Power Rankings

1. Goldfarb (1)
Their hold on the top spot is not as strong as it was a few weeks ago, but they remain the best team all around. Although they're a team that was thought of as being light on offense, they have the second highest slugging percentage in the league.

2. Sarcona (2)
Just like last season, Sarcona's squad is getting hot around midway through the season. When the power rankings began on June 6th, they were 10th. Depending on how things play out this week, they could be first.

3. Pollock (4)
The team with the best looking set of brothers (I'm of course referring to the Lombardis) seems to be over a tough doubleheader loss from two weeks ago. The highest slugging team in the league is going to have to keep that up in order to secure the top spot in the AL.

4. Younger (5)

Like Team Pollock, Younger seems to be over a bad doubleheader from a few weeks ago. Interestingly enough, Younger is only 3-3 against the AL. That's second worst among NL teams.
5. Spiegel (3)

Spiegel's great season has hit a bit of a speed bump the past two weeks. Still, a team that only gives up 6 runs per game should be able to maintain a strong record going into the playoffs.

6. Granese (6)

Out of all the teams hovering around .500(and there are many), I can best picture Granese having something like a 13-9 record at the end of the regular season. Hopefully that hot streak starts next week and not this week.

7. Carlin (9)

If not for a 9th inning Pollock comeback, Team Carlin would be looking at a 9-5 record and a good shot at the AL best record. While this is still a possibility, this solid overall team will most likely have to settle for kings of the AL West. Come playoff time I think Carlin will be a tough matchup for anyone due to their strong defense.

8. Peragine (7)

This team can hit. Only two other teams have a better batting average and have scored more runs per game. Their +1.6 runs differential they have the second best in the AL.

9. Beilis (8)

The fact that Beilis is last in the AL West tells you how great that division is. They'd be looking at a 5 game winning streak if it weren't for a tough one run loss this Wednesday. It's amazing that a team this solid would only have the 6th seed if the playoffs started this week.

10. Harris (14)

They have a tough schedule ahead of them (Carlin, Peragine, Granese), but it looks like the team I thought had the 4th best team before the season started is showing signs of life. The aforementioned three game stretch will be a great indication of exactly where this team stands. If they win two out of three then watch out.

11. Wallman (10)

I'm still waiting for Team Wallman to show they're among the league's elite. Consistency is the problem. Here's how many runs they've scored over the past 7 games: 1,16,8,10,4,0,13.

12. Lapine (11)

Any team that scores 11 runs per game is going to be dangerous to play. Unfortunately any team that gives up 11 runs per game is going to be fun to play as well.

13. Feldman (12)
The team stats posted on the league's website show a team that would be incredibly good if they could only do one thing. Hit. They have 15 extra base hits all season while the second lowest total has more than twice as many. On the plus side, they've kept opponents to fewer than 10 runs for seven consecutive games which is tied with Sarcona for the longest current streak. Their defense will keep them close.

14. Schefkind (13)

Schefkind's runs scored vs. runs against suggest they should have a record better than 4-10. Personally, this team is the main reason why I want to have the best record in the AL. It's tough for a 2nd seed to have to play a team in the first round that has pretty good potential.

15. Applebaum (15)
16. Randell (16)

Both teams are in the same situations. You can get away with not scoring a ton of runs and still be .500 or better (Spiegel, Beilis) and you can get away with giving up a fair share of runs (Pollock, Peragine), but it's tough to win games if you're not scoring a lot of runs and are giving up a lot of runs. Great analysis I know.