MLB Power Rankings: Week One proves unpredictable

Now that a full week of baseball has been played, it is time for the latest edition of our MLB power rankings.

If there is one thing that can be predicted when it comes to the first week of the season, it is that the results will be unpredictable. Teams and players that were expected to perform well will struggle, while other teams start the season firing on all cylinders. Typically, that means nothing over the course of the season, as the better teams will eventually win out. Yet, every so often, that surprising start turns out to be sustainable, with a team coming out of nowhere to contend.

Naturally, those early season struggles and hot starts can lead to upheaval when it comes to the MLB power rankings at the start of the year. Teams that had been predicted to perform well can plummet down the standings, and those expected to struggle can have a meteoric rise. The first month, until teams begin to level out, can be quite the roller coaster.

Yet, we must attempt to make sense of it all. We look at these early performances, and attempt to read into them. As chaotic as they may be, the MLB power rankings do serve that purpose. With that in mind, let us take a look at our rankings after the first week of the season.