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At long last (though it feels like we’ve only just begun), we’ve reached the finish line.

Not of the regular season, which concludes on Sept. 27. But this is the final non-postseason version of SI’s MLB Power Rankings. Our next edition will run Monday, Sept. 28, and feature only the playoff teams. We’ll circle back around after the postseason with a final 1-30 ranking. 

With a nod to last season’s Power Rankings caretaker, Emma Baccellieri, here’s a haiku for each club. So once more, with feeling, let’s rank:

30. Pittsburgh Pirates (Last Week: 30)

Pity the Pirates

Another painful rebuild

Please don’t make us watch

29. Boston Red Sox (Last Week: 28)

Despair has set in

No banners for resetting

Pitching, anyone?

28. Texas Rangers (Last Week: 27)

New park, same results

Everything is bigger in

Texas, but scoring

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27. Los Angeles Angels (Last Week: