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NL Walter Johnson Award

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Bryan

This is the hard one. In 2015, a National League pitcher had a 1.66 ERA, the best in either league since Greg Maddux’s 1.63 in an abbreviated 1995 season. The last ERA that low with as many innings pitched as … Continue reading →

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2015 NL Stan Musial Award

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Bryan

I was tempted to publish a two word post here: Bryce Harper. The NL Musial this year, is with the NL MVP, should be unanimous. Harper blew everyone away. I suppose some voter somewhere might list Harper somewhere other than … Continue reading →

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NL Cy Young Preview

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Bryan

September’s here. The usual suspects (and the Mets) are dominating the National League. Continuing my series of major award previews, here are the five players most likely to win the NL Cy Young Award, in ascending order of likelihood: 5. … Continue reading →

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Sizing Up the NL MVP Race

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Bryan

The dog days of August are about to give way to the pennant chases of September. As the playoff picture comes into focus, so do the postseason award races. Let’s take a look at the top contenders, starting with National … Continue reading →

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Predicting the Rest of the 2015 Season

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Bryan

Here’s episode two in my Forecaster series, predictions for the rest of the season. In the week since I first drafted this, I’ve lost a little faith in the Nationals and a lot of faith in the Mets’ ability to … Continue reading →

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The June-to-May All-Stars

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Bryan

Several years ago, my friend Dan McCloskey, whom I hadn’t met then, introduced me to the concept of the past-calendar-year All-Star team.  His theory, if I may paraphrase, goes something like this: for those who believe an All-Star Game appearance … Continue reading →

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Greatest Active ’15

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Bryan

Almost five years ago, when this blog was Kris Bryant, certain it was full of potential impact but still trying to prove it was anything more than Luis Valbuena, I wrote about the greatest active players at each position at … Continue reading →

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Sizing up the Dodgers and Giants

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Bryan

Two bitter rivals playing in the same division are clawing for every win down the stretch, both expecting to play in October, but fighting nonetheless to show up the other. And the Red Sox and Yankees are both bad this … Continue reading →

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