Going into the season, here are the top 5 rankings per position. I decided to include the names as written in the Lokasi language as well, hopefully some of you find that part interesting.
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A few things are worth pointing out:
- If I counted right, 18 of the league's 20 teams are represented somewhere in the top 5 by position, that's not too bad in parity terms. Semyof and Otahel City are the two teams not represented at all, and those teams aren't even supposed to be too bad. Semyof's Takmake Efiyalem would be 6th on the catcher list, and Otahel's Toyeseshi Shocheye would be 7th on the CF list, for what that's worth.
- I definitely took notice of the fact that Kes Nokolo was at the top of the starting pitcher list. Those are big expectations for a fresh rookie. It's also bold for Tula Mitonone to be ranked 2nd, directly ahead of the last two Pitcher of the Year winners as a 19-year-old who had a 4.41 ERA last year.
- The rotation rankings are the Ransu show, with the top 4 rotations all residing in the city. Semyof is also in the top half, though the remaining Ransu team (Lutrul) does not have a good rotation.
- And as you can probably tell, the preseason prediction algorithm loves Westline this year. We still need to do the proper preview, but they'll definitely get their due.