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MLB power rankings: Each team’s post-All-Star outlooks

By Sean Sears

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 04: Cody Bellinger #35 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a solo home run in the sixth inning off the game against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on July 4, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 04: Cody Bellinger #35 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a solo home run in the sixth inning off the game against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on July 4, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND, OHIO – JULY 09: Nolan Arenado #28 of the Colorado Rockies participates in the 2019 MLB All-Star Game at Progressive Field on July 09, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OHIO – JULY 09: Nolan Arenado #28 of the Colorado Rockies participates in the 2019 MLB All-Star Game at Progressive Field on July 09, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) /

20. Colorado Rockies, 44-45, 4th in the NL West

The Rockies went from one of the hottest teams in baseball to one of the coldest, finishing the first half on a 3-7 run, as their pitching couldn’t quite do enough to help their offense that’s third in the league in runs per game at 5.48. Granted, they did run into the Dodgers, Astros, and Diamondbacks to close out the first half, but the Rockies have been hot and cold all season.

They currently sit 14.5 games out of first place but just 2.5 games out of a wild card spot with the rest of the NL sitting just a few games better than the Rockies. So, they still very much have a chance to push themselves back into the playoff picture, but their pitching has to improve for that to happen. Their starters have the worst ERA in the league at 5.57 while the bullpen hasn’t been much better with a 4.52 ERA, all of that equates to 5.51 runs per game average. That has to get better, and really only marginally, for the Rockies to be able to win enough.

19. Los Angeles Angels, 45-46, 4th in the AL West

Losing starter Tyler Skaggs hurts in so many ways, as the 27-year-old pitcher passed away in his hotel in Texas last Monday. The team is obviously taking the loss hard, but beyond the emotional toll, the Angels just lost their best pitcher. It’s going to be impossible for the Angels to recover from the loss of Skaggs without another arm stepping up and then some.

On top of that, Catcher Jonathan Lucroy doesn’t have a timetable yet for his return after colliding with Astros OF Jake Marisnick at home plate as a week. But, Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani have been hitting well, with Ohtani already hitting 14 home runs in just 53 first half games. The Angels overcoming such a traumatic loss of Skaggs would be incredible, but I just don’t see it.

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