By Darryl Reina
Boston's Manny Ramirez (#10) moves into our Top 10 this week, as MLB moves closer to the September stretch run. Baseball's top sluggers, Ortiz, Howard, Pujols, Hafner, Berkman, and Guerrero continue to produce huge numbers. Seven of this season's best hurlers have worked their way on to our list. Take a look at this week's RealGM Top 25.
1.(1.) David Ortiz: Despite suffering a series sweep at the hands of the Yankees, Ortiz has upped his MLB leading totals to 44 HR's and 117 RBI's. The question now may not only be can a DH win the MVP, but can a DH from a team that doesn't make the postseason win the MVP? The last AL MVP from a non-playoff team was Cal Ripken, Jr. in 1991.
2.(2.) Albert Pujols: Pujols has raised his average to .326 and is helping keep the Cardinals in first place.
3.(3.) Alfonso Soriano: For the fourth time in his career, Soriano is in that elite 30/30 club. The only question about him this winter will be his actual age.
4.(4.) Derek Jeter: The Yankee captain is hitting .336 as they head west this week. His MVP bid improved significantly this weekend.
5.(5.) Ryan Howard: Another productive week for the young slugger (43 HR's, 111 RBI's)
6.(6.) Miguel Cabrera: He continues to raise his average (.339 this week).
7.(7.) Joe Mauer: No SI jinx yet. Mauer is hitting .357 for the steady Twins.
8.(8.) Carlos Beltran: Beltran is a leading NL MVP candidate (35 HR's, 101 RBI's).
9.(9.) Roy Halliday: The pitching ace is now 16-3 with a 3.18 ERA.
10.(12.) Manny Ramirez: Despite the recent slide of the Red Sox, Manny is now hitting .330 and jumps into our Top 10.
11.(16.) Miguel Tejada
12.(17.) Travis Hafner
13.(18.) Justin Morneau
14.(10.) David Wright
15.(15.) Vernon Wells
16.(13.) Vladamir Guerrero
17.(11.) Ichiro Suzuki
18.(20.) Mariano Rivera
19.(HM) Justin Verlander
20.(HM) Freddy Sanchez
21.(23.) Johan Santana
22.(19.) Brandon Webb
23.(24.) Carlos Zambrano
24.(22.) Jonathan Papelbon
25.(25.) Lance Berkman
Honorable Mention: Chase Utley, Alex Rodriquez, Frankie Rodriquez, Adam Dunn, Scott Kasmir, Roy Oswalt, John Smoltz, Billy Wagner, Chris Capuano, Chien-Ming Wang, Brad Penny, Ervin Santana, Jon Garland, Prince Fielder, Gary Matthews, Jr., Barry Zito, Victor Martinez, Ivan Rodriquez, Curt Schilling, Nomar Garciaparra, Mike Mussina, Jermaine Dye, Magglio Ordonez, Brian McCann, Edgar Renteria, Carl Crawford, Jose Reyes, Chipper Jones, Andruw Jones, Casey Blake, Grady Sizemore, Carlos Lee, Jason Isringhausen, Bobby Abreu, Jeremy Bonderman, Trevor Hoffman, Matt Holiday, Jorge Posada, Jose Contreras, Chris Carpenter, Jim Thome, Michael Young, Ryan Zimmerman, Michael Barrett, Jason Giambi, Scott Hatteberg, Jered Weaver, Bobby Jenks, Todd Jones, Johnny Damon, Randy Johnson, and Aaron Harang.





