Went 4-2 this week, losing both against Toronto and then sweeping Detroit in 4. Unfortunately Toronto went 5-1 this week and Baltimore went 4-2, so I once against lost ground despite having a good week (also Boston went 5-2 and the Yanks went 4-2, so a great week overall for the AL East).
The good: We should beat teams like Detroit, and we sure did this week, winning the 4 games by a combined score of 35-12 (averaging 8.75 runs per game is something I'm happy to take).
The bad: I lost Cy Young contender Josh Lindblom for 21 days.
Coming up: Day off to travel to Milwaukee for a quick 2 gamer, then back home for 3 against the O's
AWARD LADDERSAL MVP:
1. Matt Chapman (3B) - New York Yankees
2. Fernando Tatis Jr. (SS) - Baltimore Orioles
3. Christian Yelich (LF) - Cleveland Guardians
4. Jose Ramirez (3B) - Chicago White Sox
5. Nolan Arenado (3B) - Toronto Blue Jays
6. Rhys Hoskins (1B) - Toronto Blue Jays
7. Carlos Correa (SS) - Oakland Athletics
8. Aaron Judge (RF) - Baltimore Orioles
9. Bryan Reynolds (CF) - Baltimore Orioles
10. Rafael Devers (3B) - Los Angeles Angels
NL MVP:
1. Luis Robert (CF) - Colorado Rockies
2. Mike Trout (CF) - San Diego Padres
3. Juan Soto (DH) - Atlanta Braves
4. Francisco Lindor (SS) - Atlanta Braves
5. Josh Donaldson (3B) - Colorado Rockies
6. Freddie Freeman (1B) - Atlanta Braves
7. Tyler O'Neill (LF) - St. Louis Cardinals
8. Jeimer Candelario (3B) - Cincinnati Reds
9. Matt Olson (1B) - San Francisco Giants
10. Jose Altuve (2B) - Arizona Diamondbacks
AL Cy Young:
1. Max Fried (SP) - Oakland Athletics
2. Robbie Ray (SP) - Texas Rangers
3. Julio Urias (SP) - Los Angeles Angels
4. Walker Buehler (SP) - Toronto Blue Jays
5. Caleb Ferguson (SP) - Tampa Bay Rays
NL Cy Young:
1. Corbin Burnes (SP) - Cincinnati Reds
2. Zack Wheeler (SP) - St. Louis Cardinals
3. Trevor Bauer (SP) - Milwaukee Brewers
4. Jacob deGrom (SP) - Pittsburgh Pirates
5. Chris Sale (SP) - Miami Marlins
AL Rookie of the Year:
1. Steven Kwan (CF) - Kansas City Royals
2. Adley Rutschman (C) - Minnesota Twins
3. Isaac Paredes (3B) - Chicago White Sox
4. Alek Thomas (CF) - Toronto Blue Jays
5. Wander Franco (SS) - Minnesota Twins
NL Rookie of the Year:
1. Seiya Suzuki (LF) - San Francisco Giants
2. Jake Meyers (CF) - Atlanta Braves
3. Shea Langeliers (C) - St. Louis Cardinals
4. Josh Jung (3B) - San Francisco Giants
5. Julio Rodriguez (RF) - New York Mets
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. Mike Trout (CF) - San Diego Padres
AL Reliever of the Year:
1. Edwin Diaz (RP) - Oakland Athletics
2. David Bednar (RP) - Texas Rangers
3. Liam Hendriks (RP) - Toronto Blue Jays
NL Reliever of the Year:
1. Aroldis Chapman (RP) - Pittsburgh Pirates
2. Raisel Iglesias (RP) - Colorado Rockies
3. Emmanuel Clase (RP) - Milwaukee Brewers
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: Philadelphia Phillies, 5-1, +1.0% World Series Odds (+2.3 wins added to mean win projection). Also Considered: STL, OAK, BOS, TOR
Worst week: Texas Rangers, 2-5, -2.6% World Series Odds (-2.2 wins subtracted from mean win projection). Also Considered: ATL
