Power rankings: D’backs, Rangers soar
Voting by 10 USA TODAY Sports writers and editors; statistics through Sunday.
Rank Team
1. Houston Astros 2. Washington Nationals 3. New York Yankees 4. Los Angeles Dodgers 5. Baltimore Orioles 6. Colorado Rockies 7. Cleveland Indians 8. Arizona Diamondbacks 9. Chicago Cubs 10. Milwaukee Brewers 11. Texas Rangers 12. St. Louis Cardinals 13. Boston Red Sox 14. Tampa Bay Rays 15. Minnesota Twins 16. Detroit Tigers 17. Chicago White Sox 18. Cincinnati Reds 19. Los Angeles Angels 20. New York Mets 21. Toronto Blue Jays 22. Pittsburgh Pirates 23. San Francisco Giants 24. Seattle Mariners 25. Oakland Athletics 26. Kansas City Royals 27. Atlanta Braves 28. Philadelphia Phillies 29. Miami Marlins 30. San Diego Padres
Prev. Comment
1 Luke Gregerson auctions off World Baseball Classic eagle for $51,000. 2 Stephen Strasburg has faced 244 batters and given up four homers. 3 Masahiro Tanaka has given up more runs (36) than any other AL starter. 5 Cody Bellinger (nine homers, 30 strikeouts) mastering two of the three true outcomes. 4 “Beef” chants have started at Camden Yards for Welington Castillo, who’s rolling at .348/.375/.543 (batting average / on-base percentage / slugging percentage). 6 Greg Holland has 19 saves and a 4.3 strikeout-walk ratio. 8 Yan Gomes is starting to cook with .815 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS). 11 Run differential of +47 second only to the Dodgers in NL. 9 Kris Bryant quietly putting together another MVP-worthy campaign. 12 RainGate highlights a most unlikely story: The Cubs-Brewers battle atop the NL Central. 16 Won nine times in a 10-game span against the Padres, Athletics and Phillies. 7 Matt Adams finished his St. Louis career with 56 homers and a .769 OPS. 10 Eduardo Rodriguez (3-1, 3.10 ERA) is keeping them afloat as David Price works his way back. 17 They haven’t been more than three games above or below .500 this season. 13 Many little reasons why they’re above water. Robbie Grossman (.846 OPS) is one. 14 Their staff WHIP (walks plus hits allowed per inning) of 1.45 ranks last in the AL. 19 Cuban connection remains strong with their $25 million investment in Luis Robert. 15 Devin Mesoraco has 13 hits in his first 41 at-bats. 20 Can Mike Trout hit 50 homers in a season? We might find out. 18 Look away from the misery and enjoy Michael Conforto’s excellent start. 21 Marcus Stroman needs one more homer to tie Josh Donaldson. 23 Josh Harrison headed toward a second All-Star appearance. 26 About as predictable as the June weather in China Basin. 22 It’s far from time to pull the plug, but this team has many tradable assets. 27 They have an AL-best 63 homers. 24 Very quietly, Salvador Perez is on pace for 40-plus homers and 100-plus RBI. 30 Freddie Freeman produced an NL-best 2.5 WAR before suffering a broken wrist. 25 Vince Velasquez says he’s totally lost on mound. 28 Perhaps the most depressing host in All-Star Game history. 29 If this is it for Jered Weaver, he’d go out with a 150-98 career record.