Friday, January 24, 2014

Season 22 Power Rankings # 2

We're exactly half way through season 22, so it's time to check in with another edition of the Power Rankings.  The top team hasn't changed, with Dover earning the top spot for the 11th straight edition of the Power Rankings.  Tampa Bay has been pushing hard to take over that top spot though, tying Dover for the best record since the last rankings and putting up very similar numbers.  Boston, Pittsburgh and Houston round out the top 5.   Here are the rest of the rankings, it should be a very interesting second half of the season!


Team  W L PREV    Comments
1 Dover 56 25 1 11 straight #1s and still rolling
2 Tampa Bay  54 27 5 Tremendous play since last rankings
3 Boston  55 26 4 Top offense, and pitching has been good
4 Pittsburgh  51 30 2 Numbers fell off a bit, but still playing well
5 Houston 49 32 9 Major improvement in pitching as of late
6 Buffalo  47 34 10 Great since last rankings thanks to pitching
7 Atlanta  47 34 3 If offense gets rolling, look out 
8 Little Rock 45 36 6 Hanging in there with solid offense
9 Durham  49 32 15 Hanging tough in a very good division
10 St. Louis 43 38 18 Solid across the board and playing well lately
11 Los Angeles 43 38 8 Getting it done, but division is very tough
12 Austin  43 38 20 Tremendous improvement across the board
13 Burlington  40 41 23 Looking good lately in a very tough division
14 Salt Lake City 40 41 11 Fell off a bit, but still looks like a solid team
15 Charlotte  42 39 19 Pretty steady, with pitching up, but bats down
16 Las Vegas 41 40 13 Solid all around and potential to be better 
17 Helena 40 41 12 Offense fell off , but still in the division race
18 Vancouver  38 43 16 Leading their division, for what it's worth
19 Louisville 37 44 22 Very good offense, but pitching has struggled
20 San Juan 40 41 24 Showed improvement since last rankings
21 Texas 38 43 26 Pitching has stepped it up as of late
22 Syracuse  40 41 27 Playing better as of late, which is a good sign
23 Detroit  34 47 25 Improving, but pitching has been an issue
24 Salem 35 46 7 It's been a total disaster since the last rankings
25 Ottawa 37 44 14 Major drop off in offense as of late
26 Colorado Springs 36 45 17 They've gone into full rebuild mode, it seems
27 New York  37 44 21 Drop off overall since the last rankings
28 Seattle  27 54 30 Need more offense, but did improve some
29 Rochester 33 48 28 In rebuild mode, and Lamb isn't his usual self
30 Philadelphia 25 56 32 Showed some improvement since last rankings
31 San Francisco 25 56 31 Pitching has been much better as of late
32 Jacksonville 29 52 29 Pitching fell off, but bats have been better