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The MLB season is through its first month, and teams have begun to show us what they have to offer. There’s a long way still to go in a season that’s a marathon, not a sprint, but it’s these early opinions we formulate that will decide whether this season will be a profitable one for us or not.

Here are the power rankings entering the seventh week of the MLB schedule.

1. Detroit Tigers

The Tigers have had the luxury of feasting on a weak AL Central Division. With Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander both pitching their way into the Cy Young conversation, it’s scary to think what the team can be once Miguel Cabrera turns his season around, and he’s beginning to show signs that his resurgence may come sooner rather than later.

2. Milwaukee Brewers

The Brewers’ offense has surprisingly been a bit quiet, and yet the team has excelled. Stellar play from the bullpen has been a great boon, and the team’s rotation has been better than expected. Rickie Weeks and Scooter Gennett have done a good job for the team at second base, but they’ll need to get Ryan Braun back into the lineup soon. The suspension looming over Carlos Gomez’s head is another problem.

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3. Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers got back one standout lefty while losing another, with Clayton Kershaw returning to the hill and Hyun-jin Ryu heading to the disabled list. The team’s offense is rolling along. Adrian Gonzalez is showing some of the power he flashed in San Diego, and Yasiel Puig appears to have finally showed up after a slow start to the year.

4. Oakland Athletics

The Athletics aren’t going to fill out an All-Star roster with plenty of no-names doing the heavy lifting for the team, but Sonny Gray’s will soon be a household name if he continues his hot pace. The team has gotten offense from number of different sources, and Josh Donaldson’s continued All-Star-caliber play is a real positive.

5. Atlanta Braves

The team’s starting rotation is plugging along, but it’s beginning to get concerning that the offense is having so much trouble producing runs. The decision to bring in Ervin Santana very late in the free agency process is looking like a genius move given his success thus far, and Aaron Harang continues to provide quality innings.

6. San Francisco Giants

The injury to Brandon Belt really hurts a Giants team that was already struggling to score runs. If there’s a bright spot in that respect, it’s that the team’s defense will get a lot better with Michael Morse patrolling first base rather than left field. Tim Hudson continue to fight off the regression that seems will inevitably hit him at some point.

7. Colorado Rockies

It’s easy to overlook the team’s rotation and bullpen when factoring in the fact that the Rockies are scoring nearly six runs per game. Justin Morneau has enjoyed a resurgence at hitter-friendly Coors Field, and Troy Tulowitzki might be the best player in baseball at the moment. Coors Field is now officially a scary place for visitors.

8. St. Louis Cardinals

The Cardinals continue to struggle with finding ways to score runs, something that no one would have guessed at the start of the year. The Cardinals rank in the bottom five in baseball at producing runs. Getting Allen Craig going has to be a top priority, but there are few players on the roster who can say they don’t deserve to shoulder some of the blame.
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9. Washington Nationals

No Bryce Harper. No Ryan Zimmerman. Now, no Adam LaRoche. It’s getting harder and harder to figure out how the Nationals can score runs, and more importantly, how they continue to win. The team’s already strong starting rotation got a boost with the return of Doug Fister to an already loaded staff.

10. Baltimore Orioles

Getting back Chris Davis and Manny Machado this past week has the Orioles scoring runs in bunches again. Machado’s gotten off to a slow start since returning, but that was to be expected. It would be plenty helpful if one of the team’s starting pitchers could establish themselves, but “inconsistent” is a word that describes just about everyone in the group.

11. Texas Rangers
12. New York Yankees
13. Boston Red Sox
14. Cincinnati Reds
15. Los Angeles Angels
16. Miami Marlins
17. Seattle Mariners
18. Toronto Blue Jays
19. Tampa Bay Rays
20. Pittsburgh Pirates
21. Chicago White Sox
22. Kansas City Royals
23. New York Mets
24. Cleveland Indians
25. Minnesota Twins
26. Philadelphia Phillies
27. San Diego Padres
28. Arizona Diamondbacks
29. Chicago Cubs
30. Houston Astros

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