caulfield12 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-power-rankings-after-week-5?partnerId=zh-20210510-156906-MLB&qid=1026&bt_ee=%2BEAq9KM3g7rwddT1mEdQLq%2BQdIwlkF8hPBmbmcA0GGXPItm2iFzJq7JL%2BoPEY9xy&bt_ts=1620646670992 3. White Sox (Last week #4) The White Sox pitching is on a roll, and, unsurprisingly, that’s translating to lots of winning. Before they allowed three runs in a 9-3 win over the Royals on Sunday, the White Sox had given up two runs over their past 38 innings, and one of those runs was unearned. In fact, when Lucas Giolito gave up a first-inning run on Sunday, it was the first time in a week that a Sox starter had given up a run. That ended a span of 25 1/3 innings, with 10 hits allowed to 97 batters. AL East with four of the top twelve. Indians 15th, KC 18th, Twins all the way down to 22. Still have to believe Yankees are top competition when they get Severino back in the next month. Also, JD Martinez has to be the early favorite for AL Comeback Player. Practically any team could have gotten him this past offseason. Edited May 10, 2021 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 I'd put Rodon ahead of JDM but flip a coin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 1 minute ago, joesaiditstrue said: I'd put Rodon ahead of JDM but flip a coin Rodon never really even had a sustained period of excellence to return through. More like break-though, but there’s no such category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Not surprising to see a NL West team #2 in mid-May but it is very surprising to see it’s neither LA or SD. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harkness99 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 yeah too early to know.. but the giants being ahead of us made me laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 1 minute ago, harkness99 said: yeah too early to know.. but the giants being ahead of us made me laugh. Yeah, the Giants will fade. I‘d be surprised if they finish above .500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiks12 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 I guess having the best run differential ,best pitching and top 5 offense isnt enough to top a Giants team thats expected to be under 500 still by seasons end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomPickle Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 @bmags everyone itt attacking our beautiful Giants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 23 minutes ago, TomPickle said: @bmags everyone itt attacking our beautiful Giants People are very mad they haven't performed a "sell-it-to-the-studs" rebuild and instead just tried to get better every year and hold it against them. They are the milwaukee brewers of the NL West...except with a 200 million payroll. Like a thomas the tank engine with like a rocket ship taped to his back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwest Sider Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Athletic Power Rankings: 1) Red Sox 2) Dodgers 3) White Sox 4) Giants 5) Cardinals 12) Indians 17) Cubs 20) Royals 23) Twins 30) Tigers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 just wanna say, I would love a Sox vs Sox post season rematch, I like how we match up against Boston, our offense is good vs good pitching and we can pretty much shut down even good hitting teams. just wonder if Sale is back by July / August like I've read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 48 minutes ago, joesaiditstrue said: just wanna say, I would love a Sox vs Sox post season rematch, I like how we match up against Boston, our offense is good vs good pitching and we can pretty much shut down even good hitting teams. just wonder if Sale is back by July / August like I've read I would put Boston just below Oakland as the best matchup. Oakland has the worst pitching vs RH hitters of all the contenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 FanGraphs has us at #1. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/fangraphs-power-rankings-may-3-9/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerksticks Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 10 minutes ago, chw42 said: FanGraphs has us at #1. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/fangraphs-power-rankings-may-3-9/ Lol. And we’re just scratching the surface Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WookiesOnRitalin Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 9 hours ago, South Sider said: Athletic Power Rankings: 1) Red Sox 2) Dodgers 3) White Sox 4) Giants 5) Cardinals 12) Indians 17) Cubs 20) Royals 23) Twins 30) Tigers My God. How can the Dodgers be 2 at this point? Sure, I think they will bounce back, but for a team to lose 8 out of its last 10 games? Come on. This is why I always take these rankings with a grain of salt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 9 hours ago, South Sider said: Athletic Power Rankings: 1) Red Sox 2) Dodgers 3) White Sox 4) Giants 5) Cardinals 12) Indians 17) Cubs 20) Royals 23) Twins 30) Tigers Dodgers are free falling right now, 5-15 in their last 20. Their bullpen is falling apart . Injury bug has hit them hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Line Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 (edited) Who care. We have a bad week, we fall down in the rankings. Thats how they do these power rankings anyway. Its just a silly thing for clicks. Edited May 11, 2021 by Green Line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share Posted May 11, 2021 1 hour ago, WookiesOnRitalin said: My God. How can the Dodgers be 2 at this point? Sure, I think they will bounce back, but for a team to lose 8 out of its last 10 games? Come on. This is why I always take these rankings with a grain of salt. It's a lot worse than that....look at the trend for three weeks. They were +12 at one point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxJon Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Yet this online fan base continues to whine about something new everyday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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