The first week of the MLB season is in the books, and what a week it was to start the 2016 campaign. The first seven days of the season saw games postponed due to various weather conditions, including snow in April and spring showers.
There were also a couple injuries occurring that will hurt teams this season, or at least make them change their plan of attack for the remainder of the year, and there have even been a few surprises that have teams way higher on the list than many expected before the first pitch of the season was thrown last Sunday afternoon.
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One team that is off to a much better start than predicted are the young Cincinnati Reds, having the knack to get the big hits during the latter innings of games as they already have five wins this season. But a lot will be figured out on them starting Monday when they hit the road for the first time this year.
This week was so wacky, Madison Bumgarner, the ace of the San Francisco Giants, hit a home run off maybe the best pitcher in all of baseball, Clayton Kershaw … for the second time in his career.
There is one undefeated team left in baseball, the 5-0 Baltimore Orioles, and there are two teams still looking for their first wins of the season as Monday rolls around with the Minnesota Twins being 0-6 and the Atlanta Braves having a record of 0-5. When you think about it, does it really surprise you the Braves are winless this season?
All in all, it was an exciting week of baseball to start the year, and even though the San Diego Padres were scoreless in their first three games of the ’16 season, they aren’t 25th or worse on this list. However, a team that has the best “Story” thus far after the first week is one of the worst four teams on this power rankings list.
With that said, here is how this week’s MLB Power Rankings look after the opening seven days of the season.
Next: No. 30: Atlanta Braves
Next: No. 29: Minnesota Twins
Next: No. 28: Colorado Rockies
Next: No. 27: Arizona Diamondbacks
Next: No. 26: Miami Marlins
Next: No. 25: Philadelphia Phillies
Next: No. 24: San Diego Padres
Next: No. 23: Seattle Mariners
Next: No. 22: Los Angeles Angels
Next: No. 21: Milwaukee Brewers
Next: No. 20: Tampa Bay Rays
Next: No. 19: Houston Astros
Next: No. 18: New York Mets
Next: No. 17: Cleveland Indians
Next: No. 16: Toronto Blue Jays
Next: No. 15: Texas Rangers
Next: No. 14: Boston Red Sox
Next: No. 13: St. Louis Cardinals
Next: No. 12: New York Yankees
Next: No. 11: Pittsburgh Pirates
Next: No. 10: Oakland Athletics
Next: No. 9: Chicago White Sox
Next: No. 8: Washington Nationals
Next: No. 7: Los Angeles Dodgers
Next: No. 6: Cincinnati Reds
Next: No. 5: Detroit Tigers
Next: No. 4: San Francisco Giants
Next: No. 3: Baltimore Orioles
Next: No. 2: Kansas City Royals
Next: No. 1: Chicago Cubs
