In our fourth edition of the MLB power rankings, we take the opportunity to designate both a new leader and a new loser. And *what* a loser. Our rankings are voted on by SB Nation MLB bloggers Jim McLennan, Will McDonald, Sam Page, Kyle Lobner, Jeff Sullivan, and Randy Booth, and this group knows ineptitude when it sees it.
MLB Power Rankings: Houston, We Have Competence
Myself and others have been using the Houston Astros as a punchline for months now, to the point at which they were serving as a crutch. Need a quick joke? Make fun of the Astros. Need a little filler? Make fun of the Astros. Want to say something with which everyone listening will agree? Make fun of the Astros.
Don’t get me wrong: times were good. The Astros jokes didn’t get old, and their 0-8 start to the year was the most delightful sort of confirmation. But while the Astros are a funny team, and a pretty poor organization overall, their struggles blinded us to the wretchedness, to the thorough and pervasive inability being put on display in Pittsburgh.
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