MLB Power Rankings: Week 5

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Every Monday throughout the regular season, we'll be ranking all 30 MLB teams -- take a look and offer up your thoughts in the comments or to us on twitter @CubsTalkCSN or @WhiteSoxTalkCSN.

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Tony
JJ Comments1
Tony: Just wait til Longoria returns and Moore finds it.
JJ: Baseball's best offense, oddly enough thanks no Pujols.
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Tony: They just keep right on pitching and winning.
JJ: Scuffling lately, still the best team in the AL.
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Tony: The Bryce Harpers are looking dang good.
JJ: Bryce Harper, like this team, is here to stay.
4
Tony: Rough week for the Chuck Norrises.
JJ: Unbelievable. Pitching has allowed fewest runs in AL.
5
Tony: They're gunnin for that No. 1 spot, Ludacris style.
JJ: Longoria hurts, but Joyce, Pena have been great.
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Tony: Kemp's UFO has taken off and left him here.
JJ: MLB's highest-scoring offense. Kudos to Greg Walker.
7
Tony: OK. I'm starting to buy in now.
JJ: Falling back to earth, which was inevitable.
8
Tony: Happy now, LewieDavis? You better be.
JJ: Concerns about rotation greater than 9th inning.
9

Tony: Bautista, are you going to show up ever?
JJ: Until pitching comes back to earth, Top 10 team.
10
Tony: Be huge if Scherzer has turned things around.
JJ: Doing just enough right to lead AL Central.
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Tony: Rivera injury microcosm of pitching woes.
JJ: Still waiting for them to really come alive.
12
Tony: Have to make a move toward contention soon.
JJ: Need Latos to improve to really compete.
13
Tony: Stupid Hamels shoulda kept mouth shut.
JJ: Barry Zito has a 1.76 ERA. It won't last.
14
Tony: Bumgarner is a bonafide star.
JJ: Things finally coming together on 6-game streak.
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Tony: Pujols will turn it on now. Just watch.
JJ: Solid rotation led by, surprisingly, Joe Saunders.
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Tony: Need CY back. Like, now.
JJ: With their pitching, eventually they'll win, right?
17
Tony: Starting staff is straight sick...in the bad way.
JJ: Yeah, seriously. Just took 23 from St. Louis.
18
Tony: Just imagine if Bell, Johnson find it.
JJ: Big hole in rotation with Sale moving to 'pen.
19
Tony: Sign D-Lee! No, but seriously, they should.
JJ: Hey! Pujols homered!
20
Tony: Sale move hurts team that has already been falling.
JJ: Lost 5 straight to end the week.
21
Tony: Keep climbing, boys!!
JJ: Colon-McCarthy an oddly effective 1-2 punch.
22
Tony: At least they got Johan a win...
JJ: Nowhere near as good as their record.
23
Tony: Need SP help real bad.
JJ: Pitching'll get better; can they hit around Braun?
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Tony: This is team wColon as ace, Reddick as No. 3 hitter. Nope.
JJ: Moyer vs. Chipper > Mayweather vs. Cotto.25
Tony: Altuve the poster boy for upstart 'Stros.
JJ: LaHair building a legit case to start All-Star Game.
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Tony: Can the offense ever wake up for good?
JJ: King Felix has a 1.89 ERA, as expected.
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Tony: They were always better than that 12-gm losing streak.
JJ: Starting to come together, will move up soon.28
Tony: Made the right move with Figgins.
JJ: Inching toward averaging 3 runsgame.
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Tony: Maybin's hitting again, but Luebke's down.
JJ: Awful news about Luebke.
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Tony: Sad offense takes hit with Morneau injury.
JJ: No starter has an ERA below 4.60.

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