Season 20 is well under way, and it's time for the first edition of the power rankings! So far, it seems like this is a repeat of Season 19 in many ways. Vancouver is the preseason #1, and then struggles out of the gate and takes a tumble, to be replaced at the top by Little Rock, your #1 team, just like last season! It's almost eerie, but Little Rock's combination of solid pitching and the league's top offense puts them atop the rankings. However, there are a lot of teams nipping at the heels, and it will be interesting to see if it continues to play out like last season, or if a new path will be set. Here are the complete rankings:
|
Team |
W |
L |
PREV |
Comments |
| 1 |
Little Rock |
34 |
19 |
4 |
Also made #1 in the 1st rankings last season, solid squad |
| 2 |
Dover |
33 |
20 |
5 |
Pitching has been much better this season |
| 3 |
Minnesota |
37 |
16 |
11 |
Great squad, but offense is not quite amongst elite |
| 4 |
Colorado Springs |
35 |
18 |
7 |
The bats have been getting it done so far |
| 5 |
Buffalo |
31 |
22 |
2 |
This team is incredibly solid across the board. |
| 6 |
Pittsburgh |
36 |
17 |
3 |
Getting it done with the league's top pitching staff. |
| 7 |
Boston |
31 |
22 |
9 |
Offense has been firing, pitching is just average |
| 8 |
Tampa Bay |
31 |
22 |
6 |
Haselman led staff is only middle of the pack |
| 9 |
Detroit |
28 |
25 |
12 |
Excellent pitching, and the offense is good enough. |
| 10 |
Charlotte |
29 |
24 |
27 |
Huge jump here, doing well with both pitching and offense |
| 11 |
Durham |
28 |
25 |
10 |
They are hanging in there, good but not great overall so far |
| 12 |
Kansas City |
29 |
24 |
8 |
Pitching has been roughed up so far, offense is solid |
| 13 |
Vancouver |
27 |
26 |
1 |
Typical opening season slump, they'll bounce back. |
| 14 |
Omaha |
28 |
25 |
21 |
Numbers about what you'd guess for Omaha |
| 15 |
St. Louis |
25 |
28 |
22 |
Pretty much average across the board right now |
| 16 |
Atlanta |
25 |
28 |
16 |
Showing signs of improvement, and will only get better |
| 17 |
New York |
26 |
27 |
25 |
Doing fairly well, pitching has been good |
| 18 |
Austin |
26 |
27 |
20 |
Pitching is one of the tops in the league, but little offense |
| 19 |
Cleveland |
27 |
26 |
17 |
Holding their own, but nothing spectacular about their play |
| 20 |
Syracuse |
27 |
26 |
19 |
Numbers are pretty much middle of the road |
| 21 |
Texas |
27 |
26 |
30 |
Improved pitching, but offense isn't there even in their park |
| 22 |
El Paso |
20 |
33 |
13 |
Numbers say their record should be better, bad luck so far |
| 23 |
Burlington |
24 |
29 |
15 |
Pitching has not been good, which is why they've struggled |
| 24 |
Los Angeles |
19 |
34 |
14 |
Elite pitching, with no offense, but they should improve |
| 25 |
Helena |
20 |
33 |
23 |
Pitching has been a major weakness this season |
| 26 |
Boise |
23 |
30 |
18 |
Surprised to see them struggling this much so far |
| 27 |
Colorado |
19 |
34 |
31 |
They're pitching staff has been killed, but good offense |
| 28 |
Honolulu |
25 |
28 |
26 |
Pitching has struggled so far, and offense has been sparse |
| 29 |
Seattle |
21 |
32 |
29 |
Pitching has been bad, especially given their home park |
| 30 |
Florida |
20 |
33 |
28 |
Still struggling, thought they might turn a corner this season |
| 31 |
Philadelphia |
20 |
33 |
24 |
Offense has been struggling, pitching has been mediocre |
| 32 |
Washington |
17 |
36 |
32 |
Atrocious pitching so far, and offense hasn't done much |