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 | OF Matt Holliday, COL | .364 AVG, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 9 R, 1 SB |
27-year-old now superstar; we didn't think he could get better. | ||
2 | 3B Ryan Braun, MIL | .424-3-8-6-1 |
Had rookie started in majors, he would be an MVP candidate. | ||
3 | 3B Adrian Beltre, SEA | .379-1-13-6-0 |
Preseason 27-year-old is having second-best year of career. | ||
4 | OF Curtis Granderson, DET | .344-3-7-10-2 |
26-year-old looks like he could be big-time 27-year-old in '08. | ||
5 | OF Manny Ramirez, BOS | .393-3-10-7-0 |
Typical summer surge: His best weeks have come in past two. | ||
6 | OF Chris B. Young, ARI | .373-3-3-10-1 |
As Justin Upton talk rose, so did the current D-Backs CFer. | ||
7 | OF/1B Nick Swisher, OAK | .308-3-9-10-0 |
Disappointing first half could mean he goes off in 2nd half. | ||
8 | 3B Chone Figgins, LAA | .522-0-6-9-2 |
After awful April-May, he's hit .461 in June and .364 in July. | ||
9 | DH Mike Piazza, OAK | .429-2-10-4-0 |
His numbers are far more intriguing if you're using him at C. | ||
10 | 2B Jeff Kent, LAD | .650-2-8-4-0 |
Hall of Famer has already trumped his numbers from 2006. | ||
Honorable mentions: 2B Brian Roberts, BAL; OF Carlos Lee, HOU; OF Eric Byrnes, ARI; OF Jermaine Dye, CHW; 1B/3B Kevin Youkilis, BOS; SS Jimmy Rollins, PHI; OF Melky Cabrera, NYY; 2B Mark Ellis, OAK; OF Pat Burrell, PHI; OF Johnny Damon, NYY; 1B Albert Pujols, STL; 1B Derrek Lee, CHC; 1B Ross Gload, KC; 3B Miguel Cabrera, FLA; OF Alfonso Soriano, CHC; OF Hideki Matsui, NYY; OF Jason Bay, PIT; OF Milton Bradley, SD; OF Garret Anderson, LAA; 2B Tadahito Iguchi, CHW; 1B Adrian Gonzalez, SD; UTL Ryan Raburn, DET; OF Ichiro Suzuki, SEA. |
Top 10 Pitchers | |||
Position, player, team | Last week's Rotisserie stats | ||
1 | RP Bobby Jenks, CHW | 1 W, 0.00 ERA, 4 Ks, 0.000 WHIP, 4 SV | |
Four-save weeks are rare, but he also got a W in 8-game week. | |||
2 | SP John Maine, NYM | 2-1.50-12-0.583-0 | |
He had looked more vulnerable before the great two-start week. | |||
3 | SP Carlos Zambrano, CHC | 2-1.32-11-0.951-0 | |
He has been the best pitcher in Fantasy since his dugout fight. | |||
4 | SP Shaun Marcum, TOR | 2-3.21-11-0.714-0 | |
His development has been a highlight of Jays' injury-hit season. | |||
5 | SP Chien-Ming Wang, NYY | 2-5.25-4-1.833-0 | |
He didn't pitch great, but it's still all about the wins in Fantasy. | |||
6 | SP Javier Vazquez, CHW | 1-2.87-13-0.830-0 | |
Strong June, great July has him back among Fantasy's top SPs. | |||
7 | SP Tim Hudson, ATL | 1-1.72-9-0.830-0 | |
Former Big Three front man is having his best year since OAK. | |||
8 | SP C.C. Sabathia, CLE | 0-1.23-18-0.750-0 | |
This might be the best 0-2 week of the season, or any season. | |||
9 | SP Daisuke Matsuzaka, BOS | 1-1.35-11-1.200-0 | |
Another tough-luck loser, who deserved to be two-start winner. | |||
10 | SP Fausto Carmona, CLE | 1-0.00-6-0.750-0 | |
Developing young ace puts up one-start zeroes against BoSox. | |||
Honorable mentions: SP Doug Davis, ARI; SP Chad Billingsley, LAD; RP Brad Lidge, HOU; SP John Smoltz, ATL; SP Ubaldo Jimenez, COL; SP Roger Clemens, NYY; SP Roy Oswalt, HOU; SP Daniel Cabrera, BAL; SP Jon Lester, BOS; SP Jeff Francis, COL; SP Jamie Moyer, PHI; SP Kyle Kendrick, PHI; SP Yovani Gallardo, MIL; SP Scott Kazmir, TB; SP Aaron Cook, COL; SP Orlando Hernandez, NYM; SP Chris Capuano, MIL; RP Jamie Walker, BAL; SP Brandon Webb, ARI; SP Brian Bannister, KC; SP Claudio Vargas, MIL; SP Felix Hernandez, SEA; SP Erik Bedard, BAL. |
Official MLB honors
AL Player of the Week
July 30: RF Manny Ramirez, BOS
July
23: 2B Robinson Cano, NYY; OF B.J. Upton, TB
July 16: OF Curtis Granderson, DET
July 9: 1B Justin Morneau, MIN
July 1: SP C.C. Sabathia, CLE
June 25: SS Carlos Guillen, DET
June 18: SP 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 30: LF Matt Holliday, COL
July
23: 1B Ryan Howard, PHI
July
16: 1B Albert Pujols, STL
July
9: SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA
July
2: 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: RP 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: OF 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 Braun, MIL
May:
OF Hunter Pence, HOU
April: OF Josh Hamilton, CIN
CBS SportsLine's past Power Players
Week 17: LF Matt Holliday, COL;
RP Bobby Jenks, CHW
Week 16:
1B Ryan Howard, PHI; SP Kason Gabbard, BOS
Week 15: 1B Albert Pujols, STL; RP Chris Ray, BAL
Week
14: 1B Justin Morneau, MIN; SP Erik Bedard, BAL
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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