2011 MLB Power Rankings
The good teams are easy to sort out in many ways.
The bottom teams are not much of a problem.
But it is the middle teams that can be flipped up to 4 spots in either direction.
This is our attempt.
- Phillies – R2C2 says it all. Roy and Roy and Cole and Cliff. ‘nuff said.
- Red Sox- Crawford had them in the #1 until Lee signs with Phillies.
- Giants- rotation studly but Uribe gone hurts.
- Rangers- Josh Hamilton health is key and Andrus time to shine
- Twins- healthy M & M’s make Minnesota move up.
- Yankees- not much off-season activity but still NYY.
- Braves- Dan Uggla and 33 HR’s and 105 RBI’s looks good
- Reds- some believe they overachieved but Votto for real
- Rockies- very active locking up youngsters.
- White Sox- Adam Dunn adds potent bat to lineup
- Cardinals- Pujols and pitching make them solid
- Angels- Scott Downs addition and healthy Kendry Morales needed
- Dodgers- Garland and Uribe additions help them in West
- Brewers- Marcum and Greinke add needed arms for them
- Tigers- Not sure Victor Martinez helps much
- Cubs- Garza is solid and Pena capable of big numbers
- Rays- hard team to judge with recent losses
- Blue Jays- no significant changes here
- Nationals- losing 38 dingers from Dunn is a big ouch
- Marlins- Infante doesn’t do much for me
- Athletics- David DeJesus and .318 average is good pickup
- Mets- New GM and manager makes this tough work
- Orioles- Does J.J. Hardy and Mark Reynolds get you excited?
- Padres- Adrian Gonzalez is gone, time to re-tool.
- Mariners- King Felix will like Brendan Ryan
- Astros- They really set on their hands but got Bill Hall
- Diamondbacks- they will have a better bullpen with J.J. Putz
- Royals- nothing to say here but lots of potential
- Pirates- good young unproven players-love McCutcheon
- Indians-Cleveland will Choo on last place
Lots of wiggle room here. We will update this in February and March and then twice a month during the season.
Tell us where we are wrong.
By: Tom on Jan 13th, 2011
Tagged as: MLB Banter
