We’re officially over a month into the MLB season. Season-long trends are beginning to take shape, and some of the statistical outliers are starting to stick out like sore thumbs.
In this week’s power rankings, we’re highlighting each team’s most surprising individual performance—good, bad or ugly. Off we go.
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30. Cincinnati Reds (LW: 30)
Joey Votto’s ranking dead last in batting average (.122) and slugging percentage (.135) while grading out as the majors’ least valuable first baseman (-1.1 fWAR) after receiving NL MVP votes last year has been emblematic of Cincinnati’s worst start in franchise history.