| Rank |
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Team |
Summary |
| 1 |
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John Kruks |
The Kruks came in with preseason respect and have backed it up in a big way — 5-0 with a run differential of +105, which is frankly absurd. They are mashing the ball as a team (.622 avg, 44 team HRs) and Kris Muccilli (.704, 8 HR) and Andrew Felice (7 HR, 17 hits) are putting on a power display. Rookie and NL Player of the Month Anthony Aristy is trying to end the ROY convo early. They even opened the season by taking down the defending champs. They are back. |
| 2 |
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Vladimir Guerreros |
Big jump from 9 to 2 and nobody saw this coming! The Party Boys are 5-0 and apparently the off-season sleepless nights were actually watching film. Brandon Catena is doing serious damage (.720, 21 RBI) and the Guerreros are outscoring opponents by 54 runs through five games. The schedule gets harder, but for now they are the surprise story of the year. |
| 3 |
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Pete Roses |
The defending champs are 4-1 with a +57 run differential and nothing to apologize for. They took their only loss to the Kruks early on, and Ryan Evans is hitting .792 with 17 RBI. Their one concern is 16 team HRs is on the lower end for a team that wants to go all the way, but this is still the team to beat come October. |
| 4 |
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Torii Hunters |
With a preseason rank of 7 The Hunters have been absolutely embarrassing people. 4-1, +43 run differential, with Cole Tishler leading the entire league in HRs (11) and hits (21). Andres Gonzalez is hitting .895 with 22 RBI and they just knocked off the Fielders to end May. Big jump up the rankings, fellas. |
| 5 |
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Paul Molitors |
The Molitors were a punchline coming into the year and through four games they have the highest team batting average in the league at .647. Adam Bell (.895) and Wes McDonald (.867) are making opposing pitchers cry. A very different team from last year, different energy, kind of feels like the perennial AL favourties from 5 years ago may be back. Uh oh. |
| 6 |
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Cecil Fielders |
Steady as she goes, 3-1 with a +36 run differential. Brody Power leads the entire league in RBI with 24 and has 7 HRs already — no pun intended, eh. Their only loss was to the surging Hunters so no shame there, and they still have some big matchups ahead that could define their season. |
| 7 |
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Jorge Bells |
This might feel low for the Bells but 2-2 with losses to the Hunters and an Eckersleys upset stings a bit. The hitting is there Rory Tufford at .923 is the hottest bat in Midtown right now (15 RBI, 4 HR in just 13 at-bats), and Trevor Lethbridge (.778) and Grant Elias (.769) are giving solid support. They'll be fine, but need to start taking care of business against teams they should beat. |
| 8 |
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Ken Griffey Jrs |
Quietly going about their business at 3-1, the Griffeys have wins over the Eckersleys, Younts, and Jeters. Chris Feniak is hitting .813 and the team is winning games. The +17 run differential tells you they're not blowing teams out, but wins are wins and 3-1 in April/May is a hell of a start. |
| 9 |
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Dennis Eckersleys |
2-3 is not the start they wanted. Steve Tanouye is going off (.696, 7 HR, 23 RBI) and Ryan Carr is near the top of the league at .824. They beat the Bells on June 1 which is a quality win, and with 25 team HRs there's enough pop in this lineup to go on a run. |
| 10 |
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Kirk Gibsons |
The Gibsons are 2-3 but don't be fooled — they've beaten the Bondses twice and handled the Poseys. Karlos Castellanos is quietly having a great month (.650, 6 HR, 15 RBI) and Greg Bell (.739) is a reliable bat in the middle. Mark Giddens (.538) — yep, still doing it, still somehow looking 22, which remains the greatest unsolved mystery in Midtown. Gibsons will be climbing up the rankings. |
| 11 |
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Ozzie Smiths |
2-3, -34 run differential, with this line up?? Mark Dugan (6 HR) and Tony Lemire (.591, 4 HR) have been hot — but the Smiths have been getting worked over by the top teams and squeaking past the bottom feeders. Middle of the pack until proven otherwise. |
| 12 |
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Barry Bondses |
The Bondses came in with momentum from a playoff run and have not shown up this month, sitting 1-4 with a -26 run differential. Their only W came against the Johnsons. Justin Laing is giving you something to cheer about at .714 with 5 HRs and 16 RBI, but the rest of the lineup needs to wake up and match his energy. |
| 13 |
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Derek Jeters |
Look, it's still the Jeters year? They're 1-4 but they did beat the Younts. Ben Bartkiw (.667, 4 HR, 16 RBI) and Graeme Poole (.529 with 5 HR and 18 RBI) have been hitting. The schedule is there to turn it around — do it, boys. |
| 14 |
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Buster Poseys |
The Poseys are 1-4 and the -80 run differential is brutal, but they did beat the Johnsons back on May 3 so there's life in there. Dionysius Chialtas (.722) is quietly having a month. The bottom of the standings gives them some winnable games coming up. |
| 15 |
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Randy Johnsons |
0-5 hurts to see but the Johnsons are at least making teams work for it — that -51 RD is not awful. Casey Norris and Patrick Laraman are holding things together. The wins will come. Probably. We believe. |
| 16 |
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Robin Younts |
0-5 with a -113 run differential — the Molitors put 58 runs on them in a single game, which is a sentence that should never be written. Zach Smikle is hitting .737 and doing everything he can, and Jonah Feldman (.556) is a having a strong month but this is a roster that needs a jolt of something. Brucey, where are you? |
