The silver anniversary season of Cobbfather is out of the gates and it's time for the first power rankings of the season! Atlanta remains #1 as they have been dominant, which was pretty much expected. There is a strong pack of contenders behind them, let's see who has surprised and disappointed so far, here are the complete rankings!
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Team |
W |
L |
PREV |
Comments |
| 1 |
Atlanta |
31 |
11 |
1 |
Extremely dominant after mediocre start, not surprising |
| 2 |
Houston |
28 |
14 |
2 |
Impressive so far, they are performing as expected so far |
| 3 |
Boston |
31 |
11 |
8 |
Great start, but the pitching hasn't exactly been dominant |
| 4 |
Salt Lake City |
24 |
18 |
3 |
Getting it done with great pitching and good enough hitting |
| 5 |
Buffalo |
26 |
16 |
5 |
The defending champs are amongst the best in pitching |
| 6 |
Colorado Springs |
26 |
16 |
6 |
Stepping it up in the AL West with a well-balanced attack |
| 7 |
New York (AL) |
24 |
18 |
14 |
Solid out of the gate, the pitching has been excellent |
| 8 |
Arizona |
23 |
19 |
13 |
Nice numbers across the board, nice start for them |
| 9 |
Texas |
23 |
19 |
16 |
Offense getting it done, pitching ok, but not great so far |
| 10 |
Santa Fe |
24 |
18 |
22 |
Apparently the extreme park suits them quite well |
| 11 |
Seattle |
23 |
19 |
24 |
Finally getting some offense, which is tough in that park |
| 12 |
Pawtucket |
20 |
22 |
4 |
Rough start again, they always seem to bounce back |
| 13 |
Florida |
22 |
20 |
21 |
Improved, but not sure the offense is there to contend |
| 14 |
Durham |
23 |
19 |
26 |
Good start in a very tough division is a postivie sign |
| 15 |
Trenton |
22 |
20 |
27 |
Started hot last season too, pitching is a question mark |
| 16 |
Los Angeles |
21 |
21 |
11 |
Another typical slow starter who always gets back into it |
| 17 |
Charlotte |
21 |
21 |
15 |
Pitching is an issue, but their offense can definitely mash |
| 18 |
Las Vegas |
21 |
21 |
17 |
Amongst the best in pitching, but offense no there so far |
| 19 |
Louisville |
21 |
21 |
29 |
Solid on offense and the pitching is decent so far too |
| 20 |
Cleveland |
20 |
22 |
9 |
They aren't getting much offense, but pitching looks solid |
| 21 |
Jacksonville |
19 |
23 |
10 |
Slow start for them, but they've got some good talent |
| 22 |
Philadelphia |
17 |
25 |
25 |
Making strides with pitching and the offense is good |
| 23 |
San Francisco |
17 |
25 |
32 |
The pitching is getting hit hard, but offense is showing up |
| 24 |
St. Louis |
16 |
26 |
7 |
Offseason FA signings haven't boosted offense yet |
| 25 |
Austin |
18 |
24 |
18 |
Pitching is getting rocked, the offense can't keep up |
| 26 |
Syracuse |
18 |
24 |
28 |
Decent numbers so far, but not a contender quite yet |
| 27 |
Salem |
16 |
26 |
19 |
They haven't done much so far, pitching is really bad |
| 28 |
Tampa Bay |
16 |
26 |
20 |
Worst pitching in the league, but offense is pretty good |
| 29 |
Dover |
16 |
26 |
23 |
Rebuilding, and it looks like they have no bats left |
| 30 |
New York (NL) |
16 |
26 |
30 |
Offense is decent, pitching hasn't been there so far |
| 31 |
Cincinnati |
15 |
27 |
12 |
Pitching has been getting shelled, so rough going here |
| 32 |
Cheyenne |
14 |
28 |
31 |
Not getting anything at all from the offense at this point |