We’re just about to the one-month mark of the 2024 MLB season, and while it’s still too early to give too much credence to the standings, there are a number of surprising teams near the top — and bottom.
We’re not even out of April yet, and there’s a long season ahead, but few would have thought the Astros would be at the bottom of their division — a division that includes the A’s. Meanwhile, the Guardians have been one of the best teams in all of baseball, with a major-league-leading run differential.
Both are on the move in our Power Rankings too, as Cleveland is inching closer to the top five, and Houston has fallen further, all the way down to No. 22.
Can these clubs carry — or change — their momentum going into May?
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.
