Power Rankings: August 21st

Power Rankings: August 21^st

1)   Los Angeles Dodgers

2)   Atlanta Braves

3)   Boston Red Sox

4)   St. Louis Cardinals

5)   Detroit Tigers

6)   Cincinnati Reds

7)   Texas Rangers

8)   Pittsburg Pirates

9)   Oakland Athletics

10)         Kansas City Royals

The Dodgers have been dominating with a capital D this last 2 weeks; being only 1 of 2 teams that have a team BA of over .300, the other is the Yankees.  A GPA of .292 is very strong and is the highest in the last 2 weeks, even thought the team has been without Ramirez who they just got back recently they still have been hitting.  The Pirates have slipped a bit and the RP have struggled while the Reds have started to looks strong again.  The only major change is the Royals who have been the 2^nd best team in the last 2 weeks and one of the best teams in the last month!  I can see them taking a wild card spot away from the Rays or A’s.

Power Rankings: Bottom 5

            26) San Diego Padres

            27) Chicago White Sox

            28) Milwaukee Brewers

            29) Miami Marlins

            30) Houston Astros

The only real thing to mention is just how bad the RISP has been for the Padres in the last 2 weeks.  They have a .154 with RISP in 13 games and some how have at least 5 wins?  That’s such an odd thing to see.