Sunday, May 26, 2019

Updated Power Rankings

Power Rankings Update 5/26

Last week's rankings is in ().

1. Wallman(3)- I am not sure what that all-time record is for consecutive regular season wins, but Wallman has now won 11 in a row dating back to last year. He must be coming close.

2. Lombardi (4)- The best run differential in the league so far goes to a team that was not on many people's radar before the season started.

3. Bykofsky(3)- The slight dip in placement from last time is more due to the rainouts than anything else. Bykofsky should be well on its way to another 14+ wins season.

4. Schefkind(9)- The 19-3 pre-season prediction may have been tongue-in-cheek, but at this point they are more likely to come close to such a lofty projection than the other pre-ordained 19 win club(Brock).

5. Ferrarese(7)- There were some doubts about the Cowboy's ability to be a full-time pitcher, but through four games, Ferrarese is looking like a Cy Young nominee.

6. Fradkin (NR) Picking up seamlessly from last year, Fradkin once again has an offense that rankings in the top 3 in the league in the early going.

7. Brock(5)- How high can I put a team that is 1-3? Last week's loss can partly be blamed on Justin not being there, but the fact is so far the offensive production has not been there. They are one of only two teams(Randell being the other) to have played more than 2 games but not score double digits in any. That should change soon.

8. Larocca(1)- This sets a dubious record of biggest drop from #1 in power rankings history. This is what happens when you give up 39 runs in a double header. Still, there is a reason why I ranked them so high in the first place, and I expect Larocca to meet last year's 13 win total.

9. Pollock(NR)- With Pollock at #9, that makes it 5 teams from the East ranked in the top half of the power rankings. There will be some solid teams from the division whose records will be misleading given the extra games played against tough division rivals. Obviously I'm going to be optimistic about my team's chances, but the fact is we have the same core as the 2017 championship team and 7/13 players from last year's 19 win club. If the offense can click, then we can go on a nice run.

Toughest Omission:

Goldfarb- They did nothing wrong to knock themselves off the list since they did not even play last week. They'll earn a spot back next week with a strong performance this week.

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