Last week, the Phillies jumped past the Dodgers, taking over the No. 1 spot in our Power Rankings. This week, another team has leapfrogged Los Angeles -- the Yankees.
As May comes to a close, Philly holds on to the top spot, with New York grabbing the No. 2 slot. Another shakeup in the top 5: The Guardians join the party, with the Braves slipping two spots.
We're past Memorial Day, . Although some teams -- like the Cubs, who dropped out of our top 10, and the Mets, who now have just five teams below them on the list -- might not want to. Our expert panel has combined to rank every team in baseball based on a combination of what we've seen so far and what we already knew going into the 162-game marathon that is a full baseball season.
We also asked ESPN MLB experts David Schoenfield, Bradford Doolittle, Jesse Rogers, Alden Gonzalez and Jorge Castillo to weigh in with an observation for all 30 teams. | 39-18 1 The Phillies have soared to the best record in the National League and put themselves on pace for the best season in franchise history thanks to the best offense in the NL -- and an out-of-this-world start from , who has out-pitched and (and they've pitched pretty well). Suarez is 9-1 with a 1.
75 ERA and has allowed no runs in four of his 11 starts. On offense, the clutch hitting of has helped the lineup keep the runs coming even without the injured for the past three weeks or so. And ? After a slow start (other than that three-homer game), he's been crushing it in May.
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