Thursday, November 14, 2013

Season 21 Final Power Rankings

Another regular season is in the books, and it's time for the playoffs, but before they get started, let's take a look at the final power rankings.   #1 Dover was the strongest down the stretch, will their playoff let downs continue or will they bring home the title?  #2 Vancouver has 3 titles in the last 6 seasons, are they ready for another?  Or will a lower ranked team emerge, maybe defending champ #11 Colorado Springs?  A lot of interesting questions going into the playoffs.  The results of the last quarter of the season provided some interesting movement in the rankings as well.  Without further adieu, here is the complete final power rankings for the end of Season 21.  Good luck to the playoff teams!


Team  W L PREV   Comments
1 Dover 114 48 1 Great regular season, can they finally take it this season?
2 Vancouver  96 66 4 3-time champs will be a tough playoff matchup for sure
3 Tampa Bay  93 69 5 Steady down the stretch, yet not spectuacular
4 Buffalo  91 71 11 Offense really brought it down the stretch
5 Los Angeles 95 67 6 Do they have enough offense to win it?  Pitching is great.
6 Pittsburgh  89 73 12 Back to their old form, wouldn't want to see them in playoffs
7 Little Rock 92 70 2 Pretty brutal down the stretch, but capable of bouncing back
8 St. Louis 94 68 3 Slumped down the stretch a bit, but still AL #2 seed
9 Houston 93 69 10 Excellent bounce back season for this team, #3 NL seed
10 Boston  90 72 8 Mediocre towards the end, but managed to win division
11 Colorado Springs 89 73 9 Decent at the end, but a major question mark in the playoffs
12 Honolulu  85 77 20 Great record the last 40, will be tough next season
13 Detroit  86 76 13 In as an AL Wild Card, pretty good season for them 
14 Atlanta  85 77 14 Up and coming team, should have made the playoffs
15 Rochester 85 77 19 Played great the last 40, if pitching improves, look out
16 Salt Lake City 89 73 7 Stumbled down the stretch, missing playoffs, but solid team
17 Kansas City  83 79 21 Pitching shaped up toward the end, great offense to build on
18 Charlotte  80 82 22 Looked great the last 40, bats need to improve to contend
19 Burlington  76 86 25 Over .500 down the stretched, showed overall improvement
20 Syracuse  74 88 26 Looked better the last quarter for sure, made strides
21 Salem 82 80 16 Mediocre down the stretch, but some good base to build on
22 Durham  81 81 15 Fell apart down the stretch, as the pitching came unhinged
23 Florida  75 87 27 Taking strides in the right direction, offense still a concern
24 Boise 75 87 17 Pretty good numbers, good be just a player or two away
25 Minnesota  77 85 18 Disappointing season for them, talent better than record
26 Seattle  69 93 29 Pretty decent down the stretch, a step in the right direction
27 Texas 68 94 24 Offense was down a bit this season in a hitter's park
28 New York  63 99 23 Looks to have been a rebuild season for them
29 Philadelphia 62 100 32 Actually played decent the last 40, which is a good sign
30 Jacksonville 57 105 30 Major rebuild project seems to be going ok through season 1
31 Colorado  45 117 31 Not sure Colorado is the right park for this team. 
32 Austin  59 103 28 Pretty awful down the stretch, not much effort shown