The early months of the 2025 season saw former Atlanta Braves ace Max Fried deliver one of his best runs of success on the mound.
Through 11 starts, he had a 1.29 ERA. He was giving his new team, the New York Yankees, plenty of innings, nearly seven per start. Giving him his third All-Star appearance was a no-brainer, and he was a frontrunner for the American League Cy Young Award.
Over the month of June, he came down to earth a bit. By that, we mean he was allowing a couple runs per start instead of one or fewer.