From the Phillies' dominant first half to the White Sox's abysmal start, we take a look at every club's performance so far this season.
Philadelphia has been one of the best teams of the first half. We hand out grades to all 30 MLB clubs for their performances. is having yet another historic season, including an absolutely dominant June in which he hit .409 and slugged .864 with a 1.378 OPS and 37 RBIs. Entering this week, he was on pace for 56 home runs and 146 RBIs on the season. The acquisition of fellow sluggerhas surely helped Judge, as Soto bats in front of the Yankees captain and leads MLB with 77 walks and a .
The key, of course, has been an absolutely dominant bullpen that is 23-8 with the lowest ERA in the majors , plus the amazing. He's not an MVP candidate in a league with Gunnar Henderson and Aaron Judge, but he has absolutely crushed it with runners on base and appears on his way to his sixth career top-six MVP finish. While I see a little regression coming after the All-Star break, with playoff odds close to 90%, the Guardians would have to collapse to miss the postseason.
It does feel like things are starting to slip away after the Royals peaked at 39-26 in early June. They've struggled since then, other than winning three of four against the Guardians at the end of June. It's not exactly a two-man show, but it sometimes does seem that way withhave been big contributors, but the Royals will need more from the rest of the lineup, and adding a couple of relievers is a must. It will be fascinating to see where Witt ends up: He's already at 5.
It's been a roller coaster of these first three-plus months for the Mariners. Bottom line: They're in first place, so things could be much worse. On the other hand: They've nearly blown a 10-game lead ... in less than a month. In the division era , only seven teams have blown a 10-game division lead. Besides the blown lead, this offense is unwatchable.
Sixteen of our 26 voters picked the Giants to win a wild card, which was understandable after an offseason that saw them bring in Blake Snell,. Or maybe it was an overreaction to a team that still had some flaws. That group has seen mixed results: Snell is 0-3 with a 7.85 ERA in seven starts, Lee injured his shoulder after 38 games and is out for the season and Soler has just 10 home runs after hitting 36 last year.
Will the Rangers end up going down as one of the all-time fluke World Series champions? Hey, it's possible: They were 68-94 in 2022 and are well under .500 so far in 2024. The offense, so dominant a season ago, has had a surprising collapse similar to what's happened with Atlanta. It feels like there's too much talent here to keep struggling like this, butperhaps a month behind Mahle, which sets him up for a late August return.
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