Rockies ranked six feet underground in latest MLB power rankings

The Colorado Rockies have been putting together a season for the ages, but for all the wrong reasons. They continue to hit benchmarks for the worst record through “X” amount of games in the modern era to start the season, they have the worst fielding percentage in the league, their starting pitching rotation has been wildly inconsistent, and the offense hasn’t scored more than six runs since mid-May.

However, the Rockies finally had something to celebrate this week, as they swept the Marlins down in Miami, the team’s first three-game win streak of the season, first series win of the season (also the first in 22 tries dating back to 2024) and first sweep since Mother’s Day weekend back in 2024. The bullpen was able to hold strong in all three outings and the bats, led by Hunter Goodman and Tyler Freeman, did just enough to put up a sufficient run total on the scoreboard to come away with three straight wins.

That should be enough of a boost to have some form of respect from The Ringer, who just released its latest edition of MLB power rankings. Right?

Nope.

The Rockies were ranked 32nd on these rankings! Not 30. To clarify, there are only 30 teams in the MLB, but the club that calls Coors Field home has been putting on such a bad show this season that they managed to fall behind two other baseball teams in America. So, who are those teams?

Coming in at No. 30 on the list is the Savannah Bananas, the world-famous ball club that brought the Harlem Globetrotters to America’s pastime, and has captured the attention of so many fans across the nation and the world as they continue to sell out football stadiums.

“You probably expected to see the Rockies here, but 30th is too good for them,” the rankings said.

Any normal baseball fan would expect to see the Rockies at 31st after the slick joke here. Then again, there’s another team who managed to jump them in the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the best team in the minor leagues this season.

The Triple-A affiliate for the Philadelphia Phillies, the IronPigs have a 42-17 record, which is six games ahead of the next-best team. They have one of the best starting pitchers in the International League in Mick Abel and the best batting average in the league at .271. It’s a similar argument to whether or not the best Alabama team would beat the worst NFL team, but baseball is a different sport, and a three-game series between the Rockies and the IronPigs could actually be a competitive one.

Look at the College Baseball World Series, which has seen a couple of monumental upsets. If there’s a sport in which a disadvantaged team has a real chance to win on any given day, it’s baseball.

Finally, coming in at 32nd place in the rankings is the world-class Colorado Rockies. Everyone has seen the stat that the club had as many wins in a near-month span as PGA TOUR superstar Scottie Scheffler, something unthinkable that prompted a humorous response from the Rockies’ social media team after Thursday’s sweep. Everyone has seen the video of Adael Amador trying to throw his glove at a line drive against the Yankees to try and knock the ball down. Everyone has seen the product on the diamond that the Rockies have put out this season.

Is 32nd place the right spot for this one-of-a-kind club? Perhaps it is, because they’re doing stuff that hasn’t been seen in the modern era of baseball. The situation on Blake Street is bad, and this is next level stuff, but it could be what the franchise needs to spark some change. Maybe it will be more fuel to the fire of getting a change in ownership that fans have been begging for in recent years.

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