Friday, February 27, 2015

Season 26 Power Rankings #2

We're half way through Season 26 already, so it's time for another edition of the power rankings!  Atlanta holds on to the top spot with the best record and the most dominant pitching staff in Cobbfather.  #2 Texas, the most dominant offensive team in Cobbfather has been gaining ground, and saw a noticeable improvement in pitching since the last rankings.  It will be interesting to see if they can end Atlanta's streak of 12 straight #1's.  The best record in the world since the last rankings belongs to #3 Philadelphia, going 30-11 over the period.  Arizona and Florida round out the top 5.  Here are the complete rankings, good luck in the 2nd half!


Team  W L PREV    Comments
1 Atlanta  56 25 1 Still rolling along, their pitching is the best in the world
2 Texas 52 29 4 Pitching is improving and offense great, pushing for #1
3 Philadelphia 53 28 8 Best record in the world since last rankings, solid team
4 Arizona 49 32 7 Playing very well, as both pitching and hitting look good
5 Florida 46 35 15 Really turned it up since last rankings record wise
6 Colorado Springs 49 32 2 Pitching numbers are down, but offense is tremendous
7 New York (AL) 50 31 5 Really good pitching, but the offense is down a bit 
8 Cleveland 45 36 9 Pitching stumbled a bit, but made up for it with offense
9 Buffalo  45 36 6 Offense was down some, but pitching has improved
10 Boston  40 41 13 Numbers look better than record, offense is very good
11 Charlotte  42 39 11 They are well-balanced, pitching is not quite elite though
12 Los Angeles 44 37 20 Playing great since last rankings, with improved pitching
13 Las Vegas 42 39 10 Their offense is up, but the pitching got hit a little
14 Santa Fe 42 39 12 Pitching was better, but offense fell off significantly
15 St. Louis 41 40 17 Great pitching staff, but still not getting much offense
16 Houston 45 36 3 Their pitching has been lit up since the last rankings
17 Tampa Bay  40 41 18 Pitching is an issue, but nice offensive numbers here
18 Salt Lake City 36 45 21 Bounced back some, but pitching has been an issue
19 Salem 39 42 19 Pitching is not quite there yet to move up, but improving
20 Jacksonville 38 43 22 Numbers have improved overall since the last rankings 
21 Austin  40 41 16 Lack of offense appears to be holding them back some
22 Trenton 36 45 23 Major improvement in pitching and hitting the last 41
23 Dover 37 44 25 Both pitching and offense took a step back the last 41
24 Seattle  33 48 27 Offense improved a lot, but pitching took a downturn
25 Cincinnati 34 47 28 Pitching is a huge issue, but offense has been good
26 Pawtucket 34 47 14 Bats are getting it done, but the pitching hasn't been 
27 San Francisco 34 47 26 Pitching numbers are a lot better, but need offense
28 Syracuse  31 50 29 Very nice offense, pitching is better, but not there yet
29 El Paso 34 47 24 Offense has been in a slump since the last rankings
30 New York (NL) 32 49 31 Numbers are up, but hasn't translated to wins yet
31 Durham  28 53 32 Surprisingly low offense for a team playing in Durham
32 Cheyenne 29 52 30 Seem to be rebuilding and haven't turned the corner yet

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Season 26 Power Rankings #1

Season 26 is well under way now and it's time to check in with the power rankings.  Atlanta holds on to the top spot with the league's best pitching staff.  Colorado Springs holds steady at #2, off to a great start.  Houston comes in at #3, and a very impressive offensive squad, Texas is at #4.  The top 4 are in a dead heat at this point, so it will be interesting to see if Atlanta pulls away again, or if someone else can dethrone them from the top spot.   Here are the complete rankings!


Team  W L PREV    Comments
1 Atlanta  28 12 1 Top pitching staff and great hitting keeps them on top
2 Colorado Springs 27 13 2 Living up to preseason hype with solid numbers overall
3 Houston 28 12 4 Offense is starting slow, but hasn't affected the win total
4 Texas 27 13 6 Out of this world offense so far, pitching is good enough
5 New York (AL) 26 14 17 Fantastic start with great pitching and solid offense
6 Buffalo  24 16 11 Solid numbers overall, they are amongst the NL's best
7 Arizona 24 16 14 Impressive offense to go with solid pitching thus far
8 Philadelphia 23 17 15 Pitching has been excellent, offense middle of the road
9 Cleveland 23 17 16 #2 pitching staff and good offense has them moving up 
10 Las Vegas 22 18 3 Not getting a lot of offense, but pitching has been great
11 Charlotte  21 19 23 The offense is really firing early on, and pitching not bad
12 Santa Fe 22 18 28 Disproving preseason ranking, the offense is still there
13 Boston  18 22 7 Tough schedule, and pitching seems to have regressed
14 Pawtucket 19 21 8 Typical slow start for them, pitching not doing well yet
15 Florida 19 21 9 Numbers are solid so far, so they can certainly move up
16 Austin  22 18 22 Winning record is nice, but offense is a bit of a concern
17 St. Louis 21 19 26 Fantastic pitching so far, but the bats are a bit cold
18 Tampa Bay  21 19 29 Nice offensive numbers, but pitching hasn't been great
19 Salem 19 21 21 They are getting production on offense, but not pitching
20 Los Angeles 16 24 10 Pitching hasn't come through for them up to this point
21 Salt Lake City 15 25 5 The defending champs have stumbled out of the gate
22 Jacksonville 19 21 12 Decent numbers so far that reflect their record well
23 Trenton 18 22 13 Bats not doing much, and pitching is about average
24 El Paso 18 22 24 Pitching has been rocked, but offense is not bad
25 Dover 18 22 25 They're middle of the road numbers wise to this point
26 San Francisco 17 23 19 Pitching has been hit hard, and offense slow so far
27 Seattle  15 25 18 Pitching not where it needs to be in their park right now
28 Cincinnati 15 25 27 Pitching is off to slow start, but offense has been ok
29 Syracuse  14 26 30 Very nice offense, but pitching has been destroyed
30 Cheyenne 14 26 31 They're not over the hump yet based on the numbers
31 New York (NL) 16 24 32 Looks like they are still rebuilding at this point in time
32 Durham  11 29 20 AWOL owner, let's hope for a jwinkler sighting soon