The Suppan-Weaver Award
Based on a discussion I've been having with Dara on my blog, I'm announcing that it's time to start taking nominations for the first annual Suppan-Weaver awards.
A little background....
Jeff Suppan and Jeff Weaver both had good-to-great postseasons last year for the St. Louis Cardinals. Jeff Suppan, despite not being very good in the division series or World Series, pitched two gems against the New York Mets in the National League Championship Series, giving up one run in fifteen innings. For the postseason, he posted a 1.43 ERA (compared to a 4.12 ERA during the regular season).
His reward? The biggest contract in Milwaukee Brewers history... 4 years, $42 million.
He has started off his contract by going 12-12 with a 4.62 ERA.
Jeff Weaver is an even more amazing story. Between the Los Angeles Angels and St. Louis Cardinals during the regular season, he posted an astounding, PH4H MVP candidate worthy 5.79 ERA in 31 starts. In the postseason, he posted a 2.47 ERA, winning games in the Division Series, Championship Series and World Series.
His reward? A one year, $8.3 million contract with the Seattle Mariners. His 2007 performance? 7-13 with a 6.20 ERA. PH4H MVP candidate numbers yet again!
So who's the leading candidate for the 2007 Suppan-Weaver award? Right now, the frontrunner is none other than former National Livan Hernandez. He went 11-11 with a 4.93 ERA for the Diamondbacks in the regular season, and has given up one run in six innings (a 1.50 ERA) so far in the postseason. He's a free agent.
4 comments:
Livo was good, but not great, in PH4H this season. Nowhere near good enough to vault me into first place.
I think last night's performance hurts his chances at this award.
I'm not so sure about that either. Even including last night's performance, his 2007 postseason ERA is 3.86. Plus, his batting average is a ridiculously-high .400.
Jake Westbrook or Josh Fogg, anyone?
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