Took 2 of 3 from the Yankees and then swept the Orioles for a 5-1 week, including a chaotic 15 inning affair in Baltimore.
The good: After putting together a couple good weeks I'm tied with Toronto for the division lead, sitting at 37-29.
The bad: Toronto just traded for Marcus Semien and Frankie Montas, giving them a huge boost in divisional odds.
Coming up: 13-game homestand kicks off with 3 against the Yanks and 3 against the Pirates
AWARD LADDERSAL MVP:
1. Matt Chapman (3B) - New York Yankees
2. Nolan Arenado (3B) - Toronto Blue Jays
3. Christian Yelich (LF) - Cleveland Guardians
4. Yasmani Grandal (C) - Toronto Blue Jays
5. Aaron Judge (RF) - Baltimore Orioles
6. George Springer (CF) - Seattle Mariners
7. Julio Urias (SP) - Los Angeles Angels
8. Carlos Correa (SS) - Oakland Athletics
9. Rhys Hoskins (1B) - Toronto Blue Jays
10. Mark Canha (RF) - Cleveland Guardians
NL MVP:
1. Freddie Freeman (1B) - Atlanta Braves
2. Tyler O'Neill (LF) - St. Louis Cardinals
3. Luis Robert (CF) - Colorado Rockies
4. Juan Soto (DH) - Atlanta Braves
5. Francisco Lindor (SS) - Atlanta Braves
6. Jose Altuve (2B) - Arizona Diamondbacks
7. Mike Trout (CF) - San Diego Padres
8. Josh Donaldson (3B) - Colorado Rockies
9. Randy Arozarena (CF) - Cincinnati Reds
10. Ty France (1B) - Cincinnati Reds
AL Cy Young:
1. Julio Urias (SP) - Los Angeles Angels
2. Robbie Ray (SP) - Texas Rangers
3. Jake Odorizzi (SP) - Detroit Tigers
4. Logan Webb (SP) - Chicago White Sox
5. Alex Wood (SP) - Tampa Bay Rays
NL Cy Young:
1. Gerrit Cole (SP) - Washington Nationals
2. Chris Sale (SP) - Miami Marlins
3. Corbin Burnes (SP) - Cincinnati Reds
4. Zack Wheeler (SP) - St. Louis Cardinals
5. Jacob deGrom (SP) - Pittsburgh Pirates
AL Rookie of the Year:
1. Adley Rutschman (C) - Minnesota Twins
2. Wander Franco (SS) - Minnesota Twins
3. Seth Brown (RF) - Detroit Tigers
4. Steven Kwan (CF) - Kansas City Royals
5. Alek Thomas (CF) - Toronto Blue Jays
NL Rookie of the Year:
1. Riley Greene (RF) - Cincinnati Reds
2. Shea Langeliers (C) - St. Louis Cardinals
3. Julio Rodriguez (RF) - New York Mets
4. Aaron Ashby (SP) - Milwaukee Brewers
5. Seiya Suzuki (LF) - San Francisco Giants
AL Hank Aaron Award:
1. Christian Yelich (LF) - Cleveland Guardians
2. Rhys Hoskins (1B) - Toronto Blue Jays
3. Mark Canha (RF) - Cleveland Guardians
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. Jake Cousins (RP) - Kansas City Royals
3. Ken Giles (RP) - Seattle Mariners
NL Reliever of the Year:
1. Kirby Snead (RP) - Atlanta Braves
2. Mark Melancon (RP) - Colorado Rockies
3. David Robertson (RP) - San Diego Padres
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: Toronto Blue Jays, 5-2, +3.1% World Series Odds (+3.2 wins added to mean win projection). Also Considered: LAD
Worst week: Baltimore Orioles, 1-6, -1.8% World Series Odds (-3.1 wins subtracted from mean win projection). Also Considered: STL