By Douglas Benton The Boston Red Sox have been the cream of the crop for 2007, while the Cincinnati Reds are once again struggling to stay respectable. Heading out of Memorial Day weekend, we are starting to see which teams are destined for the playoffs are which are destined for a top five pick in 2008. Read on to see which teams are slotted where as we head into June. 1. (1) Boston Red Sox (34-15): They are sixth in baseball in team ERA and fourth in team batting average with room to improve. Look for runaway success all the way through October. 2. (3) New York Mets (32-17): Losing outfielder Shawn Green for the foreseeable future will hurt the offensive production and force the Mets to rely on their youngsters more. 3. (2) Cleveland Indians (31-17): They have won six of seven games, including sweeping a weekend series at the Detroit Tigers to propel themselves into first place. 4. (5) Detroit Tigers (29-20): Shortstop Carlos Guillen is an excellent all-around hitter at .322/.392/.548 and was a key cog in their World Series run last season. 5. (9) San Diego Padres (29-21): They have won eight out of ten games, swept the Milwaukee Brewers over the weekend and are back in first place in the NL West. 6. (4) Los Angeles Angels (31-20): Starter John Lackey is 8-3 with a 2.36 ERA and has over three strikeouts every walk this season. 7. (8) Los Angeles Dodgers (29-21): Third base is still an issue as they will have to improve in this area (Troy Glaus) to win the division. 8. (10) Arizona Diamondbacks (29-23): Starter Livan Hernandez (5-2, 3.58 ERA) has rediscovered his early Washington form and it is paying off in the desert. 9. (6) Atlanta Braves (28-22): Starter John Smoltz picked up win No. 200, but the team has still lost seven of their last ten. 10. (7) Milwaukee Brewers (28-22): First baseman Prince Fielder has a .593 slugging percentage and is starting to show some of the power that made his father an All-Star. 11. (15) Philadelphia Phillies (26-24): Centerfielder Aaron Rowland has shown the ability to play great defense and hit anywhere in the order for the Phillies, while also making a lot of money come this winter. 12. (17) Minnesota Twins (24-25): First baseman Justin Morneau is picking up off his MVP season with 15 home runs, 39 RBI and a .587 slugging percentage. 13. (12) Chicago White Sox (24-21): Remember Bobby Jenks? He has 14 saves, a 2.70 ERA and has 21 strikeouts in 20 innings. 14. (22) Seattle Mariners (24-22): Catcher Kenji Johjima is starting to become comfortable with American baseball as he is hitting over.300 in 2007 thus far. 15. (21) Baltimore Orioles (23-27): They took two of three from the Oakland A?s, but they are just playing for second right now in the AL East. 16. (23) Pittsburgh Pirates (22-27): Outfielder Jason Bay is hitting .303 with a .489 slugging percentage as he continues to become one of the better hitters in the National Leauge. 17. (16) San Francisco Giants (24-25): Outfielder Barry Bonds broke out of his home run slump, but it doesn?t cure all of the other problems facing the Giants right now. 18. (14) Oakland A?s (24-25): They will continue to flounder around .500 until their stars come back and in the American League, that might mean no playoffs in 2007. 19. (18) Toronto Blue Jays (22-27): The expected return of pitcher Roy Halladay to the rotation should brighten the moods of those in Toronto and move them up the rankings. 20. (20) Florida Marlins (23-27): They had won seven out of nine games before being swept by the New York Mets over the weekend. There are still growing pains in Florida. 21. (11) Chicago Cubs (22-26): Starter Carlos Zambrano may have turned a corner with an impressive outing Saturday at the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Cubs need him to get hot as the summer begins. 22. (19) New York Yankees (21-27): Roger Clemens pitched six scoreless innings in Triple-A on Monday. This is the best news of a very tough week for the Bronx Bombers. 23. (25) Colorado Rockies (23-27): There roster doesn?t scream talent, but at week?s end, they have won five in a row and are starting their climb out of the NL West cellar. 24. (26) Washington Nationals (21-30): This young club is battling for first-year manager Manny Acta as they have won five of their last seven games. 25. (29) St. Louis Cardinals (20-27): Through all of their struggles this season, closer Jason Isringhausen is 1-0 with 13 saves and a 1.42 ERA. 26. (24) Tampa Bay Devil Rays (20-28): Starter Scott Kazmir has struggled after a successful 2006 campaign with only 4 quality starts in 11 outings so far in 2007. 27. (27) Kansas City Royals (19-32): They won three in a row to start the week and then lost four in a row to end the week. This is to be expected for a young, developing team. 28. (13) Houston Astros (21-29): They probably don?t deserve this far of a drop, but losing eight in a row and not picking up a single win this week brings a big fall in the rankings. 29. (28) Texas Rangers (18-32): The middle infield of Michael Young and Ian Kinsler are both hitting below .250 after hot starts to their seasons. 30. (30) Cincinnati Reds (18-33): The Reds are at the bottom again and now outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. appears to be on the trading block again. Douglas Benton can be reached at [email protected]