Friday, August 2, 2013

WRIGLEYVILLE POWER RANKINGS #5

The All-Star Break has come and gone and now we find out who are the contenders and who are the pretenders...

Rank Team Record Last Week Comments
1 Burlington 62-33 1 Mickey Dawling (.300, 28 HR, 64 RBI's) is quietly having a great season
2 Jackson 62-33 4 Possibly the best pitching staff in the NL but will they trade for a hitter?
3 Helena 61-34 5 Javy Torcato (12 wins) is pushing to get to the 20 win marker
4 Madison 61-34 7 Yorvit Delgado (32 for 26 in saves) = Mariano Rivera?
5 Salem 59-36 2 5 game losing streak is their longest of the season
6 Cincinnati 59-36 3 SP Alex Cornelius has not given up more than 2 ER's in his last five starts
7 Arizona 58-37 6 Placido Telemaco (10-1, 1.99 ERA) has been a very good FA pickup
8 New Britain 55-40 9 Bing Cepeda (31 HR's) has been mashing at the DH spot
9 Fargo 50-45 11 Only 5 games back but need someone to bust out on offense
10 Salt Lake City 55-40 10 Brandon Foxx only has 6 wins but he might be the best SP in the NL
11 Syracuse 51-44 8 Could really use some help from 3b Justin Brantley
12 Austin 53-42 12 Zip Madson continues to show that he's a legit star
13 Charlotte 47-48 16 1b Steve Garcia (30 HR's) kind of came out of nowhere
14 Colorado Springs 50-44 22 12-3 over their last 15 games
15 Louisville 51-44 14 SP Walt Henry (5.07 ERA, 1.45 WHIP) has been disappointing
16 Chicago Black Sox 43-52 15 Will soon surpass their 66 wins of last season
17 Scottsdale 47-48 13 Can they lure an ace SP to Scottsdale this offseason?
18 Minnesota 48-47 21 The team that won't give up is back over the .500 mark!
19 Pittsburgh 43-52 18 21 yr old Vic Pineda (1.045 OPS) is pulling a Puig in Pittsburgh
20 Washington DC 43-52 17 Hooks Giovanola has been ice cold (.222/.287/.772) since his trade to DC.
21 Milwaukee 44-51 19 Could SP Mule Bates help out a contender?
22 Chicago Bleacher Bums 45-50 20 Lineup is top heavy with talent so they need some guys to step up
23 Jacksonville 39-56 24 SP Jerome Cochrane could also be a good trade chip
24 Boston 41-54 27 Offense looks good but pitching does not
25 Cheyenne 41-54 23 RP Peter Hodges could bring back a prospect or two
26 Trenton 40-55 26 Two straight years of being over .500 looks to end this season
27 Santa Fe 38-57 25 Still trying to move and shake to the division lead but running out of time
28 San Francisco 33-62 28 Trying to trade vets and pick up prospects here and abroad
29 Tampa Bay 39-56 31 Took a step back after almost getting to .500 last season
30 Little Rock 32-63 30 Best booze in the bigs?
31 San Juan 31-64 29 Are all FA's IFA's for San Juan?
32 Charleston 39-56 32 Counting down the days until their off-season fishing trip

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