It’s the final weekend! Let’s see
who finished quite hot towards the end of the season.
Michael Brantley: What a perfect time for a Cleveland
Indian player to get hot. In his last seven games, he’s batted .517 with two
homers and nine RBI’s. Just in time, as Cleveland has won their last seven
games. Brantley is now batting .289/.337/.403 with 10 homers and 73 RBI’s.
Todd Helton: What a way to finish off a career. Helton
moved his batting average all the way up to .254 (it was under .200 at one
point), as he’s hit .387 in his last seven games, including hitting a homer in
his last game at Coors Field. That’s the greatest Rockie for ya. Also, in honor of Helton, they gave him a horse. I dunno.
Matt Holliday: Holliday has been under the radar this
year, even though he’s put up some pretty good numbers. It’s no .340 that he
batted in 2007, but hey, .296/.382/.476 is really good. He’s batting .448 with
8 RBI’s in his last seven games, and now has 20 homers and 91 RBI’s on the
year.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: God, I love that name. Saltalamacchia
is batting .407 in his last seven starts, and is batting .272/.338/.465 on the
year. Batting Average, OBP, and Slugging are all career highs for him. He also
has a career high 64 RBI’s. 
Freddie Freeman: Despite being thrown out two days agoin a scuffle, Freeman has batted .429 in his last seven games, including going
2-for-3 with an RBI last night. He’s batting .317/.396/.503 with a 5.4 WAR -
all career highs. Don’t forget that this guy is only 23 years old too. Don’t
rule him out of the MVP race, either.
Hisashi Iwakuma: He just might be my pick for AL Cy
Young. In his last three starts, Iwakuma is 2-0 without giving up a single run
in 23 IP, having a .70 WHIP and a 16/5 K/BB ratio. He’s 14-6 with a 2.66 ERA,
185 K’s, and a 7.0 WAR. Cy Young worthy? Oh yeah. 
Alex Cobb: Cobb has been unhittable lately, going 3-0
in his last three starts with a 1.16 ERA. He’s 11-3 with a 2.76 ERA on the
year, and I would say could get the start for the wild card game. They’ll
probably give it to David Price, but Cobb is just as special. He’s only 25
years old, too. It's great to see him recover from getting hit by a line drive earlier in the year.
That’s it for whose hot now. Who’s
choking for their teams?
Ichiro (Yankees): As much as I hate seeing Ichiro on this list, it’s
true. He’s batting only .158 in his last seven games, and is batting only .260/.295/.341
on the year. That’s such a sharp decline from his career stats (.319/.361/.414).
He’s 39 years old, and just might be the next Yankee to retire.
Nick Punto (Dodgers): Punto will need to figure out something if he
wants to start in the playoffs, as he’s finished batting .167 with no RBI’s. He’s
batting only .255/.328/.327 (that might actually be the first time where I saw
a slugging percentage under an OBP) with 2 homers and 21 RBI’s. He’s 35 years
old, mind you, and only bats .214 in the postseason.
Patrick Corbin (D-Backs): Corbin, who was a strong Cy Young
candidate earlier in the year, has just fallen. Maybe put it on being so young
and not having the full experience of starting 34 games in a season, but his
ERA has jumped up from sub 2 to 3.28 on the season. At one point he was 11-1,
and now is 14-7. He’s 1-1 with a 7.82 ERA in his last three starts.
Roy Oswalt (Rockies): When I saw that Roy Oswalt was still playing,
I was quite surprised. He gave up a grand slam to Will Middlebrooks and the Red
Sox two nights ago, and now has a 9.58 ERA in his last three appearances. He’s
0-6 with an 8.90 ERA on the year. Remember when he won 20 games… twice?! That
was all the way in 2004 and 2005, which seems like forever ago. That was when
the Astros were in the World Series….that’s just weird to say now.
Eury De La Rosa (D-Backs): Two nights ago, De la Rosa only survived
a third of an inning before giving up 3 hits and 4 earned runs, marking his ERA
to 19.80 in his last seven appearances. He’s 0-1 with a 7.36 ERA on the year.
Email me at statsbuddy42@gmail.com for any
questions/comments/concerns.
-Evan Boyd
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