Who’s No. 1 one week into the season?

We’re one week into the 2023 season and there’s been plenty of excitement, from the impact of all the new rules to Aaron Judge continuing last season’s home run tear to the Rays being the only team still undefeated through seven days of play.

Is your favorite team off to a hot start — and more importantly, will it last? Or are you hoping the first week’s returns aren’t a glimpse of the future?

Our expert panel has combined to initially rank every team in baseball based on a combination of what we’ve seen so far and what we already knew going into the 162-game season. We also asked ESPN MLB experts David Schoenfield, Bradford Doolittle, Jesse Rogers, Alden Gonzalez and Joon Lee to weigh in with an observation for all 30 teams.

Preseason rankings

Record: 5-1

Preseason ranking: 3

The Braves take over our top spot despite losing Max Fried for at least a couple weeks after he tweaked a hamstring covering first base. Whether the Braves remain on top will depend heavily on rookie lefty starters Jared Shuster and Dylan Dodd, who both made their major league debuts over the past week. Shuster has been the bigger-name prospect after the Braves drafted him in the first round in 2020. He had some jitters, allowing four runs and five walks and striking out just one in 4⅔ innings against the Nationals on Sunday.

Dodd, a third-round pick in 2021, impressed in spring training and allowed one run over five innings against the Cardinals on Tuesday — with no walks and three strikeouts. He showed primarily a two-pitch repertoire with a four-seamer/slider combo (throwing just three changeups), and while he averaged just 92.2 mph with his fastball, he commanded it well. — Schoenfield

Record: 3-4

Preseason ranking: 1

Superstar slugger Yordan Alvarez is off to a slow start, managing just two homers, nine RBIs and a 1.058 OPS over the Astros’ first five games. Reportedly, Houston manager Dusty Baker says it’s too early to consider benching Alvarez, but the situation bears watching. And since…