We're about a quarter of the way through Season 22, and it's quite a battle out there. The entire NL West is over .500, proving to be the most competitive division this season. Last season, Dover was a clear cut #1 the entire season, this season a number of teams have made it a tough call early on to name the top team, but in the end a decision had to be made. By the slimmest of margins, your #1 team in the first rankings is Dover. Dover hangs on to the top spot with outstanding pitching and a great offense. Pittsburgh comes in at #2, basically the tiebreaker was Pittsburgh went 3-4 vs. #1 Dover in their 7 games this season. Self proclaimed Season 22 champion Atlanta bolts up the rankings to #3, while offensive juggernaut Boston comes in at #4, with ever steady Tampa rounding out the top 5. It's been a tremendous battle out of the gate, here's hoping the great competition continues! Here are your complete first power rankings!
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Team |
W |
L |
PREV |
Comments |
| 1 |
Dover |
26 |
14 |
1 |
Great so far, but a lot of teams knocking at their door |
| 2 |
Pittsburgh |
27 |
13 |
7 |
Very close #2, 3-4 vs. Dover is the tiebreaker, great start |
| 3 |
Atlanta |
27 |
13 |
12 |
Owner predicted WS title, and is living up to the hype |
| 4 |
Boston |
27 |
13 |
10 |
Offense is crushing it, pitching ok but not great |
| 5 |
Tampa Bay |
24 |
16 |
3 |
Solid as expected, great pitching and good offense |
| 6 |
Little Rock |
23 |
17 |
11 |
Pitching has been rough so far, but still winning games |
| 7 |
Salem |
24 |
16 |
16 |
Leading AL West that has produced last 4 WS reps |
| 8 |
Los Angeles |
21 |
19 |
4 |
Incredibly tough division so far, but hanging in there |
| 9 |
Houston |
24 |
16 |
9 |
Numbers not great so far, but winning percentage is |
| 10 |
Buffalo |
21 |
19 |
6 |
Mediocre start, but numbers still look pretty good |
| 11 |
Salt Lake City |
22 |
18 |
17 |
Numbers are great, but no losing teams in the division |
| 12 |
Helena |
23 |
17 |
20 |
Offense is clicking, but the pitching has been roughed up |
| 13 |
Las Vegas |
23 |
17 |
21 |
Pretty solid across the board in all over .500 NL West |
| 14 |
Ottawa |
23 |
17 |
22 |
Nice start here, the offense is sure rolling so far |
| 15 |
Durham |
25 |
15 |
23 |
Putting up Durham numbers and winning games so far |
| 16 |
Vancouver |
18 |
22 |
2 |
Rough start, but they are known to bounce back |
| 17 |
Colorado Springs |
19 |
21 |
5 |
Seem to be looking to the future a bit with a few trades |
| 18 |
St. Louis |
20 |
20 |
8 |
Solid numbers show room for improvement in record |
| 19 |
Charlotte |
21 |
19 |
15 |
Doing good so far, but tough competition this season |
| 20 |
Austin |
20 |
20 |
25 |
Hanging in there, we'll see if the bats can pick it up some |
| 21 |
New York |
21 |
19 |
30 |
Leading division, but there are a lot of good teams |
| 22 |
Louisville |
17 |
23 |
14 |
Numbers aren't bad, record could improve a bit |
| 23 |
Burlington |
17 |
23 |
19 |
Stats are up this season, but division is really tough |
| 24 |
San Juan |
19 |
21 |
24 |
Pitching has taken a hit so far, but record is not bad |
| 25 |
Detroit |
15 |
25 |
18 |
Pitching has been down a bit, but getting good offense |
| 26 |
Texas |
16 |
24 |
27 |
Didn't play great the first quarter, but could bounce back |
| 27 |
Syracuse |
18 |
22 |
28 |
Pitching hasn't gotten the job done so far this season |
| 28 |
Rochester |
15 |
25 |
13 |
Numbers haven't been great, but could improve |
| 29 |
Jacksonville |
13 |
27 |
32 |
Pitching isn't bad, but offense is practically
non-existent |
| 30 |
Seattle |
10 |
30 |
29 |
Rough start, they're better than a .250 winning % team |
| 31 |
San Francisco |
11 |
29 |
26 |
Guess the move from Colorado didn't help all that much |
| 32 |
Philadelphia |
10 |
30 |
31 |
The bats aren't good enough right now to contend. |