Week 6 Power Players

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Week 6 Fantasy Power Players May 15, 2006 Eric Mack Senior Fantasy Writer Tell Eric your opinion Every week this season, in conjunction with the CBS SportsLine's Power Rankings, we break down the top 10 most intriguing pitchers and hitters in Fantasy Baseball. These are not the best -- and might not even be the hottest -- but we highlight them for powering their teams this week. Stats are Monday, May 8 through Sunday, May 14. This week's top hitters Position, player, team Rotisserie stats 1 1B Albert Pujols, STL .429 AVG, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB Fantasy Baseball's clear No. 1 is now on pace for record 81 homers! 2 LF David Roberts, SD .476-0-1-9-7 He cannot sustain this, but his legs help awaken the struggling Padres. 3 2B Jeff Kent, LAD .304-5-10-5-0 His slow start is almost completely forgotten after one serious streak. 4 1B Nomar Garciaparra, LAD .480-3-8-5-0 His production and Fantasy versatility will make him extremely valuable. 5 1B Justin Morneau, MIN .417-3-11-4-1 Finally starts to tap into that potential; this just scratches the surface. 6 3B Miguel Cabrera, FLA .346-2-9-7-0 It's a tall order in that lineup, but Miggy can still swing with the best. 7 SS Felipe Lopez, CIN .440-0-2-6-5 Recent base-stealing warpath makes him a candidate for 40 steals now. 8 3B Pedro Feliz, SF .370-2-5-8-0 This week helps calm owners' nerves after slow start ... if you held on. 9 LF Scott Podsednik, CHW .467-0-4-7-2 Coming off a bad April (.233), he's hitting .417 with six steals in May. 10 SS Hanley Ramirez, FLA .519-0-3-6-3 This prospect-turned-Rookie of the Year candidate isn't slowing down. Honorable mentions: 1B Ryan Howard, PHI; 2B Luis Castillo, MIN; LF Jeff Francoeur, ATL; SS Rafael Furcal, LAD; CF Vernon Wells, TOR; RF Casey Blake, CLE; LF Matt Holliday, COL; 3B Morgan Ensberg, HOU; RF Alex Rios, TOR; CF Grady Sizemore, CLE; SS Khalil Greene, SD; RF Ichiro Suzuki, SEA; 3B Alex Rodriguez, NYY; 1B Lance Niekro, SF; SS Miguel Tejeda, BAL; CF Randy Winn, SF. This week's top pitchers Position, player, team Rotisserie stats 1 SP Roy Halladay, TOR 2 W, 1.00 ERA, 9 K, 0.500 WHIP No one doubts his Cy Young credentials when (or if) he stays healthy. 2 SP Dan Haren, OAK 2-2.20-13-0.857-0 Saves Third-year SP has won three of his past four after a disappointing start. 3 SP Tony Armas, WAS 2-0.69-10-0.615-0 Long-awaited arrival looks like it could come this season. Pick him up. 4 SP Jake Peavy, SD 1-0.00-13-0.571-0 Hopefully you haven't traded him already; he could be ready to get hot. 5 SP Pedro Martinez, NYM 0-4.50-20-0.857-0 No wins and gave up runs but he's whiffing them at a fantastic rate. 6 SP Clay Hensley, SD 1-2.57-6-1.000-0 He has officially earned a long-term spot in the Padres' rotation. 7 SP John Smoltz, ATL 1-2.00-7-0.556-0 On pace for only 13 wins, but he should pick it up when the Braves do. 8 SP Jason Schmidt, SF 1-1.69-9-0.688-0 Giants cut off talks, so is FA-to-be a midseason trade candidate? 9 SP Andy Pettitte, HOU 1-3.86-11-1.000-0 Redeemed himself on week's final day with shutout for his owners. 10 SP Scott Kazmir, TB 1-0.00-9-0.571-0 How fitting he pitches a gem the week Victor Zambrano has surgery. Honorable mentions: SP Johan Santana, MIN; SP Brett Myers, PHI; SP Jon Lieber, PHI; SP Jeremy Bonderman, DET; CL Todd Jones, DET; SP Jeff Francis, COL; SP Chris Young, SD; SP Felix Hernandez, SEA; SP Freddy Garia, CHW; SP Chris Carpenter, STL; SP John Thomson, ATL; SP Kameron Loe, TEX; SP Carlos Zambrano, CHC; SP Gil Meche, SEA; CL Jason Isringhausen, STL. Past Power Players of '06 Week 5: 2B Chase Utley, PHI; SP Johan Santana, MIN Week 4: CF Johnny Damon, NYY; SP Chris Capuano, MIL Week 3: 3B Morgan Ensberg, HOU; SP Pedro Martinez, NYM Week 2: 1B Craig Wilson, PIT; CL Chris Ray, BAL Week 1: 1B Chris Shelton, DET; SP Curt Schilling, BOS AL Players of the Week May 15 -- Roy Halladay, SP, Blue Jays May 8 -- Joel Pineiro, SP, Mariners May 1 -- Ben Broussard, 1B, Indians and Kevin Mench, OF, Rangers April 24 -- Miguel Tejada, SS, Orioles April 17 -- Jason Giambi, 1B, Yankees April 10 -- Chris Shelton, 1B, Tigers NL Players of the Week May 15 -- Nomar Garciaparra, 1B, LAD and Albert Pujols, 1B, STL May 8 -- Chase Utley, 2B, Phillies May 1 -- Chris Capuano, SP, Brewers April 24 -- Brandon Phillips, 2B, Reds April 17 -- Craig Wilson, OF/1B, Pirates April 10 -- Garrett Atkins, 3B, Rockies You can e-mail your Fantasy Baseball questions to DMFantasyBaseball@cbs.com. Be sure to put Attn: Power Players in the subject field. Please include your full name, hometown and state. Be aware, due to the large volume of submissions received, we cannot guarantee personal responses or answers to all questions.