4-3 week after splitting 1-1 with Milwaukee and taking 3 of 5 from Toronto and I now sit 0.5 games up in the division.
The good: Josh Lindblom full stop. I needed a big game from him going up against Alec Manoah and he delivered. Just another standard Lindblom start of 6 scoreless innings. His season ERA is now 1.59.
The bad: The offense. It was bad again. We scored 2-2-4-4-3-3-3 runs this week. What was supposed to be the strength of this team has looked and acted like a liability all year while I've been carried by depth starting pitching and minimum contract relievers. Here's to a second half rebound for the bats.
Coming up: 3 in Boston before a much needed day off (10 games in 9 days). Then a 3 game set in Cincy.
AWARD LADDERSAL MVP:
1. Matt Chapman (3B) - New York Yankees
2. Christian Yelich (LF) - Cleveland Guardians
3. Nolan Arenado (3B) - Toronto Blue Jays
4. Aaron Judge (RF) - Baltimore Orioles
5. Bryan Reynolds (CF) - Baltimore Orioles
6. Fernando Tatis Jr. (SS) - Baltimore Orioles
7. Julio Urias (SP) - Los Angeles Angels
8. Byron Buxton (CF) - Cleveland Guardians
9. Rhys Hoskins (1B) - Toronto Blue Jays
10. Rafael Devers (3B) - Los Angeles Angels
NL MVP:
1. Luis Robert (CF) - Colorado Rockies
2. Juan Soto (DH) - Atlanta Braves
3. Freddie Freeman (1B) - Atlanta Braves
4. Francisco Lindor (SS) - Atlanta Braves
5. Tyler O'Neill (LF) - St. Louis Cardinals
6. Josh Donaldson (3B) - Colorado Rockies
7. Mike Trout (CF) - San Diego Padres
8. Alex Bregman (3B) - Arizona Diamondbacks
9. Chris Sale (SP) - Miami Marlins
10. Jose Altuve (2B) - Arizona Diamondbacks
AL Cy Young:
1. Julio Urias (SP) - Los Angeles Angels
2. Robbie Ray (SP) - Texas Rangers
3. Josh Lindblom (SP) - Tampa Bay Rays
4. Max Fried (SP) - Oakland Athletics
5. Shane Bieber (SP) - Texas Rangers
NL Cy Young:
1. Chris Sale (SP) - Miami Marlins
2. Zack Wheeler (SP) - St. Louis Cardinals
3. Corbin Burnes (SP) - Cincinnati Reds
4. Trevor Bauer (SP) - Milwaukee Brewers
5. Gerrit Cole (SP) - Washington Nationals
AL Rookie of the Year:
1. Adley Rutschman (C) - Minnesota Twins
2. Seth Brown (RF) - Detroit Tigers
3. Wander Franco (SS) - Minnesota Twins
4. Steven Kwan (CF) - Kansas City Royals
5. Alek Thomas (CF) - Toronto Blue Jays
NL Rookie of the Year:
1. Seiya Suzuki (LF) - San Francisco Giants
2. Shea Langeliers (C) - St. Louis Cardinals
3. Jake Meyers (CF) - Atlanta Braves
4. Julio Rodriguez (RF) - New York Mets
5. Aaron Ashby (SP) - Milwaukee Brewers
AL Hank Aaron Award:
1. Christian Yelich (LF) - Cleveland Guardians
2. Rhys Hoskins (1B) - Toronto Blue Jays
3. Matt Chapman (3B) - New York Yankees
NL Hank Aaron Award:
1. Juan Soto (DH) - Atlanta Braves
2. Freddie Freeman (1B) - Atlanta Braves
3. Luis Robert (CF) - Colorado Rockies
AL Reliever of the Year:
1. David Bednar (RP) - Texas Rangers
2. Edwin Diaz (RP) - Oakland Athletics
3. Liam Hendriks (RP) - Toronto Blue Jays
NL Reliever of the Year:
1. Aroldis Chapman (RP) - Pittsburgh Pirates
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: New York Yankees, 6-1, +0.0% World Series Odds (+3.5 wins added to mean win projection). Also Considered: CHW
Worst week: San Diego Padres, 0-6, +0.0% World Series Odds (-6.0 wins subtracted from mean win projection). Also Considered:
