Elite Sports NY · Mar 14, 2022
ESNY’s MLB Power Rankings: Spring Training begins!
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY SportsWe’ll get to watch actual major leaguers play this week!
The lockout is over! And, now, the sprint to April 7 begins, as teams have three weeks to finish signing free agents, make their trades and get the dust settled in time for Opening Day.
We expect the movement to come fast and furious this week on the free agent front. But, for now, here are our re-tooled power rankings to officially start the 2022 season.
30. Pittsburgh Pirates
Ke’Bryan Hayes is the real deal at third. But the rest of their lineup is suspect, and their rotation is trash. There’s a lot of need still in Pittsburgh and not many reinforcements coming.
29. Arizona Diamondbacks