BLogPoll-MLB Rankings Mid June
Once we've polled our esteemed MLB bloggers to see their thoughts on how things are shaking out this season. Before we get to the rankings here are some things that stood out:
- The Yankees coming off of a hot May have now jumped the Rays by thinnest of margins
- The AL boasts 4 out of the top 5 teams. The NL also has the distinction of having 5 of the bottom 8 teams.
- Perennial contenders in the Angels, Braves, and Red Sox all made big moves jumping up 8 spots or more.
- NL favorites found themselves in freefall as both the Phillies and the Cardinals plunged with bad starting pitching being a common theme.
- Teams 9-13 are seperated by less than a game and a half and are all in the NL. You're looking at the NL playoff bubble.
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 1 |  |
1.5 |
 1 |
41-24 |
7-3 |
| "Weathered the Rays storm and just cruising along" - 9County9 |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 2 |  |
1.6 |
 1 |
41-23 |
5-5 |
| "Scuffling a bit over the last month, but still the class of baseball. " -Tetreault Vision | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 3 |  |
4.3 |
1 |
37-27 | 6-4 |
| "The move out of the dome and on to Target Field has brought fresh air to a Twins franchise who is looking to improve on last year's building block." The Nats Blog | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 4 |
 |
5.1 | 3 |
38-27 |
6-4 |
| "The best record in the National League, easily the most surprising story in baseball this season." - Talking Chicago Baseball |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 5 |  |
5.3 | 8 |
38-28 |
6-4 |
| "You get the feeling this is simply not Boston's year. The hitting and run scoring are there, but the pitching is disappearing faster than BP's 2010 profit margin." - The Giant's Cove | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 6 |  |
6 |
10 |
37-28 |
5-5 |
| "When does the Troy Glaus for MVP campaign kick off?" - Metstradamus | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 7 |  |
8.4 |
4 |
36-29 |
5-5 |
| "Still not as good as the Cardinals, but a legitimate WC contender if they make an impact trade" -Another Cubs Blog | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 8 |  |
9.2 | 1 |
36-28 |
7-3 |
| "Rangers look like the most complete team in a jumbled together AL West"- Talking Chicago Baseball |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 9 |  |
10.3 |
8 |
36-29 |
4-6 |
| "Things are getting dicey when Jeff Suppan's 7.84 ERA inspires hope." - Cards Diaspora | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 10 |  |
11.3 |
9 |
36-32 |
6-4 |
| "The race between the Angels and the Rangers will be worth watching all summer." - Tetreault Vision | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 11 |  |
11.4 |
1 |
37-27 |
6-4 |
| "Don't look now, but the NL West has become one of the best divisions in baseball." -The Brewers Bar |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 12 |  |
11.6 |
6 |
37-28 |
7-3 |
| "Great that they finally called Posey up; now put him at his actual position. There's no way this team isn't better with Posey C/Ishikawa 1B than it is with Molina/Posey." - The Daily Something | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 13 |  |
12.9 |
5 |
36-28 |
9-1 |
| "David Wright is having an off year, Jose Reyes has been invisible, Jason Bay has lost all power and Carlos Beltran has yet to see a single at bat this year...You explain their 36-28 record, because I sure as hell can't. " - The Nats Blog |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 14 |  |
13.1 |
4 |
35-31 |
3-7 |
| "Cito Gaston is one of the most underrated managers of the last 20 years." -18to88 | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 15 |  |
14.3 | 12 |
32-30 |
4-6 |
| "Even with Halladay pitching is suspect. " - Fenway West | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 16 |  |
15.3 |
8 |
34-29 |
4-6 |
| "Wit Magglio and Miggy hitting well over .300, the Tigers are just a pitching staff away from competing. " - The Nats Blog | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 17 |  |
15.9 |
3 |
33-31 |
5-5 |
| "We may be witnessing a historic season by Jimenez"- ATH Baseball |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 18 |  |
18.4 | 3 |
31-33 |
4-6 |
| "Thing it's time to start noticing: Josh Johnson (2.56) FIP has been better than Ubaldo Jimenez (2.93) and may well be the best pitcher in the NL right now." - The Daily Something | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 19 |  |
18.5 |
2 |
33-33 |
4-6 |
| "Newly acquired Conor Jackson the solution the A's have been looking for at first?" - Slanch Report | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 20 |  |
19.2 |
3 |
29-34 |
6-4 |
| "Not a whole lot to get excited about except (a) Alex Rios, reborn and (b) the inevitable pistol duel at dawn between Ozzie and Kenny." - The Daily Something |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 21 |  |
20.8 |
1 |
31-34 | 5-5 |
| "Strausburg just inked a deal w/ Hanes after a study proved he was reponsible for messy underwear in broadcast booths all over the nation." - Cards Diaspora | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 22 |  |
21.7 |
6 |
28-37 |
6-4 |
| "With Alex Gordon and Kie Ka'ahue wasting away (and raking) in AAA, there's a decent chance the Omaha Royals could beat the KC squad right now."- The Daily Something |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 23 |  |
22.5 |
1 |
29-34 |
6-4 |
| "102 years and counting...2010 is in the books" - RJ's Fro | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 24 |  |
23.3 |
3 |
28-37 |
6-4 |
| "Should be the very first MLB team this season to trade hitting for pitching. And they should not wait for the All Star Break to get that done. Thanks to the generosity of Pittsburgh and Arizona pitchers, the Brewers only have the third worst team ERA in the Majors (5.22)." - The Giant's Cove | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 25 |  |
23.8 |
1 |
25-38 |
5-5 |
| "The Indians had better turn it around by July 1st when LeBron signs somewhere and people in Cleveland start paying attention to baseball again." -Metstradamus | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 26 |  |
25.8 |
1 |
26-39 |
5-5 |
| "The D'Backs are giving up the most runs in baseball. It's not A.J. Hinch's fault, but is he the next manager to get the axe this year?"- The Brewers Bar |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 27 |  |
27.1 | 3 |
25-40 |
4-6 |
| "After watching them for three games this weekend I have no doubt they are worse than the Orioles. There is just hardly anything good on their roster, ouch." - NYY Stadium Insider | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 28 |  |
27.4 |
4 |
24-41 |
2-8 |
| "No way anyone thought a team with Felix Hernandez and Cliff Lee would be this bad, but they are." - 9County9 | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 29 |  |
28.8 |
2 |
23-41 |
1-9 |
| "Actual quote from Pirates fan: "I'm just happy it took until June for them to fall into last place."" - Metstradamus |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 30 |  |
29.0 |
1 |
18-48 |
3-7 |
| "Time to trade the vets and play the kids in Baltimore." - Tetreault Vision |
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