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 Vladimir Guerrero, LAA | .379 AVG, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB |
HR Derby champion finally snaps out of homerless drought. | ||
2 | 2B Robinson Cano, NYY | .478-3-9-9-0 |
Disappointing season could give way to huge second half. | ||
3 | DH David Ortiz, BOS | .478-3-7-9-1 |
He tinkered with stance (more upright) to get power back. | ||
4 | 3B Ryan Zimmerman, WAS | .519-2-11-7-1 |
Sophomore swoon, but he's red-hot of late and a must-start. | ||
5 | OF Bobby Abreu, NYY | .600-3-9-8-1 |
Hit .353 in July and is hitting .563 in August after bad start. | ||
6 | OF Carl Crawford, TB | .591-3-6-8-3 |
Another slow-starting Rotisserie gem heating up in 2nd half. | ||
7 | 3B Garrett Atkins, COL | .375-2-14-4-0 |
This is more of what we expected from this 27-year-old. | ||
8 | C Jorge Posada, NYY | .444-3-7-8-0 |
Free-agent-to-be having best year of his career. Go figure. | ||
9 | OF Pat Burrell, PHI | .417-4-5-6-0 |
If you held him all year, you've been rewarded well of late. | ||
10 | 2B Kelly Johnson, ATL | .522-2-7-4-2 |
Edgar Renteria's injury assures K.J. won't be platooning. | ||
Honorable mentions: SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA; OF Hideki Matsui, NYY; 3B David Wright, NYM; OF Jermaine Dye, CHW; SS Jose Reyes, NYM; 2B Tadahito Iguchi, PHI; 1B Derrek Lee, CHC; 1B Mark Teixeira, ATL; 1B Prince Fielder, MIL; OF Melky Cabrera, NYY; OF Moises Alou, NYM; OF Adam Dunn, CIN; C Ronny Paulino, PIT; SS Yuniesky Betancourt, SEA. |
Top 10 Pitchers | |||
Position, player, team | Last week's Rotisserie stats | ||
1 | SP Brandon Webb, ARI | 2 W, 0.00 ERA, 11 Ks, 0.750 WHIP, 0 SV | |
Upstart D-Backs counting on their ace as much as Fantasy is. | |||
2 | SP Erik Bedard, BAL | 2-3.55-17-1.263-0 | |
Look now, or don't, but Bedard has been Fantasy's No. 1 SP! | |||
3 | SP Scott Baker, MIN | 2-0.56-11-0.500-0 | |
He has been outstanding after All-Star break (3-1, 2.55 ERA). | |||
4 | RP Joe Nathan, MIN | 0-2.25-2-0.500-4 | |
Disappointing first half usually leads to great second half for him. | |||
5 | SP John Lackey, LAA | 2-1.72-10-1.340-0 | |
His K totals are down some, but he's on pace for 20 victories. | |||
6 | SP Mike Mussina, NYY | 2-3.75-9-1.250-0 | |
Has strung three strong starts together; looks ready to roll. | |||
7 | RP Jose Valverde, ARI | 1-4.50-8-0.500-2 | |
A good sign for him is his bouncing back from struggles. | |||
8 | SP Cole Hamels, PHI | 1-3.00-13-0.800-0 | |
Of all of last year's elite rookie pitchers, he might be best. | |||
9 | RP Chad Cordero, WAS | 1-0.00-4-0.333-2 | |
Great week for his owners started when he wasn't traded. | |||
10 | SP Josh Beckett, BOS | 1-3.68-15-1.432-0 | |
Despite 2.95 post-break ERA, he has just a 2-3 record. | |||
Honorable mentions: RP Alan Embree, OAK; SP Dustin McGowan, TOR; RP Jeremy Accardo, TOR; RP Bobby Jenks, CHW; SP Miguel Batista, SEA; SP Jake Peavy, SD; SP Kelvim Escobar, LAA; SP Ted Lilly, CHC; SP Adam Wainwright, STL; SP Dan Haren, OAK; SP Brandon McCarthy, TEX; RP Francisco Cordero, MIL; SP Aaron Cook, COL; RP Brett Myers, PHI; SP Doug Davis, ARI; SP Daisuke Matsuzaka, BOS; SP Scott Olsen, FLA; SP Tom Glavine, NYM; SP Tim Hudson, ATL; SP Scott Kazmir, TB. |
Official MLB honors
AL Player of the Week
Aug. 5: 2B Robinson Cano, NYY; OF Carl Crawford, TB
July 30: OF 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
Aug. 5: SP Brandon Webb, ARI and
3B Ryan Zimmerman, WAS
July 30: OF
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: OF Alfonso Soriano, CHC
June 18: OF 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
July: OF Hideki Matsui, NYY
June:
3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY
May:
1B Justin Morneau, MIN
April:
SS Alex Rodriguez, NYY
AL Pitcher of the Month
July: SP Erik Bedard, BAL
June:
RP J.J. Putz, SEA
May: SP Dan Haren, OAK
April: SP Roy Halladay, TOR
AL Rookie of the Month
July: 1B Billy Butler, KC
June:
SP Brian Bannister, KC
May: 2B Dustin Pedroia, BOS
April: RP Hideki Okajima, BOS
NL Player of the Month
July: 3B Ryan Braun, MIL
June:
OF Alfonso Soriano, CHC
May:
1B Prince Fielder, MIL
April: SS
Jose Reyes, NYM
NL Pitcher of the Month
July: SP Carlos Zambrano, CHC
June:
SP Ben Sheets, MIL
May: SP Jake Peavy, SD
April: SP John Maine,
NYM
NL Rookie of the Month
July: 3B Ryan Braun, MIL
June:
3B Ryan Braun, MIL
May: OF Hunter Pence, HOU
April: OF Josh Hamilton, CIN
CBS SportsLine's past Power Players
Week 18: OF Vladimir Guerrero, LAA;
SP Brandon Webb, ARI
Week 17:
OF 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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