1) :LAD: 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) :PHI: Philadelphia Phillies (60-12) - Phillies lead expands to three weeks
3) :STL: St. Louis Cardinals (57-15) - Consistent squad has second most points and a 9 game lead over Reds in NL Central
4) :BOS: 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) :NYY: 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) :TEX: Texas Rangers (51-21) - A bit of a slip but 4th most points and a 12 game lead over Oakland
(2)7) :CLE: Cleveland Indians (50-22) - Cleveland has been here before, but the race in the AL Central is the tightest this year
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:KC: 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) :CHW: 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) :OAK: 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) :CIN: 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) :ATL: 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) :PIT: Pittsburgh Pirates (39-33) - Up and down weeks but currently in WC2 lead
(1)14) :HOU: 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) :WAS: Washington Nationals (37-35) - Jake's Natinals are still winning - Melky Cabrera :WAS: MVP?
(3)16) :MIL: 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) :COL: Colorado Rockies (27-45) - New GM expected to be hired, team is right behind :MIL: 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) :TB: 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) :NYM: 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) :CHC: 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) :SEA: 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) :MIN: 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) :SF: 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) :TOR: 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) :DET: Detroit Tigers (28-44) - Tough year for Detroit who is 6-32 in the division
(1)26) :ARZ: Arizona Diamondbacks (22-50) - Arizona has done poorly outside the weak NL West (ignoring :LAD: 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) :SD: San Diego Padres (15-57) - Chris' Padres have improved in my version of the power rankings but are 29th in points
(1)29) :LAA: Los Angeles Angels (10-62) - Only two wins outside AL West
(1)30) :BAL: Baltimore Orioles (1-71) - Even the extrapolated record at the end of the year will be horrible… team just acquired Bundy though
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