Every week, we ask a selected group of our baseball writers — local and national — to rank the teams from first to worst. Here are the collective results.Two months into the season, the New York Mets remain so much worse than we expected, while the Tampa Bay Rays are so much better than anyone predicted.The all-in Detroit Tigers are somehow a last-place team in a bad division, while the rebuilding St. Louis Cardinals are legitimately competitive in a division full of winning teams. The Washington Nationals have a better offense than the Philadelphia Phillies. The Milwaukee Brewers are outpitching the Seattle Mariners. Jordan Walker and Brice Turang are in the MVP conversation, while Davis Martin is among the major league leaders in wins (and, admit it, you don’t even know which team he pitches for).Baseball always finds a way to catch us off guard, and while this week’s Power Rankings reflect some of the surprises of the first two months, we’re taking this opportunity to make a few predictions about the next two months. And, yes, we’re prepared to be wrong about most of them.Stats are through Monday morning unless otherwise noted.1. Los Angeles Dodgers (Average ranking: 1.2 )Record: 34-20
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While this week’s rankings reflect some of the surprises of the first two months, we’re making a few predictions about the next two.














