Took 3 of 4 from Baltimore, and then 2 of 3 from Cleveland. Glad we got those wins against Baltimore, because they went on to sweep their next series, and Toronto had a 5-1 week, so I actually lost ground on the division leader and didn't separate from Baltimore at all for the WC1 spot.
The good: Caleb Ferguson tossed two gems this week, throwing 12 innings and allowing only 1 run. Luke Voit also finally gave some production out of the DH spot, hitting 3 diners for an 1.166 OPS this week.
The bad: Had a tough time keeping the ball in the park, allowing 13 homers this week while only hitting 8 as a team.
Coming up: Day off before a short 2 game set with Toronto and then heading to Detroit for 4.
AWARD LADDERSAL MVP:
1. Matt Chapman (3B) - New York Yankees
2. Fernando Tatis Jr. (SS) - Baltimore Orioles
3. Jose Ramirez (3B) - Chicago White Sox
4. Christian Yelich (LF) - Cleveland Guardians
5. Nolan Arenado (3B) - Toronto Blue Jays
6. Bryan Reynolds (CF) - Baltimore Orioles
7. Carlos Correa (SS) - Oakland Athletics
8. Rafael Devers (3B) - Los Angeles Angels
9. Aaron Judge (RF) - Baltimore Orioles
10. Rhys Hoskins (1B) - Toronto Blue Jays
NL MVP:
1. Luis Robert (CF) - Colorado Rockies
2. Juan Soto (DH) - Atlanta Braves
3. Josh Donaldson (3B) - Colorado Rockies
4. Mike Trout (CF) - San Diego Padres
5. Francisco Lindor (SS) - Atlanta Braves
6. Freddie Freeman (1B) - Atlanta Braves
7. Tyler O'Neill (LF) - St. Louis Cardinals
8. Nico Hoerner (2B) - Cincinnati Reds
9. Jeimer Candelario (3B) - Cincinnati Reds
10. Matt Olson (1B) - San Francisco Giants
AL Cy Young:
1. Robbie Ray (SP) - Texas Rangers
2. Max Fried (SP) - Oakland Athletics
3. Julio Urias (SP) - Los Angeles Angels
4. Sandy Alcantara (SP) - Houston Astros
5. Walker Buehler (SP) - Toronto Blue Jays
NL Cy Young:
1. Corbin Burnes (SP) - Cincinnati Reds
2. Trevor Bauer (SP) - Milwaukee Brewers
3. Jacob deGrom (SP) - Pittsburgh Pirates
4. Zack Wheeler (SP) - St. Louis Cardinals
5. Clayton Kershaw (SP) - Pittsburgh Pirates
AL Rookie of the Year:
1. Steven Kwan (CF) - Kansas City Royals
2. Sandy Alcantara (SP) - Houston Astros
3. Adley Rutschman (C) - Minnesota Twins
4. Isaac Paredes (3B) - Chicago White Sox
5. Seth Brown (RF) - Detroit Tigers
NL Rookie of the Year:
1. Jake Meyers (CF) - Atlanta Braves
2. Seiya Suzuki (LF) - San Francisco Giants
3. Josh Jung (3B) - San Francisco Giants
4. Shea Langeliers (C) - St. Louis Cardinals
5. Riley Greene (RF) - Cincinnati Reds
AL Hank Aaron Award:
1. Rhys Hoskins (1B) - Toronto Blue Jays
2. Christian Yelich (LF) - Cleveland Guardians
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. Edwin Diaz (RP) - Oakland Athletics
2. Liam Hendriks (RP) - Toronto Blue Jays
3. David Bednar (RP) - Texas Rangers
NL Reliever of the Year:
1. Aroldis Chapman (RP) - Pittsburgh Pirates
2. Raisel Iglesias (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: Oakland Athletics, 6-0, +2.7% World Series Odds (+3.5 wins added to mean win projection). Also Considered: COL
Worst week: Chicago White Sox, 0-5, -3.4% World Series Odds (-3.4 wins subtracted from mean win projection). Also Considered: SEA, CIN
