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Originally published Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 4:45 PM
Larry Stone's MLB power rankings
Final rankings; Last week's rankings in parentheses Team 1 Nationals (1) Teddy finally wins Presidents Race after Abe shut down for reaching...
Final rankings; Last week's rankings in parentheses
| Team | ||
| 1 | Nationals (1) | Teddy finally wins Presidents Race after Abe shut down for reaching lap limit |
| 2 | Yankees (7) | Yanks show fiscal responsibility works (for them, $196 million IS fiscal responsibility) |
| 3 | Reds (2) | Fortunately, J.T. Snow still around to rescue overeager Reds bat boys in playoffs |
| 4 | A's (8) | If Big Bird is designated for assignment, Beane will sign him for A's rotation |
| 5 | Orioles (4) | If Orioles and A's meet in ALCS, baseball gods will finally have to pick a side |
| 6 | Giants (5) | Giants may still own Bay Area, but A's attempting leveraged buyout |
| 7 | Braves (6) | Braves introduce quaint new playoff tradition: The 8th-Inning Beer-Can Toss |
| 8 | Tigers (11) | I wonder if Paul Hines felt guilty about winning Triple Crown with 4 HR in 1878? |
| 9 | Rays (9) | If Longoria hadn't been hurt for months, Rays might have pulled off another miracle |
| 10 | Cardinals (12) | Sign ump blew infield-fly call: If he didn't call it, Cards wouldn't have argued |
| 11 | Rangers (3) | Never guessed Rangers would look back at Game 6 as "the good old days" |
| 12 | Angels (10) | Angels spent $254 million to get MLB's best player — and had him at minimum wage |
| 13 | Dodgers (15) | When playoff door slams shut, I hurt for grizzled baseball lifers like Magic Johnson |
| 14 | White Sox (13) | Adam Dunn is country strong; unfortunately, rest of White Sox are city weak |
| 15 | Brewers (14) | Sorry, Uek, but Brewers just a bit outside the playoffs |
| 16 | Phillies (16) | Phillies let Ryne Sandberg get away once, won't let it happen again |
| 17 | Diamondbacks (17) | Look for Diamondbacks to pick up $6.5 million option on J.J. Putz |
| 18 | Padres (18) | Where's Bip Roberts when you really need him? |
| 19 | Mariners (19) | Reggie Jackson: Mr. October. Justin Smoak: Mr. September |
| 20 | Mets (21) | Hoping to be the Orioles of 2012 — but not the 1998-through-2011 Orioles |
| 21 | Blue Jays (23) | David Wells used to be an expert on the clubhouse fry rule |
| 22 | Pirates (20) | Pirates already have next year's motto: "82 wins or bust!" |
| 23 | Royals (24) | Only team shut out of playoffs longer than Royals is the Rockford Peaches |
| 24 | Indians (27) | Francona interested in job after discovering no fried-chicken outlets near ballpark |
| 25 | Twins (26) | Twins cut loose hitting, bullpen, third-base coach; begin search for victory coach |
| 26 | Marlins (25) | Next presidential-debate topic: Who had worse year, Ozzie or Valentine? |
| 27 | Red Sox (22) | Red Sox will try to return to the stability of the Joe Kerrigan era |
| 28 | Rockies (28) | Still the saddest team in Colorado |
| 29 | Cubs (29) | For one week, at least, Cubs aren't the saddest team in Chicago |
| 30 | Astros (30) | For one week, at least, Astros aren't the saddest team in Texas |
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