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Joshua Mayers' rankings entering the 2013 season.

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Joshua Mayers' MLS power rankings
Rankings will run Wednesdays during the regular season
Team	Comment
1. L.A. Galaxy	Two-time champs stay on top even with Beckham's departure and Donovan's delayed arrival
2. San Jose	Last year's Supporters' Shield winner rightly rewarded Chris Wondolowski with a DP contract
3. Sounders FC	Could get off to a slow start as new arrivals mix in. But if things click, watch out.
4. Sporting KC	Lost two stars, Kei Kamara and Roger Espinoza, to teams in England. Will others step up?
5. Houston	Oscar Boniek Garcia could be the player to push two-time MLS Cup finalists over the top
6. N.Y. Red Bulls	Continue to boast some of the best top-end talent in the league with Henry, Cahill and Juninho
7. D.C. United	Beware: High-powered offense of DeRo, Pontius, DeLeon and Ruiz could be dangerous
8. Chicago	Success will depend heavily on a rebuilt midfield with newcomers Larentowicz, Lindpere and Duka
9. Real Salt Lake	Salary-cap issues gutted the roster, but coach Jason Kreis kept a solid core. Can it stay healthy?
10. Columbus	What does Federico Higuain, the 2012 MLS newcomer of the year, have in store for an encore?
11. Vancouver	Built upon last year's playoff appearance with intriguing signings of Nigel Reo-Coker, Kobayashi
12. Portland	Caleb Porter takes over as coach. We'll see if his amazing college success will carry over to MLS
13. FC Dallas	Made a huge splash in acquiring forwards Eric Hassli and Kenny Cooper. Can they play together?
14. Philadelphia	Perhaps the team's biggest offseason story has been trying to unload well-traveled Freddy Adu
15. Montreal	Second year. Second coach. Will Marco Schallibaum bring stability to the franchise?
16. New England	Revs addressed all areas of the field in offseason. There's a reason for that. They needed to
17. Chivas USA	Much attention has gone to an increased Mexican influence on roster under new coach "Chelis"
18. Colorado	Defense looks like it still could be a serious issue after conceding 50 goals last season
19. Toronto FC	Has never made playoffs. It will be tough again after last year's colossal embarrassment