Here are the final results of the Rookie of the Year race for the two top candidates. Both finished with great opening seasons yesterday and this is what happened in their final week: Aaron Judge 9/25 vs. KC: 2-for-4, two runs (123, 124), two home runs (49, 50), three RBIs (106, 107, 108) 9/26 vs. TB: 1-for-3, one double (23), one RBI (109), one run (125) 9/27 vs. TB: 1-for-2, one double (24), two RBIs (110, 111) 9/28 vs. TB: 1-for-4, one run (126), one RBI (112), one home run (51) 9/29 vs. Tor: 1-for-3, one run (127), one RBI (113) 9/30 vs. Tor: 1-for-3, one run (128), one home run (52), one RBI (114) Through 6 games- Batting Avg.: .368 Hits: 7 Runs: 6 Home Runs: 4 RBIs: 9 On-Base Percentage: .556 Season Totals- Batting Avg.: .284 Home Runs: 52 RBIs: 114 Hits: 154 Runs: 128 Walks: 127 Stolen Bases: 9 Slugging Percentage: .627 On-Base Percentage: .422 Records Broken This Year- MLB Rookie Home Run Record Franchise Record for Most Home Runs at Home Longest Home Run This Season Highest Exit Velocity in MLB Most Walks in a Rookie Season Most Consecutive Strike Outs Longest Home Runs Tracked in the HR Derby Longest Home Run- 496 feet on 6/11 vs. Baltimore Closing Thoughts- If we ever see a rookie like Judge or better, we will be seeing one of the best rookies of all time. Judge is so good that he is one of the serious contenders for the MVP race and will likely receive votes. He could win but he will for sure win the Rookie of the Year race. Anyone who hits over 50 home runs should be considered an award and especially if they broke a record doing so. It was a blast seeing baseball electrified by the presence of Judge and his power stroke and the summer was owned by him. He deserves the Rookie of the Year no doubt and it will be great to see his season get rewarded. Cody Bellinger 9/25 vs. SD: 0-for-3 9/26 vs. SD: 0-for-2, one run (87), one RBI (95) 9/27 vs. SD: 0-for-3, one RBI (96) 9/29 at Col: 0-for-4 9/30 at Col: 1-for-4 10/1 at Col: 1-for-3, one RBI (97) Through 6 games- Batting Avg.: .105 Hits: 2 Runs: 1 RBIs: 2 On-Base Percentage: .200 Season Totals- Batting Avg.: .266 Home Runs: 39 RBIs: 96 Hits: 127 Runs: 87 Walks: 62 Stolen Bases: 10 Slugging Percentage: .581 On-Base Percentage: .350 Records Broken This Year: National League Home Run Rookie Record Franchise Home Run Rookie Record Fastest to Hit 24 Home Runs In A Debut Youngest All-Star Position Player in Franchise History Longest Home Run: 446 on 8/6 vs. New York Mets Closing Thoughts- Bellinger surprised everyone because he was not expected to be here this season but he made his mark early on by showing off his power hitting abilities. He became a mainstay for the Dodgers and replaced veteran Adrian Gonzalez at first base. Did anyone see that happening? He also broke Mike Piazza's record for the team and that was also crazy. His whole season was crazy because he did so much in a shorter amount of time than everyone else. He is a true rookie, as in he never played in the MLB before this season, and that will be noted and recognized. He will win this award because of how much impact he had in such a short time. He made it look easy and he will be one of the best Dodger rookies, which is a big deal because they produce so many great rookies. Excited to see these two continue playing in the postseason and then win their awards in November!
The second to last week is finished for the potential rookies of the year and it looks like this season is one of the strongest for these two. The talent pool for rookies is good this year but this year is the year of these two and you will continue to hear that from now until they start their sophomore seasons. Hope you enjoy these two record-breakers because we do have a broken record this week and I did not jinx it last week! Aaron Judge 9/19 vs. Min: 2-for-4, one run (116), one RBI (95) 9/20 vs. Min: 1-for-3, one run (117), three RBIs (96, 97, 98), one home run (46) 9/22 at Tor: 2-for-2, one run (118), one RBI (99), one home run (44) 9/23 at Tor: 1-for-4 9/24 at Tor: 2-for-4, two runs (119, 120), three RBIs (100, 101, 102), two home runs (47, 48) Through 5 games- Batting Avg.: .470 Hits: 8 Runs: 5 Doubles: 2 Home Runs: 4 Judge is tearing it up once again and is now one bomb away from Mark McGwire's rookie record! He also will be around for at least one more game in the postseason and will hopefully do great things on that big stage. He already has the power in his home runs and he also has 100+ RBIs and 100+ runs that will make this year one for the biggest of books. Cody Bellinger 9/19 at Phil: 2-for-4 9/20 at Phil: 1-for-4, two RBIs (89, 90) 9/21 at Phil: 1-for-5, one run (85), one RBI (91) 9/22 vs. SF: 1-for-3, one run (86), three RBIs (92, 93, 94), one home run (39) 9/23 vs. SF: 0-for-1 9/24 vs. SF: 1-for-4 Through 6 games- Batting Avg.: .286 Hits: 6 Runs: 3 Doubles: 1 Home Runs: 1 Another record broken, another typical day for Bellinger. The most home runs for a rookie in the NL is now an active player in the Majors and that is big. He will continue his season as Los Angeles looks to rebound from a rocky end of the season in the place that matters the most, the postseason. This will be special for Bellinger and for those watching. One more week of history and then we get sad!
What another good week to be a Rookie of the Year hopeful! Records are just being shattered as baseballs are flying out to the seats and it's thanks to the most powerful rookies we have ever seen. Here's what they've been up to for this week: Cody Bellinger 9/11, at SF: 1-for-4, one run (78) 9/12, at SF: 2-for-2, one run (79) 9/13, at SF: 2-for-4, two runs (80, 81), one RBI (86), one home run (37) 9/15, at Wash: 1-for-3, one run (82), one stolen base (10) 9/16, at Wash: 2-for-3, one run (83), two RBIs (87, 88), one home run (38) 9/17, at Wash: 0-for-4 9/18, at Phil: 1-for-4 Through 7 games- Batting Avg.: .375 Hits: 9 Runs: 6 Home Runs: 2 RBIs: 5 Bellinger did not expect to have a season like this himself, nor did he expect to even have a season. He was asked by reporters this week what his expectations were for this season and he replied that he thought he would be a September call-up. Looks like life has a funny way of thinking... He is now one home run away from breaking the National League rookie record that was set by Wally Berger (1930) and tied by Frank Robinson (1958). That's a good list to be apart of, especially for someone who expected a September call-up. Aaron Judge 9/11, at TB: 0-for-3, two walks (110), one run (107) 9/12, at TB: 0-for-3, one walk (111), one run (108) 9/14, vs. Bal: 3-for-4, three runs (109, 110, 111), six RBIs (90-95), two home runs (41, 42) 9/15, vs. Bal: 0-for-2, two runs (112, 113), one walk (112), one stolen base (8) 9/16, vs. Bal: 0-for-2, one run (114), two walks (113, 114) 9/17, vs. Bal: 1-for-4, one run (115), one walk (115) 9/18, vs. Min: 1-for-4, one run (116), one RBI (96), one home run (43) Through 7 games- Batting Avg.: .227 Hits: 5 Runs: 10 Home Runs: 3 RBIs: 7 Walks: 8 Judge is slowly but surely coming back to form and he certainly is killing it again in the home run department. He has 5 home runs between him and the once untouchable Mark McGwire record. If he keeps on having great days, it will get even more excited to see how close he can get to that. He's helping his team in the Wild Card race by drawing numerous walks and scoring runs from there. He definitely is valuable to this team as they head into the postseason. *knocks on wood* I want to see at least one broken record next week!
Guess who's back? Back again... Aaron Judge 9/4, at Bal: 1-for-1, four walks (100, 101, 102, 103), one run (101) 9/5, at Bal: 1-for-4, one walk (104), one run (102) 9/7, at Bal: 1-for-4, one walk (105), two runs (103, 104), two RBIs (86, 87), one home run (39) 9/8, at Tex: 1-for-5, one double (19) 9/9, at Tex: 0-for-3, one run (105), one walk (106) 9/10, at Tex: 2-for-2, one walk (107), two runs (106, 107), three RBIs (88, 89, 90), two home runs (40, 41!!!) Through 6 games- AVG.: .316 Hits: 6 Runs: 7 Home Runs: 3 RBIs: 5 OBP: .500 Judge is back to his sweet swinging ways and had a great week that you saw above. He's back to making headlines for good things (goodbye strike out streak and being benched!) and that is exciting. He can now join Mark McGwire as the only two rookies to hit at least 40 home runs. He would have to hit 8 more to catch his record and if you believe that he can do that, then go ahead and cheer him on. He did break another rookie record this week with the most walks in MLB history, which makes him either the most feared rookie or the one with the best eye. Cody Bellinger 9/4, vs. Ari: 0-for-4 9/5, vs. Ari: 1-for-4 9/6, vs. Ari: 1-for-4, one RBI (83) 9/7, vs. Col: 2-for-4, one run (75), two doubles (20, 21) 9/8, vs. Col: 0-for-5, one run (76) 9/9, vs. Col: 1-for-3, one run (77), one double (22), one walk (49) 9/10, vs. Col: 0-for-3, one walk (50) Through 7 games- AVG.: .185 Hits: 5 Runs: 3 Doubles: 3 Right now is not a good time for Los Angeles and it is taking a toll on some of the players. Every slump will have its end, no matter how long and horrible. His season totals are still good enough for a good rookie season and he will probably finish strong once this rough patch ends. I hope that both will be right on track next week!
Big things are happening in the Rookie of the Year race, like the solidifying of who will win. After showing off the best power for rookies in a long time, it would be odd not to pick them for this award. Aaron Judge 8/25 vs. Sea: 0-for-4, one run (96), one walk (92) 8/26 vs. Sea: 0-for-5 8/27 vs. Sea: 1-for-3, one run (97), two walks (93, 94) 8/30 vs. Cle: 0-for-1 8/30 vs. Cle: 1-for-3, one run (98), one walk (95) 8/31 vs. Bos: 0-for-2, one run (99), two walks (96, 97) 9/1 vs. Bos: 1-for-4, one RBI (85) 9/2 vs. Bos: 0-for-4 9/3 vs. Bos: 1-for-5, one run (100), one home run (38), two walks (98, 99) In 9 Games- Hits: 4 Runs: 5 RBI: 3 Avg: .154 Walks: 8 Judge ended his 15-game home run drought on Sunday with a 469 ft. blast vs. the rival Red Sox. He is slowly getting back to where he was supposed to be, but he still is not getting the great numbers that he got in the beginning. September just began and he can still pull it together this month and finish strong. I still think he will easily win the Rookie of the Year award, but the MVP could be out of the loop right now. Cody Bellinger 8/30 at Ari: 1-for-4, one run (71) 8/31 at Ari: 0-for-4 9/1 at SD: 1-for-4 9/2 at SD: 1-for-4, one run (72), two RBIs (80, 81), one home run (35!) 9/3 at SD: 2-for-4, two runs (73, 74), one RBI (82), one home run (36!!!!) In 5 Games- Hits: 6 Runs: 4 RBI: 3 Avg: .300 He did it!!! He broke the franchise rookie record for home runs and made history in Sunday's game! After suffering some time on the DL for a portion of this week, Bellinger is back in action as you can tell. His team may be struggling right now but having him back and healthy now will help them in the long stretch. Congrats to both for being the first two rookies to hit 35+ homers each in one season!
Hope you like nicknames and record-breakers, because that's all we got for you here! It's always fun to have fun and that's what rookies are all about, so let's get started: Rhys Hoskins 8/20: 2-for-5, one home run (5), one RBI (9), two runs (8, 9) 8/22: 1-for-4, one home run (6), two RBIs (10, 11), one run (10) 8/22 (double-header): 1-for-3, one walk (9) 8/23: 2-for-3, one home run (7), FIVE RBIs (12-16), one run (11) 8/24: 2-for-5, one home run (8), three RBIs (17, 18, 19), two runs (12, 13) 8/25: 1-for-3, one home run (9), two RBIs (20, 21), one run (14) 8/26: 2-for-4, one home run (10), two RBIs (22, 23), one run (15) 8/27: 1-for-4, one home run (11), one RBI (24), one run (16) Through 8 Games- Hits: 12 Runs: 9 Home Runs: 7 RBIs: 16 Average: .387 On-Base Percentage: .441 Nickname for Players Weekend: He did not get into the Majors in time for this, but he would have had 'Hosk' or 'Big Hosk'. What a shame... Congrats to Hoskins for being the fastest player to hit 10 home runs in Major League history! Also for having the most RBIs for a Phillies rookie in 46 years. This player is truly special for the future of the Phillies. Andrew Benintendi 8/20: 2-for-5 8/21: 2-for-4, one run (64), one home run (18), two RBIs (69, 70) 8/22: 1-for-5, one double (18), one run (65), one RBI (71) 8/23: 1-for-3, one walk (52) 8/24: 1-for-5 8/25: 0-for-4 8/26: O-for-4 8/27: 1-for-3, two walks (53, 54) Through 8 Games- Hits: 8 Runs: 2 Home Runs: 1 RBIs: 3 Average: .242 On-Base Percentage: .306 Nickname for Players Weekend: Benny Why?: Benintendi told mlb.com, "Benny was something my dad's friends called him when he was younger... One of my dad's college teammates was my coach when I played as a kid, and he called me Benny, and it just kind of went from there. My friends at Arkansas called me Benny, so I just kept it simple." Tribute patch: Mom Dad Olivia Lilly, for his parents and two sisters who attend games when they can. Hoping that Benintendi will join the 20+ club for all the other rookies who are waiting for him to help make history and one of the best power-hitting rookie classes in the MLB. Paul DeJong 8/20: 0-for-5 8/22: 0-for-4 8/23: 1-for-4, 8/24: 3-for-4, one run (36), one double (18) 8/25: 1-for-4 8/26: 1-for-4, one run (37), one RBI (49) 8/27: 1-for-5 Through 7 Games- Hits: 7 Runs: 2 RBIs: 1 Average: .233 On-Base Percentage: .258 Nickname for Players Weekend: DeJong. Why?: Pauly D was taken, I guess. Tribute patch: Family, for his best supporters. DeJong's three-hit game is his eighth of the season and ties Cody Bellinger for the most among NL rookies. Other NicknamesRafael Devers, BOS: Carlita, which means baby face in Spanish.
Dansby Swanson, ATL: Dans Trey Mancini, BAL: Trey, because his real name is Anthony. Ian Happ, CHC: Happer Bradley Zimmer, CLE: Machine Antonio Senzatela, COL: Senze Kyle Freeland, COL: Free German Marquez, COL: Marque Yoan Moncada, CWS: Yoyo Yuli Gurriel, HOU: El Yuli Parker Bridwell, LAA: PBrid Aaron Judge, NYY: All Rise Cody Bellinger, LAD: CodyLove Josh Bell, PIT: JB Manuel Margo, SD: Yoandry Ty Blach, SF: The Preacher Danny Barnes, TOR: Barnzy There's good drama and bad drama going on this week between the two rookies, with one finally ending a curse and the other making a trip to the cursed DL. If you do not know which one those apply to, find out! If you do, well, just look at the numbers anyway! Aaron Judge 8/16: 2-for-5, two runs (90, 91), one home run (37) at 469 ft, one RBI (80) 8/17: 0-for-4 8/18: 1-for-4, one walk (89) 8/19: 0-for-4, one walk (90) 8/20: 0-for-4 8/21: 1-for-1, two runs (92, 93), RBI (81) Through 6 games: Batting Average: .182 Runs: 4 Hits: 4 Strikeouts: He did it. He broke the record for the longest streak at 37 consecutive games and ended it last night (It's over!!!). Judge finally got the monkey off his back so now we can talk about other topics regarding him, like how he is tenth in most RBIs in a season by Yankees rookie or how he still is the main choice for the AL Rookie of the Year. He had a rough streak but he hit his 37th home run, which is a high number and also crushed Joe DiMaggio's previous 81-year-old record of 29 during his rookie season. Also, if he gets to 38 home runs, he will tie Frank Robinson's record and if he gets one after that, he will be the first rookie to even come close to Mark McGwire's record of 49. That record will most likely be untouchable, but even getting near that will look great on his resume. Cody Bellinger 8/16: 1-for-1 8/18: 0-for-3 8/19: 0-for-2 Through 3 games: Batting Average: .167 Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Bad news for Dodger fans, the reason behind only three games being shown is because Bellinger was placed on the 10-day Disabled List after spraining his ankle last Saturday in Detroit. Even though they can carry on without him, he still is responsible for the most wins in a non-pitcher's first 99 games at 76 wins (STATS LLC). He still has one more home run to hit to tie Mike Piazza's record and he has time to do that, but for now, we just have to wait for him to heal. Both of these rookies are responsible for the new MLB record of seven rookies hitting 20+ home runs this season. Yay for rookies! At least two more can join the club, so you will be updated on how that goes! For now, we just hope that Judge goes back to being Judge and Bellinger's ankle heals. See you all soon!
An almost new crop of breakout stars has arrived and it's time to meet two pitchers and two very hot hitters. One hitter in particular just destroyed their rival this weekend, so look out for that when you are reading about everyone. Other than that, this group is doing alright... German Marquez Another rookie pitcher for the Rockies? I guess it's working because they still are in the Wild Card race and all their rookies have at least 10 wins this year. Marquez earned his 10th win of the season against Milwaukee, after giving up 4 earned runs of 7 hits. The positive was that he had 6 strikeouts and only issued 1 walk. His ERA is at 4.24 right now. Marquez definitely thrives on run support from his team because he is 6-1 when 6+ runs are scored, including this game. Offense also does well with his pitching because 11 of his games had 3-5 runs while only 3 had 0-2 scored. Symbiotic relationships make teams better. Next Start: Paul DeJong DeJong deserved to be the rookie of the month for July and he is keeping it up in August with his 9-game hitting streak, his longest yet. His hits do not go to waste either, because he's managed to bat in runs with them as well and went 5 straight games with an RBI or more (the most was 3!) until it ended but then started up again. Here's more on what went on for the man, myth, and legend... 8/13: 3-for-5, one home run (18), one RBI (42) 8/15: 2-for-4, one RBI (43) 8/16: 1-for-4, one double (17) 8/17: 1-for-4, one run (32), one RBI (44) 8/18: 3-for-5, two runs (33, 34), one home run (19), two RBIs (45, 46) 8/19: 1-for-3, one run (35), one home run (20), two RBIs (47, 48) His stats through 6 games: Avg: .440 Hits: 11 Runs: 5 Home Runs: 3 RBI: 7 Parker Bridwell Bridwell is continuing to look solid as a pitcher for Anaheim (I say Anaheim because THEY PLAY THERE!!!). He gave up only 1 run in 4 hits against a decent Mariner offense in Seattle. He only had 2 strikeouts, but his ERA dipped down to 2.88. Bridwell is enjoying the second half with a 1.000 winning percentage and dropped his ERA by .68 from the first half to now. Everything looks better than when the break began, which means that whatever they are teaching him in Anaheim right now is working. It also could be confidence and that makes all the difference. Next Start: Rafael Devers The next big Dominican talent to play for Boston is here and ready to take over. Devers has only had 80 at-bats, but he's already impressed with a hot start. This week against the Yankees, he became the second to hit three home runs in three straight games vs. New York before turning 21 (Elias Sports Bureau). It's a unique stat but it shows how young and ready he is to become a key player for the Sox. His power has come so quickly after he hit his 8th home run in 20 games, the hottest start for a player his age. Sorry, Bellinger, but if you were a little bit younger, you would be able to have that title.
8/13: 1-for-3, one run (9), one home run (4), one RBI (10) 8/14: 2-for-4, two runs (10, 11), two home runs (5, 6), two RBIs (11, 12) 8/15: 2-for-4, two runs (12, 13), one RBI (13) 8/16: 1-for-3, one double (4) 8/18: 2-for-4, two runs (14, 15), one home run (7), two RBIs (14, 15) 8/19: 2-for-4, two runs (16, 17), one home run (8), one RBI (16) His stats through 6 games: Avg: .455 Hits: 10 Runs: 9 Home Runs: 5 RBIs: 7 Another quick and easy update on the two potential picks for the Rookie of the Year in their leagues. Things are going more than swell for one rookie in California, while there's still a little bit of trouble in New York. It's still the middle of August, so things can most certainly change and the script could flip. Untik then, here is this week: Cody Bellinger Tues., 8/8 at AZ: 1-for-4, one double (17), one run (62) 8/9 at AZ: 2-for-4, one double (18), two runs (63, 64), one home run (33), one RBI (76) 8/10 at AZ: 0-for-5, one run (65), reached on base due to an error 8/11 vs. SD: 3-for-5, one run (66), two RBIs (77, 78) 8/12 vs. SD: 3-for-3, one run (67), one home run (34), one RBI (79), one walk (43) 8/13 vs. SD: 1-for-3, one run (68), one double (19), one walk (44) 8/15 vs. CHW: 1-for-2, one run (69), two walks (45, 46) Through 7 games- Batting Average: .423 Runs: 8 Hits: 11 Doubles: 3 Home Runs: 2 RBIs: 4 Strikeouts: 3 In case you have not noticed, Bellinger is tearing it up right now with his current 9-game run streak. He also made headlines recently by being one home run away from tying the franchise rookie record by Hall of Famer Mike Piazza. Yep, things are definitely looking up for Bellinger in August as he continues to gather interest as the front runner for the National League Rookie of the Year. With his consistent hitting (look at his strikeout total for those 7 games!!) and history-making, he can definitely get the most votes. As of right now, he sits at fifth place for most RBIs by a rookie in the franchise with 79. He probably won't catch Piazza there (112), but he can get close. Aaron Judge Wed., 8/8 at Tor: 0-for-3, two walks (80, 81) 8/9 at Tor: 0-for-4, one run (86), one walk (82) 8/10 at Tor: 1-for-4, one double (14), one walk (83) 8/11 vs. Bos: 0-for-2, one run (87), two walks (84, 85) 8/12 vs. Bos: 0-for-4 8/13 vs. Bos: 1-for-4, one walk (86) 8/14 vs. NYM: 1-for-3, one run (88), one walk (87), one RBI (79), one home run (36!!) 8/15 vs. NYM: 1-for-3, one run (89), one double (15), one walk (87) Through 8 games- Hits: 4 Runs: 4 Doubles: 2 Home Runs: 1 RBIs: 1 Walks: 9 Batting Average: .153 Judge is still struggling right now with his pesky strikeout streak but hopefully he can end it before he becomes the player with the most consecutive strikeouts, because we want Adam Dunn to still hold that record. A positive for Judge is that he hit his 40th career home run on Monday and it only took 140 games to get that, the fourth-fastest in MLB history. It was also his first home run at Yankee Stadium since July 31st, so August may be warming up to him. If he manages to get out of this slump, he can once again regain some of the high respect he received in the first half. I've been saying that these past few weeks many times, but I really believe that he should win the Rookie of the Year because he did great things in the first half and has the rest of August and September to impress us even more. *stats found on baseball-reference.com, the best site! When Judge comes back, just know that I believed in him! Also, you should come back... around next week when new things happen!
Welcome back to the weekly update on how select rookies are doing right now in the MLB. From great catches to clutch hits, this group has it all! There even is an appearance from a relief pitcher here as well. See it all for yourself... Ben Gamel Wed., 8/8: 2-for-5, one double, 2 RBIs 8/9: 1-for-4, 1 stolen base (4) 8/10: 0-for-4 8/11: 0-for-4 8/12: 1-for-3, one single, one walk (28) Batting Average for 5 games: .166 Season Batting Average: .298 Gamel still has the highest average among AL rookies who have played enough games, despite his rough week. He seemed to turn it around towards the end and he needed that stolen base because he sits fourth in rookie stolen bases for the AL. He also made his highlight reel even better with a home run robbing catch against the A's that is a must-see. Trey Mancini Wed., 8/8: 0-for-4 8/9: 0-for-3 8/10: 3-for-4, one double, two home runs (19, 20), two RBIs 8/11: 1-for-4, one single 8/12: 2-for-5, one single, one RBI Batting Average for 5 games: .300 Season Batting Average: .297 Mancini had a big night last Thursday and put his name in the books for the Orioles; he is the first rookie since the legendary Cal Ripken Jr. to have a 20-HR season. He also is the team record holder for most multihomer games in his first career 105 games. Now that's good stuff. He probably won't take away what Judge did in the first half, so he won't be ROY, but he can definitely make Orioles fans happy. Ian Happ Wed., 8/8: 2-for-3, one double, two RBIs 8/9: 0-for-4 8/11: 1-for-1, one RBI 8/12: 0-for-3 8/13: 1-for-1, pinch-hit home run (15) Batting Average for 5 games: .300 Season Batting Average: .248 Happ had a good week by coming in clutch and helping the Cubs on their road trip. He also just had his birthday on 8/12, so this has been a good present for him. The second baseman still has limited playing time but he makes the most of what he gets and he is really impressing the historic franchise that he plays for. Danny Barnes Wed., 8/8: two hits, 0.2 inning (ERA: 3.18) 8/9: one strikeout, 0.2 inning (ERA: 3.13) 8/11: two strikeouts, 1.0 inning (ERA: 3.06) 8/13: one strikeout, 1.0 inning (ERA: 3.00) The relief pitcher for the Jays has been a solid relief pitcher for them this year. He is second in ERA for AL pitchers with 3.00 and first for relief pitchers. His recent outing was perfect for the Jays and he really is a positive sign for the future of their bullpen. More next week!
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