1. Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers. Wait, Miggy was supposed to be hurt, right? But after homering twice, doubling, singling and walking in Sunday’s romp over the Indians, he’s hitting .520 and slugging .840. With that sort of performance plus the expanded depth in the lineup the Tigers have with a revamped outfield, it’s no coincidence that the Tigers are 6-0.

2. Chris Sale, Chicago White Sox. Having already seen big-ticket offseason addition Jeff Samardzija go through two tough starts, getting their ace back from the DL and see him whiff eight Twins in his first turn is exactly what the South Side squad needed. If the White Sox are going to keep up with the Tigers and Royals over the next six months, 30 or more starts from Sale are a must to make it happen.

3. The Los Angeles Dodgers' excess of hitting talent. Third baseman Alex Guerrero and center fielder Joc Pederson might have batted seventh and eighth in Sunday’s 7-4 win, but they combined for six hits, two doubles and two homers to give Zack Greinke a lead big enough that even the Dodgers’ shaky bullpen couldn’t blow it. The two rookies are a big part of the depth that should see the Dodgers through a significant injury or two.

4. George Springer, Houston Astros. You did see him stealing what could have been a walk-off grand slam by Leonys Martin for the Rangers right back off the scoreboard in the bottom of the 10th inning, right? It might have been a slow first week for Springer at the plate, but that catch keeps a game going that the Astros ultimately won 6-4 on Hank Conger's game-winning two-run blast in the 14th.

5. Bartolo Colon, New York Mets. Not only did the beefy veteran hand the previously undefeated Braves their first loss to notch his second victory of the young season, he drove in his first run in a decade. That’s no small thing for Colon: Having come into this game with a career .075/.080/.081 line with 90 strikeouts in 175 plate appearances, Colon had a minus-56 OPS+, which easily ranks among the worst-hitting pitchers of all time.

Christina Kahrl writes about MLB for ESPN. You can follow her on Twitter.