MLB Power Rankings May

~The Cubs own the best record in baseball and thus garner the #1 spot on the power rankings. They lead all of baseball in runs scored so far this season and sit 7th in runs allowed. Sweet Lou has the Cubs on fire and in position to take both the NL Central as well as homefield throughout the NL playoffs.

~The fact that the Devil Rays have the best record in the AL is mind boggling but maybe they are for real. Shields and Kazmir are legitimate pitchers as long as Kazmir stays healthy and Matt Garza is starting to pitch like a bonafide #3 starter. Edwin Jackson is what you expect from a #4 starter some good games some bad games and Andy Sonnastine is a serviceable #5 starter.

~The Blue Jays really snuck up the rankings this month as they went 19-11 since the last power rankings. I knew they were pitching well but didn't know they played that well overall in the month.

~I still don't believe in the Cardinals but they had another month above .500.

~Now that Rollins and Victorino are both healthy at the top of the lineup the Phillies look like they have the best offense in the NL if not all of baseball. The fact that they are currently leading the division and typically are a better 2nd half team should give Mets fans cause for concern.

~Texas pitching has given up the most runs in baseball... Surprise.

~Kansas City has scored the least amount of runs... Surprise.

~The Red Sox and Angels to me look like the biggest guarantees to make the postseason.

~The Yankees after two months have been outscored by their opponents and sit at .500. This is better than last season but they need Jorge back in the worst way and should get him back on Thursday. Additionally the move of Joba to the rotation starting manana should dictate just how successful they are this season.

Rank	MLB	W	L	PCT	GB	RS	RA	STRK
1	Chicago Cubs	36	21	0.63	-	324	232	Won 7
2	Boston	35	24	0.59	2	299	255	Won 3
3	Tampa Bay	35	22	0.61	1	257	228	Won 3
4	LA Angels	34	24	0.59	2.5	245	240	Won 2
5	Philadelphia	33	25	0.57	3.5	315	252	Won 1
6	St. Louis	34	24	0.59	2.5	266	243	Won 1
7	Arizona	32	25	0.56	4	287	234	Won 2
8	Florida	31	24	0.56	4	269	264	Lost 1
9	Toronto	31	28	0.53	6	238	210	Lost 2
10	Houston	30	28	0.52	6.5	267	279	Lost 5
11	Chicago Sox	30	26	0.54	5.5	241	206	Lost 3
12	Minnesota	29	27	0.52	6.5	261	269	Won 1
13	Oakland	30	27	0.53	6	254	218	Won 1
14	NY Mets	28	27	0.51	7	265	255	Won 2
15	NY Yankees	28	28	0.5	7.5	250	257	Lost 1
16	Atlanta	29	28	0.51	7	267	218	Lost 3
17	Milwaukee	29	28	0.51	7	248	262	Won 3
18	LA Dodgers	27	29	0.48	8.5	249	242	Lost 2
19	Texas	29	29	0.5	7.5	308	321	Lost 1
20	Cincinnati	28	29	0.49	8	262	280	Won 3
21	Baltimore	26	29	0.47	9	224	245	Lost 4
22	Detroit	24	32	0.43	12	268	284	Won 1
23	Pittsburgh	26	30	0.46	9.5	280	307	Lost 1
24	Cleveland	25	31	0.45	11	226	216	Lost 2
25	San Francisco	24	33	0.42	12	218	268	Won 1
26	Washington	24	34	0.41	13	217	273	Lost 2
27	San Diego	23	35	0.4	14	210	271	Lost 1
28	Seattle	21	36	0.37	15	231	290	Lost 1
29	Kansas City	23	34	0.4	13	207	260	Won 2
30	Colorado	20	37	0.35	16	240	314	Lost 7