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MLB Baseball Power Rankings Week 9
The time has finally come to give the Detroit Tigers their due and move them to the top of this week's edition of the MLB Power Rankings. Not only are the Tigers winning consistently, but they're also ahead of the defending champion Chicago White Sox in the AL Central. Most figured the White Sox would cruise to that division title this season, or at the very least get a challenge from the up-and-coming Cleveland Indians. However, thanks to a pitching staff that boasts a league-leading 3.25 ERA and has already tossed nine shutouts, the Tigers are the team everyone's behind. The St. Louis Cardinals fall one spot to No. 2 in this week's edition of the rankings, where they're followed by the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, and New York Mets. The Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, and Cincinnati Reds make up the rest of this week's Top 10, while the Colorado Rockies fall from No. 6 to No. 12 after some poor results last week. And it goes without saying that the Kansas City Royals sit at No. 30 this week, but the shockingly bad Chicago Cubs have become a contender for that last spot too. Here is the Week 9 edition of the MLB Power Rankings. 01 - Detroit Tigers (Last Week 02)Win streak wasn't against the league's best competition, but we're all impressed by the Tigers' play nonetheless. 02 - St. Louis Cardinals (Last Week 01)Can get some wins at the expense of division opponents this week, as they play sets against the Astros and Cubs. 03 - Chicago White Sox (Last Week 03)They have to be concerned about Jon Garland's stats, but Jose Contreras is opening eyes with his recent outings. 04 - Boston Red Sox (Last Week 04)Have taken a bit of a lead over the Yankees in the AL East division despite losing twice to New York early last week. 05 - New York Mets (Last Week 05)Must be hearing the Braves' footsteps behind them, but still putting up enough wins to lead the NL East division. 06 - Arizona Diamondbacks (Last Week 08)Brandon Webb ran his season record to 8-0 on Friday night by tossing a complete-game shutout versus the Reds. 07 - Los Angeles Dodgers (Last Week 09)Sit in second place in the tightly bunched NL West division as they embark on series versus the Braves and Phillies. 08 - New York Yankees (Last Week 07)Play four games in Detroit this week before heading down to Baltimore for a three-game series with the Orioles. 09 - Atlanta Braves (Last Week 14)Won all three games versus the struggling Cubs on the weekend, but face the hot Dodgers and D-Backs this week. 10 - Cincinnati Reds (Last Week 10)Holding steady on the list and in the standings this week, but scored only five runs in three games on the weekend. 11 - Toronto Blue Jays (Last Week 17)Middle infield situation has gotten so bad that Troy Glaus played a game at shortstop. Who's next, Manny Lee? 12 - Colorado Rockies (Last Week 06)Their time near the top of the NL West division didn't last long thanks to the hot play of the Dodgers and D-Backs. 13 - San Francisco Giants (Last Week 13)Barry has now passed the Babe, but we won't have to worry about him reaching Aaron at any point this season. 14 - Milwaukee Brewers (Last Week 15)Not playing well enough to put a dent in the Cardinals' lead atop the NL Central, or even to hop over the Reds. 15 - Houston Astros (Last Week 11)Not playing well enough to put a dent in the Cardinals' lead atop the NL Central, or even to hop over the Reds. 16 - San Diego Padres (Last Week 16)The lowest-ranked team in the NL West was the preseason favorite to win the division. Need their own hot streak. 17 - Texas Rangers (Last Week 18)Barely above .500, but in first place in the AL West. One of those things will have to change as the season goes on. 18 - Cleveland Indians (Last Week 20)If the pitching could match the good hitting, they'd be ok. Other than ace C.C. Sabathia, no one else is doing the job. 19 - Philadelphia Phillies (Last Week 12)Lost four times in six games last week, dropping two to the Mets and two more to the Brewers over that stretch. 20 - Minnesota Twins (Last Week 24)Francisco Liriano is looking good in the rotation; with all their other pitching problems, they'll likely keep him there. 21 - Oakland Athletics (Last Week 19)Poor week saw them get swept by the White Sox then lose three times in a four-game set versus the Athletics. 22 - Baltimore Orioles (Last Week 22)Top prospect Hayden Penn's season debut was nixed by appendicitis. He'll likely get another chance this season. 23 - Washington Nationals (Last Week 26)Recent solid stretch has kept them above the Marlins in the NL East, for whatever that's worth. Next up: Phillies. 24 - Seattle Mariners (Last Week 21)Felix Hernandez was decent in his last outing, and the team is hoping he can string together a stretch like that. 25 - Los Angeles Angels (Last Week 27)Luckily for them no one else in the AL West is playing very well, so their low position in the standings isn't dire. 26 - Tampa Bay Devil Rays (Last Week 23)We'd stop talking about Scott Kazmir in this space every week if someone else of interest joined the Devil Rays. 27 - Florida Marlins (Last Week 29)Dontrelle Willis lost again on Saturday, and the Marlins may be regretting not dealing him away in the offseason. 28 - Pittsburgh Pirates (Last Week 28)Jason Bay has been hitting up a storm, but his exploits alone aren't going to help the Pirates move up the standings. 29 - Chicago Cubs (Last Week 25)Swept by both the Marlins and the Braves last week to sink to these depths. Dusty Baker can't be too comfortable. 30 - Kansas City Royals (Last Week 30)Ran into the Tigers at the worst possible time, and were swept in a four-game set. Also dropped two to New York.
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