1. Manwaring a Muumuu (1,254 points, 5-2): The Muumuu crew retains the top spot in the overall rankings despite a 3-point loss to Going Going Gonzo. Muumuu's other loss was a 1-point defeat to the Fresh Fish, so this team could easily be 7-0 with a couple of breaks. Michael Cuddyer and Aaron Hill are due to return soon, which will further strengthen the lineup. But what's going on at closer?
2. Testosteraun Braun (1,183 points, 5-2): Paul Goldschmidt and Daniel Murphy combined for 59 points at the Sluggin' Steroids maintained their stranglehold on second place. Not bad considering they got a week of minus-1 from ace Madison Bumgarner. There are concerns, as well: Is Placido Polanco the answer at third? How much is Evan Gattis going to play with Brian McCann in the lineup?
3. Going Going Gonzo (1,161 points, 3-4): Gonzo cracked the 200-point mark for the week despite poor results from Adrian Gonzalez, Martin Prado, B.J. Upton and Nolan Arenado. Big weeks from Jean Segura and Norichika Aoki were enough to vault the team from a tie for fifth into third place. Jason Grilli shows no sign of slowing down; he's now 17 for 17 in save chances.
4. Misfits (1,152 points, 3-4): Strong performances from Troy Tulowitzki, Jon Jay, Freddie Freeman and Francisco Liriano weren't enough to keep the Misfits from falling a spot in the rankings. The Phillies have been struggling, and that has hurt this Philly-heavy lineup. Also, Jaime Garcia has followed Roy Halladay to the disabled list.
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| Going Going Gonzo marched into third place this week. |
5. Pitch You Blockhead (1,140 points, 5-2): Carlos Gonzalez's 33-point week was the key to victory for PYB, but Travis Wood's 31 points in 2 starts were pretty big, too. On the other hand, Nick Hundley has hit the skids since his hot start, and Starling Marte is starting to look human. Also, when is Cole Hamels going to start pitching like an ace?
6. Arbitration Losers (1,137 points, 3-4): Sluggish weeks from several key performers caused a drop of two places in the standings. Matt Kemp is still showing no signs of power, and Jonathan Lucroy has been disappointing. Johnny Cueto's return will bolster the rotation, which got two lackluster efforts from Wade Miley this week.
7. Lawyers, Guns & Money (1,058 points, 5-2): Andrew McCutchen has gotten hot for the Zevon crew, which has won plenty of low-scoring duels this season. There still are problem spots in the lineup, though. Yuniesky Betancourt has filled Ike Davis' spot by scoring 11 points in 2 weeks. Danny Espinosa is struggling to hit his weight at second base, and Marcell Ozuna isn't providing much in the outfield.
8. Silver State Sagebrushers (1,043 points, 2-5): Andre Ethier and Rickie Weeks have been the weak spots in an otherwise strong offense, and the pitching staff has problems. Kyle Lohse and Jorge De La Rosa were hit hard in 3 combined starts this week, and Chad Billingsley and J.J. Putz are injured and not due back anytime soon.
9. Rookies (1,018 points, 2-5): Long-awaited contributions from Adam LaRoche and David Freese helped the Rookies climb out of last place. Jason Heyward's return from the disabled list should strengthen the lineup, but Yovani Gallardo has to start pitching better for this team to make a run.
10. Fresh Fish (977 points, 2-5): The woes continue for the Fish, as injury concerns have been raised about Ryan Howard. Miguel Montero, Justin Ruggiano, Garrett Jones, Todd Frazier and Howard each scored in the single digits this week. Jhoulys Chacin and Barry Zito combined to post a zero in 3 starts. On the bright side, Homer Bailey scored 32 of the team's 106 points for the week.
