MLB Power Rankings: Dodgers climb to the congested top

team. 71. The Dodgers had the second best record in baseball, before dropping their last two, and the third-best run differential in the game. However, did you know they’ve managed to make this all happen with just three players having enough at-bats to qualify for the batting title? How much more dangerous does this line-up get when Yasiel Puig and Carl Crawford are available to contribute? They’ll waiting until June to find out.. . Previous: +2nd. Los Angeles Dodgers. 1

Previous: -1th. St. Louis Cardinals. 2. team. 33. The trio of Matt Holliday, Matt Carpenter, and Matt Adams picked a rough time for their bats to go completely silent, leading to the team scoring just 15 runs over their last seven games. Cardinals have still allowed a league-low 118 runs, but they’ll need the bats to stay cooking if they want to stay on top of the MLB world..

Kansas City Royals. 3. team. 7. The Royals rank second in baseball with a .434 slugging percentage and pace the league with a .287 team average. Chief among those contributing has been Mike Moustakas. The 26-year-old is finally coming into his own and is off to a .331/.388/.497 start and seems to have figured things out at third as well, amassing seven defensive runs saved and a UZR/150 of 17 to start the year.. . Previous: -1th

63. A big week for Miguel Cabrera, as he reminded teams he still had some power left, launching four home runs and driving in nine in the process. On the other hand, we have Anibal Sanchez, who has yet to find his form this season and currently has a 5.60 ERA, a 4.41 FIP, and has surrendered nine home runs in 54.2 innings. Sanchez is paramount to the Tigers competing with the Royals.. . Previous: +3rd. Detroit Tigers. 4. team

Previous: +3rd. Houston Astros. 5. team. 135. The true test of a team is how they bounce back from adversity, and the Astros showed some solid growth in that department this past week. After dropping six of eight, the Astros have gone 6-1 over their last seven, including a four-game sweep of the Blue Jays this past weekend. Now there is news of Houston possibly scouting Jeff Samardzija to upgrade the rotation. Yeah, this is a team that intends to contend all year long..