Unbelievable!
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. of the Diamondbacks was just announced as the 2024 season's first NL Player of the Week. This, despite Gurriel being outperformed by Mookie Betts on every statistical category!
Here's the stats:
Gurriel: 8-for-17, 3 HR, .471 BA, 6 R, 10 RBI, OPS+ 315
Betts: 11-for-22, 4 HR, .500 BA, 9 R, 10 RBI, OPS+ 344
Another horrible call from MLB.
In the dead of winter, there's not much baseball to talk about. So we turn our gaze upon ourselves. Longtime readers of SoSG—hi Mom!—may recognize the individual styles of my esteemed colleagues, but for those who don't, here's a SoSG primer:
STEVE SAX: Saxy is prolific and thoughtful, and a bit more fond of puns and puzzles than most.