In the last Rookie Report, I promised to update you all on Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger since they were heavily featured on there for weeks and are already the favorites to win the award. Since I do not want to make empty promises, I decided to give a weekly update on them to make it easier for you all to know how they did that week. Aaron Judge Tues. 7/25 vs. Cin: 1-for-3, 1 walk (72) and 1 run 7/27 vs. TB: 1-for-5 7/28 vs. TB: 1-for-4, 1 HR (33) at 387 ft. 7/29 vs. TB: 0-for-3, 1 walk (73) 7/30 vs. TB: 0-for-4, 1 walk (74) 7/31 vs. Det: 1-for-2, 2 runs (82, 83), 1 HR (34) at 408 ft., 1 RBI (75), 2 walks (75, 76) Tues. 8/1 vs. Det: 0-for-4 Weekly AVG.: .160 *Notes: Judge leads the AL with 76 walks and has 31 to go to at least tie Ted Williams' record of 107 walks during his rookie season. There's most definitely no place like home because Judge is about to tie and beat the rookie record for most home runs at home with his 23rd on Monday. He just needs one more to tie Walt Dropo's 24 at Fenway in 1950. A strange thing that happened on 7/27, if you didn't already know, was that Judge celebrated the walk-off win with his teammates but his tooth was chipped in the process. So much for being a nice and supportive teammate... July Batting Avg.: .230 Home Runs: 7 RBI: 13 Hits: 20 Runs: 13 Hopefully he can break out of the July slump that he had because we all enjoy seeing him do so well. Even though this would be considered a slump by his standards, I do think he is still doing well and is helping his team stay in the playoff race. Not everyone can be perfect all the time and this is a perfect learning experience that will make his successes later on feel better. Cody Bellinger Tues. 7/25 vs. Min: 1-for-3, 1 walk (39) 7/26 vs. Min: 0-for-4 7/28 vs. SF: 0-for-4, 7/29 vs. SF: 2-for-4, 2 RBIs, 7/30 vs. SF: 1-for-3, 2 walks (40, 41) Tues. 8/1 vs. Atl: 2-for-4, 1 run (85), 1 HR (29) at 414 ft., 1 RBI (70) Weekly AVG.: .285 *Notes: The Dodgers are 18-0 when Bellinger has 2+ RBIs, like he did on Saturday vs. SF. When the Dodgers' win streak was on the line on 7/24, Bellinger hit a three-run homer in the 8th to seal their third victory in a row at that time and once again was clutch for the team. July Batting Avg.: .263 Home Runs: 4 RBI: 13 Hits: 21 Runs: 9 He has not slowed down as much towards the end of July and continues to be consistent with hitting. He definitely is helping his team out by being the clutch hitter in a few of their close calls and has helped their current 9 game win streak stay intact. Who knows if August will be even better than July for him, because if it was, then the team will be even happier than they are right now and that's extremely happy. Leave a Reply. |
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