McCabe Magazines Power Rankings

McCABE MAGAZINE SEASON 36 POWER RANKINGS
Early Season Week 3  

	Top 10
Rank	Franchise	Owner	W	L
1	Richmond Virginians	spintens	14	4
2	Washington D.C. Nationals	Saffron	15	3
3	Anaheim Angels	captain10a	14	4
4	Texas Rangers	goldenbaer88	12	6
5	Pittsburgh Pirates	sportbanker	13	5
6	Chicago Cubs	rod33	12	6
7	Kansas City Royals	TenaciousTYT	11	7
8	Seattle Mariners	mark3313	10	8
9	Milwaukee Brewers	cpintens	8	10
10	Cincinnati Reds	kujhawker	10	8
	The Next 5
Rank	Franchise	Owner	W	L
11	Atlanta Braves	franknterry	9	9
12	San Francisco Giants	wylie715	9	9
13	Colorado Rockies	axtell	9	9
14	Los Angeles Dodgers	Arte	10	8
15	New York Mets	gurubaseball	8	10
	The Best of the Rest
Rank	Franchise	Owner	W	L
16	Toronto Blue Jays	dimestoregin	10	8
17	New York Yankees	staeben	8	10
18	Chicago White Sox	kgrffth	9	9
19	Oakland Athletics	ojinga	9	9
20	Minnesota Twins	optistrat	8	10

McCabe Magazine TWIB Notes

• ·        The St. Louis Cardinals have let clubs know that Winston Stein (SS) and Orlando Baez (2B) are available and according to a source in the Cardinal organization the club is looking for prospects in return.
• ·        Pittsburgh Pirates have traded Alejandro Gonzalez (3B) to the Oakland A’s after getting into a shoving match with 17 year-old bat boy over a video game the kid had loan Gonzales.
• ·        Boston Red Sox is shopping AAA reliever Jerrod Hutchison (P). This former 1^st round selection, 6^th overall should draw a lot of attention.  
• ·        New York Mets starting pitcher Alberto Rodriguez (career 48-37 ERA 3.59) suffered a stress fracture in the 5^th inning against the Cleveland Indians and placed on the 60-day DL.
• ·        In two consecutive games against the Rochester Broncos the Chicago Cubs had two players come off the bench and hit pinch hit grand slams. On April 27 backup catcher Walker Simms (R) (2 HR, 7 RBI, 220) hit a pinch hit grand slam off Bronco relief pitcher Adam Hermansen (0-2, 8.31 ERA) in the bottom of the ninth (9), his 4^th HR of the season to tie the game at 12. The Cubs would go on to win 13-12 in 10 innings. The next night, in the bottom of the 8^th with the Cubs holding a 5-3 lead, little used utility player Willis O'Neill (S) in only his 10^th AB of the season came off the bench to face Bronco middle reliever Denny Long (R) (2-0, 6.38 ERA) and hit a pinch hit grand slam, the Cubs second consecutive PH grand slam in as many days. The Division leading Cubs would send the Wrigley Field northsiders home with a 9-6 win.
• ·        The Seattle Mariners is shopping setup men Max Douglass (P) and Hugh Harris (P). Douglass career numbers; 50-43, 59 Saves in 91 opportunities, 1.47 Whip, and a 4.90 ERA. He is on the last year of a 3 year deal that pays him $5.6M.  In his 16 year pro career the heavily traveled Harris has played for Seattle in seasons 36 and 31, Boston Red Sox S35, San Diego Padres S34, Kansas City Royals S33, Minnesota Twins S32, Atlanta Braves for 7 major league seasons 30 – 24, and 3 minor league seasons 24 – 22, and 2 minor league seasons with the Chicago Cubs S21 -20. His career stat line of 79-94, 1.58 Whip, 4.28 ERA. 
• ·        St. Louis Cardinals saves leader Cleatus Musick (P)  (1-1, 12 Saves, 0.92 Whip, 2.77 ERA) has been traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for AAA centerfielder Chad Rhodes. After the trade was completed the AAA standout was visibly upset when he learned he was assigned to the Cardinals High A affiliate the Peoria Chiefs where he has appeared in 2 games with 4 hits, 2 RBI and a 364 batting average.    
• ·        The Cincinnati Reds claimed Myron Webster (P) (5 games, 1 GS, 0-1, 1 Save, 1.37 Whip, 2.93 ERA) off waivers from the Mariners who demoted the long-reliever/spot starter to make room for several moves including the promotions of AAA pitchers Chris Little reliever (big league stat; 2 Saves 3 SVO, 0.67 Whip, 1.50 ERA) Tony Park reliever (big league stat; 5 games, 1-0, 7.04 ERA), and Victor Diaz, SP (big league stat; 3 starts, 3-0, 0.75 Whip, 0.00 ERA).
• ·        The Pittsburgh Pirates AAA affiliate Indianapolis Indians has scheduled a Bobble Head night for 37 year-old Parker Carter (1B) Pittsburgh’s All-Time minor league HR leader. With 698 Home Runs the 2 time AAA MVP and the once king of the long ball has played in only 26 AAA games the past 3 seasons with only 5 Home Runs. Carter is in his 20^th season, the last 16 with Indianapolis is making a whopping $102,000 this year, has 6 minor league All-Star appearances, 5 Silver Slugger awards, and 2 Gold Glove awards. With his playing time dwindling and rumors swirling this could be the Indians most popular player last season.  
• ·        Pirates have traded David Cantu (SS) (31 games, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 323 BA) and AAA Shortstop Larry Kozlowski to the Reds for second basemen Lance Ratterree (28 games, 18 AB, 167 BA) and AA prospects Geraldo Lopez and Cedrick Glass.    
• ·        Arizona Diamondbacks have added offseason Free Agent signing Bo Henry (R) to the trading block. The folks in Arizona are very disappointed with his production, 9 games, 34 AB, 5 Hits, 0 doubles, 0 HR, 1 RBI, with a 147 BA. Henry has told several local reporters he wants out of Arizona for several reasons including the lack of playing time. He played in 153 games last year with the Anaheim Angels, 140 with Milwaukee Brewers in S34, and 154 with the Brewers in S33. The career 245 hitter is still a very reliable Shortstop and could be that missing piece for a struggling defensive club.  
• ·        St. Louis long reliever/spot starter Rougned Santana (P) has been added to the trade block. He is a former AAA Cy Young award winner and 4 time minor league All-Star. Promoted to the big club in season 34 where he appeared in 14 games, 0-0 record, 1 Save, 6.75 ERA, season 35 he played in 36 games, 6 starts, 2-2, 5 Saves, 4.61 ERA, and this season stat line; 9 games, 0-0 record, 1 Save, 8.64 ERA.  

STAT OF THE DAY 

ROOKIE OPS LEADERS 

Shawn Camp Anaheim Angels Age: 25 B/T: R/R Born: Carthage, NY Position(s): 1B/C/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

	League Leaders
Rank	Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS
1	Shawn Camp (LAA)	36	137	31	46	6	0	9	26	0	0.336	0.996
2	Felipe Ontiveros (TB)	36	158	27	50	5	1	13	41	1	0.316	0.965
3	Tyler Perry (CIN)	36	107	17	32	0	0	10	15	0	0.299	0.933
4	Ray Foster (NY1)	36	130	15	48	6	2	2	17	12	0.369	0.915
5	Roderick Garcia (ARI)	27	110	14	32	7	0	6	19	0	0.291	0.863
6	Evan Zobrist (CH2)	32	109	14	39	4	0	2	16	2	0.358	0.851
7	Tucker Flores (ATL)	36	153	26	44	11	1	6	23	8	0.288	0.849
8	Vic Williams (SD)	36	137	20	31	6	0	8	23	3	0.226	0.739
9	Kosuke Bang (BOS)	36	143	20	42	6	0	4	22	0	0.294	0.728
10	Ignacio Arredondo (RIC)	36	128	12	25	4	2	2	14	7	0.195	0.567

ROOKIE WHIP LEADERS 

Davey Rosenberg Cleveland Indians Age: 23 B/T: S/R Born: Monroe, GA Position(s): P (ClA) View Hardball Dynasty Profile

	*League Leaders
Rank	Player	G	GS	W	L	SV	SVO	BB	SO	OAV	WHIP	ERA
1	Davey Rosenberg (CLE)	15	0	2	1	1	1	1	12	0.154	0.63	0.63
2	Chris Little (SEA)	7	0	0	0	2	3	1	5	0.143	0.67	1.50
3	Stefen Ferrer (PIT)	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	10	0.194	0.93	0.93
4	Rafael Ramirez (PHI)	17	0	1	1	0	1	3	8	0.226	1.02	4.91
5	William Durham (OAK)	13	0	3	2	2	2	7	19	0.189	1.03	3.10
6	Quinton Cordier (SD)	10	0	0	1	9	10	2	9	0.242	1.11	3.00
7	Clint Patrick (CH1)	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0.292	1.17	3.00
8	Ernest Black (ATL)	7	7	2	3	0	0	15	45	0.223	1.17	4.02
9	Brooks Morgan (NY1)	6	0	1	1	1	1	7	12	0.221	1.20	3.15
10	Marshall Becker (CLE)	8	0	0	2	0	0	6	6	0.184	1.22	5.91
	* minimal 5 games