The regular season is over for Cobbfather Season 23, but before we put it in the books, it's time for the final power rankings of the season. It was interesting season for sure, the AL South was extraordinarily good, while the AL West was equally as bad, and 2 teams posted dominant win totals. In the end it was Atlanta finishing #1 with an impressive 108 wins, and Dover coming in at #2, who can't be counted out to complete the three-peat. A surging Charlotte team finished #3, and Pawtucket comes in at #4, who posted great numbers and had a nice stretch run. Upstart San Juan rounds out the top 5. It will be an interesting postseason for sure, will the 2 dominant regular season teams meet in a World Season rematch? It won't be an easy road for either. Good luck to the playoff teams and here are the complete final rankings!
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Team |
W |
L |
PREV |
Comments |
| 1 |
Atlanta |
108 |
54 |
1 |
Strong finish to cap a very impressive season |
| 2 |
Dover |
107 |
55 |
2 |
Look primed to make a run at the three-peat |
| 3 |
Charlotte |
98 |
64 |
7 |
Excellent season, a very well-balanced team |
| 4 |
Pawtucket |
92 |
70 |
12 |
Great finish and probably ever better then their record |
| 5 |
San Juan |
90 |
72 |
5 |
They're in as a wildcard, offense has stepped it up |
| 6 |
Boston |
96 |
66 |
3 |
Bad finish, not that they had much to play for |
| 7 |
Tampa Bay |
89 |
73 |
10 |
Solid record in world's best division, yet no playoffs |
| 8 |
Helena |
88 |
74 |
14 |
A very respectable season in winning their division |
| 9 |
Buffalo |
85 |
77 |
15 |
Nice finish, but just missed the playoffs |
| 10 |
Houston |
87 |
75 |
9 |
Not great down the stretch, but won the division |
| 11 |
Florida |
86 |
76 |
11 |
Playoffs after 4 seasons with wins in the 50's, impressive |
| 12 |
Pittsburgh |
86 |
76 |
4 |
Tough stretch run, but had the division fairly wrapped up |
| 13 |
Louisville |
87 |
75 |
6 |
Stumbled down the stretch in a very tough division |
| 14 |
Los Angeles |
88 |
74 |
8 |
Won the division with outstanding pitching yet again |
| 15 |
Ottawa |
83 |
79 |
13 |
Heading in the right direction, but more offense needed |
| 16 |
St. Louis |
81 |
81 |
16 |
Not a bad team, could be a player or two away |
| 17 |
Salt Lake City |
81 |
81 |
22 |
Pitching took a step forward down the stretch |
| 18 |
Austin |
82 |
80 |
20 |
Fantastic finish gets them over the .500 mark, good sign |
| 19 |
Rochester |
78 |
84 |
21 |
Good offense, but pitching was fairly mediocre |
| 20 |
Syracuse |
77 |
85 |
29 |
Played great down the stretch with improved pitching |
| 21 |
New York |
78 |
84 |
23 |
The pitching isn't there yet, but look to be improving |
| 22 |
Trenton |
77 |
85 |
19 |
Pretty middle of the road across the board numbers wise |
| 23 |
Texas |
80 |
82 |
17 |
Not great the last 40, but overall the numbers aren't bad |
| 24 |
Little Rock |
74 |
88 |
18 |
Offensive powerhouse didn't get the pitching to contend |
| 25 |
Las Vegas |
71 |
91 |
26 |
A little more offense is needed to take the next step |
| 26 |
Colorado Springs |
74 |
88 |
24 |
Introducing your AL West Champions!!!! |
| 27 |
Durham |
69 |
93 |
25 |
Offense didn't produce as you'd expect in their park |
| 28 |
San Francisco |
64 |
98 |
27 |
Great offensively, if they ever improve pitching, look out |
| 29 |
Seattle |
69 |
93 |
28 |
Still can't get over the hump offensive, pitching is decent |
| 30 |
Albuquerque |
58 |
104 |
30 |
Sub-par pitchers got rocked, salary cap was an issue |
| 31 |
Salem |
55 |
107 |
32 |
AL West is up for grabs, so a quick rebound is possible |
| 32 |
Philadelphia |
55 |
107 |
31 |
Not quite there yet, but should have some good youth |