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Chicago Cubs Fall in Latest MLB Power Rankings

The Chicago Cubs dropped a spot in the latest MLB.com power rankings after what ended up being a strong week.
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Chicago Cubs Fall in Latest MLB Power Rankings
Chicago Cubs Fall in Latest MLB Power Rankings

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It's not every week that an MLB team drops a place in the power rankings after sweeping a top-three team in all of baseball. But that's exactly what happened to the Chicago Cubs after they swept the New York Mets to start last week according to MLB.com's new rankings. 

On the week, the Cubs went 4-2, winning their first four before dropping two to the Colorado Rockies over the weekend.

Chicago held the Mets to just six runs over the three game series, an incredible feat for any team and it bodes well for the future of the rotation. Unfortunately, they dropped the tossup weekend series at home to the Rockies in which they were outscored just 6-8.

With just 16 games left until the end of the season, there is some level of understanding that not much thought goes into power rankings beyond say, the top fifteen teams. 

But, to drop a team after sweeping one of the most talented and successful teams this season is beyond egregious. 

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Cubs. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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