Originally published Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 3:53 PM
Larry Stone's MLB power rankings
Last rankings in parentheses Team 1 Nationals (1) Strasburg will make his next start on 196 days' rest 2 Rangers (3) As if Rangers weren't...
Last rankings in parentheses
| Team | ||
| 1 | Nationals (1) | Strasburg will make his next start on 196 days' rest |
| 2 | Rangers (3) | As if Rangers weren't loaded enough, they have No. 1 prospect: Jurickson Profar |
| 3 | Reds (2) | Bottom-tier teams playing spoiler role; Reds want to avoid being the spoilee |
| 4 | Orioles (10) | Orioles unveil Ripken statue, start scouting out locations for Adam Jones' |
| 5 | Rays (4) | Canceled promotions: Joe Maddon bobblehead (only available after 4:15 p.m.) |
| 6 | Yankees (5) | Scott Boras leads chant of "4 More Years!" each time Cano comes to bat |
| 7 | Braves (8) | September call-ups allow Fredi Gonzalez to start left-right pitching matchups in 1st inning |
| 8 | Giants (6) | Sandoval tired of "Kung Fu Panda," now wants to be called "Honey Boo Boo" |
| 9 | A's (12) | Never mind RG3. Newest sports sensation is AJG — A.J. Griffin |
| 10 | White Sox (7) | DeWayne Wise works scoreless inning despite not having himself to run down flies |
| 11 | Tigers (11) | Not surprising Tigers pitcher leads AL in K's; the surprise is that it's Max Scherzer |
| 12 | Cardinals (9) | Chris Carpenter hopes to return to mound before end of season |
| 13 | Angels (15) | Looks like Mike Trout will go in Hall of Fame as an Angel |
| 14 | Dodgers (13) | Magic Johnson's next big move: Hire Pat Riley as manager |
| 15 | Pirates (14) | 'Cutch battling Melky for batting title. The suspense, and suspension, is killing him |
| 16 | Diamondbacks (16) | Top prospect Socrates Brito represents a real change in philosophy for D-backs |
| 17 | Phillies (20) | Where's Charlie Hayes when you really need him? |
| 18 | Brewers (21) | One year after, Ryan Braun's OPS has plummeted from .994 to .993 |
| 19 | Mariners (17) | Zduriencik ready to call up Zunino so he won't be last in team phone directory |
| 20 | Padres (24) | Tyler turns in best performance by a Skaggs since Boz recorded "Lowdown" |
| 21 | Mets (23) | In movie version of his book, R.A. Dickey will be played by Charlie Hough |
| 22 | Royals (25) | Royals hope Wil Myers is the next Carlos Beltran, not the next Carlos Febles |
| 23 | Red Sox (18) | Embattled Valentine needs to schedule a speech from his First Lady to humanize him |
| 24 | Blue Jays (19) | J.A. Happ will miss rest of season, meaning hapless Jays will be Happ-less Jays |
| 25 | Marlins (22) | Will face Red Sox in WSOODT: World Series of Over-hyped Dysfunctional Teams |
| 26 | Rockies (26) | Tulo will return, but for Rockies, it's Tulittle, Tulate |
| 27 | Indians (27) | Not that Acta's in trouble, but GM holds meeting with empty chair after latest loss |
| 28 | Twins (28) | Twins retire number of Tom Kelly, still the manager least likely to "Get Jiggy With it" |
| 29 | Cubs (29) | Bad News: In 3 weeks, Cubs will be worst team in National League |
| 30 | Astros (30) | Good news: In 3 weeks, Astros will no longer be worst team in National League |
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