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September 18, 2016Reflecting its construction the entire season, the Indians offense dominated Rookie of the Year frontrunner, Michael Fulmer. Except for Coco Crisp the entire Indians offense contributed to scoring 11 runs.
Deep lineup:
The Indians offense is inordinately deep, boasting a 1-7 that are all better than league average offensively.
- Carlos Santana wRC+ 120
- Jason Kipnis wRC+ 117
- Francisco Lindor wRC+ 113
- Mike Napoli wRC+123
- Jose Ramirez wRC+ 118
- Tyler Naquin wRC+ 141
- Chisenhall/Guyer wRC+ 109/1491
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Mike Napoli had a signature game in the playoff push which will surely not be forgotten. Aided by what is perhaps the strangest ground rule double one will ever see, Napoli went 3-4 with a HR, and a walk. Also, by adding four RBI Napoli reaches 98.
Napoli had two huge spikes in terms of win probability in the first inning with the lost fly ball double and in the fifth with the two-run bomb to the Home Run Porch.
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Kluber misses an opportunity
As the season drags on and we begin to narrow the search for award winners, Corey Kluber has positioned himself well to win his second Cy Young Award. Due to the recency bias which often effects the outcomes of such awards a dominating late season start can clinch an award. In 2014, Kluber outdueled Cy Young competitor Felix Hernandez in what became Kluber’s seminal performance of a Cy Young season.
Last night, Kluber had an opportunity to post another such performance. With many eyes on the Indians-Tigers series due to the implications for the A.L. Central, a dominating Kluber outing would not only have improved his stat line but also his public perception.
This was certainly a competent outing for Kluber striking out seven over seven innings with three walks and four earned allowed but Kluber’s command was atypically poor. Indeed, Kluber struggled to command the baseball in the strike zone, which allowed Justin Upton to make this a game for a hot second.
In fact, Kluber at times brought the Tigers back into this game when it felt like it should be over as the win probability chart shows.
Of course, picking nits when someone is a legitimate Cy Young Contender with a 3.15 ERA and 3.25 FIP is probably a bit unnecessary.
Tyler Naquin ROY:
Naquin has two key competitors for the award Michael Fulmer and Gary Sanchez. Sanchez is unlikely to win due to his having only played 39 games despite his absurd production. This race really comes down to Naquin versus Fulmer.
Last night was a huge moment for Naquin in the race. Much like Kluber with the Cy Young, Fulmer flunked his chance to come up big in a playoff race and Naquin slapped him around for two hits. With a couple of weeks left, it is a dead heat and Naquin’s seminal moment, walk-off inside the park home run with rock star finish for a division leader, probably gives him a leg up.
Magic number: 9
According to Fangraphs the Indians playoff odds are an astounding 99.7% and A.L. Central odds are 98.1%. The hope now is for a quick clinch so that Francisco Lindor, Mike Napoli and Jose Ramirez—guys who appear to need rest—can get a few days off before the playoffs start.
- wRC+ is a way of evaluating players based on run creation while normalizing some inputs like park effect. 100 is league average and 105 means the player is 5% better the league average, so forth. [↩]
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Naquin is going to have what, around 360 plate appearances? I am thrilled with the production we’ve got from him but that’s a little slim. Fulmer will have around 180 IP with a 3.00 ERA for a team in the wild card chase.
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