You're assuming? I thought I was pretty clear in saying Yamato could wash #4 and Sanji could edge out #3. I'm sure the same for Jinbe going forward, even out of his element.
No, the "rank" doesn't matter. Mohji is ranked higher than Kabaji. Magellan is now vice warden. Luffy could eat a punch from Sengoku when Akainu could murder him with one hit.
What matters is what we see. Yamato trades with Kaido even at a disadvantage, without knowing how to mutate Sanji gets low diffed by someone like Queen.
People who go by numbers, like who joined first, are blind. Oda made fun of it at the Sabaody reunion and you probably didn't notice.
"You're assuming? I thought I was pretty clear in saying Yamato could wash #4 and Sanji could edge out #3. I'm sure the same for Jinbe going forward, even out of his element."
Surely if Yamato is "washing" her opponents there would be no need for her to actually get stronger, you're arguing for Yamatos power stagnation here. Characters get stronger by fighting real competition and getting power ups, the fact you're ready to accept Oda just handing Yamato significant power boosts while fighting more or less "fodder"(relative to her) but can't accept Oda just bumping Sanji up above Yamato already is nonsensical.
You're further ignoring the fact that Oda always matches the crews strength hierarchy with the opponents they face off against, it's no mystery why Zoro continues to fight the second strongest.....since he's the second strongest.
"What matters is what we see. Yamato trades with Kaido even at a disadvantage, without knowing how to mutate Sanji gets low diffed by someone like Queen."
You mean like Zoro being bested by a far inferior opponent in King even after the events of the rooftop. Funny that the same arguments could be applied to Robin, Franky and Jinbei who all looked superior to Zoro and Sanji at one point in time, so much so the audience was convinced they had changed the dynamic; only for Oda to reaffirm it in the next arc.
What Yamato did is ultimately unquantifiable, furthermore we have no idea how current Sanji could hold up against Kaido, it's all headcanonn until Oda shows us the hierarchy as he always has; through the fights.
"No, the "rank" doesn't matter. Mohji is ranked higher than Kabaji. Magellan is now vice warden. Luffy could eat a punch from Sengoku when Akainu could murder him with one hit."
I'm not going by "rank", the strawhat crew is not a meritocracy, I'm talking about the fundamental and unchanged dynamic of Luffy taking on the strongest , Zoro the second and Sanji the third. You are also incorrect about Mohji and Cabaji. After the supposed "death" of Buggy, they had dueled in hopes of determining who would take over as captain, if Mohiji ranked higher they would have no need for such an event. They also fought to a draw.
"People who go by numbers, like who joined first, are blind. Oda made fun of it at the Sabaody reunion and you probably didn't notice."
I'm referring to the dynamic of the M3 and The Wings; the dynamic of Sanji always fighting the 3rd strongest, I'm unsure as to when Oda made fun of this concept he has held on to for over 20 years.