The New York Yankees had an up and down week last week as
the team posted a 6-6 record overall with a series victory against the Toronto
Blue Jays and a series loss against the Cleveland Indians. New York’s offense
was mired in a huge slump before breaking out of it in the final game of the
Indians series and the offense seems to be back to firing on all cylinders now,
a great sign for the Yankees. Will it be enough to improve on the team’s
ranking from last week though? Keep reading…
We start the rankings reveal at the top with the St. Louis
Cardinals who remain at the top of the rankings and the top of Major League
Baseball. The team who came in ranked 30th in the rankings is the
Philadelphia Phillies who are no strangers to being in the cellar of these
rankings. New York’s 3-3 week and climb back into first place in the American
League East garnered them to remain at the #7 position.
The biggest rise of the week goes to the Boston Red Sox who
rose two spots to the #24 position while the biggest fall of the week goes to
the Washington Nationals who fell two spots all the way to the #14 position.
To round out the American League East the Toronto Blue Jays
finished with the #4 position while the Baltimore Orioles finished #12 overall.
The Tamp Bay Rays were barely behind the Orioles with the #15 position while
the Boston Red Sox finished another week off in last place with the #24
position.
The sample sizes from the trade deadline are starting to
take effect, look at the Toronto Blue Jays for instance. New York did nothing
at the deadline and they are lagging behind and in the midst of a dog fight for
the division and in a dog fight with Toronto in the rankings. Can the Yankees
young guns do enough to vault them ahead of Toronto in the division and in the
rankings? Ask me again next week and I’ll have a much clearer answer.
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)