Originally published Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Larry Stone's MLB power rankings

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Last week's ranking in parentheses


	Team
1	Arizona (1)	If Webb goes 40-0, he'll be a strong favorite for another Cy Young
2	Angels (2)	A scary thought for M's: Salt Lake Buzz, Angels' top farm team, was 23-2 in April
3	St. Louis (3)	That torn elbow ligament is really slowing down Pujols (.349)
4	Oakland (4)	Those copycat A's just had to get a leadoff man named Suzuki
5	Boston (5)	If you think this year's ring was gaudy, the next one's being designed by Flavor Flav
6	Philadelphia (7)	Bench jockeys rejoice: Phils pitching prospect Antonio Bastardo is tearing up minors
7	Dodgers (12)	Oops: Jason Schmidt, three years, $47 million in '07, one victory
8	Cubs (6)	Hillary Clinton still refuses to concede her Cubs didn't win World Series last year
9	Florida (10)	Hanley Ramirez's six-year, $70 million deal a good one for team he'll be traded to
10	Atlanta (19)	Will go as far as Greg Norton takes them
11	Mets (11)	New stadium: The House That Endy Chavez built
12	Tampa Bay (9)	Trust me: You have to find the video of Carl Crawford's catch Friday
13	Minnesota (17)	Santana won't be forgotten, but Carlos Gomez is sure a whirl of excitement
14	Cleveland (16)	If Lee goes 30-0 with 0.81 ERA, he'll be a strong favorite for Cy Young
15	Houston (20)	Don't look for Mindy McCready to be singing national anthem any time soon
16	Yankees (15)	Today's key stat: Jeter has dated six women on Maxim's list of hottest 100
17	Toronto (21)	Eckstein goes on the DL after hyperextending his grit muscle
18	White Sox (13)	Now when one of the Sox has a blowup, you have to ask if it's verbal or plastic
19	Milwaukee (8)	Where's Moose Haas when you really need him?
20	Baltimore (18)	Orioles have a great average with their fans in snoring position
21	Detroit (14)	Tigers and M's in intense battle to be underachievers of the year
22	Colorado (22)	Rockies are going nowhere, but Aaron Cook is better than ever
23	Kansas City (24)	Hard to believe, but Royals are a worse offensive team than the Mariners
24	Texas (30)	Canceled promotions: Richie Sexson Thrown Helmet Day
25	Pittsburgh (26)	Angry Pirates tell Limbaugh he stole phrase "Operation Chaos" from them
26	San Francisco (25)	Giants have given up on McCovey Cove; their hitters aiming for LeMaster Puddle
27	Washington (28)	Zimmerman going through the dreaded junior jinx
28	Cincinnati (27)	It's like a light bulb has gone on for Edinson Volquez (5-1, 1.06)
29	Seattle (23)	Look on the bright side: Only 11 months until Sounders' MLS season
30	San Diego (29)	Padres and M's in intense battle to be worst team from the Peoria Sports Complex