For the third week in a row I have the Tampa Bay Rays at the top spot. They have the best pitching staff in the majors. The best offense was a toss up between them and the Yankees. I pushed up the Yankees a spot because they are the hottest team in the majors right now, winning nine of their last 10 games. No other team can say that they’ve won at least eight of their last 10 other than the “Bronx Bombers.”
It was hard to drop the Rays with three of their guys who are in contention for the Cy Young Award (Matt Garza, David Price, and Jeff Niemann). I pushed the Phillies up four spots because of their offense and they’ve been pretty hot over the past week and a half.
Rounding out spots four through ten, we have the Twins, Giants, Padres, Car ...
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Carter’s MLB Power Rankings-May 9: Tampa Bay Rays No. 1 for Third Straight Week
Posted: 9th May 2010 by David Carter in MLBComments Off on Carter’s MLB Power Rankings-May 9: Tampa Bay Rays No. 1 for Third Straight Week