MLB 2nd-Half Hot Starts 🔥

07/19/2023

By: Jeff Yoder

After the All-Star Break, Which Teams Are Peaking & Which Teams Are Stumbling?

The mid-week edition gives us a chance to step back and look at the latest changes in baseball. MLB action picked back up last Friday, and a few teams are firing on all cylinders coming out of the gate. We have our eyes on ten teams in particular who are either hot or cold after the All-Star break. We’ll have one more set of MLB power rankings before the Aug. 1 trade deadline. In this week’s rankings, 25 of the 30 MLB teams are moving up or down. Only five teams stayed in the same spot from our last re-rank two weeks ago. So who’s hot?

Who’s Hot? (5)

Rangers, Giants, Dodgers, Phillies & Cardinals

The three hottest teams coming out of the break are not the top three teams when we entered All-Star weekend. The Rangers have won five straight, including two against the once-unstoppable Rays. The Giants extended their win streak to seven with a doubleheader win against the Reds yesterday while the Dodgers still hold a 1.5-game lead in the NL West. The Phillies and Cardinals are also winners of four straight, making things interesting in the NL wild card outlook.

Also Warm: Orioles, Red Sox, Twins & Blue Jays

Who’s Cold? (5)

Rays, Braves, Yankees, Reds & Marlins

The top two teams in the league went cold this week. The Rays and Braves are both losers of three straight, and they’re both .500 or below so far in July. That’s quite a turn of events from their respective outlook in June. The Yankees (L3) and Marlins (L5) are really collapsing while the once-hot Reds (L6) have hit a snag, too. There’s little panic for all five teams on our cold list as they’re all still in playoff positions.

Also Chilly: Diamondbacks, Angels, Pirates & White Sox

MLB Power Rankings

1. Rangers (57-39) | ↑3

2. Braves (61-32) | ↓1

3. Orioles (57-37) | —

4. Rays (60-38) | ↓2

5. Dodgers (55-39) | ↑2

6. Giants (54-41) | ↑3

7. Astros (52-43) | ↑4

8. Blue Jays (53-42) | ↑4

9. Diamondbacks (53-42) | ↓1

10. Yankees (50-46) | ↓4

Teams 11-20

11. Phillies (52-42) | ↑4

12. Marlins (53-44) | ↓3

13. Brewers (52-43) | ↑1

14. Red Sox (51-45) | ↑2

15. Twins (48-47) | ↑1

16. Reds (50-46) | ↓3

17. Angels (48-48) | ↓7

18. Guardians (47-48) | ↑1

19. Mariners (47-46) | ↑2

20. Padres (45-50) | ↓2

Teams 21-30

21. Cubs (44-50) | ↓2

22. Mets (44-50) | ↑2

23. Cardinals (42-53) | ↑3

24. Tigers (42-52) | —

25. White Sox (40-56) | —

26. Pirates (41-54) | ↓5

27. Rockies (37-58) | ↑1

28. Nationals 38-57) | ↓1

29. Royals (28-68) | —

30. Athletics (26-71) | —

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