MLB Power Rankings Week 6: Red-hot AL team makes top-5 debut - ESPN

We have a new team making its top-five debut in Week 6.

The Rays, the second-best team in the American League behind the Yankees, come in at No. 5, their highest ranking of the season, which they started at No. 18.

The rest of the top five remains the same, with the Dodgers holding steady at No. 1 despite going 5-5 over their past 10 games, the Yankees retaking the No. 2 spot, the MLB-leading Braves at 3 and the Cubs fourth.

Our Week 6 list saw a number of other big movers: The Cardinals and A's reached their highest rankings of the season, Nos. 12 and 13, respectively, while the White Sox had the biggest rise, going from No. 29 to 21.

What else has changed in the span of one week?

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 Jesse Rogers, David Schoenfield and Bradford Doolittle to weigh in with an observation for all 30 teams.

Week 5 | Preseason rankings

Record: 23-14
Previous ranking: 1

The Dodgers' rotation news remains a mixed bag of excellence and injury. On the positive side of that scale, Shohei Ohtani and emergent lefty Justin Wrobleski are pitching like National League Cy Young candidates. Tyler Glasnow was near that level as well before leaving his start Wednesday because of back spasms. After the game, manager Dave Roberts said Glasnow would undergo an MRI but was optimistic that an IL stint would be unnecessary. Glasnow has started the season 3-0 with a 2.56 ERA and has allowed less than a half a hit per inning — just 19 over 38⅔ frames. — Doolittle

Record: 25-12
Previous ranking: 3

The Yankees made it official: They're going to ride with Jose