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.There will be more baseball in the final two months of the 2026 season. This might feel like a threat to some of you. The baseball offered by your favorite team has been that awful, perhaps. Or maybe your team would make the postseason if the season ended today, and there’s more than enough time for that to change.However, there’s a way for every team to feel good about how the 2026 season ended, even if it requires a sliding scale for some of the less-competitive teams. How can the best and worst teams exit the regular season with a little organizational momentum, however they define it? Let’s find out.1. Milwaukee Brewers (Average ranking: 1.0)Record: 74-45
Last Power Ranking: 2
How they can feel good about the rest of the season: To be honest, it’s not even about that anymoreSorry to flout the premise right out of the gate, but it’s not difficult to find ways for the Brewers to feel good about the rest of their season. They’re well-versed in this, making the playoffs in seven of the preceding eight seasons. They’ve won the NL Central each of the last three years. They’re at the top of this very list that you’re reading right now! Ahead of the Dodgers! So I hope it doesn’t sound too negative when I say: I truly do not think the Brewers or their fans should care one whit about feeling good about the next two months. The shine of second-half feel-goods has dulled with repetition — particularly given the disappointment that has followed.2018: Lost NLCS to Dodgers (4-3)
