Archie Bradley does not agree with MLB.com’s power rankings
Apr 17, 2018, 11:22 AM
Power rankings — you either love them or hate them.
Athletes who play for one of the teams not ranked No. 1 probably hate them.
MLB.com’s latest power rankings gave the Arizona Diamondbacks a nod as the fifth-best team in all of baseball, moving them up two spots from last week’s version of the exercise.
But that wasn’t enough for D-backs reliever Archie Bradley, who showed a little displeasure Tuesday about the Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, New York Mets and Los Angeles Angels coming out ahead of Arizona.
Four new teams in this week’s Power Rankings. Did we get it right? https://t.co/ocpOATVJqE pic.twitter.com/h20khbtugi
— MLB (@MLB) April 17, 2018
No
— Archie Bradley (@ArchieBradley7) April 17, 2018
Responding to MLB’s Twitter caption asking if fans agreed with the most recent rankings, Bradley responded with a hard, “no.”
What’s his gripe? It’s hard to say.
With exception of the 10-7 Astros, the other teams have more wins and fewer losses than Arizona.
The Mets took the biggest leap up MLB.com’s board, jumping from 10th to third thanks to the best start in franchise history through 15 games.
The D-backs, if anything, have been steady.
They’re 11-4 so far with five series win in five tries, including four against NL West division opponents.
Arizona had a good week, taking two of three against two divisional opponents — the Giants and then the Dodgers. The D-backs scored 17 runs in their first two games in Los Angeles over the weekend and have scored five or more runs in three of their past four games. Individually, Paul Goldschmidt has had a nice week — he’s 10-for-24 (.417) with four homers and eight RBIs during his six-game hit streak.
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