Now that I’ve previewed the American and National Leagues, it’s now time to unveil my later-than-ever preliminary power rankings. The rankings include each team’s 2023 record and where they finished in last year’s final rankings.
1. Atlanta Braves (104-58, No. 1 last year)
2. Los Angeles Dodgers (100-62, No. 3)
3. New York Yankees (82-80, No. 17)
4. Houston Astros (90-72, No. 8)
5. Baltimore Orioles (101-61, No. 2)
6. Arizona Diamondbacks (84-78, No. 12)
7. Philadelphia Phillies (90-72, No. 6)
8. Seattle Mariners (88-74, No. 9)
9. Texas Rangers (90-72, No. 7)
10. St. Louis Cardinals (71-91, No. 26)
11. Cincinnati Reds (82-80, No. 16)
12. Minnesota Twins (87-75, No. 11)
13. Tampa Bay Rays (99-63, No. 4)
14. Toronto Blue Jays (89-73, No. 10)
15. Boston Red Sox (78-84, No. 21)
16. Detroit Tigers (78-84, No. 22)
17. San Francisco Giants (79-83, No. 18)
18. Kansas City Royals (56-106, No. 28)
19. Pittsburgh Pirates (76-86, No. 20)
20. Chicago Cubs (83-79, No. 14)
21. Los Angeles Angels (73-89, No. 24)
22. San Diego Padres (82-80, No. 15)
23. Miami Marlins (84-77, No. 13)
24. New York Mets (75-87, No. 23)
25. Milwaukee Brewers (92-70, No. 5)
26. Washington Nationals (71-91, No. 25)
27. Cleveland Guardians (76-86, No. 19)
28. Oakland Athletics (50-112, No. 30)
29. Chicago White Sox (61-101, No. 27)
30. Colorado Rockies (59-103, No. 29)