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 | OF Raul Ibanez, SEA | .482 AVG, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB |
| He was in a drought, but Adam Jones' call-up ignites him. | ||
| 2 | OF Magglio Ordonez, DET | .500-4-10-9-0 |
| AL MVP candidate is on pace for: .357-29-143-125-2. | ||
| 3 | OF Brian Giles, SD | .333-5-7-5-0 |
| For week, Cincy's park makes him look like his Pirates days. | ||
| 4 | SS Troy Tulowitzki, COL | .483-3-12-7-0 |
| Rookie shortstop is making a huge impact in a pennant race. | ||
| 5 | SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA | .333-2-5-6-5 |
| Speed, power and potential NL batting title in his second year. | ||
| 6 | SS Felipe Lopez, WAS | .391-3-7-4-3 |
| Yours truly gave up on him right before this surge ... oopsy. | ||
| 7 | 3B Chone Figgins, LAA | .391-1-7-4-4 |
| As if he wasn't hot enough before -- hitting .421 after break. | ||
| 8 | 1B Prince Fielder, MIL | .318-4-5-6-0 |
| Burly bad-bodied slugger is now on pace for 49 homers. | ||
| 9 | 2B Kaz Matsui, COL | .455-0-3-9-4 |
| Terrible July (.219), but he's hitting .462 (4 SB) in August. | ||
| 10 | OF Jose Guillen, SEA | .522-2-7-4-2 |
| Another one who picks it up with Jones looming on bench. | ||
| Honorable mentions: OF Carl Crawford, TB; OF Brad Hawpe, COL; SS Marco Scutaro, OAK; 2B Freddy Sanchez, PIT; 3B Chipper Jones, ATL; 2B Mark Ellis, OAK; OF Rajai Davis, SF; 2B Maicer Izturis, LAA; OF Barry Bonds, SF; 2B Robinson Cano, NYY; 3B David Wright, NYM; SS Khalil Greene, SD; OF Matt Holliday, COL; OF Melky Cabrera, NYY; SS Jose Reyes, NYM; 3B Josh Fields, CHW; SS Miguel Tejada, BAL; OF Jacque Jones, CHC; 1B Adrian Gonzalez, SD; 1B Ryan Howard, PHI. | ||
| Top 10 Pitchers | |||
| Position, player, team | Last week's Rotisserie stats | ||
| 1 | SP Tom Gorzelanny, PIT | 2 W, 1.13 ERA, 13 Ks, 0.750 WHIP, 0 SV | |
| Even the lowly Pirates don't keep this guy from a 15-win pace. | |||
| 2 | SP Jake Peavy, SD | 2-1.42-10-1.026-0 | |
| Top NL Cy Young candidate is 3-0 with 0.92 ERA in August. | |||
| 3 | SP Jeff Weaver, SEA | 2-1.80-11-1.067-0 | |
| He doubles his season's win total with performance last week. | |||
| 4 | SP Braden Looper, STL | 2-3.65-9-0.892-0 | |
| Upstart converted reliever is on pace for career-best 14 wins. | |||
| 5 | SP Brandon Webb, ARI | 1-0.00-10-0.667-0 | |
| Over halfway to Orel Hershisher's record 59 scoreless frames. | |||
| 6 | SP Edwin Jackson, TB | 1-1.20-10-1.067-0 | |
| Hard-thrower finally harnessing his talent to get good results. | |||
| 7 | SP Josh Fogg, COL | 2-2.77-5-1.077-0 | |
| Upstart back-end starter is 3-1 with a 2.61 ERA since break. | |||
| 8 | SP Andy Pettitte, NYY | 2-3.46-11-1.462-0 | |
| Another surge: After rough stretch, he's 3-0, 2.70 since break. | |||
| 9 | SP Jamie Moyer, PHI | 2-2.92-9-1.378-0 | |
| 44-year-old soft-tosser has won four of his past five starts. | |||
| 10 | SP Aaron Harang, CIN | 1-0.00-8-0.625-0 | |
| Overlooked ace is a winner even pitching for lowly Reds. | |||
| Honorable mentions: RP Brad Lidge, HOU; RP Kevin Gregg, FLA; RP Chad Cordero, WAS; SP Jake Westbrook, CLE; RP Todd Jones, DET; SP Nate Robertson, DET; SP Woody Williams, HOU; SP Jered Weaver, LAA; RP C.J. Wilson, TEX; SP Wandy Rodriguez, HOU; SP Bronson Arroyo, CIN; SP Justin Verlander, DET; SP Anthony Reyes, STL; SP Carlos Silva, MIN; SP James Shields, TB; SP Josh Beckett, BOS; RP Francisco Cordero, MIL; RP Joakim Soria, KC; RP J.J. Putz, SEA. | |||
Official MLB honors
AL Player of the Week
Aug. 13: OF Raul Ibanez, SEA
Aug.
6: 2B Robinson Cano, NYY; OF Carl Crawford, TB
July 30: OF Manny Ramirez, BOS
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
Aug. 13: SS Troy Tulowitzki, COL
and SP Tom Gorzelanny, PIT
Aug. 6:
SP Brandon Webb, ARI and 3B Ryan Zimmerman, WAS
July 30: OF Matt Holliday, COL
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: OF Alfonso Soriano, CHC
June 18: OF 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
July: OF Hideki Matsui, NYY
June:
3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY
May:
1B Justin Morneau, MIN
April:
SS Alex Rodriguez, NYY
AL Pitcher of the Month
July: SP Erik Bedard, BAL
June:
RP J.J. Putz, SEA
May: SP Dan Haren, OAK
April: SP Roy Halladay, TOR
AL Rookie of the Month
July: 1B Billy Butler, KC
June:
SP Brian Bannister, KC
May: 2B Dustin Pedroia, BOS
April: RP Hideki Okajima, BOS
NL Player of the Month
July: 3B Ryan Braun, MIL
June:
OF Alfonso Soriano, CHC
May:
1B Prince Fielder, MIL
April: SS
Jose Reyes, NYM
NL Pitcher of the Month
July: SP Carlos Zambrano, CHC
June:
SP Ben Sheets, MIL
May: SP Jake Peavy, SD
April: SP John Maine,
NYM
NL Rookie of the Month
July: 3B Ryan Braun, MIL
June:
3B Ryan Braun, MIL
May: OF Hunter Pence, HOU
April: OF Josh Hamilton, CIN
CBS SportsLine's past Power Players
Week 19: OF Raul Ibanez, SEA; SP Tom Gorzelanny, PIT
Week 18: OF Vladimir Guerrero, LAA; SP Brandon Webb,
ARI
Week 17: OF Matt Holliday,
COL; RP Bobby Jenks, CHW
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, MIN; 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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