Shea’s MLB Power Rankings (as of 13/04/2011)
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Parity, parity, parity! What is this, the NFL? No division leader has a cushion greater than five games.
That means the power rankings are jam-packed and the streaking teams make a greater jump than normal this week.
(Previous rankings in brackets)
1. (2) Philadelphia Phillies (34-21): Who knew that Cliff Lee would be the fourth-best guy in the Phantastic Phour at this point in the season?
2. (1) Cleveland Indians (32-20): They’ve been just OK of late. Now is the time for Shin-Soo Choo and Carlos Santana to pick up the slack, as their fast-starting teammates could be returning to Earth.
3. (11) New York Yankees (30-23): Long live Bartolo Colon’s crazy shoulder surgery! If he can stay legit all season, the Yanks will play October baseball.
4. (9) Milwaukee Brewers (30-25): Believe the hype. The Brewers’ arms are sizzling and catching up with the bats’ prowess in a hurry.
5. (7) St. Louis Cardinals (33-23): Trucking along even though Matt Holliday and most of the Cardinals lineup can’t stay healthy.
6. (12) Arizona Diamondbacks (30-25): Baseball’s hottest team before they finally lost last night. You’d think they were overachieving just because they’re hosting the All-Star game – but then you see Justin Upton’s towering homer and remember that the D-Backs may still have a superstar in the making.
7. (6) Florida Marlins (31-22): If Anibal Sanchez keeps pitching like he is, maybe the Fish can survive while Josh Johnson heals up and Hanley Ramirez fixes his head, er, back.
8. (14) Seattle Mariners (28-26): The M’s have won eight of 10, largely because the kids are ahead of schedule. Is Dustin Ackley about to join the youth movement?
9. (15) Detroit Tigers (28-26): Hot and cold, but the Tigers are hot again and Victor Martinez’s return from injury is the catalyst.
10. (5) Tampa Bay Rays (29-25): Encouraging to see the Rays only 1.5 games out of first when Evan Longoria is just getting warmed up.
11. (4) Boston Red Sox (30-25): Remember when Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford were the struggling newbies? Now it feels like they’re the only two guys contributing on offense.
12. (8) Texas Rangers (29-26): They need to build a cushion in the standings before Josh Hamilton and Nelson Cruz’s next DL stints, which are inevitable.
13. (13) Atlanta Braves (30-26): A 30-26 record is nothing to sneeze at but think about where they’d be in the standings if Dan Uggla had shown anything at the plate. It’s not too late.
14. (3) San Francisco Giants (29-25): Only one team has scored fewer runs than the Giants. Is it time to pursue a trade? You know there’s a market for Jonathan Sanchez out there.
15. (10) Toronto Blue Jays (28-27): The Jays have quietly become a pesky little fighter in the AL East. Jose Bautista is the big reason, of course, but Corey Patterson is becoming a fun redemption story.
16. (16) Los Angeles Angels (29-28): in the hunt thanks to some recent late-game heroics. Maybe the AL West will be a four-horse race all season.
17. (25) Los Angeles Dodgers (26-30): They’re heating up but I still don’t think they can win with a two-man offense.
18. (29) San Diego Padres (24-31): Give them minor props for a four-game winning streak.
19. (20) Chicago White Sox (26-31): A frustrating team given their talent. They had a horrific weekend in Toronto but have rallied in Boston, once again teasing us with their potential.
20. (19) Cincinnati Reds (28-28): The way this team has pitched, it’s time to wonder if the Reds won’t climb higher than third in the NL Central again this season.
21. (26) Oakland Athletics (27-29)
22. (23) Pittsburgh Pirates (25-28)
23. (18) Colorado Rockies (25-29)
24. (28) Houston Astros (21-34)
25. (24) Chicago Cubs (23-30)
26. (17) New York Mets (25-29)
27. (27) Washington Nationals (23-31)
28. (22) Kansas City Royals (24-30)
29. (21) Baltimore Orioles (24-29)
30. (30) Minnesota Twins (17-36)
One reply on “MLB Power Rankings / June 1st 2011”
Nice to see a new team on top of the rankings finally. I’m kind of over Cleveland.