Friday, April 12, 2024

S59 Initial Power Ranking

Richard Castle - contributing reporter


What a difference an offseason makes. The defending AL champs are still at the top, but the defending NL champs find themselves as a bottom 5 team. Did they run out of alcohol on Bourbon Street? Say it ain't so! By record as of this writing here are the top 5 records:
  • 30-10
    • Atlanta (AL-E)
  • 28-12
    • Houston (AL-S)
  • 27-13
    • Santa Fe (NL-S), Oklahoma City (NL-W)
  • 25-15
    • Anaheim (NL-W), Hartford (NL-N)
  • 24-16
    • Tokyo (NL-W)
In the AL, Atlanta has a small cushion of 10 games on their division, Minnesota is trying to pull away from what feels like a complete rebuild of a division, Huntington is happy to have Simon back in their rotation and face a strong division where Houston has the lead, and Anaheim is a game up on Helena and are trying to win the division for the first time since S37 - 4 owners ago. 

For the NL, the North is similar with really only one team vying for the title. In the East, Buffalo is holding off Washington DC by 2 games. As noted, in the South we find Santa Fe back on top and New Olreans back on bottom, just like it was back in the mid S40s. OKC is holding strong against both Tokyo and Salem. 






If we look at how each team has expected to win based off recent play, here is what we'd see. Champs and Wildcard are listed based on current playoff standings and highlighted in bold. Once again, seems the AL might be favored in the All-Star game and the World Series this year, having 4 of the top 5 teams but also 7 of the bottom 10 teams. No middle ground in the AL.  And once again, NY continues to tank for the top overall pick. 
  1. .739 - Houston Space Cowboys (AL-S Champ)
  2. .698 - Atlanta Expos (AL-E Champ)
  3. .687 - Hartford Rising Stars (NL-N Champ)
  4. .647 - Helena Hot Dogs (AL Wildcard 2)
  5. .635 - Huntington Tropics 
  6. .634 - Tokyo Nomo (NL Wildcard 1)
  7. .618 - Santa Fe Surf Riders VIII (NL-S Champ)
  8. .615 - Boston Mass Hysteria
  9. .580 - Oklahoma City Barons (NL-W Champ)
  10. .574 - Jacksonville Lizard Kings (AL Wildcard 1)
  11. .572 - Salt Lake City Punk! 
  12. .560 - Anaheim Diablos (AL-W Champ)
  13. .545 - Salem Bourbon Makers (NL Wildcard 2)
  14. .534 - Washington DC Nationals
  15. .529 - Buffalo Bisons (NL-E Champ)
  16. .497 - Montreal Fighting Poutine Plates 
  17. .483 - Tacoma Aroma 
  18. .474 - Charleston Offspring
  19. .470 - Vancouver Canucks
  20. .463 - Minnesota North Stars (AL-N Champ)
  21. .448 - Columbus Corgis 
  22. .439 - Austin Son's of Odin
  23. .432 - Colorado Springs From My Loins
  24. .411 - Mexico City Staring Frogs
  25. .388 - Augusta Alcoholics
  26. .384 - Milwaukee Metronomers
  27. .365 - Chicago Gunslingers 
  28. .358 - New Orleans Hurricane Dodgers 
  29. .335 - Philadelphia Harpers 
  30. .332 - Pittsburgh Yinzers 
  31. .280 - Dover Hazmats 
  32. .249 - New York Empire
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