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By Grant Brisbee, Chad Jennings and Levi Weaver<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every week,\u200b we\u200b ask a selected group of our baseball\u200b writers\u200b \u2014 local and national \u2014 to rank the teams from first to worst<\/a>. Here are the collective results.<\/p>\n

Remember when Blake Snell went on the injured list and the Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 absurdly deep pitching staff began to show some weakness? What was that, four weeks ago? Five weeks ago? (Checks the transactions log\u2026)<\/p>\n

Three months ago!<\/p>\n

Yes, that sound you hear is the baseball calendar flipping to July<\/a>. The All-Star break is two weeks away, the trade deadline is a month away and we\u2019re beyond the halfway point to Game 162. It\u2019s starting to feel like some of these games actually count!<\/p>\n

April can be misleading, and May can be a month of transition, but June is when we really wrap our heads around what we\u2019re seeing. The sample sizes aren\u2019t small anymore, and the inevitable shifts toward contention \u2014 we\u2019re looking at you, Braves and Rangers \u2014 stop feeling so certain. For this week\u2019s Power Rankings, we look at where each team was trending in June, from the boring to the surging to downright confusing.<\/p>\n

Record: 53-32<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 1<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend: <\/strong>Boring (the good kind)<\/p>\n

The Dodgers have a big lead in the NL West again. They\u2019re at the top of these rankings again. I\u2019m not sure when The Athletic\u2019s first power rankings were, but my guess is that the Dodgers were at the top of those, too. The oldest ones I could find in my own archives were from 2021, and they started with this sentence<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Like you were expecting a different team up here.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Indeed. A month-by-month trend? The Dodgers don\u2019t mess with those. They\u2019re on the decade-by-decade plan, and they\u2019re still trending up, somehow, even though they can\u2019t really pitch. \u2014 Grant Brisbee<\/p>\n

Record: 53-32<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 3
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<\/strong>June trend:<\/strong> A deep October run<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve discussed repeatedly all the things that have gone right for the Tigers this year. Some of them \u2014 Spencer Torkelson\u2019s breakout, Riley Greene outpacing last year\u2019s All-Star campaign, Javier B\u00e1ez and Gleyber Torres being significant contributors \u2014 come with questions of sustainability, sure.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s a long list, and it has rocketed the Tigers to the top of the AL. Surely not\u00a0all of those coaches will turn into pumpkins, even if Wenceel P\u00e9rez isn\u2019t likely to keep his OPS north of 1.000 for the rest of the year.<\/p>\n

But one thing is not in question: Tarik Skubal is an ace\u2019s ace<\/a>. If Detroit can get back into the playoffs \u2014 and right now, Baseball Reference says there\u2019s a 99.6 percent chance of it happening \u2014 the Tigers have the potential to steamroll the rest of the AL field en route to a World Series. \u2014 Levi Weaver<\/p>\n

Record: 48-36<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 4<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend: <\/strong>Catchable<\/p>\n

As of June 3, the Yankees had a 6 1\/2-game lead in the American League East. The best AL team was a pretty clear toss-up between the Yankees and Tigers, and the Yankees had separated themselves from a deep division. In the past month, though, the Yankees have hovered right around .500 while the Rays and Blue Jays have closed the gap to make the AL East a legitimate competition. The Yankees still have playoff odds well above 90 percent \u2014 and they still have Aaron Judge, though his June was more very good than historically elite \u2014 but they\u2019re no longer a singular force in the division or the American League. \u2014 Chad Jennings<\/p>\n

Record: 50-35<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 2<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend:<\/strong> Advantageous<\/p>\n

The Phillies weren\u2019t great in June, but as the Mets fell apart and the Braves continued to spin their tires, the Phillies did enough to take control of the NL East. They moved into first place on the strength of their pitching, with Cristopher S\u00e1nchez and Ranger Su\u00e1rez taking their turns leading this deep rotation that\u2019s also been able to lean heavily on Zack Wheeler and Jes\u00fas Luzardo. The Phillies moved atop the division mostly without Bryce Harper, whose return puts the lineup back at full strength alongside Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber. \u2014 Jennings<\/p>\n

Record: 50-34<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 7<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend:<\/strong> Dominance<\/p>\n

Reports of the Astros\u2019 demise were greatly exaggerated, and now they\u2019re running away with the AL West behind an unexpected pitching-and-Jeremy-Pe\u00f1a strategy (which hit a roadbump on Monday<\/a>). There are other contributors, obviously, but Framber Valdez, Hunter Brown and a mostly untouchable bullpen are behind much of the recent winning.<\/p>\n

The Astros aren\u2019t scoring as many runs as, oh, the Marlins or Nationals, so there is work to be done if they want to keep coasting to the postseason. That can all be addressed at the deadline, though. For now, they\u2019re rolling.\u00a0\u2014 Brisbee<\/p>\n

Record: 49-35<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 6
<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend:<\/strong> Repaving the way<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve all agreed by now that 2020 was a pseudo-season, right? 60 games? I mean, it\u2019s always better to win than to lose, but even the Dodgers were like \u201cYeahhhhhh, cool, but we\u2019d also like a real one.\u201d<\/p>\n

So the Cubs haven\u2019t been division champs for real since 2017, the year after they won the World Series. Clearly, this is a different team. Not only was Pete Crow-Armstrong 15 years old that year, but there\u2019s only one player on this year\u2019s team \u2014 Ian Happ \u2014 who played even one big-league game with the Cubs.<\/p>\n

This is an all-new Cubs team, thriving on its own strength and not the rapidly decaying nostalgia of yesteryear.<\/p>\n

The Cubs have hit a mini-slump of late, going 4-6 in their last 10 and an even .500 in June while the Brewers, Cardinals and Reds all surged. But the talent appears to be there. It\u2019s not time to worry yet.\u00a0 \u2014 Weaver<\/p>\n

Record: 48-37<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 5<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend: <\/strong>Roller coaster<\/p>\n

As of June 12, the Mets had won six straight and 15 of 18. They were dominant, with a comfortable lead in an NL East expected to be a dogfight. But June 13 began a seven-game losing streak \u2014 which started a stretch in which they lost 10 of 11 \u2014 and over the weekend, the Mets were swept by the Pirates to finish 12-15 in June. Juan Soto was awesome (highest wRC+ in baseball for the month), but Griffin Canning, Tylor Megill and Kodai Senga went on the IL, straining a rotation that had been an unexpected strength, and the Phillies moved ahead of the Mets in the division. Early June showed how good the Mets can be, but late June showed something else entirely. \u2014 Jennings<\/p>\n

Record: 47-38<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 9<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend:<\/strong> Rays-ish<\/p>\n

The Rays were not very good last year, and weren\u2019t very good in April, either. But they were a little better in May, and their June was about as good as any team in baseball. In other words, the Rays are back! Yandy D\u00edaz is hitting again, Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero look like emerging lynchpins, and Ha-Seong Kim could make his organizational debut soon. The Rays pitching has been more good than elite \u2014 and they actually have a full rotation instead of a bunch of openers \u2014 but the result has been a typically good-if-anonymous Tampa Bay team that\u2019s not simply in the mix for a wild card, but also climbing within striking distance of the Yankees for first place in the American League East. \u2014 Jennings<\/p>\n

Record: 45-40<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 8<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend:<\/strong> Super weird, man<\/p>\n

The Giants made their biggest trade in decades, then turned around and used their new superstar to defeat the team he came from. There\u2019s momentum, and then there\u2019s momentum. They had pure, undistilled momentum \u2013 the premium stuff \u2013 and they were going to ride it all the way to the World Series, baby.<\/p>\n

Except the Giants took all that momentum and used it to get their butts kicked by the Marlins and White Sox. In conclusion, June is a land of contrasts<\/a>, and maybe momentum is only as good as the next day\u2019s starting pitcher. The Giants are still as hard to read as they were before the season even started. \u2014 Brisbee<\/p>\n

Record: 45-39<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 11<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend:<\/strong> Unremarkable<\/p>\n

The Padres are beating the teams they should beat, winning recent home series against the Royals and Nationals, while struggling on the road against divisional opponents. They\u2019ve outscored the Dodgers in seven games this season \u2013 37 runs scored to just 35 allowed \u2013 but they\u2019ve only won two of those games, which seems hard to do.<\/p>\n

Their June was nothing but a placeholder for the month that will actually tell you if the Padres are good enough to make the Dodgers sweat. As of now, they\u2019re not nearly as close as they should be. \u2014 Brisbee<\/p>\n

Record: 47-37<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 10<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend:<\/strong> Moooommmmmm, they\u2019re doing it againnnnn!!<\/p>\n

We do this every year now. The Brewers lose a star player, a manager, a front office executive, and we think: \u201cWell, that\u2019s going to be the load-bearing wall that brings the whole thing crashing down.\u201d<\/p>\n

And then every September, we look up, and this Frankenstein monster of castoffs and hole-pluggers is standing on the boat bound for October, waving back at those teams whose well-laid plans simply did not pan out.<\/p>\n

The Brewers went 16-9 in June. That\u2019s the best record in June for the entire NL, and trails only the Astros (19-7) for best in baseball.<\/p>\n

At some point, it should cease to be surprising. Not yet, though. I\u2019m still pleasantly mystified every time. \u2014\u00a0Weaver<\/p>\n

Record: 47-39<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 14<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend:<\/strong> Boring, finally<\/p>\n

The Cardinals were lousy in April. Then they were one of the hottest teams in baseball for May. Now they\u2019re somewhere in the middle. So who are the real Cardinals?<\/p>\n

All of the above. They\u2019re probably not as bad or as good as they were in the first two months, respectively, which means their June trend is that of an ordinary team having ordinary successes and failures. A couple more Mays, and they\u2019ll win the division easily, but that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s likely or even possible.<\/p>\n

(Also, that last sentence applied to the Giants throughout the 1960s.) \u2014 Brisbee<\/p>\n

Record: 46-38<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 12<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend: <\/strong>Relevance<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a two-month trend, really. This was supposed to be an era of greatness for the Blue Jays \u2014 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette in their primes, a rotation built over time, more investments this offseason \u2014 but they haven\u2019t won a playoff game since 2016, and they finished well below .500 last year and April was more of the same. But the Blue Jays have played their way back into the wild card race (and they\u2019re at least in the conversation for the division) since May. Alejandro Kirk and Jos\u00e9 Berr\u00edos have been excellent, and over the weekend, the Jays clinched their season series against the Red Sox. The Blue Jays are not exactly front-runners, but they\u2019re not afterthoughts either, and their June was good enough to take control of a wild-card spot. \u2014 Jennings<\/p>\n

Record: 44-41<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 19<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend:<\/strong> \u2026 also relevance?<\/p>\n

The Reds went 15-10 in June. Elly De La Cruz got hot. Chase Burns debuted and looked unbothered in his first start<\/a> (though let\u2019s ignore his second start on Monday, because\u00a0whew<\/a>). Andrew Abbott appears to be a legit top-of-the-rotation starter. Jose Trevino is hitting nearly .300 and has an OPS in the .800s. Spencer Steer hit three home runs in a game that saw Nick Martinez take a no-hitter into the ninth inning. Emilio Pag\u00e1n has been almost untouchable this month.<\/p>\n

Now, imagine a healthy Hunter Greene and maybe even a healthy Rhett Lowder joining the rotation in the second half. If they can pick up a bat or two at the deadline, I kinda like the Reds to be a sneak-into-the-playoffs wild-card team. \u00a0\u2014 Weaver<\/p>\n

Record: 44-40<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 13<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend:<\/strong> Depends on which June you\u2019re talking about here<\/p>\n

The Mariners began June in first place, with a 31-26 record. Ten games into the month, they stood at 33-34 and four games out.<\/p>\n

The skid has stopped, and they\u2019ve cobbled together a winning record since then, but they\u2019re still losing ground to the absurdly hot Astros. So the Mariners don\u2019t have a June trend, per se, as much as they have an understanding that baseball, like life, can come at you quickly. The franchise has been aware of this particular quirk of the sport for about 50 years now, so no one can feign surprise. So far, it\u2019s all added up to a very Mariners season, yet again. \u2014 Brisbee<\/p>\n

Record: 38-45<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 17<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend:<\/strong> Reality<\/p>\n

Last week was the Braves in a nutshell. It started with Chris Sale going on the injured list, after which the Braves actually won a couple before losing three straight \u2014 all in the division \u2014 culminating in a blowout loss to the Phillies. A lopsided win on Saturday gave them a chance to win a series against Philly, but they lost Sunday\u2019s game by a run.<\/p>\n

The end result: a losing record for the week against the two teams currently in control of the NL East. Flashes of the talent that made the Braves preseason favorites, but ultimately the reality of why they\u2019re below .500 with playoff odds that were in free fall for much of June. There\u2019s enough talent to believe in this team \u2014 especially now that Spencer Strider is pitching well again \u2014 but it\u2019s July 1, and the Braves just don\u2019t have the record to support such blind faith. \u2014 Jennings<\/p>\n

Record: 42-42<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 15<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend: <\/strong>Same ol\u2019, same ol\u2019<\/p>\n

The Diamondbacks can hit the snot out of the ball. They led the sport in runs scored last year, and they have the third-highest total in baseball this year. It\u2019s been good enough for fourth place so far.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll need to prevent runs if they\u2019re going to make the postseason, which was also the book on them entering this year. They spent a lot of money to address this problem, but they ended up right back where they started. The last team to lead its league in runs in consecutive seasons without making the playoffs was the 2015-2016 Rockies. There are better role models for an NL West team to follow. \u2014 Brisbee<\/p>\n

Record: 41-44<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 20
<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend:<\/strong> A species of fear<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t expect to quote Rene Descartes in the Power Rankings, but this quote \u2014\u00a0from \u201cPassions of the Soul\u201d \u2014\u00a0seems to fit this year\u2019s Texas Rangers:<\/p>\n

\u201cIndecision is also a species of fear that, holding the soul, as it were, in suspense between several actions it might carry out, causes it to perform none of them, and thus gives it the time to make a proper choice before opting for one of them. In which respect, it is genuinely of some use. But when it lasts longer than it should, and causes us to squander on deliberation the time we need in order to act, it is very bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Rangers have spent three months in conflict with themselves, deliberating which aspect \u2014 the Octoberish pitching or the deadline-selloffish hitting \u2014 will be their defining trait.<\/p>\n

They still look capable of winning or losing ~87 games. Figure it out, fellas. \u2014 Weaver<\/p>\n

Record: 42-44<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 16<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend: <\/strong>Mediocrity<\/p>\n

April was pretty good, May was pretty bad and June was pretty meh. A hot streak, then a losing streak. Pull above .500, then fall back below. Top prospect Roman Anthony was promoted from Triple-A, and less than a week later, face-of-the-franchise Rafael Devers was traded to San Francisco. The Red Sox have settled in as the fourth-best team in a predictably deep division, and the past month suggested that\u2019s about where they belong. Not awful, but not great. Can the return of Alex Bregman and the season debut of Masataka Yoshida make a difference? Will they buy or sell at the deadline? Fair questions, but the team isn\u2019t exactly trending toward definitive answers. \u2014 Jennings<\/p>\n

Record: 40-44<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 21<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend:<\/strong> Disaster imminent! Or maybe another 13-game winning streak! Who knows!!!!<\/p>\n

After a red-hot May (18-8), the Twins went 9-18 in June. Add in an 0-4 March and a 13-14 April, and you have a team that \u2014 much like last year \u2014 just can\u2019t seem to be normal. Did you know that the Twins have made the playoffs seven times in the past 20 years and have gone a combined 1-21 in the postseason?<\/p>\n

With players like Byron Buxton and Harrison Bader (both 31 years old), Carlos Correa (30), and Chris Paddack, Joe Ryan, Bailey Ober and Pablo L\u00f3pez (all 29), you could make the argument that the Twins could hope for another second-half hot streak. And if it doesn\u2019t work out? Ehhhh, no big deal, let\u2019s reload for 2026.<\/p>\n

But if this core is this predisposed to extreme streakiness (and never in October), is it time to consider tearing it down and rebuilding with more consistent building blocks? \u2014 Weaver<\/p>\n

Record: 40-42<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 18<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend:<\/strong> Irrelevance?<\/p>\n

Over the last 10 years, the Guardians have made the playoffs six times. On the four occasions in which they missed it, they finished second in the division three times and third place once.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re in second place right now, too \u2014\u00a0but that\u2019s only because the Twins and Royals have somehow been worse in June (and the White Sox had a head start on losing games). Check out these June records in the AL Central:<\/p>\n

Detroit: 15-11 (.577)
White Sox: 10-16 (.385)
Guardians: 9-16 (.360)
Twins: 9-18 (.333)
Royals: 8-18 (.308)<\/p>\n

How depressing.<\/p>\n

Anyway, the Guardians haven\u2019t hit and their pitching hasn\u2019t been able to save them. They\u2019re still within shouting distance of a wild-card position, but they\u2019re going to have to get back to \u201cGuards Ball.<\/a>\u201d\u2014 Weaver<\/p>\n

Record: 39-46<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 22<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend:<\/strong> One step back<\/p>\n

The stories of the Tigers and Royals were twin flames last year \u2014\u00a0two AL Central teams ascending from the mire to claim a surprise playoff spot. But while the Tigers have continued to improve this year, the Royals look more like the 2023 squad that finished 56-106.<\/p>\n

OK, they\u2019re not quite that bad. But they\u2019re definitely not on pace to hit last year\u2019s 86-win mark, either.<\/p>\n

Two encouraging signs: going into Monday night\u2019s game against the Mariners, Kansas City\u2019s starting pitchers still ranked in a tie for sixth-best ERA in the sport (with the Yankees, 3.41). Maikel Garcia is finally having a breakout season, and Bobby Witt Jr. is still very good (and only 25).<\/p>\n

Alas, that hasn\u2019t translated into many wins, especially recently. \u2014 Weaver<\/p>\n

Record: 41-42<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 23<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend:<\/strong> Hope? Honest to goodness hope?<\/p>\n

The Angels are in the postseason picture. They\u2019re in the back of the picture, and you have to zoom in until everything is super pixelated, but they\u2019re back there. They\u2019re kind of making a funny face, but they\u2019re not doing it on purpose. They just didn\u2019t know they were going to be in the picture. Let me start over.<\/p>\n

The Angels are in the postseason picture, and they got there with a strong June. They\u2019re hovering around .500, so let\u2019s not go nuts with the expectations, but they\u2019re happy to be there. After the dreadful April they had, and considering they\u2019ve still been outscored by about 50 runs on the season, they still have plenty to prove. But the obvious preseason picks, such as the Braves, would love to be in their position. That\u2019s something, right? \u2014 Brisbee<\/p>\n

Record: 37-47<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 24<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend:<\/strong> Too little, too late<\/p>\n

The fact is, the Orioles weren\u2019t bad in June. Winning record. Swept the Mariners and Angels. Scored 22 runs in a game against the Rays. Gunnar Henderson had his best month of the year, Jordan Westburg got healthy, and Adley Rutschman was really good (before he got hurt). Charlie Morton even pitched well! But what good does that do for a team that won only nine games in April and only nine more in May? At this point, the Orioles\u2019 playoff odds have been stuck in single digits for almost two months. So, what should we make of a decent June? It\u2019s kept them from being truly awful, but the trade deadline is a month away, and that\u2019s surely not enough time to avoid being sellers. \u2014 Jennings<\/p>\n

Record: 36-50<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 26<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend: <\/strong>A late mirage<\/p>\n

With Monday\u2019s 7-0 win over the Cardinals, the Pirates did a couple of things.<\/p>\n

First, at 14-13, they had their first winning month since last year\u2019s mirage, which carried on into July.<\/p>\n

Second, it was their fourth straight win by seven or more runs. Per the Pirates\u2019 broadcast crew, that\u2019s their longest such stretch since 1925. 1925! The Pirates haven\u2019t been good lately, but counting that 1925 season, they\u2019re 4-1 in World Series appearances since then!<\/p>\n

Alas, when they break this record again someday, researchers won\u2019t have the satisfying conclusion of \u201c1925? Oh yeah, they won the World Series that year, that tracks.\u201d Instead, they\u2019ll look back and go, \u201cThey did that in 2025? The year they couldn\u2019t even win all those Paul Skenes starts? Baseball is weird, man.\u201d \u2014 Weaver<\/p>\n

Record: 37-45<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 27<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend: <\/strong>Meh<\/p>\n

I mean, look, the Marlins had a winning record last month. Their run differential was pretty close to even, Otto Lopez was great, Kyle Stowers kept putting up good numbers, and Sandy Alcantara finally had a decent month (especially if you ignore his last start). The Marlins even moved out of last place. It was good. But still. Meh. The Marlins won a ton last week, so they\u2019re trending upward, but the season already is what it is. A decent month and a really good week count as a meaningful high point, but the bigger picture is still just \u2026 the Marlins. \u2014 Jennings<\/p>\n

Record: 35-49<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 25<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend: <\/strong>Bottom of the barrel<\/p>\n

The worst record in June? You might assume the Rockies or the White Sox, or maybe you noticed a team like the Royals falling fast and would wonder if they were the worst. But, no, it was the Nationals. Coming off a winning record in May \u2014 when they actually moved up to third place in the division \u2014 the Nationals plummeted in May, falling behind even the Marlins to last place in the NL East. CJ Abrams, James Wood and MacKenzie Gore kept playing well, but the team as a whole fell apart. \u2014 Jennings<\/p>\n

Record: 35-52<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 27<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend:<\/strong> Regular bad, not historically bad<\/p>\n

Whew. It was getting really ugly there for a bit. The A\u2019s gave up 195 runs in May, which was one of the worst performances from any pitching staff<\/a> in any month over the last quarter-century. Actually, three of the 10 worst pitching months since 2000 belong to the A\u2019s. I wonder if there\u2019s some sort of common thread, like ownership, that could partially explain that. Some things will just have to remain a mystery!<\/p>\n

The A\u2019s pitching this month has been just regular bad, which is good, because Sacramento isn\u2019t about to get cooler over the next couple months. Say what you want about the status or direction of the franchise, but A\u2019s pitchers don\u2019t deserve to have the deck stacked against them even more than it already is. Just let them be a regular-bad pitching staff in peace. \u2014 Brisbee<\/p>\n

Record: 28-56<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 29<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend:<\/strong> I mean, the only way left is up, right?<\/p>\n

The White Sox had the division\u2019s second-best record in June. Sure, it was 10-16, but considering they were 5-21 in April (and 9-19 last June), this is technically an improvement, right? And after spending almost every week in the No. 30 spot in the power rankings last year, they\u2019ve consistently finished in 29th this year.<\/p>\n

Hey, did you know that Adrian Houser has a 2.93 ERA in five starts in June, and Dan Altavilla, Steven Wilson and Tyler Gilbert have combined to allow one earned run in 18 innings out of the bullpen?<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know if this is relevant or helpful. I just got bored with telling you how bad the White Sox are. \u2014 Weaver<\/p>\n

Record: 19-65<\/b>
Last Power Ranking: 30<\/b><\/p>\n

June trend:<\/strong> Bad, but not historically awful<\/p>\n

Some teams would feel uncomfortable with a trend of \u201cbad, but not historically awful,\u201d but not the Rockies. They\u2019re trending upward, and how. They were just 2-10 at Coors Field in June, but they finished with an 8-6 record on the road, which means they might have just had their best road month in years. Heck, that might be enough to be a top-10 road month in franchise history.<\/p>\n

You have to understand that such a thing will not be researched by me for the last capsule in a very long power ranking that nobody will actually read to the end. But I\u2019d like to imagine it\u2019s the start of a new franchise-wide trend that will last for a decade. The Rockies? They\u2019re just better on the road. Everyone knows that. And it all started in June 2025. \u2014 Brisbee<\/p>\n

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