I need to see Chris Sale pitch 7 strong innings in his final start before I get optimistic about our playoff chances. I also would like to see JDM heat up like Mookie did after he got some rest.
I took another look and Trout missed even more time than Mookie did. It hurts some of his cumulatives. His percentages though are dynamite. But wow, so many walks! I feel like the walks may be hurting his MVP chances more than anything else.
I know a month or so ago I said Trout should win, but it looks pretty even between the two of them now. When it's close, I do agree with giving the nod to the guy whose team just broke a record for wins.
I'll play!
AL MVP - Mike Trout. He's a juggernaut on an otherwise mediocre team. But definitely the most valuable player in the league.
AL CY YOUNG - Edwin Diaz. Closers can win when they are this dominant. He'll probably have the 2nd most saves ever in a single season.
Really interesting exchange! To be fair, to those of us who have grown up with images of the Death Star, a 90 foot wide space station is pretty small :)
He has an unfathomable 1.71 ERA, a 0.95 WHIP, 239 SO, and the inept Mets have given him an 8-9 win-loss record. We may see a Cy Young winner with a losing record. Incredible.
I'll take '97-'00 Nomar over just about anybody. He's still probably my favorite Red Sox player ever. And yes, speaking of flash, I love those throws to first while his body was flying in the opposite direction.
I think closers have a really short shelf life. I wouldn't break the bank over Kimbrel.
Eovaldi is the trickiest pitcher right now for me to judge. I'm not sure what the Sox should do with him.
Interesting. For most of the season, Price and E-Rod were neck-in-neck in terms of pitching performances, and then all of a sudden Price became The Man. Sale and Price should be unbeatable in October.
I'm not usually the one to do this, but before today, his last few outings had been very solid. No one wanted to hang Velazquez after his last start but he was awful. Today he was pretty good.
I met a woman named Jaleen last night. So you all tell me, is Jaleen a man's name or a woman's name?
I still can't believe we traded him to Tampa Bay and then he beats us.