Everyone knows as of right now the Chicago Cubs are not only the best team in the National League, but also the best team in the majors, as they enter this week with a 27-9 overall record, the best record in baseball.
The question for this week is who is the second-best team in the majors, also meaning who is the best team from the American League? The Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox each have a 24-14 record entering Monday, and the Baltimore Orioles are right there with them, having a mark of 23-13 after their first 36 games of the season, including a record of 8-2 in their most recent 10-game span.
There are also the Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners from the AL, who have been playing well this season, but as of right now, the aforementioned Red Sox, Orioles and White Sox seem to be having the “best of the best” type of season as we enter the mid-May portion of the MLB season.
It is still early, but with the White Sox having a five-game lead in the AL Central and having the likes of Chris Sale, who became just the third pitcher in MLB history to start 8-0 with an ERA under 2.00, that helps their case as being the second-best team in the majors. The Red Sox and Orioles are at a tie for first in the AL East, with the O’s having just a tick better winning percentage (.639 compared to .632), and those two teams hold a 5.5 game lead over the next team in the division standings, the Toronto Blue Jays.
The biggest mover this week in these MLB Power Rankings was one team jumped six spots, while the teams that fell the most dropped four spots each.
We all know who the worst team in baseball is (they still have just nine wins), being they are the last team to have under 10 wins this season.
It was another exciting week in MLB with sparks (and fists) flying between the Rangers and Blue Jays, the Cubs just kept mostly winning, and teams are beginning to somewhat lay the foundation as to how competitive they will be this season.
Here is this week’s edition of Call to the Pen’s MLB Power Rankings.
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