2018 Preseason Power Rankings

[Oakland Athletics]

Hey Guys feel free to post your preseason power rankings here. Rank teams from 1-20 based on where you think they will finish this season. Take into consideration what they have on there roster but also players in their Upper Minors and Minors that are major league ready.

[Oakland Athletics]

Power Rankings

1. Los Angeles Dodgers - My pick to win it all. What's not to like? Trout and Harper? Strasburg, Carrasco, Cole, Greinke? All of the dodgers catchers lol. Definitely poised for a deep run.

2. Toronto Blue Jays - Altuve, Arenado, Betts is stout and this team added some solid pitching this offseason. This team could go all the way.

3. Texas Rangers - This team is very balanced. It has some very solid bats and a solid pitching staff.

4. Los Angeles Angels - Addition of Blackmon paired with Goldy and Bryant should be great.

5. Boston Red Sox - This team has some great bats and some studs on the pitching staff.

6. Pittsburgh Pirates - Defending champs, Still one of the best offenses in the league. Will the pitching produce

7. Baltimore Orioles - Had some great additions in the offseason. This team narrowly missed the playoffs last year. I think this team can make it there this year and maybe make a run.

8. New York Mets - The health of this team will be the key, If it stays healthy and produces like it can then look out.

9. Chicago White Sox - This offense looks great. Has some young pitching that hopefully will produce enough to push for the playoffs

10. Colorado Rockies - I have this team pegged as my surprise team this year. This team had a lot of potential last year but was plagued with injuries.

11. Oakland Athletics - This offense also looks solid, but a lot of question marks on the pitching staff. Marte bounce back would be nice.

12. New York Yankees - This team has some serious talent on offense and pitching. Does this team have enough depth to go to the playoffs?

13. Arizona Diamondbacks - Turner, Contreras, Kluber are great to build around, possibly a playoff team?

14. Cleveland Indians - This was a playoff team last year and has a solid looking team but maybe a couple of holes to fill.

15. San Francisco Giants - This team is very very young can those players pan out and carry this team

16. Miami Marlins - This team has a lot of veterans sprinkled in with some youth

17. Atlanta Braves - This team is rebuilding but has some pieces there and some on the way.

18. Cincinnati Reds - Another rebuilding team but has some talent to maybe make a push

19. Chicago Cubs - Rebuilding team that added some vets. The one area this team lacks the most is pitching

20. Kansas City Royals - Made a big splash in the offseason. Rebuilding and heading in the right direction. Also probably lacks pitching.


Had a hard time ranking teams especially after the first 2 so i decided to split teams into tiers and I feel this is a great reflection on our league right now.

Tier 1- Cream of the crop

Dodgers, Blue Jays

Tier 2 - Loaded with talent but lacking in an area

Rangers, Angels, Red Sox, Pirates

Tier 3 - Great talent but nothing that screams championship

Orioles, Mets, White Sox

Tier 4 - Teams have talent but will young players produce, will vets produce, and will they avoid injuries?

Rockies, A's, Yankees, Dbacks, Indians, Giants, Marlins

Tier 5 - All rebuilding, All headed in the right direction, all could make a splash.

Braves, Reds, Cubs, Royals