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Key takeaways
- The Braves usurped the Dodgers atop our list as Atlanta continues to ride an offensive hot streak led by Matt Olson and Drake Baldwin.
- Week 7 also brought another first -- a top 10 debut for a club that has struggled to find a rhythm over the past few seasons.
- Our expert panel has ranked every team based on a combination of what we've seen so far and what we already knew going into the 162-game marathon that is a full baseball season.
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The Braves usurped the Dodgers atop our list as Atlanta continues to ride an offensive hot streak led by Matt Olson and Drake Baldwin. Los Angeles, meanwhile, has seen some of its top hitters go cold as it dropped to No. 2 in our rankings -- Shohei Ohtani went 11 games without a home run before snapping that skid on Tuesday night. The rest of the top five stood pat, with the Yankees, Cubs and Rays rounding it out.
Week 7 also brought another first -- a top 10 debut for a club that has struggled to find a rhythm over the past few seasons. The Cardinals, at No. 10 this week, split a four-game series with the Padres after taking series against the Dodgers and Pirates en route to a top 10 record in MLB.
Our expert panel has ranked every team based on a combination of what we've seen so far and what we already knew going into the 162-game marathon that is a full baseball season. We also asked ESPN MLB experts Buster Olney, David Schoenfield and Alden Gonzalez to weigh in with an observation for all 30 teams.