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    Joel Luckhaupt
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    Barring something weird, Alexis Diaz will lead the Reds in both pitcher Wins (6) & saves (9).

    Richard Rodriguez (2020 Pirates) was the last to lead his team in both.

    The last to do it in a real season was Doug Jones for the 1992 Astros (11 W, 36 Sv).

    No other Reds pitcher has ever led his team in both wins and saves in the same season since saves became an official stat in 1969.

    However, several did it prior to then, most recently Ewell Blackwell in 1950 (17 W, 4 Sv).

    Nobody had even heard of a save then though.

    So Diaz will likely be the 16th pitcher since 1969 to lead his team in both wins and saves, unless he gets another save. He'll join Richard Rodriguez (3 W, 4 Sv in 2020) as the only ones to do it with single digits in both stats. Rodriguez did it in 60 team games.

    Chris Ruehl
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    When was the last time 6 W was enough to lead an MLB team? Maybe this is more common that I realize?

    Joel Luckhaupt @jluckhaupt

    The 2021 Orioles team leader had 6 W (John Means & Matt Harvey tied). Also 2019 Blue Jays (3 tied) and the 2015 Phillies (4 tied).

    Graham Ashcraft could still tie Diaz.

    Last edited by Ron Madden; 10-02-2022 at 08:10 PM.

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    When Alexis Díaz entered spring training, he was considered a longshot to make the big-league roster out of camp.

    He had a stellar 2021 season in Double-A, but he was a relative unknown. He didn’t show up at the top of the Cincinnati Reds’ prospect rankings. If anything, he was most known as Edwin Díaz’s younger brother.

    In six months, Díaz went from the last pitcher to make the Opening Day roster to a guy projected to be the closer of the future. All he did was become the most reliable reliever in the bullpen, leading the Reds in wins (seven) and saves (10).

    It’s the first time a pitcher led a team in both categories, excluding the 60-game 2020 season, since Houston’s Doug Jones in 1992 (11 wins, 36 saves), according to Bally Sports statistician Joel Luckhaupt.

    When Alexis Díaz entered spring training, he was considered a longshot to make the big-league roster out of camp.

    He had a stellar 2021 season in Double-A, but he was a relative unknown. He didn’t show up at the top of the Cincinnati Reds’ prospect rankings. If anything, he was most known as Edwin Díaz’s younger brother.

    Díaz entered the final game of the season Wednesday with a 1.84 ERA across 59 relief appearances with 83 strikeouts and 33 walks in 63 2/3 innings.

    It can be hard to trust relievers year to year, but Díaz does a lot of things that inspire confidence he can turn into one of the league’s top closers.

    Díaz does a lot of extraordinary things that can’t be taught.

    He has the highest spin rate on his fastball in baseball.

    He rates in the 100th percentile in the league for extension, meaning he’s closer to the plate when he’s delivering pitches and hitters have less time to react.

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    Re: Alexis Diaz

    love it

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    Re: Alexis Diaz


    Bobby Nightengale
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    Reds closer Alexis Díaz received a second-place vote for National League Rookie of the Year and Nick Lodolo received two third-place votes.

    Díaz placed fifth overall in the voting and Lodolo tied for sixth.

    7:51 PM · Nov 14, 2022

    Last edited by Ron Madden; 11-14-2022 at 11:54 PM.

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    LanceMcAlister
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    One year after 3 Reds earned votes for NL Rookie of Year:
    Jonathan India (winner),
    Tyler Stephenson (T-6th)
    Vladimir Gutierrez (T-8th),
    two Reds earn votes this year: Alexis Diaz (5th) and Nick Lodolo
    (T-6th).


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