2025 MLB power rankings: What are the injuries worth monitoring?

Beyond the usual slate of arm injuries that inevitably occur early in the season, we’ve seen our share of freak incidents, too. 

The last few days have been especially peculiar, with a series of collisions taking place in Houston, Toronto and Tampa. Luis Arraez suffered the most frightening outcome, as he had to be stretchered off the field and transported to Houston Methodist Hospital. Thankfully, the Padres announced soon after that he was "stable, conscious, responsive and able to move his extremities." 

This week’s power rankings don’t feature much movement at the top, but they do feature the latest injury updates as we sort through the wreckage around the league. 

In addition to dealing with a litany of injuries — Kris Bryant, Brenton Doyle, Ezequiel Tovar, Kyle Freeland, Victor Vodnik and Thairo Estrada among them — the Rockies fired their hitting coach last week. Let’s see if replacement Clint Hurdle has a magic remedy, I guess.

Veteran Martin Perez’s encouraging start to the year took a turn when he left his start Friday with forearm soreness and was placed on the injured list. On a more positive note, rookie catcher Edgar Quero is taking advantage of an opportunity.

Every NL Central team has scored more than 100 runs this year…except the Pirates, who are still trying to break 80. They’re the only team in their division with a negative run differential, and it’s at minus-25. Spencer Horwitz, the club’s biggest acquisition in an embarrassingly quiet winter, has yet to debut after dealing with a wrist injury.  

The offense has been brutal, and having Royce Lewis and Matt Wallner on the shelf with hamstring injuries hasn’t helped. A hamstring injury also has starter Pablo López sidelined.  

Max Meyer has had a