Team Rankings

The Dodgers are on top after the first month. They’re a complete team. The Braves are back to their winning ways after taking the 2025 season off. The Yankees look to be pretty complete this year getting a lot of pitching to go with their hitting. Are the Cubs back? So far, they’re off to their best start since their championship season. San Diego will continue to be a thorn in the side of the Dodgers, keeping them honest once again. The rest of the top 10 consist of familiar names and surprises. Who would have Pittsburgh in their top 10 after the first month? Not me. I hope they continue to play good baseball. That stadium deserves a good team!

Rank Team Wins Losses Runs Runs Allowed Rating
1 Los Angeles Dodgers 19 9 159 92 141.49
2 Atlanta Braves 20 9 166 101 140.87
3 New York Yankees 18 10 146 99 131.63
4 Chicago Cubs 17 11 149 118 121.67
5 San Diego Padres 18 9 123 111 121.42
6 Pittsburgh Pirates 16 12 135 111 116.17
7 Cincinnati Reds 18 10 118 117 114.68
8 Milwaukee Brewers 14 13 132 113 109.12
9 Tampa Bay Rays 16 11 132 133 108.90
10 Detroit Tigers 15 14 132 122 105.39

Batting

Shohei Ohtani has yet to really get on track, but the Dodgers still have the best offense in baseball. The Yankees come in at #2 behind the hitting of Ben Rice and Aaron Judge. The Cubs are #3 even with Pete Crow-Armstrong struggling. The Astros are #4 with Yordan Alvarez leading the way. The Braves are #5 with Matt Olson providing the most offense so far. The Angels are #6 due to a resurgence from Mike Trout. Baseball is better when he is healthy. The Tigers come in at #7. They are followed by the Diamondbacks, Nationas and Rays.

Top Ten teams by TOP

Rank Team Games PA TBA TOP
1 Los Angeles Dodgers 28 1082 579 0.538
2 New York Yankees 28 1066 557 0.523
3 Chicago Cubs 28 1116 566 0.508
4 Houston Astros 29 1128 571 0.508
5 Atlanta Braves 29 1123 568 0.506
6 Los Angeles Angels 29 1129 544 0.484
7 Detroit Tigers 29 1095 527 0.482
8 Arizona Diamondbacks 27 992 472 0.480
9 Washington Nationals 29 1144 545 0.479
10 Tampa Bay Rays 27 1051 494 0.475

Top Twenty hitters by TOP

Rank Player Team Bats G PA TBA TOP
1 Yordan Alvarez HOU L 29 129 103 0.798
2 Ben Rice NYY L 27 109 85 0.780
3 Sal Stewart CIN R 28 122 86 0.705
4 James Wood WSN L 29 141 97 0.688
5 Mike Trout LAA R 28 130 89 0.685
6 Max Muncy LAD L 26 104 71 0.683
7 Aaron Judge NYY R 28 123 81 0.664
8 Corbin Carroll ARI L 25 105 69 0.657
9 Matt Olson ATL L 29 131 85 0.649
10 Jordan Walker STL R 26 111 71 0.640
11 José Ramírez CLE B 29 126 80 0.635
12 Elly De La Cruz CIN B 28 126 80 0.635
13 Munetaka Murakami CHW L 28 122 77 0.631
14 Oneil Cruz PIT L 27 122 76 0.623
15 Christian Walker HOU R 29 118 73 0.619
16 CJ Abrams WSN L 28 118 72 0.610
17 Kevin McGonigle DET L 28 123 75 0.610
18 Kyle Schwarber PHI L 28 125 76 0.608
19 Andy Pages LAD R 28 111 67 0.604
20 Michael Harris II ATL L 27 100 60 0.600
21 Josh Jung TEX R 25 100 60 0.600

Pitching

The Yankees are my top ranked pitching staff so far, with the Pirates and Dodgers in second and third. They are followed by the Braves, Mets, Brewers, Padres, Rangers, Mariners and Cubs.

José Soriano is off to an incredible start this season. While Ohtani is struggling at the plate, by his standards, he is off to a great start pitching coming in at #2. The Yankees #1 ranking is due in strong part to #3 Cam Schlittler and #4 Max Fried. Paul Skenes had that terrible opening day start, in part to O’Neill Cruz, but he is back to his normal form since.

Top Ten teams by TOP

Rank Team Games Batters Faced TBA TOP
1 New York Yankees 28 1020 418 0.412
2 Pittsburgh Pirates 28 1082 452 0.419
3 Los Angeles Dodgers 28 1001 419 0.419
4 Atlanta Braves 29 1060 452 0.427
5 New York Mets 28 1072 467 0.438
6 Milwaukee Brewers 27 1015 445 0.441
7 San Diego Padres 27 1017 448 0.443
8 Texas Rangers 28 1038 459 0.444
9 Seattle Mariners 29 1068 474 0.446
10 Chicago Cubs 28 1031 460 0.448

Top Twenty pitchers by TOP

Rank Name Team G Batters Faced IP TBA TOP
1 José Soriano LAA 6 140 37.2 35 0.252
2 Shohei Ohtani LAD 4 92 24.0 25 0.272
3 Cam Schlittler NYY 6 133 35.2 37 0.280
4 Max Fried NYY 6 156 41.1 45 0.290
5 Justin Wrobleski LAD 5 119 30.0 35 0.294
6 Landen Roupp SFG 6 137 35.1 41 0.299
7 Paul Skenes PIT 6 110 29.0 33 0.303
8 Parker Messick CLE 5 113 30.2 35 0.310
9 Nolan McLean NYM 6 135 35.1 44 0.326
10 Tyler Glasnow LAD 5 120 33.0 41 0.342
11 Braxton Ashcraft PIT 5 116 29.2 40 0.348
12 Kevin Gausman TOR 6 138 35.0 49 0.358
13 Jack Kochanowicz LAA 5 122 29.0 44 0.361
14 Bryce Elder ATL 6 146 37.0 53 0.363
15 Rhett Lowder CIN 6 140 34.0 51 0.364
16 Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD 5 123 32.2 45 0.366
17 Tarik Skubal DET 6 142 36.1 52 0.366
18 Jacob deGrom TEX 5 101 25.1 38 0.376
19 Randy Vásquez SDP 5 114 28.2 43 0.377
20 George Kirby SEA 6 153 39.1 58 0.379

Shoutout to Baseball Reference for providing the stats!

Complete 2026 rankings can be found here: 2026 MLB Season