| Power Ranking | ||||
| WEEK | RECORD | RANK | COMMENT | |
| Week 5 | 9-15 | 27 | With two games to play, Anthony Rizzo is two home runs shy of tying the Cubs' record for home runs in April. The record is held by Alfonso Soriano. -- Joe Aiello, View from the Bleachers | |
| Week 4 | 5-12 | 28 | Despite the poor performance on the field, the Cubs got good news last week as Matt Garza pitched a simulated game and should be on track for a rehab start very soon. -- Joe Aiello, View from the Bleachers | |
| Week 3 | 4-8 | 26 | The Cubs have been a comedy of errors on defense, committing 10 miscues in 11 games, and will greatly benefit from the defense of Gold Glove second baseman Darwin Barney when he returns from the DL on Tuesday against the Rangers. -- Joe Aiello, View from the Bleachers | |
| Week 2 | 2-4 | 27 | While it's easy to focus on the struggles and demotion of Carlos Marmol from the closer's role, it's more important to note that going into Sunday's game, the rotation was 2-2 with an ERA of 2.08 and an opponent batting average against of .157. -- Joe Aiello, View from the Bleachers | |
| Week 1 | 0-0 | 26 | The Cubs are probably not going to be in contention for a playoff spot, and may even finish with the worst record in the majors, but the organization is moving in the right direction and still have chips to move before the trade deadline as the rebuilding effort continues. -- Joe Aiello, View from the Bleachers | |