MLB Power Rankings: Cubs Climbing, Reds Retreating
Welcome to the Week Eight edition of the MLB Power Rankings. Let’s look at the action of the past week.
One had to expect that the Chicago Cubs would not struggle all season. Quite simply, the roster is too talented for this early season malaise to take hold over the course of the year. Unsurprisingly, the Cubs have started to get out of that funk, and are back above .500.
On the other side of the coin, there are the Cincinnati Reds. They were the darlings of baseball over the first month of the season, getting off to a surprising start and leading the Central. However, they have come crashing back to Earth of late, losing eight of their last ten games and falling three games under .500.
Naturally, these were not the only teams to move this week. There was another change atop the MLB Power Rankings, and the standings drew even tighter than they had been. Of course, there are some things that have not changed, such as the Padres struggles, but for the most part, we are starting to know what these teams are. Unless one of the bottom teams has a run like the 1914 Miracle Braves, the most excitement may involve what comes back in the fire sale.
Let us take a look at the MLB Power Rankings for this week. Let us know if there is a team you feel is ranked too highly, or one that is too low in our standings.