It’s a very National League-centric rankings this week: For the first time since way back on May 5, the top four teams in our rankings are all in the NL. This is the sort of clustering that reminds you just how much playoff positioning and seeding matters: A team below that four is going to end up playing a No. 1 seed, while two of those top four will end up playing a short Wild Card Series for survival … and may even do so on the road. Though what might this really mean? The Tigers, who topped these rankings for a month and a half, are really struggling.

These rankings, as always, are compiled from MLB.com contributors whose names you can find at the bottom of this (and every) piece, but the words are mine. If you dislike the rankings, yell at all of us. But if you dislike the words, fee

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