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State of the Team

The team sits at 63-25 after a ridiculous 21-6 June, a whopping 22 games up in the AL Central and having 10 more wins than the next-best record in MLB. The offense in particular clicked.

The team's AL Ranks:

Runs Scored: 1st
OPS: 1st
Runs Allowed: 1st
ERA: 1st
SP ERA: 1st
RP ERA: 12th
Defensive Efficiency: 1st
Zone Rating: 1st

News Dump

It was a busy month for transactions.

C Patrick Bailey went to the 10-Day IL and is on a rehab assignment currently with the hopes that he can reset his offensive game and grow closer to the production he had with the Giants. In a corresponding move, C Bo Naylor was recalled from AAA Columbus.

RP Emmanuel Clase returned from the IL. In a corresponding move, RP David Bednar was optioned to AAA Columbus.

3B Jose Ramirez also made another trip to the IL, but returned in the minimum amount of time.

Notable Performances

Hitters:

C Patrick Bailey: .234/.319/.353, 84 OPS+, 0.8 WAR
C Austin Hedges: .212/.248/.417, 77 OPS+, 0.9 WAR
C Bo Naylor: .239/.322/.491, 118 OPS+, 1 SB, 0.5 WAR
1B Jhonkensy Noel: .267/.331/.516, 127 OPS+, 1.0 WAR
2B Andres Gimenez: .246/.317/.384, 91 OPS+, 17 SB, 2.3 WAR
SS Carlos Correa: .274/.357/.478, 116 OPS+, 1 SB, 4.2 WAR
SS Paul DeJong: .232/.343/.482, 122 OPS+, 0.6 WAR
SS Jermaine Palacios: .233/.287/.384, 81 OPS+, 1 SB, 0.3 WAR
3B Jose Ramirez: .324/.392/.720, 195 OPS+, 2 SB, 3.4 WAR
LF Luis Matos: .307/.360/.502, 132 OPS+, 2.0 WAR
CF Byron Buxton: .280/.322/.569, 136 OPS+, 2 SB, 3.0 WAR
RF George Valera: .270/.354/.562, 145 OPS+, 2 SB, 2.9 WAR
RF Matt Vierling: .280/.321/.450, 107 OPS+, 2 SB, 0.5 WAR
RF Luke Raley: .252/.335/.484, 124 OPS+, 0.6 WAR

Pitchers:

SP Shane Bieber: 2.24 ERA, 2.75 FIP, 0.83 WHIP, 9.3 K/9, 4.0 fWAR
SP Nick Lodolo: 2.47 ERA, 4.19 WHIP, 0.84 WHIP, 8.7 K/9, 1.3 fWAR
SP Sean Hjelle: 3.09 ERA, 3.55 FIP, 1.00 WHIP, 7.3 K/9, 2.2 fWAR
SP Sandy Alcantara: 3.70 ERA, 3.18 FIP, 1.16 WHIP, 7.5 K/9, 2.8 fWAR
SP Sonny Gray: 2.70 ERA, 2.46 FIP, 1.11 WHIP, 9.3 K/9, 4.1 fWAR

CL Jovani Moran: 2.97 ERA, 2.74 FIP, 1.24 WHIP, 12.1 K/9, 20/24 SV/OPP, 1.2 fWAR
RP Emmanuel Clase: 0.00 ERA, 2.44 FIP, 1.00 WHIP, 9.0 K/9, 0.3 fWAR
RP Steven Wilson: 2.96 ERA, 1.88 FIP, 1.23 WHIP, 11.8 K/9, 0.8 fWAR
RP Jakob Hernandez: 4.78 ERA, 5.23 FIP, 1.41 WHIP, 11.8 K/9, -0.5 fWAR
RP Marlon Perez: 2.89 ERA, 3.62 FIP, 0.93 WHIP, 6.4 K/9, 0.3 fWAR
RP R.J. Dabovich: 5.46 ERA, 3.84 FIP, 1.18 WHIP, 11.6 K/9, 0.2 fWAR
RP Tanner Burns: 3.06 ERA, 5.54 FIP, 1.81 WHIP, 10.1 K/9, -0.4 fWAR
RP Lenny Torres: 3.81 ERA, 4.85 FIP, 1.16 WHIP, 9.2 K/9, -0.1 fWAR


Player Development

MLB RF Matt Vierling (2.5, 2.5) -> (2.0, 2.0)
MiLB SP Josh Ekness (2.0, 2.5) -> (2.0, 2.0)
MiLB 2B Cooper Kinney (1.5, 3.0) -> (1.5, 2.5)
MiLB 3B Julio Valenzuela (0.5, 2.5) -> (0.5, 2.0)


Around the League

Standings

AL Seeding:

1. Guardians (63-25)
2. Blue Jays (53-33)
3. Mariners (46-38)
4. Rangers (45-42)
5. Orioles (44-43)
6. Rays (44-43)

NL Seeding:

1. Dodgers (50-37)
2. Reds (49-38)
3. Braves (48-40)
4. Cardinals (48-39)
5. Phillies (47-41)
6. DBacks (43-42)

The Pirates are 44-43.

League Leaders

AL:

Hitter WAR:

1. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR) - 5.6
2. Adley Rutschman (BAL) - 4.3
3. Carlos Correa (CLE) - 4.2

AVG:

1. Michael Brantley (KCR) - .347
2. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR) - .334
3. Luis Arraez (MIN) - .328

OPS:

1. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR) - 1.076
2. Adley Rutschman (BAL) - .951
3. Josh Jung (TEX) - .935

HR:

1. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR) - 27
2. George Valera (CLE) - 26
3. Byron Buxton (CLE) - 25

RBI:

1. George Valera (CLE) - 76
2. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR) - 71
3. Kyle Lewis (SEA) - 64

SB:

1. Enrique Bradfield Jr. (BOS) - 43
2. Julio Rodriguez (SEA) - 22
3. Ryan McKenna (BAL) - 19

Pitcher fWAR:

1. Sonny Gray (CLE) - 4.1
2. Shane Bieber (CLE) - 4.0
3. Grayson Rodriguez (BAL) - 3.3

ERA:

1. Will Klein (KCR) - 2.13
2. Shane Bieber (CLE) - 2.24
3. Grayson Rodriguez (BAL) - 2.43

Strikeouts:

1. Austin Warren (LAA) - 157
2. Gerrit Cole (NYY) - 131
3. Shane Bieber (CLE) - 128

Wins:

1. Nick Lodolo (CLE) - 11
2. Alexander Beltre (TEX) - 10
3. Will Klein (KCR) - 10

SV:

1. Pedro Figueroa (BAL) - 24
2. J.T. Hintzen (SEA) - 22
3. Scott Barlow (TOR) - 21

NL:

Hitter WAR:

1. Xander Bogaerts (PHI) - 4.2
2. Allan Cerda (CIN) - 3.8
3. Dylan Carlson (STL) - 3.6

AVG:

1. Wilmer Flores (WSH) - .340
2. Xander Bogaerts (PHI) - .321
3. Ramon Laureano (CIN) - .320

OPS:

1. Allan Cerda (CIN) - 1.039
2. Juan Soto (WSH) - 1.020
3. Xander Bogaerts (PHI) - 1.012

HR:

1. Allan Cerda (CIN) - 27
2. Xander Bogaerts (PHI) - 26
3. Joey Gallo (LAD) - 23

RBI:

1. Xander Bogaerts (PHI) - 81
2. Nick Castellanos (PHI) - 70
3. Bo Bichette (PIT) - 69

SB.

1. Tyler Wade (WSH) - 21
2. Jesse Franklin V (ATL) - 20
3. Michael Harris II (ATL) - 19


Pitcher fWAR:

1. Corbin Burnes (MIL) - 3.1
2. Zack Wheeler (CHC) - 3.0
3. Tarik Skubal (COL) - 2.7

ERA:

1. Dylan Cease (ATL) - 2.07
2. Tarik Skubal (COL) - 3.11
2. Jack Flaherty (STL) - 3.47

Strikeouts:

1. Corbin Burnes (MIL) - 132
2. Daniel Espino (MIA) - 128
3. Aaron Ashby (MIL) - 127

Wins:

1. Bryse Wilson (PIT) - 11
2. Nabil Crismatt (SDP) - 9
3. Tarik Skubal (COL) - 9

SV:

1. Yerry De Los Santos (PIT) - 25
2. Junior Fernandez (STL) - 23
3. A.J. Puk (CIN) - 23

Major Trades

Giants SP Logan Webb (3.0, 3.5) to Rangers

Major Extensions

C Keibert Ruiz (4.0, 4.0) signs with Nationals for $99.9M/8yr


We'll check back after the All-Star Break. The Trade Deadline is quickly approaching and I think the plan is obvious.