MLB Power Rankings

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Team

Comments, Author

Tampa Bay (20)

More dominant than most expected, and it doesn't look like they are going away. -- AL scout

New York (5)

With Granderson and Posada back, NYY looks to a weak upcoming schedule to gain on the Rays. They need Tex to hit . -- JR McKee @jr_mckee

Minnesota (1)

Finished May with a 5-game win streak and early June bring the M's, A's and KC. May run away with division. -- Brian Coy --

St. Louis

Pujols is turning it up; when their rotation gets healthy, they are the best team in the league. -- NL Scout

Cincinnati

Harang and Arroyo have been OK, Leake solid. Chapman on the way, too -- the Reds are for real. -- Mark Jensen

Boston

If Lackey figures things out and Beckett gets right, the Sox are going to be trouble for Rays, Yanks. -- Jason A. Churchill

Philadelphia

After a horrid stretch, they still rank 4th in OPS (NL). Help from SPs other than top two is needed to keep pace. -- Dave Duncan

Toronto

The power has been consistent, the pitching not bad. Who woulda thought Gregg would dominate? -- Curt Stepp

Los Angeles-N

Feasted on their division as May turned to June and are now 2nd in a tight NL West race. -- Paul Rathert II

San Diego

Even in Petco, does anyone believe the staff can keep these numbers up? Very good start for the new regime though. -- Chris Crawford

Colorado

Still the best team on paper in that division. Dodgers-Rockies race could be epic in September. -- NL Scout

Atlanta

If it weren't for the struggles of the Phils and the presence of Heyward, ATL might be toast by now. -- Thomas Buren

Texas

Vlad Guerrero is keeping them afloat when they struggle at the plate. Pitching still going to be the key. -- Sergei Perove

Detroit

The Tigers have lost 7 of their last 10. Austin Jackson has a .727 OPS in May and is hitting .180 against lefties. -- Adam P. Boyd

San Francisco

If Pat Burrell returns to form, they have a shot. Otherwise, they need to make a deal for some offense. -- NL Scout

Florida

Wonder if the Marlins make a move this summer outside of calling up Mike "Babe" Stanton. -- Jason A. Churchill

Washington

Three words: Stephen James Strasburg. -- Aron Masters

Los Angeles-A

Getting good starting pitching -- Weaver's a CY candidate -- but they may be a little short on offense and in pen. -- Jason A. Churchill

Oakland

If healthy they might be able to make a run, but another DL stint for star lefty Anderson could put them in a slide they can't escape. -- Brett Wise

New York-N

Kudos to Mike Pelfrey on his rebound season from '09. Jeers to Oliver Perez for not padding AAA hitters stats. -- Chris Crawford

Chicago-N

Does anyone believe they can turn it around enough to catch Reds and Cards? I don't. -- NL asst. GM

Chicago-A

They have names, salaries and still can't win enough. They will be sellers in July. -- AL Scout

Arizona

Willis was a good pickup, IMO, but they have so many holes. Time to retool, but they won't spend. -- NL Scout

Milwaukee

What are they going to do with Prince? Can Wolf turn it around? Who closes? Too many questions. -- Scott Gaus

Seattle

Scoring more of late, but started June needing to go 66-45 to get to 85 wins. Not happening. -- Jason A. Churchill

Pittsburgh

Andrew McCutchen is very good -- but the starting pitching has been awful.Paul Maholm and pray for rain. -- Chris Crawford

Cleveland

The one thing the Indians are doing well is making fans wait for Carlos Santana. -- MiLB Pitcher

Kansas City

Billy Butler .342 4th in the AL, also leads the league in GIDP with 13 -- Tyson Wilson

Baltimore

Using OBA, FIP, and UZR/150, Baltimore ranks in the bottom 4 for each category. -- Andrew Moses

Houston

They have commodities in Berk and Roy. That is how they get better. -- NL Scout