Season 24 Power Rankings #3

As we're about to head in to the stretch run of Season 24, it's time to check in with another edition of the power rankings.  Atlanta has been simply dominant this season, and remains #1.  Houston had a better record than Atlanta since the last rankings by one game, so they move up to #2.  #3 Salt Lake City is still playing well and has momentum.  Boston comes in at #4, and Pittsburgh cracks the top 5 with a strong run since the last rankings.  It seems a few teams have broken away from the pack, but come playoff time, you never know what will happen!   Good luck to all, here are the complete rankings!

	Team	W	L	PREV	Comments
1	Atlanta	87	35	1	Simply dominant this season, no doubt about it
2	Houston	78	44	3	Best record since last rankings, so they move up one
3	Salt Lake City	79	43	2	Numbers dropped off a tad, but still playing very well
4	Boston	71	51	4	Pitching tailed off a bit, but they are still winning games
5	Pittsburgh	70	52	12	Major all-around improvement, they are making a run
6	Cincinnati	70	52	6	Just above .500 since last rankings, numbers are good
7	Los Angeles	65	57	15	Making a run as well, as the pitching found their groove
8	Buffalo	70	52	7	Pitching is great, but offense struggling, but are winning
9	Arizona	65	57	9	Great offense dropped off some, but they are still in it
10	Pawtucket	65	57	5	Under .500 since last rankings but they are a good team
11	Tampa Bay	60	62	26	Getting back into it after awful start with better pitching
12	San Juan	64	58	14	Numbers down some, the offense is very good though
13	Ottawa	64	58	8	Drop off all-around since last rankings, offense is solid
14	New York	66	56	17	Playing well with solid pitching, but not much offense
15	Dover	61	61	10	Tailed off a lot, as they have enter rebuild mode it appears
16	St. Louis	57	65	18	Excellent pitching, but it hasn't translated to wins yet
17	Salem	59	63	30	They hot as of late, with numbers improved all-around
18	Colorado Springs	57	65	25	Playing well, but Salem knocked them off division lead
19	Jacksonville	59	63	13	Numbers good since last rankings, but didn't get wins
20	Austin	60	62	19	Offense dropped off since last rankings, so they fall some
21	Charlotte	59	63	16	Pitching not good enough to duplicate last season
22	Trenton	61	61	11	Rough since last rankings, pitching and hitting down
23	Durham	60	62	27	Playing well, offense is coming around and pitching is ok
24	Texas	56	66	20	Pitching got hit pretty hard since the last rankings
25	Las Vegas	54	68	22	Pitching improved, but still not generating enough offense
26	Syracuse	52	70	31	Offense kicked it up some, but pitching is still an issue
27	Louisville	49	73	24	Offense didn't get it done since last rankings, rough going
28	Florida	52	70	21	Their bats not enough to get them back to playoffs
29	Seattle	50	72	23	Pitching hasn't been there, and offense is an issue here
30	Philadelphia	42	80	32	Actually playing better, is pitching really improved here
31	Albuquerque	46	76	29	Pitching has been really bad, offense can't make up for it
32	San Francisco	44	78	28	Pitching continues to get rocked, which is surprising

Season 24 Power Rankings #2

We're half way through the regular season in Cobbfather's Season 24, so it's time to check in with another edition of the power rankings.  At the top, Atlanta remains dominant and a clear number one, and they also managed to upgrade their pitching staff even further with a deal with Dover.  At number 2, the hottest team in the league, Salt Lake City checks in.  Ranked #15 preseason, they are showing they are better than we thought.  Houston remains #3, and Boston and a resurgent Pawtucket round out the top 5.  A lot of good teams this season, so it will be interesting to see how it all plays out the rest of the way.  Here are the complete rankings!

	Team	W	L	PREV	Comments
1	Atlanta	59	22	1	There's no denying they are the top team, great all around
2	Salt Lake City	54	27	11	On fire, playing amazing, and we didn't see it coming
3	Houston	49	32	3	Holding steady, pitching is better, but offense is down
4	Boston	48	33	7	Offense is a bit down this season, but pitching is better
5	Pawtucket	45	36	15	Making a surge after a slow start, they are for real
6	Cincinnati	49	32	2	Came back down to earth a bit, but still looking solid
7	Buffalo	46	35	10	Getting the W's and pitching, but not a lot of offense
8	Ottawa	46	35	12	Numbers are down a bit, but it hasn’t affected win total
9	Arizona	43	38	5	League's top offense is rolling, but still under .500 last 41
10	Dover	44	37	4	Looks like the end of an era as their vets are on the move
11	Trenton	44	37	13	Playing well with good offense, but division is tough
12	Pittsburgh	43	38	14	Bad pitching from first quarter is gone, they are in it
13	Jacksonville	41	40	24	Really stepped it up the last 41, numbers are up overall
14	San Juan	43	38	6	Great offense, but under .500 since last rankings
15	Los Angeles	39	42	26	They are over a bad start, and added a bat from Dover
16	Charlotte	41	40	8	Struggled since last rankings, numbers declined overall
17	New York	43	38	21	Pitching has improved majorly, offense is a slight concern
18	St. Louis	39	42	17	Numbers look good, but they haven't cracked .500 yet
19	Austin	41	40	18	Pitching has improved some since the last rankings
20	Texas	38	43	19	Seems to be a bit unlucky record wise, as numbers good
21	Florida	38	43	9	Other than a sweep of Boston, struggling, but are good
22	Las Vegas	37	44	29	Major improvement all around since the last rankings
23	Seattle	36	45	30	Dramatic improvement in pitching, so coming along here
24	Louisville	36	45	16	Pitching has been a bit of a disaster, but good offense
25	Colorado Springs	35	46	20	Atop the AL West, are better than record so far indicates
26	Tampa Bay	35	46	25	They are getting it together some after a very bad start
27	Durham	37	44	23	Pitching is up, but offense numbers low for their park
28	San Francisco	30	51	32	Numbers are up a lot all around, so getting it together
29	Albuquerque	31	50	27	Still rebuilding, and the pitching struggling in hitters park
30	Salem	32	49	28	Pitching has been issue for them as well, offense is ok
31	Syracuse	32	49	22	Stats fell off for them all around since the last rankings
32	Philadelphia	22	59	31	Numbers are bad, but don't seem as bad as their record

Season 24 Power Rankings #1

A little late with these, my apologies!  Here's the power rankings for Season 24 through game 40.

	Team	W	L	PREV	Comments
1	Atlanta	30	10	2	Taking back the top spot with elite play across the board
2	Cincinnati	28	12	16	New owner has the team playing their best for sure
3	Houston	24	16	4	Living up to the hype this season, offense is great
4	Dover	23	17	1	Putting up good numbers still, so can't count them out
5	Arizona	24	16	8	Offense is firing and the pitching is holding its own
6	San Juan	23	17	5	Pitching mediocre so far, but offense getting it done
7	Boston	25	15	7	Steady combination of good pitching and hitting so far
8	Charlotte	23	17	6	Playing well so far, looks like another strong season
9	Florida	23	17	11	Getting it done so far, yet numbers not quite elite yet
10	Buffalo	23	17	14	Pitching is really good, but offense a slight question mark
11	Salt Lake City	24	16	15	League's top pitching so far has them moving up quickly
12	Ottawa	24	16	22	Big jump, thanks to well balanced pitching and hitting
13	Trenton	22	18	23	Offense has been solid, pitching is just ok
14	Pittsburgh	21	19	12	Surprisingly high ERA for them, but still in contention
15	Pawtucket	18	22	3	Pitching has been roughed up early on, but they're good
16	Louisville	19	21	13	Getting a ton of offense, but giving up a lot of runs too
17	St. Louis	19	21	17	Numbers show they could make a move up later on
18	Austin	21	19	21	Better than expected start for them is a good sign
19	Texas	21	19	27	Pitching has been the key to their over .500 start
20	Colorado Springs	17	23	19	A little slump at the end, but numbers are pretty good
21	New York	20	20	25	Offense is a bit of a concern, but .500 record is good sign
22	Syracuse	20	20	26	Pitching hasn't been great, but they are decent overall
23	Durham	19	21	20	Offense is going to have to step it up to get back in it
24	Jacksonville	17	23	24	Pitching has been respectable, but not much offense yet
25	Tampa Bay	15	25	9	Rough start, but certainly capable of improving
26	Los Angeles	15	25	10	Pitching hasn't gotten fully into gear yet, it looks like
27	Albuquerque	15	25	30	Rebuild is coming allong, the offense is pretty good
28	Salem	17	23	32	Pitching still isn't at the level to move them forward
29	Las Vegas	15	25	18	Haven't gotten much offense yet this season
30	Seattle	15	25	29	Not getting the pitching numbers you'd expect for Seattle
31	Philadelphia	10	30	31	It just hasn't come together for them quite yet
32	San Francisco	10	30	28	Pitching is surprisingly bad, and very little offense

Season 24 Preseason Power Rankings

Season 24 is about to get under way, so it's time to check in with the preseason power rankings!  We had some excellent preseason insights from topoftheworl as well, that were quality additions to the blog.  Let's see how they compare!   At the top of the preseason rankings, we have the 3-time defending champion Dover.  The roster is a year older, but the same was said last season, and they came through.  Gotta show respect for the champs.  Coming in at #2 is Atlanta, probably the most talented team in Cobbfather on paper.  Another impressive season seems extremely likely.  #3 is Pawtucket, who emerged last season as a top AL team.  With the top offensive threat in the world and some quality Free Agent signings, it's not hard to see why.  #4 is Houston, who struck it big in Free Agency once again and looks to be loaded.  An upcoming San Juan team rounds out the top 5, as rawdk looks to have his team ready to contend again.  Here are the complete rankings, good luck to all in your openers!

		Season 23
	Team	W	L	Comments
1	Dover	107	55	Getting older, but can 3peat champs be anywhere else?
2	Atlanta	108	54	Extremely talented roster that could easily win it all
3	Pawtucket	92	70	Coming off a great season, and active in Free Agency
4	Houston	87	75	Loaded up in FA once again, so should be solid
5	San Juan	90	72	They've got a lot of youth, so should improve again
6	Charlotte	98	64	Great last season, but the AL is looking very tough
7	Boston	96	66	Aging roster and lost Almanzar, but still pretty good
8	Arizona	88	74	Looked good last season, and should be in it again
9	Tampa Bay	89	73	Haselman is getting older, but still a very good team here
10	Los Angeles	88	74	Always in the mix with tremendous pitching staff
11	Florida	86	76	Should build on last season, Leiter was a nice add
12	Pittsburgh	86	76	Consisitently solid and looking to get back in the fold
13	Louisville	87	75	Nice offense, if the pitching improves, will be strong
14	Buffalo	85	77	Loss of Hernandez hurts, but have very good pitching
15	Salt Lake City	81	81	Looking to break out of the pack this season
16	Cincinnati	78	84	Added a couple of pieces, so they could improve
17	St. Louis	81	81	Very strong pitching is a plus, we'll see about the offense
18	Las Vegas	71	91	Ontiveros was a nice add, so improvement is possible
19	Colorado Springs	74	88	Management is confident in improvement this season
20	Durham	69	93	It's a tough division, but they did improve their pitching
21	Austin	82	80	A lot of roster movement, so we'll see how it works out
22	Ottawa	83	79	Lost some pieces, but they still a solid pitching staff
23	Trenton	77	85	Middle of the pack last season, so we'll see about them
24	Jacksonville	74	88	New ownership is still getting acquainted with the team
25	New York	78	84	Pitching was an issue last season, we'll see if it improves
26	Syracuse	77	85	Pretty average across the board, can they take next step?
27	Texas	80	82	With star slugger Riley, so could improve this season
28	San Francisco	64	98	Almanzar provides needed pitching help, good offense too
29	Seattle	69	93	Took steps forward, can they continue upward trend?
30	Albuquerque	58	104	Second year owner is still making team their own
31	Philadelphia	55	107	A lot of youth, can they take a step forward this season?
32	Salem	55	107	Not sure about this team, but we think they'll be better