Power Rankings

SportsLine staff

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.

Biggest jump: Devil Rays jump 10 spots.
Biggest fall: Expos drop 9 spots.

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.

Power Rankings Archive
 
The Sports Store