Originally published Saturday, August 25, 2012 at 4:51 PM
Larry Stone's MLB power rankings
Last week's rankings in parentheses Team 1 Nationals (1) Strasburg tells Davey that his brother, Larry Berstrasburg, can pitch in playoffs...
Last week's rankings in parentheses
| Team | ||
| 1 | Nationals (1) | Strasburg tells Davey that his brother, Larry Berstrasburg, can pitch in playoffs |
| 2 | Reds (3) | Big Red Machine back on road, but in keeping with the times, it's a hybrid |
| 3 | Rangers (5) | Adrian Beltre had a fantastic month this week |
| 4 | Rays (7) | Rays desperately need their third baseman, and that's the Longo and short of it |
| 5 | Yankees (2) | Yankees not counting out their longtime bitter rival... but enough about the Rays |
| 6 | Giants (14) | Giants hoping Dodgers acquired the chicken, beer and video-game wing of the Red Sox |
| 7 | White Sox (6) | Youkilis' exit from Boston was a trend slightly ahead of its time |
| 8 | Braves (4) | That five-game losing streak to end 2011 still haunts Braves |
| 9 | Cardinals (10) | Best performance by a Jon Jay since the Federalist Papers |
| 10 | Orioles (12) | Nick Markakis hitting .341 in first 39 game as Orioles' leadoff hitter |
| 11 | Tigers (9) | Tigers have strong MVP candidate; but is it Verlander, Cabrera or Jackson? |
| 12 | A's (13) | Colon suspended; turns out "testosterone" is a slang term for Ding Dongs |
| 13 | Dodgers (11) | This week, L.A. claimed Rich Garces, Sam Horn and Ted Williams' frozen body |
| 14 | Pirates (8) | Look who's back in the bigs: Jeff Clement |
| 15 | Angels (15) | Trout can overcome SI cover jinx; just don't put him on Madden NFL 13 |
| 16 | Diamondbacks (16) | Don't know meaning of the word 'quit.' Should check out dictionary.com |
| 17 | Mariners (20) | Only thing missing from surge is Jay Buhner to say, "(Bleep) the wild card" |
| 18 | Reds Sox (18) | Red Sox dump more than $200 million on Dodgers — that's, like, two Vernon Wellses |
| 19 | Blue Jays (19) | Vizquel hoping for Clemens comeback so he has a peer he can call "Gramps" |
| 20 | Phillies (22) | Phillies fans secretly pleased to have opportunity to boo again |
| 21 | Brewers (21) | Can't believe Lance Armstrong didn't try the "FedEx Defense" |
| 22 | Marlins (24) | Marlins have distinction of being first of four teams to trade Adrian Gonzalez |
| 23 | Mets (17) | Mets experiencing franchise's worst second-half collapse since way back in 2011 |
| 24 | Padres (26) | Where's Terrmel Sledge when you really need him? |
| 25 | Royals (25) | In soccer, it's Sporting Kansas City; in baseball, it's Bumbling Kansas City |
| 26 | Rockies (29) | Moyer can't believe Clemens wants to pitch "at his age" |
| 27 | Indians (23) | Indians have become AL version of the Astros, but without the charm |
| 28 | Twins (27) | Twins have become another AL version of Astros, but without the hope |
| 29 | Cubs (28) | Cubs have become NL version of the Twins, but without the Mauer |
| 30 | Astros (30) | Astros may want big-name manager, but not many bigger than Tony DeFrancesco |
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