We break down the hottest hitters and pitchers every Monday in our Fantasy Baseball Power Players feature.
| Top 10 Hitters | ||
| Position, player, team | Last week's Rotisserie stats | |
| 1 | 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY | .400 AVG, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 7 R, 1 SB |
| This guy doesn't stay quiet for long. It might be his career year. | ||
| 2 | DH Gary Sheffield, DET | .417-4-11-6-0 |
| Imagine if this guy was still hitting in the same lineup as A-Rod ... | ||
| 3 | OF Bobby Abreu, NYY | .500-1-9-11-2 |
| ... oh, wait. Sheff's replacement is just as hot as him right now. | ||
| 4 | OF Carl Crawford, TB | .353-1-7-10-5 |
| Was overshadowed in his own lineup by B.J. Upton, until now. | ||
| 5 | OF Alfonso Soriano, CHC | .433-4-8-7-0 |
| Disappointing power numbers on the come as weather heats up. | ||
| 6 | 1B Prince Fielder, MIL | .375-4-7-7-0 |
| Runaway NL MVP (right now) manages to keep A-Rod HR pace. | ||
| 7 | 1B Albert Pujols, STL | .364-4-9-5-0 |
| He didn't start going off until the rest of his lineup picked it up. | ||
| 8 | 3B David Wright, NYM | .348-4-6-6-1 |
| Apparently, hitting four HRs was the "in" thing to do this week. | ||
| 9 | 3B Chone Figgins, LAA | .433-0-5-7-7 |
| He picked a bad week to steal seven bags ... too many hot sluggers. | ||
| 10 | SS Brendan Harris, TB | .379-2-10-7-0 |
| Former Nats prospect has found position, home and his stroke. | ||
| Honorable mentions: 1B Carlos Pena, TB; OF Felix Pie, CHC; 3B Miguel Cabrera, FLA; SS Jimmy Rollins, PHI; 3B Brandon Inge, DET; OF Ichiro Suzuki, SEA; 2B/3B/DH Ty Wigginton, TB; RF Corey Hart, MIL; 3B Eric Chavez, OAK; 1B Casey Kotchman, LAA; 3B Troy Glaus, TOR; SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA; 3B Ryan Braun, MIL; 1B Paul Konerko, CHW; OF Xavier Nady, PIT; SS Orlando Cabrera, LAA; 1B Lance Berman, HOU; DH David Ortiz, BOS; 1B Ryan Howard, PHI. | ||
| Top 10 Pitchers | |||
| Position, player, team | Last week's Rotisserie stats | ||
| 1 | RP J.J. Putz, SEA | 0 W, 0.00 ERA, 5 Ks, 0.400 WHIP, 5 SV | |
| Five-save weeks are pretty rare, but Putz and Seattle are hot. | |||
| 2 | SP Curt Schilling, BOS | 1-0.00-4-0.111-0 | |
| If only he didn't shake off catcher Jason Varitek with no-no. | |||
| 3 | SP James Shields, TB | 2-2.51-14-0.767-0 | |
| Burgeoning ace now has owners in all leagues trusting him. | |||
| 4 | SP C.C. Sabathia, CLE | 1-0.00-14-0.500-0 | |
| It's tough to pitch any better than this; he deserved two wins. | |||
| 5 | SP Randy Johnson, ARI | 1-2.25-17-1.250-0 | |
| We expected the Ks, but D-Backs look like a contender, too. | |||
| 6 | SP Dan Haren, OAK | 1-1.23-15-0.682-0 | |
| St. Louis has to be kicking themselves watching him develop. | |||
| 7 | SP Aaron Harang, CIN | 0-2.08-17-0.923-0 | |
| Despite the Reds' poor season, Harang is having a solid year. | |||
| 8 | RP Santiago Casilla, OAK | 2-0.00-3-0.529-1 | |
| Alan Embree is closing, but Casilla used to be a top prospect. | |||
| 9 | RP Mariano Rivera, NYY | 1-0.00-2-0.923-0 | |
| Don't give up on him; he and Yankees have payback coming. | |||
| 10 | SP Rich Hill, CHC | 1-1.13-11-0.667-0 | |
| He has strung three great outing together in a row of late. | |||
| Honorable mentions: SP Derek Lowe, LAD; SP Jon Lieber, PHI; SP Jason Hirsh, COL; RP Alan Embree, OAK; SP Andy Sonnanstine, TB; SP Jon Garland, CHW; RP Antonio Alfonseca, PHI; SP Buddy Carlyle, ATL; SP Chien-Ming Wang, NYY; SP Kelvim Escobar, LAA; SP Lenny DiNardo, OAK; RP Chad Cordero, WAS; RP Justin Miller, FLA; RP Eric Gagne, TEX; SP Daisuke Matsuzaka, BOS; SP Josh Beckett, BOS; SP Mark Buehrle, CHW. | |||
Official MLB honors
AL Player of the Week
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
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
May: 1B Justin Morneau, MIN
April:
SS Alex Rodriguez, NYY
AL Pitcher of the Month
May: RHP Dan Haren, OAK
April:
RHP Roy Halladay, TOR
AL Rookie of the Month
May: 2B Dustin Pedroia, BOS
April:
RP Hideki Okajima, BOS
NL Player of the Month
May: 1B Prince Fielder, MIL
April:
SS Jose Reyes, NYM
NL Pitcher of the Month
May: RHP Jake Peavy, SD
April:
RHP John Maine, NYM
NL Rookie of the Month
May: OF Hunter Pence, HOU
April:
OF Josh Hamilton, CIN
CBS SportsLine's past Power Players
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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