Season 23 Power Rankings # 1

We're about a quarter of the way through Season 23, so it's time to check in with the power rankings!  Dover, the # 1 team for an amazing 14 consecutive rankings, spanning close to 3 seasons, is off to a great start at 27-14.   With a start like that, it would be hard to imagine taking the top spot away from them.  Nonetheless, a team has put up an even better start that warrants being awarded the # 1 ranking.  Atlanta is your new top team, as it can no longer be argued with their impressive start that they don't deserve it.  A still excellent Dover team is # 2.  A very good Tampa Bay squad comes in at number 3, although they are battling in a tough division where everyone is over .500.  In other news, new ownership in Florida has the squad over .500 to start with a team that didn't top 57 wins over the past 4 seasons.  Truly an impressive feat, they jump from 31 to 19. 

Some favorites are off to slow starts.  Houston hasn't lived up to their preseason hype being ranked # 2, but are certainly capable of bouncing back.  Pittsburgh and Los Angeles are off to slow starts as well, but it's a good bet they'll be a factor in the races to make the postseason.  

An interesting first quarter of the season, here are the complete power rankings!

	Team	W	L	PREV	Comments
1	Atlanta	29	12	5	It can no longer be denied that they are the top team
2	Dover	27	14	1	Still a very good team, but pitching is down a notch
3	Tampa Bay	24	17	3	Nice numbers, but division is tougher this season
4	Boston	26	15	7	Offense rolling, pitching not bad even with injuries
5	Little Rock	25	16	13	Looks like they're back, pitching is a slight concern
6	Buffalo	24	17	10	Great pitching, and offense has been good enough
7	Pawtucket	24	17	18	League's top pitching so far, and getting offense too
8	Louisville	24	17	19	Offense is crushing it so far, pitching is a bit shaky
9	Helena	23	18	11	Playing well, with good numbers across the board
10	Salt Lake City	24	17	21	Pitching has carried them, definitely a nice start
11	Pittsburgh	20	21	4	Starting slow again, but always turn it up at the end
12	San Juan	23	18	12	Back in the thick of it, although pitching not great
13	Charlotte	23	18	15	Good start, but pitching is a bit of a concern
14	Rochester	23	18	26	Nice start, proving preseason ranking was too low
15	Los Angeles	20	21	6	Out of the gate slow, but always seem to find a way
16	Houston	18	23	2	This is a surprise, but they should get back in it
17	Ottawa	21	20	17	Excellent pitching so far, but offense is fairly weak
18	Colorado Springs	21	20	20	Why a winning record?  73 should win division again
19	Florida	23	18	31	This start is amazing, considering the team's past
20	Austin	19	22	16	Numbers not terrible, could use a little more offense
21	New York	21	20	24	Pitching not great, but winning games with offense
22	Texas	21	20	27	Numbers almost identical to New York, same story
23	St. Louis	17	24	8	A bit of a surprise, pitching has been rocked so far
24	Trenton	16	25	29	Numbers aren't bad, record may be a bit of bad luck
25	San Francisco	16	25	32	Pitching is still a major problem, but nice offense
26	Las Vegas	14	27	9	Horrid start, but not as bad as the record indicates
27	Seattle	18	23	22	Offense really struggling, pitching has not been bad
28	Syracuse	18	23	25	In a bit of a slump all around, but could pick it up
29	Albuquerque	16	25	23	Pitching has been rocked, but offense is doing ok
30	Salem	13	28	28	Looks like rebuild mode, as they are just not good
31	Durham	12	29	14	A bit shocking, they are majorly struggling all around
32	Philadelphia	13	28	30	Rebuild continues as the majors team struggles