#8. The San Francisco Giants: MLB 2013 Preseason Power Rankings

#8. The San Francisco Giants Team Ace: Matt Cain Most Valuable Position Player: Buster Posey Breakout Candidate: Brandon Belt Notable Offseason Additions: Notable Offseason Losses: Melky Cabrera Biggest Team Weakness: First Base  

#9. The New York Yankees: MLB 2013 Preseason Power Rankings

#9. The New York Yankees Team Ace: C.C. Sabathia Most Valuable Position Player: Robinson Cano Breakout Candidate: Michael Pineda Notable Offseason Additions: Kevin Youkelis, Travis Hafner, Mariano Rivera (Injury) Notable Offseason Losses: Nick Swisher, Russell Martin, Raphael Soriano, Eric Chavez, Raul Ibanez, Alex Rodriguez (Injury), Mark Teixeira (Injury), Curtis Granderson (Injury) Biggest Team Weakness: ThirdContinue reading “#9. The New York Yankees: MLB 2013 Preseason Power Rankings”

#10. The Tampa Bay Rays: MLB 2013 Preseason Power Rankings

#10. The Tampa Bay Rays  Team Ace: David Price Most Valuable Position Player: Evan Longoria Breakout Candidate: Matt Moore Notable Offseason Additions: Wil Myres, Yunel Escobar, James Loney Notable Offseason Losses: B.J. Upton, James Shields Biggest Team Weakness: James Loney

#11. The Atlanta Braves: MLB 2013 Preseason Power Rankings

#11. The Atlanta Braves Team Ace: Kris Medlen Most Valuable Position Player: Jason Heyward Breakout Candidate: Andrelton Simmons Notable Offseason Additions: Justin Upton, B.J. Upton, Chris Johnson Notable Offseason Losses: Martin Prado, Tommy Hanson, Chipper Jones, Michael Bourn, Randall Delgado Biggest Team Weakness: The Infield  

#12. The Cleveland Indians: MLB 2013 Preseason Power Rankings

#12. The Cleveland Indians Team Ace: Ubaldo Jimenez Most Valuable Position Player: Jason Kipnis Breakout Candidate: Trevor Bauer Notable Offseason Additions: Nick Swisher, Michael Bourn, Mark Reynolds, Trevor Bauer, Mike Aviles, Drew Stubbs, Brett Myers, Jason Giambi, Terry Francona (Manager) Notable Offseason Losses: Shin-Soo Choo, Travis Hafner, Grady Sizemore Biggest Team Weakness: Starting Pitching

#13. The Oakland Athletics: MLB 2013 Preseason Power Rankings

#13. The Oakland Athletics Team Ace: Tommy Milone Most Valuable Position Player: Yoenis Cespedes Breakout Candidate: Hiroyuki Nakajima Notable Offseason Additions: Hiroyuki Nakajima, Chris Young Notable Offseason Losses: Bandon McCarthy, Chris Carter Biggest Team Weakness: Lack of offensive production from the infield.  

#14. The Milwaukee Brewers: MLB 2013 Preseason Power Rankings

#14. The Milwaukee Brewers Team Ace: Yovani Gallardo Most Valuable Position Player: Ryan Braun Breakout Candidate: Norichika Aoki Notable Offseason Additions: Alex Gonzalez (Injury) Notable Offseason Losses: Cory Hart (Injury), Mat Gamel (Injury) Biggest Team Weakness: The Bullpen

#15. The Texas Rangers: MLB 2013 Preseason Power Rankings

#15. The Texas Rangers   Team Ace: Yu Darvish Most Valuable Position Player: Adrian Beltre Breakout Candidate: Jurickson Profar Notable Offseason Additions: A.J. Pierzynski, Lance Berkman Notable Offseason Losses: Josh Hamilton, Mike Napoli, Michael Young Biggest Team Weakness: The Outfield  

#16. The Philadelphia Phillies: MLB 2013 Preseason Power Rankings

#16. The Philadelphia Phillies Team Ace: Roy Halladay Most Valuable Position Player: Jimmy Rollins Breakout Candidate: Ben Revere Notable Offseason Additions: Ben Revere, Denard Span, Michael Young, Mike Adams Notable Offseason Losses: Vance Worley, Carlos Ruiz (Suspension) Biggest Team Weakness: The Outfield  

#17. The Baltimore Orioles: MLB 2013 Preseason Power Rankings

The Power Rankings continue with the Baltimore Orioles at number 17.  I apologize for the delay.  Last week my internet went out and I started at a job, so I wasn’t able to post as much as I would have liked to.  I’ll try my best to have them up smoothly again this week, andContinue reading “#17. The Baltimore Orioles: MLB 2013 Preseason Power Rankings”