Thursday, September 8, 2016

Season 32 Preseason Power Rankings

The offseason is complete, spring training is in full swing, so it's time to check in with the Preseason Power Rankings!  At #1, it's rankings favorite Texas once again, who by far and away has the best pitching staff on paper.  At #2, it's Atlanta, who had an off year in Season 31, but their offense ranks #1 in our formula, and they have some fantastic starting pitching too.  Defending champ Montgomery checks in at #3, looking to lead the way again in the NL this season.  AL powerhouses Salem and Cheyenne round out the top 5.

It looks to be another competitive season here in Cobbfather, last season 3 different teams held the #1 ranking for the first time since Season 20.  So it looks like other teams are catching up to the usual suspects, who look strong nonetheless.  Good luck to everyone this season, here are the complete rankings!
Starting Relief
Season 31 Pitching Pitching Hitting Fielding
Team  W L Rank Rank Rank Rank
1 Texas 109 53 1 1 6 1
2 Atlanta  89 73 3 28 1 11
3 Montgomery 105 57 16 2 3 4
4 Salem 94 68 2 7 9 4
5 Cheyenne 104 58 7 19 2 4
6 Florida 104 58 4 17 5 16
7 Salt Lake City 92 70 8 4 12 4
8 Vancouver 81 81 13 6 7 19
9 Monterrey 67 95 22 22 4 27
10 New York (NL) 87 75 5 20 21 23
11 Las Vegas 86 76 23 10 10 19
12 Dover 85 77 12 5 18 23
13 Cincinnati 79 83 10 25 13 30
14 Cleveland 92 70 14 15 15 11
15 St. Louis 71 91 15 8 20 4
16 New York (AL) 90 72 19 12 16 19
17 Boston  72 90 28 18 8 23
18 Buffalo  84 78 24 27 11 23
19 Los Angeles 65 97 21 16 18 19
20 Milwaukee 74 88 25 13 17 1
21 San Francisco 68 94 27 11 14 32
22 Fargo 82 80 18 14 24 16
23 Pawtucket 92 70 6 3 29 9
24 Iowa City 70 92 9 32 26 11
25 Charlotte  60 102 20 24 25 29
26 Richmond 81 81 28 29 23 1
27 Charleston 74 88 11 23 30 16
28 Trenton 69 93 17 29 28 28
29 Colorado Springs 69 93 32 9 22 11
30 Portland 54 108 31 31 27 11
31 Houston 61 101 26 26 31 30
32 Detroit 82 80 30 21 32 9