(Through Thursday's games; last week in parentheses)

1. New York Yankees. Non-CC spots in rotation are a huge issue. (1)

2. Tampa Bay Rays. Could have really used Damon. (2)

3. San Diego Padres. Giving Latos extra rest days. (3)

4. Minnesota Twins. White Sox blew it by letting Thome go. (4)

5. Atlanta Braves. Warning: Division champions don't blow nine-run leads. (5)

6. Cincinnati Reds. See Braves. (7)

7. Boston Red Sox. See Rays. (8)

8. Texas Rangers. What's wrong with Lee? (9)

9. San Francisco Giants. Double figures in three straight games for first time since '62. (10)

10. Philadelphia Phillies. Howard blew a gasket at bush-league umpiring. (6)

11 St. Louis Cardinals. Albert gets No. 400. Triple Crown next? (11)

12 Colorado Rockies. Spirit of '07: Here they come again. (14)

13 Chicago White Sox. They need Manny. (12)

14 Toronto Blue Jays. Bautista might get 50. (13)

15 Los Angeles Dodgers. Scully will return for 62nd season. Beautiful voice. (15)

16 Florida Marlins. Hanley goes 10 for 15 in three games at Citi Field. (18)

17 Detroit Tigers. Maybe Damon just wanted to eat every night in Greektown. (20)

18 Oakland Athletics. They might call him Cy Cahill. (17)

19 Los Angeles Angels. Just trying to finish over .500. (16)

20. New York Mets. Team Mediocre is toast. Can Jerry and Omar survive? (19)

21. Houston Astros. Hottest team in the NL. (22)

22. Milwaukee Brewers. Bet folks in Montreal are thrilled Selig got a statue. (21)

23. Kansas City Royals. Would love to see their balance sheet too. (24)

24. Washington Nationals. The nightmare scenario for Strasburg. (23)

25. Chicago Cubs. Toss a base in honor of Lou. (26)

26. Seattle Mariners. King Felix confounds Yankees again. (28)

27. Cleveland Indians. Perez has developed into nice closer. (25)

28. Arizona Diamondbacks. Joined Tribe as LCS losers in '07. Seems like eons ago. (27)

29. Baltimore Orioles. Somehow lead MLB with 11 extra-inning wins. (29)

30. Pittsburgh Pirates. Nice ownership: Lining pockets while losing games. (30)

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