Philly Leader

These are team power rankings, not hitter power rankings; we have those elsewhere here at MLB.com. However, it is impossible to write these power rankings every week and not be impressed by the amount of superstar talent on display right now. This week featured one reminder of that after another, from Shohei Ohtani reaching a 40-40 season to Aaron Judge hitting his 50th and 51st homers to Bobby Witt Jr. trying to hit above .400 at home. The top four teams in these rankings have been the top four for weeks now, in varying order.

These rankings are compiled from MLB.com contributors whose names you can find at the bottom of this piece, but the words are mine. If you dislike the rankings, yell at all of us. But if you dislike the words, feel free to yell at me.

1. Dodgers (previously: 4)

Season high: 1 | Season low: 6

When we all tell the stories of Shohei Ohtani decades from now, recounting all the incredible things he did, don’t forget this one: The day after he became the first MLB player to ever reach the 40-40 mark in August, he threw his first bullpen session off a mound since having Tommy John surgery. “It went well,” Dave Roberts said.

2. Yankees (previously: 2)

Season high: 1 | Season low: 7

It is really hard not just to type “Aaron Judge Aaron Judge Aaron Judge” over and over in the Yankees’ blurb this week: What he is doing is something that no one alive has ever seen in baseball. It is possible he is having the best season by a right-handed hitter in baseball history.

3. Phillies (previously: 1)

Season high: 1 | Season low: 8

It really is a good thing that neither the Braves nor the Mets have been on any sort of hot streak lately because the Phillies have left the door cracked open for both of them. We’ll see how much they have left when they face the Braves for four games in Philly this weekend; they get three games against the Astros heading into Thursday.

4. Orioles (previously: 3)

Season high: 1 | Season low: 5

Jackson Holliday was 0-for-20 before his massive three-run sixth-inning double on Saturday to beat the Astros. Holliday’s tear upon returning to the Majors in late July had slowed down, but he’s a streaky player by nature at this stage in his career.

5. Brewers (previously: 6)

Season high: 5 | Season low: 19

How are they better than last year despite how much they’ve lost? Heading into Sunday, they led all of baseball with runs scored with two outs, with 262.

6. Astros (previously:9)

Season high:5 | Season low :26

A quiet key contributor has been Jeremy Peña who is one homer short of a15-15 season."Peña's12 .1 WAR through his first three seasons is10th highest by a SS in last50 seasons."

7.Guardians(previously :5)

Season high :2| Season low :21

José Ramírez should have won MVP back in2020.He probably can't compete with those two( Aaron Judge & Bobby Witt Jr.)in2024,but he's still having his best year ,on pace for career highs .

8.Diamondbacks(previously :9)

Season high :8| Season low :19

They’re now on pace for92 wins ,their fourth-best winning percentage which would be better than2001 &2023 teams,both reached World Series .

9.Padres(previously :8)

Season high :7| Season low :21

Yu Darvish out facing hitters ramping up looks like mid-September return might be just time .

10.Royals(previously :9 )

Season high :6| Season low24

Bobby Witt Jr.,who's12 points ahead( batting average)gap closing

11.Twins(previously :7 )

Season high ;7| Season low23

12.Braves(previously13 )

season-high;1|season-low13

13.Red Sox(previously14 )

season-high11|season-low22

14.Mets previously14 )

season-high10|season-low25

15.Mariners previously15 )

season-high6|season-low21

16.Giants previously16 )

season-high12| season-low23

17.Cubs previously18 )

season-high8| season-low22

18.Rays previously19 )

season-high9 | season-low24

19.Cardinals previously17 )

season-high12| season-low27

20.Reds previously20 )

season-high11| season-low25

21.Tigers previously21 )

-season -high7|-low24-

22.Rangers previously22)-

high4|-low23-

23.Pirates previous18)-

high9|-low25-

24.Blue Jays previous25)-

high8|-low25-

25.Nationals previous24)-

high20 |-low27-

26.A's previous26)-

high20 |-low30 -

27.Angels previous27)-|

high24 |-low28-

28.Rockies previous28)-|

high27 |-low29 -

29.Marlins previous29)-|

high23 |-low30 -

30.White Sox previous29)-|

high28 |-low30 -

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

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