Power Rankings NL Week 1

1. Cheyenne Marmots-

Last Week: NR
Record: 5-3
Expected Win %: .561
Interesting, But Meaningless: Chris Durbin is on the pace for 184 stolen bases (9). not to be outdone Luis Amaral is on pace for 148(7)
Yikes: 2nd year closer Royce Peters is out 61 days with a shoulder injury

2. Colorado Springs Organizational Filler-

Last Week: NR
Record: 7-2

Expected Win %: .603

Interesting, But Meaningless: Early favorite for NL ROY Jesse Walton batting .366 5hr 12 rbi

Yikes: SS Damian Perkins injury (20hr + solid defence) is putting a damper on a good start on a tough division. Can they keep it up?

3. Montreal Money Shots-

Last Week: NR
Record: 6-3

Expected Win %: .689
Interesting, But Meaningless:
Yikes: Eugene Pryce is batting almost 100 points over his career BA .272

4. Nashville Park Tanners-

Last Week: NR
Record: 8-2
Expected Win %: .720
Interesting, But Meaningless: Brandon Roosevelt is on pace for 288 strikeouts and only giving up 162 hits
Yikes: with 9 errors the Park Tanners lead the league

5. San Diego Surf -

Last Week: NR
Record: 6-3
Expected Win %: .571
Interesting, But Meaningless: Thomas Campbell in on pace for 92 hrs that might be a career high

Yikes: as a team righties are batting .228 against Surf pitchers

6. Atlanta Braves-

Last Week: NR
Record: 6-4
Expected Win %: .693
Interesting, But Meaningless: 1B Tito Hume is on pace for 96 Dingers

Yikes: 0-3 on the road with a road ERA of 6.57 3 runs more than their home era.

7. New York Burros

Last Week: NR

Record: 4-4

Expected Win %: .513

Interesting, But Meaningless: an expected .513 win percentage puts them at what 86-76 for the season...... man should have took that bet.

Yikes: 53 team strike outs and 68 team hits tells the whole story

8.Cincinnati Bowties -

Last Week: NR
Record: 4-4
Expected Win %: .307
Interesting, But Meaningless: on pace for 1300 strike outs lead by alex wangs change at 250 k's

Yikes: Last seasons ROY Carlos Hernandez is batting .194 with 2 hrs (s7 .302 with 45 hr)

9. Florida Marlins -

Last Week: NR
Record: 5-5
Expected Win %: .521
Interesting, But Meaningless: Season 7 was the franchises 1st winning season
Yikes: SS Preston Ward's batting average has dipped every season he has been in Florida.

10. Little Rock Labradors -

Last Week: NR
Record: 5-5
Expected Win %: .626
Interesting, But Meaningless: CL Kyle Laker is only dominant when you can get him in the game. Little Rock is having trouble with that right now
Yikes: Reliever Roger Davis is 02 with a 18.00

11. Colorado MILE HIGH CLUB -

Last Week: NR
Record: 2-6
Expected Win %: .438
Interesting, But Meaningless: Murders Row(Beltran, mullens, harding) has 4 combined hrs so far
Yikes: From 2 Cy Young Canidates in Season 7 to a team era of 7.15

12. Seattle Warbirds

Last Week: NR
Record: 4-6
Expected Win %: .531
Interesting, But Meaningless: Kevin Chiasson has had a hit in every game this season

Yikes: Proud holder of the least control Starting Pitchers in the NL(avg 53)

13. Milwaukee Blues -

Last Week: NR
Record: 5-5
Expected Win %: .437
Interesting, But Meaningless: Ratings wise this is the worst starting lineup in the NL (avg rating 62)
Yikes: 7 players are on pace to strikeout 100+ times

14. Cleveland Wild Dogs-

Last Week: NR
Record: 5-5
Expected Win %: .443
Interesting, But Meaningless: Catcher Neil Fletcher is back batting over .400 at a year off
Yikes:Bonk Ross leads the league in strikouts at 13

15. Richmond Revolution-


Last Week: NR
Record: 2-7
Expected Win %: .186
Interesting, But Meaningless: Rule 5 pitcher Orber Bennett is taking the year off on the DL. Already at -17 days. he's not likely to see time off the DL this season.
Yikes: they have given up 2 times as many runs as they have scored 26-58

16. Hartford T Ball-

Last Week: NR
Record: 1-8
Expected Win %: .184
Interesting, But Meaningless: only 2 active players on the ML roster have been developed from the farm system. Worst total in the league

Yikes: Payroll is 107.9 Million and they are dead last in the league in wins