Originally published June 9, 2012 at 4:31 PM | Page modified June 9, 2012 at 8:23 PM
Larry Stone's MLB power rankings
Last week's rankings in parentheses Team 1 Dodgers (5) Dodgers policy is that any no-hitter without Vin Scully calling it never happened...
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Last week's rankings in parentheses
| Team | ||
| 1 | Dodgers (5) | Dodgers policy is that any no-hitter without Vin Scully calling it never happened |
| 2 | Nationals (4) | Nats are living proof that stinking for two years can pay huge dividends |
| 3 | Rangers (2) | Sports Illustrated cover jinx: Rangers could be headed to agonizing Game 7 loss |
| 4 | White Sox (1) | Danks a lot: With John Danks on DL, brother Jordan Danks called up |
| 5 | Braves (16) | Braves give out bobblehead of sliding Sid Bream. Off-line Bonds throw not included |
| 6 | Rays (3) | When Rhymes is rolling, he's like poetry in motion |
| 7 | Giants (12) | Barry Zito, who has never had winning record in 5 years with SF, stands 5-3 |
| 8 | Reds (6) | Increasing evidence that Joey Votto is best hitter in baseball |
| 9 | Yankees (8) | Soriano 8 for 8 in saves. Finally, the Yankees have a closer |
| 10 | Mets (11) | Mets unimpressed with Mariners' no-hitter; that's so last week |
| 11 | Orioles (10) | Orioles continue youth movement by signing Jamie Moyer |
| 12 | Indians (7) | Where's Mel Hall when you really need him? |
| 13 | Marlins (9) | Didn't see that coming: Austin Kearns, .346/.414/.596 |
| 14 | Pirates (17) | Pirates' draft mantra: An Appel today, but keep Boras away |
| 15 | Angels (13) | Because of Pujols and Wilson signings, Angels had no draft picks in first two rounds |
| 16 | Blue Jays (19) | Blue Jays continue Ruth movement by signing Vlad Guerrero |
| 17 | Red Sox (14) | Rejected motto: The Red Sox are finger-licking good |
| 18 | Cardinals (15) | Reeling Cardinals desperately reading "Men at Work" for managing tips |
| 19 | Phillies (18) | For the Phillies, end of an era, and for Roy Halladay (3.98), end of an ERA |
| 20 | Diamondbacks (24) | Kirk Gibson on Diamondbacks' struggles: "I can't believe what I just saw" |
| 21 | Mariners (25) | In 2010 and 2011, a "combined no-hitter" was another name for Mariners lineup |
| 22 | Tigers (20) | Fister actually getting more run support on DL than he did with Mariners |
| 23 | A's (27) | New book on compromise between sabermetricians and scouts: "WAR and peace" |
| 24 | Brewers (23) | Ryan Braun 3rd in All-Star balloting, but many voters waiting for FedEx to open |
| 25 | Twins (28) | Byron Buxton is on fast track to majors, as in, "How soon can you get here?" |
| 26 | Royals (21) | Six Royals among leaders in first All-Star count; AL pushes for election reform |
| 27 | Rockies (22) | With Moyer released, "old person smell" is gone from clubhouse |
| 28 | Astros (26) | If Woodward & Bernstein can get back together, why not Bagwell & Biggio? |
| 29 | Cubs (29) | Some teams rebuild, and some teams reload; the Cubs recede |
| 30 | Padres (30) | Padres adopt "YOLO" philosophy: You only lose once (except in doubleheaders) |
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