MLB Power Rankings: End of April Roundup

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As the first month of the season wraps up, here are the updated power rankings for Major League Baseball.

Rankings updated through April 29th.

KANSAS CITY, MO – APRIL 29: Hector Santiago #53 of the Chicago White Sox throws against the Kansas City Royals in the first inning at Kauffman Stadium on April 29, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images) /

team. 61. The Reds continue to struggle on both sides of the ball and don’t seem to have much hope moving forward.. (7-21). Previous: 29th. Cincinnati Reds. 30

29. team. 7. The Royals continue to struggle driving in runs which accounts for their abysmal start.. (7-20). Previous: 26th. Kansas City Royals

Baltimore Orioles . 28. team. 11. The Orioles are struggling as of late and are cursed with being in a tough division that features two of the best teams in baseball.. (8-20). Previous: 19th

27. team. 82. The Marlins expectations weren’t very high this season but they aren’t the worst team in baseball right now which I guess is a plus.. (9-18). Previous: 30th. Miami Marlins

Previous: 23rd. Chicago White Sox. 26. team. 128. Chicago has struggled to find any production from the majority of their order and probably will continue to be near the bottom of this list.. (8-18)

TORONTO, ON – APRIL 28: Delino DeShields #3 of the Texas Rangers and Joey Gallo #13 and Nomar Mazara #30 celebrate their victory in the outfield during MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on April 28, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) /

Previous: 28th. San Diego Padres. 25. team. 127. The Padres have been hit by the DL bug and it’s hurt their start to the season.. (10-19)

team. 2. Our biggest drop, the Twins have dropped off massively in the past couple of weeks including being destroyed in a series against the Yankees.. (9-14). Previous: 10th. Minnesota Twins. 24

Detroit has struggled to find consistency early on this season at the plate which contributes to their less than stellar start.. (11-15). Previous: 25th. Detroit Tigers. 23. team. 63

(11-18). Previous: 21st. Texas Rangers. 22. team. 126. Texas has struggled to stay healthy this season losing 4 core starters early on. Once healthy, bouncing back will be key for the Rangers season.

21. The Rays were able to put together an impressive win streak which helped propel them up this ranking.. (12-14). Previous: 27th. Tampa Bay Rays. 21. team

CLEVELAND, OH – APRIL 29: Ryon Healy #27 of the Seattle Mariners rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on April 29, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /

San Francisco has been hit with some bad pitching performances recently but currently sit at .500 on the season.. (14-14). Previous: 20th. San Francisco Giants. 20. team. 40

Previous: 22nd. Oakland Athletics. 19. team. 96. The A’s have continued to play .500 ball and are led by a scorching hot start from Jed Lowrie.. (14-14)

(15-14). Previous: 16th. Colorado Rockies. 18. team. 108. On the backs of Jon Gray, Charlie Blackmon and Nolan Arenado, the Rockies have a core group of players to keep building on moving forward.

17. team. 90. The Nationals have not at all met the high expectations set at the beginning of the year. They’ll need the bats to wake up if they want to rebound.. (12-16). Previous: 3rd. Washington Nationals

(16-11). Previous: 18th. Seattle Mariners. 16. team. 62. The Mariners starting rotation has hurt this team early this season. However, the team isn’t playing poorly and could really rally moving into May.

CLEVELAND, OH – APRIL 29: Yan Gomes #7 celebrates with Brandon Guyer #6 of the Cleveland Indians after both scored on a home run by Guyer during the second inning against the Seattle Mariners at Progressive Field on April 29, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /

Previous: 13th. Pittsburgh Pirates. 15. team. 4. The Pirates have really picked it up at the plate and are building momentum quickly as April ends.. (17-11)

17. After calling up Ronald Acuna Jr., the Braves are trending upwards and are a young team with tons of potential.. (16-11). Previous: 15th. Atlanta Braves. 14. team

13. team. 71. The Dodgers have loads of potential but will need to put all aspects of the game together if they want to repeat as NL champs.. (12-15). Previous: 9th. Los Angeles Dodgers

(15-12). Previous: 14th. Toronto Blue Jays. 12. team. 39. The Blue Jays have started off fairly strong but dropped their last series to the Texas Rangers.

SAN DIEGO, CA – APRIL 29: Jose Reyes #7 of the New York Mets is congratulated by Adrian Gonzalez #23 after hitting a solo home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park on April 29, 2018 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images) /

10. team. 76. The Brewers had a recent 8-game win streak that helped turn their season around which could show the direction this team is headed.. (16-13). Previous: 12th. Milwaukee Brewers

St. Louis Cardinals. 9. team. 33. The Cardinals have quietly put together a solid performance to open up the season and are top 10 in a number of pitching categories in baseball.. (15-12). Previous: 17th

8. team. 6. By far the biggest gainers in the rankings, the Phillies have turned around their season winning 15 of their last 22 games.. (16-11). Previous: 24th. Philadelphia Phillies

team. 9. The Cubs are one of the most stacked teams in baseball and should probably be dominating a bit more than they are.. (15-10). Previous: 6th. Chicago Cubs. 7

(17-9). Previous: 7th. New York Mets. 6. team. 3. The Mets have remained one of the more consistent teams in baseball and have some good upside for the 2018 season.

BOSTON, MA – APRIL 29: Craig Kimbrel #46 of the Boston Red Sox reacts after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-3, at Fenway Park on April 29, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images) /

5. team. 102. The Angels have started off the 2018 season with young star Shohei Otani impressing at the plate and on the mound.. (16-12). Previous: 8th. Los Angeles Angels

The D-Backs have the ability to make a deep postseason run and are impressing wholeheartedly early on this season.. (19-8). Previous: 5th. Arizona Diamondbacks. 4. team. 8

team. 43. The New York Yankees are a power threat up and down the order and have put together an impressive win streak to end the month.. (18-9). Previous: 4th. New York Yankees. 3

(19-10). Previous: 1st. Houston Astros. 2. team. 135. The Astros are still one of the most talented teams in baseball despite being overtaken by the Red Sox. The starting rotation is pretty much unbeatable and scary proposition for any team.

The Red Sox have dropped off a little bit recently but are still off to the best start in the league. One month in, and they look poised to be a World Series contender.. (20-7). Previous: 2nd. Boston Red Sox. 1. team. 14

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As the first month of the season wraps up, here are the updated power rankings for Major League Baseball.

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