Season 24 is about to get under way, so it's time to check in with the preseason power rankings! We had some excellent preseason insights from topoftheworl as well, that were quality additions to the blog. Let's see how they compare! At the top of the preseason rankings, we have the 3-time defending champion Dover. The roster is a year older, but the same was said last season, and they came through. Gotta show respect for the champs. Coming in at #2 is Atlanta, probably the most talented team in Cobbfather on paper. Another impressive season seems extremely likely. #3 is Pawtucket, who emerged last season as a top AL team. With the top offensive threat in the world and some quality Free Agent signings, it's not hard to see why. #4 is Houston, who struck it big in Free Agency once again and looks to be loaded. An upcoming San Juan team rounds out the top 5, as rawdk looks to have his team ready to contend again. Here are the complete rankings, good luck to all in your openers!
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Season 23 |
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Team |
W |
L |
Comments |
| 1 |
Dover |
107 |
55 |
Getting older, but can 3peat champs be anywhere else? |
| 2 |
Atlanta |
108 |
54 |
Extremely talented roster that could easily win it all |
| 3 |
Pawtucket |
92 |
70 |
Coming off a great season, and active in Free Agency |
| 4 |
Houston |
87 |
75 |
Loaded up in FA once again, so should be solid |
| 5 |
San Juan |
90 |
72 |
They've got a lot of youth, so should improve again |
| 6 |
Charlotte |
98 |
64 |
Great last season, but the AL is looking very tough |
| 7 |
Boston |
96 |
66 |
Aging roster and lost Almanzar, but still pretty good |
| 8 |
Arizona |
88 |
74 |
Looked good last season, and should be in it again |
| 9 |
Tampa Bay |
89 |
73 |
Haselman is getting older, but still a very good team here |
| 10 |
Los Angeles |
88 |
74 |
Always in the mix with tremendous pitching staff |
| 11 |
Florida |
86 |
76 |
Should build on last season, Leiter was a nice add |
| 12 |
Pittsburgh |
86 |
76 |
Consisitently solid and looking to get back in the fold |
| 13 |
Louisville |
87 |
75 |
Nice offense, if the pitching improves, will be strong |
| 14 |
Buffalo |
85 |
77 |
Loss of Hernandez hurts, but have very good pitching |
| 15 |
Salt Lake City |
81 |
81 |
Looking to break out of the pack this season |
| 16 |
Cincinnati |
78 |
84 |
Added a couple of pieces, so they could improve |
| 17 |
St. Louis |
81 |
81 |
Very strong pitching is a plus, we'll see about the offense |
| 18 |
Las Vegas |
71 |
91 |
Ontiveros was a nice add, so improvement is possible |
| 19 |
Colorado Springs |
74 |
88 |
Management is confident in improvement this season |
| 20 |
Durham |
69 |
93 |
It's a tough division, but they did improve their pitching |
| 21 |
Austin |
82 |
80 |
A lot of roster movement, so we'll see how it works out |
| 22 |
Ottawa |
83 |
79 |
Lost some pieces, but they still a solid pitching staff |
| 23 |
Trenton |
77 |
85 |
Middle of the pack last season, so we'll see about them |
| 24 |
Jacksonville |
74 |
88 |
New ownership is still getting acquainted with the team |
| 25 |
New York |
78 |
84 |
Pitching was an issue last season, we'll see if it improves |
| 26 |
Syracuse |
77 |
85 |
Pretty average across the board, can they take next step? |
| 27 |
Texas |
80 |
82 |
With star slugger Riley, so could improve this season |
| 28 |
San Francisco |
64 |
98 |
Almanzar provides needed pitching help, good offense too |
| 29 |
Seattle |
69 |
93 |
Took steps forward, can they continue upward trend? |
| 30 |
Albuquerque |
58 |
104 |
Second year owner is still making team their own |
| 31 |
Philadelphia |
55 |
107 |
A lot of youth, can they take a step forward this season? |
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Salem |
55 |
107 |
Not sure about this team, but we think they'll be better |