MLB Power Rankings: NL Central teams climbing, Mets and Royals crashing
Every team in the NL Central has a winning record as the end of April approaches.
Featured in this week’s MLB Power Rankings, the Braves and Padres keep winning, bunts are back, Mike Trout is also back, and things are getting ugly for the Mets and the Royals. As a reminder, this article is a combination of current performance and long-term outlook . Let's get started!
Note: Rankings are from the morning of Monday, April 20 Fantasy baseball streamers and arsenal changes for Reid Detmers, Spencer Arrighetti, and more Eric Samulski lists his favorite streaming starts of the week and discusses some key pitch mix changes. Eric Samulski , 1) Los Angeles Dodgers Last week: 1 Shohei Ohtani ’s on-base streak now sits at 51 games, but not everything is great at the moment. The Dodgers lost two out of three to the Rockies over the weekend and Edwin Díaz had an alarming showing on Sunday where he failed to record an out while showing diminished velocity.
It was his first appearance in nine days, and one has to wonder if a trip to the IL could be in his future. 2) Atlanta Braves Last week: 2 The Braves just keep rolling. They had their biggest statement yet with a sweep of the Phillies over the weekend, including a 4-2 victory on Sunday Night Baseball on Peacock .
Michael Harris II notched a pair of three-hit games (and homered in each) during the series, raising his batting average from . 226 to . 290 in the process.
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