Aaron Small the savior of the Yankees rotation? There's not a man alive who could've predicted that, but after his two wins last week, he's now 6-0 in pinstripes.
By Peter Madden
• 5 min read
Every week this season, in conjunction with the CBS SportsLine.com Power Rankings, we break down the top 10 most intriguing names in Fantasy Baseball by hitters and pitchers. These are not the best -- and might not even be the hottest -- but we highlight them for powering their teams this week. Stats are from games of Monday, Aug. 29 through Sunday, Sept. 4.
| Top 10 Hitters | ||
| Position, player, team | Week 22 Rotisserie stats | |
| 1 | 1B John Olerud, BOS | .533 AVG, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB |
| Kevin Millar's at-bats will continue to diminish if this keeps up. | ||
| 2 | 1B Mark Teixeira, TEX | .414-3-12-7-0 |
| Future AL MVP going unnoticed again deep in the heart of Texas. | ||
| 3 | 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY | .455-2-5-7-1 |
| Can A-Rod keep this up with the September pressure mounting? | ||
| 4 | RF Jay Gibbons, BAL | .419-4-6-5-0 |
| Four bombs in one week deserves recognition, even in Baltimore. | ||
| 5 | 2B Jeff Kent, LAD | .400-2-9-5-0 |
| Ten hits, two homers and being labeled a racist is quite a week. | ||
| 6 | SS David Eckstein, STL | .387-1-6-3-0 |
| Six RBI and two three-hit games for the little fella. | ||
| 7 | RF Jermaine Dye, CWS | .285-4-8-8-0 |
| Not an 'average' week, but four homers is four homers. | ||
| 8 | SS/3B Nomar Garciaparra, CHI | .288-4-8-4-0 |
| Too little, too late from Nomahhh, but it's good to see him back. | ||
| 9 | C Rod Barajas, TEX | .250-5-8-6-0 |
| Five homers and eight RBI? Stick him in the cleanup spot. | ||
| 10 | 1B/OF Kevin Millar, BOS | .412-3-6-5-0 |
| Just his luck the guy at the top this week is stealing his ABs. | ||
| Honorable mentions: C Yadier Molina, STL; 2B/SS Juan Uribe, CWS; 1B Scott Hatteberg, OAK; 2B Todd Walker, CHI; CF Randy Winn, SF; 3B Garrett Atkins, COL; 1B Ben Broussard, CLE. | ||
| Top 10 Pitchers | ||
| Position, player, team | Week 22 Rotisserie stats | |
| 1 | SP Aaron Small, NYY | 2 W, 0.00 ERA, 3 K, 0.846 WHIP |
| Nothing small about this journeyman's stunning turnaround in the Bronx. | ||
| 2 | SP Chris Carpenter, STL | 2-1.62-13-1.080 |
| Give him the NL CY Young and make sure he's ready for October. | ||
| 3 | SP Byung-Hyun Kim, COL | 2-1.38-10-0.846 |
| Who thought he had anything left other than pitching-starved Rocks? | ||
| 4 | CL Armando Benitez, SF | 0-2.25-5-0.750-4 saves |
| From a gruesome injury to four saves in a week. Not too shabby. | ||
| 5 | SP Matt Clement, BOS | 2-2.08-7-1.000 |
| Can he lead the Sox into the postseason with Schilling iffy? | ||
| 6 | SP Jae Seo, NYM | 2-3.75-12-1.417 |
| A savior for beleaguered Mets rotation, now 7-1 since call-up. | ||
| 7 | SP Mike Timlin, FLA | 1-1.93-3-0.857-3 saves |
| Where would the Sox be without him? Behind the Yanks for sure. | ||
| 8 | SP Juan Dominguez, TEX | 2-1.76-5-0.978 |
| A Texas starter who can get guys out? Sign him to an extension. | ||
| 9 | SP Dave Bush, TOR | 1-1.93-12-0.929 |
| Relative unknown posts consecutive solid starts for Jays. | ||
| 10 | SP Derek Lowe, LAD | 1-0.00-7-0.333 |
| Sure, he made just one start, but it was a one-hitter. | ||
| Honorable mentions: SP Jon Garland, CWS; RP Kiko Calero, OAK; SP Jason Marquis, STL; RP Derrick Turnbow, MIL; SP Scott Kazmir, TB; SP Bartolo Colon, LAA; SP Ervin Santana, LAA; SP Brandon McCarthy, CWS; SP Scott Baker, MIN | ||
2005 MLB honors
AL players of the week
Aug. 29 -- C Victor Martinez, Cleveland
Aug. 22 -- OF Lew Ford, Minnesota
Aug. 15 -- RF Vladimir Guerrero, L.A. Angels of Anaheim
Aug. 8 -- OF Manny Ramirez, Boston
Aug. 1 -- OF Aubrey Huff, Tampa Bay
July 25 -- OF Frank Catalanatto, Toronto
July 18 -- RF Gary Sheffield, NYY, and CF David DeJesus, K.C.
July 4 -- CL Joe Nathan, Minnesota
June 27 -- LF Manny Ramirez, Boston
June 20 -- CF Hideki Matsui, N.Y. Yankees
June 13 -- CF Torii Hunter, Minnesota
June 6 -- 3B Eric Chavez, Oakland
May 30 -- SS Edgar Renteria, Boston
May 23 -- 1B Mark Teixeira, Texas
May 16 -- 1B Tino Martinez, N.Y. Yankees
May 9 -- 2B Alfonso Soriano, Texas
May 2 -- 3B Alex Rodriguez, N.Y., and RHP Jon Garland, Chicago
April 25 -- OF Manny Ramirez, Boston
April 18 -- 2B Brian Roberts, Baltimore
April 11 -- 1B-OF Dmitri Young, Detroit
NL players of the week
Aug. 29 -- 3B David Wright, New York
Aug. 22 -- SS Felipe Lopez, Cincinnati
Aug. 15 -- LF Jason Bay, Pittsburgh
Aug. 8 -- RHP Jake Peavy, San Diego
Aug. 1 -- OF Matt Holliday, Colorado
July 25 -- 3B Aramis Ramirez, Cubs and LF Miguel Cabrera, Florida
July 18 -- 2B Chase Utley, Philadelphia
July 4 -- 3B Morgan Ensberg, Houston
June 27 -- SP John Smoltz and CF Andruw Jones, Atlanta
June 20 -- LF Kelly Johnson, Atlanta
June 13 -- RF Shawn Green, Arizona
June 6 -- 1B Nick Johnson, Wash. and 1B Albert Pujols, St. Louis
May 30 -- 1B Derrek Lee, Chicago
May 23 -- OF Pat Burrell, Philadelphia
May 16 -- OF Bobby Abreu, Philadelphia
May 9 -- OF Carlos Lee, Milwaukee
May 2 -- 1B Derrek Lee, Chicago
April 25 -- LHP Mark Mulder, St. Louis
April 18 -- RHP A.J. Burnett, Florida
April 11 -- OF Pat Burrell, Philadelphia
AL players of the month
Player of the month
July -- 1B Jason Giambi, New York
June -- DH Travis Hafner, Cleveland
May -- 3B Alex Rodriguez, New York
April -- 2B Brian Roberts, Baltimore
Pitcher of the month
July -- LHP Barry Zito, Oakland
June -- LHP Mark Buehrle, Chicago
May -- LHP Kenny Rogers, Texas
April -- RHP Jon Garland, Chicago
Rookie of the month
July -- LHP Gustavo Chacin, Toronto
June -- RHP Joe Blanton, Oakland
May -- OF Damon Hollins, Tampa Bay
April -- LHP Gustavo Chacin, Toronto
NL players of the month
Player of the month
July -- OF Adam Dunn, Cincinnati
June -- CF Andruw Jones, Atlanta
May -- OF Bobby Abreu, Philadelphia
April -- 1B Derrek Lee, Chicago
Pitcher of the month
July -- LHP Andy Pettitte, Houston
June -- CL Chad Cordero, Washington
May -- RHP Trevor Hoffman, San Diego
April -- LHP Dontrelle Willis, Florida
Rookie of the month
July -- LHP Zach Duke, Pittsburgh
June -- 3B Garrett Atkins, Colorado
May -- OF Ryan Church, Washington
April -- SS Clint Barmes, Colorado
Our first-half Fantasy Awards
MVP/NL MVP
1B Derrek Lee, Chicago Cubs
PITCHER/AL pitcher
RHP Roy Halladay, Toronto Blue Jays
ROOKIE/AL rookie
SP Chris Young, Texas Rangers
BREAKOUT/AL breakout
2B Brian Roberts, Baltimore Orioles
AL MVP
3B Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees
NL pitcher
RHP Chris Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals
NL rookie
CF Willy Taveras, Houston Astros
NL breakout
3B Morgan Ensberg, Houston Astros
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