Opening Day Power Rankings

Teams Runs Differential
Jacksonville 302 #1 Offense, #1 pitching, 4 of the best 18 hitters,4 of the best 16 pitchers.
Kansas City 214 "KC probably missed out on their best chance at winning it all last year. The changes will be slight, but the cap caused some downgrading, which will just get worse in coming seasons. Still, a loaded team....just not as loaded as last year."
Las Vegas 187 Vegas has an amazing offense and will be in the running for the $25 GC.
Scranton 171 Last years champ will be in an excellent position to repeat should something happen to JAX (again)
Augusta 141 The team with the biggest jump. I like their chances to go from a .500 team to a playoff team.
Vancouver 91 Down a little from last season, the offense will still be top notch.
Dover 64 A nice all around team, they should finally make the playoffs in the weaker NL.
Cheyenne 55 Their offense should be enough to keeep in the race for the WC.
Jackson 39 "Perennially on the verge, Mudslide will again be looking up at KC, LV and Van"
Scottsdale 16 The future has arrived and Herzog could win the MVP.
Los Angeles 8 Their roster is a little in complete so this is a bit of a guess.
Washington DC 4 In the wrong division. JAX is the best team, Bal has the best pitchign and Dover is a playoff team
Texas 2 Probably made a mistake not finding a way to keep Troncosco
Little Rock -17 Was about .500 two seasons ago, about .500 last season, about .500 this season. My only complaint is that they seem to waiting for an engraved invition to bring up Juan Martinez who is a top 50 pitcher right now.
Buffalo -20 "My SS still doesn't like this team, but they have consistently outperformed those projections; can they do it a third season in a row?"
Baltimore -25 Best pitching last season, 3rd most highly rated now. My SS says they will struggle to score, but my hear says they'll find a way.
Chicago -28 Their Harry Johnson Will Gray. Its not only a funny sentence, it’s a pair of top 10 players.
Helena -28 After seasons of 60ish wins, the future looks bright
Boise -33 Florida used to be the team I had a hard time coming up with something for, now its Boise.
Salt Lake City -38 Their system is stacked, but it hasn't turned in to wins. . . Yet.
Burlington -39 Another team that appears to be on the cusp of something nice.
Philadelphia -49 Since no AL team thinks Geronimo Marquez can play I'm going after him.
Trenton -51 Very good offense. Just needs a little more pitching
Santa Fe -57 Very good offense. Just needs a little more pitching
Nashville -82 Season 2 of the rebuild begins
San Diego -93 Was season 28 a series of happya ccidents or for real? We'll see this season.
Syracuse -94 A couple of amazing trades will show their impact soon.
Sacramento -106 Surprised Knine doesn't have them higher yet.
Florida -108 "Tigers will move back up to .500 and higher after this season."
Pittsburgh -122 Still unpacking Jbugg's mess
San Juan -133 Already 2-0. This may be the last time they have the best record in the league.
New Orleans -169 They always exeed my expectations. Imagine if they had talent on the roster.


Expected runs for
Team Runs For
Jacksonville 1008
Las Vegas 957
Kansas City 957
Scranton 929
Vancouver 899
Augusta 894
Cheyenne 855
Salt Lake City 854
Dover 842
Scottsdale 839
Los Angeles 836
Jackson 834
Texas 833
Santa Fe 819
Washington DC 813
Trenton 799
Buffalo 786
Little Rock 786
Syracuse 784
Chicago 783
Sacramento 783
Boise 782
Burlington 778
Philadelphia 774
Helena 770
San Diego 762
Nashville 743
San Juan 741
Florida 736
Baltimore 728
Pittsburgh 725
New Orleans 648


Expected runs against
Teams Runs Against
Jacksonville 707
Kansas City 744
Baltimore 754
Augusta 754
Scranton 760
Las Vegas 772
Dover 780
Jackson 796
Scottsdale 797
Helena 799
Cheyenne 801
Little Rock 804
Buffalo 808
Vancouver 810
Washington DC 811
Chicago 812
Boise 816
New Orleans 819
Burlington 819
Philadelphia 825
Nashville 826
Los Angeles 829
Texas 833
Florida 846
Pittsburgh 849
Trenton 851
San Diego 856
San Juan 876
Santa Fe 878
Syracuse 879
Sacramento 890
Salt Lake City 894


Top 30 hitters
Name Team projected runs created
Jin-Chi Itou LV 151
P.T. Feliz KC 146
Ike Allen LA 139
Jamey Brewington JAX 134
Woody Reagan DOV 133
John Small JAX 131
Dwight Herzog Scotts 128
Harry Johnson Chicago 127
Carlos Polonia Scotts 127
Tommy Webster Augusta 126
Joe Wilk SD 125
Josh Garcia Scran 124
Jumbo Sanchez LV 123
Bill Williams Jr. JAX 123
Hugh Pierre KC 122
Hector Cortez SLC 121
Bob Tucker texas 120
Vinny Catalanotto JAX 120
Ken Woods Santa Fe 119
Lewis Gilkey Scran 119
Bengie Fernandez SLC 118
Robinzon Beltran LV 118
Miguel Matos LA 118
Juan Aramboles DOV 117
Moises Morales Scotts 116
Del Camacho KC 116
Kevin Hillenbrand Chey 115
Geronimo Marquez Philly 114
Michael Palmer Boise 113
Yonder Rosado Augusta 113


Top 30 pitchers
Name Team Score
Al Troncoso JAX 3426
Derrick Dawkins Baltimore 3405.25
Yamil Duran texas 3403
Santos Eovaldi KC 3380.25
Orlando Fernandez JAX 3371
Jeremi Wilkerson NO 3343
Wil Gray Chicago 3252
Lew Ellis Augusta 3241.25
Vern Stone LV 3241
Placido Mercado Santa Fe 3227.5
Frank Hong Trenton 3223
Vicente Prieto VAN 3215.5
Rick Branson JAX 3214.25
Enerio Tatis Augusta 3206
Benj Trammell Chey 3190
Benji Ramirez JAX 3189
Louis Wilson KC 3179
Mark Martin Boise 3174
Pasqual Hernandez SYR 3171.25
Trever Springer LA 3166.25
Parker Walker Scran 3154
Bucky Champion Baltimore 3150.5
Corban Chiasson Scotts 3145
J.R. Blackley Scran 3136.75
Lawrence Hannity Baltimore 3133
Jair Gonzalez JAX 3131.25
Irv Porter Boise 3128.5
Shane Philips Augusta 3124.75
Ivan Beltre Scotts 3123.75
Ivan Amezaga Scran 3121.5

3rd Qtr Power Rankings

Team record last quarter raw score
1-Kansas City Jayhawks (AL) 88-34 26-9 1.18
2-Jacksonville Abominations (NL) 84-38 20-15 2.00
3-Las Vegas Desperados (AL) 79-43 26-9 2.82
4-Scranton Express (NL) 72-50 20-15 4.00
5-Vancouver Voodoo (AL) 71-51 16-19 5.45
6-Durham Bulls (NL) 68-54 19-16 8.64
7-Dover Rabid Dogs (NL) 68-54 17-18 9.00
8-Scottsdale Cardinals (NL) 68-54 21-14 9.82
9-Syracuse SlumpBusters (AL) 70-52 21-14 10.18
10-Baltimore Buushwackerz (NL) 68-54 19-16 10.27
11-Jackson Mudslide (AL) 64-58 20-15 10.91
12-Burlington Dark Monsters (AL) 68-54 19-16 11.00
13-Houston Hitmen (NL) 63-59 22-13 12.82
14-Boise Spuds (AL) 62-60 18-17 15.27
15-Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalobuffalo (NL) 61-61 19-16 15.36
16-Augusta Fire Blitz (AL) 57-65 17-18 16.27
17-Little Rock And Rollers (NL) 60-62 16-19 16.91
18-Cheyenne Feather Heads (AL) 55-67 13-22 18.95
19-Pittsburgh Ellis D's (NL) 57-65 18-19 19.36
20-San Diego Surf Sharks (AL) 59-63 15-20 20.45
21-New Orleans Big Test Icicles (AL) 57-65 19-18 20.45
22-Los Angeles Lothbroks (NL) 51-71 14-21 21.64
23-San Francisco Gothams (NL) 55-67 21-14 22.05
24-San Juan Padres (NL) 54-68 17-18 23.14
25-Trenton Fishermen (AL) 54-68 13-22 24.95
26-Helena Wild Turkeys (AL) 50-72 18-17 25.45
27-Philadelphia Erffdoggs (AL) 51-71 9-26 26.00
28-Sacramento Maters (NL) 51-71 13-22 26.18
29-Chicago Orphans (NL) 48-74 11-24 26.73
30-Florida TIGERS (AL) 49-73 18-17 28.64
31-Nashville BootLeggers (AL) 45-77 9-26 30.77
32-Santa Fe Fire (NL) 45-77 13-22 31.32

Power Rankings

Rank Team record last quarter score Comment
1 Jacksonville Abominations (NL) 64-23 36-11 1.2 Weakest Jacksonville team in 3 seasons, but the rest of the elite has come back the pack too.
2 Kansas City Jayhawks (AL) 62-25 32-15 1.8 Incredible offence reminds me of season 25 Las Vegas
3 Las Vegas Desperados (AL) 53-34 28-19 4 Big gap between KC and Vegas. Still good, no longer great.
4 Vancouver Voodoo (AL) 55-32 32-15 4.2 After a slowest start Vancouver played as well as JAX and KC in the second quarter.
5 Scranton Express (NL) 52-35 29-18 4.8 Ned Shields already has 10 wins.
6 Dover Rabid Dogs (NL) 51-36 32-15 7.2 Making a real push to join the top 5. KD has taken them from terrible to a likely playing team
7 Durham Bulls (NL) 49-38 27-20 8.1 In the fight of their lives for a WC spot. Should be fun.
8 Baltimore Buushwackerz (NL) 49-38 25-22 9.3 Pitching staff has been every bit as good as Jax. Darkhorse WS contender.
9 Burlington Dark Monsters (AL) 49-38 28-19 10.7 Well represented with 4 all-stars.
10 Scottsdale Cardinals (NL) 47-40 21-26 11.4 After a lightning fast start has slowed down. The talent is there. Will the Stokes deal put them over the top?
11 Syracuse SlumpBusters (AL) 49-38 28-19 12.1 Amazing turn around is only getting better and better
12 Jackson Mudslide (AL) 43-44 21-26 13.1 In first despite losing record
13 Boise Spuds (AL) 44-43 24-23 14.1 Only allowed 36 errors
14 Cheyenne Feather Heads (AL) 42-45 20-27 14.8 Nicky Cooke is a real MVP threat
15 Little Rock And Rollers (NL) 44-43 23-24 15.7 #1 in walks drawn with 361
16 Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalobuffalo (NL) 42-45 22-25 17 The champs really struggled in the 2nd quarter. Highly unlikely to win 92 again.
17 Augusta Fire Blitz (AL) 40-47 22-25 17 Pitching has been pretty good.
18 Houston Hitmen (NL) 41-46 21-26 17.3 Roster says they are good, record says they aren't. I'd like a nice panic trade to be sure.
19 San Diego Surf Sharks (AL) 44-43 22-25 18.8 Tied for the 2nd most AL all-stars with 3.
20 Philadelphia Erffdoggs (AL) 42-45 25-22 19.8 55 million in their prospect budget in the last two seasons should spell good things soon.
21 Pittsburgh Ellis D's (NL) 39-48 17-30 21.5 Fell off the cliff after a fast start.
22 Trenton Fishermen (AL) 41-46 20-27 21.7 Best record since season 22
23 Los Angeles Lothbroks (NL) 37-50 25-22 22.2 Most plus plays and plus play lately.
24 Chicago Orphans (NL) 37-50 21-26 22.6 Seem to be back in rebuild mode.
25 Sacramento Maters (NL) 38-49 17-30 23.7 Tied for the worst record in the 2nd half.
26 New Orleans Big Test Icicles (AL) 38-49 23-24 25.1 Played up to the .500 team I thought they'd be in the 2nd quarter.
27 San Juan Padres (NL) 37-50 18-29 25.4 Continues to get top flight catching
28 Nashville BootLeggers (AL) 34-53 17-30 26.7 Omar Gutierrez has a real shot at 60 HR's
29 Helena Wild Turkeys (AL) 32-55 18-29 26.7 Tough initial season for run-n-run
30 San Francisco Gothams (NL) 34-53 20-27 27.9 The record is no good, but they have 8 guys in the Futures game.
31 Santa Fe Fire (NL) 32-55 19-28 30.9 Another rebuilding year for Santa Fe, but no losing records in the minor leagues
32 Florida TIGERS (AL) 31-56 19-28 31.2 Just not enough talent.

Power Rankings

Team record raw score
1. Kansas City Jayhawks (AL) 30-10 1 Number one in every way. Is this the season Dakar gets over the top?
2. Jacksonville Abominations (NL) 28-12 2 Pitching has declined significantly from the last two seasons.
3. Las Vegas Desperados (AL) 25-15 3.75 Was 11-12 at one point I think and then went Desperados
4. Scranton Express (NL) 23-17 6.5 Only 14th in runs scored. If that improves expect them back in the elite.
5. Scottsdale Cardinals (NL) 26-14 7 The talent was always there, now they are executing! Better record than goose.
6. Vancouver Voodoo (AL) 23-17 7.5 Above average at everything as usual.
7. Baltimore Buushwackerz (NL) 24-16 7.75 Don't think I haven't noticed they are top four in expected winning percentage.
8. Cheyenne Feather Heads (AL) 22-18 9 Nicky Cooke has 53 RBI's already. 200 in sight?
9. Durham Bulls (NL) 22-18 9 2nd in runs scored
10. Jackson Mudslide (AL) 22-18 9.25 Alejandro Valenzuela is CRUSHING and for only 3.8 mil is close to the best deal in the league.
11. Pittsburgh Ellis D's (NL) 22-18 15 The surprise team (to me) of the seasons so far. Jbugg was holding them back.
12. Houston Hitmen (NL) 20-20 15.25 Better talent and expected than Little Rock, but worse results.
13. Little Rock And Rollers (NL) 21-19 15.5 With a 1 game lead over Houston one wonders how long he can keep mega prospect Juan Martinez in the minors.
14. Burlington Dark Monsters (AL) 21-19 16.5 Thomas Roosevelt has 31 steals in only 40 games. WOW!
15. San Diego Surf Sharks (AL) 22-18 16.75 Great pitching, just needs to score more runs
16. Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalobuffalo (NL) 20-20 17.25 Like Syracuse a few seasons ago, the champs may not make the playoffs.
17. Augusta Fire Blitz (AL) 18-22 17.5 My SS likes 'em, but the record doesn't back it up.
18. Syracuse SlumpBusters (AL) 21-19 17.5 What a recovery! Syracuse is back!
19. Boise Spuds (AL) 20-20 19.25 Mark Martian is the best closer in Hobbs so far (11/12 1.33 ERA 0.79 WHIP)
20. Trenton Fishermen (AL) 21-19 19.25 Its exciting to see Trenton making a run!
21. Dover Rabid Dogs (NL) 19-21 19.75 Plagued by injuries to the pitching staff and underperforming hitters yet only 2 under .500
22. Sacramento Maters (NL) 21-19 20.75 I have no idea how knine has this team over .500. One of the best game managers in HBD.
23. Nashville BootLeggers (AL) 17-23 21.25 Not getting what they hoped for with their 105 million dollar payroll.
24. Chicago Orphans (NL) 16-24 22 Has talent, but is massively underperforming. Very curious to see what he gets for Mule Meek.
25. San Juan Padres (NL) 19-21 23 Rookie Javier Lopez is the best defensive catcher in Hobbs to this point.
26. Helena Wild Turkeys (AL) 14-26 24.5 5.50 team ERA is holding them back
27. Los Angeles Lothbroks (NL) 12-28 25 2-10 in one run games does not help.
28. Philadelphia Erffdoggs (AL) 17-23 25 More blown saves than saves is contributing to the disappointing season.
29. San Francisco Gothams (NL) 14-26 27.25 6.10 team ERA. Pack it in or hit the trade market?
30. New Orleans Big Test Icicles (AL) 15-25 27.5 Underperforming to this point, good D, not much else.
31. Santa Fe Fire (NL) 13-27 28.5 The defense is really not doing the pitching staff any favors.
32. Florida TIGERS (AL) 12-28 31 The worst in many categories. I don't see this improving this season.

Season 27: Preseason Report

Teams RD W L Comments




Jacksonville 259 110 52 .4 runs separate the top 2. Just rounded differently. Both reams are loaded.

Kansas City 258 110 52 The most complete team in Hobbs

Scranton 200 103 59 After a slight dip last season and a new name, the Scranton franchise is back.

Las Vegas 192 102 60 Top offense in Hobbs, but pitching is a couple of notches below the top 3.

Vancouver 128 95 67 Good enough to win the WS. Anyone below Vancouver would be a longshot.

Jackson 66 88 74 A team on the rise for a while, 90 wins seems likely.

Chicago 60 88 74 Last season's 80 wins was a disappointment, but this season looks better.

Dover 44 86 76 Kcfan has finished the rebuild quite nicely. If he can get a little more pitching he will be very dangerous.

Cheyenne 40 85 77 Averaged 93 wins over the last 5 seasons. Probably about the same this season.

Durham 30 84 78 I don't know how many wind they will have, but history says it will end in a 4 or 5.

Nashville 22 83 79 Big salaries equal big expectations for this 80 win team.

Augusta 20 83 79 Will a new location equal big results? I'm guessing 85 wins.

Houston 1 81 81 My eyes like team better than my SS. I'm going to assume my eyes are right.

Santa Cruz -5 80 82 Colton worked hard to rebuild this team and finnski sees primed to take them to glory.

Los Angeles -7 80 82 Stnick has his team ready for the playoffs potentially. He has resources in the minors to help or trade for help.

Helena -11 80 82 A complete teardown seems likely. Not likely to finish this high.

Buffalo -14 79 83 My SS never liked the champs and the off season does not seem to have improved things.

Baltimore -17 79 83 Declined a little bit from previous season. Still talented.

Little Rock -22 79 83 Late season collapse cost them a playoff spot. They have already added an IFA. The franchise seems to be getting healthier by the season.

Boise -27 78 84 Decent at everything and they often over perform expectations.

Burlington -36 77 85 Doume has the team ready to start challenging for a playoff spot.

Pittsburgh -45 76 86 Interesting off season. Need to rebuild seemed clear, but rigbystar took it a different way.

San Francisco -56 75 87 Slow decline likely to continue, but the budget is in great sharp.

San Juan -68 73 89 One strong pitcher from being able to contend.

Syracuse -73 73 89 Expensive and not that good, but at least they have the first pick.

Trenton -80 72 90 Highest initial rank in a few seasons. Things are looking up.

Florida -94 71 91 Not bad at anything, just not really good at anything either.

Philadelphia -100 70 92 May be emerging from the rebuild. Has more talent than last season and his budget is in great shape.

Santa Fe -129 67 95 Not really this bad. Their roster is incomplete and I can only use what's there.

Sacramento -148 65 97 Power ranking wise Sacramento is going the wrong way.

San Diego -151 64 98 Despite a wonderful season last year, I just don't see the stars to justify a higher ranking. Only Maxwell would get playing time on the Jayhawks for example.

New Orleans -237 55 107 One of the most successful owners in Hobbs, but I don't see it on this roster.







Top 25 hitters




Name Team Projected Runs Created

Jin-Chi Itou LV 150.5

P.T. Feliz KC 145.7

Ike Allen LA 135.6

Jamey Brewington JAX 133.9

Woody Reagan DOV 131.0

John Small JAX 130.3

Tommy Webster JAC 128.2

Harry Johnson CHI 127.5

Dwight Herzog SCOT 125.1

Bill Williams Jr. JAX 123.8

Jumbo Sanchez LV 123.2

Ken Woods Santa Fe 122.6

Joshua Monahan BURL 121.8

Hector Cortez SF 121.4

Hugh Pierre KC 121.4

Vinny Catalanotto JAX 120.2

Bengie Fernandez SF 119.8

Bob Tucker HOU 119.5

Alan Duncan SAC 119.1

Moises Morales SCOT 117.8

Robinzon Beltran LV 117.7

Geronimo Marquez PHIL 117.5

Miguel Matos LA 116.9

Juan Aramboles DOV 116.7

Taylor Griffith SAC 116.6




Top 25 pitchers

Name Team Raw score

Al Troncoso HOU 3415

Yamil Duran HOU 3401

Derrick Dawkins BALT 3400

Orlando Fernandez JAX 3374

Santos Eovaldi KC 3353.25

Jeremi Wilkerson NO 3333

Frank Hong TRE 3248

Vern Stone LV 3244

Lew Ellis AUGS 3241.25

Benji Ramirez JAX 3223

Vicente Prieto CHI 3215.5

Wil Gray CHI 3195

Benj Trammell Chey 3194.75

Rick Branson JAX 3192

Jason Haywood KC 3183.75

Mark Martin BOI 3180

Louis Wilson KC 3179

Enerio Tatis AUGS 3177

Trever Springer NASH 3176.25

Domingo Hernandez Pitt 3170.5

Pasqual Hernandez SYR 3160.75

Walt Hairston HEL 3150

Corban Chiasson SCOT 3145

Jack Parrish DUR 3135.5

Jair Gonzalez JAX 3134.25

Franchise Rankings- Thru 26 Seasons

1 (1) - Dover Rabid Dogs- 104

2 (2)- Kansas City Jayhawks- 77 (+3)

3 (5)- Las Vegas Desperagdos- 69 (+9)

4 (3)- Durham Bulls- 66 (+2)

5 (4)- Baltimore Buushwackerz- 63 (+1)

6 (6)- Nashville Bootleggers- 59

7 (8)- Vancouver Voodoo- 57 (+3)

8 (7)- Honolulu Hurricanes- 56

9 (9)- Scottsdale Cardinals- 50

9 (9)- Philadelphia Erffdoggs- 50

9 (9)- Chicago Orphans- 50

12 (12)- Syracuse SlumpBusters- 47

12 (13)- Richmond Fire Blitz- 47 (+2)

12 (13)- Jackson Mudslide- 47 (+2)

15 (15)- Los Angeles Lothbroks- 37

16 (16)- Cincinnati Red Bowties- 36

17 (17)- San Francisco Gothams- 34

18 (18)- Sante Fe Fire- 31

19 (19)- Houston Hitmen- 28 (+2)

19 (20)- Jacksonville See You Now- 28 (+3)

21 (21)- Pawtucket Griffins- 25 (+2)

22 (28)- Buffalo- 24 (+11)

23 (22)- Burlington Dark Monsters- 22

23 (22)- San Juan Padres- 22

25 (24)- New Orleans Big Test Icicles- 22

26 (25)- Cheyenne Feather Heads- 18 (+1)

27 (27)- Sacramento Maters- 17 (+3)

28 (26)- Trenton Fishermen- 16

29 (29)- San Diego Surf Sharks- 10 (+1)

30 (29)- Florida TIGERS- 9

31 (31)- Boise Spuds- 7 (+2)

32 (32)- Little Rock and Rollers- 5 (+1)

Third Quarter Power Rankings

1-Jacksonville See You Now (NL) 95-32 26-8 1.17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V18ui3Rtjz4

2- Kansas City Jayhawks (AL) 80-47 18-16 2.26 The clear number #2 even if they've only been .500 or so recently

3- Vancouver Voodoo (AL) 79-48 18-16 3.13 The clear number #3 even if they've only been .500 or so recently

4- Las Vegas Desperados (AL) 78-49 21-13 3.91 Played like themselves finally. May be getting hot at just the right time.

5- Jackson Mudslide (AL) 72-55 18-15 6.83 Likely #3 seed in the AL

6- Boise Spuds (AL) 78-49 21-13 7.00 Picked just the right time to make their playoff push.

7- Pawtucket Griffins (NL) 69-58 18-16 7.78 They roster and run differential say they are still elite, but they record doesn't.

8- Cheyenne Feather Heads (AL) 71-56 21-13 8.39 Despite being the 8th best team is increasingly unlikely to make the playoffs

9- San Diego Surf Sharks (AL) 77-50 17-17 9.78 Are they new San Diego that was 60-33 or the old San Diego that has come out lately.

10- Houston Hitmen (NL) 69-58 20-14 10.83 They're roster seems to be catching up to their underlying numbers. They keep Jax up at night.

11- Durham Bulls (NL) 67-60 16-18 11.09 On pace to be WC #2 in the NL

12- Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalobuffalo (NL) 68-59 21-13 12.65 On pace to be WC #1 in the NL

13- Richmond Fire Blitz (AL) 65-62 19-15 14.83 Likely #4 seed in the AL

14- Chicago Orphans (NL) 63-64 13-21 15.00 Have fallen back to .500 despite a promising start.

15- Little Rock And Rollers (NL) 65-62 18-16 16.09 After reaching the 2nd seed in the NL they have been very cold lately.

16- Nashville BootLeggers (AL) 59-68 13-21 17.39 Only thrown out 21% of stolen base attempts

17- Baltimore Buushwackerz (NL) 62-65 18-16 18.00 Close enough to make a playoff run, but needs to make its move now.

18- Sacramento Maters (NL) 59-68 16-18 18.39 This is a playoff team in the NL.

19- Los Angeles Lothbroks (NL) 57-70 11-23 19.30 A nice rookie season for Tito Cooper

20- San Francisco Gothams (NL) 58-69 16-18 20.43 2nd highest total of passed balls

21- Santa Cruz Designated Drinkers (NL) 55-72 12-22 20.83 Sorry to see Colton go.

22- San Juan Padres (NL) 57-70 19-15 21.43 Forgettable season overall, but they have played well lately.

23- Trenton Fisherman (AL) 55-72 16-18 22.15 2nd most doubles in Hobbs

24- Santa Fe Fire (NL) 57-70 17-17 22.80 Leads Hobbs in Walks

25- Dover Rabid Dogs (NL) 53-74 17-17 23.09 Award winners all over the diamond. Just needs to find pitching.

26- Philadelphia Erffdoggs (AL) 56-71 15-19 25.26 joe Cunningham possible ROY season gives Philly something to be excited about.

27- Florida TIGERS (AL) 52-75 10-24 26.78 Worst record over the last 34

28- Honolulu Hurricanes (AL) 53-74 16-18 27.22 2 likely gold glove winners

29- Burlington Dark Monsters (AL) 50-77 14-20 27.65 On a better team Allen Harvey likely wins the Fireman of the Year

30- New Orleans Big Test Icicles (AL) 53-74 16-18 27.96 Surprised Wilkerson is not being used as a closer despite only blowing 7 chances in 3 seasons.

31- Cincinnati Red Bowties (NL) 50-77 17-17 28.57 Curiously strong over the last 34.

32- Syracuse Shockers (AL) 50-77 15-13 30.70 They dug themselves a huge hole, but they are making an impressive climb towards responsibility.

100-Game Power Rankings

1- Jacksonville See You Now (NL) (69-24) (22-6) 1.21- I'd like to play coy, but the truth is the bats have woken up and this team is humming. Expect the lead to grow.

2- Vancouver Voodoo (AL) (62-31) (24-4) 2.63- The best team since the last power rankings. Has been steadily climing the rankings for a while and now there is only one team left.

3- Kansas City Jayhawks (AL) (61-32) (16-12) 2.79- KC is back to their old ways this season. Up and down. Great overall record but just not as consistent as they'd like.

4- Las Vegas Desperados (AL) (57-36) (15-13) 4.45- Don't listen to Mongoose. He's making the playoffs.

5- Jackson Mudslide (AL) (53-40) (19-9) 6.79- Very, very close to joining the elite.

6- Boise Spuds (AL) (57-36) (13-15) 7.39- Cooled down signicantly after their lightning fast start.

7- Cheyenne Feather Heads (AL) (51-42) (17-11) 9.55- Though they have a lovely power ranking they are miles from sniffing the playoffs right now.

8- Durham Bulls (NL) (50-43) (14-14) 9.66- Despite recent struggles, they are likely a wild card team.

9- San Diego Surf Sharks (AL) (60-33) (21-7) 9.68- Their overall rating doesn't show it, but their record is as good as anyone but Jax. History shows that when your record stays this good everything else catches up.

10- Pawtucket Griffins (NL) (49-44) (16-12) 9.89- Unbelieve able that this team is only 5 games above .500. They are playing well, just not winning games.

11- Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalobuffalo (NL) (51-42) (18-10) 11.03- Buffalo is buffaloing a lot more than Buffalo lately.

12- Houston Hitmen (NL) (47-46) (13-15) 13.50- This team has a good roster, a first class run differential, but lacks the wins to show for it.

13- Chicago Orphans (NL) (46-47) (11-17) 14.74- Being in the NL means they are only 3 games out of the playoffs.

14- Little Rock And Rollers (NL) (50-43) (17-11) 15.34- I did not see this team this good this fast. The underlying numbers do not support it, but they could win their division. 

15- Richmond Fire Blitz (AL) (47-46) (11-17) 15.39- It doesn't take much to lead some divisions

16- Baltimore Buushwackerz (NL) (46-47) (15-13) 17.05- Still struggling to score runs.

17- Los Angeles Lothbroks (NL) (44-49) (13-15) 18.00- Sometimes it really pays to the best bad team. Will likely make the playoffs.

18- Nashville BootLeggers (AL) (43-50) (14-14) 18.03- After 9 consecutive successful seasons they are strugling.

19- Santa Fe Fire (NL) (46-47) (11-17) 20.21- Top offense, terrible pitching. At least they are halfway there.

20- San Francisco Gothams (NL) (42-51) (7-21) 21.08- Worst record since the last rankings. They have comepletely come apart.

21- Honolulu Hurricanes (AL) (43-50) (13-15) 21.39- Hard to overcome 35 - plays

22- Dover Rabid Dogs (NL) (38-55) (13-15) 21.79- Trust me, Kdfan is working really hard on his team and the record is finally improving.

23- Trenton Fishermen (AL) (39-54) (13-15) 22.26- Needs to improve defense to start to rise in the rankings.

24- San Juan Padres (NL) (40-53) (10-18) 23.16- Leads Hobbs in Errors. Doesn't have the offense to over come it. 

25- Scottsdale Cardinals (NL) (36-57) (9-19) 23.18- Owner has checked in to his team once in the last 10 day and it shows.

26- Sacramento Maters (NL) (41-52) (11-17) 23.21- The struggles continue in Sacramento.

27- Philadelphia Erffdoggs (AL) (42-51) (13-15) 24.66- Showing improvement over last season.

28-Cincinnati Red Bowties (NL) (37-56) (15-13) 25.61- Played much better lately as they pitching seems to have caught up. Lack of attention cost this team a playoff spot IMO.

29- Burlington Dark Monsters (AL) (36-57) (13-15) 26.97 -Will likely avoid 100 loses for the first time in quite a while this season.

30- Florida TIGERS (AL) (37-56) (8-20) 27.71- SECOND WORST TEAM OVER THE LAST 28. 

31- Syracuse Shockers (AL) (33-60) (14-14) 29.68- The rebuild seems to have gone really, really fast!

32- New Orleans Big Test Icicles (AL) (35-58) (9-19) 30.16- I really thought NO would be better.

60- Game Power Rankings

1- Jacksonville See You Now (NL) (47-18)- 1.24- Top pitching again, strong defense, though the offense has been up and down.

2- Kansas City Jayhawks (AL) (45-20)- 2.24- Best team in Hobbs since Dakar was accused of tanking. Best roster.

3- Las Vegas Desperados (AL) (42-23)- 3.29- Their run differential says they will start winning again.

4- Vancouver Voodoo (AL) (38-27)- 5.06- An offensive explosion has matched their #3 roster rating. The wins will come in bunches soon.

5- Boise Spuds (AL) (44-21)- 5.82- Had the best record for most of the first third of the season. The pleasant surprise of the season.

6- Durham Bulls (NL) (36-29)- 7.50- Super solid across the board, top 10 in every category. Could use a change of divisions.

7- Jackson Mudslide (AL) (34-31)- 11.35- Only 3 over is good enough for 1st place in the AL South

8- San Diego Surf Sharks (AL) (39-26)- 11.35- Rebuild over. These guys are for real.

9- Chicago Orphans (NL) (35-30)- 11.41- Would make the playoffs if they started today.

10- Pawtucket Griffins (NL) (33-32)- 11.65- Along with Vancouver, the unluckiest teams so far, the record should catch up with the roster and run differential

11- Cheyenne Feather Heads (AL) (34-31)- 11.82- Numbers down across the board. Will they rejoin the elite?

12- Richmond Fire Blitz (AL) (36-29)- 11.85- Playing much better than then my projections. The Sacramento of last season.

13- Houston Hitmen (NL) (34-31)- 12.76- 4th in ERA, 7th in run differential, I'd be shocked if their record doesn't improve.

14- San Francisco Gothams (NL) (35-30)- 14.24- Scoring runs in bunches, but a pitching staff lead by J.C. Piscotty is holding them back

15- Santa Fe Fire (NL) (35-30)- 15.65- 4th in runs scored, but their pitching is holding them back

16- Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalobuffalo (NL) (33-32)- 16.24- The pitching is there. 3rd in ERA, above average defense, just need one more thing. . .

17- Los Angeles Lothbroks (NL) (31-34)- 18.50- Significantly better than last season. Near league worse pitching last season is now above average

18- Baltimore Buushwackerz (NL) (31-34)- 18.97- Baltimore is really struggling. Their record actually well above what their 5th worst run differential says it should be.

19- Sacramento Maters (NL) (30-35)- 20.29- Not replicating their success last season. Pretty much playing to their roster and RD.

20- Nashville BootLeggers (AL) (29-36)- 20.47- Trever Springer and Dustin McGee are keeping 

them in contention
21- Little Rock And Rollers (NL) (33-32)- 20.47- Outplaying their underlying numbers. They added a ton of cheap vets at the end of FA and in spring training. Maybe its their leadership?

22- Honolulu Hurricanes (AL) (30-35)- 22.18- Improved record, minors are rocking, things are improving in Honolulu

23- Santa Cruz Designated Drinkers (NL) (27-38)- 22.71- The bad version of VAN and PAW. Their underlying numbers say they are a .500 team.

24- San Juan Padres (NL) (30-35)- 22.88- Terry Taylor has an OPS of 1.234!

25- Trenton Fishermen (AL) (26-39)- 23.03- Sammy Morales is one of the league's best closers this season.

26- Dover Rabid Dogs (NL) (25-40)- 23.35- Has accumulated some nice talent in the rebuild. Just needs to add pitching.

27- Florida TIGERS (AL) (29-36)- 25.18- Weirdly they have the best plus/minus ratio, but lead the league in errors.

28- Philadelphia Erffdoggs (AL) (29-36)- 25.41- They say walking is an excellent exercise. The Erffdoggs must be in tremendous shape as they already have amassed 301 walks.

29- Burlington Dark Monsters (AL) (23-42)- 26.94- New owner, same results so far, although they are putting together a scary crop of prospects

30- Cincinnati Red Bowties (NL) (22-43)- 27.00- Pitching staff got into trouble early. Only recently has started to play up to their capabilities.

31- New Orleans Big Test Icicles (AL) (26-39)- 27.97- Rebuild is slower going than expected.

32- Syracuse Shockers (AL) (19-46)- 29.41- Got excellent value for their stud starters.

Season 26 Opening Day Power Rankings

Rank- Team- (Proj W/L)

1- Kansas City (110-52)- Off-season acquisitions boost them into the number 1 spot.
2- Jacksonville (108-54) Same roster as last season should produce about the same result.
3- Las Vegas (107-55) As predicted by Mongoose, down slightly from last season.
4- Pawtucket (101-61) Solid everywhere, this could be their season.
5- Vancouver (99-63) Vancouver takes a big leap. They are clearly part of the elite now.
6- Nashville (87-75) Best of the rest anyone from this point would be a surprise WS winner.
7- Jackson (86-76) Tommy Webster and a deep stable of pitchers should lead Jackson to the playoffs
8- Durham (86-76) Unlikely to crack the top 5, but solidly in next set of teams
9- Cincinnati (85-77) Quiet off-season has them above average, but again on the cusp of the playoffs.
10- Boise (85-77) The hitting is there, but will need the pitching to over perform to challenge the best teams
11- New Orleans (84-78) Blanche has them ready for the big time.
12- Cheyenne (83-79) Kevin Hilldenbrand and Nicky Cooke lead a decent team that may be down just a little
13- Baltimore (81-81) A top 5 pitching staff makes them always a threat for the playoffs
14- Houston (80-82) While they have pushed Jacksonville to the limit each of the last 2 seasons, they are now the league's most balanced team
15- Trenton (80-82) Hopefully Trenton's big league squad plays well, as there is very little talent on the way.
16- Little Rock (79-83) Added a number of vets to make themselves competitive.
17- Burlington (79-83) Decent you talent for the new owner to build around. The ML roster is pretty average.
18- Sacramento (78-84) The numbers didn't like them last season, but they made the playoffs. We will see who is right now.
19- Chicago (77-85) Has the top end talent to match Vegas and KC, but lacks the depth to compete. Still, they seem on an up swing
20- Dover (75-87) Has added a lot of young talent and seems well into the rebuild.
21- Honolulu (75-87) Its -17 here. I wish I was there.
22- Los Angeles (74-88) Seems unlikely to repeat the failures of last season.
23- Buffalo (74-88) Played well last season, may struggle more this season.
24- San Juan (74-88) Lead by nice young pitching, San Juan lacks top line talent elsewhere.
25- San Francisco (72-90) Deepest minor leagues in Roy Hobbs. Lacks a superstar, but multiple all-stars on the farm.
26- Florida (71-91) Really lacks talent at all levels.
27- Scottsdale (72-90) Huge additions to the ML squad make me think this number is low.
28- Richmond (69-93) Best young talent in Hobbs. SF has a deeper pool, but Richmond's is better
29- San Diego (67-95) Alex Harrelson and Blake Maxwell are quite good, but the talent drops sharply from there.
30- Philadelphia (66-96) The pitching is getting close, but may struggle to score runs.
31- Santa Fe (65-97) Ken Woods may get dealt early as my numbers say Santa Fe will struggle to stay in games.
32- Syracuse (64-98) Oh how the mighty have fallen.


Future Rankings

City Score
Richmond 12
San Francisco 11
New Orleans 10
Baltimore 9.5
Scottsdale 9.5
Burlington 8.5
Kansas City 8
Little Rock 7.5
Chicago 7.5
Jacksonville 7
Las Vegas 6.5
Cheyenne 6
Dover 6
Los Angeles 6
San Juan 6
Philadelphia 6
Buffalo 5.5
Honolulu 5
San Diego 5
Jackson 4.5
Durham 4.5
Florida 4.5
Vancouver 4
Boise 4
Pawtucket 3.5
Houston 3
Sacramento 3
Trenton 2.5
Santa Fe 2.5
Nashville 2
Cincinnati 2
Syracuse 0.5

After 25.... Revised Franchise Rankings

1 (1)- Dover Rabid Dogs- 104

2 (2)- Kansas City Jayhawks- 74 (+3)

3 (3)- Durham Bulls- 64 (+2)

4 (4)- Baltimore Buushwackers- 62 (+1)

5 (11)- Las Vegas Desperados- 60 (+12)

6 (5)- Nashville BootLeggers- 59 (+3)

7 (5)- Honolulu Hurricanes- 56

8 (7)- Vancouver Voodoo- 54 (+2)

9 (8)- Santa Cruz Designated Drinkers- 50

9 (8)- Philadelphia Erffdoggs- 50

9 (10)- Chicago Orphans- 50 (+1)

12 (12)- Syracuse Shockers- 47

13 (13)- Richmond Fire Blitz- 45 (+1)

13 (13)- Jackson Mudslide- 45 (+1)

15 (15)- Los Angeles Lothbroks- 37

16 (16)- Cincinnati Red Bowties- 36 (+1)

17 (17)- San Francisco Gothams- 34

18 (18)- Sante Fe Fire- 31

19 (19)- Charlotte Charlotteans- 26 (+2)

20 (24)- Jacksonville See You Now- 25 (+9)

21 (22)- Pawtucket Griffins- 23 (+4)

22 (20)- New Britain Red Coats- 22

22 (20)- San Juan Padres- 22

24 (23)- New Orleans Big Test Icicles- 18

25 (26)- Cheyenne Feather Heads- 17 (+3)

26 (24)- Trenton Fishermen- 16

27 (27)- Sacramento Maters- 14 (+2)

28 (28)- Buffalo- 13 (+2)

29 (29)- Florida TIGERS- 9

29 (29)- San Diego Surf Sharks- 9

31 (31)- Boise Spuds- 5 (+1)

32 (32)- Little Rock and Rollers- 4