Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Pv | The Scoop |
| Yankees | Visiting Minnesota should improve 6-6 road record. | ||
| Indians | Get that magic-number calculator ready | ||
| Braves | Opponents hitting .305 vs. Cy Maddux. | ||
| Mets | Able to streak with a Yoshii quality start. | ||
| Astros | Now in first place, may not give it up. | ||
| t6 | Dodgers | t6 | Best bat in lineup has belonged to Beltre. |
| t6 | Giants | t6 | |
| Rangers | t8 | Sele's head-to-toe curve is a jaw dropper. | |
| Cardinals | t8 | Carried by Big Mac -- McEwing. | |
| Blue Jays | Shawn Green playing like an MVP candidate. | ||
| Diamondbacks | This team wasn't supposed to have much at the plate. | ||
| Red Sox | Valentin's bat missing in action too often. | ||
| Angels | Won't win without Percival improvement. | ||
| Cubs | With staff on DL, 5-game win streak is unbelievable. | ||
| t15 | White Sox | Comiskey's Believe It Or Not: Sox have best ERA in AL. | |
| t15 | Phillies | Wishing they still had Bottalico. | |
| Mariners | t15 | Acquired Coleman for '95 run; can Hunter inspire '97 run? | |
| t18 | Devil Rays | t15 | Go figure: 5-0 in Bobby Witt starts. |
| t18 | Pirates | Giles hitting left-handers proving he's an everyday slugger. | |
| Tigers | Won't be stocking sandpaper in equipment room any more. | ||
| Rockies | Bohanon could have second career as magician. | ||
| Athletics | Chavez may have to return that rookie of the year award he was handed. | ||
| Reds | Larkin hit below .200 last April also. | ||
| Brewers | Nomo experiment starts Friday. | ||
| Royals | Rosado back in All-Star form. | ||
| Padres | |||
| Orioles | Slocumb release just first acknowledgement of bad signings. | ||
| Twins | Young team will observe a lot by watching Yanks. | ||
| Expos | Forget "Hit 'em where they ain't." Hit ''em at Guerrero brothers. | ||
| Marlins | Fernandez label: Fragile, Handle With Care |