Early Silver Slugger leaders

Having just passed the 25 games mark it's not too early to recognize the Silver Sluggers for the young season.

AL

C - Jorge Posada's line of .316 5hr 12rbi gives him an edge over Joe Mauer and his .345 1hr 13rbi. Matt Wieters is having a solid sophmore season posting numbers of .279 2hr 11rbi.

1B - Paul Konerko leads all big league players with 11 HRs and his slugging percentage is .106 above any MLB first baseman. Miguel Cabrera leads the majors with 26rbi while also posting a .343 ave and 5hr. Justin Morneau is nearly as impressive with .350 6hr 18rbi

2B - Robinson Cano has posted the best numbers at second base so far by batting .389 with 8hr and 18rbi. Ty Wigginton has looked good so far going .308 6hr 12rbi. Dustin Pedroia is solid at .302 6hr 18rbi

SS - Alex Gonzalez has slugged 7hr with 19rbi while Derek Jeter continues to shine hitting .322 4hr 19rbi. Elvis Andrus leads Major League shortstops with a .400 OBP

3B - Evan Longoria leads a weak AL third basemen class .341 5hr 18rbi. Whatever his age may truly be Miguel Tejada continues to rake posting .293 4hr 13rbi.

LF - In the closest decision Josh Hamilton's .273 4hr 12rbi narrowly edges out
Adam Lind's .274 4hr 14rbi due to a .067 edge in OPS. Carl Crawford is setting himself up nicely for a big contract by batting .326 2hr 13rbi 7sb.

CF - Vernon Wells' wrist looks to be healed and it shows in his numbers .323 8hr 17rbi. Austin Jackson leads all MLB rookies with his .356 avg and 5 stolen bases

RF - Nelson Cruz is proving any doubters wrong by bashing .323 7hr 17rbi 5sb. Jose Guillen seems motivated by the prospect of free agency batting .292 7hr 19rbi. Shin-Soo Choo is hitting .318 4hr 16rbi and with mandatory military service in his native South Korea looming over his head he will be looking for similar production at the2010 Asian Games where a gold medal would waive his military obligation. A thinner Andruw Jones is reviving his career going .276 8hr 11rbi 4sb

NL

C - Ryan Doumit looks to have bounced back nicely from an injury plagued 2009 by hitting .316 3hr 12rbi. Bengie Molina continues to hit well at 35 posting a .343 avg with 2hr and 9rbi. His brother Yadier leads MLB catchers with 15rbi

1B - Albert Pujols is off to another solid start going .344 7hr 21rbi and Adrian Gonzalez is looking like an awfully good piece of trade bait hitting .286 6hr 17rbi.

2B - Kelly Johnson is atop the NL home run charts along with teammate Mark Reynolds posting 9 long balls. Johnson has also driven in 18 to go along with a .310 avg. Martin Prado opened the season on a 10 game hitting streak and has hit safely in 21 of 24. Prado's average currently stands at .368. Chase Utley remains part of any top second baseman conversation with a .294 avg and 6hr 15rbi.

SS - Not surprisingly Hanley Ramirez is the head of the NL SS class after opening the season .300 3hr 10rbi. Ryan Theriot has looked good with a .343 avg and 5 stolen bases. Orlando Cabrera leads NL shortstops with 14rbi.

3b - Jorge Cantu's .311 5hr 23rbi and MLB record 10 consecutive games with hit and rbi to start a season put him at the head of the NL third basemen field. Sophmore Casey McGehee has found a home at the hot corner in Milwaukee batting .305 5hr 19rbi. "Kung Fu Panda" Pablo Sandoval has used all 262lbs of himself to slug .352 with 3hr 10rbi. Mark Reynolds has survived 28 strikeouts to hit 9 home runs and drive in 23.

LF - Ryan Braun continues to be the NL's premiere left fielder by posting .355 5hr 20rbi 6sb. To start his first full year in the bigs Carlos Gonzalez has gone .345 3hr 17rbi. Alfonso Soriano may finally be making an effort to earn his contract by hitting 4hr 13rbi

CF - Kosuke Fukudome has shown us a glimpse of what he was capable of doing in Japan with .353 5hr 17rbi and may have finally come around to the North American game. Colby Rasmus has built nicely on a solid rookie campaign by going .304 6hr 12rbi. Matt Kemp has looked great .278 7hr 20rbi.

RF - Andre Ethier has been the better of the two young Dodgers sluggers hitting .350 7hr 22rbi. Rookie phenom Jason Heyward has shown that the hype may be well deserved batting .256 7hr 20rbi. Jayson Werth could be looking for a big pay-day after the season ends and is doing his part with the bat to make sure it happens .338 3hr 16rbi.