Seattle Zephyrs Recaps: Week 8, 8-7 Win

On paper, this looked like it was going to be a huge week. With only a two-game lead atop the league standings, the Zephyrs faced off against the second place team, Love Me Ortiz Me. However, what was supposed to be a battle for first place ultimately ended with neither team gaining much ground. Technically, the Zephyrs came out ahead, squeaking out a win when Dustin Pedroia stole a couple bases this morning to carry that category. However, the Zephyrs' lead is still a tiny one and we head off to Week 9 looking to put more distance between us and the competition.

Offense
-Runs: Jose Reyes, 8
-Hits: Reyes, 14
-Home Runs: tie - Carlos Gonzalez, Dustin Pedroia, 2
-Runs Batted In: tie - C. Gonzalez, Pedroia, 6
-Stolen Bases: Pedroia, 3
-Walks: Pedroia, 3
-Batting Average*: Reyes, .519
-On-base Percentage plus Slugging*: Reyes, 1.313

*minimum 15 at-bats

...and the Week 8 Offensive MVP Award goes to:


JOSE REYES! While the offense certainly wasn't overpowering this week, the Zephyrs managed to put together a balanced attack, with everyone chipping in somewhere. The only truly incredible performance, however, came from Reyes, who batted over .500 and slugged the ball with command. I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked him up on draft day, but Jose probably has the strongest case so far for being my season MVP.

Pitching
-Wins: tie - Dan Haren, Daniel Hudson, 1
-Losses: tie - Daniel Bard, Heath Bell, John Danks, Haren, James Shields, 1
-Saves: J.J. Putz, 4
-Strikeouts: Jered Weaver, 12
-Holds: none recorded
-Earned Run Average*: Weaver, 0.56
-Walks plus Hits Per Inning Pitched*: Weaver, 0.81
-Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio*: tie - Haren, Hudson, 4.00

*minimum 5.0 innings pitched

...and the Week 8 Cy Young Award goes to:


JERED WEAVER! In yet another week where the Zephyrs' offense struggled to keep pace with out opponent, the pitching came through again, doing everything but actually picking up wins. Jered sure pitched like a winner, especially when he threw 9 shutout innings yesterday while giving up only two hits, but even a performance like that couldn't net him a victory. With John Danks being cut from the team and additional setup man David Robertson being added, the Zephyrs will continue to lean heavily on their five starters to keep up our winning ways.