Chachi's Baseball Rankings

I figured now that we're 20 or so games in I'd take a look at how things are shaping up and take a crack at ranking the MLB from 1 to 30. Keep in mind that I'm not only taking into consideration the team's current record, but also other factors such as; injuries, playing above or below capabilities, and other factors that may help them rise above or sink even further. I want this to be an ever changing list from month to month based on how teams are playing and what trends I may be seeing. Here's my first stab at the list of 30.

1. Chicago White Sox - The pitching is back and the bats are coming around
2. St. Louis Cardinals - Lack of quality outfield play may doom their World Series chances
3. New York Mets - Great pitching and a potent offense has this team humming
4. New York Yankees - Tied for fewest runs against and 4th in runs scored, current record will correct itself
5. Boston Red Sox - Starting pitching could carry this team all the way to the World Series
6. Houston Astros - Where did these guys come from? Imagine if Lidge was pitching well. They get an asterix though for already playing 13 home games
7. Los Angeles Angels - Much better team than their record shows
8. Toronto Blue Jays - Rios, Glaus, Molina, Overbay, and Wells can put up some runs
9. Detroit Tigers - How long can this really last? For now, the pitchers have been exceeding expectattions and Mr. Shelton has all of Michigan believing
10. Chicago Cubs - Almost certainly will fall without D. Lee, but they were looking good
11. Texas Rangers - Making some noise in a weak (so far) division
12. Milwaukee Brewers - They've given up more runs then they've scored, but are still finding ways to win some games
13. Cincinnati Reds - Just like always, this won't last. Only teams that have given up more runs are Baltimore, Tampa, and Pittsburgh; not good company.
14. Oakland Athletics - Need to get in gear (although they are notoriously slow starters)
15. Los Angeles Dodgers - Too good of a team in too bad of a division not to win it
16. Cleveland Indians - The bullpen looks terrible and the starters aren't far behind
17. Baltimore Orioles - If the starters settle down they could still make some noise
18. San Francisco Giants - If they got rid of the gimp in left they may have a shot at winning the West
19. Philadelphia Phillies - The starters can't get anyone out and the offense can't seem to score, especially at hitter-friendly Citizens Bank Park
20. Atlanta Braves - Just look really, really bad this year. Not sure what is going on with them
21. Arizona Diamonbacks - I'm not sold on them quite yet
22. Colorado Rockies - 6-2 on the road so far. Could they have finally figured something out?
23. Tampa Bay - The best of the worse, so that's something
24. Minnesota Twins - I see much pain in the state of Minnesota this summer
25. Seattle Mariners - 15 home games already and 5-10 in them, need I say more
26. San Diego Padres - Peavy and company are looking pretty bad so far. Hey, how's that Mike Piazza thing working out so far?
27. Washington Nationals - The pitching that made them last year just isn't there this year
28. Florida Marlins - Atleast the young guys are fun to watch
29. Pittsburgh Pirates - If you live in Pittsburgh, I would start actively rooting for Mark Cuban to buy the team (And for the record I'm all for this and I think he would be great)
    
30. Kansas City Royals - Sad and depressing. The people of KC have officially started preparing for football season

As always, commments are appreciated and mostly ignored.