September 14th Power Rankings: Atlanta Braves stay steady

10. Toronto Blue Jays

Stay ahead of the Yankees for second in the AL East. In the American League this year, it’s very top heavy and the easier path for Toronto to make playoff noise would be obviously being the higher seed. The two teams start a series on Tuesday.

9. New York Yankees

A big week last week is allowing the Yankees to breathe again. A big boost is expected this week as well as it looks likely Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge are healthy and looking to make the Yankees lineup terrifying once again.

8. Chicago Cubs

Keep getting pitching from the bottom half of the rotation like they did Sunday when Alec Mills threw a no hitter. It would also help if the big names on offense would get rolling more steady as well.

7. Atlanta Braves

No doubt the Atlanta Braves need to win the division. The path is much easier than having to potentially play both San Diego and Los Angeles. For the first time in weeks, the Atlanta Braves have to feel at least ok about the rotation as well.

6. Oakland Athletics

Tough tough blow for the A’s as they will now need to find someone to replace Matt Chapman’s absence in the lineup the best they can. Very easy to figure out why they went out and got Jake Lamb off waivers.

5. Minnesota Twins

The lineup mashes with the best of them. So obviously that would lead to where the Twins need to tighten up and that is getting the rotation a little more balanced as it has been a very streaky group so far this year.

4. Tampa Bay Rays

Stay healthy and do not let either Toronto or the Yankees come up and take the division from them. Being a high seed in the AL is going to be huge and it would be a shame if Tampa blew it this late.

3. Chicago White Sox

For the White Sox, they need to go out and play the big boys of the AL as tough as they have the bottom feeders. Chicago has thrived off of the Tigers, and Royals but finish the year with a tough stretch of games.

2. San Diego Padres

Catch the Dodgers. How big of a blow would it be for the Dodgers to blow the NL West this late. On the flip side, how big would it be for the Padres? The two teams start a HUGE series Monday evening.

1. Los Angeles Dodgers

It sounds a little crazy but this is a big week for the team with the best record and their playoff hopes. If the Dodgers come out and put up a dud against the Padres, all the late season and playoff collapse talk will start earlier than expected.

So that is our rankings this week. Let us know in the comment section below who is too high and who is too low.