Three Weeks In and the National League Just Took Over the Power Rankings
One week at this point in the season can completely flip the script, and that is exactly what happened in Week 3 of the power rankings. The Dodgers and Yankees still own the throne at the top, but below that? Everything else got reshuffled like a shuffleboard puck at Pike Place Market.
The Collapse and the Climb
The Mets came into Week 3 ranked fifth. They are now at 18. An eight-game losing streak will do that to you. Meanwhile, Houston got absolutely wrecked, dropping from ninth last week all the way down to 24th after losing nine of their last 10. They did snag a narrow win over Colorado on Tuesday, which at least stopped the bleeding temporarily.
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👉 Claim Your Free $10 at KalshiOn the flip side, Minnesota vaulted from 24th up to 14th and they are currently sitting atop their division. The Pirates made some noise too, cracking the top 10 for the first time this season at number eight after a strong start to the year.
Dodgers Still the Gold Standard
Los Angeles sits at 14-4 and they are exactly where the experts pegged them in the preseason. Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been outstanding, dropping a leadoff homer to Francisco Lindor on Tuesday then retiring 20 consecutive batters. He went deep into the eighth and matched young phenom Nolan McLean pitch for pitch, giving the Dodgers a chance to close it out. Yamamoto finished third in National League Cy Young Award voting last year and is rolling into April with a 2.10 ERA through four starts after representing Japan in the World Baseball Classic.
Three weeks into this 162-game marathon, the ESPN panel has ranked all 30 teams based on what we have actually seen combined with the expectations heading in. The National League is putting on a show at the top of these rankings, and if you are following your favorite club, now is the time to check where the experts think you stand.
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