Wrigleyville Pre-Season Power Rankings

Right now these rankings are based primarily on FA signings, finances and how teams fared last season. I'll try to update the power rankings every week when the season begins....

Rank	Team	Record	Last Week	Comments
1	Burlington	0-0	N/A	Defending champs always get the top spot
2	Salem	0-0	N/A	No reason to believe they aren't the best in the AL
3	Madison	0-0	N/A	My early pick for the AL pennant
4	Helena	0-0	N/A	Good offense + good pitching + good defense = success
5	Santa Fe	0-0	N/A	Kings of free agency look tough
6	Salt Lake City	0-0	N/A	Looking to take the NL West for the 1st time
7	San Francisco	0-0	N/A	Too good for too long to start further down the rankings
8	Fargo	0-0	N/A	Going to be fighting off New Britain all season
9	New Britain	0-0	N/A	Going to be fighting with Fargo all season
10	Arizona	0-0	N/A	Aging quickly so they need to stay healthy
11	Pittsburgh	0-0	N/A	Revamped rotation and young hitters look to impress
12	Charlotte	0-0	N/A	Pitching is there but the hitters must step up
13	Cincinnati	0-0	N/A	Darkhorse in the NL
14	Jackson	0-0	N/A	Due to break the seal and get over .500
15	Tampa Bay	0-0	N/A	Repeat division champ won't give up the crown easily
16	Washington DC	0-0	N/A	Breakout season by Jesus James get this team into the playoffs
17	Syracuse	0-0	N/A	Young players will get time to blossom
18	Charleston	0-0	N/A	Veteran squad looking to sneak into the playoffs
19	Trenton	0-0	N/A	RIP Gandolfini
20	Austin	0-0	N/A	Zip Madson looks to move into the upper echelon of players
21	Chicago Bleacher Bums	0-0	N/A	Best stadium in WIS
22	Colorado Springs	0-0	N/A	With San Fran possibly rebuilding this team could make a move
23	San Juan	0-0	N/A	Low payroll and high international $ for this perennial powerhouse
24	Chicago Black Sox	0-0	N/A	Pitching really needs to step up this season
25	Minnesota	0-0	N/A	Looks to be building for the future
26	Louisville	0-0	N/A	Would like to get 20 wins out of Walt Henry
27	Milwaukee	0-0	N/A	Veteran team in need of pitching
28	Cheyenne	0-0	N/A	Working hard but in a very tough division
29	Scottsdale	0-0	N/A	Will moving to a warmer climate create more W's?
30	Little Rock	0-0	N/A	New ownership possibly looking to rebuild
31	Boston	0-0	N/A	Could be a tough season with Pitt and DC looking good
32	Jacksonville	0-0	N/A	Finances point to building to the future