We break down the hottest hitters and pitchers every Monday in our Fantasy Baseball Power Players feature.
Top 10 Hitters | ||
Position, player, team | Last week's Rotisserie stats | |
1 | 2B Chase Utley, PHI | .400 AVG, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 7 R, 2 SB |
He might be the most dominant player at his position in baseball. | ||
2 | 3B Ryan Braun, MIL | .444-2-7-6-2 |
Rook has made immediate impact on Brewers and all of Fantasy. | ||
3 | 1B Lance Berkman, HOU | .286-4-9-8-0 |
Bad start, but you didn't really think he'd stay down, did you? | ||
4 | OF Carlos Beltran, NYM | .259-4-6-5-3 |
After long cold stretch, All-Star starter gets hot over weekend. | ||
5 | OF Carlos Lee, HOU | .320-3-9-4-1 |
He finally gets a hot-hitting Berkman to produce with in lineup. | ||
6 | C Russell Martin, LAD | .355-1-6-4-2 |
Catchers rarely appear high on this list, well, except this one. | ||
7 | DH Jack Cust, OAK | .379-3-10-4-0 |
Streaky Quadruple-A slugger gets back on the right side of it. | ||
8 | UTL Mark DeRosa, CHC | .455-1-10-4-0 |
Some would have thought '06 was his peak, but he's still hot. | ||
9 | OF Shannon Stewart, OAK | .485-3-4-9-1 |
Aged ex-star OF shows he still can help out in deeper leagues. | ||
10 | OF Juan Pierre, LAD | .281-0-4-5-8 |
A rare 8-SB week helps make up for his disappointing start. | ||
Honorable mentions: 2B Mike Fontenot, CHC; OF Barry Bonds, SF; 3B Garrett Atkins, COL; SS Jason Bartlett, MIN; 1B Dan Johnson, OAK; 1B Paul Konerko, CHW; OF Grady Sizemore, CLE; DH Travis Hafner, CLE; 3B Chipper Jones, ATL; 1B Ryan Howard, PHI; SS Jhonny Peralta, CLE; OF Curtis Granderson, DET; 3B David Wright, NYM; OF Michael Cuddyer, MIN; SS Troy Tulowitzki, COL; SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA; SS Jimmy Rollins, PHI; 1B James Loney, LAD; 1B Adam LaRoche. |
Top 10 Pitchers | |||
Position, player, team | Last week's Rotisserie stats | ||
1 | SP C.C. Sabathia, CLE | 2 W, 2.25 ERA, 16 Ks, 0.938 WHIP, 0 SV | |
We don't tout 27-year-old breakout SPs, but he turns 27 soon. | |||
2 | SP Tim Lincecum, SF | 1-0.00-20-0.786-0 | |
Goes from in danger of losing job to dominating in two starts. | |||
3 | SP Ben Sheets, MIL | 2-3.21-16-1.071-0 | |
A healthy Sheets has been a must-start in all Fantasy leagues. | |||
4 | SP Tim Hudson, ATL | 2-1.29-15-1.071-0 | |
You took our advice and didn't sit him in a two-start week, right? | |||
5 | RP Bobby Jenks, CHW | 0-0.00-4-0.250-4 | |
It might be time to sell high, because ChiSox will dismantle. | |||
6 | RP J.J. Putz, SEA | 1-0.00-7-0.375-2 | |
Streaking closer has been great, especially due to upstart M's. | |||
7 | SP Jon Garland, CHW | 2-0.64-7-1.071-0 | |
One of the White Sox pitchers who hasn't been on the block. | |||
8 | RP Trevor Hoffman, SD | 0-2.25-0-0.750-4 | |
Ageless wonder is showing no signs of slowing down ... yet. | |||
9 | SP Kameron Loe, TEX | 2-2.08-2-1.308-0 | |
Somehow a Rangers starter puts pair of solid starts together. | |||
10 | RP Joe Borowski, CLE | 1-2.45-1-1.200-3 | |
Indians make him great option now, but will he keep his job? | |||
Honorable mentions: SP Jeremy Bonderman, DET; SP Brad Penny, LAD; SP Scott Baker, MIN; SP John Lackey, LAA; SP Cliff Lee, CLE; RP Matt Capps, PIT; SP Paul Maholm, PIT; RP Eric Gagne, TEX; SP Chad Gaudin, TEX; SP Jason Marquis, CHC; RP Joe Nathan, MIN; SP John Danks, CHW; SP Buddy Carlyle, ATL; SP Kyle Kendrick, PHI; SP Jeff Weaver, SEA; SP James Shields, TB; SP Chad Billingsley, LAD; SP Erik Bedard, BAL; SP Jeremy Guthrie, BAL; SP Jorge Sosa, NYM. |
Official MLB honors
AL Player of the Week
July 1: SP C.C. Sabathia, CLE
June
25: SS Carlos Guillen, DET
June
18: RHP Justin Verlander, DET
June
11: 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY; DH Gary Sheffield, DET
June 4: 2B Dustin Pedroia, BOS
May 28: OF/3B Casey Blake, CLE
May 21: SP Daisuke Matsuzaka, BOS
May 14: DH Jack Cust, OAK and 1B Dan Johnson,
OAK
May 7: 3B Troy Glaus, TOR
April
30: OF Magglio Ordonez, DET
April
23: SP Mark Buehrle, CHW
April
16: 2B Ian Kinsler, TEX
April
9: 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY and OF Vladimir Guerrero, LAA
NL Player of the Week
July 1: 2B Craig Biggio, HOU
June
25: LF Alfonso Soriano, CHC
June
18: LF Adam Dunn, CIN
June 11:
3B Miguel Cabrera, FLA
June 4:
OF Brad Hawpe, COL
May 28: OF Jason Bay, PIT
May 21: OF Hunter Pence, HOU and RP Jose Valverde,
ARI
May 14: OF Ken Griffey, Jr.,
CIN
May 7: 1B Prince Fielder,
MIL
April 30: SS Alex Gonzalez,
CIN and 2B Chase Utley, PHI
April
23: OF Carlos Beltran, NYM
April
16: SP Tim Hudson, ATL
April
9: 3B Miguel Cabrera, FLA
AL Player of the Month
June: 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY
May:
1B Justin Morneau, MIN
April:
SS Alex Rodriguez, NYY
AL Pitcher of the Month
June: CL J.J. Putz, SEA
May:
SP Dan Haren, OAK
April: SP
Roy Halladay, TOR
AL Rookie of the Month
June: SP Brian Bannister, KC
May:
2B Dustin Pedroia, BOS
April:
RP Hideki Okajima, BOS
NL Player of the Month
June: LF Alfonso Soriano, CHC
May:
1B Prince Fielder, MIL
April: SS
Jose Reyes, NYM
NL Pitcher of the Month
June: SP Ben Sheets, MIL
May:
SP Jake Peavy, SD
April: SP John Maine, NYM
NL Rookie of the Month
June: 3B Ryan J. Braun, MIL
May:
OF Hunter Pence, HOU
April: OF Josh Hamilton, CIN
CBS SportsLine's past Power Players
Week 13: 2B Chase Utley, PHI; SP C.C. Sabathia, CLE
Week 12: OF Corey C. Hart, MIL; SP Johan Santana,
MIN
Week 11: 3B Alex Rodriguez,
NYY; SP Justin Verlander, DET
Week
10: 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY; RP J.J. Putz, SEA
Week 9: C Victor Martinez, CLE; RP Francisco Cordero,
MIL
Week 8: 1B Justin Morneau,
MIN; SP Jake Peavy, SD
Week 7: 3B
David Wright, NYM; SP Daisuke Matsuzaka, BOS
Week 6: DH Jack Cust, OAK; SP Brad Penny, LAD
Week
5: 1B Prince Fielder, MIL; SP Jeff Suppan, MIL
Week 4: 2B B.J. Upton, TAM; SP John Maine, NYM
Week
3: 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY; RP Jonathan Papelbon, BOS
Week 2: 2B Ian Kinsler, TEX; SP C.C. Sabathia,
CLE
Week 1: 3B Alex Rodriguez,
NYY; SP Johan Santana, MIN
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