Originally published Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 3:33 PM
Larry Stone's MLB power rankings
Last week's rankings in parentheses Team 1 Rangers (1) Every conscientious manager feels need to warn young players of Ranger Danger 2 Cardinals...
Last week's rankings in parentheses
| Team | ||
| 1 | Rangers (1) | Every conscientious manager feels need to warn young players of Ranger Danger |
| 2 | Cardinals (4) | Raise your hand if you had Lynn with 4 wins, and Wainwright with none |
| 3 | Dodgers (3) | Matt Kemp on 186-RBI pace. We know he can hack, but can he Hack Wilson? |
| 4 | Rays (10) | Chicago Bulls had Air Jordan; Rays have Air Udite: witty manager Joe Maddon |
| 5 | Nationals (5) | Bryce Harper can be LeBron of baseball. That doesn't mean egotist without title |
| 6 | Yankees (6) | Justifying the Pineda trade is not a labrum of love for Brian Cashman |
| 7 | Braves (7) | Retiring Chipper Jones homers on his 40th birthday, won't do so on 41st |
| 8 | Orioles (15) | Plate ump Jeff Kellogg tackles Camden intruder, drafted in fifth round by Ravens |
| 9 | Blue Jays (9) | Jays expect Bautista to produce like Pujols — and so far, he has |
| 10 | Tigers (2) | Brandon Inge released. Replacement Brad Eldred had 13 HR in 20 games at AAA |
| 11 | Indians (16) | Trying to build a team Harry Doyle would be proud of |
| 12 | Giants (8) | Sandoval surpasses Mays' season-opening hit streak, for one day is Say Hey Panda |
| 13 | Diamondbacks (11) | Still trying to remember that Cody Ransom is not Colby Rasmus |
| 14 | Red Sox (20) | Surging Red Sox must have found their secret KFC stash |
| 15 | White Sox (17) | In next start, Humber becomes 8,932nd MLB pitcher to throw an imperfect game |
| 16 | Rockies (19) | Moyer's fastball clocked at ceremonial first-pitch speed |
| 17 | Phillies (14) | No timetable on Utley's return or, thus, Phillies' offensive improvement |
| 18 | Mets (18) | Mets have Scott Hairston to spell Nieuwenhuis, but he always forgets first "u" |
| 19 | Mariners (23) | NFL draft's "Mr. Irrelevant" wants to meet Hisashi Iwakuma for advice |
| 20 | A's (24) | A's developing impressive rotation — or as they call it, tomorrow's trade bait |
| 21 | Reds (22) | Area punsters torn between "Leake" and "Rolen" as favorite player |
| 22 | Brewers (13) | Where's Dave Nilsson when you really need him? |
| 23 | Marlins (21) | Giancarlo Stanton changing his name again, to Metta World Series |
| 24 | Angels (12) | Not sure which is more surprising: Pujols struggling, or Scioscia getting 2nd-guessed |
| 25 | Pirates (25) | Pirates have spent most of the last two decades "trading down" |
| 26 | Astros (27) | Eager to get in division with team more messed up than them, like the Angels |
| 27 | Cubs (28) | Cubs got Boston to take Marlon Byrd by telling them his first name was really "Larry" |
| 28 | Padres (29) | Maybe one day Lucas Luetge will save a win for Cory Luebke |
| 29 | Royals (30) | You know things are bad when Betancourt is a leading example of plate discipline |
| 30 | Twins (26) | Only team with "wins" in their name, but it's a nom de plume |
