Week 13 Power Rankings

[Rangers GM (Mike)]

	Team	Rank (LW)	Record	Trending	Comments
[tr]	Rangers	1 (1)	9-3-1	-	For most of the week they were barely able to hold off the Marlins holding a 8-5-1 lead for the whole week. From Friday on though, it got ugly real quick and Texas ended up with a dominating 12-2-0 win. If Texas can find a 1B they might be unbeatable.
	Cubs	2 (3)	9-4		The Cubs are finally back in the two spot after a few week absence. Their offense was poor, but got solid pitching to lead them over the fading Rays. They have another easy matchup this week against KC.
	Indians	3 (4)	9-4		Another week, another win as the streak was extended to 8 games. They finally faced a tough test during the streak and passed with flying colors, easily taking out the #2 Giants in a World Series rematch. I think it's safe to say there no longer a question about whether or not they belong with the league's elite.
	Giants	4 (2)	8-4-1		Well that was ugly. The Giants didn't horribly, but they definitely didn't play as well as we're used to seeing and they ended up getting pounded against Cleveland. They had a shot to get revenge in a World Series rematch. but failed. They should be able to bounce back against Boston.
	Rockies	5 (5)	8-4-1	-	Colorado's pitching was piss-poor, but not surprisingly the offense bailed them out. Their pitching almost cost them a win, but once again Puig and Davis led the team to a 8-6-0 win. They'll need to pitch much better if they want a chance to be the ones to stop Cleveland's streak.
	Phillies	6 (9)	7-6		The offense was very good once again in a nice win over a playoff-hopeful team. When their hitters are on, this team can hit with the best of them and it showed this week. Utley is finally healthy and reminding everyone that he still belongs among the top 2B in the league as he's now up to double digit HR in just 50 or so games.
	Nationals	7 (10)	7-6		Washington took care of business this week in an easy win over the awful Tigers. Their pitching was pretty bad, but when you face the worst team in the league it really doesn't matter. They have another easy matchup this week against the equally bad Mariners.
[tr]	Astros	8 (7)	6-6-1		Houston had a chance to prove themselves against a playoff team, but fell flat. An ERA and WHIP of 1.8 and .873 are impressive, but they somehow only managed 4 QS and very little Ks. That left it up to the offense which got shutout with only two players posting double digit TB.
	Rays

[/b][/td][td]9 (6)[/td][td]6-6-1[/td][td]

[/td][td]It just keeps getting worse in Tampa. A team that showed so much promise has been awful over the past month and have now only won 1 of their last 6 matchups. Things have gotten so bad their GM is considering being a big time seller at the deadline.[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Marlins[/td][td]10 (8)[/td][td]6-6-1[/td][td]

[/td][td]For the most of the week it looked they had a chance to pull of the upset. However, they couldn't hang with the Rangers over the weekend and ended up with a pretty bad loss. The offense actually performed pretty well, butthe pitching was atrocious. They'll try to bounce back against Houston.[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Braves[/td][td]11 (12)[/td][td]6-7[/td][td]

[/td][td]It's about damn time. Atlanta finally played up to their potential and it resulted in their first win in a month. It was over the lowly Mariners, but I'm sure they don't care and they'll it. With a matchup against Detroit this week, they should be able to make it 2 in a row.[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Royals[/td][td]12 (13)[/td][td]5-6-2[/td][td]

[/td][td]When you pitch like that it's hard to lose. KC had one hell of a pitching performance with 7 QS and 9 W (tying a league record). They only sit 0.5 games out of a playoff spot they're talented enough to take it.[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][tr][/td][/td][td]Red Sox[/td][td]13 (11)[/td][td]5-7-1[/td][td]

[/td][td]This week's showing wasn't as impressive as last week, but they still put up decent numbers offensively. Unfortunately they didn't hit well enough to take out the wild card leading Rockies. Since they are only 1.0 games out of the playoffs and they have a smart GM, they can make the playoffs with some smart moves at the deadline.[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Mariners[/td][td]14 (14)[/td][td]2-9-2[/td][td]

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[/td][td]The tough season continued this week as they lost their 3rd overall. Things are so bad for them they couldn't even beat the Braves who hadn't won in over a month. At this point they should hope for a top 3 pick.[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td]Reds[/td][td]15 (15)[/td][td]2-9-2[/td][td]

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[/td][td]Cincy got pounded this week 1-13-0 against the struggling Royals this week. Their season has been pretty terrible thus far, but with guys like Goldschmidt, Stras, Kershaw, Kemp, and Upton the future is bright.[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][tr][/td][td]Tigers[/td][td]16 (16)[/td][td]2-10-1[/td][td]

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[/td][td]The Tigers suck; there's really no other way to say it. It looks like their destined for a top 3 pick at worst, and most likely a the number 1 pick. Nothing wrong with that considering the draft is much improved next year with guys like Rodon and Beede[/td][/tr]
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