American League Power Rankings

by on 07/16/2010 in MLB News

1. New York Yankees (56-32) – The Yankees have the best record in baseball, but now they have even more, win #28 for the late George Steinbrenner.American League Power Rankings

2. Tampa Bay Rays (54-34) – Rays still keeping pace with the first place Yankees, but pace can run out if the Yankees Teixeira and A-Rod get hot in the second half.

3. Texas Rangers (50-38) – They beat Tampa Bay 2 out of 3 in June, so they do belong here.

4. Boston Red Sox (51-37; Previous: 2) – Injuries to Dustin Pedroia, Clay Buchholz, Josh Beckett, Victor Martinez  and Jacoby Ellsbury will hurt the Red Sox chances in the second half. The big question mark is when will Dice K will show consistency.

5. Detroit Tigers (48-38) – They have a possible Triple Crown player in Cabrera and are only one back in the central. The White Sox winning streak will reverse itself in a matter of days.

6. Chicago White Sox (49-38; Previous: 16) – A nine game winning streak seems odd for this team and their knucklehead manager, Ozzie. It’s just a matter of time before the Tigers are back in first. Sorry southsiders, have fun while it lasts.

7. Los Angeles Dodgers (49-39) – Once the dominate team in the west is now playing second fiddle. The Angels, who had just two All-Stars (Torii Hunter and Jered Weaver), trail the Rangers by 4 1/2 games.

8. Minnesota Twins (46-42) – Mauer power outage continues and with Morneau on the DL, this team needs someone to step up in a big way. They may fall short this year. At least they have a new stadium.

9. Toronto Blue Jays (44-45) – Our friends in the north were playing well in April and part of May, but reality stepped in and they are heading southward in the standings and for good reason. There leading batter Fred Lewis is batting .276. This is why their ranked 27th in team batting average.

10. Oakland Athletics (43-46) – No power out west. Kurt Suzuki is the only A’s player in double digits, with 10 homers. They don’t have one player batting over .300.

11. Kansas City Royals (39-49) – Still not a bad record for a team with no names and a low budget. At least they’re better than three other teams in the AL. You can’t blame Zack Greinke who still has a decent ERA at 3.71.

12. Seattle Mariners (35-53) – They were supposed to contend having the best one-two punch in their rotation, but that changed and now they’re a one arm bandit after trading Cliff Lee.

13. Cleveland Indians (34-54) – Same old Indians. You have to feel bad for Cleveland fans this year after Lebron left to sign with the Heat.

14. Baltimore Orioles (29-59) – They suck, point blank. This team needs some major changes top to bottom. It’s the same old story for the cellar dwellers

How do you rank the American League?

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