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Let me put this simply: you want no part of being No. 1 in the FanHouse MLB Power Rankings. It just brings discord, losing and possibly suspensions to your baseball team. Such was the case with the white-hot Dodgers and Manny Ramirez, who now have to deal with a 50 game-ban of their star slugger. Who's doomed this week? Let's just say that no one would be too shocked if they weren't there again next Wednesday.

FanHouse continues its 2009 MLB Preview with a look at the Colorado Rockies.

The Colorado Rockies have long been one of the strangest paradigms of Major League Baseball. They seem to thrive on their home park of Coors Field, which provides Rockies hitters with seemingly supernatural power abilities. Of course, as always, that power comes with a price -- it's extremely rare to see a Colorado pitcher provide the team with any sort of successful season.

The Dominican Republic was considered one of the favorites to win the World Baseball Classic, but Felipe Alou's squad was shockingly eliminated in extra innings on Tuesday night by the Netherlands.

FYI. When Ian Snell and Ubaldo Jiminez (who have both successfully wasted to very good draft picks of mine this year) are sniffing the top 20 of this week's two start pitchers, well, there are slim pickings all around.

The list this week (30 of them) is top heavy, with studs like Brandon Webb, Cole Hamels and Tim Lincecum at the top. Beware Webb and also Jair Jurrjens this week because of injury, although the former is obviously a must start unless he's ruled out.

Manny Parra, Randy Wolf and Justin Duchscherer are some nicer options that could potentially still be available. Parra I have already told you about -- pick him up if he's hanging around.

Pitcher	Team	First Start	Second Start
Brandon Webb	ARI	v. OAK	at MIN
Cole Hamels	PHI	v. BOS	v. ANA
Scott Kazmir	TB	v. CHC	v. HOU
Tim Lincecum	SF	v. DET	at KC
Justin Verlander	DET	at SF	at SD