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 |
Indians |
2 |
Ramirez may have 100 RBI by June. |
| 2 |
Yankees |
1 |
Three runs in a series will get any team swept. |
| 3 |
Braves |
4 |
May need more 10-run innings to make up for bullpen. |
| 4 |
Dodgers |
3 |
No runners in front of Sheffield, 5 HR, 8 RBI. |
| 5 |
Mets |
5 |
Benitez-Franco combo best in the majors so far. |
| 6 |
Red Sox |
7 |
Training-room door revolves: Nomar out, Gordon in. |
| 7 |
Blue Jays |
11 |
Cruz'n patiently with ML best 18 walks. |
| 8 |
Giants |
6 |
Would prefer to have Randy Johnson wearing SF cap full time. |
| 9 |
Rangers |
10 |
On 13-game stretch with nine vs. Yanks and Indians. |
| 10 |
Astros |
9 |
NL Central: Where pitchers hit 8th and 2nd baseman play in OF. |
| 11 |
Angels |
8 |
Vaughn due back Thursday, offense hasn't missed him. |
| t12 |
Pirates |
12 |
Silva's return could keep Pirates near top of NL Central. |
| t12 |
Cardinals |
14 |
Jiminez may be Cards ace. |
| t14 |
Diamondbacks |
18 |
Only NL team with slugging percentage over .500 entering week. |
| t14 |
Phillies |
18 |
Marlon Anderson Rookie of the Year campaign benched. |
| 16 |
Mariners |
15 |
Mesa saving games but not flawlessly. |
| 17 |
Expos |
22 |
Pavano can't find zone enough; when he does, he gets pounded. |
| 18 |
Tigers |
24 |
Hoping Yankee sweep won't be highlight of the season. |
| 19 |
Padres |
21 |
Ashby needs motivation of facing Kevin Brown in every start. |
| 20 |
Rockies |
16 |
Power outage in Colorado: 5 HRs in first 10 games. |
| 21 |
Cubs |
20 |
Nomo on the way to Wrigley? |
| t22 |
Reds |
17 |
Looks like they got better end of Cameron-for-Konerko deal. |
| t22 |
Orioles |
13 |
Might be able to recover vs. Devil Rays, A's. |
| 24 |
White Sox |
23 |
Snyder should envision Red Sox uniforms on all opponents. |
| t25 |
Devil Rays |
27 |
AL batting champ: Kevin Stocker? |
| t25 |
Athletics |
28 |
Jaha comeback player of the year candidate. |
| 27 |
Brewers |
26 |
May not get better than 5-run 9th against Beck. |
| 28 |
Royals |
25 |
Dye actually earning his keep. |
| 29 |
Twins |
30 |
Glad to not see Indians again until June 29. |
| 30 |
Marlins |
29 |
Could use Cliff Floyd and a whole lot more. |