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 | .429 AVG, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 9 R, 1 SB |
| His pace is in some rare territory right now: .315-67-181-162-19. | ||
| 2 | OF Adam Dunn, CIN | .500-4-8-6-0 |
| Our No. 1 age-27 breakout's pace is on par with our projections. | ||
| 3 | 3B Mike Lamb, HOU | .500-2-10-5-0 |
| Streaky hitter has stolen everyday 3B job and is NL-only worthy. | ||
| 4 | OF Matt Holliday, COL | .480-2-7-9-0 |
| He was already great, but this 27-year-old is only getting better. | ||
| 5 | SS Jose Reyes, NYM | .409-1-4-4-6 |
| Mets are slumping, but Rotisserie darling continues to run wild. | ||
| 6 | 3B Jose Bautista, PIT | .458-2-9-5-1 |
| He might be surprising to you, but this guy's power is for real. | ||
| 7 | OF Brad Hawpe, COL | .304-4-9-6-0 |
| What would this list be without gaggle of 27-year-old breakouts? | ||
| 8 | 1B Justin Morneau, MIN | .368-3-8-8-0 |
| His pace is even better than his '06 MVP year: .280-48-130-116. | ||
| 9 | OF Corey Hart, MIL | .333-3-8-4-2 |
| Injury reason for slow start, but a sleeper with speed and power. | ||
| 10 | 3B Garrett Atkins, COL | .318-3-10-3-0 |
| This 27-year-old had been a huge disappointment -- until now. | ||
| Honorable mentions: 1B Adrian Gonzalez, SD; 1B Carlos Pena, TB; SS Bill Hall, MIL; 2B Chase Utley, PHI; OF Shane Victorino, PHI; 3B Mark Teahen, KC; 3B Ryan Zimmerman, WAS; 2B Mark Ellis, OAK; OF Ken Griffey, CIN; 3B Alex Gordon, KC; OF Curtis Granderson, DET; OF Jonny Gomes, TB; 3B Melvin Mora, BAL; OF Ryan Langerhans, WAS; OF Aaron Rowand, PHI; DH Jack Cust, OAK; OF Ichiro Suzuki, SEA; SS Derek Jeter, NYY. | ||
| Top 10 Pitchers | |||
| Position, player, team | Last week's Rotisserie stats | ||
| 1 | SP Justin Verlander, DET | 2 W, 1.80 ERA, 18 Ks, 0.867 WHIP, 0 SV | |
| Can't put together better week than this super sophomore did. | |||
| 2 | SP Chien-Ming Wang, NYY | 2-1.72-12-0.830-0 | |
| Sunday's strikeouts were surprising, but Wang winning isn't. | |||
| 3 | SP Kelvim Escobar, LAA | 1-4.15-22-1.231-0 | |
| Angels deserve credit for sticking with oft-injured talent. | |||
| 4 | SP Tim Wakefield, BOS | 2-3.95-6-1.024-0 | |
| Streaky pitcher gets on right side of things, so do Red Sox. | |||
| 5 | SP Brian Bannister, KC | 2-2.77-7-1.462-0 | |
| Rookie finds his niche and Mets look awful for dealing him. | |||
| 6 | RP Takashi Saito, LAD | 0-0.00-5-0.667-3 | |
| Overlooked closer has developed into steady Fantasy star. | |||
| 7 | RP Ryan Dempster, CHC | 0-0.00-3-0.500-3 | |
| Not one you trust, but he's outperforming Draft Day value. | |||
| 8 | SP Carlos Zambrano, CHC | 1-0.529-14-0.647-0 | |
| Now these are type of performances we thought we'd get. | |||
| 9 | SP Ian Snell, PIT | 1-0.00-7-1.667-0 | |
| His breakout year continues, but he lost his two-start week. | |||
| 10 | SP Carlos Silva, MIN | 1-0.00-2-0.889-0 | |
| Great start before two-start week (disappointment coming?). | |||
| Honorable mentions: SP Micah Bowie, WAS; RP Francisco Rodriguez, LAA; SP Fausto Carmona, CLE; RP Chad Cordero, WAS; RP Francisco Cordero, MIL; SP Scott Olsen, FLA; RP Matt Capps, PIT; SP Brandon Webb, ARI; SP Woody Williams, HOU; SP Adam Eaton, PHI; SP Scott Kazmir, TB; SP Roy Oswalt, HOU; SP Derek Lowe, LAD; RP Russ Springer, STL; SP Shaun Marcum, TOR; SP Jake Peavy, SD; SP Daisuke Matsuzaka, BOS; SP Kameron Loe, TEX; SP Cole Hamels, PHI; SP Wandy Rodriguez, HOU. | |||
Official MLB honors
AL Player of the Week
June 18: RHP Justin Verlander, DET
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 18: LF Adam Dunn, CIN
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 11: 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY; SP Justin Verlander, DET
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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