MLB Power Rankings: Views After Six Weeks In

30. team. 17. They won their second home game this week. So that’s progress. Right?. 5th NL East. Previous: . Atlanta Braves

team. 2. Twins got their first road series win of the year. Tyler Duffey has been pretty good in his first four starts thsi year.. 5th AL Central. Previous: . Minnesota Twins. 29

61. Homer Bailey had a setback in his rehab and Joey Votto is hitting just .215. Watch out for John Lamb in the rotation.. 5th NL Central. Previous: . Cincinnati Reds. 28. team

Previous: . Milwaukee Brewers. 27. team. 76. Ryan Braun is dealing with a wrist injury, but Aaron Hill has gotten some value back. Maybe a trade chip at the deadline?. 4th NL Central

Arizona Diamondbacks. 26. team. 8. Five-game losing streak with the Yankees coming into town. David Peralta on the DL. Not out of it yet though. 5th NL West. Previous:

127. Padres did something a lot of teams have struggled with. Win in Chicago vs the Cubs. Melvin Upton Jr looks like a ball player again this season. 4th NL West. Previous: . San Diego Padres. 25. team

Previous: . Houston Astros. 24. team. 135. Pitching staff is still a mess, but they are playing better, but are still in the cellar of the AL West. Maybe getting Lance McCullers back in the rotation will give them a boost.. 5th AL West

3-7 in their last 10. Their starting pitching outside of Rich Hill has been awful.. 4th AL West. Previous: . Oakland Athletics. 23. team. 96

102. They lost Andrelton Simmons for a while with a thumb injury to add to their MASH unit. Nice sweep of Seattle in Seattle this weekend though.. 3rd AL West. Previous: . Los Angeles Angels. 22. team

Tampa Bay Rays. 21. team. 21. The Rays don’t have a ton of offense and just lost Logan Forsythe, their best hitter, for a while. They could fall and quickly.. 4th AL East. Previous:

Nice sweep of the Mets at home over the weekend. Jon Gray finally had a good home start. Maybe that gives him a confidence boost.. 3rd NL West. Previous: . Colorado Rockies. 20. team. 108

43. No Run BMC is in full effect in the bullpen and Chase Headley finally got an extra base hit. Can they take their momentum of their homestand out west this week?. 5th AL East. Previous: . New York Yankees. 19. team

82. Marcell Ozuna is back to the player he was a couple of years ago and Jose Fernandez is starting to get it going.. 4th NL East. Previous: . Miami Marlins. 18. team

team. 63. Not the best week in the Beltway for the Tigers. Could Brad Ausmus be the first manager fired this year?. 4th AL Central. Previous: . Detroit Tigers. 17

15. team. 6. Yes, the Phillies are in 2nd. I don’t think it will last, but have to give them credit. . 2nd NL East. Previous: . Philadelphia Phillies

team. 7. Starting pitching has been a big issue for the Royals. It’s not getting better and they have to face the Red Sox to start the week.. 3rd AL Central. Previous: . Kansas City Royals. 14

team. 62. Rough weekend, but the Mariners keep playing some good ball. Good test this week in Baltimore.. 2nd AL West. Previous: . Seattle Mariners. 13

St. Louis Cardinals. 12. team. 33. All or nothing offense this year. Only the Padres have had more games of fewer than two runs this year. Matt Carpenter is starting to get hot.. 3rd NL Central. Previous:

39. We know Jose Bautista can take punch. Bautista, Troy Tulowitzki and Russell Martin are still hitting below .240.. 3rd in AL East. Previous: . Toronto Blue Jays. 11. team

Previous: . Los Angeles Dodgers. 10. team. 71. Clayton Kershaw is still the best in the game. Offense still needs a boost and a couple starting pitchers are beginning their rehab which is a good sign.. 2nd NL West

9. team. 40. Giants have won five in a row. Interesting test  this weekend vs the Cubs.. 1st NL West. Previous: . San Francisco Giants

1st AL East. Previous: . Baltimore Orioles. 8. team. 11. Chris Tillman looks like the pitcher from a couple of seasons ago. Mark Trumbo has been a fantastic pickup. Can they keep him long term?

team. 14. They are going to need an arm (or 2) in order to keep it going, but their offense is scary good.. 1st AL East. Previous: . Boston Red Sox. 7

1st AL West. Previous: . Texas Rangers. 6. team. 126. Will the brawl with Toronto help or hurt moving forward?Could be some long suspensions for Rougned Odor and even Matt Bush.

4. The win on Sunday vs the Cubs may give them a boost. Gerrit Cole was dominant.. 2nd NL Central. Previous: . Pittsburgh Pirates. 5. team

128. Rough weekend in the Bronx. Chris Sale may be the best lefty not named Clayton Kershaw. 1st AL Central. Previous: . Chicago White Sox. 4. team

3. team. 90. What a week in DC. Harper’s suspension. Strasburg’s new deal. Scherzer’s 20 k’s. Big test coming vs the Mets this week.. 1st NL East. Previous: . Washington Nationals

3. Rough west coast trip offensively. Are Matt Harvey’s issues physical or mental?. 3rd NL East. Previous: . New York Mets. 2. team

team. 9. Still the best team going. No reason to take them out even after losing first series at home this year.. 1st NL Central. Previous: . Chicago Cubs. 1