The Toronto Blue Jays were winners at the trade deadline, but that won't guarantee them an American League East pennant. The New York Yankees rolled into a sold-out Rogers Centre over the weekend and took two of three from the Blue Jays in what looks to be shaping up as baseball's best division race down the stretch.
With that comes another week of MLB Power Rankings from CSNChicago.com's Tony Andracki and JJ Stankevitz. Stay with us every Monday from here through October for a fresh set of rankings.
Stay tuned for updated rankings every Monday throughout the 2015 campaign. Here's where we're at so far: Preseason rankings | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17
| Rank | Team |
Last Week | Comment |
| 1 | 1 |
Yep. |
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| 2 | 2 |
They’re running away with the AL’s best record and could get Alex Gordon back in the next few weeks. |
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| 3 | 3 |
Jung Ho Kang (.288/.360/.443) maybe most underrated signing of the offseason. |
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| 4 | 4 |
Yep. |
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| 5 | 6 |
They should sign this guy up to play some left field. |
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| 6 | 7 |
Did incredibly well to go into a sold-out Rogers Centre and take two of three from the red-hot Blue Jays over the weekend. |
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| 7 | 5 |
In a small sample size, Troy Tulowitzki hasn’t been very good (.740 OPS) since coming to Toronto, but this lineup is so good, it’s not a problem. |
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| 8 | 11 |
Madison Bumgarner has a .763 OPS, which is better than Dee Gordon, Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, Jose Altuve, Kyle Seager, Hanley Ramirez, Robinson Cano, the list goes on and on. |
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| 9 | 10 |
Looks like they can beat everybody but the Pirates. |
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| 10 | 8 |
They’re 40-19 at home this year. Maybe don’t get rid of Tal’s Hill just yet? |
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| 11 | 12 |
Still have 19 games left against Kansas City, Toronto and the New York teams, which’ll go a long way toward determining if they can hold on to that second wild card spot. |
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| 12 | 15 |
A mediocre club with a favorite remaining schedule. They play Seattle, Detroit, San Diego and Oakland a total of 26 times in their final 46 games. |
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| 13 | 9 |
Swept by the White Sox, then lost three of four at Kansas City and are in danger of being caught by the rest of the AL wild card pack. |
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| 14 | 14 |
Still hanging around the playoff race by default, the two sweetest words in the English language. |
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| 15 | 16 |
Seriously, why doesn't David Peralta get any fanfare? .304 average, .897 OPS. |
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| 16 | 13 |
Over the last couple weeks, you could easily make the case that the Nationals are the worst team in baseball. |
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| 17 | 17 |
22-year-old Miguel Sano is helping keep these guys afloat: .280/.395/.528, 7 HR in 37 games. |
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| 18 | 18 |
Note to White Sox fans disappointed in Adam LaRoche: Victor Martinez, who is signed for four years and more than double the money, has a .676 OPS and nine home runs this year. |
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| 19 | 23 |
Jose Abreu has eight home runs and a 1.122 OPS over his last 22 games. |
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| 20 | 24 |
Well, think it's safe to say this is rock bottom for the Padres. |
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| 21 | 19 | ||
| 22 | 20 | Kyle Seager’s regression from great to merely good (.751 OPS, 2.5 WAR) has been among the reasons for Seattle’s disappointing 2015. | |
| 23 | 21 |
Shelby Miller dominant once again Sunday and has a 2.43 season ERA...but hasn't won a game since May 17. Baseball is so weird. |
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| 24 | 25 |
Here’s hoping John Farrell makes a speedy return to the bench. |
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| 25 | 26 |
Billy Hamilton is on pace for 539 at-bats, but only 20 extra-base hits (10 doubles, four triples, six homers). Dude makes Juan Pierre look like Babe Ruth. |
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| 26 | 28 |
They are a bad, bad team but at least they've found a gem in Taylor Jungmann. |
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| 27 | 22 |
An 18-2 blowout loss to Baltimore on Sunday means their run differential finally may dip into the negatives this week. |
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| 28 | 27 |
Former Cub Chris Rusin just threw a shutout at Coors Field. Huh. |
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| 29 | 30 |
Phrasing, Marcell Ozuna. Phrasing. |
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| 30 | 29 |
Could we still see a Cubs-Phillies trade this year? |