Greetings baseball enthusiasts. I’m filling in for the legendary D.J. Short in the power rankings this week. I have tried my best to stay true to his general tone and focus of the article without shifting things around too drastically.

Featured in this week’s MLB Power Rankings, Christian Yelich with a magical night to lead an improbable comeback, Kyle Finnegan’s dominance with the Tigers, Alejandro Kirk showing off his wheels, Ramon Laureano’s powerful contributions to the Padres, Nolan McLean’s phenomenal debut and Jung Hoo Lee’s outrageous catch against the Cubs.

(Please note these power rankings are a combination of current performance and long-term projected outlook)

Let’s get started!

Note: Rankings are from the morning of Monday, August 18.

1) Milwaukee Brewers

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