(07-03-2017 11:37 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(07-03-2017 01:23 AM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  

(07-02-2017 10:40 AM)stever20 Wrote:  in the NL- 2 guy race now IMO with Scherzer with a big lead on Kershaw. I think if it was close, you might see Kershaw given a lifetime achievement type of thing. But right now, it's not close.

It's closer than you think. In fact, the Bill James CY tracker has Kershaw ahead. I didn't run the numbers but I assume it's largely because of wins. The Tom Tango tracker has Scherzer ahead. Again, I'm not arguing better pitcher - I don't think there's much debate that Scherzer is more effective. He's lost games where his game score was better than a bunch of Kershaw's GSc from wins. Voters are old, and their methods have inertia. But I'm guessing that the Kershaw pattern of 25% crap starts will take a more significant toll on his CY votes as the season progresses.

The guy who's killing it right now is Alex Wood. Pitching like a #1: 9-0, 1.83 ERA, 2.11 FIP, 75 innings, 87 strikeouts, 2.6 rWAR, 2.8 fWAR

I know the innings are low but it's kinda hard to leave that guy off the All Star team, isn't it?

In the AL, Kluber is a lot closer than you think.... ERA gap is only 0.40 which is 1 bad start by Sale.

Hard to take this one seriously. Kluber has basically been a slightly poor man's version of Sale, but in 5 fewer starts and 40 fewer innings. His ERA is .41 worse, his K's are worse, BB are worse and he's given up more HR. Sure, Sale is a couple poor starts from an ERA matching Kluber, but we all know the latter is equally likely to post a stinker. How many times have we talked about his propensity to have a game where he doesn't just lose, but gets slaughtered?