Monday, July 28, 2014

Season 24 Power Rankings #1

A little late with these, my apologies!  Here's the power rankings for Season 24 through game 40.


Team  W L PREV    Comments
1 Atlanta  30 10 2 Taking back the top spot with elite play across the board
2 Cincinnati 28 12 16 New owner has the team playing their best for sure
3 Houston 24 16 4 Living up to the hype this season, offense is great
4 Dover 23 17 1 Putting up good numbers still, so can't count them out
5 Arizona 24 16 8 Offense is firing and the pitching is holding its own
6 San Juan 23 17 5 Pitching mediocre so far, but offense getting it done
7 Boston  25 15 7 Steady combination of good pitching and hitting so far
8 Charlotte  23 17 6 Playing well so far, looks like another strong season
9 Florida 23 17 11 Getting it done so far, yet numbers not quite elite yet
10 Buffalo  23 17 14 Pitching is really good, but offense a slight question mark
11 Salt Lake City 24 16 15 League's top pitching so far has them moving up quickly
12 Ottawa 24 16 22 Big jump, thanks to well balanced pitching and hitting
13 Trenton 22 18 23 Offense has been solid, pitching is just ok
14 Pittsburgh  21 19 12 Surprisingly high ERA for them, but still in contention
15 Pawtucket 18 22 3 Pitching has been roughed up early on, but they're good
16 Louisville 19 21 13 Getting a ton of offense, but giving up a lot of runs too
17 St. Louis 19 21 17 Numbers show they could make a move up later on
18 Austin  21 19 21 Better than expected start for them is a good sign
19 Texas 21 19 27 Pitching has been the key to their over .500 start
20 Colorado Springs 17 23 19 A little slump at the end, but numbers are pretty good
21 New York  20 20 25 Offense is a bit of a concern, but .500 record is good sign
22 Syracuse  20 20 26 Pitching hasn't been great, but they are decent overall
23 Durham  19 21 20 Offense is going to have to step it up to get back in it
24 Jacksonville 17 23 24 Pitching has been respectable, but not much offense yet
25 Tampa Bay  15 25 9 Rough start, but certainly capable of improving 
26 Los Angeles 15 25 10 Pitching hasn't gotten fully into gear yet, it looks like
27 Albuquerque 15 25 30 Rebuild is coming allong, the offense is pretty good
28 Salem 17 23 32 Pitching still isn't at the level to move them forward
29 Las Vegas 15 25 18 Haven't gotten much offense yet this season
30 Seattle  15 25 29 Not getting the pitching numbers you'd expect for Seattle
31 Philadelphia 10 30 31 It just hasn't come together for them quite yet
32 San Francisco 10 30 28 Pitching is surprisingly bad, and very little offense