Paul Meyer's Power Rankings

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

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Paul Meyer's Power Rankings
A weekly look at who's moving and who's losing around the majors
Rk. Team	The skinny
1. Arizona D-Backs (1)	Just another Webb gem.
2. Boston Red Sox (6)	Ortiz getting a lot from a little.
3. St. Louis Cardinals (2)	Ankiel "pitches again.
4. Angels (4)	Santana road improvement a key.
5. Oakland Athletics (5)	Blanton a force in rotation.
6. Florida Marlins (12)	The best team nobody watches.
7. Philadelphia Phillies (8)	Mendoza Line out of Ryan's reach.
8. Chicago Cubs (3)	ieber plays "Home Run Derby.
9. Tampa Bay Rays (11)	Andy's been just dandy.
10. New York Mets (14)	Oliver's been wildly inconsistent.
11. LA Dodgers (17)	Penny nickeled-and-dimed by Mets.
12. Atlanta Braves (20)	They can win a one-run game!
13. New York Yankees (16)	Hughes-Kennedy trial in recess.
14. Minnesota Twins (18)	No way they can hold on -- right?
15. Baltimore Orioles (13)	Cabrera a Royal good luck charm.
16. Houston Astros (21)	Berkman had a month in a week.
17. Cleveland Indians (15)	Mr. Lee! Mr. Lee!
18. Milwaukee Brewers (6)	Hit a lot of bumps on the road.
19. Chicago White Sox (9)	Ozzie's acts growing a tad tiresome.
20. Toronto Blue Jays (24)	Double trouble at shortstop.
21. Detroit Tigers (10)	Something really seems wrong here.
22. Kansas City Royals (23)	Sliding down Bannister.
23. Seattle Mariners (19)	Would Griffey Jr. help?

24. Pirates (28)	Perhaps leadoff spot jump-starts Sanchez.
25. Texas Rangers (29)	Padilla fuels turnaround.
26. Washington Nationals (26)	Slowed by road trouble.
27. Colorado Rockies (27)	Two-out runs ruin Redman.
28. Cincinnati Reds (25)	otto the real "Joey Bats.
29. San Francisco Giants (22)	No-relief stint worked well for Zito.
30. San Diego Padres (30)	Charger camp, anyone?
Note: Last week's ranking in parentheses