2. Phillies (22-11 even) Roy Oswalt going to the Disabled List would hurt just about any team, The Phills have the luxury of having Lee,Halladay and Hamels to fall back on. Should continue to roll.
3. Cardinals (10-15 +4) The Cardinals trio of Pujols,Berkman, and Holliday have combined for 78 Runs Batted In, more than any other trio in Baseball.
4. Angels (20-15 +4) Jared Weaver and Dan Haren each possess a 1.87 Earned Run Average, and the Angels are third in all of baseball in Batting Average. The Halos seem like they can compete with Texas.
5. Marlins (20-13 even) The two players for Florida that everyone expected to carry the team (Ramirez and Stanton) have been disappointing to say the least, yet the Marlins find themselves in the thick of the East.
6. Yankees (19-13 -2) Every week it seems a new player steps up and carries the team offensively. Curtis Granderson now leads the AL in Home Runs, figure that one out.
7. Rays (20-14 +2) Tampa has battled back from a disastrous 1-8 start to now tied atop the American league East with New York. The Rays have won 11 of 14.
8. Rockies (18-14 -5) Troy Tulowitzki has begun to slump a little, and so have the Rockies. This team goes as he goes.
9. Royals (18-16 +1) KC made a huge splash this week by calling up stud prospect, Eric Hosmer. Smart move on their part, trying to keep pace with the Indians.
10. Braves (20-16 +6) Atlanta has come on strong of late, and are proving that their staff can keep pace with that of their division rivals, the Phillies.
11. Rangers (18-17 -5) Texas has been on a free fall lately, losing 7 of 10. Pitching has been suspect, a usual thorn in the side for the Rangers.
12. Athletics (18-17 +3) Oakland has found a way to tie the Rangers with only being 28th in the league in runs scored. The unsung staff in Oakland deserves much more credit than they are given.
13. Reds (18-16 -2) The starting pitching has been a merry go round with 8 different guys already getting starts in games, and at that, not many of those 8 have been successful
14. Giants (18-16 +3) As always the Giants find it hard to score runs, ranked 27th in runs scored. Lincecum can only take you so far, offense needs to wake up.
15. Pirates (17-17 +3) The Pirates pitching has been phenomenal compared to what it has been in year's past. This is the farthest into a season they have been .500 since 2005.
16. Tigers (17-18 +4) Highlighted by the No Hitter by Justin Verlander, the inconsistent pitching staff has pitched well the past week.
17. Dodgers (16-19 -5) Well Either's streak has finally come to an end, and the looming ownership situation taking place, the Dodgers need to avoid a drop off.
18. Cubs (15-18 +5) The ERA is among the worst in Baseball, and they still hold that dubious situation of having a great batting average, and can't find a way to score them.
19. Red Sox (17-18 +3) Boston has won 6 of 9 during May so far, The pitching has been severely disappointing, although Carl Crawford's bat is seeming to come to life.
20. Nationals (16-18 +1) Nats impressively took 2 of 3 from the Marlins over the weekend, but got swept by the Phills. They are doing OK for not having franchise staples, Zimmerman and Straburg on the DL.
21. Blue Jays (15-19 -2) Jose Bautista continues his unlikely campaign to be the American League's MVP.
The Jays need another bat or two for them to seriously contend with the top of the division.
22. Mariners (16-19 +2) Michael Pineda appears to be a solid sidekick for King Felix, He gives this rotation more depth and can make a dynamic 1-2 punch for years to come.
23. Brewers (15-20 -9) The Brew Crew have turned ice cold.1-7 this past week, despite the return of Zach Greinke
24. Mets (15-19 +1) Jason Bay has not made the impact the Mets wanted or needed yet. the offense has great potential and ability, its a matter of putting it together.
25. Diamondbacks (15-18 +1) The Dbacks had a solid week, losing some close games. Chris Young's average of .228 is a cause of major concern.
26. Orioles (14-19 -13) Vlad Guerrero's batting average of .267 currently ranks first among Baltimore regulars. The team took a major nose dive after the positive start.
27. Padres (14-20 even) The Padres offense has about zero pop without Adrian Gonzalez. They are really struggling to score runs.
28.White Sox (13-22 even) The Sox have been absolutely atrocious thus far, Management may have to look to move on from Ozzie Guillen.
29. Astros (13-21 even) The Astros lead baseball in blown saves, and have been awful in close games
30. Twins (12-21 even) The Twins remain in the cellar, despite Liriano's No hit bid, the Twins have had next to nothing to be excited about so far.
Early NL MVP-Lance Berkman, St. Louis- .374 10 HR 32 RBI
Early AL Cy Young-Trevor Cahill, Oakland- 6-0 1.72 ERA 45 K's
Early NL Cy Young-Roy Halladay, Philadelphia- 5-1 2.19 ERA 57 K's
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