MLB Power Rankings: Red Sox on fire, Tigers falling back

25. player. 43. The Yankee bats finally started showing signs of life over the past week as they took 3 out of 4 against the Royals and followed that with an impressive weekend against the White Sox. With the season not even at the quarter mark yet, the Yanks still have a chance to stay hot and bring themselves back into contention. Carlos Beltran has been the catalyst behind this surge and just hit his 400th career home run over the weekend.. 16-21. Last Week: 28. New York Yankees

Houston Astros . 24. player. 135. I continue to feel like dropping this team in the rankings is the wrong move as they are so talented top to bottom. However, the truth lies in their record as they are now 9 games under .500 and continue to move in the wrong direction. This weekend’s series with the Red Sox the Astros put up 22 runs and lost 3 of the 4 games. There are problems up and down this team and talent only goes so far.. 15-24. Last Week: 23

17-22. Last Week: 22. Oakland Athletics . 23. player. 96. The A’s had dropped 5 straight games before battling back and taking 2 out of 3 against the Rays. The problem here continues to be pitching as this staff sits in the bottom five in ERA and quality starts which just shows you their starting rotation is not getting it done. The once solid and consistent <a href=

102. A weekend sweep of the Mariners on the road has the Angels finally pointed in the right direction. A team that was so reliant on <a href=. 17-21. Last Week: 24. Los Angeles Angels . 22. player

8. Yesterday’s game ended in dramatic finish as replay took away the tying run from the D-backs ending a 4 game sweep at the hands of the Giants. Positively though <a href=. 18-23. Last Week: 21. Arizona Diamondbacks . 21. player