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 |
2 |
Sweep of Jays restores prominence. |
| 2 |
Indians |
1 |
Demons have possessed Vizquel's glove for four errors. |
| 3 |
Braves |
3 |
Brian Jordan playing like MVP candidate. |
| 4 |
Mets |
5 |
Don't face Braves until June 25-27. |
| 5 |
Blue Jays |
7 |
Swept by Yanks but still look like playoff team. |
| t6 |
Giants |
8 |
Pitching shortstop Joe Nathan provides big boost. |
| t6 |
Dodgers |
4 |
Need rotation to string together a long win streak. |
| t8 |
Cardinals |
t12 |
Rangers didn't have patience to wait for Tatis to bloom. |
| t8 |
Rangers |
9 |
If Mike Morgan wins 20 Texas is an AL West lock. |
| 10 |
Diamondbacks |
t14 |
Matt Williams swinging like its 1994. |
| 11 |
Red Sox |
6 |
Wakefield's knuckler isn't dancing yet. |
| 12 |
Astros |
10 |
Could use Sean Bergman's bat in everyday lineup. |
| 13 |
Phillies |
t14 |
Spoljaric starting experiment a failure. |
| 14 |
Angels |
11 |
Living with Omar Olivares as ace is not the good life. |
| t15 |
Devil Rays |
t25 |
Canseco showing bat that once had him labeled best in the game. |
| t15 |
Mariners |
16 |
On 8-game trip Griffey had one plate appearance with RISP. |
| 17 |
Pirates |
t12 |
Al Martin 2-for-16 since replacing Jose Guillen. |
| 18 |
White Sox |
24 |
Too bad their aren't more lefties in AL, ChiSox 5-0 against them. |
| 19 |
Tigers |
18 |
With rotation in shape, Tigers primed to make a run. |
| 20 |
Rockies |
20 |
When Walker starts hitting, Rockies will rise. |
| 21 |
Padres |
19 |
Gwynn 0-8 against the "Big Unit." |
| 22 |
Cubs |
21 |
Gaetti (6-for-45) won't make it through the year. |
| 23 |
Athletics |
t25 |
Grieve's bat (.132) must have holes in it. |
| 24 |
Brewers |
27 |
Eldred returns, still waiting on Pete Vuckovich, Mike Caldwell and Rollie Fingers. |
| 25 |
Reds |
22 |
Avery fooling batters and radar gun. |
| 26 |
Expos |
17 |
Hermanson lost so Expos week was lost. |
| 27 |
Orioles |
t22 |
Ricky Bones (1.76) has staff's only ERA under 5. |
| 28 |
Royals |
28 |
Where would they be without Jermaine Dye? |
| 29 |
Twins |
29 |
No need to pencil them into this spot, permanent marker will do. |
| 30 |
Marlins |
30 |
Alex Gonzalez showing why Renteria was expendable. |