Week 21 Fantasy Baseball Power Rankings

Well, it's the middle of August, and this baseball season is turning toward the home-stretch. Although Miguel Cabrera continues to hit at a torrid pace, Alfonso Soriano was last week's hit-king, going 15/23 with 5 HR and 18 RBI in a 5 game stretch. He was just named AL Player of the Week, and according to Elias, Soriano's 18 RBI over the 4 game stretch from Tuesday to Friday matched Baseball's all-time mark for the most RBI in a four-game period since it became an official statistic in 1920. For this he joins the likes of Bottomley (STL, 1929), Gehrig (NYY, 1930), Lazzeri (NYY, 1936), Dimaggio (NYY, 1939), and Sammy Sosa (CHC, 2002).  

Batting (Last 7 Days):            H/AB     R    HR    RBI      SB    

1. Alfonso Soriano, NYY           15/31     9      5        18         2

2. Miguel Cabrera, DET             10/33     4      4        10         0

3. Will Venable, SD                   13/32     7       2          5         1

4. Mike Trout, LAA                    9/23       6      1          5         2

5. Alexei Ramirez, CWS            10/28      4      1          6         0

6. Jayson Werth, WSH              10/24      5      0          4         2 

7. Chris Davis, BAL                    9/22       6       3          6         0

8. Brandon Belt, SF                    8/26       8      2          4         0    

9. Adam Jones, BAL                  7/28       3      1          4          1

10. Andrew McCutchen, PIT      9/26        4      1          3          2

Soriano must feel better in pinstripes, as his PR15 is currently 17.02, boosting his average by hitting .353 so far in August. Padres outfielder Will Veneble now has a 15 game hitting streak going, proving a valuable replacement for the suspended Everth Cabrera. Also keep an eye on Mark Trumbo this week, as he has a HR and 3 RBI in his last two games.