MLB power rankings: No. 1 Dodgers joined by Braves, Yankees, Brewers and Padres in top 5

With about 10 percent of the MLB season behind us, the standings are a comical mess, with the fitting exception of the Los Angeles Dodgers, owners of the best record in baseball and apparently impervious to small-sample chaos. Nevertheless, our semi-regular exercise of regular-season power rankings must proceed, with our first attempt of the season to sort through the 30 big-league ballclubs and assess their relative quality, no matter how bunched up they are in the standings. These rankings shine the spotlight on the best individual performers for each club in the early going, ranging from expected superstars to rookie standouts to out-of-nowhere surprises and everything in between.

Let’s get to it. Jump to a team by clicking on the links below: AL East: Yankees | Orioles | Rays | Blue Jays | Red Sox AL Central: Twins | Guardians | Royals | Tigers | White Sox AL West: Rangers | Athletics | Angels | Mariners | Astros NL East: Braves | Marlins | Phillies | Nationals | Mets NL Central: Pirates | Reds | Brewers | Cardinals | Cubs NL West: Dodgers | Padres | Diamondbacks | Rockies | Giants 1. Los Angeles Dodgers (12-4) In a lineup overflowing with veteran superstars in their 30s, 25-year-old Andy Pages has emerged as an unlikely driving force for the Dodgers’ offense, despite batting near the bottom of the order in the bulk of his starts.

Pages was a steady source of slugging during his first two seasons before he sunk into an all-time slump last October, but now he’s back to mashing, with an all-time heater to open 2026: Pages not only leads Los Angeles in nearly every offensive category but also is tops in MLB in hits, RBI, batting average and fWAR through 16 games . Finally, something is going right for the Dodgers! 2.

Atlanta Braves (10-7) His NL Rookie of the Year award is already old news; it’s time to start considering where Drake Baldwin ranks among the best catchers in baseball. All he has done since arriving in the majors is hit, and now he’s catching the lion’s share of innings for a Braves team that, despite an avalanche of arm injuries, currently boasts the lowest ERA in MLB . Atlanta has a rich history of developing homegrown stars, and Baldwin looks like the next in line.