| Rank, Team | The skinny |
| 1. New York Mets (1) | Oliver's story gets better and better. |
| 2. Boston Red Sox (2) | Beckett barreling toward big year. |
| 3. Cleveland Indians (6) | Unbeaten when C.C. starts. |
| 4. Atlanta Braves (3) | No keeping up with C. Jones. |
| 5. Milwaukee Brewers (4) | Vargas is Houdini-like. |
| 6. Los Angeles Dodgers (5) | Broxton sets up Saito superbly. |
| 7. Detroit Tigers (7) | Sheff finally turned on the oven. |
| 8. Angels (11) | Weaver spinning better results. |
| 9. San Diego Padres (9) | 41-16 in previous two Mays. |
| 10. New York Yankees (10) | It's the strength guy's fault? |
| 11. Minnesota Twins (8) | Could use more oomph from Boof. |
| 12. San Francisco Giants (12) | A walk in the park for Barry again. |
| 13. Arizona D-Backs (13) | Davis a plus despite win-loss record. |
| 14. Seattle Mariners (23) | Guillen starting to pick it up. |
| 15. Chicago White Sox (14) | Danks but no Danks. |
| 16. Toronto Blue Jays (15) | Halladay a workhorse. |
| 17. Oakland Athletics (16) | Quick return for disgruntled Melhuse. |
| 18. Pirates (18) | LaRoche stand-up guy during struggle. |
| 19. Philadelphia Phillies (19) | Take a look at Howard's stats. |
| 20. Florida Marlins (20) | Home waters a bit roily. |
| 21. Cincinnati Reds (21) | Getting what they need from Lohse. |
| 22. Tampa Bay D-Rays (27) | Shields a ray of hope. |
| 23. Houston Astros (24) | Oswalt's domination of Reds uncanny. |
| 24. Baltimore Orioles (22) | Walking too many to fly. |
| 25. Chicago Cubs (28) | Almost double or nothing for D.Lee. |
| 26. St. Louis Cardinals (17) | A moment of silence here. |
| 27. Colorado Rockies (25) | Are no obstacle for Smoltz. |
| 28. Texas Rangers (26) | Ian bein' The Man. |
| 29. Kansas City Royals (29) | Made dubious April history. |
| 30. Washington Nationals (30) | Church attendance is strong. |