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MLB Power Rankings: Nearly unstoppable Rays, Giants have seen better days

By Tim Boyle

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 12: Bryce Johnson #58 of the San Francisco Giants leaps for the ball at the wall and watches it hit going for a triple off the bat of J.D. Martinez #28 of the Los Angeles Dodgers tin the top of the fourth inning at Oracle Park on April 12, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 12: Bryce Johnson #58 of the San Francisco Giants leaps for the ball at the wall and watches it hit going for a triple off the bat of J.D. Martinez #28 of the Los Angeles Dodgers tin the top of the fourth inning at Oracle Park on April 12, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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HOUSTON, TEXAS – APRIL 16: Jonah Heim #28 of the Texas Rangers flies out to right field in the eighth inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on April 16, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) /

10) MLB Power Rankings: Texas Rangers

Our other team from the Lone Star state has performed much better than the Houston Astros. The Texas Rangers lead the division by a hair and have a big chance this week to put some distance between them and others. They play the Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics this week. Look for them to show no mercy at all to those two clubs. A bunch of guys on this team could use a big game or series. They won’t let this opportunity to beat up on weaker teams pass them by.

9) MLB Power Rankings: Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs had a very good week and are now 7-3 in their last 10 games. Maybe this club is for real after all. After an active offseason that looked like it gave them a competitive ball club but maybe not quite a winner, they’ve gotten off to a strong start. Justin Steele has joined Marcus Stroman in the April Cy Young race. Trophies don’t get handed out for that but it does make the fans feel good.

8) MLB Power Rankings: Cleveland Guardians

The Cleveland Guardians continue to get the job done regularly and look like they’re ready to do battle in the American League east this season. The schedule-makers helped them this past weekend with games against the Washington Nationals. Josh Bell needs to get going or he can expect the fans to turn on him quickly. The Guardians always seem to hang around in the playoff picture. This season doesn’t look any different even if they did take one on the chin late versus Washington on Sunday.

7) MLB Power Rankings: New York Mets

Brett Baty isn’t going to completely change how we feel about the New York Mets but he isn’t going to hurt them either. The third base prospect is now in the big leagues and should help provide them with some momentum. They had a solid week beginning with winning two out of three against the somewhat underwhelming San Diego Padres. How will they do against the Los Angeles Dodgers coming up? This could swing them or the Dodgers dramatically on next week’s MLB Power Rankings.

6) MLB Power Rankings: New York Yankees

Finishing sixth in this week’s MLB Power Rankings does feel a little too far behind for how well the New York Yankees have played at times this year. They’re clearly in the toughest division to start the season. We still have two more clubs in the American League East to get to and only five spots remaining. Yankees fans may be in store for a more even stretch of 162 games than last year’s strong start and slump in the middle. As long as it ends in a victory parade, fans will accept it.

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