POWER RANKINGS: 2006 OFFSEASON
																																																																Rankings By: Craig Morois and Casey Kmiecik
																																					The Line-Up 1. Chicago Craig's Cubs 2. Milwaukee Maniacs 3. Boston Massacre 4. Los Angeles Lengers 5. Atlanta Stallions 6. New York Yankees 7. Philadelphia Wallbangers 8. New York Comets
						1st Round 2006 Draft 1. Philadelphia 2. Los Angeles 3. Atlanta 4. Chicago 5. Chicago 6. Milwaukee 7. New York Yankees 8. New York Comets
																																																																		(10-28-05)
																					1.
																																	Chicago Craig's Cubs																								GM Morois has perhaps assembled potentially the greatest pitching staff in APBA's short history with the three aces on the mound. Tom Glavine as the fourth pitcher is no sloutch either. Don't forget about Mo Rivera. They're offense will be very servicable with A-Rod leading the way. The Craig's Cubs will have a lot of options with the 4th and 5th picks in the upcoming draft.
																																												21-21
																		2.
																												Milwaukee Maniacs
																																																								One Word: Pujols. Pujols+Pitching =Wins.  The Maniacs still have the best offense in the league with Pujols leading the way. They'll still have a nice pitching rotation with Sheets, Johnson, and Radke. Trevor Hoffman will be a decent closer. Good possibility that they'll take RP Derrick Turnbow in the draft. They should easily take the APBA North Division again.
																																									28-14
																			3.
																																		Boston Massacre
																																																	The Cubs trade definately put them into contention again. Most likely with hitting down and pitching way up next year, D-Lee could have an MVP year.  Losing an A pitcher will be tough to swallow, but the offense should pick up the slack.  Should not have trouble finding a way into the playoffs again.
																																						24-18
																				4.
																																			Los Angeles Lengers																										Lets go Lengas! We're sick of hyping your team up year after year. This team will be good with Pedro, Oswalt, and Santana in the rotation. Don't forget Brad Lidge in the pen. The big hole is at catcher, where Pudge Rodriguez had a down year. Lengas has depth everywhere in the field, he will keep his draft options open  with the 2nd pick in the draft.
																																																		18-24
																						5.
																																				Atlanta Stallions														The 2004 Champs have a decent team aligned again. Andruw Jones will be a home run stud in the league. May be hard to sneak in the playoffs with the APBA South having potentially every team in the playoffs. Look for the Stallions to welcome Jason Giambi back with the third pick in the draft.
																																						19-23
																																																			Don't look for this team to dog it after another crushing Game 7 loss in the World Series. They always seem to bounce back. Casey may trade one of his players at 1st Base, but may decide to pull back and keep his bench depth. Their major hole is in the pitching staff. Only one pitcher will be left from last year, reliever Tom Gordon. Last year's trades with Chicago may catch up with them.  Look for Casey to keep trading and sneak into the playoffs again.
										6.
																								New York Yankees
																																								21-21
															7.
																														Philadelphia Wallbangers
																																																																Having the first pick in the draft will definately help this team. Drafting Andy Pettite looks to be the plan for the Wallbangers. We saw how much an A pitcher can carry a team last year with the Massacre's Jake Peavy. No Barry Bonds may kill this team. They will still have Vlad leading the way on offense.
																																																										16-26
																																																				Introducing your 2005 APBA Champions! Cory maybe laughing at everybody to the bank this year, but the 2006 outlook is pretty bad. Sorry Cory, but the holes will be many next year. With the 8th pick in the draft the Comets won't have a difference maker on the entire team. J.D. Drew will most likely be cardless, and the pitching staff is in tatters. SS Michael Young maybe the only player worth keeping.
																8.
																															New York Comets
																																							21-21