| 1. Detroit Tigers | You were expecting someone else? |
| 2. Cincinnati Reds | Hey, enjoy it while you can. |
| 3. Anaheim Angels | They spent the dough, and it shows. |
| 4. Florida Marlins | Re-tooled defending champs look solid. |
| 5. New York Yankees | The $180M men struggling, enjoy it while you can. |
| 6. Atlanta Braves | Being 12-time division champs counts for something. |
| 7. Boston Red Sox | Time to panic in chowd nation, just like always. |
| 8. Milwaukee Brewers | Not a bad start for the lowest payroll in the majors. |
| 9. Minnesota Twins | Early setback - three regulars on DL. |
| 10. Chicago Cubs | Would be higher but ran into juggernaut Reds. |
| 11. Arizona Diamondbacks | Big Unit healthy, Sexson's big bat quality addition. |
| 12. Montreal Expos | Nomad team more of an embarrassment than steroids. |
| 13. Oakland Athletics | As long as Hudson, Mulder and Zito are breathing. |
| 14. San Francisco Giants | As long as Bonds is still breathing. |
| 15. Philadelphia Phillies | Disappointing start, but new stadium unveiled Monday. |
| 16. Cleveland Indians | Bullpen collapses have kept them from solid start. |
| 17. Seattle Mariners | Streak of winning 91 games will end at four years. |
| 18. Chicago White Sox | Manager Ozzie Guillen's enthusiasm infectious. |
| 19. Houston Astros | Clemens not fazed by switch in leagues. |
| 20. Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Lou Piniella's men went toe-to-toe with Yankees. |
| 21. Kansas City Royals | Juan (Gonzalez) not gone, he's here. |
| 22. Toronto Blue Jays | Bad start for talented team in wrong division. |
| 23. Los Angeles Dodgers | Milton Bradley's much-needed bat fell into their laps. |
| 24. Baltimore Orioles | Added Tejada, Palmeiro and Lopez, but East is beast. |
| 25. San Diego Padres | Whale David Wells awesome in Petco Park debut. |
| 26. St. Louis Cardinals | Pitching suspect but Albert Pujols-led lineup can mash. |
| 27. Texas Rangers | No A-Rod, but they always finished last anyway. |
| 28. Pittsburgh Pirates | Worst thing is, can't look forward to Steelers, either. |
| 29. New York Mets | Matsui looks like the real deal at shortstop. |
| 30. Colorado Rockies | Wouldn't matter if Helton hit .450. |
