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May 21, 2012
Weekly Team Power Rankings -- Week 7:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Milwaukee Brewers (131.3, +)
2) Cincinnati Reds (126.9, -)
3) Atlanta Braves (117.1, ++)
4) Arizona Diamondbacks (116.7, -)
5) Los Angeles Angels (108.4, -)
6) Kansas City Royals (108.1, ++)
7) Los Angeles Dodgers (106.0, +)
8) Chicago White Sox (101.3, +)
9) Philadelphia Phillies (95.6, --)
10) Detroit Tigers (95.3, ++)
11) Boston Red Sox (95.0, +)
12) Seattle Mariners (89.1, +)
13) Cleveland Indians (88.8, ++)
14) Baltimore Orioles (88.3, --)
15) Colorado Rockies (87.0, ++)
16) New York Yankees (85.7, --)
17) Tampa Bay Rays (84.7, -)
18) Toronto Blue Jays (83.7, +)
19) San Diego Padres (82.1, ++)
20) New York Mets (79.0, --)
21) San Francisco Giants (78.0, ++)
22) Minnesota Twins (77.4, --)
23) Texas Rangers (76.1, o)
24) St. Louis Cardinals (76.0, --)
25) Washington Nationals (75.1, +)
26) Miami Marlins (74.1, ++)
27) Pittsburgh Pirates (73.6, --)
28) Houston Astros (73.6, +)
29) Oakland Athletics (65.3, -)
30) Chicago Cubs (59.6, --)

Players of the Week

AL: 3B Michael Young, Texas Rangers 11-26 (.423), 1 HR, 4 RBI
NL: RF Hunter Pence, Philadelphia Phillies 12-23 (.522), 4 HR, 10 RBI

Star Signs Extension

Media analysts hailed Philadelphia's signing of Cole Hamels, one of Major League Baseball's brightest stars, as a pivotal move. While the deal is certain to raise a few eyebrows, Hamels is expected to earn every bit of the $64,000,000 promised him over 4 years. So far this season Hamels has a 5-0 record with a 2.82 ERA.