Slightly too Early April Spotlight 4/5/Lightning Predictions
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Yordan is having an insane month. It is still early enough in the creep that getting a lightning would not prevent him from getting better cards later.
Walker has been having an insane month too but while he is currently tied for the longest current hit streak he has not hit any HRs in the last few games and others have caught up. Plus , honestly I don't think he has the name value or versatility to entice as many as Yordan. He should be in the program though
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I think you've got to have Mason Miller in the conversation for the Lightning Card. His numbers this month have been otherworldly. He keeps it up over the next 10 days and I wouldn't be at all surprised to see him end the month with a Lightning Card.
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@SoshJander_MLBTS the closer from the Cardinals has been really good so far this year as well.
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@go4stros25_PSN O'Brien's been on a tear for the Cards. Not sure if Topps has a Topps Now card coming out for him, but I wouldn't be surprised at all to see him get some love in the next April Spotlight program. I'm sure that would make @dolenz_psn pretty happy as well.
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@go4stros25_PSN O'Brien's been on a tear for the Cards. Not sure if Topps has a Topps Now card coming out for him, but I wouldn't be surprised at all to see him get some love in the next April Spotlight program. I'm sure that would make @dolenz_psn pretty happy as well.
Agreed. He has been very good so far. It just seems like he would be easy for SDS to overlook.
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Although if they want to use bWAR as a guidepost Walker is still in the running.
1.Walker • STL 1.9
2. Hoerner • CHC 1.7
3. Pages • LAD 1.7
4. McGonigle • DET 1.6
5. Alvarez • HOU 1.6
6. Neto • LAA 1.4
7. Lopez • MIA 1.4
8. Turang • MIL 1.4
9. Olson • ATL 1.4
10. Trout • LAA 1.3 -
@Dolenz_PSN that’s true, though they’ll use fWAR instead if they want (think Jarren Duran last year)
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@Dolenz_PSN that’s true, though they’ll use fWAR instead if they want (think Jarren Duran last year)
True, and if they due that then we are back to Yordan Alvarez who is certainly worthy and has a .4 lead over the next closest competitor (Ben Rice)
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Die hard cardinals fan....I LOVE WALKER THIS YEAR. But it has to be Mason Miller right???? But you can only do so much to a reliever at this point in the power creep so it's probably going to be Yordan for the name value over say Max Muncy or Jordan Walker. By the way, look at Jordan Walkers Baseball Savant page, WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU'VE SEEN A 23 YEAR OLD HAVE THAT MUCH RED? PROBABLY TROUT!
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But it has to be Mason Miller right????
Has to? No but he definitely has the numbers for it.
There are 13 relievers with 0.00 ERA at this point.
Varland and O'Brien are only .2 and .3 behind him in FWAR
O'Brien is the only pitcher with an ERA below 1.00 who has not walked anyone.Where Miller crushes them all though is K/9 - 21.44 to Varland's 13.86 and O'Brien's 10.22
Interesting note: Jeff Hoffman is 2nd in K/9 at 20.03 but has a 6.97 ERA.
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@Dolenz_PSN Has any pitcher ever had the kind of stretch Miller has had to start the season in terms of K rate?
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I don't know I am too lazy to look it up. We do have Jeff Hoffman at 20.03 and Mason Montgomery at 19.44 this year.
So we have relievers close but those other two are not successful at all based on their ERA
Besides, I feel like Mason Miller might be one of those cards that they have other plans for because people love using that card so much.
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@Dolenz_PSN Yeah, I meant more the combination of k’s and just pure dominance.
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I feel Ben Rice is the favorite right now. May not end up with the best month but if its close enough he will get the Carroll treatment from last year
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O’Brian is having a great year I won’t discredit him but if a reliever is in the discussion for the lightning card it can’t be anybody but Mason miller I personally want Yordan. Rice wouldn’t be bad either.
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Jordan Walker, Nico Hoerner, Pages, Matt Olson, Otto Lopez, Moniak
Jose Soriano, Bryce Elder, Taj Bradley, Riley O’Brien, Tony Santillan, Gavin Williams,
Predictions for POTM carde
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@Teak2112_MLBTS I would rock a 90+ overall Rice until replaced by a better card as a Yankees fan
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@virusts_PSN no Yordan Alvarez is ridiculous let alone mason miller. I do like the Soriano prediction tho he has been on another planet.
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@virusts_PSN no Yordan Alvarez is ridiculous let alone mason miller. I do like the Soriano prediction tho he has been on another planet.
A few years ago guys like that, desired by the community and destined to get better cards (including eventual 99s) were never in the monthly awards programs.
They have lightened that restriction the last few years though as they seem have no problem giving guys 4 or 5 cards in a year.
