Week 22 Hitters Poll: Alex Rios Stands Alone

As is usually the case when the Sox return home from a road trip we have a jump in the numbers for this week. Though it should be pointed out that a lot of the damage in this week's poll comes from the 18-9 loss to Minnesota on Tuesday. Because obviously the one night this week the Sox would go 6-for-1 with runners in scoring position and set a franchise record for doubles in a single game is the same night the pitching staff would allow 18 runs.

If that last sentence doesn't summarize August and early September in a nutshell I'm not sure what does.

Still, it's nice to see an improved week from the offense, especially the balance. Alex Rios continues his world domination as he's now opened up a 100-point lead over second place in the rankings. If you don't know who the offensive MVP of this team is, than you're an idiot.

RANK	PLAYER	POINTS	LW	+/-
1	Alex Rios	533	1	38
2	Paul Konerko	433	3	20
3	Adam Dunn	426	2	5
4	A.J. Pierzynski	423	4	20
5	Alexei Ramirez	391	5	22
6	Alejandro De Aza	381	5	12
7	Gordon Beckham	339	7	19
8	Dayan Viciedo	314	8	16
9	Kevin Youkilis	224	9	3
10	Dewayne Wise	95	10	28
11	Tyler Flowers	74	11	16
12	Orlando Hudson	58	11	0
13	Eduardo Escobar	45	13	0
14	Brent Morel	33	14	0
15	Jordan Danks	30	15	-2
16	Brent Lillibridge	18	16	0
16	Kosuke Fukudome	18	16	0
18	Ray Olmedo	12	18	1
19	Dan Johnson	11	19	7
20	Hector Gimenez	3	20	0
20	Jose Lopez	3	20	0

So, as you can see, Rios had the biggest week of all, but it was also nice to see Paul Konerko and A.J. Pierzysnki return to the land of the 20-point weeks.

The second leading scorer this week was Dewayne Wise, who spent the majority of that week filling in for Adam Dunn in the third spot in the lineup. As you can see, he's been doing a pretty damn good job of it too.

Last week's rankings can be found here.