Originally published Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 3:56 PM
Larry Stone's MLB power rankings
Last week's rankings in parentheses Team 1 Nationals (1) More bad news for Nats fans: Harper has reached his swing limit 2 Rangers (2) Beltre...
Last week's rankings in parentheses
| Team | ||
| 1 | Nationals (1) | More bad news for Nats fans: Harper has reached his swing limit |
| 2 | Rangers (2) | Beltre declines honorary Stanley Cup, says he doesn't use cups |
| 3 | Reds (3) | Reds fans hope Chapman's fatigued shoulder getting plenty of power naps |
| 4 | Orioles (4) | O's obliterating everything we thought we knew about run differential |
| 5 | A's (9) | Bob Melvin is Asdrubal Cabrera of managers: M's didn't know what they had |
| 6 | Yankees (6) | Yanks announce they have extended Player Development Contract with Mariners |
| 7 | Giants (8) | Willie Mays surpassed in career hits by Jeter: Say Hey and Say Hype |
| 8 | White Sox (10) | Defiant Jay Cutler blames White Sox bullpen for his picks against Packers |
| 9 | Braves (7) | Pardon me, but when did Kris Medlen become the best pitcher in the NL? |
| 10 | Angels (13) | Another amazing Mike Trout fact: He hit .403 in 20 games in PCL this season |
| 11 | Tigers (11) | Amazing that Cabrera, Fielder and Verlander might not be enough |
| 12 | Rays (5) | Can't wait for Maddon to unveil his eight-man infield against Ichiro |
| 13 | Cardinals (12) | Now they know how the Braves felt last year |
| 14 | Brewers (18) | Braun contending for another MVP award; Fed Ex announces extended hours |
| 15 | Phillies (17) | Hmmm... Phils sell at trade deadline, surge into contention |
| 16 | Dodgers (14) | Hmmm... Dodgers load up with big names, sputter down the stretch |
| 17 | Diamondbacks (16) | D'Backs hope Adam Eaton has even better career than the other Adam Eaton |
| 18 | Pirates (15) | Baseball gods must have some kind of grudge against the Pirates |
| 19 | Padres (20) | In dead heat with Mariners for the coveted Peoria Cup |
| 20 | Mariners (19) | Mariners still excited by Big 3. It's the Current 25 that's worrisome |
| 21 | Royals (22) | Only Royal having worse week than Bruce Chen is Kate Middleton |
| 22 | Blue Jays (24) | Jays have amazing knack for finding 40-homer journeymen |
| 23 | Red Sox (23) | Red Sox deny they are for sale. Valentine, however, can be put on layaway |
| 24 | Mets (21) | R.A. Dickey has single-knuckledly kept Mets respectable |
| 25 | Twins (28) | I've kind of lost track — is Kent Hrbek still on the team? |
| 26 | Marlins (25) | Ozzie has never been more creative — but enough about his tweets |
| 27 | Cubs (29) | Epstein has built a team in image of Red Sox — the September 2011 Red Sox |
| 28 | Rockies (26) | When they had Russell Wilson, gave him better protection than he had Sunday |
| 29 | Indians (27) | Where's Kenny Lofton when you really need him? |
| 30 | Astros (30) | Astros closing on 100 losses — one for each remaining fan |
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