Well folks, it’s unanimous: the Red Sox are the best team in the land. They have the best record in the majors at 18-9 and they seem to have the AL East locked up already. Meanwhile, in the rest of the league, the Indians, Diamondbacks and Brewers made the most noise in the power rankings this week, moving up the charts. The Yankees and Tigers are the big losers this week.
Here are the major power rankings:
| Rank | Sportscolumn | ESPN | FoxSports | Sportsline | USA Today | TSN.ca |
| 1 | Red Sox | Red Sox | Red Sox | Red Sox | Red Sox | Red Sox |
| 2 | Mets | Mets | Indians | Braves | Mets | Mets |
| 3 | Braves | Indians | Mets | Mets | Braves | Brewers |
| 4 | Dodgers | Tigers | Braves | Indians | Dodgers | D’backs |
| 5 | Brewers | Braves | Angels | Brewers | Twins | Dodgers |
| 6 | Indians | Brewers | D’backs | Angels | Indians | Giants |
| 7 | Tigers | Dodgers | Brewers | D’backs | Angels | Twins |
| 8 | Twins | Twins | Dodgers | Twins | Padres | Angels |
| 9 | Angels | Padres | Twins | Tigers | Brewers | Tigers |
| 10 | D’backs | Angels | Tigers | Dodgers | White Sox | Braves |
| 11-30 | more | more | more | more | more | more |
