The Pittsburgh Pirates are 56-55. Where does that put them in the latest MLB power rankings?
The Pittsburgh Pirates are picking up the pieces after closely dropping a series to the defending National League champion Arizona Diamondbacks.
With the Pirates in contention for a Wild Card berth in the National League, let’s take a look at where they are ranked in power rankings across the internet:
USA Today, Gabe Lacques: 18, up 1
Bryan Reynolds has hit 11 home runs the past two months, eight of them tiebreaking or erasing a deficit.
Bleacher Report, Joel Reuter: 18, down 1
The NL Central is baseball’s tightest division race, with all five teams still capable of posting a winning record this season. While the Cubs and Reds face extremely slim odds to claw their way back into the wild-card picture, the upstart Pirates are within striking distance at 3.5 games back for the third spot.
CBS Sports, Matt Snyder: (16, no change)
Reliever Colin Holderman’s last four outings have included three losses, two blown saves and eight runs allowed in 3 1/3 innings. Rough.
BD community, what do you think of the rankings? Too high or too low? Chime off in the comments below.