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 | 1B Ryan Howard, PHI | .500 AVG, 5 HR, 13 RBI, 9 R, 0 SB |
| '06 MVP is delivering some serious payback after slow start. | ||
| 2 | 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY | .346-3-12-10-1 |
| Yankees' recent surge helps keep him among our hottest 10. | ||
| 3 | OF Hideki Matsui, NYY | .400-4-8-8-1 |
| Did the Yankees have a good week or what? More payback. | ||
| 4 | 2B Robinson Cano, NYY | .500-2-9-8-0 |
| Another Yankee who was bound to get this hot after a tough first half. | ||
| 5 | OF B.J. Upton, TB | .414-3-8-8-0 |
| Elite talent's having the season (when healthy) we waited for. | ||
| 6 | 2B Chase Utley, PHI | .379-1-7-9-1 |
| His run production for his position is entering rare territory. | ||
| 7 | 3B Pedro Feliz, SF | .435-3-7-7-0 |
| Don't expect weeks like this too often from this free swinger. | ||
| 8 | 3B Chipper Jones, ATL | .444-1-8-5-1 |
| Quietly he's having a great year despite little lineup protection. | ||
| 9 | 3B David Wright, NYM | .333-2-9-7-2 |
| Fantasy's No. 3 3B remains hot, but hearing Braun footsteps. | ||
| 10 | OF Manny Ramirez, BOS | .391-3-6-8-0 |
| Typical summer surge for slugger most knew would rebound. | ||
| Honorable mentions: OF Bobby Abreu, NYY; 2B Dan Uggla, FLA; OF Carlos Beltran, NYM; 1B Albert Pujols, STL; DH Jim Thome, CHW; OF Shane Victorino, PHI; OF Matt Kemp, LAD; SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA; OF Eric Byrnes, ARI; SS Julio Lugo, BOS; OF Aaron Rowand, PHI; 3B Miguel Cabrera, FLA; 1B Paul Konerko, CHW; OF Andruw Jones, ATL; C Victor Martinez, CLE; SS Jimmy Rollins, PHI; OF Coco Crisp, BOS; 3B Troy Glaus, TOR; 1B Carlos Pena, TB; OF Milton Bradley, SD; DH Billy Butler, KC; OF Ken Griffey, CIN; 1B Ryan Garko, CLE; OF Carl Crawford, TB; OF Juan Pierre, LAD; OF Carlos Lee, HOU. | ||
| Top 10 Pitchers | |||
| Position, player, team | Last week's Rotisserie stats | ||
| 1 | SP Kason Gabbard, BOS | 2 W, 0.56 ERA, 9 Ks, 0.500 WHIP, 0 SV | |
| It will be hard to take him out of rotation -- or trade him -- now. | |||
| 2 | RP Chad Cordero, WAS | 0-0.00-5-0.800-4 | |
| Oft-rumored closer likely won't be dealt, but puts in great week. | |||
| 3 | SP J.D. Durbin, PHI | 2-0.60-6-1.067-0 | |
| Less than 1 percent of CBS SportsLine's leagues had him active! | |||
| 4 | SP Brad Penny, LAD | 2-2.70-13-1.125-0 | |
| Notorious second-half decliner vows to be strong down stretch. | |||
| 5 | SP Jeremy Guthrie, BAL | 2-1.39-9-1.077-0 | |
| Surprising rookie finally gets some wins to show for his efforts. | |||
| 6 | RP Brad Lidge, HOU | 0-0.00-9-1.000-3 | |
| Return to health, closer's role leads to huge rise in ownership. | |||
| 7 | RP Luis Vizcaino, NYY | 3-0.00-4-0.375-0 | |
| Rare three-win week includes very rare 2 wins in doubleheader. | |||
| 8 | SP Claudio Vargas, MIL | 2-4.09-6-1.273-0 | |
| Yovani Gallardo's arrival put him on bubble, but he's surviving. | |||
| 9 | SP Tim Lincecum, SF | 1-0.63-16-0.837-0 | |
| He's been dynamite in past five starts after kicking June funk. | |||
| 10 | SP Roy Halladay, TOR | 1-0.56-9-0.750-0 | |
| Struggled, but you didn't bench him for a two-start week did you? | |||
| Honorable mentions: RP Manuel Corpas, COL; RP Jason Isringhausen, STL; RP Francisco Cordero, MIL; RP Jose Valverde, ARI; SP Bronson Arroyo, CIN; SP Andy Pettitte, NYY; RP J.J. Putz, SEA; RP Ron Mahay, TEX; SP Rich Hill, CHC; RP Todd Jones, DET; SP Josh Fogg, COL; SP Orlando Hernandez, NYM; SP Nate Robertson, DET; SP Woody Williams, HOU; RP Jon Rauch, WAS; SP Erik Bedard, BAL; SP Brian Bannister, KC; RP Bob Howry, CHC; SP Dave Bush, MIL; RP Mariano Rivera, NYY; SP Fausto Carmona, CLE; SP Aaron Cook, COL; SP Kip Wells, STL; Chris R. Young, SD; SP Oliver Perez, NYM; SP Scott Kazmir, TB. | |||
Official MLB honors
AL Player of the Week
July 23: 2B Robinson Cano, NYY;
OF B.J. Upton, TB
July 16: OF Curtis Granderson, DET
July 9: 1B Justin Morneau, MIN
July 1: SP C.C. Sabathia, CLE
June 25: SS Carlos Guillen, DET
June 18: SP 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
July 23: 1B Ryan Howard, PHI
July
16: 1B Albert Pujols, STL
July
9: SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA
July
2: 2B Craig Biggio, HOU
June 25:
LF Alfonso Soriano, CHC
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
June: 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY
May:
1B Justin Morneau, MIN
April:
SS Alex Rodriguez, NYY
AL Pitcher of the Month
June: RP J.J. Putz, SEA
May:
SP Dan Haren, OAK
April: SP
Roy Halladay, TOR
AL Rookie of the Month
June: SP Brian Bannister, KC
May:
2B Dustin Pedroia, BOS
April:
RP Hideki Okajima, BOS
NL Player of the Month
June: OF Alfonso Soriano, CHC
May:
1B Prince Fielder, MIL
April: SS
Jose Reyes, NYM
NL Pitcher of the Month
June: SP Ben Sheets, MIL
May:
SP Jake Peavy, SD
April: SP John Maine, NYM
NL Rookie of the Month
June: 3B Ryan Braun, MIL
May:
OF Hunter Pence, HOU
April: OF Josh Hamilton, CIN
CBS SportsLine's past Power Players
Week 16: 1B Ryan Howard, PHI; SP Kason Gabbard, BOS
Week 15: 1B Albert Pujols, STL; RP Chris Ray, BAL
Week
14: 1B Justin Morneau, SP; SP Erik Bedard, BAL
Week 13: 2B Chase Utley, PHI; SP C.C. Sabathia,
CLE
Week 12: OF Corey C. Hart,
MIL; SP Johan Santana, MIN
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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