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.In case you missed it, a little thing called the trade deadline has come and gone. The Dodgers landed reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal (shocker), the Yankees added a power hitter (another shocker), and A.J. Preller dealt what little prospect capital he had for major-league talent (additional shocker).Elsewhere, the Orioles embraced the end of an era by dealing Adley Rutschman to the Red Sox, the Phillies went all in on the best defense being a good offense, and the Angels finally did smart people things. There were winners (Dodgers, Cubs and Red Sox), losers (Yankees, White Sox, Royals) and snoozers (Brewers, Braves and Marlins). Plus, whatever the heck the Rockies and Athletics are doing.It was fun and frenetic, but now MLB’s 30 clubs find themselves asking a familiar question: What’s next?This week, we attempted to answer that question for them.1. Los Angeles Dodgers (Average ranking: 1.0)Record: 69-45
Last Power Ranking: 1Lost amid all the righteous fury about Tarik Skubal coming to Los Angeles? The Dodgers got walloped by the Red Sox this past weekend, and the rotation really is shaky. Shohei Ohtani may not return to the mound this year. The team is hoping Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow can make it back off the injured list and avoid setbacks. Justin Wrobleski is experiencing regression. Emmet Sheehan got sent down to reset. So . . . time to panic at Chavez Ravine? Eh, probably not. Didn’t you hear? They just traded for Tarik Skubal. — Andy McCullough2. Milwaukee Brewers (2.2)Record: 70-43
