The Washington Nationals are closer to a wild card spot than the Phillies are to us.
The Tigers are only half a game farther from a wild card spot than the Phils are from us.
Braves website is saying they're probably just gonna wait till September 1 to activate Chavez and Lee to since they're both on the 60 day.
Also it looks like Wright wouldn't be back till the very end of the year at the earliest since there's no plans to use him in relief
What are sept rules now
Coppy
After sporting a K rate near 30% for much of the first half of the season, Matt Olson's K rate currently sits at 24.7%. He also has a higher OPS and bWAR than Freeman.
I saw some guys talking about taking Olson to win the MVP over the summer and some getting +4000 aon one guy who jumped in first week of June get him at +10000.. that has to look more interesting than ever right about now. I can still get him at +1925
Coppy
Betts, Freeman, Olson and Acuna could win the MVP with a hot streak down the stretch. I still think Acuna ultimately wins it comfortably because he’s going to pull in the traditional voters (SB/HR, batting average, outfield assists) and the analytics voters (xWOBA, WPA). Olson and Freeman are competing against each other from the same pool of voters, so if they have similar OPS they’ll split that vote. I don’t see how someone could vote for Betts over Acuna unless the Dodgers finish with the best record and voters start crediting Mookie for his positional versatility.
Olson could finish with 60 homers and 140 RBI and finish second in MVP on his own team. Crazy
Acuna is still by far the betting favorite.. -700.. FF is next... I think he was getting +600 maybe +700.. then Matt is a distant 3rd.. Mookie was close to +3000 so I think vegas doesn't like his odds as much. I agree any one of those guys could get hot, but I also think it would take a cold streak from Acuna in conjunction.
Coppy
Can't really afford to lose a SP unless we replace him with a SP. Chirinos will continue to get starts so he can eat innings. That is his only purpose. Honestly, I'd rather Winnan get that role. He's earned it and also has spent time out of the pen in AAA, so he could be a perfect long arm in the pen for the playoffs.
How about some Ozuna love.. I know we were all hard on him to start the year and rightfully so probably.. but now that I think he has his personal problems behind him, he has been such a valuable piece to our team. Dude has a .320 OBP and a ~25% K rate xwOBA of .367... Those are incredible when you think he was hitting something like .100 in May. I think if it came to TDA and Ozuna as DH in playoffs, I am going Ozuna...
Ozuna has been worth ~1 war which is also pretty good for a DH only player..
Coppy
Acuna has been the favorite all season, which helps his chances more than anything. He's also having a historic season that should easily see him become the only player in history to achieve a 30/60 season. Granted, many baseball purists will discount that with the larger bases, but it's still an amazing feat. If he reaches 40/60, there is zero chance he doesn't win the MVP.
Only way I could see anyone pushing Acuna off the top spot for MVP is if they have a historic season. The only player capable of doing that currently is Olson, but even at 60+ homers it wouldn't really be breaking any records.
Olson is going to go cold here pretty soon, and fall out of the race.