MLB Power Rankings — Week 1, 2026

#	Team	Rec	Rating	Inj	Δ Wk	SOS	vs Mkt	Earl's Take
1	New York Yankees Δ —	5-1	+2.3	—	——	+0.2	+1.0	—
2	Milwaukee Brewers Δ —	5-1	+2.0	—	——	-1.2	+1.4	—
3	Los Angeles Dodgers Δ —	4-1	+1.6	—	——	+0.3	+0.2	—
4	Seattle Mariners Δ —	3-4	+1.0	—	——	+1.1	+0.9	—
5	Atlanta Braves Δ —	4-2	+0.8	—	——	-0.2	+0.4	—
6	Chicago Cubs Δ —	3-3	+0.7	—	——	-0.3	-0.2	—
7	Texas Rangers Δ —	4-2	+0.5	—	——	-0.5	+0.1	—
8	Arizona Diamondbacks Δ —	3-3	+0.4	—	——	+0.8	+1.8	—
9	Houston Astros Δ —	5-2	+0.4	—	——	-0.7	+0.4	—
10	Kansas City Royals Δ —	3-2	+0.2	—	——	+0.1	+0.4	—
11	Pittsburgh Pirates Δ —	3-3	+0.1	—	——	-0.4	-0.3	—
12	Cleveland Guardians Δ —	3-3	+0.1	—	——	+1.2	+1.0	—
13	Washington Nationals Δ —	3-3	+0.1	—	——	+0.1	+1.6	—
14	New York Mets Δ —	3-3	+0.0	—	——	-0.2	-1.2	—
15	Detroit Tigers Δ —	2-4	-0.0	—	——	-0.0	-0.6	—
16	Miami Marlins Δ —	5-1	-0.0	—	——	-1.6	-0.3	—
17	Toronto Blue Jays Δ —	4-2	-0.2	—	——	-0.8	-1.6	—
18	Tampa Bay Rays Δ —	2-4	-0.2	—	——	+0.7	-0.7	—
19	Baltimore Orioles Δ —	3-3	-0.4	—	——	-0.2	-0.1	—
20	San Diego Padres Δ —	2-4	-0.5	—	——	-0.3	+0.3	—
21	St. Louis Cardinals Δ —	4-2	-0.6	—	——	-0.1	+0.9	—
22	Philadelphia Phillies Δ —	3-3	-0.6	—	——	+0.3	-1.4	—
23	Oakland Athletics Δ —	1-5	-0.6	—	——	+0.3	-0.2	—
24	San Francisco Giants Δ —	2-4	-0.7	—	——	+0.9	-0.4	—
25	Los Angeles Angels Δ —	3-4	-0.7	—	——	+0.5	-0.1	—
26	Boston Red Sox Δ —	1-5	-0.8	—	——	-0.3	-2.2	—
27	Colorado Rockies Δ —	2-4	-0.9	—	——	-0.1	+0.8	—
28	Cincinnati Reds Δ —	3-3	-0.9	—	——	-0.3	+0.4	—
29	Minnesota Twins Δ —	1-4	-1.0	—	——	-0.1	-0.8	—
30	Chicago White Sox Δ —	1-5	-2.2	—	——	+1.0	-1.7	—

Rating is in points on a neutral field: a team's rating minus its opponent's approximates the spread. Rec is the team's W-L-T through this week. Δ Wk is movement vs last week. Inj is the rating points docked for key players ruled out/doubtful/questionable this week. SOS is the average rating of opponents faced, in points vs league average (negative = easier schedule). vs Mkt is Earl's rating minus the market's (from closing lines), placed on Earl's points scale — positive means Earl is higher on the team than the market. How Earl rates teams →