The 2022 All-Star game was successfully held at Dodger stadium and the second half of the 2022 season just began. We just watched so many great players in the Midsummer Classic. In the first half of the 2022 season, several players’ performances were so impressive.
Firstly, let’s see which players have been hitting very well.
Yordan Alvarez was named June’s American League Player of the Month. He was hitting .418/.510/.835 with 9 home runs and 28 RBI last month. Additionally, he was selected to the All-Star game for the first time in his career. Alvarez now has 27 home runs and 63 RBI. In the National League, Paul Goldschmidt currently slashes .330/.414/.590 with 20 home runs and 70 RBI. He was named the NL Player of the Month for May and he was selected to the Midsummer Classic again.
In addition, Aaron Judge has a great season so far. His OPS was .982 before the All-Star break. Now, his slash line is .282/.366/.619 and he leads the majors with 34 home runs. Furthermore, Rafael Devers’ OPS is .980 and he already blasted 22 home runs. Moreover, Mike Trout only played 36 games last season. This season, he’s batting .270/.368/.599 with 24 home runs and 51 RBI in 79 games.
Meanwhile, Jose Ramirez now has 75 RBI, leading the AL. Freddie Freeman has 115 hits, leading the majors.
At the same time, there are several pitchers who had been dominant on the mound before the All-Star break.
Shane McClanahan earned 10 wins last season and now he has 10 wins after making 18 starts. He currently owns a 1.71 ERA and a 0.80 WHIP in 110.2 innings. At the same time, he has 147 strikeouts. Also in Florida, Sandy Alcantara already made 19 starts and tossed 138.1 innings for the Marlins. He tossed 2 complete games before the All-Star break. In the meantime, Justin Verlander is back. He has a great 1.89 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP over 109.1 innings. Verlander didn’t pitch last year and he only tossed 6 innings in 2020. He currently leads the majors with 12 wins.
Tony Gonsolin has been pitching well with 11 wins and he hasn’t recorded a loss. Gonsolin’s ERA is only 2.02 and opponents only hit .168 against him. Gonsolin was selected to the All-Star game for the first time in his career. Moreover, Corbin Burnes won the 2021 NL Cy Young award and this season, he’s even better. Burnes posted a 2.43 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP last year. By far this season, he has a 2.14 ERA and a 0.90 WHIP in 113.2 innings.
Several players have played very well and enjoyed the first half of the 2022 season. It’s not a surprise to see many of them become All-Stars. The second half of the 2022 season just began today and there are several things worth monitoring. Aaron Judge already crushed 30+ home runs. Will he finish the season with 50+ home runs as he did in 2017? Justin Verlander looks great after coming back from the Tommy John surgery. How many innings will he really pitch this season? Additionally, Tony Gonsolin already tossed a career-high 93.2 innings. Can he continue his great performance after giving up two home runs in the All-Star game?
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