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He didn't make the podium, but one word for Neil Ramirez' numbers this season: gaudy.
Graphs for Game 62 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 62:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
N Ramirez |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.54 |
0.029 |
W Wright |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.99 |
0.025 |
P Strop |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.16 |
0.018 |
B Schlitter |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.52 |
-0.011 |
J Russell |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.32 |
-0.017 |
T Wood |
6.2 |
9 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1.27 |
-0.100 |
Total |
9 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
1.14 |
-0.056 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
A Rizzo |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1.04 |
0.311 |
L Valbuena |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.56 |
0.276 |
D Barney |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.92 |
0.118 |
J Ruggiano |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.96 |
0.066 |
S Castro |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0.85 |
0.054 |
J Lake |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.47 |
0.030 |
N Schierholtz |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.04 |
-0.001 |
T Wood |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.75 |
-0.053 |
E Bonifacio |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.42 |
-0.057 |
E Whiteside |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.79 |
-0.085 |
M Olt |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.64 |
-0.103 |
Total |
35 |
7 |
11 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
0.81 |
0.556 |
Writer's Note: The daily selections of the three Heroes and three Goats are based solely on the top three and bottom three WPA scores for the game. The selections are not based on my subjective opinion.
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Anthony Rizzo (.311). His second-best WPA night of the season, with the best being his two-homer barrage against Milwaukee on May 31.
- Hero - Luis Valbuena (.276). I've gotta hand it to him; the guy just keeps performing.
- Sidekick - Darwin Barney (.118). Fun fact: The last time Barney appeared among the Heroes was May 16, also against Milwaukee.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Big Goat - Mike Olt (-.103). This flameout is just painful to watch. Since May 21, he's 1-for-32 with 19 strikeouts.
- Goat - Travis Wood (-.100). Not the most effective of outings, and the early game-tying homer to Andrew McCutchen placed him on the podium.
- Kid - Eli Whiteside (-.085). He's appeared in four games and on the Goat list three times. You can do the math.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 62 (Changes in Bold):
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
8 |
4 |
7 |
39 |
Starlin Castro |
7.5 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
37 |
Luis Valbuena |
5 |
6 |
2 |
29 |
Welington Castillo |
5 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
Jason Hammel |
5 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
Jeff Samardzija |
6 |
1 |
2 |
22 |
Nate Schierholtz |
3 |
5 |
2 |
21 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
7 |
1 |
18 |
Travis Wood |
3 |
3 |
1 |
16 |
Mike Olt |
3 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
Junior Lake |
3 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
Edwin Jackson |
4 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
Darwin Barney |
2.5 |
1.5 |
1 |
11.5 |
Justin Ruggiano |
0.5 |
4.5 |
1 |
11.5 |
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
2.5 |
3 |
11 |
Ryan Kalish |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
Jake Arrieta |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
Hector Rondon |
0 |
0 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
James Russell |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
Wesley Wright |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
5 |
Zac Rosscup |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
Chris Coghlan |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
Ryan Sweeney |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
John Baker |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
Pedro Strop |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
Carlos Villanueva |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Starlin Castro |
4 |
3.5 |
11 |
30 |
Nate Schierholtz |
4 |
7 |
3 |
29 |
Mike Olt |
5 |
3 |
4 |
25 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
8 |
4 |
23 |
Justin Grimm |
6 |
0 |
1 |
19 |
Edwin Jackson |
4 |
3 |
1 |
19 |
Junior Lake |
3 |
4 |
2 |
19 |
Travis Wood |
3 |
3 |
2 |
17 |
Welington Castillo |
2 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
Anthony Rizzo |
0 |
6 |
4 |
16 |
Jason Hammel |
4 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
Carlos Villanueva |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
James Russell |
2 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
Luis Valbuena |
0 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
11.5 |
Jose Veras |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
Jeff Samardzija |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
Hector Rondon |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
John Baker |
2 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
Justin Ruggiano |
1 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
Ryan Kalish |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
Wesley Wright |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
Jake Arrieta |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
Pedro Strop |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Chris Coghlan |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Eli Whiteside |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
Darwin Barney |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
Ryan Sweeney |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
Neil Ramirez |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
Anthony Rizzo |
39 |
16 |
23 |
Luis Valbuena |
29 |
11.5 |
17.5 |
Jeff Samardzija |
22 |
9 |
13 |
Jason Hammel |
23 |
14 |
9 |
Starlin Castro |
37 |
30 |
7 |
Darwin Barney |
11.5 |
5 |
6.5 |
Welington Castillo |
23 |
17 |
6 |
Brian Schlitter |
11 |
7 |
4 |
Zac Rosscup |
4 |
0 |
4 |
Justin Ruggiano |
11.5 |
9 |
2.5 |
Ryan Kalish |
10 |
9 |
1 |
Neil Ramirez |
3.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
7 |
7 |
0 |
Blake Parker |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Ryan Sweeney |
4 |
4.5 |
-0.5 |
Travis Wood |
16 |
17 |
-1 |
Chris Coghlan |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
Pedro Strop |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
Hector Rondon |
6.5 |
9 |
-2.5 |
Wesley Wright |
5 |
8 |
-3 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
18 |
23 |
-5 |
Junior Lake |
14 |
19 |
-5 |
John Baker |
4 |
9 |
-5 |
Eli Whiteside |
0 |
5 |
-5 |
Edwin Jackson |
12 |
19 |
-7 |
James Russell |
6 |
13 |
-7 |
Nate Schierholtz |
21 |
29 |
-8 |
Mike Olt |
16 |
25 |
-9 |
Jose Veras |
0 |
9 |
-9 |
Carlos Villanueva |
3 |
13 |
-10 |
Justin Grimm |
6 |
19 |
-13 |
Rizzo leapfrogs Castro for the top of the Hero list, while Olt continues his slide toward the cellar.