From Bryan Hoch:
The Yankees had just edged the Phillies on a Friday evening in July, with Paul Goldschmidt belting a homer for the game’s only run. Savoring the victory, the veteran slugger allowed his thoughts to drift beyond those nine innings — toward Cam Schlittler’s potential hardware, and much more.
“He might win the Cy Young, and that’s great,” Goldschmidt said that night. “But I’m really excited to see how he progresses. When you’re at the highest level, you’re thinking about guys that are doing it for 10-plus years. I think Cam definitely has the mindset, the physical tools to do it.”
Awesome news.
I thought Cam was in serious trouble when he struggled after the All Star break, but luckily, he didn’t struggle again the rest of the season, and Dylan Cease had a couple of clunkers, and the race was all over.
Well deserved award!
The Yankees might be bringing the Dodgers associate hitting coach over, so that might help to give Cam some run support next year.
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Yankees edging the Phillies, you say
Awesome stuff, didn’t see a sweep coming here. Cam was unreal!
His ERA+ was better than Guidry 1978. That’s unbelievable.