| 1 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
9-2 |
The defending world series champs hold steady at the top spot in this week's rankings. Tommy Edman can hit! |
| 2 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
7-2 |
That was a fun series against the Dodgers. Jordan Romano looks to course correct after a rough start, however I like the makeup of this team over a lot of the previous years. They could be a serious contender this season. |
| 3 |
San Diego Padres |
8-2 |
Jackson Merrill is hitting .378 with 14 hits and 10 RBI through his first 10 games this season. The Padres locked him up for what might be the steal of this baseball generation. |
| 4 |
New York Yankees |
6-3 |
The Yankees dropped the series finale on a walkoff Sunday in Pittsburgh, but it was overall a good weekend for the bats once again. |
| 5 |
Texas Rangers |
8-2 |
The Rangers jump into the top 5 this week as their 5 game winning streak has currently yielded a whopping 9 runs allowed. That streak gets put to the test against the Cubbies to start the week. |
| 6 |
New York Mets |
6-3 |
No change in the rankings for the Mets this week as a couple of tight wins against the Blue Jays saw them extend their winning streak to 4. |
| 7 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
5-5 |
The snakes looked really good in the Bronx to start their second series of the season. I like the makeup of this team with a healthy Zac Gallen and Corbin Burnes at the top of the rotation. |
| 8 |
Chicago Cubs |
7-5 |
The Cubbies begin an intriguing set of 9 straight games against the Rangers, Dodgers, and Padres, who have started the season a combined 25-6. We'll learn some things about this team in the next 10 days. |
| 9 |
San Francisco Giants |
8-1 |
The Giants have a chance to create a buffer for themselves early on as they begin a 3 game series against the Reds, before heading East to take on the Bronx Bombers and the Phils. |
| 10 |
Boston Red Sox |
6-4 |
Since Crochet took the mound in Baltimore, this team has looked completely different. Alex Bregman has led an offensive charge that saw Rafael Devers go 4-4 in the finale against St. Louis. They have big time bats and good pitching. Watch out for the Sox. |
| 11 |
Kansas City Royals |
4-5 |
The Royals won 2 of 3 against Baltimore this weekend, and Kris Bubic looked excellent in his 6 innings of work Sunday. Bobby Witt Jr. fell a home run shy of the cycle as the Royals now begin a stretch of 7 consecutive days and games against division opponents. |
| 12 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
5-5 |
The Blue Jays couldn't claw out either of the games to close the set against the Mets, but they did sweep Washington to cap off a 3-3 week. Prized offseason acquisition Anthony Santander in the 3-hole is batting .194 with 0 HR's and 1 RBI to start this season. |
| 13 |
Cleveland Guardians |
3-6 |
Jose Ramirez was the first player to hit 3 HR's in a game this season. I'm ready to induct him into the HOF now. |
| 14 |
Baltimore Orioles |
4-6 |
The Orioles are our biggest fallers to start this season's edition of the power rankings. Injuries, pitching woes, and defensive miscues are holding a young team back that saw Gunnar Henderson hit into some bad luck to start his 2025 campaign. The AL East looks to be quite stacked this year, and the birds don't look like the cream of the crop to start this season. |
| 15 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
5-5 |
Nestor Cortes bounced back nicely, and Jackson Chourio is off and running to start the year. If this team consistently plays its brand of baseball, look to see them compete with the Cubs to defend their NL Central crown. Sal Frelick has gotten off to a fantastic start. |
| 16 |
Houston Astros |
4-5 |
The Astros are one of those teams where you don't really pay attention until we get close to October. They'll be hanging around all year. Too much experience and talent on that roster. |
| 17 |
Detroit Tigers |
5-4 |
Javy Baez made an incredible catch-and-tag play to cut down a runner this weekend. Skubal was a little off in his second outing of the year, but AJ Hinch has his boys playing exciting baseball. Riley Greene is a stud. |
| 18 |
Tampa Bay Rays |
4-5 |
It was 3 close losses in a row against the Rangers after taking 2 out of 3 against the Pirates. I like the way this pitching staff is set up. Look for Kevin Cash to rely on his key strengths all season long. |
| 19 |
Atlanta Braves |
1-8 |
Thankfully, we're only 9 games in. But in what figures to be a much improved NL this season, the Braves cannot afford to dig themselves into much deeper of a hole. This was a lot of people's early season prediction to really make a push against the Dodgers this year. We're a far cry away from that right now. |
| 20 |
Los Angeles Angels |
6-3 |
Mike Trout has finally gone yard, but there are some other pieces on this team that have performed well early. Let's see how long it can last. |
| 21 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
4-5 |
Giving up 18 runs in a game is never a good thing. It happened though, but thankfully it only counts for one game. Lars Nootbar could not BELIEVE Wilyer Abreu gunned him down on a rocket from right field on Sunday. |
| 22 |
Minnesota Twins |
3-6 |
There are a lot of good teams in baseball this year. It's going to be hard for the Twins to compete with the upper-echelon given the current makeup of the big league lineup. We're a ways away, but im dreaming of the days when Walker Jenkins is the guy that solves all the problems on the hitting side. |
| 23 |
Seattle Mariners |
3-7 |
Julio Rodriguez is now up to 3 HR's on the season. The M's begin an early season division squabble against the Astros. They were 8-5 against the division champs last season. |
| 24 |
Athletics |
4-6 |
My god, Jacob Wilson CAN HIT!! |
| 25 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
3-7 |
A walk off on Sunday capped the Pirates 3 game set against the Yankees this weekend. Back to back division series will be an early test for a young team that's trying to get out of the cellar. |
| 26 |
Cincinnati Reds |
3-6 |
Elly De La Cruz is a beacon of joy for a team that needs to find some consistency under legendary manager Terry Francona. |
| 27 |
Miami Marlins |
5-4 |
Maybe this is the team that's no longer the worst, or second to worst team all year. After all, they do have a playoff appearance in the 2020's (and so do the White Sox). |
| 28 |
Washington Nationals |
3-6 |
Dylan Crews will get there, but it's hard to deny the struggles early-on at the plate. I think he will be fine, though. The Nationals window will open officially once that 1st overall pick gets made this summer. |
| 29 |
Colorado Rockies |
2-7 |
Not much to say about the teams left. As an Orioles fan, just stick with it. There are brighter days ahead. |
| 30 |
Chicago White Sox |
2-7 |
Nevermind. This is the worst team in baseball. |
