As we head down the home stretch of Season 23, it's time to check in with another edition of the power rankings. There's a change at the top, as Atlanta and Dover continue their game of flip-flop, with Atlanta, inspired by being knocked off of the top spot in the last rankings, reclaimed its spot on the top of the rankings with the world's best record over the last 40 games, while a still very solid Dover team drops to #2. Boston comes in at #3, an offensive powerhouse, but seemingly has struggled of late against the league's better teams. Not a good sign for the playoffs. Resurgent Pittsburgh has climbed 10 spots to #4 with another strong 3rd quarter run, while a scrappy San Juan team rounds out the top 5. Several other good teams are in the mix as well, so it should be an interesting finish. Some bad teams are in the mix too, such as AL West leader Colorado Springs (54-67). Good luck down the stretch, here are the complete rankings!
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Team |
W |
L |
PREV |
Comments |
| 1 |
Atlanta |
80 |
41 |
2 |
Takes back #1 with a great third quarter |
| 2 |
Dover |
77 |
44 |
1 |
Still solid, but Atlanta has been a little bit better |
| 3 |
Boston |
77 |
44 |
4 |
Great offense, but struggling against best teams |
| 4 |
Pittsburgh |
69 |
52 |
14 |
Another second half surge is under way, playing great |
| 5 |
San Juan |
68 |
53 |
9 |
Better pitching vaults them into the top 5 |
| 6 |
Louisville |
69 |
52 |
7 |
Pitching is getting better, but offense dropped some |
| 7 |
Charlotte |
72 |
49 |
3 |
Mediocre since half way point, offense is down |
| 8 |
Los Angeles |
68 |
53 |
10 |
Improving with better offense, pitching still lights out |
| 9 |
Houston |
67 |
54 |
8 |
Pretty steady since the last rankings, solid club |
| 10 |
Tampa Bay |
66 |
55 |
12 |
Coming on a bit, but division is incredibly tough |
| 11 |
Florida |
66 |
55 |
15 |
Still playing well, thanks to fantastic pitching |
| 12 |
Pawtucket |
65 |
56 |
6 |
Dropped off a bit, as the pitching fell off significantly |
| 13 |
Ottawa |
63 |
58 |
11 |
Very strong pitching has them hanging in there |
| 14 |
Helena |
66 |
55 |
5 |
Numbers down overall since last ranking, but still in it |
| 15 |
Buffalo |
61 |
60 |
13 |
Pretty mediocre as of late, offense is down some |
| 16 |
St. Louis |
60 |
61 |
17 |
Pitching has improved significantly as of late |
| 17 |
Texas |
61 |
60 |
19 |
Offense has slowed down, but pitching has been better |
| 18 |
Little Rock |
58 |
63 |
20 |
Fantastic offense, but pitching not getting it done |
| 19 |
Trenton |
57 |
64 |
23 |
Winning record the last 40, pitching has improved |
| 20 |
Austin |
56 |
65 |
26 |
Over .500 the last 40 as well, so making strides |
| 21 |
Rochester |
57 |
64 |
16 |
Did not play well since last rankings, numbers are down |
| 22 |
Salt Lake City |
60 |
61 |
18 |
Their ERA ballooned, but offense is up, and doing ok |
| 23 |
New York |
56 |
65 |
25 |
The bats have been struggling a bit as of late |
| 24 |
Colorado Springs |
54 |
67 |
27 |
Not many positives other than they lead the AL West |
| 25 |
Durham |
50 |
71 |
29 |
Improving some, but pitching has still been an issue |
| 26 |
Las Vegas |
51 |
70 |
21 |
Seems like they would have more W's, but not there yet |
| 27 |
San Francisco |
49 |
72 |
28 |
Offensive juggernaut is also a pitching disaster |
| 28 |
Seattle |
53 |
68 |
24 |
Pitching down the last 40, and getting little from the bats |
| 29 |
Syracuse |
53 |
68 |
22 |
Rough last 40 record wise, but numbers about the same |
| 30 |
Albuquerque |
44 |
77 |
30 |
Decent offense, but the pitching continues to get rocked |
| 31 |
Philadelphia |
42 |
79 |
31 |
Very little offense, and pitching has dropped off some |
| 32 |
Salem |
41 |
80 |
32 |
As mentioned previously, it's just not their season |