As April draws to a close, we've seen plenty of surprises so far. Who would've thought the Mets would be a top-five team two weeks in a row? How about preseason World Series favorites Seattle and Washington sinking out of the top half? And, for the first time since we've been doing these rankings, the Cubs are a top-10 team.
With that comes another week of MLB Power Rankings from CSNChicago.com's Tony Andracki and JJ Stankevitz. 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
| Rank | Team |
Last Week | Comment |
| 1 | 3 |
Hard to put them No. 1 because of devastating Wainwright injury, but still look like the class of NL. |
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| 2 | 5 |
They're a whopping 10-0 at home. Whoaaaa. |
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| 3 | 1 |
They're the class of the AL for now, but as the season wears on will they need Justin Verlander back? |
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| 4 | 2 |
Alex Guerrero won't keep hitting at this pace (1.773 OPS) obviously, but he could still be a big piece this season. |
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| 5 | 6 |
They all seemed cognizant last week of the fact they can't continue to get involved in extracurricular stuff and maintain being a contender. |
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| 6 | 7 |
Who would have figured the Padres would ever lead the NL in runs scored, even with their crazy offseason? |
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| 7 | 4 |
Enter the week getting no help from their starters, who have combined for a MLB-worst 5.75 ERA through 19 games. |
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| 8 | 11 |
Riding high after sweep of Reds; stand at 6-3 overall on the road. |
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| 9 | 13 |
Looks like it's going to be a three-team race in the NL Central this year, but not sure if Pirates have staying power. |
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| 10 | 19 |
Masahiro Tanaka and Michael Pineda have been nice, but will need more out of lefties Nathan Eovaldi and C.C. Sabathia. |
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| 11 | 18 |
They may not have staying power through August and September, but this looks like a solid enough team to hang around for most of the summer. |
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| 12 | 20 |
Chris Archer hasn't allowed a run over his last 26 2/3 innings. Other teams are in a zone of danger, you could say. |
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| 13 | 21 |
Once again, they're hanging in there through the season's first month. Let's just wait until June before considering them contenders. |
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| 14 | 14 |
I could watch them blast home runs all day. Their pitching, though, is another story. |
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| 15 | 12 |
Absolutely throttled Boston (18-7) to close out a series victory on Sunday. |
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| 16 | 15 |
They send Josh Hamilton to a division rival for cash considerations. It may not come back to bite them, but still -- they *had* to get rid of him that badly, huh? |
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| 17 | 9 |
Swept by those pesky Astros at home over the weekend. |
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| 18 | 8 |
They have just about everybody back, yet still ended the week on a 5-game losing streak? Ugh. |
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| 19 | 23 |
Winning back-to-back home series an encouraging development as Adam Eaton and Melky Cabrera start to heat up. |
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| 20 | 16 |
9-9 with a +1 run differential at this point in the year should be considered a huge success. Seriously. |
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| 21 | 27 |
"Hey, Mr. Saltalamacchia, welcome back from paterntiy leave! Now pack your stuff and LEAVE." |
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| 22 | 10 | Even with Nelson Cruz's nine home runs and solid slash lines from Robinson Cano and Kyle Seager, this offense isn't cutting it. | |
| 23 | 28 |
Guess they need Hunter Pence back even more than we thought? |
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| 24 | 24 |
If Joey Votto could transfer some of his on-base skills to Billy Hamilton, Reds offense would be unstoppable. |
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| 25 | 27 |
Have lost 4 of 5 since taking 3 of 4 from Giants last week. |
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| 26 | 25 |
Bringing Josh Hamilton back for a pittance is a risk well worth taking, especially with their rough situation in left field. |
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| 27 | 26 |
Phil Hughes (4.39 ERA, 4.55 FIP) and Brian Dozier (.203/.300/.319, 1 HR) among the more disappointing early-season players this year. |
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| 28 | 22 |
Cody Allen has a 15.0 K/9. That's good! He also has a 10.5 BB/9. That's bad. As is his 13.50 ERA. |
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| 29 | 29 |
Ryan Howard doing his best impression of 2006-09 Ryan Howard with 3-HR week. |
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| 30 | 30 |
Are the Brewers tanking for the No. 1 pick next year? Sure seems like it... |