The regular season is in the books for Season 19, and it's time to look at where teams stand in the rankings heading into the playoffs. Yet again, there is a new #1, as one team stood clearly above the rest after a tremendous last quarter of the season. Buffalo is the fifth different #1 team this season, as they dominated the stretch run going 31-10. They move up from #2 to claim the top spot. The league's only other 100 win team, Pittsburgh comes in at #2. Heading into the playoffs, it seems it's still anyone's for the taking, as the top teams have all been bunched up, with five different number 1's. It's going to be an exciting post-season for sure! Here are the final rankings for Season 19.
Team | W | L | PREV | Comments | |
1 | Buffalo | 105 | 57 | 2 | Established as league's top team with great stretch run |
2 | Pittsburgh | 102 | 60 | 5 | Also had a great stretch run, pitching looking good |
3 | Dover | 96 | 66 | 8 | Played great all around the last quarter to get a wild card |
4 | Vancouver | 94 | 68 | 3 | Pitching stepped it up down the stretch |
5 | Little Rock | 92 | 70 | 4 | #3 NL seed, numbers say they are even better |
6 | Boston | 93 | 69 | 14 | Great stretch run thanks to greatly improved pitching |
7 | Durham | 93 | 69 | 12 | Also great stretch run, could be a factor in the AL playoffs |
8 | El Paso | 87 | 75 | 10 | Played well enough to earn the 2nd NL wild card |
9 | Kansas City | 96 | 66 | 6 | Average down the stretch, but earned #1 AL seed |
10 | Tampa Bay | 88 | 74 | 1 | No Haselman in the playoffs? Offense slowed at the end |
11 | Detroit | 85 | 77 | 13 | Solid all year, it's a shame they won't be in the playoffs |
12 | Colorado Springs | 91 | 71 | 7 | Under .500 the last quarter, but #6 seed in the AL |
13 | Burlington | 84 | 78 | 17 | Nice season all around, just missed playoffs |
14 | Los Angeles | 85 | 77 | 16 | If the offense improves next season, look out |
15 | Cleveland | 87 | 75 | 18 | Pitching hurts their ranking, but did win the division |
16 | Minnesota | 86 | 76 | 11 | Good season to build on here |
17 | Boise | 87 | 75 | 9 | They were awful the last 41, but managed to win division |
18 | Austin | 78 | 84 | 19 | Offense never got it together |
19 | St. Louis | 75 | 87 | 24 | Over .500 down the stretch is a good sign |
20 | Omaha | 78 | 84 | 23 | Offense needs some help, but pitching is solid |
21 | Syracuse | 75 | 87 | 15 | Rough stretch run due to lack of offense |
22 | Arizona | 74 | 88 | 21 | Offense is there, but could use some better pitching |
23 | Atlanta | 69 | 93 | 25 | Still in rebuilding mode, should improve soon |
24 | New York (NL) | 74 | 88 | 22 | Average across the board, needs a few tweaks. |
25 | Charlotte | 72 | 90 | 28 | Played decent down the stretch, over .500 |
26 | Seattle | 68 | 94 | 31 | Great finish after an awful first three quarters |
27 | New York (AL) | 73 | 89 | 20 | Pitching got lit up towards the end |
28 | Honolulu | 75 | 87 | 26 | Poor stretch run, the pitching stats weren't good |
29 | Florida | 67 | 95 | 30 | Did finish over .500 the last quarter, a good sign |
30 | Texas | 65 | 97 | 27 | Forgettable last 41 games, looking towards next season |
31 | Washington | 50 | 112 | 32 | Bad down the stretch, needs some help in the field |
32 | Colorado | 48 | 114 | 29 | Major help needed with the pitching staff |