Week Five
by Asher B. Chancey, BaseballEvolution.com
May 7, 2007

Isn't it amazing how things tend to right themselves, towards balance and equilibrium, in baseball? A week ago, the Yankees were in serious trouble. Now, they are back in second place in the AL East. A week ago, we were talking about how the Nationals may not be so bad after all. Then they peel off a 1-5 week to remind us who they are. A week ago, the A's looked sunk by injuries, and then this week Billy Beane replenishes his team with a fresh crop of young, underrated bats. In all of April, Alfonso Soriano had 0 homeruns and 1 RBI; in the two days of May, he had two homers and three RBI.

It looks like even Michael Young may be back to the status of "qualified major leaguer" by the end of May.

Without further ado, here are the Week Five Power Rankings. Enjoy and, as always, feel free to comment.

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