ESPN Power Rankings: May 9th

ESPN.com released their weekly power rankings report; take a look at who's on top:

2008 Power Rankings: May 9
	RK	LW RANK	TEAM	REC	COMMENT
	1	2	Athletics	22-14	Frank Thomas is hitting 100 points higher (.267) than he did with Toronto, but he has yet to hit a homer for the A's.
	2	1	Diamondbacks	23-12	It's almost scary how good Justin Upton can be. After hitting .340 in April, he's off to a .429 start in May.
	3	9	Red Sox	23-14	While Clay Buchholz's ERA (4.50) doesn't look pretty, he has allowed only three home runs in 38 innings pitched.
	4	4	Cardinals	22-14	Tag up on Rick Ankiel? No way. He probably could nail a base runner from the warning track -- on the fly.
	5	10	Dodgers	19-15	Andy LaRoche is stuck in Triple-A largely due to the play of Blake DeWitt (.500 BA with a 1.462 OPS in his past six games).
	6	5	Angels	22-14	Bad Vlad? Vladimir Guerrero has one RBI since April 25, which also was the last time he homered.
	7	7	Phillies	20-16	Kyle Kendrick isn't fooling anyone this season: He has given up eight or more hits in four of his seven starts.
	8	15	Braves	18-15	Tim Hudson has allowed just one extra-base hit -- a double -- in his past two starts (16 innings pitched).
	9	3	Cubs	19-15	Carlos Marmol leads all major league relievers in strikeouts, with 28 in 21 innings.
	10	13	Mets	17-15	It's safe to say Ryan Church has been the Mets' most productive offensive player this season.
	11	16	Marlins	20-14	Scott Olsen is 3-1 with a 1.29 ERA in his past five starts, and in three of those outings, he didn't allow a single run.
	12	6	Rays	18-16	Andy Sonnanstine has allowed the most homers (five) of anyone on the Rays' staff, but he hasn't given up one in his past four starts.
	13	18	Astros	18-17	Can't get much hotter than Lance Berkman. The first baseman has 16 hits (three homers), 10 runs and eight RBIs in his past six games.
	14	21	Twins	17-16	If Carlos Gomez is going to be a legitimate leadoff threat, he has to draw more than three walks in 126 plate appearances.
	15	22	Blue Jays	17-19	Shaun Marcum (six) and Dustin McGowan (five) both have more quality starts than Roy Halladay (four).
	16	8	White Sox	16-17	The blowup doll. Ozzie Guillen's profanity-laced tirade. Gavin Floyd's near no-no. A bunch of losses. What a week it was.
	17	12	Indians	16-18	DH Travis Hafner ranks 76th in the AL in slugging (.339). He has three hits and one RBI in 15 at-bats this month.
	18	20	Yankees	18-18	Road warrior: Chien-Ming Wang has dazzled in three starts away from the Bronx this season (3-0 with a 1.64 ERA).
	19	17	Orioles	17-18	Jeremy Guthrie has given up three or fewer earned runs in six of his eight starts, but he has just one win to show for it.
	20	27	Pirates	15-19	The Pirates have three everyday players -- Xavier Nady, Ryan Doumit and Nate McLouth -- batting .324 or better.
	21	11	Brewers	16-18	Eric Gagne has allowed four home runs and blown five saves. How much longer can he hang on as closer?
	22	26	Nationals	15-20	Odalis Perez remains winless (0-3) in eight starts, despite having a very respectable 3.43 ERA.
	23	29	Rangers	16-20	The Rangers have the AL's second-worst ERA (4.80), yet they gave up only one earned run in winning three straight over Seattle.
	24	14	Tigers	15-21	The Tigers are 7-8 with Curtis Granderson and his .956 OPS in the lineup.
	25	25	Royals	15-19	Jose Guillen, who signed with K.C. for three years and $36 million, is batting .185 with three homers and slugging a feeble .339.
	26	24	Reds	14-21	Aaron Harang has to be lights-out to win, because the Reds are averaging only 2.75 runs per game in his eight starts.
	27	19	Mariners	14-22	There's no O in Seattle: The Mariners have hit .195 and scored only 14 runs in their first eight games in May.
	28	28	Rockies	14-21	It looks like RHP Greg Reynolds, the second overall pick in the 2006 draft, will make his major league debut Sunday.
	29	23	Giants	14-21	So far, Aaron Rowand has been a good investment for the Giants (.336 BA-.390 OBP-.523 SLG).
	30	30	Padres	12-23	Considered NL West contenders in the preseason, the Padres face the largest deficit (11 games) of any team in baseball.