Pre-Spring Training Power Rankings

Nothing like a meaningless ranking system for sports right? Well our friends at Sports Illustrated decided that a week before pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training would be a great time to announce who the best and the worst teams in baseball are.  The only real surprises are that the Nationals, yes I said the Nationals, are ranked as the top team, and the perennial greatest-team-in-the-history-of-sports-ever Yankees are only ranked in the 13th spot. And by the way, the National League is stacked!  Here is the complete SI pre-Spring ranking:

1. Washington Nationals
2. Atlanta Braves
3. San Francisco Giants
4. Cincinnati Reds
5. Toronto Blue Jays
6. Tampa Bay Rays
7. St. Louis Cardinals
8. Detroit Tigers
9. L.A. Dodgers
10. Texas Rangers



11. L.A. Angels
12. Oakland Athletics
13. New York Yankees
14. Baltimore Orioles
15. San Diego Padres
16. Philadelphia Phillies
17. Kansas City Royals
18. Boston Red Sox
19. Arizona Diamondbacks
20. Pittsburgh Pirates
21. Chicago White Sox
22. Milwaukee Brewers
23. Cleveland Indians
24. Seattle Mariners
25. Chicago Cubs
26. Colorado Rockies
27. New York Mets
28. Minnesota Twins
29. Miami Marlins
30. Houston Astros