Cleveland Indians remain in No. 2 spot in FanSided’s MLB power rankings

The Cleveland Indians have yet to lose a game this season, and enter the weekend at No. 2 in FanSided’s most recent MLB power rankings.

It’s always Cleveland against the world, and that remains true during the 2017 MLB season.

The Cleveland Indians made a statement earlier this week, sweeping the Texas Rangers in dramatic fashion to begin the season with a record of 3-0.

The series saw the starting pitching falter a bit, but quickly be picked up by both the bullpen and the dynamic lineup. All of it was capped off with a game-winning grand slam by Francisco Lindor late Wednesday night, giving the Indians the sweep and breaking the hearts of Rangers fans all over the great state of Texas.

But the sweep wasn’t enough to give the Indians the top spot in FanSided’s first regular season MLB power rankings. That honor belongs to the Chicago Cubs, who opened up with the respectable record of 2-1.

Is this better than the Indians’ dominant undefeated start? No. But power rankings are all about forecasting the best overall team, and since the Cubs are the defending champs, it is fair to keep them in the top spot.

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The Indians are now in Arizona, looking to keep the undefeated start going against the Diamondbacks. It may be bold to expect the Indians to return to Cleveland for the home opener with a record of 6-0, but it surely isn’t impossible.

The Cubs are going to continue to hold down that top spot unless they get off to a really slow start, but the Indians will be right there with them all season.

And while power rankings have no bearing on a team’s success, it would be nice to see the Indians become the consensus No. 1 team in the league. It has been so long since that has been true, a return to dominance would be a fun sight for Indians fans.

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None of this matters if the team doesn’t win the World Series, but there is still plenty of baseball to go before we even have to begin worrying about postseason baseball.