By Darryl Reina
The cream is rising to the top as teams begin the month of June. Albert Pujols, David Ortiz, and Derek Jeter are the real thing. Alex Rios moves into our Top 5, and A-Rod and Vernon Wells return to the Top 10. Check out our RealGM.com Player Rankings!
This Week (Last Week)
1.(1.) Albert Pujols: The batting average has slipped a bit this week, down to .314 for the first-place Cardinals. His HR (25) and RBI (64) totals to date lead MLB. It's no surprise he is leading the NL All-Star Balloting.
2.(2.) David Ortiz: Boston's DH has 14 HR's and 47 RBI's for the first place Red Sox.
3.(3.) Derek Jeter: The Yankee captain is hitting .338 despite a recent hand injury.
4.(4.) Casey Blake: Blake is hitting .335 for Cleveland.
5.(8.) Alex Rios: Rios leads MLB with a .353 batting average and move to our Top 5 this week.
6.(10.) Vladamir Guerrero: The RF is hitting.325 for the resurgent Halos.
7.(7.) Travis Hafner: The Cleveland DH continues to produce at the plate.
8.(12.) Vernon Wells: Three (3) HR's against Boston on Tuesday night. Wells is now hiting .325.
9.(11.) Alex Rodriquez: A-Rod leads the AL in runs scored and is hitting .293 for the Yankees.
10.(16.) Jim Thome: The White Sox slugger is leading the AL with 20 HR's and 49 RBI's.
11.(5.) Michael Young
12.(6.) Miquel Tejada
13.(9.) Jose Vidro
14.(13.) Paul Konerko
15.(14.) Manny Ramirez
16.(HM) Brandon Webb
17.(20) Miquel Cabrera
18.(17.) Jonathan Papelbon
19.(18.) Curt Schilling
20.(19.) Pedro Martinez
21.(15.) Andruw Jones
22.(21.) Shea Hillenbrand
23.(24.) Ichiro Suzuki
24.(25.) David Wright
25.(HM) Josh Beckett
Honorable Mention: Scott Kasmir, Eric Brynes, C.C. Sabathia, Kevin Millwood, Kenny Rogers, David Eckstein, Alfonso Soriano, Carlos Delgado, Edgar Renteria, Paul Lo Duca, Scott Rolen, Chase Utley, A.J. Pierzynski, Tom Glavine, Mark Mulder, Bronson Arroyo, Matt Holiday, Scott Helton, Johan Santana, Brad Hawpe, Roy Oswalt, Carlos Lee, Freddy Garcia, Ken Griffey, Jr., Nick Swisher, Shawn Green, Ryan Howard, Chris Carpenter, Lance Berkman, Mark Teireira, and Joe Mauer






