Some Surprises Near the Top of the MLB Power Rankings

The Oakland A's are red hot, while the White Sox could benefit from the short season.

The latest Major League Baseball Power Rankings are here. And some teams are off to a bit of a surprising start. Sports Illustrated host Robin Lundberg spoke with "The Fantasy Exec" Corey Parson, who has been impressed with the red hot Oakland Athletics, and Brett Ballantini of South Side Hit Pen , who believes the shortened season can help the Chicago White Sox, about the respective starts for those teams.

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