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MLB Power Rankings After Trade Deadline

The push for October starts now.

Robert Alexander Marcello

Aug 08, 2016

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The MLB trade deadline is now over and the run to October begins. Teams have improved with some trades made and other teams are starting to focus on the next season. Her are my top 10 MLB power rankings.

10. Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox have recently been sliding down the standings. With a bad couple of loses the Red Sox find themselves on the edge of the second wild card spot. The pitching lately has been better but the offense recently has struggled.

9. Detroit Tigers

The Tigers find themselves in a race for the AL Wildcard. The Tigers have been on fire lately with great offense and good pitching. Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez have carried the way for Detroit.

8. Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore is leading the AL east right now. The pitching for the Orioles has been struggling lately but with the offense they have it offset.

7. LA Dodgers

The Dodgers made a big trade at the MLB trade deadline. They added pitcher Rich Hill and Josh Reddick and this helps them big time with the needs they needed. Kershaw is out still and the Dodgers needed pitching help and Hill can fill that role.

6. Toronto Blue Jays

The Blue Jays have made a comeback and find themselves right back in the race. They had a difficult start to the year and now they are one of the hottest teams in baseball.

5. Texas Rangers

The Rangers are in first place in the AL West. The Rangers also made trades at the deadline. They added Johnathan Lucroy and Carlos Beltran to their lineup. The Rangers made themselves even better.

4. San Francisco Giants

The Giants have recently ben playing well. At the start of the second half of the season the Giants went of a losing streak that ended up letting Dodgers right back in the playoff picture. San Francisco can compete with the Cubs in the playoffs but the pitching needs to be spot on if so.

3. Cleveland Indians

The Indians made a trade at the deadline to get Andrew Miller from the Yankees. This makes their bullpen one of the best and come October can shut down an opposing lineup. Miller is a shutdown pitcher in the ninth and can make the difference come the end of the year.

2. Washington Nationals

The Nationals have had a great season so far. Both the pitching and offense had been great and they look like there going to run away with the NL East.

1. Chicago Cubs

The team of destiny, the Chicago Cubs have made people believe they can win it all. Adding Aroldis Chapman sold me on who was the No. 1 team in the power rankings.

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The push for October starts now.

10. Boston Red Sox

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5. Texas Rangers

4. San Francisco Giants

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1. Chicago Cubs

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There are plenty of obstacles that come when taking care of kids, but it's a very rewarding experience.

1. You get excited when the parents purchase season passes to the pool.

2. You've become friends with the stay-at-home moms in town.

3. You get a chance to eat "kid foods" again.

4. You've traded in your cute purse for a large tote bag.

5. You have at least one car seat in your backseat.

6. Their nap time is your happy time.

7. Lunch time can be a disaster.

8. You have to play the same board games repeatedly.

9. You catch yourself using the same lines your parents once told you.

10. Your "mom-mode" kicks in at times.

11. Your heart melts a little when they do something cute.

You'll never find any souvenirs with your name on it

1. You know you are up next when the teacher pauses while taking attendance

2. When “I’m going to do my very best to make sure I know all your names” is said, it may or may be an empty promise

3. “Wow! That sounds so cool! Where is your family from?”

4. You dread when people ask you to repeat your name over and over because it “sounds so cool when you say it”

5. There’s a 50/50 chance that your name will come back either correct or incorrect at Starbucks

6. People try to find shorter, easier nicknames for you instead of calling you by your actual name

7. When someone famous or fictional character shares your name, you get so happy

8. “What’s your name?” “It’s [name]” “I’m sorry, what was it again?”

9. You’ve pretty much seen every misspelling and heard every mispronunciation of your name throughout your life

10. When you find another person with an “ethnic” sounding name, you both get excited

11. Despite the struggles, your name is pretty unique… just like you

Can I be excused for the rest of my life?

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2. “Is Puerto Rico near Mexico?”

3. “Do you speak Puerto Rican?”

4. “You look too light/dark to be Puerto Rican.”

5. “Do I need my passport to go to Puerto Rico?”

6. “Geez, you are obsessed with your flag. We get it, you’re Puerto Rican.”

7. “Why are you so loud?”

8. “So does your family know English?”

9. “Oh my god, Puerto Ricans are so spicy.”

10. “So did you eat a lot of tacos?”

11. “Are you Mexican?”

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