1)
Los Angeles Dodgers (63-9) - Only team averaging over 1400 points, best record, two-time defending champ, doesn't get much better than this
2)
Philadelphia Phillies (60-12) - Phillies lead expands to three weeks
3)
St. Louis Cardinals (57-15) - Consistent squad has second most points and a 9 game lead over Reds in NL Central
4)
Boston Red Sox (62-10) - Been on a tear since my last debut of the rankings. This is the best the Red Sox have done in FGM history.
(3)5)
New York Yankees (40-32) - Yankees aren't catching up to Boston any time soon, but they have improved since my last rankings. Still, this team averages less than 1000 points
(1)6)
Texas Rangers (51-21) - A bit of a slip but 4th most points and a 12 game lead over Oakland
(2)7)
Cleveland Indians (50-22) - Cleveland has been here before, but the race in the AL Central is the tightest this year
(6)8)
Kansas City Royals (45-27) - Continuing good work and only one week of play to be back in division lead, team is very healthy
9)
Chicago White Sox (50-22) - White Sox are officially tied for the AL Central lead.. Will the success continue or will they burn out again?
(1)10)
Oakland Athletics (39-33) - Don't look now but Rob's Athletics have a winning record, are on a tear, and are now averaging over 1,000 points
(6)11)
Cincinnati Reds (48-24) - The Big Red machine loses Baxter who had 500 points for the season, but they continue to lead NL Wildcard
(2)12)
Atlanta Braves (38-34) - Bravos are up and down like Buccos but have scored 16 more points per week, lost ace Jered Weaver though which has sunk this team from earlier season lead
(7)13)
Pittsburgh Pirates (39-33) - Up and down weeks but currently in WC2 lead
(1)14)
Houston Astros (36-36) - Team is still 6th in total points and very healthy… it's about time they move up my rankings
(7)15)
Washington Nationals (37-35) - Jake's Natinals are still winning - Melky Cabrera
MVP?
(3)16)
Milwaukee Brewers (29-43) - Ben's team has a lot of ground to make up, but they are 16th in fantasy points, Pujols is hitting and Mauer is due back this week
(3)17)
Colorado Rockies (27-45) - New GM expected to be hired, team is right behind
in fantasy points but has even more to catch up in the win column… can this team salvage the season with a wildcard? Every win counts for future salary caps!
18)
Tampa Bay Rays (33-39) - Mike's Rays are one week away from not having a losing record. Team relies on small ball as no player has over 800 points. Team MVP Ben Zobrist is due for a hot streak. Lawrie is heating up which was a nice replacement for the injured Longoria.
(7)19)
New York Mets (31-41) - Corey has definitely improved the Mutts. He has two guys that I have in a keeper league - Beltran and Furcal - how long will these guys last (note Beltran has cooled down a bit)
(4)20)
Chicago Cubs (23-49) - Lahair is cooling down, A-Ram's annual injury imp is happening, but rookies Trout and Darvish have been stellar
(5)21)
Seattle Mariners (35-37) - Team needs depth in a bad way, stars are there to give them a run for a winning record
(3)22)
Minnesota Twins (30-42) - Jones, Saunders, Hafner… the team is overperforming - then again guys like Belt and Gardner can contribute more in the 2nd half
23)
San Francisco Giants (30-42) - De Aza, Blanco, and Murphy are this team's triple threat… if Lincecum can settle down then this team can make a dent in the NL West #2 race
(2)24)
Toronto Blue Jays (30-42) - Horrible year for the Blue Jays, but the team is only 12 games under .500 and has a lot of depth… can Daniel make some magic happen?
(4)25)
Detroit Tigers (28-44) - Tough year for Detroit who is 6-32 in the division
(1)26)
Arizona Diamondbacks (22-50) - Arizona has done poorly outside the weak NL West (ignoring
obviously), they are 6-27 outside the division this year
(1)27) :MIA-MLB: Miami Marlins (21-51) - Tough year for the Fish who were riding high after 2011
(3)28)
San Diego Padres (15-57) - Chris' Padres have improved in my version of the power rankings but are 29th in points
(1)29)
Los Angeles Angels (10-62) - Only two wins outside AL West
(1)30)
Baltimore Orioles (1-71) - Even the extrapolated record at the end of the year will be horrible… team just acquired Bundy though
