Season 21 Power Rankings #3

Other 40 games has passed since the last power rankings already. so it's time for edition #3 of Season 21 as we head down the stretch.  To kick it off, we have our 4th different #1 of the season, and they may not be happy about it.  The jinx is back, as Honolulu takes the top spot in the latest rankings, with the world's #1 pitching staff and #3 offense.  New Britain holds steady at #2.  Up six spots to #3 is Las Vegas, who had the best record in Kenny Powers since the last rankings.  The 2nd best record since the last rankings belongs to Chicago, who vaulted 13 spots to #4.  Previous #1 Oklahoma City drops to #5, going 20-20 since the last rankings.  Now for the biggest climbers and biggest falls since the last rankings!

Biggest Climbers: #4 Chicago (+13), #8 Louisville (+10), #12 Seattle (+9), #22 Durham (+8), #21 Rochester (+7)

Biggest Falls: #31 Syracuse (-16), #25 New York (-15), #24 Boston (-10), #17 Jacksonville (-9), #10 Tampa Bay (-9)

Here are the complete rankings, good luck to everyone down the stretch!

					Pitching		Offense		LAST 40
	Team	W	L	PREV	Rank	Chg	Rank	Chg	W	L
1	Honolulu	76	45	3	1	0	3	7	25	15
2	New Britain	77	44	2	2	3	6	-2	24	16
3	Las Vegas	73	48	9	7	4	12	8	29	11
4	Chicago	69	52	17	9	3	7	12	28	12
5	Oklahoma City	72	49	1	4	-2	2	0	20	20
6	Richmond	73	48	4	5	1	11	-5	24	16
7	Pittsburgh	68	53	13	23	8	1	0	26	14
8	Louisville	61	60	18	20	-4	4	11	23	17
9	Helena	64	57	12	18	2	10	8	22	18
10	Buffalo	66	55	6	12	0	8	-5	20	20
11	Detroit	65	56	7	2	1	26	-4	20	20
12	Seattle	61	60	21	6	-2	28	1	25	15
13	Atlanta	60	61	16	8	0	19	4	22	18
14	Tampa Bay	67	54	5	10	0	25	-12	19	21
15	Wichita	63	58	11	15	-1	21	0	20	20
16	Nashville	61	60	22	21	1	22	1	24	16
17	Jacksonville	62	59	8	16	1	14	-3	17	23
18	Oakland	61	60	24	16	4	29	-1	23	17
19	Boise	59	62	25	26	0	5	0	22	18
20	Huntington	56	65	20	10	-2	27	0	18	22
21	Rochester	55	66	28	13	2	30	1	22	18
22	Durham	57	64	30	27	3	18	8	22	18
23	Cleveland	54	67	23	28	0	9	-2	18	22
24	Boston	59	62	14	24	0	17	-5	15	25
25	New York	54	67	10	22	-3	16	-3	12	28
26	Tucson	52	69	19	25	0	13	-5	13	27
27	St. Louis	54	67	31	18	5	31	-1	20	20
28	Charlotte	53	68	27	29	-1	15	1	18	22
29	Burlington	51	70	26	14	-7	32	0	14	26
30	Iowa City	48	73	29	30	-3	24	-7	14	26
31	Syracuse	43	78	15	31	-14	19	-10	5	35
32	New Orleans	42	79	32	32	0	23	2	16	24

Season 21 All-Star Recap

The All-Star break has come and gone for Season 21, and we have all of the coverage right here!

In the American League, Delino Santana of Jacksonville and Sidney Forbes of New York each made their 7th All-Star team to lead the way.  There were 11 first-time All-Stars on the AL squad, with 14 different teams represented.  Boston, Jacksonville and New Britain had the most with five All-Stars each.

In the National League, three Buffalo players are now in double digit All-Star appearances: Jeremy Randall (12th), Jimmie Soto (11th), and David Silva (10th).  Also in the rare air of double digit appearances is Oklahoma City's Matty Posada, making his 11th All-Star team.  Other notables include Honolulu's J.C. Ganzel (9th appearance) and yet another Buffalo player, Albert Valenzuela (7th appearance).  Despite the large veteran presence, there were still 12 first-time All-Stars on the NL Squad, with 12 teams represented overall, with Richmond having the most All-Stars with 5.

Here are the complete rosters!

American League All-Stars
Starters

	Player	Franchise	Appearance
C	Richard Tateyama	New Britain	3rd
1B	Joaquin Gonzales	Jacksonville	1st
2B	Ken Ingram	New Britain	3rd
3B	David Frias	Boston	5th
SS	Delino Santana	Jacksonville	7th
LF	Geraldo Perez	New Britain	6th
CF	Rex Kennedy	Helena	3rd
RF	B.C. Philips	Pittsburgh	2nd
DH	Nick Spence	Helena	2nd

Pitchers

	Player	Franchise	Appearance
P	Shawn Melhuse	Boston	1st
P	Ubaldo Jose	Jacksonville	1st
P	Robinzon Felix	New Orleans	2nd
P	Nicholas Miller	New Britain	3rd
P	Valerio Baez	New Britain	6th
P	Eddie Turner	Charlotte	2nd
P	Nicholas Cox	Boston	1st
P	Herbert Vina	Nashville	3rd
P	Jesus Marichal	Boise	1st
P	Victor Diaz	Detroit	2nd
P	Brooks Michaels	Jacksonville	3rd
P	Roy Duffy	Jacksonville	1st
P	Dennis Piatt	Detroit	1st

Reserves

	Player	Franchise	Appearance
C	Russell Berry	Atlanta	4th
1B	Wendell Myatt	Oakland	1st
2B	Pepper Simon	Boston	3rd
3B	Luis Diaz	Helena	1st
SS	Brett Puckett	Nashville	1st
LF	Farmer Martin	Wichita	1st
CF	Sidney Forbes	New York	7th
RF	Donaldo Borbon	Boston	2nd

AL All-Stars by Team

Boston	5
Jacksonville	5
New Britain	5
Helena	3
Detroit	2
Nashville	2
Atlanta	1
Boise	1
Charlotte	1
New Orleans	1
New York	1
Oakland	1
Pittsburgh	1
Wichita	1

National League All-Stars
Starters

	Player	Franchise	Appearance
C	Jeremy Randall	Buffalo	12th
1B	Julio Park	Durham	1st
2B	Everett Barnes	Richmond	3rd
3B	Abraham O'Neill	Las Vegas	1st
SS	Shaggy Keefe	Las Vegas	5th
LF	Scott Serrano	Richmond	2nd
CF	Rodrigo Toregas	Cleveland	2nd
RF	J.C. Ganzel	Honolulu	9th

Pitchers

	Player	Franchise	Appearance
P	David Silva	Buffalo	10th
P	Everth Almanzar	Tampa Bay	1st
P	Howie Lockwood	Burlington	1st
P	Nathan Ross	Richmond	1st
P	Norberto Morales	Richmond	3rd
P	Nicholas Gil	Las Vegas	2nd
P	Tommy Stoddard	Honolulu	3rd
P	Bryan Cordova	Oklahoma City	2nd
P	Bo Edmonds	Chicago	4th
P	Matty Posada	Oklahoma City	11th
P	Jimmie Soto	Buffalo	11th
P	Ellis Brock	Tampa Bay	4th
P	Leonardo Teixeira	Richmond	1st
P	Hideki Inouoe	Huntington	1st

Reserves

	Player	Franchise	Appearance
C	Harold Murphy	Louisville	1st
1B	Richard Brohawn	Honolulu	2nd
2B	Albert Valenzuela	Buffalo	7th
3B	Dingo Price	Chicago	2nd
SS	Brian James	Honolulu	1st
LF	Gaby Erstad	Huntington	1st
CF	David Meng	Huntington	1st
RF	Jarrod King	Durham	1st

NL All-Stars by Team

Richmond	5
Buffalo	4
Honolulu	4
Huntington	3
Las Vegas	3
Chicago	2
Durham	2
Oklahoma City	2
Tampa Bay	2
Burlington	1
Cleveland	1
Louisville	1

RESULTS
Home Run Derby Champ: Nick Spence, Helena - 30 HR
Futures Game MVP: Dickie Davenport, Boston - 3-6 2 2B 3 R 1 RBI
All-Star Game:
National League 2
American League 4
W - Dennis Piatt
L - Tommy Stoddard
S - Herbert Vina
MVP: Delino Santana 1-1, 1 HR 2 RBI 1 BB 1 R

Season 21 Power Rankings #2

We're half way through Season 21, which means it's time to check in with the power rankings.  And there's a new team on top!  Regaining the top spot for the first time since the Season 17 Preseason rankings is Oklahoma City, who had the best record since the last rankings at 27-13, as they climb up from #4 to the top spot.  1-3 in the last rankings all fall one spot, New Britain, Honolulu and Richmond.  Entering the top 5 at #5 is Tampa Bay, who have seen improvement across the board since the rankings.  Now, for the biggest climbers and biggest falls since the last rankings:

Biggest Climbers:  #10 New York (+11), #6 Buffalo (+6), #9 Las Vegas (+6), #5 Tampa Bay (+5), #13 Pittsburgh (+5), #22 Nashville (+5)

Biggest Falls: #25 Boise (-18), #17 Chicago (-8), #11 Wichita (-5), #18 Louisville (-4), #26 Burlington (-4)

Here are the complete rankings, good luck in the 2nd half!

					Pitching		Offense		LAST 40
	Team	W	L	PREV	Rank	Chg	Rank	Chg	W	L
1	Oklahoma City	52	29	4	2	7	2	-1	27	13
2	New Britain	53	28	1	5	-1	4	-1	23	17
3	Honolulu	51	30	2	1	1	10	1	23	17
4	Richmond	49	32	3	6	-1	6	7	23	17
5	Tampa Bay	48	33	10	10	3	13	5	25	15
6	Buffalo	46	35	12	12	2	3	11	25	15
7	Detroit	45	36	5	3	-2	22	-1	20	20
8	Jacksonville	45	36	8	17	0	11	-5	21	19
9	Las Vegas	44	37	15	11	-5	20	2	22	18
10	New York	42	39	21	19	4	13	2	23	17
11	Wichita	43	38	6	14	4	21	-16	19	21
12	Helena	42	39	11	20	-1	18	-10	20	20
13	Pittsburgh	42	39	18	31	0	1	1	20	20
14	Boston	44	37	17	24	2	12	-3	20	20
15	Syracuse	38	43	13	17	-5	9	1	19	21
16	Atlanta	38	43	20	8	0	23	-3	20	20
17	Chicago	41	40	9	12	4	19	4	18	22
18	Louisville	38	43	14	16	9	15	-4	19	21
19	Tucson	39	42	16	25	-3	8	-1	19	21
20	Huntington	38	43	19	8	2	27	-1	19	21
21	Seattle	36	45	23	4	3	29	0	19	21
22	Nashville	37	44	27	22	-2	23	4	21	19
23	Cleveland	36	45	26	28	-4	7	16	19	21
24	Oakland	38	43	24	20	-9	28	3	20	20
25	Boise	37	44	7	26	-5	5	-1	13	27
26	Burlington	37	44	22	7	-4	32	-3	18	22
27	Charlotte	35	46	25	28	-1	16	-1	18	22
28	Rochester	33	48	29	15	0	31	1	19	21
29	Iowa City	34	47	28	27	3	17	0	18	22
30	Durham	35	46	30	30	-2	26	-1	19	21
31	St. Louis	34	47	31	23	6	30	-3	17	23
32	New Orleans	26	55	32	32	0	25	-6	14	26

Season 21 Power Rankings #1

The regular season is well on its way in Season 21, so it's time to check in with the first edition of the Power Rankings!  There's a change at the top, as New Britain reclaimed the #1 ranking they held all of last season after being bumped from the spot in the Preseason Rankings.  They are off to a blazing start.  At #2, they claimed they were in full rebuild mode, but it looks like that may have changed as Honolulu is up 18 spots to #2.  Preseason #1 Richmond comes in at #3, followed by Oklahoma and Detroit to round out the top 5.

Now let's look at the biggest climbers and biggest falls since the Preseason rankings!

Biggest Climbers: #2 Honolulu (+18), #17 Boston (+15), #11 Helena (+10), #8 Jacksonville (+6), #22 Burlington (+6), #24 Oakland (+6)

Biggest Falls: #12 Buffalo (-9), #31 St. Louis (-9), #9 Chicago (-7), #19 Huntington (-7), #23 Seattle (-7)

Here are the complete rankings!

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

Season 21 Preseason Power Rankings

A new season will begin soon in Kenny Powers, as spring training rolls along, so it's time to kickoff Season 21 blog coverage with the Preseason Power Rankings!  For some, the rankings will establish high expectations to live up to, for others it will provide bulletin board material to prove their ranking wrong (it has happened before, believe it or not!)

At the top of the rankings is your defending champion Richmond.  No, they don't get it automatically for winning last season's World Series, our rating system likes their roster the best.  The next 3 teams are all from the NL, Chicago, Buffalo and Oklahoma City.  It looks like the NL is going to be quite tough this season, if our rating system is on point (highly debatable).  Rounding out the top 5 is New Britain, relinquishing the #1 spot after seven straight times holding the top spot.  If it's any consolation, they're still the top team in the AL.

Good luck to everyone this season, whether it be in living up to your high ranking, our proving you were ranked far too low!  Here are the complete rankings!

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