Craig's MLB Power-Ranking Top Five: Apr. 23

They say you can't win or lose the World Series in the first few weeks of the season, but it must feel good to be hot right out of the box. All of these top five teams have just been playing great baseball.

Hot offense, good pitching, and great defense are common threads from these teams. A few surprises in early season results have definitely provided an opportunity for sharp sports handicappers to produce profits for themselves and their players.

Let's check out Craig Trapp from CT Sports Picks' week-two power rankings and see if we can help produce some profits for the upcoming week!

1. LA Dodgers

Not a hotter team in baseball, with a sizzling record of 10-5. Power pitching and hitting is how this team has been getting it done. They have played very easy schedule early on, so would be good team to play against at huge money-line odds.

2. Toronto Blue Jays

Tied for the most wins in baseball at 11-5 currently. Romero and Halladay might be one of the best top ends of any pitching rotation, but the bullpen and rest of the starters will be the key for this team to keep winning. Timely hitting so far has kept them winning, but we'll see how they fare against top-end pitchers like Boston and New York!

3. Boston Red Sox

"Winning ugly" should be this team's motto. Early-season pitcher issues had this team struggling but somehow they have continued to win. This team will be scary when their top-end pitchers get it right. Good value on run lines recently has provided some nice profits to the Red Sox backers.

4. Florida Marlins

Even a sweep by the lowly Pirates can't stop the excitement in South Florida. With an 11-4 start and a very average division, this team has shown why many experts thought they would win the NL East. Young pitching is the key for this team, and if they can keep this pace up, watch out, World Series!

5. St Louis Cardinals

Tony LaRussa is and always will be a Hall of Famer, but if he wins with this team he will earn even more respect. This team can struggle at times hitting and also with consistent starting pitching. Recently, though, both have been extraordinary, and only the Cubs stand in their way for another divisional title.

Make sure you check back weekly as Craig updates his power rankings and gives his breakdown on each of his top five MLB teams. Sports handicappers all have their key tools to picking winners, and Craig's power rankings have always been one of his top tools to finding winners with value. Of course, Craig has all teams ranked from top to bottom and this is just his weekly top five!

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