 15
5 Richmond 88 74 14 16 2 12 3 25 15
6 Las Vegas 92 70 5 1 2 26 -5 19 21
7 Huntington 88 74 15 3 2 25 -4 22 18
8 Oakland 91 71 11 11 -3 22 2 23 17
9 Detroit 90 72 12 5 1 29 -3 20 20
10 Seattle 90 72 10 10 -1 24 1 20 20
11 Pawtucket  80 82 17 15 -6 4 0 21 19
12 Syracuse 85 77 18 18 -1 10 1 24 16
13 Helena 86 76 6 14 -5 11 -3 17 23
14 Buffalo  89 73 2 6 -2 18 -8 16 24
15 Boston 87 75 8 23 -3 8 1 18 22
16 Chicago 87 75 16 20 3 13 0 19 21
17 St. Louis 79 83 23 12 7 16 0 23 17
18 Little Rock  82 80 24 21 0 7 7 22 18
19 Tucson 83 79 21 16 -2 13 3 20 20
20 Tampa Bay 83 79 7 2 -1 27 -7 17 23
21 New York 79 83 13 22 -6 4 1 18 22
22 Boise 80 82 19 28 0 2 -1 18 22
23 Toronto 81 81 22 29 -4 13 5 21 19
24 Nashville  74 88 28 27 2 22 5 24 16
25 Cleveland 67 95 29 31 1 20 1 24 16
26 Durham 80 82 20 30 0 9 -3 13 27
27 New Orleans 64 98 30 25 2 21 9 22 18
28 Louisville 74 88 25 26 0 18 1 17 23
29 Rochester 69 93 26 19 3 30 -1 16 24
30 Burlington 61 101 27 13 1 32 0 14 26
31 Iowa City 51 111 31 24 0 28 0 15 25
32 Charlotte 50 112 32 32 -1 31 0 13 27

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Season 20 Power Rankings #3

As we head in to the final quarter of Season 20, it's time to check in with another edition of the power rankings!  The top 2 remain unchanged with New Britain and Buffalo holding onto those spots, as both teams continue playing very well.  At #3, surging up 8 spots is Oklahoma City, who went 25-16 since the last rankings, thanks to their offense kicking it into another gear.  Still in the top 5, but slipping one spot each are #4 Atlanta and #5 Las Vegas.  Let's see who the biggest climbers and biggest falls were since the last rankings.

Biggest Climbers:  #3 Oklahoma City (+8), #7 Tampa Bay (+7), #9 Honolulu (+7), #14 Richmond (+7), #11 Oakland (+6)

Biggest Falls:  #16 Chicago (-11), #17 Pawtucket (-7), #20 Durham (-7), #15 Huntington (-6), #21 Tucson (-6)

Here are the complete rankings, good luck to everyone down the stretch!
Pitching Offense LAST 41
Team  W L PREV Rank Chg Rank Chg W L
1 New Britain  78 44 1 7 5 2 0 27 14
2 Buffalo  73 49 2 4 4 10 -1 25 16
3 Oklahoma City 72 50 11 12 1 3 10 25 16
4 Atlanta 69 53 3 2 0 7 -1 23 18
5 Las Vegas 73 49 4 3 4 21 4 24 17
6 Helena 69 53 7 9 7 8 9 23 18
7 Tampa Bay 66 56 14 1 0 20 -1 23 18
8 Boston 69 53 6 20 0 9 2 22 19
9 Honolulu 64 58 16 13 1 12 3 23 18
10 Seattle 70 52 8 9 1 25 1 24 17
11 Oakland 68 54 17 8 2 24 -12 24 17
12 Detroit 70 52 12 6 -2 26 1 22 19
13 New York 61 61 18 16 5 5 -1 22 19
14 Richmond 63 59 21 18 4 15 -1 24 17
15 Huntington 66 56 9 5 -1 21 -14 19 22
16 Chicago 68 54 5 23 -8 13 -3 18 23
17 Pawtucket  59 63 10 9 -6 4 4 16 25
18 Syracuse 61 61 19 17 -1 11 5 21 20
19 Boise 62 60 22 28 -1 1 0 21 20
20 Durham 67 55 13 30 -4 6 15 20 21
21 Tucson 63 59 15 14 -5 16 -11 17 24
22 Toronto 60 62 26 25 5 18 -15 24 17
23 St. Louis 56 66 23 19 -1 16 8 20 21
24 Little Rock  60 62 20 21 -2 14 4 19 22
25 Louisville 57 65 25 26 -1 19 3 23 18
26 Rochester 53 69 27 22 2 29 -2 21 20
27 Burlington 47 75 24 14 -10 32 0 12 29
28 Nashville  50 72 30 29 -1 27 4 19 22
29 Cleveland 43 79 28 32 0 21 -2 13 28
30 New Orleans 42 80 31 27 2 30 0 19 22
31 Iowa City 36 86 29 24 -1 28 1 9 32
32 Charlotte 37 85 32 31 0 31 -8 14 27

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Season 20 All-Star Coverage

The All-Star break has come and gone in season 20, so let's take a look at what went down.

The American League team was led by hurler Alberto Campos who hit double digits by making his 10th All-Star appearance.   New Britain had the most AL All-Stars with 6, and 13 different teams were represented.  8 players on the AL squad were first time All-Stars.

The NL team had a core of familiar faces, including Buffalo's Jeremy Randall making an incredible 11th All-Star appearance at age 33.  Teammates Jimmie Soto, who hit double digits himself, making his 10th All-Star team, and David Silva, making his 9th appearance, were other notables.  Honolulu slugger J.C. Ganzel made his 8th All-Star team.  It was Las Vegas, however, who ended up with the most NL All-Stars with 5, with 14 teams having players make the squad.  There were 9 first time All-Stars on the NL team.

The festivities started with the Home Run Derby, which the aforementioned J.C. Ganzel ended up winning with 36 total Home Runs.  The All-Star game itself was a blowout for the NL, as they defeated the AL 13-5, led by a 3 for 3 2 HR 4 RBI performance from MVP Albert Valenzuela of Buffalo, sealing the fact that every Buffalo All-Star got an individual mention in the recap.

Here are the complete rosters, congrats to those owners who had players make the team!

AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STARS
Starters
Player  Franchise  Appearance
C Richard Tateyama New Britain 2nd
1B Sherman Dunston Boise 2nd
2B Ken Ingram New Britain 2nd
3B Andy Minor Atlanta 4th
SS Delino Santana Little Rock 6th
LF Geraldo Perez New Britain 5th
CF Sidney Forbes Toronto 6th
RF Luis Guerrero New Britain 3rd
DH Bernie Jackson New York 4th
Pitchers
Player  Franchise  Appearance
P Ted Wagner Oakland 2nd
P Ubaldo Merced Atlanta 3rd
P Seth Davis Helena 1st
P Sidney Ruffin Helena 1st
P Alberto Campos Pawtucket 10th
P Herbert Vina Nashville 2nd
P Henry Colin Seattle 2nd
P Valerio Baez New Britain 5th
P Allan Blackley Pawtucket 2nd
P Chipper Savage Boston 1st
P Robinzon Felix Oakland 1st
P Matty Klaus Detroit 1st
P Robb Gumbs Oakland 2nd
Reserves
Player  Franchise  Appearance
C Russell Berry Atlanta 3rd
1B Octavio Guerrero Detroit 1st
2B Pepper Simon Boston 2nd
3B David Frias Boston 4th
SS Banana Bergeron New Britain 2nd
LF Max Acevedo Helena 1st
CF Rex Kennedy Helena 2nd
RF B.C. Philips Pawtucket 1st

AL ALL-STARS BY TEAM
New Britain 6
Helena 4
Atlanta 3
Boston 3
Oakland 3
Pawtucket 3
Detroit 2
Boise 1
Little Rock 1
Nashville 1
New York 1
Seattle 1
Toronto 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STARS
Starters
Player  Franchise  Appearance
C Jeremy Randall Buffalo 11th
1B Alex Sanchez Tucson 5th
2B Albert Valenzuela Buffalo 6th
3B Dingo Price Chicago 1st
SS Shaggy Keefe Las Vegas 4th
LF Scott Serrano Richmond 1st
CF Mandy Mahler Tucson 4th
RF J.C. Ganzel Honolulu 8th
Pitchers 
Player  Franchise  Appearance
P David Silva Buffalo 9th
P Justin Jordan Tucson 5th
P Gene Bonilla Huntington 1st
P Jimmie Soto Buffalo 10th
P Nicholas Gil Las Vegas 1st
P Raul Alburquerque Burlington 1st
P Norberto Morales Richmond 2nd
P Orlando Ortiz Las Vegas 2nd
P Tony Tavarez Oklahoma City 4th
P Ralph Moseley Louisville 4th
P Boomer Lange Chicago 1st
P Geronimo Moraga Las Vegas 1st
P Hector Armas Huntington 2nd
P George Lee Huntington 1st
Reserves
Player  Franchise  Appearance
C Mike Russell St. Louis 2nd
1B Brett Leach Las Vegas 3rd
2B Adrian Skinner Huntington 4th
3B Miguel Armas Syracuse 1st
SS Allen Garcia Syracuse 2nd
LF Shane Curtis Rochester 4th
CF Phil Hardy Chicago 2nd
RF Rodrigo Toregas Cleveland 1st

NL ALL-STARS BY TEAM
Las Vegas 5
Buffalo 4
Huntington 4
Chicago 3
Tucson 3
Richmond 2
Syracuse 2
Burlington 1
Cleveland 1
Honolulu 1
Louisville 1
Oklahoma City 1
Rochester 1
St. Louis 1

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Season 20 Power Rankings #2

The regular season has hit the halfway point in Season 20, so it's time for another edition of the power rankings!  At the top, New Britain holds on with consistent solid play, giving them the best record in Kenny Powers for the first half.  Buffalo climbs 2 spots to #2, as they are putting together another solid season.  #3 is Atlanta, who despite going .500 since the last rankings, still has excellent numbers.  Up 9 spots to #4 is Las Vegas, who posted the best record since the last rankings at 27-13.  Rounding out the top 5 is Chicago, who climbed 4 spots with a 25-15 record since the last rankings.  Let's see who were the biggest climbers and biggest falls since the last rankings!

Biggest Climbers:  #7 Helena (+16), #8 Seattle (+13), #6 Boston (+12), #4 Las Vegas (+9)

Biggest Falls: #26 Toronto (-16), #15 Tucson (-13), #21 Richmond (-7), #22 Boise (-6)

Good luck to all in the second half, here are the complete rankings!





Pitching
Offense
LAST 40

Team  W L PREV Rank Chg Rank Chg W L
1 New Britain 51 30 1 12 -10 2 0 24 16
2 Buffalo 48 33 4 8 -1 9 2 23 17
3 Atlanta 46 35 3 2 1 6 2 20 20
4 Las Vegas 49 32 13 7 8 25 4 27 13
5 Chicago 50 31 9 15 7 10 -1 25 15
6 Boston 47 34 18 20 1 11 2 25 15
7 Helena 46 35 23 16 11 17 12 25 15
8 Seattle 46 35 21 10 2 26 -2 26 14
9 Huntington 47 34 8 4 4 7 -9 21 19
10 Pawtucket 43 38 5 3 3 8 5 18 22
11 Oklahoma City 47 34 6 13 1 13 -1 22 18
12 Detroit 48 33 7 4 1 27 4 22 18
13 Durham 47 34 17 26 -7 21 14 25 15
14 Tampa Bay 43 38 11 1 0 19 -1 20 20
15 Tucson 46 35 2 9 -5 5 -5 17 23
16 Honolulu 41 40 20 14 -3 15 2 23 17
17 Oakland 44 37 12 10 -1 12 -13 20 20
18 New York 39 42 15 21 3 4 -2 19 21
19 Syracuse 40 41 19 16 -3 16 -2 21 19
20 Little Rock 41 40 22 19 1 18 6 21 19
21 Richmond 39 42 14 22 -5 14 -1 19 21
22 Boise 41 40 16 27 1 1 0 19 21
23 St. Louis 36 45 24 18 8 24 -1 19 21
24 Burlington 35 46 25 4 5 32 0 19 21
25 Louisville 34 47 28 25 6 22 0 21 19
26 Toronto 36 45 10 30 -14 3 -13 12 28
27 Rochester 32 49 26 24 1 27 0 19 21
28 Cleveland 30 51 27 32 0 19 0 15 25
29 Iowa City 27 54 32 23 -6 29 6 15 25
30 Nashville 31 50 31 28 1 31 0 19 21
31 New Orleans 23 58 30 29 -6 30 0 10 30
32 Charlotte 23 58 29 31 -1 23 -6 9 31

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Season 20 Power Rankings #1

A quarter of Season 20's regular season is in the books, so it's time to check in with the latest Power Rankings.  At #1, New Britain holds steady with a solid start to the season.  Tucson is off to the best start record-wise and surges to #2, up 8 spots from the preseason rankings.  Rounding out the top 5 are Atlanta, Buffalo and Pawtucket.  Let's look at see who the biggest movers are with the biggest climbs and biggest falls since the Preseason rankings!

Biggest Climbers:  #8 Huntington (+19), #10 Toronto (+14), #9 Chicago (+10), #2 Tucson (+8), #18 Boston (+7)

Biggest Falls:  #19 Syracuse (-15), #20 Honolulu (-15), Richmond (-11), #26 Rochester (-9), #21 Seattle (-8)

Here are the complete rankings!
Pitching Offense
Team  W L PREV Rank Rank
1 New Britain 27 14 1 2 2
2 Tucson 29 12 10 4 5
3 Atlanta 26 15 6 3 6
4 Buffalo 25 16 2 7 9
5 Pawtucket 25 16 7 6 8
6 Oklahoma City 25 16 8 14 13
7 Detroit 26 15 12 5 27
8 Huntington 26 15 27 8 7
9 Chicago 25 16 19 22 10
10 Toronto 24 17 24 16 3
11 Tampa Bay 23 18 15 1 19
12 Oakland 24 17 18 9 12
13 Las Vegas 22 19 9 15 25
14 Richmond 20 21 3 17 14
15 New York 20 21 11 24 4
16 Boise 22 19 14 28 1
17 Durham 22 19 21 19 21
18 Boston 22 19 25 21 11
19 Syracuse 19 22 4 13 16
20 Honolulu 18 23 5 11 15
21 Seattle 20 21 13 12 26
22 Little Rock 20 21 16 20 18
23 Helena 21 20 22 27 17
24 St. Louis 17 24 20 26 24
25 Burlington 16 25 28 9 32
26 Rochester 13 28 17 25 27
27 Cleveland 15 26 30 32 19
28 Louisville 13 28 23 31 22
29 Charlotte 14 27 31 30 23
30 New Orleans 13 28 29 23 30
31 Nashville 12 29 26 29 31
32 Iowa City 12 29 32 17 29