MLB Power Rankings: Cardinal dominance is getting old

Detroit Tigers. 15. team. 63. Last season’s ‘Diamond in the Rough’  J.D. Martinez has appeared to find his power stroke again, launching four home runs over his last give games, giving him a team-leading 17 on the season. That’s helped to offset the lack of production from Victor Martinez. Now, if he could only pitch…. . Previous: -1th

team. 11. With Adam Jones hurting, the Orioles have been fortunate to be getting All-Star caliber production out of Manny Machado. The third baseman has been on fire in June, slashing .374/.418/.615 with six home runs and 17 RBI this month.. . Previous: +4th. Baltimore Orioles. 14

New York Mets. 13. team. 3. Top prospect Steven Matz is getting the call-up, giving the Mets another promising arm for their rotation. With a big need offensively, New York make have to look at moving one of their extra arms to improve their situation at shortstop or even find a long-term replacement for David Wright.. . Previous: -2th

Previous: +3rd. Minnesota Twins. 12. team. 2. Despite dropping off, the Twins still sit just 3.5 games out of first place. With Ervin Santana currently working his way back from suspension, reinforcements could come for the rotation and the bullpen could be getting some help from prospect Alex Meyer. .

team. 40. Nori Aoki didn’t provide a bunch of power, but he was nonetheless a big part of the offensive attack in San Francisco. Losing him with a broken fibula could only accentuate their push to add a bat at the deadline. Travis Ishikawa will not be the answer.. . Previous: +1st. San Francisco Giants. 11