We can’t shake up the MLB power rankings too much this week, because everyone has been pretty stagnant over the past week to 10 days. But the Blue Jays get a jolt, and we have a new No. 1, so that’s got to count for something, right? With only four games on Monday’s schedule – …
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A fresh batch of MLB power rankings baked especially for you. First 4 1. (1/1) Cardinals: Took out the defending champion Giants, played to a draw in a four-game series against the first-place Diamondbacks and then rallied in the finale to crush their No. 1 challenger in the NL Central, the Reds, in Cincinnati, exiting …
Did you know it’s “prime rivalries” week in Major League Baseball? It’s the first week of interleague games billed that way, designed to add a little hype to the traditional rivalries now that interleague games are played every day. So far, it’s been welcomed with a thud, since the teams in the biggest markets aren’t …
Welcome to our first MLB power rankings of 2013. If Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, and baseball players are the boys of summer, then we’re right on time. Don’t forget that power rankings are a snapshot in time during a long season. If you want the standings, check your local newspaper’s scoreboard …
The Cardinals have a great combination working for them, a fertile minor-league pipeline, all-world catcher Yadier Molina and a grand tradition that is passed down from generation to generation. Veterans such as Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright nurture this tradition and personally ensure that it continues. Scott Miller, CBS Sports