MLB Power Rankings: Yankees keep winning, Vlad Jr makes his debut, and the Dodgers remain hot

By Sean Sears | May 1, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 27: Gary Sanchez #24 of the New York Yankees celebrates a grand slam with Luke Voit #45 during the fifth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on April 27, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images) /

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 29: Jose Iglesias #4 of the Cincinnati Reds hits an RBI double in the second inning against the New York Mets at Citi Field on April 29, 2019 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

26. Detroit Tigers, 13-14, 3rd in the AL Central (ranked 26th last week)

Playing .500 ball over their last 10 games, their pitching while still top 10 in terms of ERA, hasn’t been able to continue carrying their dormant offense – currently in the bottom 5 in runs per game. In the midst of a rebuild, the Tigers have to be encouraged with what they’ve seen from their starters in a season where they don’t expect to win much. While it’s going to be a long season in Detroit, if the Tigers can come away identifying some potential long-term pieces they’ll consider 2019 a success.

25. Cincinnati Reds, 12-17, last in the NL Central (ranked 25th last week)

The Reds pitching might be one of the most reliable groups in the bullpen and in the rotation, featuring a top 5 ERA and a combined 4.7 fWAR as we wrap up the first month of baseball. But the offense, that features bats like Joey Votto and Yasiel Puig, still hasn’t found their stride averaging under 4 runs per game. It’s hard to envision Votto batting .233 all season, but with 25-year-old Jesse Winkler and his 8 home runs maybe he can help spark the rest of the Reds lineup?

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