Friday, December 26, 2014

Season 25 Final Power Rankings

Here are the end of the season rankings, a bit delayed due to the holidays.  Enjoy!

Team  W L PREV    Comments
1 Atlanta  116 46 1 Another simply outstanding regular season for them
2 Boston  111 51 2 2nd best record by 16 games and still a 5 seed
3 Pawtucket 93 69 4 Delivered another strong finish, with numbers up overall
4 Texas 91 71 7 Great finish as numbers got better, will be a tough out
5 Colorado Springs 93 69 13 Tied for best record the last 40, so they're hot as well
6 Las Vegas 89 73 14 Nice stretch run, just missed playoffs in tough division
7 Houston 90 72 3 Struggled over the last 40, but still a strong team 
8 Florida 90 72 8 Very nice season, the pitching improved the last 40
9 Salt Lake City 90 72 6 Winners of a very tough division, solid team overall
10 Jacksonville 95 67 5 3rd best record is a very good accomplishment for them
11 Los Angeles 88 74 16 Great down the stretch, but still just missed the playoffs
12 Buffalo  89 73 10 Barely made it in the playoffs with very good pitching
13 New York (AL) 82 80 12 They got the 2nd AL Wild Card, solid pitching staff
14 Cleveland 84 78 11 Not a bad season at all, could be a player or two away
15 Santa Fe 84 78 15 Seems Santa Fe works for this team, but struggled late
16 Arizona 86 76 9 Rough last 40 ended up costing them a playoff spot
17 Austin  76 86 28 Did very well down the stretch, which is a good sign
18 San Francisco 75 87 22 Took a step forward this season and finished strong
19 Seattle  78 84 17 Also improved, as the offense was better this season
20 Salem 78 84 27 Nice finish, as their pitching came around a bit 
21 Trenton 75 87 18 In a very tough division, their offense did well
22 Tampa Bay  77 85 19 Came on toward the end, but slow start hurt them
23 Charlotte  71 91 23 Good offense, but pitching was an issue for them
24 Philadelphia 67 95 26 Decent down the stretch, but offense was a weakness
25 Cincinnati 70 92 25 Pitching staff never quite came together this season
26 Dover 69 93 29 Committed to rebuilding, offense will need to improve
27 Durham  75 87 20 Had 2 top teams in division, and tough park for pitching
28 Louisville 68 94 21 Pitching was an issue, but offense was not bad
29 St. Louis 61 101 30 Despite some additions, the offense didn't produce
30 Syracuse  66 96 24 Really rough stretch run, poor pitching was an issue
31 New York (NL) 58 104 31 Rebuilding this season, so results not surprising
32 Cheyenne 57 105 32 Their pitching was bad, and didn't get much on offense

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Season 25 Power Rankings #3

It's time for another edition of the power rankings!  With just 40 games to go in season 25, the top 3 remained unchanged, with Atlanta holding the top spot, followed by Boston and Houston.  After that, there was some shuffling of teams, indicating that it should be a very interesting stretch run.  Good luck to all teams the rest of the way, here are the complete rankings!

Team  W L PREV    Comments
1 Atlanta  89 33 1 They're clearly the most talented team in Cobbfather
2 Boston  83 39 2 Playing very well still, a shame they'll be 2nd in division
3 Houston 72 50 3 Not great since the last rankings, but numbers are solid
4 Pawtucket 66 56 6 Numbers seem even better than record, they're solid
5 Jacksonville 73 49 7 Pitching improved since last rankings, offense is good
6 Salt Lake City 67 55 11 They're on a roll, as the offense has taken a step forward
7 Texas 65 57 13 Pitching has been ok, but offense really has them rolling
8 Florida 66 56 18 Great record since the last rankings, offense is hot
9 Arizona 70 52 4 Pitching took a step backward, but still getting wins
10 Buffalo  67 55 12 They're the defending champs, so can't count them out
11 Cleveland 63 59 22 Major improvement across the board since last rankings
12 New York (AL) 62 60 14 Pretty well balanced team here, looking at the numbers
13 Colorado Springs 65 57 9 Pitching has been better, but offense in a bit of a slump
14 Las Vegas 64 58 5 On a bit of a slide, but still have excellent pitching
15 Santa Fe 65 57 8 Pitching not bad for their park, but offense fell off some
16 Los Angeles 62 60 10 In a very tough division, numbers have been down lately
17 Seattle  59 63 15 Their offense cooled off majorly since the midway point
18 Trenton 58 64 20 Middle of the pack numbers wise, looking to break out
19 Tampa Bay  56 66 30 They've gotten it together some, but is it too late?  
20 Durham  60 62 17 Tough division, and the offense has fallen off a bit
21 Louisville 56 66 19 Pitching is an issue, but they have a very good offense
22 San Francisco 54 68 21 Pitching is getting better, and their bats are good
23 Charlotte  54 68 23 Another team with pitching issues, but good offense
24 Syracuse  59 63 25 Over .500 since last rankings, which is a good sign
25 Cincinnati 52 70 26 Saw improvement in pitching over the last 40 games
26 Philadelphia 48 74 27 Numbers seem better than their record indicates
27 Salem 55 67 31 Winning record over last 40, as pitching stats are up
28 Austin  52 70 28 Their pitching was better, but offense is an issue
29 Dover 51 71 24 Their pitching isn't bad, but offense hasn't been there
30 St. Louis 51 71 16 It fell apart for them since the last rankings, a shame
31 New York (NL) 47 75 32 Seems to be in rebuild mode, they're not quite there
32 Cheyenne 47 75 29 Pitching has been pounded, and bats not great