MLB Power Rankings: How long can Cardinals stay at the top?

Previous: . Texas Rangers. 15. team. 126. Joey Gallo gets all the press, but how about some respect for rookie Chi Chi Gonzalez. Making his first two Major League starts, the 23-year-old has thrown 14.2 scoreless innings and surrendered just five hits. Granted, his K/BB rate is is a meager 0.57 mark, but fellow starter Nick Martinez has been getting by on low strike-out marks as well..

102. Albert Pujols has found his home run stroke again and now sits with 16 dingers on the year. That’s important for the Angels. However, it would be more effective if the Angels were better at putting runners on ahead of him and Mike Trout. As a team, the Angels rank 27th with a .300 OBP.. . Previous: -2th. Los Angeles Angels. 14. team

Previous: -4th. New York Mets. 13. team. 3. It was tough week for the Mets, but perhaps no other player than Matt Harvey. The Dark Knight has surrendered nine runs on 15 hits and five home runs over his last two starts. While a two-game blip is nothing major, Harvey has lost four of his last six decisions and has surrendered 20 earned runs over his last 25 innigns of work..

It seems like nearly weekly we are praising the Rays for continuing to win despite all the injuries. Now, they lose both Desmond Jennings and starter Jake Odorizzi for an extended period of time. One has to wonder how much is too much for the Rays, but they’ve proven to be resilient thus far.. . Previous: +2nd. Tampa Bay Rays. 12. team. 21

The Tigers continue to stumble as what should have been an easy start to June with match-ups versus the A’s and White Sox has turned into a 3-5 start to the month. Overall, the Tigers are 5-12 over their last 17 games and are quickly falling behind the leaders in Kansas City and Minnesota.. . Previous: -1th. Detroit Tigers. 11. team. 63