Early Report Card (1/9th)

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by toosmallforpullups

by toosmallforpullups

If we want to compare Judge's performance eighteen games into the season - that's one-ninth - with what he did last year, we'd be incredibly unfair. His 2022 stats were ridiculous and historic. Besides, it's only eighteen games.

That said, I'll do it anyway: In every offensive category, Judge's projected numbers now lag significantly behind. Just remember that he had all of six home runs last April, the same amount that he's racked up so far - and it's only April 19. It is, by the way, just two behind leaders P. Alonso and P. Wisdom.

(I see no reason to split up the two leagues when looking at statistics. The only difference now is that they still have separate end-of-year awards.)

Other stats at this point:
RBI - 11, leader is Y. Alvarez's 21
H - 17, leader is B. Bichette's 29
R - 14, leader is R. Acuna's 18
W - 12, leader is J. Soto's 19

Full slash line - .274/.382/.597/.979 - all well above league average (.247/.322/.402/.724)

Judge started every game in the two-hole. Most of his fielding was in center, with a few games in right.

And the Yankees? They're doing just fine. With a record of 11-7 and having not yet lost a series, they should be in a strong early position. The problem is that Tampa doesn't lose. The Rays began by winning their first thirteen, are now 16-3, so we'll see if they come down to Earth soon.

Baltimore and Toronto also have eleven wins (with one more loss for the latter), as does Minnesota outside the division; Texas is even better, with twelve.

New York has recently been hit with injuries to important weapons such as Stanton (who will be out six weeks or so) and Donaldson. Their #1 prospect, Volpe, has helped the team but not with much power yet. It shows in the stats, as they are nowhere near the top in most categories. The pitching has been pretty good - as advertised, I guess.