Week 8 Power Rankings

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  1. Boston Red Sox 41-19: Pedroia’s knee lasts three games before back on the DL for knee inflammation. So much for that.

  2. New York Yankees 37-17: Yanks keep winning despite getting next to nothing from Sonny Gray and Masahiro Tanaka.

  3. Milwaukee Brewers 37-23: The new look outfield is paying dividends for the Brew Crew.

  4. Seattle Mariners 37-22: Mariners are crazy hot right now and have taken the division from the Astros. Was Cano what ailed them?

  5. Houston Astros 37-24: The rotation is slowly coming back down to earth.

  6. Atlanta Braves 35-24: Freeman and the baby Braves continue to lead the division.

  7. Philadelphia Phillies 31-26: Phils have hit the skids as of late but are still ahead of the pace for contention.

  8. Chicago Cubs 33-23: Yu thinks the fans hate him. He’s right.

  9. Washington Nationals 33-25: Harper is leading the charge to the DC All Star game.

  10. St. Louis Cardinals 32-25: Cards are getting healthy. They get Martinez and Molina back this week.

  11. Los Angeles Angels 32-28: WAR Watch: Trout is at a 5.3 now.

  12. Colorado Rockies 30-29: Top prospect Dahl’s career is just one DL stint after another.

  13. Oakland Athletics 31-29: The A’s were nearly no hit by a guy who hadn’t pitched in two years.

  14. Tampa Bay Rays 28-30: Cash has to be in contention for Manager of the Year, right?

  15. Arizona D-Backs 31-27: Zona’s trying hard to right their ship.

  16. Cleveland Indians 30-28: They have the best pitcher, Kluber, and two of the best position players, Lindor and Ramirez, and still can’t manage to run away with the division.

  17. Pittsburgh Pirates 30-29: The Buccos have only won 4 of the last 16. Ouch.

  18. San Francisco Giants 29-30: Injuries mar another Giants season. Belt goes on the DL.

  19. Los Angeles Dodgers 29-30: Kershaw lasted 5 innings before going back on the DL. Yikes.

  20. New York Mets 27-30: deGrom is now the only player holding the Mets back from a bottom five team.

  21. Detroit Tigers 28-31: Miggy is back. That should put some fans in the seats.

  22. Minnesota Twins 25-30: They are still in the Central race despite their best efforts.

  23. San Diego Padres 27-34: The Padres have won 5 of 6. Helps to play the Reds and Marlins though.

  24. Toronto Blue Jays 26-33: Vlad Jr. Watch is officially on.

  25. Texas Rangers 25-37: Hamels to Phils rumors are getting more and more prominent with every Texas loss.

  26. Miami Marlins 20-39: Jeter isn’t looking as bad as he did in the offseason.

  27. Cincinnati Reds 21-39: Votto got some Lettermen, Seinfeld love this week. That’s more than the beatwriters.

  28. Kansas City Royals 21-38: Moose will be a valuable trade chip at the deadline.

  29. Chicago White Sox 18-38: Learning at the Big League level is hard…

  30. Baltimore Orioles 17-41: Start the fire sale. I want to see what the prospects can do.