July 31, 2019

July 30, 2019

July 29, 2019

Danton Boller reclaims the lead courtesy of Christian Yelich’s .337 batting average. Jeff Gatland nabs a nice unique pick with Ronald Acuña Jr. for NL runs... if Mallex Smith overtakes the idle Adalberto Mondesi in AL steals, Jeff could become the pool’s new leader.

Our daily leaders since the last email update:

7/22  Jud Ehrbar  (4 35)
7/23  Jud Ehrbar  (4 36)
7/24  Jud Ehrbar  (4 37)
7/25  Jud Ehrbar  (4 37)
7/26  Jud Ehrbar  (4 37)
7/27  Jud Ehrbar  (4 37)
7/28  Danton Boller  (4 39)
7/29  Danton Boller  (4 39)


See you next Monday!

July 28, 2019

July 27, 2019

July 26, 2019

July 25, 2019

July 24, 2019

July 23, 2019

July 22, 2019

Jud Ehrbar took the lead from Danton Boller last Monday, and hasn’t moved an inch since. Michael Orobona hasn’t budged either, trailing Jud by just two in the tiebreaker column.

Speaking of tiebreakers, our average HBP total is almost seven points below last year’s at this point in the season. Injuries are a likely cause--as of this morning, only two of our entrants have four active players for HBP picks!

Our daily leaders since the last email update:

7/15  Danton Boller  (4 35)
7/16  Jud Ehrbar  (4 35)
7/17  Jud Ehrbar  (4 35)
7/18  Jud Ehrbar  (4 35)
7/19  Jud Ehrbar  (4 35)
7/20  Jud Ehrbar  (4 35)
7/21  Jud Ehrbar  (4 35)
7/22  Jud Ehrbar  (4 35)


If anyone’s interested, the player chosen most in the history of the MLB Predictions Pool is Albert Pujols. Here’s the top five:

Albert Pujols - 310
Clayton Kershaw - 269
Johan Santana - 266
Justin Verlander - 204
Miguel Cabrera – 185

See you next Monday!

July 21, 2019

July 20, 2019

July 19, 2019

July 18, 2019

July 17, 2019

July 16, 2019

July 15, 2019

Not much has changed post-ASB except a few HBPs... We can expect German Márquez to pass Scherzer in IP this afternoon with little effect on our standings.

Our daily leaders since the last email update:

7/8  Danton Boller  (4 34)
7/12  Danton Boller  (4 34)
7/13  Danton Boller  (4 34)
7/14  Danton Boller  (4 35)
7/15  Danton Boller  (4 35)

Dan will be making his annual trip to Cooperstown this weekend. I wondered which of this year’s inductees ever showed up in entries for the Predictions Pool, and found that Roy Halladay was picked 184 times, Mariano Rivera was picked 59 times, and Mike Mussina was picked 4 times!

So here’s a question for next week:
Since our first year in 2005, which MLB player has been chosen the most times (all players, across all categories) in the Predictions Pool? 

See you next Monday!

July 14, 2019

July 13, 2019

July 12, 2019

NL Pitching Rankings

NL IP
1. M. Scherzer
7. M. Bumgarner
8. A. Nola
9. J. deGrom
25. M. Mikolas

NL Wins
5. M. Scherzer
9. J. Lester, A. Nola (tie)
35. M. Mikolas
51. J. deGrom
107. M. Foltynewicz

NL ERA
3. M. Scherzer
7. C. Kershaw
8. J. deGrom
18. A. Nola
39. N. Syndergaard

NL SO
1. M. Scherzer
2. J. deGrom
4. R. Ray
6. P. Corbin
9. A. Nola
30. C. Archer
85. M. Foltynewicz

NL Saves
2. K. Jansen
4. F. Vázquez
6. E. Díaz, S. Doolittle (tie)
9. R. Iglesias
14. W. Davis

AL Pitching Rankings

AL IP
2. J. Verlander
5. G. Cole
12. C. Sale
124. C. Kluber
188. M. Clevinger

AL Wins
3. J. Verlander
8. G. Cole
13. T. Bauer
21. J.A.Happ, R. Yarbrough (tie)
38. B. Snell
64. C. Sale
102. C. Kluber

AL ERA
3. J. Verlander
12. T. Bauer
19. C. Sale

AL SO
1. G. Cole
2. C. Sale
3. J. Verlander
115. C. Kluber

AL Saves
1. A. Chapman
2. B. Hand
5. R. Osuna
6. B. Treinen
14. J. Alvarado
21. C. Allen
28. H. Strickland

NL Batting Rankings

NL BA
3. C. Blackmon
4. C. Yelich
5. N. Arenado
7. F. Freeman
31. J. Segura
50. M. Ozuna

NL HR
12. N. Arenado, R. Hoskins (tie)
33. B. Harper
83. J. Aguilar

NL RBI
5. N. Arenado, C. Yelich (tie)
8. B. Harper, A. Rendon (tie)
86. J. Aguilar

NL Runs
4. R. Acuña Jr
6. C. Blackmon
7. C. Yelich
26. J. Soto
31. P. Goldschmidt
45. A. McCutchen

NL SB
3. T. Turner
5. S. Marte
9. V. Robles

AL Batting Rankings

AL BA
9. J.D. Martinez
12. M. Trout
37. M. Betts
42. A. Bregman

AL HR
1. M. Trout
4. A. Bregman
17. J.D. Martinez
24. K. Davis
86. A. Judge
198. G. Stanton

AL RBI
10. A. Bregman
25. J.D. Martinez
45. K. Davis
77. J. Ramírez
138. A. Judge
195. G. Stanton

AL Runs
1. M. Betts
2. M. Trout
7. A. Bregman
35. G. Springer
39. F. Lindor
58. J. Ramírez

AL SB
1. A. Mondesi
2. M. Smith
5. J. Villar
7. B. Hamilton
10. W. Merrifield

July 8, 2019 - ASB

Danton Boller finds his way back to the top in this year’s All-Star Break update. We’ve had seven different entrants lead the pool since May 1st, which is more than we had for the entirety of the 2018 season. Our scores are a bit lower than those of last year (Jim Kushner had ten correct picks on 10/20/18!), but at least we’re sharing the spotlight a bit more this time around...

However, some things haven’t changed.  “It’s been mostly pitching categories that have been responsible for the lead changes of late...” wrote Dan in last year’s ASB update, not realizing we’d recycle that line here today. The AL IP, wins, and saves categories, along with NL IP, have determined our leaders for most of this season.

Our daily leaders since the last email update:

7/1  Jud Ehrbar  (5 31)
7/2  Jud Ehrbar  (5 31)
7/3  Jud Ehrbar  (5 31)
7/4  Jud Ehrbar  (5 33)
7/5  Jud Ehrbar  (5 33)
7/6  John Agnello  (5 16)
7/7  John Agnello  (5 16)
7/8  Danton Boller  (4 34)

See you next Monday!

July 7, 2019

July 6, 2019

July 5, 2019

July 4, 2019

July 3, 2019

July 2, 2019

July 1, 2019

Jud takes first place by two in the tiebreaker column over Michael Orobona, with John Agnello sitting in third place. John led the pool last Wednesday as the first entrant with five correct picks since June 10th, followed by a four-day stay at the top by Jim Kushner.

Movement in our standings is still being driven by pitching:  (1) Justin Verlander in the AL IP and wins categories, (2) Max Scherzer in NL IP, and (3) Aroldis Chapman and Brad Hand in AL saves.

Our daily leaders since the last email update:

6/24  Ehrbar/Orobona  (3 28)
6/25  Ehrbar/Orobona  (4 28)
6/26  John Agnello  (5 16)
6/27  Jim Kushner  (4 24)
6/28  Jim Kushner  (4 24)
6/29  Jim Kushner  (4 24)
6/30  Jim Kushner  (4 24)
7/1  Jud Ehrbar  (5 31)

See you early next week for our All-Star Break update!