Breaking News out of the Commissioner of Major League
Baseball’s office as apparently the New York Yankees are petitioning the league
to change the name of Minnesota’s Target Field to “Little Yankee Stadium” based
on their win/loss record there since it’s opening. Obviously I joke about the
petition and the potential name change but the rest of the statement was
accurate, the Yankees have owned the Twins for quite some time now and the team
always seems to pick up their game a bit more when playing on the road inside
Target Field. New York is fresh off taking three-of-four from the Twins in a
weekend series but how would this affect them in the USA Today’s weekly power
rankings? Well you’ll just have to keep reading to find out.
I won’t leave you in suspense for too long. The New York
Yankees finished the week ranked 17th, right where they were when
they began the week unfortunately. Is that kind of like no news being good
news? The rest of the AL East had a good week as well as the Boston Red Sox
finished 6th while the Baltimore Orioles finished 5th at the top of
the rankings and the division. The Toronto Blue Jays finished the week at the
#7 position while the Tampa Bay Rays finished another week towards the bottom
of the rankings at #21.
The Top 5 teams according to the rankings are the Chicago
Cubs, the Texas Rangers, the Washington Nationals, the San Francisco Giants and
the Baltimore Orioles. The five worst teams according to the rankings are the
San Diego Padres, the Oakland Athletics, the Cincinnati Reds, the Atlanta
Braves and the Minnesota Twins.
The biggest rise of the week went to the Kansas City Royals
who rose five spots from the #15 position to finish with the #10 while the
biggest fall of the week went to the New York Mets. The Mets fell three
positions to finish the week where they didn’t want to at the #11 position.
Another week in the books and another week closer to the
August 1st Trade Deadline. This deadline will shape this rankings
this year much like they do every year, especially if the heavy hitters
continue to add talent from the teams that are in the middle of the pack. For
instance, can you see the Cubs relinquishing the top spot if they acquire one
of Andrew Miller or Aroldis Chapman from the Yankees? Better yet can you see it
if they acquire both? Can you see the Washington Nationals making a push if
they acquired both? I sure could. It will be interesting to say the least and I
can’t wait to see how it all plays out this season.
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