End of August Power Rankings

August 31, 2023

By: Carlos Alvarez

Top-6 Untouched, But NL Risers (Phillies, Brewers & Cubs) Shake-Up the Top-10

The final day of August brings us to another edition of the MLB Power Rankings, and the last month of baseball is primed for drama. Four 80-win teams are cruising towards October with seed placement as their only concern — Braves, Dodgers, Orioles, and Rays — but then, chaos. Roughly 18 teams are still mathematically in the mix for the other eight playoff spots, and it’s likely that at least one deserving AL team will be left out. For now, that’s Toronto (73-61), but the AL West\’s three-team saga could get dicey for a team like the Rangers (75-58). September is the magic number season. Teams on the outside looking in — D-Backs, Reds, Guardians, and Red Sox — will need a Swept-ember of sweeps to reach October. Puns: 4/10. Fall baseball: 10/10. One more month!

MLB Power Rankings

1. *Braves (87-45) | —

2. *Dodgers (83-49) | —

3. *Orioles (83-50) | —

4. *Rays (82-52) | —

5. *Mariners (76-57) | —

6. *Astros (77-58) | —

7. *Phillies (74-59) | ↑1

8. *Brewers (74-59) | ↑2

9. *Rangers (75-58) | ↓2

10. *Cubs (71-62) | ↑3

Teams 11-20

11. Blue Jays (73-61) | ↓1

12. *Giants (69-64) | ↓1

13. *Twins (69-65) | ↓1

14. Diamondbacks (69-65) | ↑1

15. Reds (69-66) | ↑1

16. Red Sox (69-65) | ↓2

17. Guardians (64-70) | ↑3

18. Marlins (66-67) | ↓1

19. Yankees (65-68) | ↑4

20. Nationals (62-72) | ↑2

Teams 21-30

21. Angels (64-70) | ↓3

22. Padres (62-72) | ↓3

23. Mets (61-73) | ↓2

24. Pirates (61-73) | ↑1

25. Tigers (59-74) | ↓1

26. Cardinals (58-76) | —

27. White Sox (53-81) | —

28. Rockies (49-84) | —

29. Royals (41-94) | —

30. Athletics (39-95) | —

*Would Make Playoffs if Regular Season Ended Today

Home Run Race

1. Shohei Ohtani (LAA): 44 HRs

2. Matt Olson (ATL): 43 HRs

3. Pete Alonso (NYM): 39 HRs

4. Kyle Schwarber (PHI): 37 HRs

5. Mookie Betts (LAD): 36 HRs

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