MLB Blogpoll Power Rankings- Opening Week
Though out the season, we'll check with our baseball blogs to see how they stack all of the Major League Teams. Here is our innaugural opening week rankings. Before we get to them, here are some things that stood out:
- The Yankees open up at number one and were ranked no worse than third across all of the ballots. In fact only 3 voters did not have them as the top team.
- The AL East has 3 of the top 5 teams in this week's rankings. Let's see how many times these 3 flip flop through out the season.
- The Dodgers are the only MLB team who made the playoffs last year to not return in this year's top 8.
- There is a tight race among the teams considered playoff bubble teams. Teams 7-11 were only seperated by an average ranking of 1.3.
- Out of the top 9 teams, the AL outnumbers the NL 6-3.
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 1 |  |
1.2 |
- | 0-1 |
- |
| "I could win the World Series managing this roster" - Around The Horn Baseball |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 2 |  |
2.5 | - |
1-0 |
- |
| "Offense is a lot better than everybody thinks; pitching and defense are incredible." - The Daily Something | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 3 |  |
3.4 |
- |
1-0 | - |
| "Best NL line-up, probably the third best NL starting pitching staff after the Giants and St. Louis. This year, the Phillies have to step up and prove it all over again. Which they will." - The Giants Cove |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 4 |
 |
5.2 | - | 1-0 |
- |
| "Comfortably the class of a largely second-class division." - The Daily Something |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 5 |  |
5.6 | - |
0-0 |
- |
| "Third best team in baseball. Also the third best team in the AL East" - Pending Pinstripes |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 6 |  |
7.6 |
- | 1-0 |
- |
| "Their rotation has a chance to be one of the best in the league. Along with an offense that is young and very potent, this team has a chance to run away with the NL West." -Fantasy Baseball 365 |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 7 |  |
9.1 |
- | 0-1 |
- |
| "A very potent offense will be led by Mauer and Morneau, while the rotation is mediocre, at best. Losing Nathan won't have too big an impact on an already-strong bullpen." - Twins Target |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 8 |  |
9.6 | - | 1-0 |
- |
| "A solid organization that revamped its offense and pitching and still looks to dominate the American League West. This is a talented and tough team with a talented and tough manager." - The Giants Cove | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 9 |  |
9.6 |
- | 1-0 |
- |
| "Where did the foul line go? RON!!!" - Cards Diaspora | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 10 |  |
10.0 |
- | 1-0 |
- |
| "With a core of Hanson, Heyward, Jurrjens, and Schaefer, they have a core that could lead them back to the NL east dominance of the 90s" - Another Cubs Blog | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 11 |  |
10.4 |
- | 0-1 |
- |
| "Kemp/Ethier cornerstones but Padilla on opening day?" - 9county9 |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 12 |  |
13.7 |
- | 1-0 |
- |
| "The best rotation in the majors, but can the offense provide enough support?" - Twins Target |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 13 |  |
14.2 |
- | 1-0 |
- |
| "Let's not get too excited about Jack Z just yet. This is an improvement on the Bavasi teams, but that's a loooow bar." - Another Cubs Blog |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 14 |  |
14.4 |
- | 1-0 |
- |
| "No one has ever won a game with a score of 0-0." - The Daily Something | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 15 |  |
14.9 | - | 0-1 |
- |
| "They'll score a ton of runs, but is adding Wolf and Davis enough to improve the rotation?"- The Brewers Bar | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 16 |  |
15.3 |
- | 0-1 |
- |
| "The window of opportunity for the Cubs is quickly closing. Do they have enough ammo for another year or two?" - Twins Target | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 17 |  |
15.5 |
- | 1-0 |
- |
| "Is there any gas left in the Tigers' tank? Detroit's auto industry isn't the only fading icon in town." - The Giants Cove | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 18 |  |
18.3 | - | 0-1 |
- |
| "Josh Johnson, Hanley Ramirez, and a bunch of question marks. They'll still outplay everyone's expectations, as usual" - Another Cubs Blog | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 19 |  |
18.4 |
- | 1-0 |
- |
| "Arizona's young talent gets another year older without improvement." - The Giants Cove | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 20 |  |
18.6 |
- | 0-1 |
- |
| "Perennial sleeper pick but no Ace yet" - 9county9 |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 21 |  |
20.1 |
- | 1-0 | - |
| "Cloaked behind the layers of ineptitude is a talented team. Will it burst from its onion-skin this season?" - Twins Target | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 22 |  |
21.5 |
- | 0-0 |
- |
| "Interesting young players and a developing core, but the AL East is too tough." - Pending Pinstripes |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 23 |  |
22.1 |
- | 0-1 |
- |
| "GM Billy Beane always puts together an interesting team, but with the Angels retooled, Seattle's great off season moves, and the Rangers' drop dead offense, the As have a major hill to climb in the AL West." -The Giants Cove |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 24 |  |
24.1 |
- | 0-1 |
- |
| "Is it too early to bust out the naked poster of the owner?" - Cards Diaspora |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 25 |  |
25.3 |
- | 0-1 |
- |
| "Unfortunately Adrian Gonzalez only gets up one time around the order" - Around The Horn Baseball | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 26 |  |
25.5 |
- | 0-1 |
- |
| "MAJOR rotation and bullpen issues, especially in that division" - 9county9 | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 27 |  |
26.2 | - | 0-1 |
- |
| "Old team, farm system as barren as the moon. Hunter Pence is their only player with any upside at all." - Another Cubs Blog |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 28 |  |
26.8 |
- | 0-1 |
- |
| "Aside from Greinke, there's not much to get excited about." - The Brewers Bar |
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| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 29 |  |
27.5 |
- | 0-1 |
- |
| "In 2-3 years, they'll have three or four of the biggest stars in the game. Will they have any kind of supporting cast?" - The Daily Something | |||||
| Ranking | Team | Avg. Rank | Change | Record | Last 10 |
| 30 |  |
28.4 |
- | 1-0 |
- |
| "And the eternal cycle continues: loss after loss followed at mid-season by the front office trading the two best Pirate players-- Ryan Doumit and, and... well, the Pirates don't actually have two great players so forget it." - The Giants Cove | |||||
