Sorry for the shortened version of the power rankings. I’ve been away for a family wedding, so we’ll keep it short and simple.
I will say that the Orioles have finally dropped precipitously and commensurate with the reality of the way they are playing. There will be plenty of words written about who’s at fault, but certainly while there is plenty of blame to go around, GM Mike Elias certainly had a less-than-stellar offseason. We’ll dig into some of that next week.
For now here are the power rankings, sans commentary:
1. New York Mets (19-9, No. 3 last week)
2. Los Angeles Dodgers (18-10, No. 1)
3. Chicago Cubs (17-12, No. 5)
4. Detroit Tigers (18-10, No. 8)
5. San Diego Padres (17-11, No. 2)
6. Philadelphia Phillies (15-13, No. 4)
7. San Francisco Giants (19-10, No. 12)
8. Boston Red Sox (16-14, No. 7)
9. Texas Rangers (15-13, No. 10)
10. New York Yankees (17-11, No. 6)
11. Cleveland Guardians (15-12, No. 14)
12. Arizona Diamondbacks (15-13, No. 9)
13. Houston Astros (14-13, No. 16)
14. Kansas City Royals (14-15, No. 17)
15. Seattle Mariners (16-12, No. 19)
16. Cincinnati Reds (15-13, No. 18)
17. Atlanta Braves (12-15, No. 22)
18. Milwaukee Brewers (14-15, No. 12)
19. Athletics (14-14, No. 20)
20. Toronto Blue Jays (13-15, No. 11)
21. Tampa Bay Rays (14-14, No. 23)
22. Washington Nationals (13-15, No. 25)
23. Minnesota Twins (12-16, No. 27)
24. Baltimore Orioles (10-17, No. 15)
25. St. Louis Cardinals (12-16, No. 24)
26. Pittsburgh Pirates (11-18, No. 26)
27. Miami Marlins (12-15, No. 28)
28. Los Angeles Angels (12-15, No. 21)
29. Chicago White Sox (7-21, No. 29)
30. Colorado Rockies (4-23, No. 30)