The New York Mets (2-4) will turn to Noah Syndergaard (1-0, 0.00 ERA) in an effort to get back on track Tuesday when they take on the Miami Marlins (2-3) in the second of a three-game series.

It's easy to dismiss a dark-horse candidate as a serious contender for one of baseball's individual awards until you realize that three of the past four Cy Young Award winners could reasonably fit under that umbrella.

Nobody saw the Cleveland Indians' Corey Kluber coming when he won the American League Cy Young Award in 2014, and while both the Chicago Cubs' Jake Arrieta and the Houston Astros' Dallas Keuchel headed into 2015 with high expectations, few believed they'd be dominant enough to walk away with the award at year's end.

Yet that's exactly what they did.

After an offseason of analyzing teams on paper and making predictions based on potential, there are finally some on-field results to influence this week's MLB power rankings.

However, we are dealing with an incredibly small sample size at this point, so potential and overall outlook will play a significant role in where teams fall.

One week after MLB's first pitch, the 2016 season received a major shake-up to the fantasy landscape.

Most teams aren't in a hurry to promote prospects, instead delaying their arbitration clocks while giving veterans the first stabs at sticking in a lineup. Over the weekend, however, two injuries opened a window for a pair of young guns.

Today, we're going to talk about takeout slides, the so-called Utley Rule and why it needs fixing posthaste. You've got opinions. We've got opinions. Everyone's got opinions.

First, though, a fact: Major League Baseball had to do something.

The Oakland Athletics finished off a three-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners with a 2-1 win on the road Sunday night and prepared to hop on a plane to return home for a series against the Los Angeles Angels.

If you haven't added Manny Machado to your short list of American League MVP candidates, now is the time.

Seriously, do it.

Through the first five games of the 2016 season, the Baltimore Orioles' budding superstar is teasing next-level production. And he's carried the O's to a surprising undefeated start.

Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper is one of the brightest talents in MLB, but it's still too early to begin putting him in the same discussion as the greatest players ever—a point which Barry Bonds will be all too happy to remind you. 

Like a fine wine, New York Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon is only getting better with age.

The right-hander put himself in the conversation for last season's play of the year with a ridiculous behind-the-back flip on a grounder near the foul line. He now has another clip to add to his highlight reel.

Fact: After going yard on Saturday, San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner is the only player in baseball since the start of the 2015 season to homer multiple times off Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw.

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Source: ESPN Stats & Info