MLB Power Rankings: Week 16 | City of Angels Still the Teams To Beat
Team (Current Record|Last Week's Ranking)
1. Los Angeles Dodgers (64-40|1)—No, the Dodgers shouldn't be bumped down because they suffered their longest losing streak of the season (at four games). C'mon now, they were playing the Cardinals. Manny Ramirez (.160 avg/0 RBI last week) has gone missing.
James Loney (.375 avg/5 RBI last week) and Casey Blake (.423 avg/1.025 OPS last week) have started to heat up, while Rafael Furcal (.344 avg/4 RBI last week) has continued his rebound. Clayton Kershaw (0 ER/8 IP last game) should definitely be considered a top-10 pitcher in the National League as he ranks seventh in the NL in ERA (2.76) and 10th in strikeouts (117).
Chad Billinglsey is glad to see July leave, as he had a 7.52 ERA in the month, and Jonathan Broxton blew another save last week. The Dodgers pitching staff still leads all of baseball in WHIP (1.27) and BAA (.234) and they're second in ERA (3.59).
2. Los Angeles Angels (62-40|2)—The Halos offense continues to absolutely sizzle. Bobby Abreu (.500 avg/8 RBI/1.227 OPS last week), Gary Matthews (.346 avg/6 RBI last week), Kendry Morales (1.327 OPS/8 RBI/4 HR last week), and Mike Napoli (.409 avg/1.208 OPS last week) have helped make the Angels offense the best in baseball.
Los Angeles leads all of baseball in runs (577), hits (1025), RBI (552), and batting average (.289). Starting pitchers Joe Saunders (8 ER/11 IP last week), Ervin Santana (11 ER/9.2 IP last week), and Jered Weaver (4 ER/5 IP last game) didn't have good outings last week. John Lackey was fantastic in July, compiling a 5-1 record and 2.70 ERA.
Brian Fuentes has been ugly in his last two appearances, yielding six earned runs without recording a single out. The pitching staff is still the third worst in the American League (4.75 ERA/.276 batting average against).
3. Philadelphia Phillies (59-43|4)—The Phillies acquired Cliff Lee and he was astonishing in his first start, throwing a one-run complete game. The other starters, Jamie Moyer (0 ER/6.2 IP last game), Cole Hamels (1 ER/8 IP last game), and Joe Blanton (4 ER/15 IP last week) have been solid. Brad Lidge continues to be nail-biting to watch.
Chase Utley (.333 avg last week) continues to be a model of consistency as Ryan Howard (.346 avg/1.015 OPS/6 RBI last week) is heating up. Jimmy Rollins (.226 avg last week) has looked like his self earlier in the year, although he did swipe six bases last week, and Pedro Feliz (.208 avg last week) has gone missing.
The Phillies still lead the National League in runs (544), home runs (142), RBI (522), total bases (1,578), and slugging (446).
4. Texas Rangers (58-44|5)—Michael Young (.500 avg/1.498 OPS/8 RBI last week) has been absolutely on-fire. Elvis Andrus (.350 avg/1.058 OPS last week) and Nelson Cruz (.318 avg/1.082 OPS last week) are also heating up. Josh Hamilton (.174 avg last week) has been ice cold and hasn't hit a home run since July 17. The Rangers offense still leads all of baseball in home runs (156) and are second in slugging (.454).
Derek Holland (1 ER/8.2 IP last game) was phenomenal in his last start. Hopefully for the Rangers, Kevin Millwood's glute injury won't affect his pitching as Scott Feldman (6 ER/2.1 IP last game) and Doug Mathis (3 ER/4 IP last game) were not effective at all last week.
Vicente Padilla, who tested positive for swine flu, hurled a quality start (3 ER/6 IP) for the victory. Tommy Hunter (5 ER/12 IP last week) continues to put up good rookie numbers.
5. New York Yankees (62-42|3)—The Yankees were surging so fast they were about to takeover the No. 1 spot, and then they lost 4-of-7 last week. Alex Rodriguez (.385 avg/4 RBI last week) has continued to heat up, while Derek Jeter (.355 avg last week) and Mark Teixeira (.313 avg/6 RBI last week) continue to do their things. Jorge Posada (.154 avg last week) has gone missing.
The Yankees still lead all of baseball in total bases (1,693), on-base percentage (358), and slugging (.471). Joba Chamberlain had an impressive 2.71 ERA in July. AJ Burnett dominated the Rays (0 ER/7 IP) but was throttled by the White Sox (7 ER/4.2 IP).
Andy Pettitte (1 ER/6.1 IP last game) looked impressive in his last start, while Sergio Mitre (9 ER/8 IP last week) has been hot garbage.
6. Boston Red Sox (61-42|6)—Boston has pulled back to within a half game of the Yankees. Despite the David Ortiz cheating debacle, he's still an RBI-machine (6 RBI last week). J.D. Drew (.529 avg last week), Kevin Youkilis (.448 avg/5 RBI last week), and Jacoby Ellsbury (.452 avg/4 RBI last week) have all been heating up. Jason Bay (.190 avg last week) continues to stink.
The addition of Victor Martinez will give Terry Francona many options at 1B, 3B, C, and DH and the different lineups will be interesting. Josh Beckett (3 ER/14 IP last week) continues to absolutely dominate, while John Smotlz (11 ER/11 IP last week) continues to be ineffective.
Brad Penny (7 ER/5 IP last game) and Jon Lester (4 ER/5.2 IP last game) didn't hurl their best stuff, either. Jonathan Papelbon also blew another save.
7. St. Louis Cardinals (58-49|10)—The Redbirds took three-of-four from the Dodgers and got two revenge games from the Astros. Matt Holliday has been absolutely stunning in a Cardinals uniform, batting .606 with three home runs, 10 RBI, and a 1.719 OPS. Julio Lugo has also been good, batting .371 with a 1.064 OPS for St. Louis.
It couldn't have come at a better time, as Albert Pujols (.216 avg/1 RBI last week) is starting to struggle. Ryan Ludwick (.219 avg last week), Colby Rasmus (.077 avg last week), and Skip Schumaker (.150 avg last week) have all also struggled.
Chris Carpenter (2 ER/16 IP last week), Joel Pineiro (1 ER/8 IP last game), and Adam Wainwright (0 ER/8 IP last game) all continue to dominate and all should be in the Cy Young discussion.
8. San Francisco Giants (57-47|11)—Pablo Sandoval (.333 avg/5 RBI last week) and Eugenio Velez (.455 avg/5 RBI/1.202 OPS last week) have provided the offense all of last week. The Giants hope the addition of Freddy Sanchez can help. Juan Uribe (.190 avg last week) and Randy Winn (.120 avg last week) have cooled down significantly while Ryan Garko (.083 avg last week) hasn't contributed yet.
Matt Cain threw nine innings of three-hit scoreless ball, but didn't get the win due to zero run support. Tim Lincecum was brilliant in his last two starts, not yielding a run in 17 innings. Jonathan Sanchez (10.2 IP last week) isn't going long into games while Ryan Sadowski (4 ER/6.2 IP last week) has looked a lot different from earlier in the year.
The Giants pitching staff leads all of baseball in ERA (3.48) and comes second in WHIP (1.28) and batting average against (.234).
9. Colorado Rockies (57-47|7)—The Rockies have fallen back into a tie for the Wild Card with the Giants. Troy Tulowitzki (.500 avg/6 RBI/1.521 OPS last week) has been on-fire. The rest of the offense hasn't showed up. Clint Barmes (.080 avg last week), Ian Stewart (.130 avg last week), and Ryan Spilborghs (.071 avg last week) have all struggled.
Despite this, the Rockies are still second in the National League in runs (514), home runs (119), RBI (489), and slugging (.436). Ubaldo Jimenez (2 ER/8 IP/8 Ks last game) was dazzling in his last start, while Jason Marquis (2 ER/6 IP last game) continues his consistency and Jorge De La Rosa notched his seventh straight victory in a decision.
Jason Hammel (5 ER/1.1 IP last game) has been too inconsistent. Huston Street continues to be a great closer, notching three saves last week.
10. Tampa Bay Rays (57-47|9)—The Rays lost a key series against the Yankees, but luckily for them they get to play the Royals now. The All-Stars Carl Crawford (.455 avg/5 RBI/1.480 OPS last week) and Ben Zobrist (.300 avg last week) have continued their hot play.
Pat Burrell (.174 avg last week) has stunk and been a rally killer while Carlos Pena (.118 avg last week) continues to barely stay over the Mendoza Line. Scott Kazmir (1 ER/7 IP last game) was phenomenal against the Yankees and David Price (1 ER/7 IP last game) was solid in his last outing.
Jeff Niemann (10-5, 3.62 ERA) continues to put up stellar rookie numbers, while James Shields (5 ER/5.1 IP last game) struggled mightily in his last start.
11. Chicago Cubs (55-47|15)—The Cubs keep raking up wins that they should be. The return of Aramis Ramirez (.462 avg/8 RBI/1.341 OPS last week) has provided a real spark to this offense. Derek Lee (.409 avg/6 RBI/1.290 OPS last week) continues to be the best player on the team.
Even Milton Bradley (.304 avg last week) and Kosuke Fukudome (.333 avg/6 RBI last week) are starting to heat up. Ryan Theriot (6 RBI) continues to consistently produce.
Randy Wells (0 ER/8 IP last game) was dominating in yet another game while Carlos Zambrano had to exit his last game early. Rich Harden (3 ER/11 IP last week) has pitched better while Ryan Dempster (5 ER/5 IP last game) stunk in his return. Kevin Gregg also blew yet another save.
12. Florida Marlins (54-50|16)—Hopefully for the Fish, nothing is wrong with Hanley Ramirez (.300 avg/6 RBI last week). John Baker (.400 avg/1.150 OPS last week) has been playing great, while Dan Uggla (.217 avg last week) and Cody Ross (.125 avg last week) continue their inconsistent years. Emilio Bonifacio (.182 avg last week) also needs to hit better.
The addition of Nick Johnson should help this team's on-base percentage. Josh Johnson (10-2, 2.87 ERA) hurled another quality start for the victory while Chris Volstad (6 ER/12 IP last week) looked iffy in his last two starts. Ricky Nolasco (2 ER/7 IP last game) was dominating in his last start while Rick VandenHurk continues to look good.
13. Detroit Tigers (54-48|8)—The addition of Jarrod Washburn to this team gave already a great rotation a great arm. Miguel Cabrera (.433 avg/5 RBI/1.018 OPS last week) continues to hit extremely well. Curtis Granderson (5 RBI/1.054 OPS last week) also continues to produce.
The rest of the offense hasn't. Brandon Inge (.182 avg/1 RBI last week) is playing through serious pain while Gerald Laird (.105 avg last week) and Marcus Thames (.214 avg/1 RBI last week) continue their sluggish years. Justin Verlander notched another quality start (3 ER/7 IP last game) for another victory while Edwin Jackson (2 ER/4 IP last game) is struggling.
Rookie Rick Porcello and Armando Galarraga have continued their inconsistent pitching and Fernando Rodney blew his first save of the season. The Tigers have committed 13 errors in the past six games.
14. Seattle Mariners (54-50|13)—The Mariners finally won a game in Texas, but aren't going to make any noise in the division if they can't beat the Rangers (4-8). Jose Lopez (.500 avg/3 HR/7 RBI/1.522 OPS last week), Ichiro Suzuki (.419 avg last week), Ken Griffey Jr. (.389 avg/6 RBI/1.111 OPS last week), and Jack Hannahan (.333 avg last week) have all been playing great.
Russell Branyan missed four games with back stiffness, while Michael Saunders (.160 avg last week) is off to a slow start. King Felix (7 ER/5.2 IP) was roughed up by Toronto but bounced back (2 ER/7 IP last game) against Texas.
Jason Vargas (11 ER/9 IP last week) has been awful, while Ryan Rowland-Smith (2 ER/7 IP last game) was great in his last start.
15. Atlanta Braves (53-51|14)—The Braves swapped Casey Kotchman for Adam LaRoche. Garrett Anderson (.333 avg/1.093 OPS last week) has been heating up as has Brian McCann (.316 avg/5 RBI/1.251 OPS last week). Hopefully for the Braves, Yunel Escobar's nagging wrist won't hurt his production because he was on-fire before that.
Martin Prado (.176 avg last week) has struggled, but that's also due to an injured ankle. Jair Jurrjens (2 ER/6 IP last game) and Javier Vazquez (3 ER/7.1 IP last game) have both pitched better.
Derek Lowe has now hurled five straight quality starts, earning four victories. Kenshin Kawakami has continued his inconsistent play, while Rafael Soriano blew just his second save of the season.
16. Minnesota Twins (52-52|20)—The Twins acquired Orland Cabrera from the Athletics because they needed some serious middle infield help.
Their sweep of the White Sox at home got them right back in the AL Central race. Denard Span (.400 avg/6 RBI/1.084 OPS last week) has been sizzling while Justin Morneau (6 RBI last week) and Nick Punto (6 RBI last week) continue to drive in runs.
Joe Mauer (.208 avg last week) has cooled down a bit as has Jason Kubel (.063 avg/0 RBI last week). Joe Crede (.176 avg last week) is dealing with injuries (surprise!) and has stunk. Scott Baker (1 ER/6 IP last game), Brian Duensing (2 ER/5 IP last game), and Glen Perkins (3 ER/7 IP last game) were all good in their starts, while Nick Blackburn (4 ER/6.2 IP last game) has struggled.
17. Chicago White Sox (54-51|17)—The White Sox limped back home after a 1-6 road trip against the Tigers and Twins. Then they took three from the Yankees. Gordon Beckham (.393 avg/10 RBI/1.134 OPS last week) has been phenomenal. AJ Pierzysnki (.385 avg last week) continues to consistently hit and Chris Getz (.333 avg last week) has come up big.
Sluggers Jermaine Dye (.174 avg last week) and Jim Thome (.235 avg last week) have struggled. Gavin Floyd (2 ER/14.1 IP last week) has looked phenomenal, while the rest of the starters have struggled.
The Jake Peavy trade has made the fifth spot up for grabs for three more starts on the year and the White Sox traded Clayton Richard, Aaron Poreda, and others to the Friars. Defense continues to haunt this team, committing seven errors in the past seven games.
18. New York Mets (50-53|21)—Was there a sign of life from the Mets after all? They won five-of-seven last week, including taking an impressive three from Colorado. David Wright (.458 avg/5 RBI/1.283 OPS last week) has been on-fire.
Alex Cora (.304 avg last week) is starting to hit well. Jeff Francouer (6 RBI last week) continues to drive in runs for the Mets. Angel pagan (7 RBI last week) hit a monster grand slam to save a game for the Mets, while Luis Castillo (.238 avg last week) has cooled off a bit.
Johan Santana (0 ER/7 IP last game) was brilliant in his last start as was Mike Pelfrey (0 ER/6.1 IP last game). Livan Hernandez has notched three straight quality starts and Oliver Perez is only lasting into the fifth inning of games.
19. Toronto Blue Jays (50-54|19)—Roy Halladay wasn't traded, but Scott Rolen was. Welcome Edwin Encarnacion to Toronto. Marco Scutaro (.391 avg last week) has continued his hot hitting and Aaron Hill (.333 avg/7 RBI last week) continues to be the AL Comeback Player of the Year.
Adam Lind (6 RBI last week) continues to produce runs while Alex Rios (.160 avg last week) and Vernon Wells (.208 avg/0 RBI last week) have still decided not to show up this season for the Jays. Rookie Brett Cecil (5 ER/14 IP last week) has started to look good. Roy Halladay (3 ER/7 IP last game) was a victim of low run support...again.
Rookies Marc Rzepczynski and Ricky Romero pitched like rookies last week while Scott Downs has struggled.
20. Milwaukee Brewers (51-53|18)—What is wrong with the Brewers? Dropping two to Washington and two to San Diego? That's not good for a team that was in the playoff chase. The Brewers are now two games under the .500 mark. Rookie Casey McGehee (.333 avg/3 RBI last week) continues to put up great rookie numbers.
Corey Hart (.360 avg/4 RBI/1.105 OPS last week) has been playing great as have Ryan Braun (.321 avg/4 RBI/1.081 OPS last week) and Prince Fielder (.310 avg/6 RBI last week).
Jason Kendall (.100 avg last week) and Craig Counsell (.238 avg last week) have been struggling of late. Yovani Gallardo (3 ER/7 IP last game) continues to be great, but the rest of the pitching staff all stunk last week...and against bad teams.
21. Houston Astros (51-53|12)—What a difference a week makes, as the Astros have now lost six-of-seven. There's an obvious correlation between them losing and Lance Berkman going down.
Carlos Lee (.379 avg/5 RBI/1.146 OPS last week) and Miguel Tejada (8 RBI last week) have been hot. Michael Bourn (.310 avg last week) continues to be a spark at the top.
Hunter Pence (.250 avg/0 RBI last week) has struggled as of late as has Ivan Rodriguez (.053 avg/9 Ks last week). Roy Oswalt going down is going to hurt this team's chances of a playoff run and if Wandy Rodriguez, who is a serious Cy Young candidate, goes down, this team's chances are all but over.
The team released Russ Ortiz, and Mike Hampton continues to stink.
22. Arizona Diamondbacks (45-59|26)—The Diamondbacks didn't unload Jon Garland or Doug Davis, but it could still happen. This team is going to playing a major spoiler role. Justin Upton (.435 avg/5 RBI/1.301 OPS last week) has continued his monster season.
Rookie Gerardo Parra (.381 avg/5 RBI last week) continues to put up great rookie numbers and Mark Reynolds (7 RBI/1.329 OPS last week) continues to produce runs for the D'backs. Chris Young (.158 avg last week) has continued his awful season and Miguel Montero (.125 avg last week) didn't have his best stuff last week.
Yusmeiro Petit will be pitching for his job next start while Dan Haren (2 ER/5 IP last game) finally had a bad outing. The rest of the rotation has continued its inconsistency.
23. Oakland Athletics (44-59|25)—Is it just me, or is Oakland starting to hit after Matt Holliday left? Rajai Davis (.412 avg/9 RBI last week) has been absolutely stellar. Mark Ellis (.374 avg/4 RBI/1.093 OPS last week), Adam Kennedy (.361 avg/7 RBI last week), and Ryan Sweeney (.379 avg/5 RBI last week) are also hitting the ball extremely well.
Rookie Brett Anderson has owned the Red Sox this year (2-1, 2.05 ERA). Gio Gonzalez has rebounded well after his disastrous start against Minnesota. Dallas Braden notched a win he didn't deserve (5 ER/6.2 IP) and he has continued to pitch inconsistently.
Vin Mazzaro has won since June 7 and Trevor Cahill (12 ER/10.1 IP last week) was atrocious in his last two starts.
24. San Diego Padres (43-62|28)—The Padres have now won five in a row. They didn't get to move Heath Bell or Adrian Gonzalez, but they did move Jake Peavy, getting four young prospects in return. Clayton Richard was good (1 ER/5.2 IP) in his Padre debut.
Tim Stauffer (1 ER/7 IP last game), Mat Latos (1 ER/7 IP last game), and Kevin Correia (2 ER/6 IP last game) have all been pitching well. Chad Gaudin (4 ER/8.2 IP last week) has been inconsistent.
They still have the worst offense in baseball, although Chase Headley (.389 avg/1.000 OPS last week), Kevin Kouzmanoff (.318 avg/6 RBI last week), Everth Cabrera (.357 avg/1.114 OPS last week), Will Venable (.333 avg/8 RBI last week), Kyle Blanks (.333 avg/6 RBI last week), and Adrian Gonzalez (3 HR/1.139 OPS last week) all have contributed as of late.
25. Baltimore Orioles (44-59|27)—Rookies Matt Wieters (.476 avg/3 RBI last week) and Nolan Reimold (.318 avg/3 RBI last week) have been playing great. Nick Markakis (.321 avg/7 RBI last week) continues to produce runs as do Aubrey Huff (6 RBI last week) and Adam Jones (7 RBI last week).
Melvin Mora (.158 avg/0 RBI last week) has continue to stunk while Luke Scott (.150 avg/0 RBI last week) has cooled down tremendously.
Brad Bergesen (1 ER/7 IP last game) continues to pitch well. David Hernandez has looked good (3 ER/11.1 IP last week) while Jason Berken has continued his roller coaster year and Jeremy Guthrie (6 ER/6.2 IP last game) continues to stink. Chris Tillman was called up and we shall see him develop.
26. Pittsburgh Pirates (45-58|22)—Bye bye Freddy Sanchez, Jack Wilson, Ian Snell, Tom Gorzelanny, Adam LaRoche, etc...The Pirates had a huge sale and got tons of prospects in return. Andrew McCutchen (6 RBI/1.096 OPS last week) has been phenomenal for the Bucs, and we saw this in his three-home run night.
Ryan Doumit (.200 avg last week) and Delwyn Young (.211 avg last week) have struggled, as has Steve Pearce (.200 avg/7 Ks last week). Zach Duke (0 ER/7 IP last game) was great in his last start, but got zero run support.
Ross Ohlendorf (2 ER/6.1 IP last game) has continued to pitch well as has Charlie Morton (2 ER/6 IP last game). Paul Maholm and Virgil Vazquez haven't been great. And is there something wrong with Matt Capps?
27. Cleveland Indians (43-61|24)—This bullpen (5.11 ERA) has let the team down in so many ways this year. Overall, the pitching staff is the worst in baseball (5.20 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, and .277 batting average against).
Who knows how much worse that's going to get with the departures of Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez. Jeremy Sowers (2 ER/6 IP last game) pitched well, but got no run support. Fausto Carmona finally pitched well, too. David Huff and Carl Pavano both stunk in their last outings while Tony Sipp and Jose Veras in the bullpen are unbearable.
Shin-Soo Choo (.480 avg/1.234 OPS last week) is batting well while Grady Sizemore (.211 avg last week) and Travis Hafner (.235 avg last week) continue their struggles.
28. Cincinnati Reds (45-58|23)—Cincinnati has now lost 11 of its past 12 games. When Joey Votto (.200 avg last week) struggles, you know the team isn't going to do well. Brandon Phillips (6 RBI last week) continues to produce runs.
The Reds offense is the second worst in the National League in hits (839), batting average (.243), and on-base percentage (.311). They're also third worst in RBI (386), total bases (1,337), and slugging (.387). Maybe Scott Rolen will help. It's not just the offense, as the starting pitching has been wretched as of late.
Homer Bailey has continued with his inconsistent pitching. Micah Owings is on the disabled list. Aaron Harang (7 ER/7 IP last game) and Johnny Cueto (6 ER/5 IP last game) have been terrible as of late.
29. Kansas City Royals (40-63|29)—Well, at least Willie Bloomquist (.381 avg/1.006 OPS last week) and Billy Butler (.300 avg/5 RBI last week) are swinging the bats well for the Royals. Mike Jacobs (.133 avg last week) and Miguel Olivo (.176 avg last week) have stunk.
The Royals' offense is the worst in the American League in runs (397), hits (873), RBI (381), batting average (.251), and on-base percentage (.310). Poor Zack Greinke (2 ER/6 IP last game) as the Royals blew another one of his leads.
Bruce Chen and Sidney Ponson have been extremely inconsistent, while Brian Bannister hurled a quality start but his teammates didn't get him the W. Royals fans want Luke Hochevar to be respected, but he never pitches consistently enough.
30. Washington Nationals (32-72|30)—The Nationals are now 40 games under the .500 mark. They were also the first team reach 70 losses. A key source of offense in Nick Johnson was traded.
The offense is not the problem, as the Nats have the second highest on-base percentage (.346) in the National League. Nyjer Morgan (.515 avg/1.210 OPS last week), Cristian Guzman (.435 avg/8 RBI last week), Josh Willingham (.375 avg/9 RBI/2 GS last week), and Ryan Zimmerman (.333 avg/8 RBI last week) have all been producing.
The problem is the pitching (5.09 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, .280 batting average against), especially the bullpen, which 31 of the team's losses can be attributed to.
Breakdown
Biggest climb: Five different teams (Cubs, Marlins, Twins, Diamondbacks, Padres) jumped four spots in the rankings.
Biggest fall: The Houston Astros fell nine spots from No. 12 to No. 21 after losing six of seven games.
Best team average: The Los Angeles Dodgers have the best team average (1.94) by being first 10 times, second four times, fifth once, and eighth once.
Worst team average: The Washington Nationals have the worst team average (29.81) by being ranked last 14 times, 29th once, and 28th once.
Teams yet to fall out of the top 10: Dodgers and Cardinals
Teams yet to climb out of the bottom 10: Indians and Nationals
Prediction of the week: Philadelphia will go 5-1.
Division Rankings/Picture (Record|Last Week's Ranking)
*Divisional rankings are based on the average power rankings.
1. AL West (218-193|1): (2) Laa, (4) Tex, (14) Sea, (23) Oak
2. NL West (266-255|3): (1) Lad, (8) Sfg, (9) Col, (22) Ari, (24) Sdp
3. AL East (274-244|2): (5) Nyy, (6) Bos, (10) Tbr, (19) Tor, (25) Bal
4. NL East (248-269|5): (3) Phi, (12) Fla, (15) Atl, (18) Nym, (30) Was
5. NL Central (305-318|4): (7) Stl, (11) Chc, (20) Mil, (21) Hou, (26) Pit, (28) Cin
6. AL Central (243-275|6): (13) Det, (16) Min, (17) Cws, (27) Cle, (29) Kcr
If the playoffs started today...
1. Los Angeles v. 4. Boston
2. New York v. 3. Detroit
1. Los Angeles v. 3. St. Louis
2. Philadelphia v. 4. San Francisco/Colorado
If awards were handed out today...
AL MVP: Justin Morneau (Minnesota Twins)
NL MVP: Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cardinals)
AL Cy: Zack Greinke (Kansas City Royals)
NL Cy: Tim Lincecum (San Francisco Giants)
AL RoY: Andrew Bailey (Oakland Athletics)
NL RoY: Randy Wells (Chicago Cubs)
AL MoY: Ron Washington (Texas Rangers)
NL MoY: Jim Tracy (Colorado Rockies)
AL Comeback: Aaron Hill (Toronto Blue Jays)
NL Comeback: Chris Carpenter (St. Louis Cardinals)
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