Franchise Ranks: Season 1

I have just completed compiling the Season 1 data for the Franchise Rankings. Here are the top 5 teams, listed by Season 28 city. The complete list can be seen by clicking the "Franchise Rankings" list on the side of this page, or by clicking here. Without any further ado, the top 5:

5.  Durham, 150 points

This was a team that did a lot of winning (100 games to be exact) thanks to its defense. They led the league in fielding percentage and were second in ERA. They were also top-10 in +/- and captured 3 Gold Gloves as a franchise.

4. Texas, 151 points

The franchise that has become the Radios was quite balanced in Season 1, scoring 20+ points in each of the ranked categories. To put that another way, they were in the top 13 in Wins, Runs, ERA, Fielding, +/- and Farm System Wins.

3. New Britain, 164 points

This one snuck up on me a little when I was totaling the numbers. There are some teams, like Texas, where you see consistent production and know they'll contend for the title. Not so with New Britain. They weren't terrible, certainly, but I had them pegged as middle of the pack. Ooops.

2. Hartford, 180 points

Out of the Top 5, Hartford enjoyed the most playoff success. They won 2 Division Titles, and those teams went on to lose in the LCS and win the World Series. Add to that 4 Silver Sluggers, 4 Gold Gloves and 22+ points in each ranked category and you've got the Season 1 Runner-Up.

1. Oklahoma City, 184 points

OK, I really didn't see this one coming...when I picked up this project I had no idea that my franchise would top the list in Season 1. But when you finish top-6 in 5 of 6 ranked categories, have a pair of CY Young winners, the AAA World Series crown & 5 Gold Glove winners, I guess it should have been expected.