Each week this season, CBS SportsLine's baseball experts rank all 30 major-league baseball teams. Here is the latest installment of Power Rankings (Updated Monday, April 26). Tell us whether you agree or disagree. Send us your comments.
| Rank |
Team |
Pv |
The Scoop |
| 1 |
Yankees |
1 |
Best Chili Dawg in the big leagues. |
| 2 |
Indians |
2 |
Omar may end with more homers than errors. |
| 3 |
Dodgers |
4 |
Kevin Brown: 8 HRs allowed in 257 IP in 1998, three in first six IP this year. |
| 4 |
Braves |
3 |
Cy Young Glavine 0-2 for first time since 1990. |
| 5 |
Mets |
5 |
The bell rings and Rickey comes out swinging. |
| 6 |
Giants |
11 |
Mark Gardner (.372 oba) and Kirk Rueter (.424) getting pounded. |
| 7 |
Red Sox |
14 |
Better win big in April with Indians (23rd-25th) being only decent team they face. |
| 8 |
Angels |
7 |
Will there be a railing in front of the dugouts for next homestand? |
| 9 |
Astros |
6 |
Bagwell needs three homers to pass Jimmy Wynn for Astros record. |
| 10 |
Rangers |
8 |
That's right, there is an extra 1 in front of the 4.85 ERA you might expect from 20-game winner Rick Helling. |
| 11 |
Blue Jays |
9 |
Halladay's impressive start could force rotation shuffle. |
| 12 |
Pirates |
20 |
Benson and Schmidt do Maddux, Smoltz impersonation. |
| 13 |
Orioles |
10 |
Ray Miller likely first manager in unemployment line. |
| 14 |
Cardinals |
17 |
Placido Palanco drives in more runs that Mark McGwire. |
| 15 |
Mariners |
16 |
Your attention please, now playing shortstop Giomar Guevara. |
| 16 |
Rockies |
12 |
Batters hit .173 vs. Darryl Kile, yet he walks 9 in two starts. |
| 17 |
Reds |
13 |
Harnisch's rare season debut shutout is huge plus. |
| t18 |
Diamondbacks |
15 |
Need another fireman to put out Gregg Olson inferno. |
| t18 |
Phillies |
21 |
Brantley looks like he's in 1996 form with four saves in first seven games. |
| 20 |
Cubs |
18 |
Glenallen Hill (5-for-5 Sunday) picks up for Sosa's slack (.095 avg). |
| 21 |
Padres |
22 |
Hitchcock not so good without playoff twilight start time throwing shadows at hitters. |
| 22 |
Expos |
23 |
Ayala -- 0.00 ERA in 4 appearances -- was a steal from Seattle. |
| 23 |
White Sox |
25 |
How long will Frank Thomas continue to see middle of the zone pitches? |
| 24 |
Tigers |
19 |
Encarnacion, Jefferies and Easley not giving Tony Clark anyone to drive in. |
| 25 |
Royals |
27 |
Throw Carlos Beltran into the rookie of the year ring. |
| 26 |
Brewers |
26 |
Could have used John Jaha's two-homer Sunday. |
| 27 |
Devil Rays |
28 |
Still waiting for Jose Canseco to show up. |
| 28 |
Athletics |
24 |
Grieve playing the outfield like a designated hitter. |
| 29 |
Marlins |
29 |
Preston Wilson had team's only home run in first week. |
| 30 |
Twins |
30 |
Rookies practice after games, still can't find ball in Metrodome roof. |