Here are my latest MLB power rankings.
1. Los Angeles Dodgers (59-32, No. 1 last week): Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell are still about a month away from possibly contributing. With a chance to three-peat, the Dodgers will hunt for another impact starter. The club will soon get back impact reliever Evan Phillips, who had Tommy John surgery in May 2025.
2. Milwaukee Brewers (55-33, No. 2): The Brewers just got back Brandon Woodruff, only for him to return to the injured list with a repeat of his shoulder issues caused by a cyst. While the story is all about The Miz, they may need one more starting pitcher.
3. Tampa Bay Rays (52-35, No. 6): Junior Caminero is emerging as a co-leader with Yordan Álvarez for American League MVP honors as we approach the All-Star break.
4. Philadelphia Phillies (50-40, No. 3): Head of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski is as astute as they come at addressing a club’s issues. He knows as well as anybody that the Phillies are at least one impact starter away from being serious threats to get to the World Series beyond Cristopher Sánchez, Zack Wheeler and Jesús Luzardo. Aaron Nola isn’t cutting it.
5. Atlanta Braves (52-36, No. 4): There seems to be a repetitive theme among so many teams. The failure of Spencer Strider to come back in an impactful way may undermine the Braves’ postseason ambitions. The Phillies are going to make moves and the Marlins are swimming hard, so the Braves must pick up a starting pitcher who can impact the team and eat innings. Robbie Ray, anyone?
6. New York Yankees (49-40, No. 5): The Yankees are 4-13 in their last 17. After withstanding the first three weeks of Aaron Judge’s extended absence, the Yankees are in a swoon. Still missing Max Fried, Carlos Rodón now joins him on IL. Ryan Weathers is in a funk, too. Looks like general manager Brian Cashman will have a busy deadline.
7. Miami Marlins (49-42, No. 10): As if things weren’t going swimmingly enough for the Fish, Eury Pérez is pitching extremely well after a monthlong absence. He has been back for three starts, tossing 17 innings and giving up two earned runs. Most recently, he threw seven perfect shutout innings against the Athletics in Sacramento. President of baseball operations Peter Bendix might be shopping for a more dependable late-inning arm. Pete Fairbanks has been a bit shaky.
8. Chicago Cubs (50-40, No. 7): The Cubs could be a notch or two higher, but the starting staff is in tatters. GM Jed Hoyer will be using his phone quite a bit.
9. Chicago White Sox (47-42, No. 8): I got to see the White Sox up close this past week in Baltimore. This club can hit, but does GM Chris Getz have enough pitching? He needs both a starter and bullpen arm for the late innings.
10. St. Louis Cardinals (47-40, No. 11): This was supposed to be a rebuilding season for the Cardinals. The fact they are in wild-card contention makes it odd that everybody wants them to trade Dustin May.
11. Seattle Mariners (47-44, No. 12)
12. Cleveland Guardians (47-44, No. 13)
13. Washington Nationals (46-45, No. 15)
14. Texas Rangers (45-45, No. 14)
15. San Diego Padres (44-45, No. 9)
16. Pittsburgh Pirates (46-45, No. 16)
17. Minnesota Twins (44-47, No. 20)
18. Arizona Diamondbacks (44-45, No. 17)
19. Houston Astros (45-47, No. 18)
20. Baltimore Orioles (42-49, No. 22)
21. Toronto Blue Jays (42-48, No. 21)
22. Detroit Tigers (40-50, No. 26)
23. Athletics (41-49, No. 19)
24. Cincinnati Reds (41-48, No. 23)
25. Boston Red Sox (40-48, No. 24)
26. Colorado Rockies (37-54, No. 28)
27. San Francisco Giants (37-52, No. 25)
28. Los Angeles Angels (36-55, No. 27)
29. Kansas City Royals (36-54, No. 29)
30. New York Mets (37-53, No. 30)