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Paul Meyer's Power Rankings
A weekly look at who's moving and who's losing around the majors
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Note: Last week's ranking in parentheses

Rank, Team The skinny
1. Arizona Diamondbacks (1) Webb appears impenetrable.
2. Chicago Cubs (8) Edmonds in, uh, interesting situation.
3. Tampa Bay Rays (9) That's right -- the first-place Rays!
4. Florida Marlins (6) An all-Florida World Series?
5. Boston Red Sox (2) Lost leads a bit puzzling.
6. Los Angeles Angels (4) Lackey impressive in return.
7. Philadelphia Phillies (7) What's up with Myers?
8. Houston Astros (16) Berkman's May is ridiculous!
9. Oakland Athletics (5) Ran into Armfest at Progressive.
10. St. Louis Cardinals (3) Closer job up for grabs.
11. Cleveland Indians (17) Cabrera is a triple threat.
12. Baltimore Orioles (15) Sherill seems a sure thing.
13. Los Angeles Dodgers (11) A. Jones is "embarrassed."
14. Atlanta Braves (12) C. Jones is not.
15. New York Mets (10) Going to Church is a good thing.
16. Minnesota Twins (14) Hernandez always gives them a chance.
17. Chicago White Sox (19) Buehrle has been unre-Mark-able.
18. New York Yankees (13) Goose cooks Chamberlain.
19. Toronto Blue Jays (20) Halladay loves facing Twins.
20. Pirates (24) Scoring in the rain ... just scoring in the rain.
21. Milwaukee Brewers (18) Braun given beefy contract.
22. Kansas City Royals (22) Know how to tame Tigers.
23. Texas Rangers (25) Hamilton is not Joshing.
24. Cincinnati Reds (28) Arroyo digging out of ditch.
25. Washington Nationals (26) Neat return for Bergmann.
26. Detroit Tigers (21) Leyland: "I'm confused."
27. San Francisco Giants (29) Vizquel's presence a pick-me-up.
28. Seattle Mariners (23) Washburn was in unfamiliar spot.
29. Colorado Rockies (27) Missed chance against Diamondbacks.
30. San Diego Padres (30) How much can Estes help?
First published on May 18, 2008 at 12:00 am
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