MLB Rankings - Week 15 - Trade Rumors
Are you ready for a wild upcoming week in baseball?
With the trade deadline of July 31st fast approaching, contending teams are scrambling to see if any available players could be the missing piece to their team's puzzle.
The Texas Rangers already won by stealing ace Cliff Lee from the New York Yankees, who will now join the herd after SP Andy Pettitte fell on Sunday and is out for five weeks.
The Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds will now have to deal with a needy Yankees, which is hard to compete with when they are just being greedy.
Roy Oswalt is the hot ticket now, along with Ty Wiggington, Ted Lilly and some names that will surprise everyone.
The Tigers and Colorado Rockies have been replaced in the top 10 by the Reds and the St Louis Cardinals. The Boston Red Sox lost 3 of 4 games to the Rangers, but also their coveted spot in the top five with the Rangers jumping into the three-hole.
The Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays are still the two best teams in baseball, but the reigning champs put some distance beating the Rays 2-1 in games over the weekend.
Ozzie and his White Sox are still in the top 10 for the second week in a row, as the leading AL Central team.
Many teams opened the second-half to brooms, as the Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals and Arizona Diamondbacks all got swept in their first series after the break. The Orioles still suck and Camden Yard is becoming a war zone for the poor O's fans.
Lots of baseball left to be played, as if the first-half of 2010 wasn't dramatic enough. Advice for fans..... better brace yourselves for some craziness to start.
| RANK | TEAM | PREV | REC | COMMENTS |
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1 | (58-33) | 8-2 in their last 10, Pettitte likely to the DL. Watch out for the Rays |
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2 | (56-36) | Ranked 2nd in the league in WHIP and about to play the Orioles. Will they feast off the lowly Birds? |
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5 | (54-39) | Rangers rebounding from Orioles sweep by taking 3 or 4 from Red Sox. |
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3 | (54-38) | Should gain some breathing room in the standing this week as they play three at home before hitting the road. |
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6 | (54-37) | After sweeping Arizona, San Diego has increased its division lead to 4 games and have the best record in the National League. |
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4 | (53-40) | 1 out away from being swept in a 4 game series with the Rangers. Need to get stronger if Red Sox want to compete with the best of the best |
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10 | (52-41) | With a four-game sweep of the Dodgers after the All Star break, the Cardinals have regained first place in the NL Central from the Reds. |
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9 | (51-41) | White Sox keep rolling despite Twins series |
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14 | (52-42) | Although the Reds have the third-lowest team ERA (1.33) in the Majors since the All Star break, they've average 1.0 runs per game and have given up first place in the NL Central to the Cardinals. |
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8 | (50-42) | Miguel Olivo. The journeyman catcher currently leads Colorado position players in WAR (3.4). |
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7 | (48-43) | I have to put this somewhere...this division has the most exciting race in MLB right now. |
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15 | (49-44) | Resilient Twins keep pace with Tigers and White Sox! |
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13 | (49-44) | This below .500 road team plays 6 on the road this week. |
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12 | (48-44) | Just dropped 3 out of 4 to the Cubs. On the other hand, Placido Polanco was recently activated off the 15-day |
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16 | (51-42) | Andres Torres (3.5 WAR) is silently having an outstanding season. |
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11 | (49-44) | The Dodgers are now in 4th place in the NL West, and due to budgetary constraints are unlikely to be able to add pieces at the deadline. |
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17 | (50-45) | Keeping their eyes on the Rangers, the Angels never throw the white flag. Can the Angels prove it against Texas in upcoming week? |
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18 | (47-46) | Good news? Won 3 in a row. Bad news? It was the Orioles they were playing |
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19 | (46-47) | Red Sox are coming to town beat-up; Dallas Braden off DL and starting Tuesday....hope no one is up for a jog in Oakland. |
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20 | (45-47) | How much different would it be for the Fish if HanRam could take every AB and Josh Johnson could pitch everyday? |
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22 | (43-51) | The Brewers split a 4-game series with the Braves after the All Star Game and play the Pirates in a 4-game series this week. |
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23 | (42-52) | The Cubs are still 9.5 GB in the NL Central, however 15 of their next 18 games are against division-foes. |
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21 | (40-53) | A 15-31 road team plays its next 7 away before hosting ATL and PHI - ouch. |
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24 | (40-52) | The Royals just keep spinning out of control |
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27 | (39-54) | The young scrappers are starting to come through as the winning streak continues on. |
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26 | (38-55) | The Astros' next 18 games are against NL Central teams. Although they sit 14 games back of the division-leading Cardinals and 18 games below .500, they actually have a winning record against the NL Central (20-16). |
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25 | (36-57) | Still in shock about the Mariners under-preforming in 2010. Seattle just keeps on losing; Cliff Lee must be ecstatic. |
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28 | (35-58) | “…no disrespect to them, but that’s a team that we should beat I think.” –Dan Haren, on the Padres, April, 2010...Haren v. Padres last week: 5.0 innings, 6 ER, 2 HR |
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30 | (29-63) | Lost 10-1 to Blue Jays on Sunday, 4 of 6 in their last 10 and lost 3 in a row. Yeah, we stink |
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29 | (32-60) | Since the All Star break, the Pirates have the highest team batting average in the Majors. Write that down; it may be the highlight of the season for the Pirates. |
