MLB Power Rankings Week 3: NL dominates top 10 - ESPN

One week early on in an MLB season can bring a whole lot of change — and that's exactly what we saw in our Week 3 power rankings.

Though the top of the list stands strong with the Dodgers and Yankees, the rest of it saw quite a bit of change. The Mets, on an eight-game losing streak, plummeted from No. 5 all the way to 18. Similarly, Houston saw its ranking drop from ninth last week to No. 24 after losing nine of 10 games before pulling off a narrow win over Colorado on Tuesday.

Minnesota, currently atop its division, jumped up from 24th to 14th and the Pirates have entered the top 10, debuting at No. 8, following a strong start to the season.

Where does your favorite club stand three weeks into the 2026 season?

Our expert panel has ranked every team 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 Alden Gonzalez, David Schoenfield and Buster Olney to weigh in with an observation for all 30 teams.

Week 2 | Preseason rankings

Record: 14-4
Preseason ranking: 1

Yoshinobu Yamamoto surrendered a leadoff home run to Francisco Lindor on Tuesday, then proceeded to retire 20 consecutive batters. By the end of the night, he had matched young phenom Nolan McLean pitch for pitch and lasted into the eighth inning, giving the Dodgers a chance to win the game in the bottom half. Yamamoto finished third in National League Cy Young Award voting last year, a distinction that did not account for his efforts in October. He has followed that by representing Japan in the World Baseball Classic and beginning the ensuing regular season with a 2.10 ERA through four starts. There is no one like him. — Gonzalez

Record: 10-8
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