We break down the hottest hitters and pitchers every week of the season in our Fantasy Baseball Power Players feature. This is the final installment of the season.
Top 10 Hitters | ||
Position, player, team | Last week's Rotisserie stats | |
1 | 1B Ryan Howard, PHI | .381 AVG, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB |
Streaky slugger started slow, but finish with a huge, huge bang. | ||
2 | 1B Adrian Gonzalez, SD | .424-3-9-9-0 |
His Padres may have failed down the stretch, but by no fault of his. | ||
3 | 2B Rickie Weeks, MIL | .286-4-7-11-1 |
Long-time talent stands to be a great injury-risk sleeper in 2008. | ||
4 | 1B Prince Fielder, MIL | .353-3-7-6-2 |
Not only is he a first-rounder in '08, but he might be an early first. | ||
5 | DH David Ortiz, BOS | .647-3-5-8-0 |
Power wasn't there until later in the second half, but a solid season. | ||
6 | 3B Ryan Braun, MIL | .370-2-9-9-1 |
He probably deserves No. 4 status at 3B and a second-round pick. | ||
7 | SS Khalil Greene, SD | .290-3-9-9-0 |
A preseason age-27 breakout favorite wound up paying dividends. | ||
8 | SS Troy Tulowitzki, COL | .265-2-8-9-0 |
Braun had good hold on NL ROY honors, but Tulo sure made run. | ||
9 | 1B Carlos Pena, TB | .438-4-5-5-0 |
He won't repeat this season, but you have to rank him in top 10 1Bs. | ||
10 | SS Jimmy Rollins, PHI | .375-1-4-7-4 |
It will be very interesting to see how the top three SS are ranked. | ||
Honorable mentions: OF Randy Winn, SF; 3B Garrett Atkins, COL; OF Johnny Damon, NYY; OF Brian Giles, SD; 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY; 1B Todd Helton, COL; OF Jay Payton, BAL; 1B Albert Pujols, STL; 1B Lance Berkman, HOU; OF Matt Holliday, COL; OF Nick Markakis, BAL; OF Scott Hairston, SD; 2B Luis Castillo, NYM; OF Brad Hawpe, COL; SS Derek Jeter, NYY; OF J.D. Drew, BOS; DH Jim Thome, CHW; OF Austin Kearns, CIN; OF Corey C. Hart, MIL; 2B Robinson Cano, NYY. |
Top 10 Pitchers | |||
Position, player, team | Last week's Rotisserie stats | ||
1 | SP J.J. Putz, SEA | 2 W, 0.00 ERA, 7 Ks, 0.900 WHIP, 1 SV | |
Strong finish to a great year that makes him a top five closer now. | |||
2 | SP Felix Hernandez, SEA | 1-2.30-10-0.766-0 | |
A disappointing year, but he shouldn't fall too far on Draft Day '08. | |||
3 | SP Jeff Suppan, MIL | 2-3.21-9-1.643-0 | |
The Brewers' last-week failure to make playoffs wasn't his fault. | |||
4 | SP John Maine, NYM | 1-0.00-14-0.391-0 | |
You have to be nearly perfect to post a better final start to year. | |||
5 | SP Cole Hamels, PHI | 1-0.00-13-0.875-0 | |
Elbow woes cost many Fantasy owners, but at least he returned. | |||
6 | SP Barry Zito, SF | 2-4.15-5-1.667-0 | |
If you bought low on him when he was down in dumps, congrats. | |||
7 | RP Joe Nathan, MIN | 0-0.00-5-2.700-3 | |
He should have a much better year if Francisco Liriano is healthy. | |||
8 | SP Felipe Paulino, HOU | 2-4.09-5-1.273-0 | |
If you're going to audition for an '08 rotation spot, do it this way. | |||
9 | RP Manny Corpas, COL | 0-5.40-1-1.600-3 | |
Great second half makes him a tremendous sleeper for Draft Day. | |||
10 | SP Matt Chico, WAS | 2-3.18-4-1.588-0 | |
Two tough matchups -- at NYM and at PHI -- but he wins twice! | |||
Honorable mentions: SP Nate Robertson, DET; SP Jesse Litsch, TOR; SP Jon Garland, CHW; SP Carlos Silva, MIN; RP Dave Borkowsi, HOU; SP Gil Meche, KC; RP Dontrelle Willis; RP Joe Thatcher, SD; SP Joel Pineiro, STL; RP Brett Myers, PHI; SP Aaron Laffey, CLE; SP Kyle Lohse, CIN; RP Logan Kensing, FLA; SP Javier Vazquez, CHW; SP Jamie Moyer, PHI; SP Homer Bailey, CIN; SP Lance Broadway, CHW; RP Jose Veras, NYY; SP Daisuke Matsuzaka, BOS. |
Official MLB honors
AL Player of the Week
Oct. 1: 1B Carlos Pena, TB
Sept.
24: 3B Josh Fields, CHW
Sept.
17: SP Fausto Carmona, CLE and SP Scott Kazmir, TB
Sept. 10: 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY
Sept. 3: SP Clay Buchholz, BOS
Aug. 27: 3B Mike Lowell, BOS and DH David Ortiz,
BOS
Aug. 20: SP Johan Santana,
MIN
Aug. 13: OF Raul Ibanez, SEA
Aug.
6: 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
Oct. 1: 1B Ryan Howard, PHI
Sept.
24: OF Brad Hawpe, COL
Sept.
17: OF Matt Holliday, COL
Sept.
10: SS Jack Wilson, PIT
Sept.
3: SS Jimmy Rollins, PHI
Aug.
27: RP Jason Isringhausen, STL and 1B Mark Teixeira, ATL
Aug. 20: OF Carlos Beltran, NYM
Aug. 13: SS Troy Tulowitzki, COL and SP Tom Gorzelanny,
PIT
Aug. 6: 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
September: DH David Ortiz, BOS
August:
OF Magglio Ordonez, DET
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
September: SP Fausto Carmona, CLE
August:
SP Andy Pettitte, NYY
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
September: OF Jacoby Ellsbury,
BOS
August: SP Brian Bannister,
KC
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
September: OF Matt Holliday, COL
August:
1B Mark Teixeira, ATL
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
September: SP Jake Peavy, SD
August:
SP Jake Peavy, SD
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
September: 1B James Loney, LAD
August:
SS Troy Tulowitzki, COL
July: 3B
Ryan Braun, MIL
June: 3B Ryan Braun, MIL
May: OF Hunter Pence,
HOU
April: OF Josh Hamilton,
CIN
CBSSports.com past Power Players
Week 26: 1B Ryan Howard, PHI;
Week
25: 1B Ryan Howard, PHI; SP Javier Vazquez, CHW
Week 24: OF Matt Holliday, COL; SP Scott Kazmir,
TB
Week 23: 3B Alex Rodriguez,
NYY; SP Josh Beckett, BOS
Week 22:
1B Carlos Pena, TB; SP Jake Peavy, SD
Week 21: DH David Ortiz,
BOS; RP Jason Isringhausen, STL
Week
20: OF Chris Young, ARI; SP Johan Santana, MIN
Week 19: OF Raul Ibanez, SEA; SP Tom Gorzelanny,
PIT
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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