WEST
              W  L  GB    Last   R RA

San Diego    54 27   -   20-6    6  1

Minneapolis  45 39  10½  14-15  16  4

Seattle      43 38  11   13-13   7  3

Denver       41 43  14½  13-13  13 14

Portland     35 49  20½  12-17  18 16

Golden Gate  32 52  23½  13-16  20 18

Los Angeles  25 59  30½   6-23  17 21

 CENTRAL
              W  L  GB   Last    R RA

Montreal     44 37   -   16-10   5  6

Cleveland    45 39    ½  17-12   7 11

Chicago      44 40   1½  13-16   9 13

Toronto      42 39   2   15-11  14 15

St. Louis    41 40   3   15-11   3 17

Detroit      39 45   6½   9-20  11  8

Atlanta      31 53  14½  10-17  21 19


1-2 Semi  3-5 Hex  6-7 First  tied

 EAST
               W  L  GB   Last   R RA

Brooklyn      55 29   -  18-11   1  2

Manhattan     52 29  1½  15-11   2  9

Keystone      50 34  5   17-12   4  7

Florida       45 39 10   20-9   15 10

Boston        42 42 13   11-18   9  5

Washington    38 43 15½  14-12  12 12

Puerto Rico   27 54 26½   9-17  19 20

Stud
Tim Raines. Though the obvious choice is All-Star Darin Erstad, who is 6th in WAR and 2nd in OF ZR, Raines deserves special credit for batting .376 with a .458 OBP in his 20th UL season.

Dud
Greg Mathews. Since leading Denver to their first playoff berth in 1997, the Teeners ace has posted ERAs of 5.25 and 5.39. At 3-6, his gems have been few and far between, and invariably followed up with 5-run shellackings.

Stud
Derrek Lee. The 23-year-old 1B is tied for second with 28 home runs, 7th in WAR, and 10th in batting with a .334 average, proving that last year’s .321 was no fluke.

Dud
Jose DeLeon. Coming off a string of solid seasons with Keystone and Cleveland, The 38-year-old righthander looked like a reliable option in the SP2 slot following his acquisition in the Fernie Valenzuela trade. Instead, DeLeon has been one of the worst pitchers in Hilltoppers’ history, going 3-9 with a 7.16 ERA and 1.66 WHIP.

Stud
Craig Biggio. In his 12th UL season, “Big Joe” has cobbled together a .308 average, far exceeding his .261 career average, all while playing the field in six different positions.

Dud
Mitch Meluskey. The recent #1 prospect in the league has fallen short of expectations in his first UL campaign, batting just .222 with an OPS of .643.

Stud
Raul Ibanez. Picked up in the Scott Spiezio trade, the 27-year-old LF hit a torrid .393 with a 1.113 OPS in the first half in a lineup where no other regular is batting over .300.

Dud
Jamey Wright. The Opening Day starter and so-called ace has had a season to forget, posting an 8.01 ERA and 1.99 WHIP through 15 starts.

Stud
Carlos Beltran. The Rookie of the Year in 1998 is an MVP front-runner in 1999. Beltran is 5th in batting (.350), , 3rd in OF ZR (+9.8), and 2nd in WAR (4.8). A close second is Beltran’s outfield mate Maggio Ordonez (.346, .964 OPS).

Dud
Steve Cooke. The 29-year-old southpaw’s 4.42 ERA and 1.23 WHIP are both career worsts.

Stud
Masato Yoshii. One of last year’s playoff heroes has turned into a regular season superstar, going 13-2 with a 3.07 ERA in 18 starts, yet somehow being left off Team World for the All-Star Classic.

Dud
Frank Rodriguez. The top pitching prospect has struggled in his first UL campaign, posting a 4.88 ERA and 1.60 WHIP in 22 games, including seven starts.

Stud
Chris Singleton. The eighth overall pick is an early favorite for Rookie of the Year after batting .327-11-45, .911 and winning Rookie of the Month honors in April.

Dud
Bobby Thigpen. On a staff with seven pitchers with ERAs north of 7.00, Thigpen’s total lack of pitching acuity stands out. The 34-year-old had 66 saves over the last two seasons, but has a 9.67 ERA and 2.08 WHIP in 44 innings with the Outlaws.

Stud
Ismael Valdez. The 25-year-old Mexican ace is 11-4, 3.65 and on pace to break his career win record of 15.

Dud
Jim Edmonds. Remember when “Fuego Nuevo” hit over .300 with 30 HR and 100 RBIs? Those days are gone. Edmonds just .255 in the first half, slugging just .459, 50 points below his career SLG.

Stud
Ben Grieve. The son of an MVP hit .353 with a 1.063 OPS in the first half; not bad for a 23-year-old.

Dud
Mike Mussina. The 30-year-old righty has career highs in ERA (4.85) and WHIP (1.44), as his back-to-back 20-win seasons in 1994-95 fade into the rearview mirror.

Stud
Sean Casey. In a lineup that includes Scott Rolen, Roberto Alomar, and Bobby Abreu, it is the 24-year-old 1B who leads the Foxes in batting, HR (tied), and RBI with .360-17-76, 1.053.

Dud
Billy Taylor. One of the circuit’s top closers, with 103 saves over the last three seasons, Taylor is 0-5 with more blown saves (4) than saves (3) and a 5.14 ERA.

Stud
Eli Marrero. The 25-year-old Cuban has been so good (.290, 2.1 WAR) that his departure for the All-Star Classic caught the Griffins front office by surprise, prompting a statewide search after a missing persons report.

Dud
Esteban Yan. The 24-year-old former Keystone Starling and Havana Leone was supposed to be the savior of the Griffins’ bullpen. Instead he has a 5.95 ERA and just 3 saves against 7 Meltdowns.

Stud
Wil Cordero. The surprising Keystones are 50-34 thanks to the 4th-best offense. The key cog of the lineup has been 1995 MVP Wil Cordero (.331-23-76, 1.029).

Dud
Butch Henry. After a 15-win, 3.30 ERA season two years ago, Henry looked like the Stones’ ace of the future. After a 4-6, 4.97 ERA first half, GM Doug Aiton finds himself relying more on the bottom of the rotation.

Stud
Don Robinson. The most successful expansion team thus far, the Ospreys boast the 10th best rotation in the league, thanks in part to a 40-year-old Caveman, whose 3.69 ERA thru 17 starts is 30 points below his career ERA.

Dud
Quilvio Veras. The noted glove man OPSed just .644 in the first half, and his defense contribued a not-so-stellar -2.9 ZR.

Stud
Paul Wilson. Montreal hasn’t finished better than 9th in pitching since their 1982 championship year. This year they rank 6th, due in large part to the sudden breakout of a complete unknown, Paul Wilson. The 26-year-old Orlando native is 6-3 with a 2.28 ERA after posting a 8.71 ERA in eight relief appearances last year.

Dud
Ivan Rodriguez. Pudge is on pace for 10 HR and a .718 OPS, which would be at or near his career lows.

Stud
Jon Nunnally. Two decades after Craig Robinson’s six straight MVP seasons, the Sox offense is again powered by an unsung third round pick turned elite hitter. Nunnally leads the league’s 2nd-best offense in batting (.331), OBP (.431), stolen bases (14), and WAR (3.5).

Dud
Scott Sanderson. Father Time may have finally caught up with the Dearborn, Mich. native with 263 career wins. At age 41, Sanderson’s 5.26 ERA would be the worst since his rookie year, two years before World War III.

Stud
Rondell White. In the shadow of larger-than-life superstar and media darling Ryan Klesko, Rondell White has quietly amassed the Aviators’ best first half, batting .320-15-51 with a .949 OPS and 3.8 WAR.

Dud
Tim Scott. After 112 saves and a 2.74 ERA in his last three seasons in Havana, Tim Scott has not adapted well to the salt air of the Murph. In addition to a 7.01 ERA, he has 4 Meltdowns and 2 blown saves against just 5 Shutdowns and one save.

Stud
Bobby Witt. Despite a career ERA of 4.84, the 34-year-old Witt briefly led the league in ERA as late as June 1 and finished the first half 8-3, 3.21.

Dud
Rey Sanchez. Does the shadow of Sanchez' weak bat finally eclipse his stellar defense? Rey's .579 OPS ranks dead last among qualified batters, and his WAR is just 0.6.  

Stud
Cliff Floyd. The only batter with a WAR greater than 0.5, Floyd hit .302-14-33 and his .976 OPS outpaced his career mark by 135 points.

Dud
Chris Haney. After a 7-15 1998 and a 4-11 first half this year, the 30-year-old Haney is on his way to one of the worst career winning percentages in UL history. He currently sits at .356 (21-38).

Stud
Nomar Garciaparra. Last year’s batting champ and MVP runner-up, Nomar keeps improving and has the potential to be the best shortstop since Granny Hamner. His .351 average ranks 4th, his .984 OPS bests last year’s .971, and his +11.0 ZR makes him a top-4 defensive infielder.

Dud
Ken Caminiti. Ken-Cam put up 3.6 and 2.8 WARs in his first two seasons in Seattle. This year, his WAR is -0.2, due to a microscopic .219 average and career low .661 OPS.

Stud
Sammy Sosa. After a whirlwind five days in April that saw the Boston Federals legend traded north of the border, then sign a $36 million extension, Sosa has adapted quickly to his new environment, batting .329-30-70, with a 1.065 OPS.

Dud
Mike Grace. After going 14-6 as a starter last year, the 29-year-old Joliett, Ill. native is 0-3 with a 6.37 ERA in 23 games mostly out of the pen.

Stud
Gary Sheffield. In his second full year in the nation’s capital, Sheff is finding his way around Griffith Stadium. His .339 average and 1.076 OPS would be career bests.

Dud
Roger Clemens. The 36-year-old posted a 5.17 ERA last year and spent a third of the season in the minor. This year, he has a 7.10 ERA after 16 starts and seems destined for a one-way ticket to Nashville.