MLB.com soon released its first Power Rankings, and the calendar has officially changed to 2023.
The top 10 looks like this.
Unfortunately, the Guardians didn’t beat the top teams in the league, but they weren’t far behind.
Some fans might be thinking that if he was the defending defending champion and had clearly gotten better this offseason and didn’t lose a key piece, he would have to be higher than 12. I can certainly understand this argument.
Cleveland is bringing back arguably the best pitching staff in baseball with one-for-two punches. Shane Bieber When Triston Mackenzie leading the way.they still have Emmanuelle Claset Behind the bullpen who was the best closer in baseball in 2022. MLB.com also predicted Jose Ramirez As an early favorite to win the American League MVP.
The Guardian also filled the hole with a singing power hitter Josh Bell A contract with the catcher will give you a more aggressive rendition Mike Zunino.
The silver lining to these rankings, however, is that the Guardians are the highest-ranked team in American League Central. This means MLB.com believes he’s the team to beat in 2023.
This is where the rest of the department came in.
- White Sox – 16
- twins – 18
- Royals – 26
- Tigers – 27
With 87 days left until opening day, these rankings give us a pretty good idea of how the Guardians will hold up against the rest of MLB and its division.
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