Plus: Braves solidify Power Rankings top spot
We have reached the point in the season when, even with an extra day added to the week because of the Labor Day holiday, it's difficult for teams to make too much of a leap in our weekly Power Rankings. Teams that have gotten hot recently have made their push upward; teams that have collapsed have long since been identified. There are many playoff spots left to be decided. But by now, we know who's seriously going for them, and who isn't.
Thus, in this week's Power Rankings, the name of the game is stasis. No team went up more than two spots; only one team fell more than three. There is a slight reshuffling in the top five, but only a slight one. Had the Dodgers done to the Braves in their four-game series what the Braves did to the Dodgers, this might have been different. But that's not what happened. In many ways, everybody held close to their station over the long weekend. We know how this all works down the stretch: That'll change soon enough. |
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The top of the AL West standings continues to change on a daily basis, and there was more jockeying for position in the NL Wild Card race. |
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After a deflection by the pitcher and a bobble by the second baseman, Elly De La Cruz was in the right place at the right time to make yesterday's top play. |
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From slugging percentage to sheer size, here are some of the ways the Braves' lineup has been one of a kind during the 2023 season. |
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The Orioles have graduated one prospect after another to the Majors, and it's looking like more are on the way after they landed a pair of players on the latest Prospect Team of the Week. |
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Coming off being named the American League Rookie of the Month, Zack Gelof is off to a sizzling start to his Major League career but knows that he has plenty more work to do. |
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Who is the Twins' all-time franchise leader in grand slams? |
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