Hey Sportsfans — it's time for Week 23 of
r/baseball Power Rankings: Enjoy our work on this Labor Day. We're running out off time to be biased against your favorite team.
Every voter has their own style / system and the only voting instructions are these:
"To an extent determined individually, you must take into account how strong a team is right now and likely to be going forward. You must, to some degree, give weight to the events and games of the previous week."
TRANSPARENCY: This link will show you who voted each team where and has added neat statistics!
If something is a little messed up, feel free to pester me let me know.
Total Votes: 23 of 30. Labor Day means people are working today, right? RIGHT?!
| # | Team | Δ | Comment | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Dodgers | 0 | The Dodgers offense has been on point recently while the pitching has been taking a break. Fortunately, the offense has been enough to carry this team. With Kershaw back on IL after a whole inning against the Dbacks, I cannot wait for Yamamoto and hopefully Glasnow to come back to help soak up some innings. Watch the end of the Dodgers vs Dbacks series, it has been incredibly entertaining. | 82-55 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Phillies | Phillies | +1 | Hello, We're Back Department?? I'd like to file a claim. After an incredibly sluggish start to the second half, The Phillies have come back and won 12 of their last 18 including 3 straight series wins against playoff teams, capped off by an enormous 3-1 series win against the Braves to go up 7 in the division. A 7 game lead isn't insurmountable in the NL East (looking at you 2007 Mets), but for now the important race is for top two in the NL to secure a first round bye. The offense has been struggling despite the success, scoring just 3 runs a game this week. Nick Castellanos has been the team's most reliable hitter since June to finally pull even with 0.0 WAR and an OPS+ of 100. The pitching of course has been stellar, with Taijuan Walker finally getting moved to the bullpen after another stinker of a start. This week, the Phillies play 2 games in Toronto and 4 in Miami. After a Rays series to star tthe next week, it's 4 straight series against playoff hopefuls before finishing against the Nats. | 81-56 |
| 3 | New York Yankees | Yankees | -1 | The Yankees this weekend chose to play Alex Verdugo, who appears destined for that new Saudi Arabian league, over Jasson Dominguez, who’s probably what happens if you make Babe Ruth and Elly De La Cruz have a baby. But it saves a billionaire a few million bucks so sure, we can just let off the gas with the Orioles breathing down our necks in September. | 79-58 |
| 4 | Milwaukee Brewers | Brewers | 0 | The Brewers won series against the Giants and Reds to go 5-2 on the week, putting themselves right back into the mix for the second playoff bye in the NL. The schedule gets much harder for Milwaukee in the middle of september, so they need to keep making progress in the NL standings before the remaining strength of schedule turns on them. It might not be as exciting as a division race, but you can't lose in the first round of the playoffs if you skip the first round. | 80-57 |
| 5 | Baltimore Orioles | Orioles | 0 | Since the beginning of July, Adley Rutschman is hitting .182 with an OBP of .273 and an OPS of .556. There was a thread in the Orioles reddit this week on when it might be time to worry about him. He is struggling, but there were some valid arguments made when it came to what to do with him moving forward. As a cornerstone piece of the rebuild there is obviously immense pressure but he was supposed to be the guy. These types of players show up when it matters most, and right now he isn't. Obviously, he is still young and it is only his third season, but with the team being in a win now mentality what do you think of these numbers? I watch the games and I wasn't surprised, but for people who don't watch the Os on a day in day out basis, what would be your thoughts on his performance over the last two months heading into the most important games of the year? | 79-59 |
| 6 | Arizona Diamondbacks | D-Backs | 0 | 77-60 | |
| 7 | Houston Astros | Astros | +4 | 75-62 | |
| 8 | San Diego Padres | Padres | 0 | Bit of an up and down week. Was worried we'd need more than one run in the 9th to do it on Sunday, but Suarez delivered. Coming down the final stretch now, we've been kinda locked in place with the snakes. This week the Pads need to take advantage of two home series's against teams that are on the outside looking in. | 78-61 |
| 9 | Cleveland Guardians | Guardians | -2 | 78-59 | |
| 10 | Atlanta Braves | Braves | +2 | 74-63 | |
| 11 | Kansas City Royals | Royals | -2 | Pham, Grossman, and Gurriel add a lot of playoff experience to the lineup. It certainly couldn't hurt. Speaking of hurt – Pasquatch being lost for the rest of the rgular season couldn't have happened at a worse time. | 75-63 |
| 12 | Minnesota Twins | Twins | -2 | Instead of talking about that demoralizing week, I'd rather point out that we only slipped 1 game in the standings, and are still hovering in striking position. We also have one of the easiest remaining schedules in MLB, so we're definitely in good position for the final month. | 74-62 |
| 13 | Chicago Cubs | Cubs | +3 | 71-66 | |
| 14 | New York Mets | Mets | -1 | I'm just happy to be in the conversation after the shitshow of a 2023 season, but can the teams playing the Braves, DBacks, and Padres please help us the hell out for once? In Mets land, we just finished a series against the White Sox which felt like the most stressful series of my life, and we head into Red Week, when we face the Red (Sox) and Red(s). | 73-64 |
| 15 | Detroit Tigers | Tigers | +3 | Are things about to get real spooky in Detroit? Entering today, Detroit sits 5 games out of the final playoff spot and if we're being frank, it's not like the teams ahead of us are playing great ball right now. I'm not saying we'll make the jump, but playing meaningful games in September is pretty cool, I guess. This week: 3 at SDP, 3 at OAK. | 70-68 |
| 16 | Seattle Mariners | Mariners | -1 | Welp, that should just about do it – really tough to see the M's coming back this far out with one month to go. Stranger things have happened, but I'm not going to be holding my breath on this one (literally, because I have COVID. And that's somehow more enjoyable than watching the Mariners right now.) At least we'll always have June. | 69-68 |
| 17 | Boston Red Sox | Red Sox | -3 | Late season collapse happening right on schedule! 78-84 looms menacingly in the hearts and minds of Boston fans. Yesterday Cora pulled Cooper Criswell after four perfect innings for Rich Hill on 0 days rest, who immediately gave up 2 runs on 3 baserunners. Why?! I suppose things such as these are out of our control. Fate dictates by the movement of the sun and stars, not silly things like roster construction and bullpen management. But we'll be good next year probably definitely maybe. It's fine. We're chilling. | 70-67 |
| 18 | St. Louis Cardinals | Cardinals | +1 | Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in by beating the Yankees in the Bronx for the first time since 1964. | 69-68 |
| 19 | San Francisco Giants | Giants | -2 | 2 games under .500 and they lost a series to the Marlins which shouldn't happen and to the Breweers which is just who the GIants are right now. The injury bug returned to the pitching staff at the worst time but so did condition called Not Playing Well. For a brief moment, this staff was the rock of the roster and gave the Giants hope. Now, these woes are combined with a lineup that is 2/3rds a Black Hole. Well, now it's time to play spoiler and ruin someone elsse's season and hopefullu finish above .500. This month looks great weather-wise — trying to enjoy Oracle while you can and maybe bring the W. | 68-70 |
| 20 | Tampa Bay Rays | Rays | 0 | Summer has come and passed, and playoff hopes can never last. Though a late run is mathematically possible, the next two weeks are against teams contending and the offense just isn't there. September will be all about guys like Junior Caminero getting reps to see if they have what it takes to open another window for the team in the near future. Shoutout to that hella satisfying homerun he had against the dads. I'll have it in my dreams. Wake me up when September ends. | 67-69 |
| 21 | Toronto Blue Jays | Blue Jays | +2 | Let's talk about Bowden Francis. Prior to getting called back up just before August, he was carrying an ERA of around 6.00, could not stay in the majors (even just as a long man/injury spot starter), and was consistently slandered by fans like yours truly who openly called to never see him in a Blue Jays uniform again. Fun fact, though: he is also a James Beard-level chef, serving me heaping plates of crow with a side of a can of whoop ass. Bowden was the best pitcher in baseball in the month of August (caveats as always about the teams he faced). Four starts, 29 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 32 K, 3 BB. His 0.31 WHIP over that stretch is the lowest for any pitcher in a four-game stretch in the modern era. He took a no-hitter into the 9th on 117 pitches. Him shockingly turning into a stable rotation piece in year five of his career would be one of the highest of highlights in a very tough season. | 67-72 |
| 22 | Texas Rangers | Rangers | +2 | 65-72 | |
| 23 | Cincinnati Reds | Reds | -2 | Maybe tomorrow I’ll be happy. | 65-73 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pirates | -2 | Fire Ben Cherington | 63-73 |
| 25 | Washington Nationals | Nationals | 0 | 61-76 | |
| 26 | Oakland Athletics | Athletics | 0 | I think Kotsay is in love with his 2 inning reliever useage, and it's started backfiring. Decisely winning the first game against Texas then back to back walk-offs hurt (ofc, those two games were the ones I watched) On slightly more positive news, this team has four 20 HR players, but we're got to be leading the league in percentage of solo shots, and college football has started but then I remembered I don't really like football and my team barely won its G5 preseason game, yippee. | 59-78 |
| 27 | Los Angeles Angels | Angels | 0 | After a promising run on the double-A circuit, Caden Dana became the youngest player to pitch for the Angels since Frankie Rodridguez all the way back in 2002. Picking up the win and fanning four Mariners along the way, it was a nice little reprieve from what has been a long-ass season. | 57-80 |
| 28 | Miami Marlins | Marlins | 0 | Call up the kids already, We want De Los Santos! Stowers and Norby are showing up and were getting some interesting outings from some of the younger arms that weve been calling up. Will edward Cabrera figure it out and have more consistent outings before the end of the season? Will De Los Santos get called up this season? Will we win our upcoming series with the Nats?Find out on the next episode of dragon ball z. | 51-86 |
| 29 | Colorado Rockies | Rockies | 0 | The Rockies and Marlins played some absolutely stupid Coors Field Games™ last week. They were fun to watch if you weren't a fan of either team, a bit enjoyable if you were rooting for the Marlins, and frustrating as hell if you were rooting for the Rockies. Colorado has now lost four games in which they led by 4+ in the ninth inning or later. Yes, that's a Major League record. At least it was fun to see Matt Holliday back at Coors, where he touched home plate. | 51-87 |
| 30 | Chicago White Sox | White Sox | 0 | It is September 1st and the White Sox have set their franchise record for most losses in a season. There is still a month to go. They have managed to be worse in the second half than in the first half and now own the three worst losing streaks of the season. They have 4 wins since the all star break for a mind boggling .100 winning percentage. | 31-107 |
5 comments
**Mobile Friendly Rankings + ‘True Rank’**
*Close* refers to less than .250 mean score separation from the team above them.
The **ONE TIE** was broken by our 2nd tie breaker, run differential. Or the new 2nd tie breaker — Last 10. I’m not sure if that was implented yet. Mariners had the edge in both.
1. Dodgers 1.304
2. Phillies 2.652
3. Yankees 3.696
4. Brewers 3.913
5. Orioles 5.522
6. D-Backs 6.522
7. Astros 7.261
8. Padres 7.609
9. Guardians 7.826
10. Braves 11
11. Royals 11.043 — *CLOSE!*
12. Twins 11.696
13. Cubs 12.957
14. Mets 13 — *CLOSE!*
15. Tigers 16.217
16. Mariners 16.304 — *CLOSE!*
17. Red Sox 16.304 — **TIE!**
18. Cardinals 17.87
19. Giants 19.478
20. Rays 21.087
21. Blue Jays 21.13 — *CLOSE!*
22. Rangers 21.217 — *CLOSE!*
23. Reds 22
24. Pirates 23.696
25. Nationals 24.783
26. Athletics 25.174
27. Angels 27.043
28. Marlins 27.957
29. Rockies 28.739
30. White Sox 30
cardinals voter here ama
It’s interesting to see that we’ve dropped so far while the O’s hang in the top 5. Obviously we’ve had a rough Aug but so have they and our records are still nearly the same.
>They have 4 wins since the all star break for a mind boggling .100 winning percentage.
Ok I know the white sox bad thing is played out but what the FUCK
Garbage. Yankees are .500 since June 1st. .500 in their last 20 and .500 in their last 10.