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Monday's power rankings

1. Jose Iglesias, Detroit Tigers. You notice that a lot of the best infield plays come against catchers or other slow runners? This one is different: Iglesias throws out speedy Brett Gardner with an amazingly quick release. The early American League favorite for Gold Glove at shortstop.

2. Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs. He hit his first home run! Well, it was more like a Little League home run so it won't actually count in the HR column. (Note the ball hitting the bat in front of the plate on the relay throw. Catcher Francisco Cervelli has to get that bat out of the way.) Bryant went 3-for-4 with that double, three RBIs and a walk and has a .579 OBP through his first four games. Bryant can run a little bit -- he had 15 steals in the minors last year. I don't know what his basestealing instincts are, or if Joe Maddon will even want him to run much, but it wouldn't shock me if he ends up as 20-plus steal guy in the majors for a few seasons.

3. Chicago White Sox. Down 3-0 entering the bottom of the ninth after Trevor Bauer tossed seven scoreless innings, the White Sox rallied against Indians closer Cody Allen, scoring four runs with seven consecutive baserunners, six of them hits. Brutal blown save for Allen, great win for the White Sox. How brutal? Last year, there were 101 losses when a team was leading heading into the ninth inning; just nine of those came with a three-run lead (via Elias). When the White Sox win the AL Central, remember this game!

4. Paulo Orlando, Kansas City Royals. We need to find this guy a nickname! He's a 29-year-old minor league vet from Brazil who had over 4,000 plate appearances in the minors. He hit .301/.355/.415 at Triple-A Omaha last year and made the club out of spring training. He went 1-for-3 with a walk in Kansas City's 7-1 win over the Twins. So why is he on this list? He now has seven hits in the majors. And FIVE have been for triples, after hitting a two-run triple in the eighth. He's on pace for 62 triples! I think that would be a record. Love the excitement from the Royals fans. The broadcasters suggested Paulo Tripolo. Hmm.

5. Anthony DeSclafani, Cincinnati Reds. Eight innings, two hits, zero runs, five strikeouts. The Reds win, the Brewers lose again. He's allowed a .127 average through his first three starts.