We round up which players and teams are leading the way as we near the official midway point of the 2024 season.
The timing of this annual occurrence is always a bit incongruous, coming less than a week after the official start of summer, but facts are facts. We're halfway home. Barring any postponements, the 1,215th game of the campaign will be when the Cubs face the Giants at Oracle Park on Thursday afternoon., we're using this milestone as an excuse to dole out some recognition to players and teams that have dominated in the first half of the season.
The MVP races aren't over by any stretch, but if the current trajectory of the American League race holds up, Judge will be a unanimous winner -- outdoing anything anyone in the National League does -- and stir conversations about the all-time great seasons. It's a tough trajectory to maintain, but Judge has never looked this complete as a player and a hitter. The only thing that could derail him is another one of the injuries that have bedeviled his career.
At present, Suarez is on pace to go 21-2 with a 1.75 ERA, hard numbers to undercut no matter how you contextualize them with more telling metrics. While his presence as our so-far best pitcher is completely based on metrics, the fact that those align with traditional numbers all fans can get excited about is fun.
He will no doubt play a key role in the Yankees' title quest, but it may not be the role we've seen him shine in so far. His last start -- seven runs allowed over 1⅓ innings against Baltimore -- was just one outing, but it was a reminder that he needs to be carefully monitored. Over 961 big league games entering this season, Profar was a .239/.322/.383 career hitter, good for a 92 OPS+. This season, he's leading NL-qualified hitters in on-base percentage and is second in average , while having a robust OPS+ 158.
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