Chicago Cubs drop in The Athletic’s Week 1 MLB power rankings
The Chicago Cubs got off to a slower start than the team was hoping for, going 2-2 in their first four games. While a slow start does not necessarily indicate anything for the entire season, it will affect them in the power rankings. Let’s take a closer look at how far they fell in one outlet’s power rankings.
The Chicago Cubs drop four spots in The Athletic’s power rankings

The Cubs dropped from being tied for fourth place in the preseason rankings to now being eighth. Their average ranking was 8.0 by the selection panel. The Athletic’s Chad Jennings wrote the following snippet regarding the Cubs’ opening four games of the season:
“After a winter where the Cubs finally acted like a big-market team, it had to be at least a little disappointing to come out and lose two of three, especially to a Nationals team that spent the winter offloading big-league talent. But it’s just three of 162. Right now, that’s completely shrug-offable, a blip on the schedule. If the Cubs go into a tailspin, it won’t be because of this, and if they’re a playoff team, it wont’t even really be in spite of this. It’s just a thing that happened.
“The only way it really matters would be if the Cubs miss a division win or the postseason by one game. If that happens, I promise to rewrite this section.”
Below is the full top 10 list that The Athletic had for their power rankings:
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- New York Yankees
- Seattle Mariners
- Toronto Blue Jays
- New York Mets
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Boston Red Sox
- Chicago Cubs
- Philadelphia Phillies
- Atlanta Braves
This is a bit of a more harsh drop than the Bleacher Report power rankings, which saw Chicago only drop one spot. The team has two home games remaining against the Los Angeles Angels before a three-game road series against the Cleveland Guardians. It will be intriguing to see if they can turn things around and get back to the top five in the power rankings.
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