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PrintPaul Meyer's Baseball Rankings
Sunday, May 13, 2007
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. |
First published on May 12, 2007 at 11:58 pm
