Eh. Took 2 of 3 from the Cubs, then lost 2 of 3 at home against the Red Sox.
The good: Alex Wood had a great start after a couple of meh ones to start the season. He went 7 scoreless, letting up 1 hit and 2 walks while striking out 10.
The bad: The whole offense. We only managed 16 runs and a .624 OPS this week. I don't think it's sustainable of course, but always sucks to have clunkers against a division opponent.
Coming up: Have a day off to regroup, then take on Seattle and Minnesota in 3 game sets.
AWARD LADDERSAL MVP:
1. Nolan Arenado (3B) - Toronto Blue Jays
2. Aaron Judge (RF) - Baltimore Orioles
3. Byron Buxton (CF) - Cleveland Guardians
4. Brandon Crawford (SS) - Kansas City Royals
5. Adley Rutschman (C) - Minnesota Twins
6. Matt Davidson (1B) - Los Angeles Angels
7. George Springer (CF) - Seattle Mariners
8. Julio Urias (SP) - Los Angeles Angels
9. Mookie Betts (RF) - Tampa Bay Rays
10. Logan Webb (SP) - Chicago White Sox
NL MVP:
1. Joey Gallo (RF) - Chicago Cubs
2. Justin Turner (3B) - Atlanta Braves
3. Juan Soto (DH) - Atlanta Braves
4. Freddie Freeman (1B) - Atlanta Braves
5. Ozzie Albies (2B) - New York Mets
6. Wilmer Flores (1B) - Arizona Diamondbacks
7. Andrew McCutchen (DH) - San Francisco Giants
8. Trevor Bauer (SP) - Milwaukee Brewers
9. Chris Bassitt (SP) - New York Mets
10. Brandon Belt (1B) - Arizona Diamondbacks
AL Cy Young:
1. Julio Urias (SP) - Los Angeles Angels
2. Logan Webb (SP) - Chicago White Sox
3. Aaron Nola (SP) - Cleveland Guardians
4. Chris Archer (SP) - Minnesota Twins
5. Jake Odorizzi (SP) - Detroit Tigers
NL Cy Young:
1. Trevor Bauer (SP) - Milwaukee Brewers
2. Chris Bassitt (SP) - New York Mets
3. Jacob deGrom (SP) - Pittsburgh Pirates
4. Steven Matz (SP) - Cincinnati Reds
5. Jonathan Loaisiga (SP) - Arizona Diamondbacks
AL Rookie of the Year:
1. Adley Rutschman (C) - Minnesota Twins
2. Gavin Sheets (DH) - Houston Astros
3. Ryan Weiss (SP) - Los Angeles Angels
4. Michael Stefanic (3B) - Houston Astros
5. Alek Thomas (CF) - Toronto Blue Jays
NL Rookie of the Year:
1. Logan Gilbert (RP) - Los Angeles Dodgers
2. Adolis Garcia (RF) - San Diego Padres
3. Aramis Garcia (C) - Chicago Cubs
4. Buddy Kennedy (DH) - Philadelphia Phillies
5. Art Warren (RP) - Chicago Cubs
AL Hank Aaron Award:
1. Nolan Arenado (3B) - Toronto Blue Jays
2. Aaron Judge (RF) - Baltimore Orioles
3. Matt Davidson (1B) - Los Angeles Angels
NL Hank Aaron Award:
1. Joey Gallo (RF) - Chicago Cubs
2. Juan Soto (DH) - Atlanta Braves
3. Freddie Freeman (1B) - Atlanta Braves
AL Reliever of the Year:
1. Brusdar Graterol (RP) - Chicago White Sox
2. Trevor Rosenthal (RP) - Oakland Athletics
3. Edwin Diaz (RP) - Oakland Athletics
NL Reliever of the Year:
1. Lucas Sims (RP) - St. Louis Cardinals
2. Aroldis Chapman (RP) - Pittsburgh Pirates
3. Craig Stammen (RP) - Arizona Diamondbacks
MILESTONE WATCHMilestone Watch
Weekly Leaderboards are updated:
REMEMBER THAT UNTIL I GET AROUND TO CHANGING THE PLAYOFF LOGIC ALL PLAYOFF ODDS ARE STILL BASED ON A TWO WILD CARD SYSTEM
Week-By-Week ChartsBest week: Arizona Diamondbacks, 6-1, +1.4% World Series Odds (+2.6 wins added to mean win projection). Also Considered: NYY, BOS, ATL
Worst week: San Francisco Giants, 0-7, -1.9% World Series Odds (-4.5 wins subtracted from mean win projection). Also Considered: TEX
