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June 13, 2011

Week 10 Power Rankings

    TEAM Record (Week)                LAST CHANGE
 1. Philadelphia Phillies 40-26 (5-2)   3    +2
 2. Boston Red Sox 39-26 (6-0)          7    +5
 3. Atlanta Braves 38-28 (6-0)          5    +2
 4. Milwaukee Brewers 38-28 (5-2)       6    +2
 5. St. Louis Cardinals 38-29 (2-4)     1    -4
 6. New York Yankees 36-27 (3-3)        4    -2
 7. Texas Rangers 36-31 (2-5)           2    -5
 8. Arizona Diamondbacks 36-30 (3-3)    8    --
 9. San Francisco Giants 37-29 (4-3)   11    +2
10. Cincinnati Reds 34-33 (4-3)        13    +3
11. Detroit Tigers 35-30 (4-3)         17    +6
12. Toronto Blue Jays 32-34 (2-5)       9    -3
13. Colorado Rockies 31-34 (4-3)       16    +3
14. Florida Marlins 32-32 (1-6)        12    -2
15. Tampa Bay Rays 35-30 (5-1)         18    +3
16. Chicago White Sox 33-35 (5-2)      19    +3
17. Los Angeles Angels 31-36 (1-5)     10    -7
18. Seattle Mariners 34-32 (3-4)       14    -4
19. New York Mets 32-33 (4-2)          23    +4
20. Cleveland Indians 34-29 (1-5)      15    -5
21. Los Angeles Dodgers 31-36 (3-4)    21    --
22. San Diego Padres 29-38 (2-5)       22    --
23. Oakland Athletics 28-39 (1-6)      20    -3
24. Washington Nationals 30-36 (4-3)   25    +1
25. Kansas City Royals 29-37 (4-3)     26    +1
26. Pittsburgh Pirates 31-33 (3-3)     24    -2
27. Baltimore Orioles 30-33 (4-2)      27    --
28. Houston Astros 24-42 (1-5)         28    --
29. Chicago Cubs 25-39 (2-5)           29    --
30. Minnesota Twins 26-39 (5-2)        30    --
Team of the Week

June 12, 2011

All-Star Watch Through Week 10

NL Catchers              AL Catchers
Brian McCann ATL         Alex Avila DET
Miguel Montero ARI       Russell Martin NYY
Chris Ianetta COL        J.P. Arencibia TOR

NL First Basemen         AL First Basemen
Prince Fielder MIL       Adrian Gonzalez BOS
Joey Votto CIN           Miguel Cabrera DET
Albert Pujols STL        Paul Konerko CWS

NL Second Basemen        AL Second Basemen
Rickie Weeks MIL         Ben Zobrist TB
Brandon Phillips CIN     Robinson Cano NYY
Neil Walker PIT          Ian Kinsler TEX

NL Third Basemen         AL Third Basemen
Placido Polanco PHI      Adrian Beltre TEX
Chipper Jones ATL        Alex Rodriguez NYY
Ryan Roberts ARI         Kevin Youkilis BOS 

NL Shortstops            AL Shortstops
Jose Reyes NYM           Asdrubal Cabrera CLE
Troy Tulowitzki COL      Alexei Ramirez CWS
Jimmy Rollins PHI        Yunel Escobar TOR 

NL Outfielders           AL Outfielders
Matt Kemp LAD            Jose Bautista TOR
Ryan Braun MIL           Curtis Granderson NYY
Jay Bruce CIN            Carlos Quentin CWS
Lance Berkman STL        Jacoby Ellsbury BOS
Hunter Pence HOU         Melky Cabrera KC 

                         AL Designated Hitters
                         David Ortiz BOS
                         Billy Butler KC
                         Michael Young TEX 

NL Starting Pitchers     AL Starting Pitchers
Roy Halladay PHI         Justin Verlander DET
Cole Hamels PHI          Jered Weaver LAA
Clayton Kershaw LAD      Alexi Ogando TEX
Cliff Lee PHI            James Shields TB
Jair Jurrjens ATL        Dan Haren LAA 

NL Relief Pitchers       AL Relief Pitchers
Craig Kimbrel ATL        Kyle Farnsworth TB
Brian Wilson SF          Jose Valverde DET
J.J. Putz ARI            Mariano Rivera NYY
League MVP

June 6, 2011

Week 9 Power Rankings

    TEAM Record (Week)                LAST CHANGE
 1. St. Louis Cardinals 36-25 (4-3)     1    --
 2. Texas Rangers 34-26 (6-1)           8    +7
 3. Philadelphia Phillies 35-24 (2-4)   2    -1
 4. New York Yankees 33-24 (5-1)        4    --
 5. Atlanta Braves 32-28 (2-4)          3    -2
 6. Milwaukee Brewers 33-26 (4-2)       6    --
 7. Boston Red Sox 33-26 (3-3)          5    -2
 8. Arizona Diamondbacks 33-27 (4-3)   11    +3
 9. Toronto Blue Jays 30-29 (3-3)       9    --
10. Los Angeles Angels 30-31 (2-4)      7    -3
11. San Francisco Giants 33-26 (5-2)   17    +6
12. Florida Marlins 31-26 (1-5)        10    -2
13. Cincinnati Reds 30-30 (3-3)        12    -1
14. Seattle Mariners 31-28 (5-2)       19    +5
15. Cleveland Indians 33-24 (2-5)      13    -2
16. Colorado Rockies 27-31 (2-4)       16    --
17. Detroit Tigers 31-27 (5-1)         20    +3
18. Tampa Bay Rays 30-29 (2-5)         14    -4
19. Chicago White Sox 28-33 (4-2)      18    -1
20. Oakland Athletics 27-33 (0-6)      15    -5
21. Los Angeles Dodgers 28-32 (4-2)    23    +2
22. San Diego Padres 27-33 (5-2)       24    +2
23. New York Mets 28-31 (4-3)          22    -1
24. Pittsburgh Pirates 28-30 (4-3)     21    -3
25. Washington Nationals 26-33 (4-3)   27    +2
26. Kansas City Royals 25-34 (2-5)     25    -1
27. Baltimore Orioles 26-31 (2-4)      26    -1
28. Houston Astros 23-37 (4-3)         29    +1
29. Chicago Cubs 23-34 (0-6)           28    -1
30. Minnesota Twins 21-37 (4-3)        30    --
Team of the Week

All-Star Watch Through Week 9

NL Catchers              AL Catchers
Brian McCann ATL         Russell Martin NYY
Miguel Montero ARI       Alex Avila DET
Chris Ianetta COL        J.P. Arencibia TOR

NL First Basemen         AL First Basemen
Joey Votto CIN           Miguel Cabrera DET
Prince Fielder MIL       Adrian Gonzalez BOS
Albert Pujols STL        Mark Teixeira NYY

NL Second Basemen        AL Second Basemen
Rickie Weeks MIL         Robinson Cano NYY
Neil Walker PIT          Ben Zobrist TB
Brandon Phillips CIN     Ian Kinsler TEX

NL Third Basemen         AL Third Basemen
Placido Polanco PHI      Kevin Youkilis BOS
Chipper Jones ATL        Adrian Beltre TEX
Ryan Roberts ARI         Alex Rodriguez NYY

NL Shortstops            AL Shortstops
Jose Reyes NYM           Asdrubal Cabrera CLE
Troy Tulowitzki COL      Alexei Ramirez CWS
Stephen Drew ARI         Yunel Escobar TOR

NL Outfielders           AL Outfielders
Ryan Braun MIL           Jose Bautista TOR
Matt Kemp LAD            Curtis Granderson
Jay Bruce CIN            Matt Joyce TB
Lance Berkman STL        Carlos Quentin CWS
Hunter Pence HOU         Jacoby Ellsbury BOS

                         AL Designated Hitters
                         David Ortiz BOS
                         Michael Young TEX
                         Billy Butler KC

NL Starting Pitchers     AL Starting Pitchers
Roy Halladay PHI         Jered Weaver LAA
Cole Hamels PHI          Justin Verlander DET
Clayton Kershaw LAD      James Shields TB
Kyle Lohse STL           Dan Haren LAA
Tim Lincecum SF          Felix Hernandez SEA

NL Relief Pitchers       AL Relief Pitchers
Craig Kimbrel ATL        Jose Valverde DET
J.J. Putz ARI            Mariano Rivera NYY
Heath Bell SD            Jordan Walden LAA
League MVP

May 30, 2011

Week 8 Power Rankings

    TEAM Record (Week)               Last Change
 1. St. Louis Cardinals 32-22 (4-2)    1    --
 2. Philadelphia Phillies 33-20 (5-2)  3    +1
 3. Atlanta Braves 30-24 (4-1)         2    -1
 4. New York Yankees 28-23 (3-3)       5    +1
 5. Boston Red Sox 30-23 (5-2)        14    +9
 6. Milwaukee Brewers 29-24 (5-1)      9    +3
 7. Los Angeles Angels 28-27 (4-3)     6    -1
 8. Texas Rangers 28-25 (4-2)         13    +5
 9. Toronto Blue Jays 27-26 (4-3)     12    +3
10. Florida Marlins 30-21 (4-2)        8    -2
11. Arizona Diamondbacks 29-24 (6-1)  16    +5
12. Cincinnati Reds 27-27 (2-5)        7    -5
13. Cleveland Indians 31-19 (2-4)      4    -9
14. Tampa Bay Rays 28-24 (2-3)        11    -3
15. Oakland Athletics 27-27 (5-2)     17    +2
16. Colorado Rockies 25-27 (2-5)      15    -1
17. San Francisco Giants 28-24 (1-5)  10    -7
18. Chicago White Sox 24-31 (2-5)     19    +1
19. Seattle Mariners 26-26 (4-2)      21    +2
20. Detroit Tigers 26-26 (3-3)        18    -2
21. Pittsburgh Pirates 24-27 (2-3)    23    +2
22. New York Mets 24-28 (2-4)         20    -2
23. Los Angeles Dodgers 24-30 (3-3)   25    +2
24. San Diego Padres 22-31 (3-3)      24    --
25. Kansas City Royals 23-29 (1-5)    22    -3
26. Baltimore Orioles 24-27 (3-3)     27    +1
27. Washington Nationals 22-30 (1-5)  26    -1
28. Chicago Cubs 23-28 (3-3)          28    --
29. Houston Astros 19-34 (2-4)        29    --
30. Minnesota Twins 17-34 (2-4)       30    --
Team of the Week