AL Batter of the Fortnight
Jose Bautista, Blue Jays
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It's Joey Bats's world. |
Honorable mention: Ian Kinsler, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jhonny Peralta, Melky Cabrera, and Ben Zobrist
AL Pitcher of the Fortnight
CC Sabathia, Yankees
This really wasn't very close. Jered Weaver got a second look, as he has pitched extremely well over 3 starts & 24 innings the past two weeks. Looking again at the numbers, though, no-one was as lights out as CC. He lead the league with a 0.00 ERA, 0.50 FIP, 1.14 xFIP, and 14.7 K/9. Sabathia even had to overcome subpar defense, as his .367 BABIP allowed suggests. More importantly, no-one came close to matching his most recent back-to-back performances.
Honorable mention: Dan Haren, Jered Weaver, Jason Vargas, Doug Fister, and Brandon Morrow
NL Batter of the Fortnight
Aramis Ramirez, Cubs
The one hitter in baseball who has been more productive than All World Jose Buatista over the past two weeks has been the Cubs' third baseman. He leads all of baseball in this time span, with 9 HR's, a .909 SLG, and 260 wRC+. This, sadly, should be zenith for the Cubs' season.
Honorable mention: Hanley Ramirez, Lance Berkman, Clint Barmes, Kelly Johnson, Pablo Sandoval, Carlos Beltran, Alex Presley (!), and Freddie Freeman
NL Pitcher of the Fortnight
Madison Bumgarner, Marlins
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Madison "puts it on a shelf" |
Honorable mention: Cory Luebke, Jonathan Niese, Clayton Kershaw, and Vance Worley
Looking ahead at today's pitching matchups, I'd be extra excited to see James Shields and Sabathia at Yankee Stadium. Dontrelle Willis will be making his Major League return for the Reds, facing Randy Wolf in Milwaukee. The crème de la crème will be in Orange County, as King Felix Hernandez and Dan Haren toe the rubber for the Mariners and Angels.
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