Team | W | L | PREV | Comments | |
1 | Atlanta | 87 | 35 | 1 | Simply dominant this season, no doubt about it |
2 | Houston | 78 | 44 | 3 | Best record since last rankings, so they move up one |
3 | Salt Lake City | 79 | 43 | 2 | Numbers dropped off a tad, but still playing very well |
4 | Boston | 71 | 51 | 4 | Pitching tailed off a bit, but they are still winning games |
5 | Pittsburgh | 70 | 52 | 12 | Major all-around improvement, they are making a run |
6 | Cincinnati | 70 | 52 | 6 | Just above .500 since last rankings, numbers are good |
7 | Los Angeles | 65 | 57 | 15 | Making a run as well, as the pitching found their groove |
8 | Buffalo | 70 | 52 | 7 | Pitching is great, but offense struggling, but are winning |
9 | Arizona | 65 | 57 | 9 | Great offense dropped off some, but they are still in it |
10 | Pawtucket | 65 | 57 | 5 | Under .500 since last rankings but they are a good team |
11 | Tampa Bay | 60 | 62 | 26 | Getting back into it after awful start with better pitching |
12 | San Juan | 64 | 58 | 14 | Numbers down some, the offense is very good though |
13 | Ottawa | 64 | 58 | 8 | Drop off all-around since last rankings, offense is solid |
14 | New York | 66 | 56 | 17 | Playing well with solid pitching, but not much offense |
15 | Dover | 61 | 61 | 10 | Tailed off a lot, as they have enter rebuild mode it appears |
16 | St. Louis | 57 | 65 | 18 | Excellent pitching, but it hasn't translated to wins yet |
17 | Salem | 59 | 63 | 30 | They hot as of late, with numbers improved all-around |
18 | Colorado Springs | 57 | 65 | 25 | Playing well, but Salem knocked them off division lead |
19 | Jacksonville | 59 | 63 | 13 | Numbers good since last rankings, but didn't get wins |
20 | Austin | 60 | 62 | 19 | Offense dropped off since last rankings, so they fall some |
21 | Charlotte | 59 | 63 | 16 | Pitching not good enough to duplicate last season |
22 | Trenton | 61 | 61 | 11 | Rough since last rankings, pitching and hitting down |
23 | Durham | 60 | 62 | 27 | Playing well, offense is coming around and pitching is ok |
24 | Texas | 56 | 66 | 20 | Pitching got hit pretty hard since the last rankings |
25 | Las Vegas | 54 | 68 | 22 | Pitching improved, but still not generating enough offense |
26 | Syracuse | 52 | 70 | 31 | Offense kicked it up some, but pitching is still an issue |
27 | Louisville | 49 | 73 | 24 | Offense didn't get it done since last rankings, rough going |
28 | Florida | 52 | 70 | 21 | Their bats not enough to get them back to playoffs |
29 | Seattle | 50 | 72 | 23 | Pitching hasn't been there, and offense is an issue here |
30 | Philadelphia | 42 | 80 | 32 | Actually playing better, is pitching really improved here |
31 | Albuquerque | 46 | 76 | 29 | Pitching has been really bad, offense can't make up for it |
32 | San Francisco | 44 | 78 | 28 | Pitching continues to get rocked, which is surprising |
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Season 24 Power Rankings #3
As we're about to head in to the stretch run of Season 24, it's time to check in with another edition of the power rankings. Atlanta has been simply dominant this season, and remains #1. Houston had a better record than Atlanta since the last rankings by one game, so they move up to #2. #3 Salt Lake City is still playing well and has momentum. Boston comes in at #4, and Pittsburgh cracks the top 5 with a strong run since the last rankings. It seems a few teams have broken away from the pack, but come playoff time, you never know what will happen! Good luck to all, here are the complete rankings!