| 1. Atlanta | Lopez could set catcher's home run record. |
| 2. San Francisco | Bonds making a case for MVP. |
| 3. N.Y. Yankees | Reds are their personal farm team. |
| 4. Oakland | Tejada heating up at the right time. |
| 5. Boston | Back in the wild-card lead. |
| 6. Seattle | Finally fell into second place. |
| 7. Kansas City | Give the Royals some credit for hanging on. |
| 8. Chicago WS | Put a scare in the Yankees with pitching. |
| 9. Houston | It all depends on whether Oswalt gets healthy. |
| 10. St. Louis | Is rotation good enough to win it? |
| 11. Chicago Cubs | Bullpen is a major worry. |
| 12. Minnesota | Best hitting club in the AL Central race. |
| 13. Philadelphia | Bowa turning purple daily. |
| 14. Florida | Is Dontrelle Willis another Wayne Simpson? |
| 15. Arizona | Keep waiting for the Big Two to get on a roll. |
| 16. Los Angeles | Keeping the Reds from last place in NL hitting. |
| 17. Montreal | Would playoffs be in Puerto Rico? |
| 18. Toronto | Should be better with Halladay and Delgado. |
| 19. Anaheim | Should have retooled like the Giants. |
| 20. Texas | Could get out of last place with a surge. |
| 21. Colorado | Helton can hit a bit. |
| 22. Baltimore | Julio has saved almost half of O's wins. |
| 23. Pittsburgh | Getting Perez for Giles was a coup. |
| 24. Cleveland | Best team in Ohio. |
| 25. Milwaukee | Severely punked the Reds. |
| 26. Tampa Bay | Lou said they'd win 70, and they might. |
| 27. New York Mets | Not quite the Yankees, are they? |
| 28. San Diego | Reds' main competition for top draft pick. |
| 29. Reds | Stunning that it's come to this so quickly. |
| 30. Detroit | 100 losses with a month to play. |
