Great week. Went 5-2, but could have been even better as I outscored my opponents 40-21 and both losses came in 1 run games (more on that later).
The good: We THUMPED! 11 homers this week, including 3 from Mookie, 3 from Brad Miller, and 2 from Harrison Bader. A team OPS of .766 is nice to see after a few weeks of offensive ineptitude.
The bad: Shane Bieber, Taylor Rogers, and Sam Coonrod combined to one-hit (Mookie Betts double) us in a 1-0 victory. We drew no walks (though Anthony Rizzo was hit by a pitch) and struck out 12 times. What a waste of a well pitched game between Alex Wood and Pete Fairbanks (8 IP, 3 H, 1 R (unearned), 1 BB, 5 K). Also we let up 9 homers which isn't ideal.
Coming up: 3 against the Cards, then 3 in Minnesota
AWARD LADDERSAL MVP:
1. Nolan Arenado (3B) - Toronto Blue Jays
2. Matt Chapman (3B) - New York Yankees
3. George Springer (CF) - Seattle Mariners
4. Aaron Judge (RF) - Baltimore Orioles
5. Christian Yelich (LF) - Cleveland Guardians
6. Julio Urias (SP) - Los Angeles Angels
7. Yasmani Grandal (C) - Toronto Blue Jays
8. Jake Odorizzi (SP) - Detroit Tigers
9. Brandon Nimmo (LF) - Chicago White Sox
10. Mookie Betts (RF) - Tampa Bay Rays
NL MVP:
1. Freddie Freeman (1B) - Atlanta Braves
2. Jose Altuve (2B) - Arizona Diamondbacks
3. Josh Donaldson (3B) - Colorado Rockies
4. Tyler O'Neill (LF) - St. Louis Cardinals
5. Francisco Lindor (SS) - Atlanta Braves
6. Luis Robert (CF) - Colorado Rockies
7. Juan Soto (DH) - Atlanta Braves
8. Ty France (1B) - Cincinnati Reds
9. Mitch Haniger (RF) - Milwaukee Brewers
10. Mike Trout (CF) - San Diego Padres
AL Cy Young:
1. Julio Urias (SP) - Los Angeles Angels
2. Jake Odorizzi (SP) - Detroit Tigers
3. Robbie Ray (SP) - Texas Rangers
4. Josh Lindblom (SP) - Tampa Bay Rays
5. Dylan Cease (SP) - Houston Astros
NL Cy Young:
1. Gerrit Cole (SP) - Washington Nationals
2. Corbin Burnes (SP) - Cincinnati Reds
3. Zack Wheeler (SP) - St. Louis Cardinals
4. Clayton Kershaw (SP) - Pittsburgh Pirates
5. Cole Hamels (SP) - San Diego Padres
AL Rookie of the Year:
1. Seth Brown (RF) - Detroit Tigers
2. Adley Rutschman (C) - Minnesota Twins
3. Wander Franco (SS) - Minnesota Twins
4. Alek Thomas (CF) - Toronto Blue Jays
5. Steven Kwan (CF) - Kansas City Royals
NL Rookie of the Year:
1. Riley Greene (RF) - Cincinnati Reds
2. Shea Langeliers (C) - St. Louis Cardinals
3. Seiya Suzuki (LF) - San Francisco Giants
4. Aaron Ashby (SP) - Milwaukee Brewers
5. Spencer Torkelson (3B) - Chicago Cubs
AL Hank Aaron Award:
1. Christian Yelich (LF) - Cleveland Guardians
2. Eloy Jimenez (DH) - Toronto Blue Jays
3. Rhys Hoskins (1B) - Toronto Blue Jays
NL Hank Aaron Award:
1. Freddie Freeman (1B) - Atlanta Braves
2. Juan Soto (DH) - Atlanta Braves
3. Tyler O'Neill (LF) - St. Louis Cardinals
AL Reliever of the Year:
1. Edwin Diaz (RP) - Oakland Athletics
2. David Bednar (RP) - Texas Rangers
3. Jake Cousins (RP) - Kansas City Royals
NL Reliever of the Year:
1. Aroldis Chapman (RP) - Pittsburgh Pirates
2. Mark Melancon (RP) - Colorado Rockies
3. Kirby Snead (RP) - Atlanta Braves
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: Milwaukee Brewers, 5-2, +1.2% World Series Odds (+1.8 wins added to mean win projection). Also Considered: TB, LAD, SF
Worst week: Miami Marlins, 1-6, -0.8% World Series Odds (-3.3 wins subtracted from mean win projection). Also Considered:
