MLB Power Rankings: Blue Jays, Pirates make their moves on Cardinals

6. The Phillies are 3-12 in the month of June and have lost nine straight. To make matters worse, they are currently on pace for a run differential of -273 for the season, which would be the worst of any team since the 2010 Pirates registered a -279 mark.. . Previous: -1th. Philadelphia Phillies. 30. team

. Previous: +1st. Milwaukee Brewers. 29. team. 76. Milwaukee’s struggles are ten-fold, but perhaps there is no bigger glaring hole than the team’s performance against left-handed pitching. Entering play on Thursday, the Brewers own a pitiful .197/.254/.356 slash-line against southpaws. Only one starter, Jean Segura, seems to have any success against lefties. 

team. 14. With the Red Sox seemingly unable to put anything together, one has to wonder if Ben Cherington may start selling at the deadline, as this combo of players simply isn’t working. Teams will line-up if Boston makes Koji Uehara or Junichi Tazawa available, and Tommy Layne could be seen as a viable left-handed target as well.. . Previous: -5th. Boston Red Sox. 28

96. The A’s have a +38 run differential as of Thursday, but somehow sit with a 29-39 record on the season. Perhaps that is because the team is 5-18 in 1-run games and 0-6 in extra innings. A 4.68 ERA from the bullpen certainly doesn’t help, but it does beg to ask why other teams are looking at Oakland for relief help.. . Previous: . Oakland Athletics. 27. team

Previous: +2nd. Miami marlins. 26. team. 82. Giancarlo Stanton is hitting a robust .367/.433/.900 with nine home runs and 18 RBI in 16 June games. He leads all of baseball in home runs and RBI. So naturally, he should be ceding his All-Star spot to Nori Aoki in the fan vote..