Power Ranking Each Position

Who is off to the hottest start?

April is a tough month for players. They are still knocking the rust off of the off-season and often playing in less than ideal weather. It poses challenges for players.

However, some players are have taken to April like they are in mid-season form. We ranked every player at every position coming into the season, now we’ll look at the Top 5 in each position as the end of the first month.

CATCHER

Jorge Posada (New York Yankees) – Perhaps it’s the wonderful protection he finds in the Yankees lineup or the bandbox that is the new Yankee Stadium. He’s hitting .316 with 5 HR and 12 RBI. He’s off to a great start.

Joe Mauer (Minnesota Twins) – When all is said and done, him and his .356 avg will be at the top of this list.

Kurt Suzuki (Oakland Athletics) – We liked him before the season and his .852 OPS is proving us right.

Brian McCann (Atlanta Braves) – Off to a great start from one of the best at his position.

Russell Martin (Los Angeles Dodgers) – I bet you can’t name Russell Martins back up.

FIRST BASEMEN

Justin Morneau (Minnesota Twins) – 4 homeruns, 15 RBI, this is another great start for a perennial MVP candidate.

Paul Konerko (Chicago White Sox) – The notoriously streaky hitter is in a hot streak right now, even if his team isn’t.

Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cardinals) – .333, 7 HR, 18 RBI’s, ho-hum.

Adrian Gonzalez (San Diego Padres) – You think the phone is ringing off the hook from teams looking for this guy?

Miguel Cabrera (Detroit Tigers) – 24 RBI’s?! Looks like Detroit is getting their money’s worth.

SECOND BASEMAN
Robinson Cano (New York Yankees) – Exactly the place on this list you are starting to expect him.

Kelly Johnson (Arizona Diamondbacks) – A 1.136 OPS will get you second on this list.

Ty Wigginton (Baltimore Orioles) – I didn’t have him ranked. But I did have Kelly Johnson ranked…28th.

Chase Utley (Philadelphia Phillies) – It’s a shame no one talks about him more.

Martin Prado (Atlanta Braves) – The man is hitting .358. He can’t be stopped!

THIRD BASEMAN

Pablo Sandoval (San Francisco Giants) – 1.027 OPS. Ridiculous. We’ll see if he can keep that up.

Casey McGehee (Milwaukee Brewers) – 5 home runs to start the season.

Ian Stewart (Colorado Rockies) – The stigma of Coors Field will continue as the season goes on.

Casey Blake (Los Angeles Dodgers) – a .930 OPS is good enough to make the top 5 on most lists.

Evan Longoria (Tampa Bay Rays) – batting .320 for the hottest team in baseball. He’ll move up this list, mark my words.

SHORTSTOP

Alex Gonzalez (Toronto Blue Jays) – 5 HR and 15 RBI’s are good enough for Gonzalez to make the top of this list but it’s doubtful he’ll stay there.

Stephen Drew (Arizona Diamondbacks) – He’s one of the best young shortstops around.

Cliff Pennington (Oakland Athletics) – The surprise of this list. Let’s hope he stays there.

Troy Tulowitzki (Colorado Rockies) – The man has returned to form.

Hanley Ramirez (Florida Marlins) – Number 5 on this list…but not for long.

LEFT FIELD

Ryan Braun (Milwaukee Brewers) – Hitting .349 and cementing his place as a force in the league.

Carlos Gonzalez (Colorado Rockies) – Why can’t I respect the Rockies hitters even when they seem to deserve it?

Josh Willingham (Washington Nationals) – .917 OPS, there is reason to watch in Washington.

Carl Crawford (Tampa Bay Rays) – Hot Carl is up to his old tricks.

Adam Lind (Toronto Blue Jays) – Two Blue Jays in the top 5 at their position?!!!

CENTER FIELD
Colby Rasmus (St. Louis Cardinals) – Anyone wanna take bets if he’ll be number 1 when the season is over?

Vernon Wells (Toronto Blue Jays) – What has gotten into the Blue Jays?

Kosuke Fukudome (Chicago Cubs) – Finally, a little return on their investment. But haven’t we seen this kind of start before?

Franklin Gutierrez (Seattle Mariners) – Hitting .367 is good enough for any top 5.

Matt Kemp (Los Angeles Dodgers) – Still the best outfielder in his division.

RIGHT FIELD

Nelson Cruz (Texas Rangers) – Here’s a surprise story for you.

Andre Ethier (Los Angeles Dodgers) – Do you see why I said LA had the best outfield in baseball?

Jayson Werth (Philadelphia Phillies) – Should earn as much respect in that lineup as anyone.

Shin Soo Choo (Cleveland Indians) – Another guy I didn’t give much credit too…there’s still time!

Jose Guillen (Kansas City Royals) – .318 with 7 round trippers, not bad at all.

STARTERS

Mike Pelfrey (New York Mets) – I wouldn’t get that Cy Young engraved just yet.

Ubaldo Jimenez (Colorado Rockies) – Another surprise and extra credit for pitching at Coors Field.

Livan Hernandez (Washington Nationals) – See, who needs Strasburg?

Francisco Liriano (Minnesota Twins) – A whip of .97 will get your team lots of wins.

Brad Penny (St. Louis Cardinals) – Is there anything that Dave Duncan can’t do?

CLOSERS

Matt Capps (Washington Nationals) – Does he really have that many saves?

David Aardsma (Seattle Mariners) – This guy is unreal. How did the White Sox let him go?

Ryan Franklin (St. Louis Cardinals) – Still one of the best in the business.

Francisco Cordero (Cincinnati Reds) – 7 saves and a 1.41 Whip. Nice start.

Jon Rauch (Minnesota Twins) – Joe who? Welcome to the new closer for the Twins, and he’s making people take notice.

Mike Cahill

Who is off to the hottest start? April 30, 2010 – Michael Cahill April is a tough month for players. They are still knocking the rust off of the off-season and often playing in less than ideal weather. It poses challenges for players. However, some players are have taken to April like they are in [...]