When the powers seemingly start playing favorites, Yankees fans don’t need a scoreboard to spot the bias. Rankings, once a sacred performance metric, now look more like a scripted drama than a sport. Enter a certain rookie phenom, who, despite fewer innings and lighter matchups, somehow leaps ahead of battle-tested aces. It seems Paul Skenes isn’t just throwing heat on the mound—he’s catching fire in the court of public opinion.

The only people who doubt Paul Skenes are his haters, but telling he’s the best in the league is a stretch when there are players performing equal to him or slightly better. The MLB just released the Pitcher Power Ranking, and at the top was Paul Skenes. That was not a problem until the fans saw that there was no Max Fried in the rankings.

After this, the fans lost it. They started calling MLB biased, and looking at how the season has gone until now, they might be right. This season, Paul Skenes has had a good start, but Max Fried is ahead. Fried has a win-loss record of 4-0 with an ERA of 1.42 and 30 strikeouts. Paul Skenes is not very far behind with a 2-2 win-loss record and an ERA of 2.87 with 30 strikeouts.

Max Fried also almost threw a no-hitter against the Tampa Bay Rays on April 20th. He pitched a 7.2 scoreless inning, and a controversial decision overturned was one of the two hits the Rays got. Not to put Skenes down, but the best of his performances have come against the Guardians and Rays. While Skenes has had an electric start, he has pitched fewer innings than Fried, showing that he doesn’t have the stamina to go deeper yet.

And that’s the hook—talent is one thing, but endurance and impact over time are what separate hype from hierarchy. Paul Skenes may be the league’s new poster boy, but Max Fried is the pitcher actually posting results. If MLB wants to hand out crowns in April, they might as well start scripting the postseason, too. Until then, fans will keep asking the same question: since when did power rankings stop ranking power?

Yankees fans fire at MLB after snubbing Max Fried

When credibility takes a backseat, controversy drives the conversation—and this week, MLB’s rankings are riding shotgun. Fans expect a few hot takes, but not a full-blown cold shoulder to elite performance. While Paul Skenes enjoys the rookie spotlight, Max Fried is out here quietly dismantling lineups with surgical precision. But apparently, throwing near no-hitters doesn’t move the needle like throwing buzz on social media.

This blunt comment came after MLB released its latest Pitcher Power Rankings, crowning Paul Skenes while completely omitting Max Fried. Yankees fans, already seething, saw this as the ultimate insult—snubbing a 4-0 ace with a 1.42 ERA who nearly threw a no-hitter. The frustration boiled over, and “Max Fried, Hello?” became a rallying cry against what they see as blatant favoritism and flawed judgment.

The anger from Yankees fans reached a boiling point after MLB’s Pitcher Power Rankings left out Max Fried entirely. One frustrated supporter voiced what many were thinking, commenting, “Max Fried doesn’t exist, I guess,” highlighting the absurdity of ranking a rookie like Paul Skenes over a proven ace. For them, it wasn’t just a snub—it was a glaring oversight of one of the season’s top performers.

In the wake of MLB’s Pitcher Power Rankings snubbing Max Fried, a Yankees fan expressed their disbelief with a pointed comment: “Megil. Senga. Fried.” This remark not only highlighted Fried’s omission but also pointed to other deserving pitchers like Kodai Senga, who were equally left out. The fan’s frustration was palpable, as they saw the rankings as a glaring misstep that ignored pitchers who’ve consistently dominated the mound this season.

After MLB’s rankings bizarrely left Max Fried off the list, fans were quick to call out what they saw as blatant disrespect. One Yankees supporter summed up the outrage, saying, “No Max Fried is unreal he’s one of the best pitchers in baseball rn.” To many, it wasn’t just a miss—it was proof the rankings prioritized hype over actual, undeniable performance.

In a wave of sarcastic protest, one Yankees fan chimed in with, “Max Fried justice button,” mocking MLB’s blatant oversight in their latest rankings. The phrase, dripping with irony, captured the collective feeling that fans now need to petition for recognition that Fried has already earned on the field. It wasn’t just frustration—it was a call for accountability, with a dash of trolling for good measure.

And that irony wasn’t lost on anyone—when fans need a “justice button” for an ace like Max Fried, you know something’s off. MLB’s rankings didn’t just spark debate—they exposed a deeper flaw in how performance is being measured. It’s not about stats anymore; it’s about storylines. Until reason returns to the rankings room, expect more memes than metrics, and more fan fury than fairness.