Guardians Drop In New MLB Power Rankings As Offensive Woes Continue

The Cleveland Guardians firmly positioned themselves as a playoff contender in the middle of May when they took three of four games from the American League-leading Detroit Tigers.

However, it's been nothing but downhill since then.

The Guardians have lost five of their last six series, including being swept by the Seattle Mariners over the weekend. Cleveland is going through a rough patch. There's no other way to put it, and that has been reflected in MLB.com's latest power rankings.

The team of writers ranked the Guardians at No. 17, a two-spot drop from the previous week.

For how Cleveland has been playing recently, this ranking is fair and, in some cases, maybe even a little generous for an offense with a .625 OPS over the last two weeks, which is the third-worst in baseball.

Will Leitch did point out the stellar season Jose Ramirez is having, but even arguably the best player in franchise history hasn't been enough for this Guardians offense this season.