MLB Rankings - Week 13
If you were hoping for some BIG changes in our rankings this week than be prepared to be disapointed as our 6 top Teams - the New York Yankees, Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, & San Diego Padres - have remained in the same spots they held last week.
Thankfully the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals battle have made things interesting - not only in league, but in our blogger poll as well. They seem to be flip-flopping spots at each turn. The Reds finally battled their way back into the top 10, snabbing the #7 spot and topping the Cardinals for the first time all year.....
The Tampa Blue Jays and San Francisco Giants started their seasons off pretty "hot" but as of late, continue to slide down in the rankings. They along with the New York Mets and Phillies dropped 3 spots each this week, giving room to the Los Angeles Dodgers and White Sox to move up into prime positioning.
| RANK | TEAM | PREV | REC | COMMENTS |
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1 | (51-31) | Who loves ya, babe. Winners of 3 straight, and still going strong |
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2 | (49-34) | The injury bug pushes Beantown into 3rd place in the AL East |
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3 | (49-33) | 2 games out of 1st, and back in 2nd place in the AL East. Can they push their way back to the top? |
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4 | (48-34) | Trading for Molina was solid move. Hamilton hit .454 in June....Wow! |
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5 | (48-35) | Winners of 19 of last 22 at home now MLB's best at home (29-9) |
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6 | (49-33) | One All-Star for the team with the best record in the National League? Wow. |
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13 | (48-36) | It seems like the Cardinals and Reds are flip-flopping first place in the NL Central weekly, and by going 7-3 over their last 10 games, the Reds are back on top. |
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8 | (45-37) | Cardinals are on the road against Colorado and Houston until the All Star break. Fortunately, the Reds are on the road against the Mets and Phillies, which might mean another flip-flop at the top of the NL Central. |
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7 | (44-38) | Twins have stumbled since the All Star break, but they are due for a rebound. |
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10 | (44-37) | You get the sense that first place was inevitable...let's see how long they can last at number one. |
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16 | (45-37) | Outfield defense is an issue. Outfield offense? Not so much. |
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9 | (46-37) | Hard to keep pace with a team that can't lose, yet Mets are only a few back of the Braves. |
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12 | (46-39) | Angels wished they kept Vladimir Guerrero. |
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11 | (43-48) | Utley's bat is going to be hard to replace until September... and by then, it may be too late. |
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17 | (44-38) | If the Rockies can tread water until Tulowitzki returns, this team could make a big move in the second half. |
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18 | (43-38) | Detroit may be king of the hill right now, but keep an eye on the White Sox. |
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14 | (42-40) | San Francisco is starting to drop back in the NL West. Not sure their offense is good enough to get back them in the race. |
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15 | (41-42) | 2-8 in their last 10. Headed in the wrong direction |
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19 | (41-43) | In his last 9 starts Cahill is 7-0. |
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20 | (39-43) | Can a new manager turn this team around - or is it too late? |
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21 | (36-47) | Aramis Ramirez is hurt again (left-thumb). He hasn't been the offensive stud he was three season ago, but it's not good for an offensive-starved team like the Cubs (3rd worst runs/game in the NL). |
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22 | (37-46) | Ryan Braun and Cory Hart will be traveling to the All Star game without the Brewers best pitcher, Yovani Gallardo, who was injured in a game against St. Louis on Sunday. |
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25 | (37-46) | 7 out of their last 10 with Greinke finally starting top pick things up...Royals are still intriguing. |
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23 | (36-47) | Surprising to see how quickly this team has fallen even as they seemingly have improved. |
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24 | (34-48) | Best one-two punch in baseball with Lee and King Felix. Both had three complete games in a row. |
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26 | (32-51) | The Josh Byrnes firing was absolutely shocking. He won't be out of a job for too long. |
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27 | (33-49) | They're young, they're scrappy, and they're the best future team in the AL right now. Dealing Branyan was the right move. |
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28 | (32-51) | The Astros actually play a team worse than them this week; the Pittsburgh Pirates. |
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30 | (30-52) | The Pirates lone representative at the All-Star Game? A 27-year old middle reliever named Evan Meek. The Pirates marketing department has the worst job in sports. |
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29 | (25-57) | You think we're sellers at the trade deadline? |
