CLICK HERE TO GRAB OUR BEST Picks Packages for 2010 MLB Betting! \u2014\u2013><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n As we enter the season\u2019s home stretch, we\u2019re finally starting to chinks in the armor among some of those teams we thought were pretenders all along. <\/p>\n Let\u2019s see how the change is reflected in this week\u2019s MLB power rankings. <\/p>\n (Previous ranking in brackets)<\/p>\n 1. (2) New York Yankees (83-50): <\/strong>Rolling along but they have the toughest September schedule of any contender. And you have to wonder if fatigue will catch up to Phil Hughes during the playoffs. He\u2019s never had a workload this big.<\/p>\n 2. (1) Tampa Bay Rays (82-51): <\/strong>Not going anywhere. David Price will be a force in the postseason and Evan Longoria is starting to drive in runs again, just as we suspected he would.<\/p>\n 3. (7) Cincinnati Reds (78-55): <\/strong>I\u2019m still not totally convinced their pitching will hold up come playoff time but their bats and defense are phenomenal. Joey Votto remains a legit triple crown threat.<\/p>\n 4. (4) Atlanta Braves (78-55): <\/strong>Not as offensively powerful as the other contenders, though Derek Lee helps a bit. But pitching matters most in the playoffs and the Hudson\/Hanson tandem will be formidable if Atlanta can reach the big dance.<\/p>\n 5. (3) Minnesota Twins (77-56): <\/strong>As we see every year, the Twins are ready for a tooth-and-nail battle to win the American League Central down the stretch. Maybe it\u2019ll come down to a one-game playoff again.<\/p>\n 6. (5) Philadelphia Phillies (75-58): <\/strong>If I had to predict the World Series participants right now, I\u2019d still go with talent above all else. That means Tampa representing the AL and the stacked Phillies representing the NL. Tough to beat Halladay\/Oswalt\/Hamels as a top three.<\/p>\n 7. (9) Texas Rangers (75-58): <\/strong>I\u2019m a bit worried about Texas\u2019 playoff prospects \u2013 not making it but what they do once they get there. The AL West lead is beyond safe but Cliff Lee is suddenly struggling. If he can\u2019t be a horse, the Rangers could get swept in the ALDS.<\/p>\n 8. (8) Boston Red Sox (75-58): <\/strong>The BoSox won\u2019t go away but they\u2019re still not gaining any ground whatsoever. Neither the Rays nor Yankees seem likely to falter any time soon. Boston\u2019s only chance is to win big in the head-to-head divisional matchups this month.<\/p>\n 9. (12) San Francisco Giants (74-60): <\/strong>If they sneak into the Wild Card spot, they\u2019re a team no one wants to play. But for Pete\u2019s sake, Giants \u2013 go get a slugger this offseason.<\/p>\n 10. (13) Chicago White Sox (73-60): <\/strong>Ozzie\u2019s boys are far from out of it. Paul Konerko keeps jacking dingers and he has some extra lineup protection from that guy named Manny that just arrived. 11. (10) Toronto Blue Jays (69-64): <\/strong>That perennial backup Jose Bautista is closing in on 50 homers epitomizes what an unlikely success story the Jays have been this year.<\/p>\n 12. (14) Colorado Rockies (69-63): <\/strong>Still within striking distance of the Wild Card and the NL West title. Don\u2019t be surprised if Troy Tulowitzki takes this team on his back and leads a late-season charge.<\/p>\n 13. (6) San Diego Padres (76-56): <\/strong>The year\u2019s most inspiring story is quickly becoming a nightmare. Seven straight losses for the Padres; suddenly, all that doubt is creeping back into our minds. Raise your hand if you think they\u2019ll hang on for the division title. That\u2019s what I thought.<\/p>\n 14. (11) St. Louis Cardinals (69-62): <\/strong>Hard to explain what\u2019s going wrong with the Cards. I suppose they\u2019re too top \u2013heavy with their talent and not deep enough?<\/p>\n 15. (24) Houston Astros (62-71): <\/strong>They\u2019ve won eight of 10. Pretty amazing that they\u2019re not even 10 games under .500 anymore after their disastrous start to the season.<\/p>\n 16. (15) Florida Marlins (67-65): <\/strong>Behind schedule. They\u2019re supposed to win the World Series every six years, then dismantle their roster. It\u2019s seven and counting.<\/p>\n 17. (18) Los Angeles Dodgers (68-66): <\/strong>It\u2019ll be interesting to see if Joe Torre stays on after this lost season.<\/p>\n 18. (26) Chicago Cubs (57-77): <\/strong>They\u2019ve won six meaningless games in their last 10. Maybe the pressure is off with Lou Piniella retiring?<\/p>\n 19. (17) New York Mets (65-68): <\/strong>Do you think they\u2019d clean house and dump all their ridiculous contracts if they had the magic power to hit the reset button?<\/p>\n 20. (16) Oakland Athletics (65-67): <\/strong>i know he\u2019s a god in Oakland and he\u2019s getting a movie made about him. But I can\u2019t help but wonder if the A\u2019s should cast off Billy Beane and try someone knew.<\/p>\n 21. (22) Detroit Tigers (65-68)<\/strong> <\/strong> Another edition the the 2010 MLB power rankings by Shea Matthews on September 5th, 2010\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":22751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[670],"tags":[27893,27894,27895,108,12228,12218,66497,12227,683,3775,12226,12916,12917,1015],"class_list":["post-25761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb-baseball","tag-2010-mlb-baseball","tag-2010-mlb-baseball-power-rankings","tag-2010-mlb-power-ratings","tag-baseball-handicapping","tag-baseball-power-ranking","tag-baseball-power-rankings","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-baseball-power-rankings","tag-mlb-handicapping","tag-mlb-odds","tag-mlb-power-rankings","tag-power-ranking","tag-power-rating","tag-power-ratings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25761"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25762,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25761\/revisions\/25762"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/p>\n
\n22. (20) Los Angeles Angels (65-69)<\/strong>
\n23. (27) Arizona Diamondbacks (55-79)<\/strong>
\n24. (25) Baltimore Orioles (49-84)<\/strong>
\n25. (21) Milwaukee Brewers (62-71)<\/strong>
\n26. (28) Washington Nationals (57-77)<\/strong>
\n27. (19) Seattle Mariners (52-81)<\/strong>
\n28. (23) Kansas City Royals (56-77)<\/strong>
\n29. (30) Pittsburgh Pirates (44-89)<\/strong>
\n30. (29) Cleveland Indians (53-80)<\/strong><\/p>\nIf you love betting on MLB games, you\u2019ve found a new home. BetOnline.com – The Best Major League Baseball lines, odds, props, & Futures<\/a><\/h3>\n
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