S12 Power Rankings - First Edition

1.  Seattle Thunderbirds (17-10)

      Pitching: 1

      Batting: 11

      Fielding: 2

Every bit as dominant as predicted to start the season, Seattle leads the league statistically in many categories across the board.  After a promising rookie campaign, Hideki Li is tearing it up to start his sophomore season.  Things could get tricky with Salem, also fighting for the NL West title, currently one game ahead.


2.  Salem Slugs (18-9)

      Pitching: 3

      Batting: 14

      Fielding: 8

Here are those Salem Slugs, right behind Seattle showing the dominance of the NL West.  Although one game ahead in the standings, Salem, along with every other team, is a large margin behind Seattle in the power rankings.  Mac Perry is having a great year at 34 years-old and he will have to keep it up for Salem to have a chance in the division.

3.   Texas Fresh (19-8)

       Pitching: 18

       Batting: 4

       Fielding: 6

12-2 at home, Texas is currently the best team in the AL and riding great hitting to sit at first in the AL South.  Much like the NL West, this division will be highly contested with The Houston Oilers, a very solid team, currently three games back.  Eswalin Martinez, a solid ROY candidate, could be a big boost down the stretch if he continues his current ways.

4.   Philadelphia Starz (17-11)

      Pitching: 6

      Batting: 2

      Fielding: 14

Philadelphia is in a very tough and what appears to be an evenly-matched division between a number of teams.  St. Louis is currently one game ahead and Scranton, currently six games back should not be counted-out yet.  The fielding will have to get better to win the division, particularly Javy Sosa, who already has four errors.

 5.  Sioux Falls Soufflé (16-11)

      Pitching: 8

      Batting: 26

      Fielding: 4

Sioux Falls is currently leading the NL North but they have lost four-of-five and have been very up-and-down this year.  New franchise player Kid Golub has picked things up after a terrible start, but Aramis Andujar, who the Soufflé emptied their farm system for during the offseason, needs to pick things up.

6.   New York Brokers (18-9)

     Pitching: 5

     Batting: 8

     Fielding: 18

7.   St. Louis Archies (17-10)

      Pitching: 7

      Batting: 1

      Fielding: 15

8.  San Diego Friars (16-12)

       Pitching: 2

       Batting: 31

       Fielding: 16

 9.  Vancouver Redlegs (18-9)

      Pitching: 25

      Batting: 7

      Fielding: 12

 10.  Houston Oilers (16-11)

        Pitching: 19

        Batting: 25

        Fielding: 10