Team | W | L | PREV | Comments | |
1 | Atlanta | 60 | 22 | 1 | Rolling along and playing well as expected |
2 | Boston | 58 | 24 | 3 | Looks like one of the best AL 5 seeds in a while |
3 | Houston | 52 | 30 | 2 | Offense tailed off some, but still incredibly solid |
4 | Arizona | 48 | 34 | 8 | Continued solid play in tough division lands them in top 5 |
5 | Las Vegas | 47 | 35 | 18 | Top pitching team now and offense is good enough |
6 | Pawtucket | 44 | 38 | 12 | Solid across the board, looking like a contender again |
7 | Jacksonville | 48 | 34 | 21 | Tremendous over the last 40, can the pitching hold up? |
8 | Santa Fe | 48 | 34 | 10 | Really doing well in this park, and pitching improved |
9 | Colorado Springs | 46 | 36 | 6 | Mediocre since last rankings, as pitching got hit some |
10 | Los Angeles | 44 | 38 | 16 | Numbers up overall after a slow start, so they move up |
11 | Salt Lake City | 43 | 39 | 4 | They hit a cold spell, but still are a very good squad |
12 | Buffalo | 44 | 38 | 5 | Defending champs hit a rough patch too, bats are ice cold |
13 | Texas | 42 | 40 | 9 | Numbers held steady, but losing record over the last 40 |
14 | New York (AL) | 41 | 41 | 7 | Numbers are down overall, and it affected their win total |
15 | Seattle | 40 | 42 | 11 | Offense held steady, but it didn't translate to more wins |
16 | St. Louis | 40 | 42 | 24 | Bounced back from slow start as the offense heated up |
17 | Durham | 42 | 40 | 14 | Numbers are better, but in a very tough division for sure |
18 | Florida | 40 | 42 | 13 | Pitching improved, but the offense slowed down some |
19 | Louisville | 38 | 44 | 19 | Pitching has been hit hard since the last rankings |
20 | Trenton | 39 | 43 | 15 | They fell off a bit record wise, but pitching has improved |
21 | San Francisco | 36 | 46 | 23 | Good offense, and the pitching is up, but still shaky |
22 | Cleveland | 37 | 45 | 20 | Pitching got hit pretty hard since the last rankings |
23 | Charlotte | 36 | 46 | 17 | Offense slowed down, which resulted in a tough last 40 |
24 | Dover | 36 | 46 | 29 | Pitching took a big step forward, but bats are ice cold |
25 | Syracuse | 37 | 45 | 26 | Pitching continues to be an issue for them it seems |
26 | Cincinnati | 33 | 49 | 31 | Looks like some pitching issues were fixed, which is good |
27 | Philadelphia | 29 | 53 | 22 | Offense sputtered and it's been a rough last 40 games |
28 | Austin | 35 | 47 | 25 | Pitching got better, but offense not at a contender level |
29 | Cheyenne | 32 | 50 | 32 | They improved some and got some offense over last 40 |
30 | Tampa Bay | 33 | 49 | 28 | Pitching improved, but the bats went stone cold |
31 | Salem | 33 | 49 | 27 | Seems like the rebuild is still ongoing here |
32 | New York (NL) | 31 | 51 | 30 | Also seem to be rebuilding, as offense isn't there yet |
Monday, November 24, 2014
Season 25 Power Rankings #2
As the midway point of season 25 is upon us, it's time for another edition of the power rankings! Not surprisingly Atlanta maintains the top spot, with a star-studded roster. AL East foe Boston checks in at #2. Houston is still playing well and comes in at #3. After that, there was a bit of a shift in the rankings, as we saw some new teams pop into the top 10. Here are the complete rankings, good luck in the second half!