More than two weeks into the season, baseball’s sample sizes are still small, but the first meaningful signs of stability are starting to emerge. For instance, Mike Trout’s name is finally in its rightful place atop the leaderboard for WAR … which means it’s time for this season’s first edition of SI’s MLB Power Rankings.
This year, we’re doing something a little bit different. Don’t worry, we'll still rank all 30 teams every week. Instead of providing one blurb for each club, however, we'll identify a theme for each edition, and we’ll dive deep on the 10 teams who embody it most.