1. Clint Barmes, Rockies ( .320 BA, 7 HR, 27 RBI, 4 SB, .364 OBP, .495 SLG)
2. Cesar Izturis, Dodgers ( .344 BA, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 4 SB, .390 OBP, .423 SLG)
3. Felipe Lopez, Reds ( .295 BA, 8 HR, 25 RBI, 4 SB, .355 OBP, .561 SLG)
4. David Eckstein, Cardinals ( .300 BA, 2 HR, 15 RBI, 4 SB, .376 OBP, .395 SLG)
5. Omar Vizquel, Giants ( .281 BA, 0 HR, 15 RBI, 10 SB, .353 OBP, .373 SLG)
Outfield:
He hit .404 in May. He also had 11 homers and 30 runs driven in. He’s Bobby Abreu, your top outfielder by far … so far. Other hot-hitting outfielders in May include Brian Giles (.379), Mike Cameron (.373) and Miguel Cabrera (.370). Carlos Lee hit 30 RBI in May, and the outfielder with the most base hits in May goes to … you guessed it, Brady Clark (42 for 117, .359). Wait … Brady Clark? Yeah.
1. Bobby Abreu, Phillies ( .332 BA, 12 HR, 37 RBI, 14 SB, .461 OBP, .576 SLG)
2. Miguel Cabrera, Marlins (.356 BA, 10 HR, 34 RBI, 0 SB, .400 OBP, .600 SLG)
3. Adam Dunn, Reds ( .240 BA, 14 HR, 27 RBI, 3 SB, .407 OBP, 581 SLG)
4. Brian Giles, Padres ( .291 BA, 7 HR, 32 RBI, 4 SB, 419 OBP, 527 SLG)
5. Jim Edmonds, Cardinals ( .288 BA, 10 HR, 32 RBI, 1 SB, .416 OBP, .569 SLG)
6. Brady Clark, Brewers ( .335 BA, 6 HR, 24 RBI, 4 SB, .397 OBP, .479 SLG)
7. Jason Bay, Pirates ( .292 BA, 11 HR, 25 RBI, 3 SB, .368 OBP, 551 SLG)
8. Luis Gonzalez, Diamondbacks ( .293 BA, 6 HR, 31 RBI, 2 SB, .396 OBP, .452 SLG)
9. Pat Burrell, Phillies ( .305 BA, 9 HR, 42 RBI, 0 SB, .354 OBP, .473 SLG)
10. Carlos Lee, Brewers (.265 BA, 12 HR, 44 RBI, 5 SB, .321 OBP, .510 SLG)
Pitcher (starting):
Mark Prior would have made this list, but since his season is in jeopardy, I didn’t include him. But he probably would have made this list of 10. Clemens stays in first, not because of hard luck because his ERA would probably make him 9-1 on any team with half of an offense. He had the strongest ERA of any pitcher who made at least four starts in May. The final spot was given to Mark Redman in recognition of 10 of his 11 games being considered quality starts.
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