Paul Meyer's Baseball Rankings

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Last week's ranking in parentheses

A weekly look at who's moving and who's losing around the majors.

Rank, Team	The skinny
1. Milwaukee Brewers (5)	Capitalized on soft homestand.
2. Boston Red Sox (2)	Beckett barreling toward bigger year.
3. Atlanta Braves (4)	Rebuilt, reloaded, returned.
4. New York Mets (1)	Glavine 294, Bonds 745. Neat stuff.
5. Detroit Tigers (7)	Zumaya loss not felt yet.
6. Cleveland Indians (3)	Lee's return strengthens strong team.
7. Los Angeles Dodgers (6)	Welcome, Andy LaRoche.
8. Angels (8)	Halos need to polish road record.
9. San Diego Padres (9)	Maddux vs. Smoltz kind of fun.
10. New York Yankees (10)	Rocket rental revolting.
11. Arizona D-Backs (13)	Finally beat Mets in desert.
12. San Fran. Giants (12)	Both Barrys going full-bore.
13. Chicago White Sox (15)	Opening day distant memory for Jose.
14. Oakland Athletics (17)	Pitching keeping them afloat.
15. Minnesota Twins (11)	Mauer power short-circuited.
16. Seattle Mariners (14)	Had a tough time with DeSalvo.
17. Chicago Cubs (25)	What's up with Zambrano?
18. Florida Marlins (20)	Ex-Buc farmhand Owens getting it done.
19. Houston Astros (23)	Lee/Scott stage interesting match race.
20. Baltimore Orioles (24)	Trachsel's efforts going for naught.
21. Pirates (18)	Just wait until that offense gets going!
22. St. Louis Cardinals (26)	Another bunch with offensive woes.
23. Philadelphia Phillies (19)	Hamels is King Cole.
24. Cincinnati Reds (21)	Oswalt's dominance simply improbable.
25. Tampa Bay D-Rays (22)	Having no problems in close games.
26. Toronto Blue Jays (16)	Team from north heading south.
27. Colorado Rockies (27)	Have been on the road too much.
28. Texas Rangers (28)	At least they have Gagne back.
29. Kansas City Royals (29)	You have to feel for Greinke.
30. Washington Nationals (30)	Should declare a recess.