MLB power rankings: Tigers to the top, 3 new teams crack top 10

The third edition of the SAN Baseball Power Rankings comes with a warning

The Seattle Mariners were one of the hottest teams in baseball a month ago. They fell off an absolute cliff after appearing in our top 10

So, I don't know, maybe there's a jinx element here somewhere. I guess we're going to find out

As always, these rankings are subjective, but based on the facts, who's playing the best right now

And the Detroit Tigers, with the best record in baseball, just do not want to lose

They sit at 43-24 and went 16-9 over the last month. If Tariq Scoobles on the mound, forget about it

Fourth in strikeouts, second in whip. He's allowed just a single run over his last three outings

Maybe the New York Mets would give him some trouble. They've won 12 of their last 15, mostly with offense

and their run differential this season is fourth in the majors at plus 88

They're getting contributions from Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil, and finally Juan Soto as well, just as intended

We know we got a good team We know we got a good lineup and also understanding that there gonna be ups and downs downs There going to be stretches where it not going to be easy And for us to have a weekend like this it pretty special

At number three, the San Francisco Giants quietly continue to win with a 38-28 record

and they've won 7 of 10 and 5 straight. Former Cy Young winner Robbie Ray is tied for the league lead with wins with 8

They also have the best bullpen in baseball and seven walk-off wins in 32 home games this year

The 40-win Chicago Cubs are one of the highest scoring teams in baseball and it's been that way all season

The outfield of Pete Crow Armstrong, Kyle Tucker and Seya Suzuki has been amazing

Carrying the load, they combine for 46 homers and 151 RBI in their last 66 games

We did not forget about the Dodgers, who have cooled off a little since being ranked number one on our list a month ago

Maybe another jinx. Pitching depth is still a concern. No Blake Snell, no Tony Gonsolin, or Roki Sasaki

And Shohei won't pitch until the second half of the season. But hey Clayton Kershaw is back Got his first win of the season allowing just one run to the Cardinals on Sunday You know the results haven always been there but I feel like there been a little bit of progress with each one

So this was another one that I felt like my stuff was starting to trend up a little bit

You know, gave up a few too many hits, you know, two strikes to, you know, three, two counts a lot

So some things that I'd like to clean up overall. Monday night, the Dodgers played the first of 13 games against the division rival Padres

and it was a barn burner, which the Dodgers won 8-7 in 10 innings

Bring on a dozen more of those kind of games. The pods, they're still a fantastic 2011 at home

At number 7, we head back to the American League where the Yankees and Aaron Judge continue to show off

At 15-8 in the last month, they are four games up in the AL East

Judge is first in batting average, slugging, and OPS, second in homers, and third in RBI

Just give him another MVP already. At number eight, surprise, surprise, run on the Yankees' heels

the Tampa Bay Rays, who have won 15 of their last 19 games, and they're getting some close ones, too

like the extra inning 10 win over the Boston Red Sox Monday night Manager Kevin Cash is loving it Guys are pretty energized They pulling for each other supporting each other you know

whether it's a pat on the butt or coming up with a big at bat and getting a big hit for, you know, a pitcher. I mean, our pitchers do a tremendous job of supporting us on a

daily, nightly basis. It was nice that we were offensively able to repay the favor

At number nine, the Houston Astros, who have taken advantage of the Mariners' slump to move

back into first place in the AL West. They've won the last seven division titles. A 16-9 record

in the last month is tied for third best with the Tigers. And at number 10, our third straight new

entry, the Toronto Blue Jays. They've won 10 of their last 12. They've scored at least five runs

in eight of those wins. Yet they've got just one player, George Springer, on pace for 25 homers

this season. Shout out to the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals, who were both on the cusp

but have each lost two straight games. Just about five weeks to go before the All-Star break, July 15th

we'll have our fourth edition just before that seasonal milestone. For Straight Arrow News, I'm Chris Francis