Originally published Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 4:15 PM

Larry Stone's MLB power rankings

Weekly MLB rankings

Last week's ranking in parentheses


	Team
1	Rays (1)	M's in 2001 after 29 games: 22-7. Rays in 2010 after 29 games: 22-7. Just sayin'
2	Yankees (3)	NYSE reeling over "Fat-Finger Trade." No, not Austin Jackson for Granderson
3	Phillies (7)	Philadelphia will now be known as "The City of 'Don't Tase Me, Bro'-therly Love'
4	Twins (4)	Twins rained out for first time in 30 years; ownership demands new domed stadium
5	Cardinals (2)	Pujols has better chance for Triple Crown than Super Saver
6	Giants (8)	Zito is Giants' most productive Barry in past decade (normal-sized-head division)
7	Padres (5)	As usual, Eckstein leads majors in UGR (Ultimate Grit Rating)
8	Blue Jays (16)	"Marcum and Eveland, and then we're like Cleveland"
9	Tigers (9)	A moment of silence for Ernie Harwell, who filled the silence so brilliantly
10	Red Sox (10)	Adrian Beltre in April, 2009: .207. Beltre in April, 2010: .338. Just sayin'
11	Mets (6)	So far, Ike Davis has had a bigger impact on Mets' offense than Jason Bay
12	A's (12)	Yankees have the "Joba Rules;" A's have the "Dallas Unwritten Rules"
13	Rangers (15)	Converted closer C.J. Wilson (3-1, 1.51) has found a home in the rotation
14	Nationals (19)	Rizzo vows, "When Nats reach top 10 in Power Rankings, Strasburg's coming up!"
15	Rockies (14)	I can feel it building already: Ubaldo-mania!
16	Reds (17)	Where's Glenn Braggs when you really need him?
17	Diamondbacks (21)	So far, Andy (.325) and not Adam (.272) is the LaRoche of LaChoice
18	Marlins (18)	Marlins have offense to catch Phillies. "Cannot." "Cantu" "Cannot." "Cantu"...
19	Cubs (20)	Rookie shortstop Castro called up, and a Starlin is born
20	Pirates (22)	Andrew (.309), Daniel (13.50 ERA) star in "Good McCutchen, Bad McCutchen"
21	White Sox (23)	Sox fans starting to pronounce Putz (0-2, 4.91) the old-fashioned way
22	Brewers (26)	Hoffman at 10.64 ERA almost as jarring as Griffey with two extra-base hits
23	Braves (24)	Cabrera (.183) really struggling, but no use crying over spilt Melky
24	Angels (11)	Best team in SoCal, but so far this year that's not saying much
25	Dodgers (28)	Yankees: Best team money can buy. Dodgers: Best team Manny can bypass
26	Mariners (13)	Some offenses put the game in motion; M's offense grinds it to a halt
27	Indians (25)	Indians need good veteran role models, like Jamie Moyer...or Betty White
28	Royals (27)	Royals convert Alex Gordon to OF. Next task: Converting Yuni Betancourt to a hitter
29	Orioles (30)	When Pie comes off the disabled list, he's changing his uniform number to 3.14
30	Astros (29)	They make the Mariners look like the '27 Yankees, and that ain't easy