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| Jay Bruce, a.k.a. Doctor Cheese, Sir Cheese-A-Lot, or Jay Juice surely earned his nickname this week, taking pitchers deep on the reg. |
Jay Bruce, who started out slower than slow this season had just about the best month of May of any Major leaguer, and is proving himself to be the player some refused to believe he was coming out of the gate. In the past week, Bruce has hit 4 HR with 13 RBI, not to mention an 11 RBI series against the Phils as the week got to underway. He has seen his batting average climb to .294 and leads the NL in homers with 16. I have to admit, he wasn't at the top of mine, or many other boards at the beginning of the season but with a month of May like this, we will all have our eyes peeled to see what he has in store for the month of June and beyond.
Another hitter on the rise this week was Arizona catcher Miguel Montero. Miggy Mo was able to drive in 11 runs in only 25 at bats while hitting .360, with an OPS of over one. Good numbers for any position player, and is only sweeter when it comes out of the catcher position. Another man on this list is the freak Justin Upton, who lived up to his 5 category stud reputation with a line of .417, 6 R, HR, 4 RBI, 5 SB. Pretty standard for what we've come to expect from this young man.
On the pitching front, David Price spun a gem against the AL Central leading Indians, striking out 12 while only walking two in 7 shutout innings. Price's stuff in the game looked as nasty as I have ever seen from him and that by itself is down right scary. Clayton Kershaw shut down the Marlins, giving up only two hits and walking one while striking out 10 batters, the second time he has reached double digit stikeouts in a start this season. Kershaw is young, I mean really young. He is, and will continue to be one of the best pitchers in baseball for a long time to come. For closers Heath Bell went on a rare save streak, closing out 4 games while owning a 10.80 K/9 in that span. Bell owners beware, he could be on the move, and into the setup role any day now.
On the pitching front, David Price spun a gem against the AL Central leading Indians, striking out 12 while only walking two in 7 shutout innings. Price's stuff in the game looked as nasty as I have ever seen from him and that by itself is down right scary. Clayton Kershaw shut down the Marlins, giving up only two hits and walking one while striking out 10 batters, the second time he has reached double digit stikeouts in a start this season. Kershaw is young, I mean really young. He is, and will continue to be one of the best pitchers in baseball for a long time to come. For closers Heath Bell went on a rare save streak, closing out 4 games while owning a 10.80 K/9 in that span. Bell owners beware, he could be on the move, and into the setup role any day now.
3 Players UP: Kelly Johnson (ARI), Mark Teixeira (NYY), Raul Ibanez (PHI)
3 Players DOWN: Adam Dunn (CHW), Aubrey Huff (SF), Ichiro Suzuki (SEA)
3 Players DOWN: Adam Dunn (CHW), Aubrey Huff (SF), Ichiro Suzuki (SEA)
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