Philly Leader

The Philadelphia Phillies have reclaimed the top position in the latest MLB Power Rankings, following a strong performance that included four consecutive wins before a loss to the Washington Nationals on Sunday. This surge has positioned them with a seven-game lead in their division and the best record in the National League.

The rankings are compiled from contributions by MLB.com writers, but as noted by the author, "If you dislike the rankings, yell at all of us. But if you dislike the words, feel free to yell at me."

1. Phillies (previously: 2)

Season high: 1 | Season low: 8

Rookie Weston Wilson hit for the cycle on Thursday night, marking only the 10th cycle in Phillies history. Wilson commented, “a testament to perseverance.”

2. Yankees (previously: 3)

Season high: 1 | Season low: 7

Aaron Judge's OPS+ stands at an impressive 277 for the second half of the season.

3. Orioles (previously: 1)

Season high: 1 | Season low: 5

Gunnar Henderson has hit four home runs in his last five games.

4. Dodgers (previously: 4)

Season high: 1 | Season low: 6

Clayton Kershaw has shown improvement after concerns about his performance.

5. Guardians (previously: 6)

Season high: 2 | Season low: 21

6. Brewers (previously: 6)

Season high: 5 | Season low:19

7. Twins (previously:8)

Season high :7| Season low :23

Aaron Gleeman pointed out this week that “the Twins have followed four bad weeks by playing at a100-win pace for four months.”

8.Padres(previously :7 )

Season high :7| Season low :21

9.Astros(previously :11 )

Season high :6| Season low :26

10.Diamondbacks(previously :9 )

Season high :9| Season low :19

11.Royals(previously :9 )

Season high :6| Season low :24

12.Braves(previously13 )

Season high ;1|seasonlow;13

13.Red Sox(previously14 )

seasonhigh;11|seasonlow;22

Tyler O’Neill returned from yet another IL stint on Sunday,

14.Mets(previousl y15 )

seasonhigh;10|seasonlow;25

15.Mariners(previousl y12 )

seasonhigh;6|seasonlow;21

16.Giants(previousl y21 )

seasonhigh;12|seasonlow;23

17.Cardinals(previousl y16 )

seasonhigh ;12| seasonlow ;27

18.Cubs( previousl y18 )

seasonhigh ;8| seasonlow ;22

19.Rays( previousl y20 )

congratulations to Rays for topping MLB Pipeline’s farm system rankings this week back at No .1for first time since early2021 .

20.Reds( previously21 )

Hunter Greene on IL now , it's starting to look like wait 'til next year again for Reds .

21.Tigers( previously24 )

Spencer Torkelson finally turns corner he went2-for-3in his first game back up from Triple-A Toledo on Saturday :

22.Rangers( previously22 )

23.Pirates( previously18 )

24.Nationals( previously23 )

25.Blue Jays( previously25 )

26.A’s( previously26 )

27.Angels( previously27 )

28.Rockies( previously28 )

29.Marlins( previously29 )

30.White Sox (previous ly29)

Voters:Nathalie Alonso , Paul Casella , Anthony Castrovince , Mark Feinsand , Daniel Feldman , Will Leitch , Travis Miller , Sweeny Murti , Arturo Pardavila , Mike Petriello , Manny Randhawa , Andrew Simon David Venn .