For the first time all season, we have a new No. 1 team in our weekly MLB power rankings.
The Chicago Cubs have had a stranglehold on the top spot since Opening Day, but between a pair of series losses last week and a 9-11 record in their last 20 games, the gap has officially closed.
The Texas Rangers, San Francisco Giants, Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles comprised the rest of the top five last week, and one of them managed to leapfrog the Cubs. That’s as much as we’ll say here.
A little further down the rankings, the Houston Astros and Cleveland Indians are each on the rise this week, while the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Angels dropped considerably. Both are starting to look more and more like deadline sellers.
One thing remains true: These rankings are a fluid process, with teams moving up or down based on where they ranked the previous week. If a club keeps winning, it will keep climbing—it’s as simple as that.
Here’s a look at where all 30 MLB teams stand heading into the week of June 27.