Cardinals Still Being Disrespected by ESPN MLB Power Rankings

The St. Louis Cardinals just never to seem to get the respect they deserve. At 17-15, the team is currently second in the NL Central and sits just 1.5 games behind the division-leading Chicago Cubs.

Despite that, ESPN put St. Louis at No. 14 overall in its latest power rankings. That's way too low for a team as talented as the Cardinals.

In fact, St. Louis is ranked lower than any other team with a winning record.

It's not like the Cardinals' wins have been fluky, either. St. Louis has a plus-26 run differential, which is the ninth-best total in baseball. It's also much better than Chicago's run differential (plus-9).

The Cardinals' dominant pitching stat has a lot to do with that. St. Louis has a 3.48 team ERA, which is currently the third-best total in baseball.

The offense certainly needs to improve, but St. Louis is just too talented to be ranked as the 14th-best team in baseball.

The Cardinals odds to win the World Series currently stand at +3800 on FanDuel Sportsbook.

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