Houston Astros on top of first June MLB Power Rankings
By Matt Veasey
JUNE 2017 MLB POWER RANKING: 20-11
20. Pittsburgh Pirates
19. Cincinnati Reds
18. Texas Rangers
17. Seattle Mariners
16. Tampa Bay Rays
15. Detroit Tigers
14. Saint Louis Cardinals
13. Milwaukee Brewers
12. Toronto Blue Jays
11. Minnesota Twins
Credit where it’s due – the Twins have been a revelation thus far in the 2017 season. Losses in five of six games last week had many feeling that manager Paul Molitor‘s squad was about to collapse.
However, Minnesota has rebounded to win three of the last four, and they lead the AL Central by a game. I still believe the Cleveland Indians are better, and will overtake them soon. And the Detroit Tigers are beginning to heat up. But for now, the Twins deserve respect.
Somebody from this group is going to make a run. The Blue Jays, Tigers, and Cardinals are my personal favorites to do so.
After slow starts, the Jays and Tigers have gotten back into the postseason race. The Cards had done the same. But losses in 13 of their last 18 once again have Saint Louis floundering a bit. Of note – four of the five NL Central clubs are in this tier.