HT Season 29: Week 5 Power Rankings - Trade Deadline

Contender, Pretender, Re-builder, or No Clue

Rank	Team	Deadline Activity
32	Tampa Bay	Re-builder – Get something for Park…now!!!
31	San Jose	Re-builder – I think right owner in place to turn this around
30	New York	Re-builder – Top prospects getting closer to the big league
29	Philadelphia	Re-builder – Trade everyone and learn how to draft!
28	Seattle	Re-builder – Can't move pieces with MWR looming...
27	Memphis	No Clue – Still in the hunt for a playoff spot with a .400 winning %
26	Louisville	No Clue – Can he get a haul for Roth like Cincy did?
25	Hartford	Re-builder – Traded Posey, let the fire sale begin
24	Montgomery	Pretender – Might have to eat some salary to move
23	St. Louis	Re-builder – To think they once had Jimmie Johnson. Too bad.
22	Little Rock	Re-builder – There are 26 players that make more than this entire roster
21	San Juan	Pretender – Got talent, but not wins
20	Kansas City	Pretender – Looked promising in off-season, but hasn’t worked out
19	Houston	Pretender – Jekyll and Hyde (E. Ramirez and A. Engle)
18	Helena	No Clue – Trade best player, but keep the rest?
17	Anaheim	Pretender – 2 good SP, but nothing else won’t win many games
16	Tacoma	Pretender – Consistently inconsistent
15	Cheyenne	Pretender – No longer dominates AL West
14	Wichita	Pretender – Too bad they play in the AL East
13	Sacramento	Pretender – Just wait til they go on a run and make us all look silly
12	Chicago	Pretender – Lots of wasted money here
11	Monterrey	Pretender – Can the SP keep up with the offense?
10	Huntington	Pretender – See Monterrey
9	Salem	Pretender – See Monterrey and Huntington
8	Oakland	Pretender – They play as a team, but superstars are what win in this league
7	Montreal	Contender – Prieto rounds out a pretty solid SP staff
6	Scranton	Contender – Can Posey and O. Perez put them over the top?
5	Toronto	Contender – Putting it all together. Can they get the SP they want?
4	Pawtucket	Contender – Can offense keep up with SP?
3	Madison	Contender – Rather shitty year all around by Wisconsin standards
2	Dover	Contender – How could JJ lose to a team as awful as Buffalo?
1	Buffalo	Contender – Give them the crown. They beat JJ. They can't lose.
Top players on re-building teams to watch during the Waiver Period:
James Park – RP (TB)
Hal Benjamin – RP (HEL)
Kelvin Roth – RF/DH (LOU)
Esteban Elcano – 3B (HOU)
Cookie Rodriguez – 1B (NY)