Friday, March 4, 2016

Season 30 Preseason Power Rankings

Spring Training is in full swing, so it's a good time to check in with the Preseason Power Rankings for Season 30!  Coming in at the top spot, Texas looks to be ready for another great season, coming in tops in pitching and 2nd in hitting and fielding.  They added Season 29 NL MVP Willie Cerda this offseason, which helped propel them to the top spot.   #2 is the defending champions Atlanta, who will face their first season in a while without star SP Thomas Hutchinson who left for Pawtucket in free agency.  Make no mistake, they will still be good, as their staff is still solid, and they rank as the #1 offense.  Coming in at #3 is Salem, who looks ready to push Texas and Atlanta in the AL this season.  #4 is the NL's top team, the winner of 3 of the last 4 NL pennants, Florida.  Rounding out the top 5 is Cheyenne, who will make their mark in the AL race this season for sure. 

It should be a very interesting season, we definitely look forward to the regular season kicking off.   In the meantime, here are the complete preseason power rankings!

Starting Relief
Season 29 Pitching  Pitching  Hitting Fielding 
Team W L Rank Rank Rank Rank
1 Texas 99 63 1 1 2 2
2 Atlanta  106 56 4 6 1 14
3 Salem 101 61 3 12 6 11
4 Florida 97 65 5 9 5 8
5 Cheyenne 98 64 2 30 4 26
6 Montgomery 87 75 23 4 3 3
7 Chicago 76 86 7 5 9 14
8 Salt Lake City 81 81 11 3 13 5
9 St. Louis 91 71 16 7 7 14
10 New York (AL) 85 77 14 2 19 3
11 Cleveland 93 69 10 17 18 5
12 Vancouver 73 89 19 8 10 22
13 Louisville 80 82 13 27 11 11
14 Las Vegas 98 64 12 19 17 14
15 Monterrey 72 90 17 16 11 22
16 Hartford 64 98 8 28 14 31
17 Pawtucket 85 77 6 11 27 5
18 San Francisco 75 87 15 10 23 30
19 Boston  81 81 24 14 16 26
20 New York (NL) 67 95 22 23 14 22
21 Dover 83 79 21 21 20 8
22 Seattle  83 79 28 29 8 22
23 Colorado Springs 85 77 25 24 21 1
24 Buffalo  85 77 20 13 26 14
25 Charlotte  58 104 9 26 28 20
26 Milwaukee 69 93 26 20 25 29
27 Los Angeles 85 77 32 15 22 20
28 Trenton 74 88 31 18 24 13
29 Houston 60 102 18 31 29 32
30 Charleston 66 96 27 22 31 14
31 Iowa City 62 100 30 32 30 8
32 Detroit 73 89 29 25 32 26