It's hard to believe that the season is 3/4 of the way done, and that means another edition of the power rankings. Once again there is movement at the top, as 3 teams managed to leapfrog the entire top 7 to finish as the top 3. Interestingly enough, #1-7 from the last rankings placed #4-10 in this edition, in a slightly different order. The top 6 were extremely close in this edition, and it's hard to say that anyone of them stands out over the rest, but a top team must be named, and there is a yet another new #1 team. Struggling mightily in the 2nd quarter, falling under .500, things looked down for Tampa Bay, but you're never out of it when you have James Haselman and a great supporting cast. With the best record in the world over the last 40, and ranking amongst the top of the league in most major categories, Tampa Bay has jumped from #18 all the way up to #1. Also making impressive jumps were the league's top team in pitching, Buffalo, going from #10 to #2, and preseason #1 Vancouver is back in the game coming in at #3 up from #12. Here are the complete power ranking through three quarters of the season!
Team | W | L | PREV | Comments | |
1 | Tampa Bay | 68 | 53 | 18 | On fire over the last 40, major improvement all-around |
2 | Buffalo | 74 | 47 | 10 | #1 in pitching, and offense has been playing better |
3 | Vancouver | 71 | 50 | 12 | Substantially better pitching over the last 40 |
4 | Little Rock | 69 | 52 | 3 | Numbers still look great, but pitching has fallen off a bit |
5 | Pittsburgh | 73 | 48 | 1 | Still playing well, but numbers down a bit the last 40 |
6 | Kansas City | 75 | 46 | 2 | Slight decline in offense, but still great overall |
7 | Colorado Springs | 71 | 50 | 4 | Mediocre 3rd quarter, but a solid club |
8 | Dover | 71 | 50 | 6 | Offense is rolling, pitching is just ok. |
9 | Boise | 71 | 50 | 5 | Pitching took a bit of a hit the last 40, but still solid |
10 | El Paso | 64 | 57 | 7 | Mediocre record the last 40 bumps them down a few |
11 | Minnesota | 66 | 55 | 13 | Played well in the 3rd quarter, offense was better |
12 | Durham | 69 | 52 | 16 | Nice record the last 40, and pitching was a bit better |
13 | Detroit | 62 | 59 | 14 | Good numbers across the board, but not elite. |
14 | Boston | 66 | 55 | 8 | Offense has been killing it, pitching has been killing them |
15 | Syracuse | 59 | 62 | 22 | Saw a nice improvement in pitching the last 40 |
16 | Los Angeles | 62 | 59 | 20 | Elite pitching staff, but can't get anything going on offense |
17 | Burlington | 61 | 60 | 9 | Offense dropped off significantly over the last 40 |
18 | Cleveland | 65 | 56 | 11 | Pitching is rough, and under .500 the last 40 |
19 | Austin | 59 | 62 | 15 | Not getting much production on offense. |
20 | New York (AL) | 57 | 64 | 21 | Numbers have been pretty steady here |
21 | Arizona | 58 | 63 | 19 | Pitching improved some, which is a good sign |
22 | New York (NL) | 56 | 65 | 29 | Over .500 the last 40, pitching majorly improved |
23 | Omaha | 58 | 63 | 17 | Rough 3rd quarter, offense is really struggling |
24 | St. Louis | 54 | 67 | 24 | Held steady at 24, even though numbers were down |
25 | Atlanta | 50 | 71 | 25 | Not much change here from last quarter |
26 | Honolulu | 59 | 62 | 26 | Offense seems to be a bit of a question mark here |
27 | Texas | 51 | 70 | 23 | Numbers are down a bit the last quarter |
28 | Charlotte | 51 | 70 | 27 | Pitching was roughed up during the 3rd quarter |
29 | Colorado | 37 | 84 | 31 | Pitching is a major problem here. |
30 | Florida | 46 | 75 | 32 | Offense is not doing anything at all |
31 | Seattle | 46 | 75 | 28 | Would expect better pitching in their park |
32 | Washington | 37 | 84 | 30 | Pitching has been shaky, and last in fielding isn't helping |