By Harri Kairavuo | eastsideportsanalysis.com
Of the top six teams in this weeks rankings five are National League teams with the St. Louis Cardinals still holding the top spot. The best ranking for a team with a losing record is hold by the Oakland A's, who currently hold the No. 12 spot with a 43-51 record. Worth noting is that there are four teams with a better than or equal to .500 record behind the A's in the rankings. Of these teams the Minnesota Twins has the best record (50-42) but are projected to finish the season with a losing record.
Of the top six teams in this weeks rankings five are National League teams with the St. Louis Cardinals still holding the top spot. The best ranking for a team with a losing record is hold by the Oakland A's, who currently hold the No. 12 spot with a 43-51 record. Worth noting is that there are four teams with a better than or equal to .500 record behind the A's in the rankings. Of these teams the Minnesota Twins has the best record (50-42) but are projected to finish the season with a losing record.
| MLB Power Rankings | 7/21/2015 | |||||
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | TREND | BAT | SP | RP |
| 1 | Cardinals | 58-34 | - | 15 | 6 | 5 |
| 2 | Dodgers | 53-41 | ⇧ 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | Royals | 55-36 | ⇧ 2 | 5 | 23 | 1 |
| 4 | Nationals | 50-41 | ⇩ 2 | 17 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Pirates | 54-38 | ⇩ 1 | 19 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Cubs | 49-42 | ⇧ 2 | 27 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Yankees | 50-41 | - | 8 | 14 | 6 |
| 8 | Angels | 51-40 | ⇧ 4 | 14 | 11 | 18 |
| 9 | Mets | 48-45 | ⇩ 3 | 22 | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | Astros | 51-43 | ⇩ 7 | 4 | 21 | 7 |
| 11 | Blue Jays | 47-47 | ⇧ 2 | 3 | 17 | 23 |
| 12 | A's | 43-51 | ⇩ 1 | 10 | 4 | 20 |
| 13 | Indians | 44-47 | ⇧ 4 | 13 | 7 | 19 |
| 14 | Giants | 49-44 | ⇧ 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 |
| 15 | Twins | 50-42 | ⇩ 5 | 20 | 25 | 27 |
| 16 | Rays | 47-48 | - | 24 | 10 | 3 |
| 17 | Orioles | 46-45 | ⇩ 3 | 12 | 22 | 9 |
| 18 | Padres | 44-49 | ⇧ 4 | 26 | 15 | 2 |
| 19 | Tigers | 46-46 | ⇧ 1 | 2 | 19 | 30 |
| 20 | Mariners | 42-51 | ⇧ 1 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
| 21 | White Sox | 42-48 | ⇩ 6 | 30 | 13 | 25 |
| 22 | Reds | 41-49 | ⇧ 3 | 23 | 20 | 12 |
| 23 | Red Sox | 42-50 | ⇩ 5 | 11 | 18 | 28 |
| 24 | Marlins | 38-55 | ⇩ 1 | 25 | 12 | 15 |
| 25 | Brewers | 41-52 | ⇧ 1 | 21 | 24 | 11 |
| 26 | Diamondbacks | 43-48 | ⇧ 3 | 16 | 27 | 13 |
| 27 | Braves | 44-49 | ⇩ 3 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
| 28 | Rockies | 40-51 | - | 7 | 28 | 24 |
| 29 | Rangers | 43-49 | ⇩ 2 | 18 | 29 | 29 |
| 30 | Phillies | 33-62 | - | 28 | 30 | 22 |
