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Originally published Saturday, August 4, 2012 at 4:19 PM
Larry Stone's MLB power rankings
Final rankings; Last week's rankings in parentheses Team 1 Reds (3) Overwrought Reds faithful acknowledge: "It's getting a little Dusty...
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Final rankings; Last week's rankings in parentheses
| Team | ||
| 1 | Reds (3) | Overwrought Reds faithful acknowledge: "It's getting a little Dusty in here" |
| 2 | Rangers (4) | Four words to fear, Dempster fans: Regression to the mean |
| 3 | Yankees (2) | After season, Joba can continue training for 2016 Olympic men's trampoline team |
| 4 | Nationals (1) | Why is Bryce struggling? That's a legitimate question, bro |
| 5 | Braves (7) | Giddy Braves are three Sheets to the win |
| 6 | White Sox (10) | Sox re-sign Dewayne Wise to use as defensive replacement in perfect games |
| 7 | Angels (8) | So successful with "Tr" names Trout and Trumbo, they sign Bubba Trammell |
| 8 | Pirates (5) | For rusty Pirates, acquiring Gaby Sanchez qualifies as blockbuster |
| 9 | A's (9) | Beane used to implore his players to walk; now he wants them to walk off |
| 10 | Cardinals (12) | At the trade deadline, Cards had a dead tradeline |
| 11 | Giants (6) | Mellow Barry Zito doesn't have a WAR; he has a PEACE |
| 12 | Dodgers (14) | Jeff Kent only major-league player to both hit for, and wreck, the cycle |
| 13 | Tigers (11) | Can only hope Anibal Sanchez proves as big a boost as Doug Fister last year |
| 14 | Rays (15) | Forget player-manager; Joe Maddon named baseball's first statistician-manager |
| 15 | Diamondbacks (19) | Instant impact: Chris Johnson 6 for 11 with 2 HR, 7 RBI in first 3 games after trade |
| 16 | Orioles (13) | Every July 31, Duquette toasts Heathcliff Slocumb |
| 17 | Red Sox (16) | Every morning, Valentine consults his "Controversy A Day" desk calendar |
| 18 | Blue Jays (18) | Lost in agate type, but not in my heart: Jays purchase C Tuffy Gosewisch from Phils |
| 19 | Mets (20) | Where's Jay Payton when you really need him? |
| 20 | Indians (17) | Grady Sizemore turns 30; his knees turn 62 |
| 21 | Mariners (23) | If M's go up for sale, I'm hearing it will only be $700 million with a Groupon |
| 22 | Marlins (22) | Unclear on the concept: Marlins trade for Carlos Lee, then clean house |
| 23 | Phillies (21) | Plummeting Phillies have gone from pennant wavers to ace waivers |
| 24 | Brewers (27) | Brewers conveniently go in tank just as Packers open training camp |
| 25 | Twins (28) | Terry Ryan regrets he no longer has Pierzynski to foist upon Giants |
| 26 | Padres (24) | When Phil Mickelson becomes part-owner, Padres' short game should improve |
| 27 | Cubs (26) | MLBtraderumors.com has named Alfonso Soriano its 2012 Man of the Year |
| 28 | Royals (25) | Revered by Seattle fans for facilitating illusion of M's surge into fringe contention |
| 29 | Rockies (29) | Spoiler alert: Rockies aren't winning NL West title this year |
| 30 | Astros (30) | Banned badminton teams say they were merely following Astros' strategy |
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