A new season is upon us, and we took a shot at ranking the team preseason. Looks like it will be another great year in Cobbfather, good luck to all teams in the regular season. Now, here's the preseason power rankings!
| Season 18 | ||||
| Team | W | L | Comments | |
| 1 | Vancouver | 115 | 47 | Look primed and ready for another title run |
| 2 | Tampa Bay | 106 | 56 | Not all about Haselman, offense is good too |
| 3 | Colorado Springs | 104 | 58 | 2 time CY winner Mieses joins a great staff |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 103 | 59 | Has reigning MVP and CY winners amongst others |
| 5 | Kansas City | 95 | 67 | This excellent roster now has an active owner! |
| 6 | El Paso | 95 | 67 | Last year's NL champs should be good again. |
| 7 | Little Rock | 99 | 63 | Well balanced team with a lot of power |
| 8 | St. Louis | 78 | 84 | Offense is great, just need pitching to step up |
| 9 | Los Angeles | 88 | 74 | Great pitching, but do they have enough on offense? |
| 10 | Dover | 77 | 85 | Improved alot through top FA Kondou and via trades |
| 11 | Durham | 79 | 83 | Spent $196 mil on 2 top SP's this offseason. |
| 12 | Syracuse | 86 | 76 | Nice power on offense, will pitching improve? |
| 13 | New York (NL) | 83 | 79 | Adding Moreno is a boost to the offense. |
| 14 | Austin | 92 | 70 | Norman LaPorta should put them in contention again |
| 15 | Boston | 77 | 85 | Signed top SP FA Almanzar, is it enough to contend? |
| 16 | Detroit | 84 | 78 | Losing Almanzar hurts, but still good pieces here |
| 17 | Omaha | 89 | 73 | Needs offense to improve, great pitching |
| 18 | Buffalo | 88 | 74 | Nice pitching, but offense is a question mark. |
| 19 | New York (AL) | 84 | 78 | Pitching is pretty solid, will the offense produce? |
| 20 | Arizona | 85 | 77 | Has a few stars, is the supporting cast good enough? |
| 21 | Cleveland | 83 | 79 | Has some great talent on offense, will pitching hold up? |
| 22 | Atlanta | 70 | 92 | Has some good minors talent, will they get the call? |
| 23 | Boise | 75 | 87 | Offense has good power, can they take the next step? |
| 24 | Burlington | 56 | 106 | Picked up some nice free agents, should be improved |
| 25 | Minnesota | 73 | 89 | Pitching is decent, offense could use a little help |
| 26 | Washington | 71 | 91 | Team is coming along, but need a few more pieces |
| 27 | Colorado | 80 | 82 | Got hit hard with departing free agents |
| 28 | Texas | 62 | 100 | Coming along, but still rebuilding |
| 29 | Seattle | 57 | 105 | Still looks to be a few players away. |
| 30 | Charlotte | 50 | 112 | Not as bad as their record last year, should improve |
| 31 | Honolulu | 52 | 110 | Rebuild still ongoing |
| 32 | Florida | 56 | 106 | Will their prospects hit the bigs anytime soon? |