Dodgers get A grade in final Post MLB Power Rankings. But who gets an F?
Throughout the season, the California Post power-ranked MLB’s 30 teams and checked in on intriguing awards races.Records as of Saturday morning:It was another perfect regular season for the Brewers, who won 100 games for the first time in franchise history to clinch the best record in the majors.
Of course, their repeated failures in recent postseasons mean the real test is still to come in October.They have one superstar in Jacob Misiorowski but will need others to emerge in this year’s playoffs.It was a familiar story for the Dodgers this year.
A hot start.A second-half slump.
Plenty of injuries along the way.Yet, another division crown that sets them up for another deep October run.
That formula has worked the past two years for the two-time defending champions.Their real grade this season will depend on whether they can complete a World Series three-peat.After two years of missing the playoffs, the Rays had a very Rays-esque season.
Uncovered gems on the mound.A relentlessly consistent lineup at the plate.
And, as a result, the AL’s best record — and their best chance to get back to the World Series since 2020.The Braves are back in the playoffs and back atop the NL East, rebounding as hoped from a disappointing 86-loss campaign last season that snapped a six-year postseason streak.This grade might’ve been higher, if not for the uncertainty shrouding the Bronx Bombers as they enter the postseason.They managed to survive one extended Aaron Judge absence this regular season.
Trying to do so again in October would be a tall task.In the weeks leading up to the trade deadline, the Padres seemed bound to be sellers.But then their offense — especially Fernando Tatis Jr.
— came back to life.They bolstered their rotation by being buyers at the trade deadline instead.
And now they are back in the playoffs as a potential dark horse, thanks to their 16-5 record in September.The Cubs are back in the playoffs for a second straight year.They have the p...