Congratulations to AZL Indians 2 who made the playoffs today due to a loss by AZL White Sox. AZL Indians 1 and 2 both finished in the top 5 in winning percentage in the AZL this year.
Below is a list of the Indians farm teams and how they are doing in their race to try to make the playoffs:
Columbus - 1 game behind Indianapolis for the lead in the IL West, they are currently 0.5 games ahead of Toledo (who they have now lost to 3 consecutive games) for the wildcard playoff spot. They have 8 games left in the season with 4 against Toledo.
Akron - MADE THE PLAYOFFS - 1 game behind Altoona in the EL West, they will either be the champion or 2nd place team in that division. They have 8 games left to play.
Lynchburg - Currently 5 games ahead of Wilmington for the CL North second half championship, they have a magic number of 5 with 7 games left to play including a big 4 game home series with Wilmington starting tonight. For those of you who remember magic numbers, any Lynchburg win in this series is worth a 2 game reduction in their magic number. If they would be fortunate enough to win 3 out of 4 from Wilmington this week they would clinch the playoff spot at home. Otherwise, they would have to clinic it at Salem in their final series.
Lake County - Just playing for pride and better statistics at this point, they currently have the 2nd worst overall record in the Midwest League this year.
Mahoning Valley - Currently have a 1.5 game lead over Auburn in the NY-P Pinckney Division with 7 games to play. Putting on my Eeyore glasses, if you think they might lose the division they currently have a 1 game lead over Brooklyn for the wildcard spot.
AZL Indians 1 - MADE THE PLAYOFFS - AZL Central first and second half champions they are in a tight race with the AZL Dodgers and AZL Cubs 1 teams for the top two records in the AZL, which would give them a first round bye. It will all come down to tonight's final regular season game. If they win they will finish with the best record in the AZL league and a first round bye. If they lose tonight they will finish with the 3rd best record in the AZL and have to play in the first round of the playoffs. As all playoff series in this league are 1 game, there is a big difference between having to win 3 elimination games to win the championship and having to win 2, especially with the extra day to set up your rotation.
AZL Indians 2 - MADE THE PLAYOFFS - On the basis of AZL Indians 1 winning both halves in the AZL Central, the AZL Indians 2 won the other playoff spot in the Central based on having the 2nd best overall record in the division, finishing just slightly ahead of the AZL White Sox and the AZL Cubs 2. They have one meaningless (except for pride and stats) regular season game left to play tonight and then will jump into the playoffs which I think start Wednesday.
DSL Indians and DSL Indians/Brewers - Neither team made the playoffs but there appear to be a number of exciting prospects on these teams that I hope can blossom next year in the AZL.
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