Season 26 Power Rankings #2

We're half way through Season 26 already, so it's time for another edition of the power rankings!  Atlanta holds on to the top spot with the best record and the most dominant pitching staff in Cobbfather.  #2 Texas, the most dominant offensive team in Cobbfather has been gaining ground, and saw a noticeable improvement in pitching since the last rankings.  It will be interesting to see if they can end Atlanta's streak of 12 straight #1's.  The best record in the world since the last rankings belongs to #3 Philadelphia, going 30-11 over the period.  Arizona and Florida round out the top 5.  Here are the complete rankings, good luck in the 2nd half!

	Team	W	L	PREV	Comments
1	Atlanta	56	25	1	Still rolling along, their pitching is the best in the world
2	Texas	52	29	4	Pitching is improving and offense great, pushing for #1
3	Philadelphia	53	28	8	Best record in the world since last rankings, solid team
4	Arizona	49	32	7	Playing very well, as both pitching and hitting look good
5	Florida	46	35	15	Really turned it up since last rankings record wise
6	Colorado Springs	49	32	2	Pitching numbers are down, but offense is tremendous
7	New York (AL)	50	31	5	Really good pitching, but the offense is down a bit
8	Cleveland	45	36	9	Pitching stumbled a bit, but made up for it with offense
9	Buffalo	45	36	6	Offense was down some, but pitching has improved
10	Boston	40	41	13	Numbers look better than record, offense is very good
11	Charlotte	42	39	11	They are well-balanced, pitching is not quite elite though
12	Los Angeles	44	37	20	Playing great since last rankings, with improved pitching
13	Las Vegas	42	39	10	Their offense is up, but the pitching got hit a little
14	Santa Fe	42	39	12	Pitching was better, but offense fell off significantly
15	St. Louis	41	40	17	Great pitching staff, but still not getting much offense
16	Houston	45	36	3	Their pitching has been lit up since the last rankings
17	Tampa Bay	40	41	18	Pitching is an issue, but nice offensive numbers here
18	Salt Lake City	36	45	21	Bounced back some, but pitching has been an issue
19	Salem	39	42	19	Pitching is not quite there yet to move up, but improving
20	Jacksonville	38	43	22	Numbers have improved overall since the last rankings
21	Austin	40	41	16	Lack of offense appears to be holding them back some
22	Trenton	36	45	23	Major improvement in pitching and hitting the last 41
23	Dover	37	44	25	Both pitching and offense took a step back the last 41
24	Seattle	33	48	27	Offense improved a lot, but pitching took a downturn
25	Cincinnati	34	47	28	Pitching is a huge issue, but offense has been good
26	Pawtucket	34	47	14	Bats are getting it done, but the pitching hasn't been
27	San Francisco	34	47	26	Pitching numbers are a lot better, but need offense
28	Syracuse	31	50	29	Very nice offense, pitching is better, but not there yet
29	El Paso	34	47	24	Offense has been in a slump since the last rankings
30	New York (NL)	32	49	31	Numbers are up, but hasn't translated to wins yet
31	Durham	28	53	32	Surprisingly low offense for a team playing in Durham
32	Cheyenne	29	52	30	Seem to be rebuilding and haven't turned the corner yet

Season 26 Power Rankings #1

Season 26 is well under way now and it's time to check in with the power rankings.  Atlanta holds on to the top spot with the league's best pitching staff.  Colorado Springs holds steady at #2, off to a great start.  Houston comes in at #3, and a very impressive offensive squad, Texas is at #4.  The top 4 are in a dead heat at this point, so it will be interesting to see if Atlanta pulls away again, or if someone else can dethrone them from the top spot.   Here are the complete rankings!

	Team	W	L	PREV	Comments
1	Atlanta	28	12	1	Top pitching staff and great hitting keeps them on top
2	Colorado Springs	27	13	2	Living up to preseason hype with solid numbers overall
3	Houston	28	12	4	Offense is starting slow, but hasn't affected the win total
4	Texas	27	13	6	Out of this world offense so far, pitching is good enough
5	New York (AL)	26	14	17	Fantastic start with great pitching and solid offense
6	Buffalo	24	16	11	Solid numbers overall, they are amongst the NL's best
7	Arizona	24	16	14	Impressive offense to go with solid pitching thus far
8	Philadelphia	23	17	15	Pitching has been excellent, offense middle of the road
9	Cleveland	23	17	16	#2 pitching staff and good offense has them moving up
10	Las Vegas	22	18	3	Not getting a lot of offense, but pitching has been great
11	Charlotte	21	19	23	The offense is really firing early on, and pitching not bad
12	Santa Fe	22	18	28	Disproving preseason ranking, the offense is still there
13	Boston	18	22	7	Tough schedule, and pitching seems to have regressed
14	Pawtucket	19	21	8	Typical slow start for them, pitching not doing well yet
15	Florida	19	21	9	Numbers are solid so far, so they can certainly move up
16	Austin	22	18	22	Winning record is nice, but offense is a bit of a concern
17	St. Louis	21	19	26	Fantastic pitching so far, but the bats are a bit cold
18	Tampa Bay	21	19	29	Nice offensive numbers, but pitching hasn't been great
19	Salem	19	21	21	They are getting production on offense, but not pitching
20	Los Angeles	16	24	10	Pitching hasn't come through for them up to this point
21	Salt Lake City	15	25	5	The defending champs have stumbled out of the gate
22	Jacksonville	19	21	12	Decent numbers so far that reflect their record well
23	Trenton	18	22	13	Bats not doing much, and pitching is about average
24	El Paso	18	22	24	Pitching has been rocked, but offense is not bad
25	Dover	18	22	25	They're middle of the road numbers wise to this point
26	San Francisco	17	23	19	Pitching has been hit hard, and offense slow so far
27	Seattle	15	25	18	Pitching not where it needs to be in their park right now
28	Cincinnati	15	25	27	Pitching is off to slow start, but offense has been ok
29	Syracuse	14	26	30	Very nice offense, but pitching has been destroyed
30	Cheyenne	14	26	31	They're not over the hump yet based on the numbers
31	New York (NL)	16	24	32	Looks like they are still rebuilding at this point in time
32	Durham	11	29	20	AWOL owner, let's hope for a jwinkler sighting soon