MLB Power Rankings: Phillies lose McCutchen, Twins beat Rays and Marlins get out of the basement

By Sean Sears | Jun 5, 2019

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - JUNE 04: Outfielders Alex Verdugo #27, Chris Taylor #3 and Cody Bellinger #35 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate after defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks in the MLB game at Chase Field on June 04, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Dodgers defeated the Diamondbacks 9-0. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

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CLEVELAND, OH – JUNE 04: Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the third inning of the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians on June 4, 2019, at Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH. (Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

20. Cleveland Indians, 30-30, tied for 2nd in the AL Central (ranked 18th last week)

The Indians offense doesn’t need to be elite to win games with their pitching, boasting a top-10 ERA of 3.98 on the season, but their offense is still averaging below four runs per game, at 3.97. Francisco Lindor and Carlos Santana have been the offense for Cleveland this season, as both lead the team in OPS, with Santana at .915 and Lindor with a .847 OPS on the season.

Outfielder Jordan Luplow has provided another bat with some pop, hitting seven home runs and OPSing .809, but even with Luplow, the Indians need another guy who can get on base in front of their run-producers. I keep name-dropping Jose Ramirez hoping he’ll remind me of the two-time Silver Slugger who had an OPS over .900 the last two seasons. But that hasn’t happened and neither has an Indians turnaround as of yet.

19. New York Mets, 28-32, 3rd in the NL East ( ranked 15th last week)

The Mets are 4-6 over their last 10 games, managing to steal a game each from the Dodgers and Diamondbacks, but dropped an ugly 9-3 loss against the Giants Tuesday night. Their bullpen hasn’t been great this season. Despite strong performances from closer Edwin Diaz and setup man Robert Gsellman, they own a 5.00 ERA on the season. Starter Jacob deGrom has found his way back to a 3.49 ERA on the season, but the rest of the rotation seems to be trading good and bad starters as of late.

Offensively, the group just got back OF Jeff McNeil and his .879 OPS on the season, which should help 1B Pete Alonso and OF Michael Conforto from having to produce all the Mets runs. It also sounds like Robinson Cano is close to returning this week, and while he’s had a poor start to his Mets career, the 36-year-old vet is eager to prove he’s not done yet.

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