After a week of baseball under our belts, it’s time to rank the top 10. The Phils came charging out of the gate with some stellar bats–ok so they have played the Nats and Astros, but they have been pretty convincing about it–and the Giants have shown off their impressive pitching staff. Perhaps the biggest surprise has been the Oakland Athletics, who are sporting the lowest ERA in the bigs right now. A few teams, most notably the Jason Heyward accompanied Braves and their NL East rivals the Marlins, just missed the top 10 but this weekend sees them playing the Rockies and Phils, respectively.

1. Phillies: The offense has been pretty impressive so far, averaging more than 7 runs per game. Of course, this output has come against some rather lame teams, and it is difficult to judge how well they will do against anyone else, but the early going is pretty encouraging for Phillies’ fans. If there is anything to worry about, it is that suspect pitching staff, which, after Roy Halladay, has a lot of questions to answer going into the season. Brad Lidge isn’t even playing yet, and his arrival will bring a whole new load of uncertainty to Philly.

2. Yankees: The Yanks opened with a close series win over the Boston Red Sox. They are here in this spot somewhat by virtue of their talent, as they haven’t really opened up the can on anyone yet. A series win against the Angels would help promote their case here.

3. Giants: Barry Zito really showed up in game 1 and got another win the following week. Pretty good for a guy that many had considered washed up. The rest of the rotation is of course pretty promising for the Giants. Interestingly, the NL West is looking somewhat decent this year.

4. Cardinals: You would think that one of these days we’ll be able to mention the Cards’ success without talking about Albert Pujols. Not yet. He has been phenomenal to start the season, currently tied with Philadelphia’s Chase Utley for the NL home run lead, and it looks like another good year is coming up for the Machine and his redbirds. With a stellar pitching staff to back him up, this could be the year.

5. Twins: Minnesota sports the second lowest ERA in the majors, which bodes well for a team that also fields Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau. They put a beating on the Red Sox yesterday with a mean 15 hits on the aging Tim Wakefield–but they also hit the ball pretty well against Jon Lester.

6. Jays: Ace Roy Halladay may have headed to Philly to throw his awesome pitches there, but Toronto hasn’t let their staff slouch. The Blue Jays can rely on Ricky Romero to continue to impress during his burgeoning Major League career, as he rang up 12 batters Wednesday on strikes.

7. Athletics: As we said earlier, the As have the best ERA in baseball and they’ll get the pleasure of facing the lowly Orioles this weekend. Who knows if it will last, but Oakland fans have to be happy about the early goings. Ben Sheets looked good last night, and the As have yet to put Andrew Bailey in a save situation, where he will likely continue to shine.

8. Tigers: At 6-3, Detroit will likely be fighting for recognition in a pretty clogged division for the rest of this season. Hopefully Miguel Cabrera will get his All-Star due this year, and he is certainly making his case early on with a .412 average in the early going. Detroit will need pitchers 2-5 to perform if they want to move up.

9. Rays: The Rays have kept finding ways to win so far this year, which is a good sign for the young team with a lot of talent. They would like to see BJ Upton continue to hit homers, as their position in this top 10 is pretty tenuous, and in that division Tampa Bay is going to need more than luck and timely hitting.

10. Diamondbacks: Much like the Rays, the DBacks have a lot of young talent and they have proven that they know how to win games. Mark Reynolds has not done anything yet, and it will be pretty important for him to turn it on if Arizona wants to pull off a playoff appearance this year.