Carter’s MLB Power Rankings: Aug. 9
August 8, 2009 · David Carter · Jump to comments
Article Source: Bleacher Report - New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are my new No. 1 team in my power rankings this week for a couple of reasons actually.
Firstly, I realized earlier Saturday afternoon, that the “Bombers” are 16-5 since the All-Star Break. Now, I grew up rooting for the Red Sox and the Rangers and continue to this day, but as a baseball fan in general, I gotta give my props to Joe Girardi and company for getting down to business lately.
They certainly have the offense down, that’s for sure. As of Saturday afternoon, they were second in the MLB in runs scored with 609, only two behind the league-leading Angels with 611 runs scored.
They say that defense/pitching wins championships in the MLB. With the addition of Chad Gaudin, the Yankees are proving that they really want to get it done with pitching, something they haven’t been the best at doing so far this season.
Bottom line is this: if the New York Yankees want to win the World Series, their pitching has to improve. They have given up 523 runs this season as of Saturday morning (when I finished my notes for this article.)
With those thoughts in mind, here are my latest version of my MLB power rankings.
1. New York Yankees (67-42)
2. Los Angeles Angels (64-43)
3. Los Angeles Dodgers (67-43)
4. Boston Red Sox (62-46)
5. Philadelphia Phillies (61-46)
6. San Francisco Giants (60-49)
7. Tampa Bay Rays (60-49)
8. Colorado Rockies (60-49)
9. Detroit Tigers (58-50)
10. Texas Rangers (61-47)
11. St. Louis Cardinals (60-51)
12. Seattle Mariners (57-52)
13. Chicago Cubs (57-50)
14. Florida Marlins (56-53)
15. Atlanta Braves (56-54)
16. Chicago White Sox (56-54)
17. Milwaukee Brewers (54-55)
18. Houston Astros (54-55)
19. Minnesota Twins (53-56)
20. Toronto Blue Jays (51-57)
21. Arizona Diamondbacks (50-60)
22. Oakland Athletics (48-61)
23. Cleveland Indians (47-62)
24. New York Mets (51-58)
25. Cincinnati Reds (47-61)
26. San Diego Padres (46-65)
27. Washington Nationals (38-72)
28. Baltimore Orioles (46-63)
29. Pittsburgh Pirates (45-64)
30. Kansas City Royals (42-67)
So I’m going to keep things going with individual award races as well! Drop a comment if you agree/disagree with any of these.
Carter’s N.L. MVP Race (Top Ten):
1. Albert Pujols (Cardinals): .327 average, 125 hits, 36 HR, 97 RBI
2. Prince Fielder (Brewers): .300 average, 117 hits, 26 HR, 95 RBI
3. Mark Reynolds (Diamondbacks): .288 average, 117 hits, 34 HR, 77 RBI
4. Ryan Zimmerman (Nationals): .300 average, 127 hits, 24 HR, 75 RBI
5. Adam Dunn (Nationals): .281 average, 106 hits, 29 HR, 81 RBI
6. Raul Ibanez (Phillies): .306 average, 101 hits, 26 HR, 75 RBI
7. Ryan Howard (Phillies): .258 average, 106 hits, 26 HR, 79 RBI
8. Chase Utley (Phillies): .297 average, 114 hits, 23 HR, 71 RBI
9. Andre Ethier (Dodgers): .273 average, 111 hits, 23 HR, 72 RBI
10. Adrian Gonzalez (Padres): .250 average, 93 hits, 29 HR, 64 RBI
Carter’s N.L. Cy Young Award Race (Top Ten):
1. Tim Lincecum (Giants): 12-3, 2.20 ERA, 198 strikeouts
2. Matt Cain (Giants): 12-3, 2.25 ERA, 117 strikeouts
3. Dan Haren (Diamondbacks): 11-6, 2.38 ERA, 149 strikeouts
4. Chris Carpenter (Cardinals): 11-3, 2.26 ERA, 87 strikeouts
5. Adam Wainwright (Cardinals): 12-7, 2.79 ERA, 140 strikeouts
6. Wandy Rodriguez (Astros): 10-6, 2.63 ERA, 128 strikeouts
7. Johan Santana (Mets): 12-8, 3.10 ERA, 134 strikeouts
8. Chad Billingsley (Dodgers): 11-6, 3.73 ERA, 143 strikeouts
9. Jason Marquis (Rockies): 12-7, 3.49 ERA, 68 strikeouts
10. Derek Lowe (Braves): 11-7, 4.15 ERA, 74 strikeouts
Carter’s A.L. MVP Race (Top Ten):
1. Justin Morneau (Twins): .303 average, 125 hits, 28 HR, 89 RBI
2. Aaron Hill (Blue Jays): .291 average, 136 hits, 26 HR, 77 RBI
3. Mark Teixeira (Yankees): .284 average, 119 hits, 28 HR, 81 RBI
4. Adam Lind (Blue Jays): .299 average, 123 hits, 23 HR, 63 RBI
5. Kendry Morales (Angels): .291 average, 109 hits, 23 HR, 71 RBI
6. Evan Longoria (Rays): .275 average, 106 hits, 23 HR, 72 RBI
7. Jermaine Dye (White Sox): .275 average, 102 hits, 24 HR, 67 RBI
8. Carlos Pena (Rays): .213 average, 81 hits, 27 HR, 71 RBI
9. Nelson Cruz (Rangers): .269 average, 92 hits, 25 HR, 58 RBI
10. Russell Branyan (Mariners): .259 average, 92 hits, 25 HR, 62 RBI
Carter’s A.L. Cy Young Award Race (Top Ten):
1. Felix Hernandez (Mariners): 12-4, 2.84 ERA, 148 strikeouts
2. Josh Beckett (Red Sox): 13-4, 3.12 ERA, 139 strikeouts
3. Justin Verlander (Tigers): 12-5, 3.29 ERA, 180 strikeouts
4. Roy Halladay (Blue Jays): 11-5, 3.75 ERA, 134 strikeouts
5. Jered Weaver (Angels): 11-3, 3.77 ERA, 128 strikeouts
6. Zack Greinke (Royals): 10-7, 2.36 ERA, 162 strikeouts
7. Mark Buehrle (White Sox): 11-6, 3.89 ERA, 81 strikeouts
8. Scott Feldman (Rangers): 11-4, 4.01 ERA, 65 strikeouts
9. Tim Wakefield (Red Sox): 11-3, 4.31 ERA, 61 strikeouts
10. C.C. Sabathia (Yankees): 11-7, 3.92 ERA, 115 strikeouts
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