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 | .565 AVG, 7 HR, 11 RBI, 9 R, 1 SB |
| Seven-HR weeks just don't happen; except if you're A-Rod circa '07. | ||
| 2 | OF Alfonso Soriano, CHC | .290-5-9-7-0 |
| Think Fantasy owners are happy this guy is finally healthy again? | ||
| 3 | SS Jack Wilson, PIT | .615-2-11-8-1 |
| Flavor of the week everyone jumps on and gets disappointed by. | ||
| 4 | OF Eric Byrnes, ARI | .400-2-5-9-5 |
| We continue to learn it wasn't a walk year making him productive. | ||
| 5 | OF Garret Anderson, LAA | .417-3-8-5-1 |
| One of the best players in Fantasy in second half has been clutch. | ||
| 6 | 1B Carlos Pena, TB | .368-4-10-6-0 |
| His breakout year was enough, but he's clutch to boot now too! | ||
| 7 | 3B Chipper Jones, ATL | .391-3-8-9-0 |
| Fantasy's postseason knows Chipper as Mr. September. | ||
| 8 | OF Rick Ankiel, STL | .261-3-10-8-0 |
| Pops two homers then gets quiet on stat sheet after HGH report. | ||
| 9 | C Jorge Posada, NYY | .500-3-6-7-0 |
| The ultimate contract year performance; rare for C's his age. | ||
| 10 | 3B Ryan Braun, MIL | .304-4-8-8-0 |
| Hopefully you didn't have him benched after his so-so streak. | ||
| Honorable mentions: OF Matt Stairs, TOR; OF Pat Burrell, PHI; 3B Adrian Beltre, SEA; 1B James Loney, LAD; DH Travis Hafner, CLE; 2B Brandon Phillips, CIN; OF Curtis Granderson, DET; C Ronny Paulino, PIT; 2B Ian Kinsler, TEX; 1B Prince Fielder, MIL; OF Nick Markakis, BAL; OF Jacoby Ellsbury, BOS; DH David Ortiz, BOS; 2B Rickie Weeks, MIL; OF Moises Alou, NYM; 1B Albert Pujols, STL; DH Jim Thome, CHW; OF Carlos Beltran, NYM; OF Carl Crawford, TB; SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA. | ||
| Top 10 Pitchers | |||
| Position, player, team | Last week's Rotisserie stats | ||
| 1 | SP Josh Beckett, BOS | 2 W, 3.00 ERA, 15 Ks, 0.933 WHIP, 0 SV | |
| AL Cy Young candidate is 6-4 with 3.05 in 2nd half; a must-start. | |||
| 2 | RP Jonathan Papelbon, BOS | 0-0.00-7-0.250-4 | |
| Hopefully you stayed patient with his coddled start; he's full-go. | |||
| 3 | SP C.C. Sabathia, CLE | 2-0.53-9-0.765-0 | |
| This wire-to-wire season will help remove 'injury-prone' label. | |||
| 4 | SP Pedro Martinez, NYM | 2-1.80-8-1.500-0 | |
| This isn't vintage Pedro, but Mets can make him a winner now. | |||
| 5 | SP Jason Bergmann, WAS | 2-2.77-15-0.846-0 | |
| Journeyman has had trio of quality starts since DL return. | |||
| 6 | SP James Shields, TB | 2-1.93-11-0.857-0 | |
| After slow summer start, he has been awesome in July/August. | |||
| 7 | RP Jose Valverde, ARI | 0-2.25-3-1.250-4 | |
| We've expected him to slow down, but he just gets better. | |||
| 8 | SP Chien-Ming Wang, NYY | 2-2.51-5-1.186-0 | |
| Steady Yankees ace has won five consecutive quality starts. | |||
| 9 | SP Greg Maddux, SD | 2-2.19-8-0.730-0 | |
| Clockwork double-digit winner 5-3 with 2.78 ERA since break. | |||
| 10 | SP Felix Hernandez, SEA | 2-5.25-9-1.833-0 | |
| Despite high ERA, King Felix is 7-2 in second half; a must-start. | |||
| Honorable mentions: RP Chad Cordero, WAS; SP Jon Garland, CHW; RP Manuel Corpas, COL; SP Johan Santana, MIN; SP Brad Hennessey, SF; SP Dustin McGowan, TOR; SP Ervin Santana, LAA; SP Ian Snell, PIT; SP Lance Cormier, ATL; SP John Smoltz, ATL; SP Jeff Francis, COL; RP Mariano Rivera, NYY; SP Brad Penny, LAD; RP Joaquin Benoit, TEX; SP Bronson Arroyo, CIN; SP Jamie Moyer, PHI; SP Ben Sheets, MIL; SP Carlos Zambrano, CHC; SP Tom Glavine, NYM; RP Bobby Seay, DET. | |||
Official MLB honors
AL Player of the Week
Sept. 10: 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY
Sept.
3: SP Clay Buchholz, BOS
Aug.
27: 3B Mike Lowell, BOS and DH David Ortiz, BOS
Aug. 20: SP Johan Santana, MIN
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
Sept. 10: SS Jack Wilson, PIT
Sept.
3: SS Jimmy Rollins, PHI
Aug.
27: RP Jason Isringhausen, STL and 1B Mark Teixeira, ATL
Aug. 20: OF Carlos Beltran, NYM
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
August: OF Magglio Ordonez, DET
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
August: SP Andy Pettitte, NYY
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
August: SP Brian Bannister, KC
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
August: 1B Mark Teixeira, ATL
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
August: SP Jake Peavy, SD
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
August: SS Troy Tulowitzki, COL
July:
3B Ryan Braun, MIL
June:
3B Ryan Braun, MIL
May: OF Hunter Pence, HOU
April: OF Josh Hamilton, CIN
CBSSports.com past Power Players
Week 23: 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY; SP Josh Beckett, BOS
Week 22: 1B Carlos Pena, TB; SP Jake Peavy, SD
Week
21: DH David Ortiz, BOS; RP Jason Isringhausen, STL
Week 20: OF Chris Young, ARI; SP Johan Santana,
MIN
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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