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

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

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!

	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

Season 25 Power Rankings #1

The silver anniversary season of Cobbfather is out of the gates and it's time for the first power rankings of the season!   Atlanta remains #1 as they have been dominant, which was pretty much expected.  There is a strong pack of contenders behind them, let's see who has surprised and disappointed so far, here are the complete rankings!

	Team	W	L	PREV	Comments
1	Atlanta	31	11	1	Extremely dominant after mediocre start, not surprising
2	Houston	28	14	2	Impressive so far, they are performing as expected so far
3	Boston	31	11	8	Great start, but the pitching hasn't exactly been dominant
4	Salt Lake City	24	18	3	Getting it done with great pitching and good enough hitting
5	Buffalo	26	16	5	The defending champs are amongst the best in pitching
6	Colorado Springs	26	16	6	Stepping it up in the AL West with a well-balanced attack
7	New York (AL)	24	18	14	Solid out of the gate, the pitching has been excellent
8	Arizona	23	19	13	Nice numbers across the board, nice start for them
9	Texas	23	19	16	Offense getting it done, pitching ok, but not great so far
10	Santa Fe	24	18	22	Apparently the extreme park suits them quite well
11	Seattle	23	19	24	Finally getting some offense, which is tough in that park
12	Pawtucket	20	22	4	Rough start again, they always seem to bounce back
13	Florida	22	20	21	Improved, but not sure the offense is there to contend
14	Durham	23	19	26	Good start in a very tough division is a postivie sign
15	Trenton	22	20	27	Started hot last season too, pitching is a question mark
16	Los Angeles	21	21	11	Another typical slow starter who always gets back into it
17	Charlotte	21	21	15	Pitching is an issue, but their offense can definitely mash
18	Las Vegas	21	21	17	Amongst the best in pitching, but offense no there so far
19	Louisville	21	21	29	Solid on offense and the pitching is decent so far too
20	Cleveland	20	22	9	They aren't getting much offense, but pitching looks solid
21	Jacksonville	19	23	10	Slow start for them, but they've got some good talent
22	Philadelphia	17	25	25	Making strides with pitching and the offense is good
23	San Francisco	17	25	32	The pitching is getting hit hard, but offense is showing up
24	St. Louis	16	26	7	Offseason FA signings haven't boosted offense yet
25	Austin	18	24	18	Pitching is getting rocked, the offense can't keep up
26	Syracuse	18	24	28	Decent numbers so far, but not a contender quite yet
27	Salem	16	26	19	They haven't done much so far, pitching is really bad
28	Tampa Bay	16	26	20	Worst pitching in the league, but offense is pretty good
29	Dover	16	26	23	Rebuilding, and it looks like they have no bats left
30	New York (NL)	16	26	30	Offense is decent, pitching hasn't been there so far
31	Cincinnati	15	27	12	Pitching has been getting shelled, so rough going here
32	Cheyenne	14	28	31	Not getting anything at all from the offense at this point