Offseason free agency is over and Spring Training has started for Season 27, which means it's a good time to check in with the Preseason Power Rankings! Starting at the top is the defending champion Atlanta, who looks poised for another run at the title. They will face a tough challenge from #2 Texas, who was right there with them all last season. #3 is Colorado Springs, who is looking to make a run to the title of their own this season. Rounding out the top 5 is a youthful Philadelphia team, who added a couple of vets this offseason, and Houston, who looks strong yet again. It will be interesting to see how the season plays out, and who will come out on top. Good luck to everyone this season, here are the complete rankings!
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Season 26 |
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Team |
W |
L |
Comments |
| 1 |
Atlanta |
111 |
51 |
Finally got their title, and strong enough to repeat |
| 2 |
Texas |
110 |
52 |
Right there with Atlanta last season, and should be again |
| 3 |
Colorado Springs |
101 |
61 |
Strong roster, will be great, but pitching below the top 2 |
| 4 |
Philadelphia |
90 |
72 |
Added a couple of vets to go with a solid, young core |
| 5 |
Houston |
92 |
70 |
Solid team, their vets still have some gas left in the tank |
| 6 |
New York (AL) |
95 |
67 |
Elite pitching team last season, but the AL looks tough |
| 7 |
Los Angeles |
95 |
67 |
Always in the mix with great pitching and should be again |
| 8 |
Florida |
104 |
58 |
In the NL mix, but not sure they dominate like last season |
| 9 |
Las Vegas |
88 |
74 |
Adding Klesko in the pen boosts an already solid staff |
| 10 |
Buffalo |
86 |
76 |
Can't count them out, should have a great staff again |
| 11 |
Vancouver |
83 |
79 |
Great stats last season, and now have the ploppie factor! |
| 12 |
Salt Lake City |
84 |
78 |
Won it all in S25, but pitching struggled last season |
| 13 |
Boston |
85 |
77 |
Voyles should help, but bats are aging, and lost Klesko |
| 14 |
St. Louis |
85 |
77 |
Could use an offensive breakthrough to take the next step |
| 15 |
Charlotte |
80 |
82 |
Numbers were good last season, can it lead to more wins? |
| 16 |
Dover |
75 |
87 |
Signed a few free agents, so improvement is possible |
| 17 |
Salem |
78 |
84 |
Took a step forward, could their rebuild pay off this season? |
| 18 |
Santa Fe |
83 |
79 |
You never know with the ballpark, but have done well there |
| 19 |
Seattle |
76 |
86 |
Seem to be improving, and certainly could move up higher |
| 20 |
Richmond |
76 |
86 |
Middle of the road all around last season, so we'll see |
| 21 |
Trenton |
80 |
82 |
They put up good numbers, so they could improve for sure |
| 22 |
Austin |
76 |
86 |
Good pitching, but offense seems like an issue for them |
| 23 |
Cincinnati |
78 |
84 |
The pitching was rough last season, but have solid bats |
| 24 |
Charleston |
80 |
82 |
We'll see about them in the post-Haselman and rbf era |
| 25 |
Kansas City |
77 |
85 |
Their division is up for grabs, and they aren't bad at all |
| 26 |
Syracuse |
70 |
92 |
Nice offense, but the pitching may have a bit to go |
| 27 |
Durham |
55 |
107 |
Looking to rebound from a poor season, they are capable |
| 28 |
San Francisco |
65 |
97 |
Their pitching is getting better, can they get the bats going? |
| 29 |
Iowa City |
55 |
107 |
Probably a rebuild year for this team, they're not there yet |
| 30 |
Pawtucket |
69 |
93 |
It will be interesting to see what new ownership does here |
| 31 |
New York (NL) |
51 |
111 |
They're rebuilding, and may be a season or two away still |
| 32 |
Cheyenne |
59 |
103 |
Owner is MIA and will be replaced in the next few days |