Thursday, April 13, 2017

Season 34 Preseason Power Rankings

They're a little late this season, but without further adieu, it's time to unveil the Preseason Power Rankings! These rankings are based on opening day rosters, which were copied and analyzed later. At the top, with an impressive combination of pitching and offense is Cheyenne who won 106 games last season. Defending champ Houston checks in at #2.  Their collection of pitching and defense is second to none, but their hitting is a slight concern.  Pitching seems key in the postseason, so they could definitely go back-to-back and it wouldn't be a surprise.  Montgomery and their #1 rated offense checks in at #3, followed by Monterrey and Salem rounding out the top 5.

Here are the complete rankings, good luck!

Starting Relief 
Season 33 Pitching Pitching Hitting Fielding
Team  W L Rank Rank Rank Rank
1 Cheyenne 106 56 2 29 3 12
2 Houston 105 57 1 1 17 1
3 Montgomery 99 63 9 6 1 6
4 Monterrey 86 76 6 7 2 26
5 Salem 111 51 4 21 5 12
6 Cincinnati 67 95 3 10 9 18
7 Florida 110 52 12 3 4 12
8 Nashville 69 93 7 5 7 29
9 Little Rock 91 71 5 26 10 19
10 Cleveland 91 71 13 29 6 5
11 Chicago 89 73 10 27 14 19
12 Jackson 89 73 8 11 22 6
13 Pawtucket 94 68 14 4 15 24
14 Kansas City 81 81 15 12 21 3
15 Los Angeles 71 91 24 20 13 12
16 Dover 68 94 17 2 19 26
17 Minnesota 84 78 16 16 24 6
18 Boston  75 87 11 23 25 19
19 Buffalo  97 65 29 15 12 6
20 Milwaukee 70 92 26 14 20 12
21 Sacramento 74 88 21 22 15 32
22 Colorado 68 94 30 9 11 29
23 Atlanta  69 93 27 25 17 31
24 Colorado Springs 64 98 32 18 8 19
25 St. Louis 77 85 23 8 27 6
26 Charlotte  77 85 19 17 29 12
27 Richmond 74 88 20 31 26 19
28 Fargo 71 91 22 12 31 2
29 New York 59 103 31 19 23 6
30 Portland 61 101 25 28 28 26
31 Boise 75 87 18 32 30 4
32 Detroit 70 92 28 24 32 24