(07-12-2018 11:02 AM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  

(07-12-2018 10:55 AM)stever20 Wrote:  

(07-12-2018 10:42 AM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  

(07-12-2018 10:04 AM)stever20 Wrote:  and Severino in his last 7 starts is 6-1 with a 1.79 ERA. And prior to that he had a 2.31 ERA.
Bauer in his last 7 starts is 4-2 with a 1.58 ERA. Prior to that he had a 2.77 ERA

oh, and Sale in his last 7 starts is 5-1 with a 0.94 ERA. with 10 bb and 78 k's. and 0 hr.

So if it's the what have you done for me lately, that's Sale over Bauer.

Bauer right now is on the fringe. He'd need all of Severino, Sale, and Verlander to collapse to get in there. And not have Kluber dominate in the 2nd half.

Obviously Severino is the clear leader. No debate there. Just saying it doesn't make sense to leave Bauer out. He's one of the hottest pitchers in baseball.

The problem is for Bauer is that Sale has been better than him recently, and Verlander was much better than him earlier(making his whole season numbers better. And Severino has just be great thruout. Bauer is kind of a sleeper in this- but he's got a big question. Can he keep this up? He's only once been over 176 innings. Only 3 times over 153. His worst month for his career is September.

I doubt he'll win, but there's no doubt that he's been a top 5 pitcher in the AL and with a couple breaks could win the Cy Young. Of course with a couple breaks the other way he could be totally out of the running.

he frankly needs more than a couple of breaks. He needs all 3 of Verlander, Severino, and Sale to slow down, while he keeps on going. And frankly, needs Kluber to not go off in the 2nd half as well(Kluber is only about 2 runs behind him right now). And also he needs Snell to not keep up as well.