MLB Power Rankings: Houston Astros beginning to flex muscles
By David Hill
Previous: . Miami Marlins. 30. team. 82. The Miami Marlins pulled off a three game sweep of the New York Mets, shutting the Mets out in the last two games. This is the first time that Miami has swept a three game series since September 2017, which, ironically enough, also came against the Mets. Pablo Lopez and Sady Alcantara, for one weekend, looked like key pieces for the future..
Previous: . Baltimore Orioles. 29. team. 11. The Orioles may have found a piece for the future in John Means. He may not be a top of the rotation arm, but his solid 1.099 WHiP and 7.0 K/9 could play up. While his ERA is currently -1.82 compared to his FIP, Means still has the look of a middle to back of the rotation starter once the Orioles develop some arms..
Previous: . Detroit Tigers. 28. team. 63. On the plus side, at least the Tigers did not lose on Sunday. Okay, maybe that was due to a technicality as the game was suspended in the bottom of the seventh with Detroit trailing 5-3, but these days, that almost counts as a victory..
It took almost two months, but the Royals finally found a role for Chris Owings – a mopup man in blowout games. Of course, they sent Kelvin Gutierrez back to AAA and kept Owings and Lucas Duda on the roster, because those two are obviously going to be a part of the future…. . Previous: . Kansas City Royals. 27. team. 7
Johnny Cueto is ahead of schedule in his rehab from Tommy John surgery, and might be able to make a return to the Giants in September. If they were playing for anything this season, that would be exciting news. Instead, it might just mean that the Giants finish a game closer to .500.. . Previous: . San Francisco Giants. 26. team. 40