In a futile attempt to revive a short-lived feature I started back at TMS long ago, I bring you the Gracies and Neifis, 2010 Edition. Basically it's a "Who's hot and Who's not" in the world of baseball over the past week. I think I made it to week nine last time I tried this before giving up. This time I'm determined to at least get to week ten before I more than likely give up.

Week One (4/3 - 4/11)

THE GRACIES - The cream of the crop this past week

CATCHER: Miguel Olivo (COL) - He's splitting time with Chris Iannetta so far this season but after going 5 for 11 with 2 homers, 3 RBI and a stolen base (compared to Iannetta's 1 for 12 week) the journeyman catcher may see more playing time.

FIRST BASE: Albert Pujols (STL) - .375 AVG, 4 home runs and 10 RBI to start the season. Bleh, get out of my life Albert.

SECOND BASE: Rickie Weeks (MIL) - 2 homers and a .368 AVG. Gotta love inflated stats early in the season. Weeks, a .248 lifetime hitter won't stay above the .300 mark for very long.

THIRD BASE: Placido Polanco (PHI) - .481 AVG leads the team right now. Also continues to lead the team in head circumference.

SHORTSTOP: Alex Gonzalez (TOR) - Better known as the "Alex Gonzalez that did not ruin the 2003 NLCS for us". Alex has kicked off a supreme home run battle with Albert Pujols. So far both are deadlocked with four home runs each. We'll keep you posted as this epic race continues this season. It's still early but this is shaping up to be the next Sosa vs. McGwire.

OUTFIELD: Nelson Cruz (TEX), Matt Holliday (STL), Vernon Wells (TOR) - Cruz and Wells both hit 4 home runs this week. Wells is a bit of a surprise as his play last season left fans with pretty low expectations. Matt Holliday hit 3 home runs and is carrying a fat .423 AVG. Of course Holliday gets the benefit of batting behind Pujols and thus should have a very Jeff Kent-ian season.

STARTING PITCHER: Tim Lincecum (SF) and Roy Halladay (PHI) - I may not even update this one all season. Let's just assume they are the best pitchers each week. Lincecum is 2-0 with 17 Ks and a 1.29 ERA. Halladay is 2-0 with 17 Ks and a 0.56 ERA.

RELIEF PITCHER: Jon Rauch (MIN) - 4 saves in 4 chances. Joe Nathan who?


THE NEIFIS - Desperately in need of a Slumpbuster

CATCHER: Gregg Zaun (MIL) - His lack of a base hit (0/14) is the only thing saving Geovany Soto from making this list.

FIRST BASE: Chris Davis (TEX) - Multihit game yesterday puts his AVG up to .211 now. Only 27 more points to go to reach his 2009 season AVG.

SECOND BASE: Adam Kennedy (WAS) - 3 for 19 on the season so far. Also he has to go through life as Adam Kennedy.

THIRD BASE: Brandon Wood (LAA) - 1 for 19 for a scorching .053 AVG. The Angels 3B of the future has arrived!

SHORTSTOP: Alexei Ramirez (CWS) - .182 in 22 at bats. The notoriously slow starter is starting slow again. He'll pick it up in another month or so. He's like the anti-Fukudome.

OUTFIELD: Jay Bruce (CIN), Julio Borbon (TEX), Milton Bradley (SEA) - Bruce is 1 for 19, with 0 runs, 0 RBI, 1 walk and 4 strikeouts. Borbon is 1 for 21 but at least had 2 RBI to his name. Milton is also 1 for 21 but his one hit was a home run. And in case you forget how many hits Bradley has so far, just ask him. He'll tell you how many.

STARTING PITCHER: Carlos Zambrano (CHC) - Sorry Z. I know you pitched well on Saturday and all, but that still won't keep you off this week's Neifi list. 6 hits, 2 walks, 2 homers and 8 earned runs in one and a third innings on Opening Day is rough. But you did manage to bring your ERA down in your second start from 54.00 to a less vomit inducing 11.88. So there's that.

RELIEF PITCHER: Frank Francisco (TEX) - 6 earned runs and 2 blown saves in 1 inning of work. That's amazing. Also remember that time he threw a chair and broke that woman's nose? Also his birthday is September 11. I'm not saying he's with Al Qaeda, I'm just saying....