Here you go… your Week 22 Power Rankings. Sorry to say that, still, not much has changed here. The playoffs are starting to shape up, with the Yankees, Angels, Cardinals, Tigers, and Phillies all pretty much locks for their divisional crowns.

1. Yankees: The Yankees are still the dominant team in the Major Leagues right now. They stuck it to Boston to prove who is the class of the AL East, and the team is really starting to play up to its talent. Tex and Sabathia are showing why they get paid so much, and the rest of the team is contributing in a way that makes it seem like the Yankees always know how to win. From top to bottom, lineup, rotation, and bullpen, the Yankees have the firepower to go the distance.

2. Angels: Kendry Morales and Bobby Abreu continue to play really, REALLY well for LA's other team. The Angels have started to pick up momentum and it doesn't look like they will slow down any time soon. The management deserves a lot of credit. The Angels are quickly proving themselves as the best team in SoCal. I know we haven't said much else about either of the top 2 teams lately, but what else is there to say? They will both be going to the playoffs… now we wait.

3. Cardinals: Matt Holliday was hot when he was trading, and leaving Oakland for St. Louis only added fuel to his fire. He has been stellar with the Cardinals, giving the team an added offensive dimension that takes some pressure off of Albert, who has started to get hot again. They are well-built for October. Pujols is back in the swing of things, leading the NL in homers with ease and building the batting average backup.

4. Dodgers: All of the AL West teams have easy schedules to finish out the season, but LA ends with an intriguing matchup against Colorado, a team that trails them by just 3.5 games. If the Rox stay hot and the Dodgers stay mediocre, that could spell a very important series come the first days of October. 

5. Red Sox: The series against New York really hurt Boston. Even with V-Mart, their chances of winning the division have suffered a blow. They have managed to stay barely ahead in the Wild Card race, but people are starting to wonder whether Boston will be able to stand up to the Yankees or Angels come October.

6. Rangers: Between Josh Hamilton, Ian Kinsler, Nelson Cruz, Andruw Jones and Michael Young, there is a pretty good chance that someone is going yard every game. Too bad they play in the same division as the Angels. Well, they won't win the AL West, but like the Red Sox, they have a chance for the Wild Card. 

7. Phillies: It is hard to maintain your high spot in the Power Rankings when being swept in a four game series by a team like the Astros. Chalk one of those losses up to Brad Lidge, who may be in dire straits after getting pulled mid-save-opportunity. Even conservative Charlie Manuel may need to make a change. Fortunately for Philly, the division lead is sound enough to tinker with Lidge until the postseason.

8. Tigers: With Minnesota headed for a .500 season and yet also a second-place finish in the AL Central, the Tigers pretty much have this one locked up. You can attribute it to an unflagging offense that has the ability to score no matter who is at the plate. Still, they probably won't last long in the postseason.

9. Rockies: Colorado battled the Giants and won, making the NL Wild Card theirs to lose. Then, they got swept by the Giants. It is a VERY tight race, as they followed that series with some close wins and have, in fact, gotten within striking distance of the elusive Dodgers, a team that isn't struggling, but isn't dominating like they were.

10. Mariners: Sort of here by default. By now it is pretty clear who will be going as the Wild Card teams (Sox or Rangers), but with the Rays in a huge slump, Seattle is the lone team with any shot at making the playoffs besides Boston and Texas. No NL team deserves this spot either, with so few of them performing at a high level.