The MLB playoff picture is starting to take shape here in the middle of August, though there is always the potential for a major shakeup if one of the teams on the fringe of contention gets hot.

Not bad! Unless, of course, your team is hopelessly out of contention and you harbor dreams of your team’s owner spending this coming winter. In that case, you are probably wondering about the pending class of free agents.

Things are looking up for southpaws. This season’s 11th edition of the Starting Pitcher Power Rankings is also the first in which left-handers swept the top three spots. They also accounted for four of the top five and five of 10 overall.