Lost 2 of 3 to the Mariners, before taking 2 of 3 from the Twins.
The good: We ended on a high note, winning 7-1 on Sunday with a big start from the previously struggling Cody Morris. It's good because the rest of the week wasn't pretty...
The bad: Oof, on the surface it seems okay, but 2 of the 3 victories were nail-biting 1 run wins, while all 3 of the losses were ugly (at least in one I was leading 4-3 until I allowed 4 runs in the last 2 innings). The bullpen was ugly, but my bats haven't been able to do enough thus far. To make matters worse, Toronto is on quite the heater to start the year.
Coming up: Hitting the road for 10 days, first stops, 3 in Oakland, then 4 in Seattle
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. Eloy Jimenez (DH) - Toronto Blue Jays
6. Chris Archer (SP) - Minnesota Twins
7. Julio Urias (SP) - Los Angeles Angels
8. Jose Ramirez (3B) - Chicago White Sox
9. Matt Chapman (3B) - New York Yankees
10. Nicky Lopez (SS) - Toronto Blue Jays
NL MVP:
1. Joey Gallo (RF) - Chicago Cubs
2. Juan Soto (DH) - Atlanta Braves
3. Randy Arozarena (CF) - Cincinnati Reds
4. Justin Turner (3B) - Atlanta Braves
5. Wilmer Flores (1B) - Arizona Diamondbacks
6. Freddie Freeman (1B) - Atlanta Braves
7. Mauricio Dubon (SS) - Washington Nationals
8. Ozzie Albies (2B) - New York Mets
9. Steven Matz (SP) - Cincinnati Reds
10. Mitch Haniger (RF) - Milwaukee Brewers
AL Cy Young:
1. Chris Archer (SP) - Minnesota Twins
2. Julio Urias (SP) - Los Angeles Angels
3. Jake Odorizzi (SP) - Detroit Tigers
4. Robbie Ray (SP) - Texas Rangers
5. Ryan Weiss (SP) - Los Angeles Angels
NL Cy Young:
1. Steven Matz (SP) - Cincinnati Reds
2. Trevor Bauer (SP) - Milwaukee Brewers
3. Michael Kopech (SP) - Washington Nationals
4. Jonathan Loaisiga (SP) - Arizona Diamondbacks
5. Jacob deGrom (SP) - Pittsburgh Pirates
AL Rookie of the Year:
1. Ryan Weiss (SP) - Los Angeles Angels
2. Adley Rutschman (C) - Minnesota Twins
3. Gavin Sheets (DH) - Houston Astros
4. Brendan Rodgers (2B) - Seattle Mariners
5. Patrick Wisdom (1B) - Oakland Athletics
NL Rookie of the Year:
1. Julio Rodriguez (RF) - New York Mets
2. Buddy Kennedy (DH) - Philadelphia Phillies
3. Art Warren (RP) - Chicago Cubs
4. Spencer Torkelson (3B) - Chicago Cubs
5. Lucas Sims (SP) - St. Louis Cardinals
AL Hank Aaron Award:
1. Nolan Arenado (3B) - Toronto Blue Jays
2. Eloy Jimenez (DH) - Toronto Blue Jays
3. Aaron Judge (RF) - Baltimore Orioles
NL Hank Aaron Award:
1. Juan Soto (DH) - Atlanta Braves
2. Joey Gallo (RF) - Chicago Cubs
3. Andrew McCutchen (DH) - San Francisco Giants
AL Reliever of the Year:
1. Edwin Diaz (RP) - Oakland Athletics
2. Matt Strahm (RP) - Toronto Blue Jays
3. David Bednar (RP) - Texas Rangers
NL Reliever of the Year:
1. Lucas Sims (RP) - St. Louis Cardinals
2. Aroldis Chapman (RP) - Pittsburgh Pirates
3. Caleb Kilian (RP) - Chicago Cubs
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: Texas Rangers, 6-1, +2.7% World Series Odds (+2.9 wins added to mean win projection). Also Considered: CHC, SF
Worst week: Milwaukee Brewers, 1-6, -2.7% World Series Odds (-3.2 wins subtracted from mean win projection). Also Considered: ATL
