I’ve got two freebies up on Baseball Prospectus today: my latest Triple Play of Dodger, Giant, and Twin nuggets, and this week’s Prospectus Hit List. Oddly enough, according to the Colonel’s Supersecret Ranking Recipe (derived from several measurements in Baseball Prospectus’ Adjusted Standings through the close of play on Sunday), the Dodgers are in the top spot thanks to their scorching 9-2 (now 10-2) start. The Yankees are at the other end of the spectrum, ranking 27th this week, ahead of only the Pirates, Royals and Rockies, and with nowhere to go but up.

I have to admit that having watched several Dodger games, I’m developing a serious mancrush on Jeff Kent, who’s hitting .370/.482/.739 (I devoted a segment of the PTP to his Hall of Fame chances). He’s not the only Dodger who’s making me swoon; even Jeff Weaver and Derek Lowe, both of whom twirled shutouts this weekend, have it going on as well. Meanwhile, Mad Bad Milton Bradley is hitting .362/.392/.702, with four homers in his past four games (two on Sunday) and looking like a man finally able to harness his inner demons to inflict punishment on the rest of the league, à la Gary Sheffield (though without the menacing bat waggle).

The team’s hot start is matched only by the 1955 and 1981 squads, both of which won the World Series, and while it’s too early to start making plans for October, it’s nice to contemplate how many mainstream media flacks might be munching crow if this team can deliver on its early promise (SI.com’s John Donovan sets the table here). I’m going to enjoy keeping a close eye on this team.