You know how I said there were certain categories which might be a formality? Well, I’ve a feeling this might be one of them – or, at the very least, be a two-horse race. For there was one hitting and
one pitching performance, which were both head and shoulders above the rest. Still, there’s a process, dammit, and I am going to follow it. Typically, we will have five nominees, and these usually include one relief pitcher, two starting pitchers, and two position players. But I am prepared to hear arguments to the contrary! Here’s how this will work.
- Go to the comments section.
- If your choice is already mentioned there, give it a “rec”.
- If your choice is NOT mentioned, put in a brief summary of the performance in question and leave that as a new comment.
- The MLB Video Search tool might be very helpful in bolstering your case.
- Duplicate nominations will get deleted.
- On Wednesday, I’ll tally up the recs, and use those as a guide towards a list of five or so nominees.
Position player
- 4/26: Eugenio Suarez: four home-runs. Enough said.
- 6/3: Ketel Marte: 3-for-3, two HR, two BB, three RBI, OPS 4.000
- 7/11: Randal Grichuk: 3-for-4, two HR, DBL, three RBI
- 8/13: Ketel Marte: four hits, HR, four RBI, +89.3% Win Probability
- 9/15: Geraldo Perdomo: on base all five times, HR short of the cycle, two RBI
Starting pitching
- 4/2: Zac Gallen strikes out 13 Yankees in 6.2 scoreless innings
- 5/16: Corbin Burnes fans ten over six innings on two hits
- 5/18: Merrill Kelly seven innings on one hit, 11 K’s in 1-0 win
- 6/4: Merrill Kelly two over the minimum in seven shutout innings
- 9/17: Brandon Pfaadt’s nine scoreless innings of one-hit ball
Relief pitching
- 4/7: Ryne Nelson: 3 perfect IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K
- 6/4: Justin Martinez: 1.2 IP, 4 K, Sv, +47.8% WP in 2-1 win
- 6/20: Juan Morillo strikes out the side on 12 pitches at Coors
- 7/25: Anthony DiSclafani: 4 IP, 0 H, +65.1% WP in 1-0 win
- 8/28: Taylor Rashi, 3 IP, 0 R, 3 K, Save in 6-4 win
See you all in the comments!
