Paul Meyer's Baseball Rankings
March 17, 2012 2:00 am
A weekly look at who's moving and who's losing around the majors:
(Last week's rankings in parentheses)Rank, TeamThe skinny1. New York Yankees (1)Stuttering start against Rays.2. Boston Red Sox (2)Dice-K just that in debut -- 10 strikeouts.3. New York Mets (4)Rained big-time on Cardinals' parade.4. St. Louis Cardinals (5)Outscored, 20-2, in Mets' sweep.5. Philadelphia Phillies (3)Eaton parked in Phils' debut.6. Detroit Tigers (6)Losing Rogers a blow to neighborhood.7. Angels (9)Vlad glad season has begun.8. Los Angeles Dodgers (7)Little tough luck in Milwaukee.9. Atlanta Braves (17)Phils team to beat? Braves did just that.10. Toronto Blue Jays (8)Zaun becoming golden oldie.11. Cleveland Indians (12)Sizemore hot in frigid Chicago.12. Oakland Athletics (10)Loaiza starts on DL.13. Chicago White Sox (11)Nowhere to go but up for Contreras.14. Minnesota Twins (18)Santana success at home continues.15. Chicago Cubs (13)Lilly blooms brightly in debut.16. Houston Astros (14)Bullpen seems a tad shaky.17. San Diego Padres (15)Young finds no potholes on his road.18. Milwaukee Brewers (16)Ex-Buc Shouse just keeps rolling.
19. Pirates (22)Lads impress with sweep in Houston.20. Colorado Rockies (19)Hurdle, O'Dowd extensions interesting.21. Florida Marlins (20)Cabrera loved opening at RFK.22. Cincinnati Reds (25)Ovation for Hamilton very stirring.23. Seattle Mariners (26)Exacted some revenge on A's.24. San Francisco Giants (21)Barry's last 'Burgh visit nears.25. Texas Rangers (23)Lofton enters 600-steal club.26. Arizona D-Backs (24)Finally a win in Washington.27. Kansas City Royals (29)Zach-G fared well against Dice-K.28. Tampa Bay D-Rays (30)Putting up their Dukes.29. Baltimore Orioles (28)Looks as if it will be30. Washington Nationals (27) a long season around beltway.
First Published April 8, 2007 12:00 am
