MLB Power Rankings Show Shifts After Week 9 of 2026 Season

Two months into the 2026 season, the top of the MLB power rankings has shown greater consistency.

680 and posted negative-2.6 Baseball-Reference wins above replacement from 2023 to 2025 before recent improvement. 509 this season and has recorded six outs above average on defense after finishing at minus-three last year. A right-handed reliever has allowed two earned runs over 28⅔ innings for a 0.31 ERA and ranks in the 99th percentile in expected ERA and strikeout rate.

Hitters have not recorded a barrel against him this season.

Three position players on one roster hold weighted runs created plus figures above 100 in at least 140 plate appearances and rank fifth, 15th, and 17th in that statistic. The remainder of the lineup sits below average, leaving the club 18th in runs scored while holding first place in its division.

A shortstop leads his club in projected counting statistics that include 168 hits, 33 doubles, 33 home runs, 99 runs, 135 runs batted in, and 72 walks. The team leads the major leagues in runs scored. 366. A general manager stated the player had been an early trade target and cited makeup, aptitude, and instincts.

A starting pitcher has allowed six earned runs over his past six outings spanning 35⅔ innings, lowering his ERA from 3.96 to 2.52 while recording 40 strikeouts. His slider carries a run value of 8.2 according to FanGraphs.