Impressive shit (even better than Chris Sale):

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High Heat Stats MLB ‏@HighHeatStats 53m53 minutes ago

Most WAR, last 365 days (pitchers)

C Kershaw 10.6
J Arrieta 7.9
M Bumgarner 6.2
J Lester 6.2
C Sale 6.1
J Quintana 6.1
Z Greinke 6.0

With the last (calendar) year that Arrieta has had, it's amazing Kershaw is still that far ahead of him.

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Kershaw's second half of 2015 was really good, as well. Not quite Arrieta, but close.

And Kershaw has been better in 2016.

1A and 1B right now, for sure.

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Kershaw has been crazy good.

Let's hope he continues this in the playoffs but can't deny he's been damn good this year.


CSN Chicago ‏@CSNChicago 28m28 minutes ago

Jon Lester stakes his claim in NL Cy Young race with complete game win: http://bit.ly/2cmhFAL

He's been really good this year. Hats off to him.

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Game 1 starter in my world.

I disagree, here's why.

I start Arietta b/c why not.

Game 2 it's Hendricks.

Game 3 is Lester ... that's because there are three possibilities:
- You're up 2-0 so now the other team 'knows' they're done
- You're knotted-up 1-1 and you've got as good a pitcher out there as you need
- You're down 0-2 and you need Lester (not to mention his personal valet Ross) out there to be level-headed

As an added 'bonus', if it's a 4/7 and you're down 0-3, you still have Dr. Teeth to go take the mound, and clearly he just doesn't give a fuck about the pressure.

Sure, it means he can't pitch three times in a series (barring some bizarre game 7 situation), but I think we're okay with what other options are available.

Who knows.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
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I start Arrieta and Hendricks at home.

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Hendricks numbers at home are outstanding. Have to think about making sure he starts at Wrigley if possible.

Lester is going to win the Cy Young.

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He's making a run for sure . Been great this year.

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

maybe he can start earning last year's cash as well

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I don't want to be a Debbie Downer but what he does in the playoffs is all I care about.

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He does 'work' in the playoffs.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/playe ... ason::none

I'm more worried about Bryant striking out on 3 pitches in a big situation than I am with Lester.

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Yeah Scwarber was the only one that showed up.

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Soler too. Don't mention Schwarber around IMU though wants to run him out of town on a rail.

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He's not usually wrong when it comes to baseball but he's wrong about Scwarber.

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Schwarber was 2-14 against Mets.

They were both home runs though, and he had 2 walks, leading to a respectable OPS.

But in September he was a .740 OPS player. His OPS dropped each month he was up last year.

Chris Shelton also had a very good start to his rookie season.

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Yikes! JORR or Good Dolphin would post something like this but I never thought YOU could disrespect Babe like this. Scwarber is going to be a stud.

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You need to be realistic in your expectations. He may not be Chris Shelton. That doesn't mean he is Babe Schwarber.

When a power/hit tool is the only thing you possess, it needs to not only project as a 70 or 80...it needs to become a 70 or 80. And there is no way anyone can be confident that Schwarber will end up as a top tier hitter, much less an everyday starter in an NL lineup.

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Add on 2 wins for 19-4 with a sub 2.50 ERA and he'd have to be in the top 2 with Scherzer.

I don't wanna see Maddon put a personal award like the CY ahead of the ultimate team goal (WS) like last year..I hope Lester gets rocked next start and gets a loss so he rests up for the real prize.

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19-4 with a 2.28 ERA. Pretty damn impressive. Let's hope it continues in the post season.

Rest In Peace, José ‏@MLBRandomStats 2h2 hours ago

Jon Lester has now gone 8 games in a row with 6 IP allowing a run or fewer.
Since 1913, only Bob Gibson in 1968 had a longer such streak.

That doesn't seem right, Didn't Jake have that last year?

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Yeah.

Arrieta finished the season with 9 straight GS with 0 or 1 ER and minmum 6 IP.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

The original Wild Thing Vaughn if you will...

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Imagine the top 3 if Arrieta was pitching like he did last year.

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