A New No. 1 in Our MLB Power Rankings (5/27)

We have a new No. 1 in our MLB Power Rankings! The Dodgers have sat atop the rankings all season, but after going 4-6 in their last 10 and with a bevy of pitchers on the IL, they’ve been bumped to No. 2 by the surging Yankees, who have won three in a row, seven of eight and 11 of 14.

Where there’s no change? The bottom, where the Rockies are setting new records for futility. Below, check out notes for all 32 teams, and at the bottom you can see our full power rankings table.

Fantasy Baseball Power Rankings (5/27)

1. New York Yankees (Last Week: 2)

33-20, 96.5 projected wins

Austin Wells has so far failed to follow up on his relative breakout in 2024, with a .272 OBP through 46 games. But the Yankee offense is clicking otherwise, with only third base a black spot.

2. Los Angeles Dodgers (Last Week: 1)

33-21, 96.3 projected wins

There’s plenty of buzz about Shohei Ohtani gearing up for his return to the mound, but it’s unlikely he’s anything like a full-time starter this year. Just pitching will be cool to see, but don’t expect him to be throwing 8 innings an outing or anything.

3. Philadelphia Phillies (Last Week: 3)

34-19, 94.6 projected wins

The loss of José Alvarado didn’t cost the Phillies until Sunday, when Matt Strahm gave up two runs in the eighth to snap a nine-game winning streak. Still, best record in baseball.

4. New York Mets (Last Week: 6)

33-21, 90.5 projected wins

Edwin Díaz is pitching his ninth season (not counting his 2023 missed to injury). His ERA by year:

So, uh, get ready for a bad 2026 I guess?

5. Detroit Tigers (Last Week: 4)

35-20, 90.4 projected wins

If you were to rank every starting pitching appearance of the century, Tarik Skubal’s game Sunday (9 innings, 13 strikeouts, 2 hits, 0 runs, 94 pitches) would be mentioned very quickly.

6. Chicago Cubs (Last Week: 9)

33-21, 90.0 projected wins

Matt Shaw’s been back with the big-league club for seven games and is hitting .346/.414/.538. It’s a small sample, but that’s a nice turnaround.

7. Seattle Mariners (Last Week: 7)

29-23, 88.4 projected wins

The AL West is the only division whose leader isn’t .600 or better. The Mariners are struggling to put distance between themselves and the disappointing Astros and Rangers.

8. Atlanta Braves (Last Week: 5)

25-27, 88.1 projected wins

What a return to action:

9. San Diego Padres (Last Week: 8)

30-22, 87.6 projected wins

Jason Heyward is apparently a legendary teammate, but the on-field production just isn’t there. He’s 36 in a couple months and managing a 39 OPS+.

10. Arizona Diamondbacks (Last Week: 10)

27-27, 85.9 projected wins

Zac Gallen looked like he was turning things around early in the month (2 runs in 13 innings in his first two May starts), but it’s turned bad since (14 runs, 16.1 innings across three starts). The Diamondbacks need him to look like an ace again.

11. San Francisco Giants (Last Week: 11)

31-23, 85.1 projected wins

Robbie Ray won the AL Cy Young in 2021 with a 2.84 ERA and 3.69 FIP. This year? He’s at 2.56 and 3.20.

12. Minnesota Twins (Last Week: 13)

29-24, 83.6 projected wins

Royce Lewis has gotten off to a miserable start, with a .442 OPS through 18 games. But his BABIP sitting at only .160 says better days should be ahead.

13. Houston Astros (Last Week: 15)

28-25, 82.7 projected wins

There have been eight complete games this season. The Astros (one each for Framber Valdez and Hunter Brown) have two of them.

14. St. Louis Cardinals (Last Week: 16)

30-24, 82.3 projected wins

Brendan Donovan is off to the best start of his career, with his .328/.390/.463 slash line all career highs. The BABIP is a career high, but so are the barrel rate and hard hit rate.

15. Cleveland Guardians (Last Week: 18)

29-24, 81.4 projected wins

Emmanuel Clase in March/April: 6.74 ERA, 1.95 FIP. In May: 1.04 ERA, 0.81 WHIP. Things have improved.

16. Kansas City Royals (Last Week: 14)

29-26, 81.3 projected wins

Who would have been most surprised in March if you had said the Royals, White Sox and Rangers would be tied in runs scored on May 27?

17. Texas Rangers (Last Week: 12)

26-29, 80.6 projected wins

The Rangers have been just fine at home (17-11, .607 winning percentage) but absolutely abysmal on the road (9-18, .333). If that doesn’t get fixed soon, the season’s all but over.

18. Boston Red Sox (Last Week: 17)

27-29, 80.5 projected wins

The Red Sox have three winning streaks of at least three games, and five losing streaks at least that long (including one currently). This is a team that can’t make up its mind.

19. Tampa Bay Rays (Last Week: 20)

27-26, 79.7 projected wins

The Rays are in the midst of a six-game winning streak that has salvaged what was looking like a lost season. We’ll see if it’s for real or a short-term blip.

20. Toronto Blue Jays (Last Week: 19)

26-27, 79.7 projected wins

George Springer looked kind of done last year, with a .674 OPS that was a career low by a mile. But he’s rebounded nicely so far this year, sitting at .789 through 49 games.

21. Milwaukee Brewers (Last Week: 22)

27-28, 78.1 projected wins

Brandon Woodruff is still working toward his return, but he’s put together a 2.43 ERA in seven minor-league starts. The pitching has exceeded expectations so far, but a good Woodruff would be huge for Milwaukee.

22. Los Angeles Angels (Last Week: 24)

25-28, 77.4 projected wins

The gap between the Angels’ worst-ranked bullpen FIP (5.20) and the 29^th-ranked White Sox (4.66) is the same as the gap between the White Sox and the 20^th-ranked Mariners. The Angels bullpen is shockingly bad right now.

23. Cincinnati Reds (Last Week: 21)

27-28, 76.7 projected wins

The Reds rank 30^th in wRC+ at first base, 25^th at second base, 23^rd at third base. Until this infield starts hitting, Cincinnati isn’t going anywhere.

24. Sacramento Athletics (Last Week: 23)

23-31, 74.5 projected wins

The move to Sacramento has not done the A’s well, with the team sitting at 9-19 in Sutter Health Park compared to 14-12 on the road. Only the Rockies have a worse home record right now.

25. Baltimore Orioles (Last Week: 25)

19-34, 74.2 projected wins

The Orioles have won three in a row since dropping to a season-worst 16-34. The Red Sox are struggling, but it could be a sign of good things in Baltimore?

26. Washington Nationals (Last Week: 26)

24-29, 73.1 projected wins

The Nationals sent CJ Abrams down late last year as a punishment, and maybe it did the trick — he’s sitting at career highs in all the slash numbers, set to make his second career All-Star team.

27. Pittsburgh Pirates (Last Week: 27)

19-36, 70.0 projected wins

Tommy Pham is on his eighth team in four years, is at -0.4 WAR over the last two seasons, and just turned 37. He won’t end the season as a Pirate. Does that mean he’s on another team or just released? We’ll see.

28. Miami Marlins (Last Week: 28)

21-31, 69.8 projected wins

Agustín Ramírez started out on fire, slashing .290/.333/.710 in April. He’s not a disaster in May, but .222/.292/.420 certainly isn’t the same sort of heat.

29. Chicago White Sox (Last Week: 29)

17-37, 58.4 projected wins

We entered the season wondering what kind of return the White Sox might get for Luis Robert Jr. on the trade market. Now, two months of a .191/.277/.309 slash line later, the question might start to be whether they even pick up his option years.

30. Colorado Rockies (Last Week: 30)

9-45, 52.9 projected wins

The White Sox won their 10^th game on May 9 last year. The A’s in 2023, May 16. The 1962 Mets, May 19. This year’s Rockies? It’s May 27, and they’re not there yet.

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