2010 MLB Power Rankings 4-13-10

2010 MLB Power Rankings 4-13-10
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1 (3) Phillies 5-1 Newfound plate discipline of Jimmy Rollins has the Phillies' offense clicking on all cylinders. (Bill Baer, Crashburn Alley)
2 (1) Yankees 4-2 After starting the season 4-2 against their two AL East rivals, the Yanks are ready to get their rings for No. 27 on Tuesday against the Angels. (Jason Rosenberg, It's About The Money)
3 (9) Twins 5-2 How will Target Field play? We'll find out, but in the meantime, the Twins have already begun launching home runs on the road (10 in seven games).
4 (13) Giants 5-1 Behind the hot hitting of Pablo Sandoval (1.047 OPS) and Edgar Renteria (1.345 OPS) the Giants are off to a 5-1 start. (Chris Quick, Bay City Ball)
5 (15) Tigers 5-1 Miguel Cabrera is the AL's leading hitter (.522) through the first week of the season and also leads in OBP (.621).
6 (5) Cardinals 4-2 The Cardinals' offense averaging 7.0 runs created/game and starting rotation have been enough to overcome anticipated weakness in bullpen (4.62 FIP). (Matthew Philip, Fungoes)
7 (2) Red Sox 3-3 If only Papi could find that sweet March swing (2-for-14, 5 K's in 2010). (Mike Silver, Fire Brand of the AL)
8 (25) Blue Jays 5-1 Vernon Wells went 1-for-10 with four strikeouts in the weekend series against Baltimore.
9 (4) Rays 3-3 Ben Zobrist is hitting .304 with an .855 OPS out of the No. 3 spot in the Rays' order.
10 (6) Braves 3-3 Jason Heyward has been getting a lot of attention, but what about the start for Martin Prado (NL-best .542 BA)?
11 (22) Athletics 5-2 The A's won back-to-back season-opening series for the first time since 2004.
12 (12) Rangers 3-3 Vladimir Guerrero seems to be liking life in a Rangers uniform (.500, 1.187 OPS).
13 (19) Marlins 4-2 First baseman Jorge Cantu has 10 RBIs and at least one in each of the Marlins' first six games.
14 (7) Rockies 3-3 So far Ubaldo Jimenez has pitched like an ace -- 2-0, 2.25 ERA, 13 K's in 12 IP.
15 (23) Diamondbacks 4-2 Kelly Johnson is second in the NL in homers (3) and slugging (.947) and third in OPS (1.426).
16 (17) Brewers 3-3 Trevor Hoffman has given up at least one run in three of his four appearances this season.
17 (11) White Sox 2-4 The struggles of Alex Rios have continued into 2010 (.174 BA, .661 OPS).
18 (18) Reds 3-3 The Reds have won three out of four although Joey Votto doesn't have an RBI since the team's season opener.
19 (10) Dodgers 2-4 Opening Day starter Vicente Padilla has failed to get out of the fifth inning in his first two outings.
20 (8) Angels 2-5 It was a nightmarish first week for Brandon Wood: 1-for-19, seven K's, no RBIs.
21 (14) Cubs 2-4 Bullpen issues need to be addressed in a hurry or it could be a long season. (Joe Aiello, View from the Bleachers)
22 (20) Mets 2-4 The Mets start the week in last place, hitting .188 with runners in scoring position, as they travel to Colorado and St. Louis. (Joe Janish, Mets Today)
23 (16) Mariners 2-5 Franklin Gutierrez (.444) is the only Mariners player hitting over .300.
24 (30) Pirates 3-3 Since hitting three homers in the first two games, Garrett Jones has cooled off, going 2-for-15.
25 (27) Padres 2-4 Padres pitchers allowed 11 homers in the season's first week, most in the National League. (Geoff Young, Ducksnorts)
26 (26) Indians 2-4 The Indians haven't hit or pitched all that well so far, but they've made only one error over their first six games.
27 (28) Nationals 3-3 The Nationals will try for their third straight win Monday without third baseman Ryan Zimmerman in the lineup (hamstring injury).
28 (29) Royals 2-4 Jose Guillen went 3-for-8 with two homers and four RBIs over the last two games against Boston. (Craig Brown, Royals Authority)
29 (21) Orioles 1-5 Closer Mike Gonzalez has already blown two saves in three chances, allowing four earned runs and four walks in only two innings.
30 (24) Astros 0-6 The Astros are the majors' lone winless team and also have the worst run differential (minus-24).