MLB Power Rankings: Ranking Every Team After the Season's First Week

Where do all 30 MLB teams rank after the season's first week?

1: Texas Rangers (2-1, Previous: 1)

The Rangers opened their season 2-1 on the strength of their starting rotation, not their potent lineup, as Colby Lewis (6 IP, 2 ER), Derek Holland (6 IP, 3 ER) and Matt Harrison (6 IP, 0 ER) all pitched well. The offense turned things up in Sunday's game as well, launching three home runs.

2: Detroit Tigers (3-0, Previous: 5)

The Tigers have looked fantastic early on, as the offense piled up 26 runs in the first three games of the season to sweep the Boston Red Sox, wrapping up the series with a walk-off home run from Alex Avila on Sunday. The duo of Miguel Cabrera (5-for-11, 3 HR, 8 RBI) and Prince Fielder (5-for-12, 2 HR, 3 RBI) have lived up to their billing thus far as the game's top offensive duo.

3: St. Louis Cardinals (3-1, Previous: 4)

Despite the loss of Albert Pujols and the injury to Chris Carpenter, the Cardinals have gotten off to a nice start this season in the early stages of their attempt to defend their title. David Freese (8-for-19, 1 HR, 6 RBI), Kyle Lohse (7.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER) and Lance Lynn (6.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER) have all stepped up early in the season with big contributions.

4: Los Angeles Angels (1-2, Previous: 3)

The Angels' ballyhooed offseason resulted in a 1-2 start to the season, due in large part to terrible starts from Dan Haren (5.1 IP, 11 H, 5 ER) and Ervin Santana (5.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER). However, their pitching is too good not to improve, and if they can continue to score 11 runs in three-game series they'll win more series than not.

5: Tampa Bay Rays (3-0, Previous: 8)

The Rays opened their season in impressive fashion, sweeping the division-rival New York Yankees and capping the series with a three-hit shutout. Carlos Pena is off to a particularly hot start with a 6-for-12, one-double, two-HR, seven-RBI series as the Rays have slotted him in the No. 2 spot in their lineup.

6: New York Yankees (0-3, Previous: 2)

The Yankees open their season 0-3 for the first time since 1998, and that season ended in World Series title and a 114-48 record, so there is no reason to panic in the Bronx. However, getting swept by the Rays has to at least bump them behind said Rays team.

7: Arizona Diamondbacks (3-0, Previous: 7)

The Diamondbacks escaped from their three-game series against the Giants with one-run victories in all three games, as they did just enough to come away with wins. There may be no more complete roster in all of baseball, as there are no real holes from top to bottom.

8: Philadelphia Phillies (1-2, Previous: 6)

The Phillies opened the 2012 season without stars Ryan Howard and Chase Utley, and their offensive output reflected the absence of those two as the team managed just two runs through its first two games. Someone will need to step up in their absencea and provide some support to their fantastic rotation.

9: Cincinnati Reds (2-1, Previous: 9)

The talk of the offseason for the Reds was their trade of four players for Padres starter Mat Latos, but he struggled mightily in his first start, lasting just 4.2 innings and allowing seven hits and four runs. Their offense will be there, but the starting rotation has to be better moving forward.

10: Atlanta Braves (0-3, Previous: 11)

The Braves have opened the season with their offense reeling, as they are hitting just .151 as a group and they were swept by the New York Mets to open their season as a result. On top of that, Jair Jurrjens and Mike Minor were both roughed up in their opening starts.

11: Boston Red Sox (0-3, Previous: 10)

The Red Sox pitching has been troubling to say the least through the season's first three games, surrendering 23 runs over the past two games and blowing Sunday's game on a walk-off home run by Alex Avila after leading 12-10 in the top of the 11th. The Andrew Bailey injury could prove bigger than originally believed.

 12: Washington Nationals (2-1, Previous: 14)

The Nationals rallied from behind against the Cubs duo of Kerry Wood and Carlos Marmol in each of the first two games of their season-opening series, and they managed to close a 4-1 gap to 4-3 in the ninth before the Cubs slammed the door, proving early to be a scrappy group.

13: Miami Marlins (1-3, Previous: 13)

The Marlins struggled to open their season, tallying just one run over their first two games before breaking out with an eight-run, 12-hit game and would be sitting 2-2 had newly acquired closer Heath Bell not blown a save on Sunday.

14: Milwaukee Brewers (1-2, Previous: 12)

Zack Greinke turned in a dominant first start of the season, but fellow starters Yovani Gallardo (3.2 IP, 6 ER) and Randy Wolf (5 IP, 9 H, 3 ER) were roughed up. They have looked good offensively, led by Corey Hart (4-for-9, double, 3 HR, 4 RBI) but they will need their starters to do a better job.

15: Toronto Blue Jays (2-1, Previous: 16)

The Blue Jays played a whopping 28 innings over their first two games of the season to open the year 2-0, and while they won the series they are hitting just .199 as a team and ace Ricky Romero was roughed up in his first start.

16: Los Angeles Dodgers (3-1, Previous: 17)

Andre Ethier is once again off to a hot start, with two doubles, a triple, a home run and eight RBI. He was not the only Dodger to have a dominant first weekend, as Chad Billingsley went 8.1 innings and allowed three hits and no runs while fanning 11. Certainly reasons for excitement in Los Angeles.

17: San Francisco Giants (0-3, Previous: 15)

If the Giants are going to contend, it will need to be on the back of their starting pitching, yet Tim Lincecum (5.1 IP, 5 ER), Madison Bumgarner (4 IP, 4 ER) and Matt Cain (6 IP, 5 ER)—to make things worse—blew a six-run lead on Sunday to seal the sweep.

18: Kansas City Royals (2-1, Previous: 20)

With their offense led by hot starts from Billy Butler (1 HR, 3 RBI) and Eric Hosmer (2 HR, 4 RBI), the Royals have also gotten solid outings from their starting rotation, a legitimate cause for optimism as the team has the hitting to compete but needs some rotational consistency.

19: Pittsburgh Pirates (2-1, Previous: 22)

After dropping their season opener 1-0, the Pirates have won in walk-off fashion each of the past two games, with Alex Presley and Andrew McCutchen providing the heroics. Now the Pirates will look to build off of that momentum and push towards legitimate contention in the NL Central.

20: Cleveland Indians (1-2, Previous: 18)

Justin Masterson (8 IP, 1 ER, 10 Ks), Ubaldo Jimenez (7 IP, 2 ER) and Derek Lowe (7 IP, 0 ER) were all impressive in their opening starts of the season, yet the team stands at 1-2 as its bullpen has struggled mightily in the early going.

21: Colorado Rockies (1-2, Previous: 19)

The Rockies' success this season will hinge on the performance of a starting rotation that lacks a true staff ace after they added a number of pieces to the lineup this offseason. Drew Pomeranz's start this coming week will be big, as the team needs him to step up in a big way.

22: Seattle Mariners (3-1, Previous: 23)

While the struggles of Felix Hernandez (6.1 IP, 8 H, 6 ER) on Sunday are troubling, the team picked him up and pulled out a win to move to 3-1. The team currently has six players hitting over .300, a promising sign for a club that ranked last in the AL in batting average and runs last season.

23: Minnesota Twins (0-3, Previous: 21)

The Twins are off to an 0-3 start, but they ran into some fantastic pitching over their three-game series with the Orioles, as they managed a total of five runs in the series. Despite that, Justin Morneau is off to a promising 4-for-10 start with two doubles and his continued production will go a long way towards turning things around in Minnesota.

24: New York Mets (3-0, Previous: 25)

More promising even than the Mets' 3-0 start was the five scoreless innings Johan Santana threw on Opening Day, as the team looks to have its staff ace back. New closer Frank Francisco has been stellar in saving each of the team's three wins, and David Wright is off to a 6-for-9 start. Who would have guessed the Mets would be 3-0 and Yankees would be 0-3?

25: Chicago Cubs (1-2, Previous: 26)

The duo of Kerry Wood and Carlos Marmol squandered quality starts from Ryan Dempster and Matt Garza in the season's first two games before Jeff Samardzija got the club its first win on Sunday. It was a tough way to start the season, but the impressive performance by the starting rotation is reason for optimism.

26: Baltimore Orioles (3-0, Previous: 27)

The Orioles may be the surprise team of the first weekend, as their three starters combined to allow just 10 hits and one earned run over 22 innings of work. Nick Markakis is also off to a hot start, going 5-for-9 with two HR and four RBI. Let's see how long this lasts.

27: Chicago White Sox (1-2, Previous: 24)

The White Sox split a pair of one-run games with the Rangers before falling 5-0 on Sunday, and they have been adequate at best across the board so far this season. New closer Hector Santiago pitched a perfect ninth to earn his first save, so that is one positive to take way from the opening series.

28: Houston Astros (2-1, Previous: 30)

Two wins by the end of April would not have been all that shocking for the Astros, but instead they came away with a series win over the Rockies. No. 2 starter Lucas Harrell was particularly impressive, throwing seven shutout innings. 

29: Oakland Athletics (1-3, Previous: 29)

With Bartolo Colon and Brandon McCarthy each making two starts to open the season, we have yet to get a look at the team's untested back-end of the rotation, a trio that will go a long way towards determining how well the team performs. Yoenis Cespedes has been fun to watch, though, launching three home runs in his first 13 at-bats.

30: San Diego Padres (1-3, Previous: 28)

A good start by Clayton Richard on Sunday helped the Padres avoid a four-game sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The rest of their rotation was unimpressive at best, though, and the lineup could struggle to produce all season long.