The 2016 Cubs certainly seem like the type of team that could end a title drought. They're off to a 24-6 start.
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HOUSTON -- Just 100 years ago, a Chicago Cubs team established the gold standard with a 116-36 record. They lost to the Chicago White Sox in 1906, but the Cubs captured the World Series the next two years.
That was the last time the Cubs have claimed the World Series title. The 2016 Cubs certainly seem like the type of team that could end that drought. They're off to a 24-6 start.
The Braves, on the other hand, sit at 7-23, a team that isn't hiding its status as a bottomed-out rebuilder. Atlanta lacks offensive punch and the Braves are, incredibly, 1-15 at home.
Here are the latest batch of power rankings. In the video above, we (successfully) rank all 30 teams in 90 seconds, with a quick note on each club.
30. Atlanta Braves (7-23)
Thirty games in, and only four different players have hit a home run for Atlanta. The Braves have slugged only seven in all, six of which have been solo shots.
29. Minnesota Twins (8-23)
Twins starting pitchers are 3-16 with a 5.05 ERA.
28. Cincinnati Reds (14-19)
Their bullpen owns a 6.43 ERA. Why even have a bullpen at that point?
27. Los Angeles Angels (13-18)
Things will only get tougher with Garrett Richards now on the shelf.
26. San Diego Padres (13-19)
Closer Fernando Rodney has yet to allow a run.
25. Milwaukee Brewers (13-19)
Brewers starters have compiled a 6.29 ERA.
24. New York Yankees (12-18)
Third baseman Chase Headley has a .437 OPS and no extra-base hits in 94 plate appearances.
23. Oakland Athletics (14-19)
Sonny Gray has a 6.00 ERA.
22. Houston Astros (13-20)
The diminutive Jose Altuve already has nine home runs, only six shy of his career high.
21. Colorado Rockies (15-17)
Ryan Raburn has a 1.071 OPS in 52 plate appearances.
20. Detroit Tigers (14-17)
Justin Verlander has the second-lowest ERA of any Tigers starter. He's at 5.40. Jordan Zimmermann (1.10 ERA) has tried to keep this team afloat, though it seems to be sinking quickly, with seven straight losses.
19. Arizona Diamondbacks (16-18)
Zack Greinke, the $206 million man, has surrendered 25 earned runs in 43 2/3 innings. Last year, he didn't allow his 25th earned run until Aug. 6.
18. Philadelphia Phillies (18-14)
Their record is impressive, considering they have been outscored by 27 runs this season.
17. Tampa Bay Rays (15-15)
Only two Rays regulars are batting better than .240.
16. Miami Marlins (17-14)
Ichiro stands 52 hits shy of 3,000 for his major-league career.
15. Toronto Blue Jays (17-17)
Remember Gavin Floyd? He has been a reliable reliever for Toronto, with a 1.88 ERA and only seven hits allowed and 16 strikeouts in 14 1/3 innings.
14. Kansas City Royals (15-16)
Their rotation has been miserable outside of newcomer Ian Kennedy (2.13 ERA). Wade Davis and Kelvin Herrera, however, have combined for 25 scoreless innings of relief.
13. Cleveland Indians (15-14)
Danny Salazar has limited the opposition to 18 hits in 37 2/3 innings.
12. Los Angeles Dodgers (16-16)
Clayton Kershaw has a 64-to-3 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
11. St. Louis Cardinals (16-16)
Familiar with Aledmys Diaz? He boasts a .396/.431/.688 slash line in 102 plate appearances.
10. San Francisco Giants (17-17)
Matt Cain and Jake Peavy have allowed 59 earned runs in 65 innings.
9. Pittsburgh Pirates (17-15)
Every member of the starting lineup has an average better than .280 -- except for Andrew McCutchen.
8. Texas Rangers (18-15)
Super youngsters Nomar Mazara (21 years old, .800 OPS) and Rougned Odor (22 years old, .870 OPS) have carried the offense.
7. Baltimore Orioles (18-12)
Is it time to place Manny Machado in the Mike Trout/Bryce Harper arena?
6. Seattle Mariners (19-13)
Robinson Cano (.966 OPS, 12 home runs, 33 RBI) is earning his paycheck.
5. Washington Nationals (20-12)
There is a clear divide in the NL after the Cubs swept Washington over the weekend.
4. Boston Red Sox (19-13)
Former Tribe farmhand Steven Wright has baffled the opposition with his knuckleball to the tune of a 1.52 ERA in six starts. The Indians traded Wright to Boston for journeyman first baseman Lars Anderson in 2012.
3. Chicago White Sox (23-10)
Jose Quintana has allowed seven earned runs in seven starts.
2. New York Mets (20-11)
Matt Harvey is the only Mets starting pitcher with an ERA higher than 2.86.
1. Chicago Cubs (24-6)
They would need a 92-40 finish to match the 1906 Cubs and 2001 Mariners for most wins in a season. That would mean a .697 winning percentage the rest of the way, which would be a dropoff from their .800 winning percentage thus far.
MLB power rankings for April 26