| 1. Kansas City | Never underestimate the power of a good start. |
| 2. N.Y. Yankees | Best team $150 million can buy. |
| 3. San Francisco | Way ahead of Arizona already. |
| 4. Oakland | Big Three are huge. |
| 5. Boston | A good start without a win from Pedro. |
| 6. Houston | Everybody's hitting but Berkman. |
| 7. Pittsburgh | Lofton and Sanders make a huge difference. |
| 8. Colorado | 5-1 at Coors. |
| 9. Philadelphia | Reds fans got to see the big spenders up front. |
| 10. Chicago WS | Adding Colon helps - a lot. |
| 11. Montreal | Leading the NL in ERA. |
| 12. Arizona | Awful start, only team in NL hitting worse is Reds. |
| 13. Anaheim | Starting a lot better than last year. |
| 14. Seattle | Hanging with Angels in tough division. |
| 15. Minnesota | Got roughed up by Yankees. |
| 16. N.Y. Mets | Should get more for that payroll. |
| 17. Atlanta | Is this finally the end of the run? |
| 18. Los Angeles | Getting very strong pitching. |
| 19. St. Louis | That lineup is always scary. |
| 20. Chicago Cubs | Prior looks like the new Seaver. |
| 21. Toronto | Delgado, Wells starting strong. |
| 22. Cleveland | Drew 18,000 the other night - not good. |
| 23. Reds | Hitting has to come around, doesn't it? |
| 24. Baltimore | Chasing Tampa Bay going into weekend. |
| 25. Florida | In wrong division to start 2-6. |
| 26. San Diego | Last in the NL in home runs. |
| 27. Tampa Bay | Best team $19 million can buy. |
| 28. Texas | Best player in the game and worst pitching. |
| 29. Milwaukee | Changing management didn't change results. |
| 30. Detroit | Hitting 50 points below the Mendoza line. |
