Welcome to Serious Baseball's weekly Power Rankings.
This week the Chicago White Sox find themselves right where they were at the end of last season: On Top.
The biggest climber of the week was easily the Texas Rangers who used an 8-2 showing in their last ten games to jump up 17 spots in the rankings. The Twins are the team that fell the furthest by dropping eleven spots to number twenty-five.
| Rank | Last Week (+/-) |
Team | Record (Last 10 games) |
Comment |
| 1 | 6 (+5) |
 |
13-5 (9-1) |
The White Sox are finally back on top after their slow start. Paul Konerko is making it look like the White Sox made the right decision to resign him after last season so far in 2006 by hitting .364/.419/.682 with 5 HR and 16 RBI |
| 2 | 4 (+2) |
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13-5 (8-2) |
Despite four early season HR's Preston Wilson hasn't really enjoyed the early goings in his first season as an Astro. After 66 AB's he is hitting only .212/.257/.409. |
| 3 | 2 (-1) |
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12-7 (6-4) |
Matt Clement hasn't exactly started the season off on a good note by going 1-1 in his first four starts with a 6.17 ERA. |
| 4 | 1 (-3) |
 |
12-6 (5-5) |
The New York Mets have the best Team ERA in the National
League so far and it isn't even close. The 2.96 mark they have in
that category is 0.68 runs better than that of the second place St. Louis
Cardinals (3.64). |
| 5 | 12 (+7) |
 |
12-7 (7-3) |
Who has the best pitching in the American League? The Tigers do, and their league leading 3.71 Team ERA serves as proof. |
| 6 | 8 (+2) |
 |
12-7 (6-4) |
I guess a change of scenery was good for Bronson Arroyo. In 26.7 IP for the Reds this season he is 3-0 with a 3.04 ERA and has struck out 22 batters while only walking five. |
| 7 | 9 (+2) |
 |
11-7 (6-4) |
Can Chris Carpenter win back-to-back Cy Young awards? It sure looks like it in the early going (27.0 IP, 2-1, 1.67 ERA, 25/6 K/BB). |
| 8 | 25 (+17) |
 |
10-9 (8-2) |
Michael Young is on fire in his last seven games going 13/26 (.520/.586/.720) with 6 RBI. |
| 9 | 5 (-4) |
 |
10-8 (5-5) |
The two HR's Pedro Feliz hit last Saturday night was the only positive production the Giants have gotten from him all season. Including that night his batting line this season still stands at .183/.211/.324. |
| 10 | 10 (-) |
 |
10-8 (5-5) |
Remember the name Brad Hawpe. After 17 games, and 61 AB's the 26-year-old is batting .361/.435/.721 with 5 HR and 14 RBI. |
| 11 | 3 (-8) |
 |
10-9 (4-6) |
Even though the Indians are leading the American League in Runs Scored (114), it doesn't really matter when the Team ERA is 5.53. |
| 12 | 7 (-5) |
 |
10-7 (5-5) |
I'm sorry Cubs Fans, I really am (and you know exactly what I'm talking about). |
| 13 | 15 (+2) |
 |
11-9 (6-4) |
The Orioles have scored 111 runs this season, yet have allowed 117 to score against them. |
| 14 | 17 (+3) |
 |
9-8 (6-4) |
Mike Mussina looks to be starting a bounce-back season in 2006 by winning two of his first four decisions and posting a 2.67 ERA and striking out 23 batters in 27.0 IP. |
| 15 | 18 (+3) |
 |
9-8 (6-4) |
Vernon Wells is off to an absolutely sizzling start in 2006 (.397/.431/.765, 7 HR, 18 RBI, 2 SB). |
| 16 | 16 (-) |
 |
10-9 (5-5) |
Garret Anderson is showing he might be returning to form so far in 2006 with a .333/.370/.565 batting line to go a long with 4 HR and 13 RBI. |
| 17 | 11 (-6) |
 |
9-10 (3-7) |
The acquisition of Dave Bush is looking like a good one so far. In his first four starts he is 2-1 with a 3.54 ERA and 23 K's through 28.0 IP. |
| 18 | 19 (+1) |
 |
9-10 (5-5) |
Danys Baez is looking like a good replacement for Eric Gagne so far. His ERA is 0.00 after his first 9 appearances. |
| 19 | 21 (+2) |
 |
9-9 (5-5) |
Call the Fire Department because somebody needs to put Andruw Jones out! In the last seven days he has 4 HR's, 7 RBI, and a 1.180 OPS. |
| 20 | 22 (+2) |
 |
7-10 (6-4) |
Only one starting pitcher on the Phillies has an ERA under 5.00 and that is Brett Myers (3.04), who also has a spotless 2-0 record. |
| 21 | 13 (-7) |
 |
8-11 (4-6) |
Ty Wiggington may find himself as a full-time player even after Aubrey Huff returns from injury. In 67 AB's this season Wiggington sports a 1.020 OPS and has hit 8 HR's and driven in 20 runs. |
| 22 | 26 (+4) |
 |
8-10 (5-5) |
The Padres are going to have to score more runs if they plan on winning the NL West this season. As of the moment they rank 27th in all of baseball with only 77 total runs scored. |
| 23 | 20 (-3) |
 |
8-11 (3-7) |
Oakland isn't faring much better than the Padres in the run-scoring department ranking 26th in baseball with only 78 total runs scored. |
| 24 | 24 (-) |
 |
8-11 (4-6) |
Let the secret of Brandon Webb be revealed! This season he is 2-0 with a 2.51 ERA in 28.7 IP. His career ERA is 3.31 through 646.3 IP. |
| 25 | 14 (-11) |
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7-11 (4-6) |
Brad Radke isn't off to that good a start in 2006, to be mild. After four games started he has a 7.50 ERA in 24.0 IP. |
| 26 | 27 (+1) |
 |
7-11 (5-5) |
It doesn't look like things are going to nuch easier for the Nationals any time soon as their next three series are against the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, and St. Louis Cardinals. |
| 27 | 23 (-4) |
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7-13 (2-8) |
Getting swept by the Tigers probably isn't the best way to head into a series with the currently-ranked- Number-One Chicago White Sox. Stranger things have happened though. |
| 28 | 29 (+1) |
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5-11 (4-6) |
Even in the early-on Dontrelle Willis is showing he is still one of the best pitchers in baseball. It's not his fault he only has one victory, and his 2.92 ERA in 24.7 IP can attest to that. |
| 29 | 28 (-1) |
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5-15 (2-8) |
Not one starting pitcher on the Pirates has an ERA under 4.50! |
| 30 | 30 (-) |
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4-13 (2-8) |
Only one hitter with 40+ AB's on the Royals has an OPS over .800 and that Shane Costa who has posted a .804. |
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