1. Manwaring a Muumuu (2,049 points, 8-3): Don't plan the parade. The wheels came off for the Muumuu crew this week, and the lineup suddenly doesn't look so great. Domonic Brown has cooled off, Denard Span is struggling to get the ball out of the infield and Aramis Ramirez doesn't look like anything special. The Muumuu crew will look for a bounceback against Fresh Fish in Week 12.
2. Arbitration Losers (1,866 points, 6-5): The Losers were the only team to move up in the rankings, advancing to No. 2 by steamrolling the Muumuu. The starting pitching looks strong, and the return of Johnny Cueto — again — should keep this team charging toward the No. 1 spot. Plus, Angel Pagan and Matt Kemp should return soon. Look out.
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| Arbitration Losers got crazy with the Cheez Whiz this week. |
3. Misfits (1,856 points, 7-4): First, it was Jaime Garcia and Bryce Harper. Now, it's Chase Utley and Troy Tulowitzki. Injuries are holding back the potential of the Misfits, but Reid has done a great job of plugging the gaps in the rotation with free-agent pickups Francisco Liriano and Scott Feldman. It remains to be see whether D.J. LeMahieu and Freddy Galvis can do the same in the lineup.
4. Testosteraun Braun (1,846 points, 7-4): Evan Gattis has only two hits this month, but at least they're both homers. Ryan Braun is hurt. Sergio Romo posted a week of minus-3 points. Daniel Murphy and Andrelton Simmons are slumping and making errors. Will things turn around in time for the Braunies to make a charge?
5. Going Going Gonzo (1,808 points, 5-6): B.J. Upton has awakened, Jay Bruce is putting up points in chunks and Jason Grilli's domination continues. The rotation looks strong, even with A.J. Burnett injured, but Jon might lose the services of the suspended Ian Kennedy. A little consistency from Trevor Cahill and Dan Uggla would be nice, too.
6. Pitch You Blockhead (1,761 points, 8-3): PYB might be almost 200 points out of the lead in the rankings, but the team is tied for the top spot in the standings with an 8-3 record. Injuries to Pablo Sandoval, Starling Marte and Yonder Alonso have hurt, and Darwin Barney and Logan Morrison haven't chipped in to help. Ace Cole Hamels has been disappointing with his 2-10 record.
7. Lawyers, Guns & Money (1,752 points, 6-5): Remember when the left side of Matt's infield was Ike Davis and Danny Espinosa? He's done a great job of rebuilding quickly and now has Anthony Rizzo and Anthony Rendon manning those positions. With a strong rotation, Yadier Molina at catcher and Andrew McCutchen and Yasiel Puig in the outfield, this team is poised to make a run.
8. Rookies (1,688 points, 3-8): Carlos Gomez looks like an MVP candidate, and Zack Cozart has gotten hot for Henry's team. The bad news is that Stephen Strasburg has missed time, Rafael Betancourt is hurt, and Everth Cabrera might be headed to the disabled list. Also, what happened to Paul Maholm after his blazing hot start?
9. Silver State Sagebrushers (1,561 points, 3-8): Clayton Kershaw and Andre Ethier were the leading scorers for Brian's team this week. If your leading scorers are Dodgers, you're probably not having a good week. Moving forward, when is Starlin Castro going to look like a good major leaguer again? And what ever happened to that Justin Upton guy?
10. Fresh Fish (1,514 points, 2-9): Rick's disabled list is down to 4 players, which might be a season low. The rotation looks fine, with Matt Cain, Zack Greinke and Homer Bailey. If only Hanley Ramirez could stay on the field, Todd Frazier could show some consistency and Garrett Jones could return to his form of 2012. And who's going to close now that Brandon League has lost his job?
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