Among the most moody and unstable characters in the Majors, Brewers close Josh Heather and White Sox close Liam Hendrix were examples of stability in the final inning. Men get a lot of big outs and save. They also accumulate gifts.
The best awards at the Major League Baseball for Fire Extinguishers went to Hotter and Hendrix, announced Wednesday night. Heather won the National League “Trevor Hoffman” Relief of the Year award, while Hendrix won the American League “Mariano Rivera” Relief of the Year award.
This is not the first time I have been decorated. Hader is the first pitcher to win the Reliever of the Year title three times in the National League (awarded since 2014), winning in 2018 and 2019. His teammate Devin Williams gave it to him. Year. Hendrix won it for the second year in a row after winning the athletics competition in 2020 and finishing second behind Cuba Aroldis Chapman in 2019.
The 32-year-old Hendrix led the majors in the 2.53 era and 0.73 WHIP (at least 45 games pitch all reliefs), with an additional 38 savings, a strikeout rate of 42.3% and a 2.6% rate in 69 games with tickets.
Hader, for his part, has been one of the best firefighters among the Majors ever since he stepped foot in the Majors with the Brewers in 2017. And this year is no exception. With 34 games saved, he had the best ERA (1.23) of his career and the best home run rate (0.5 for nine innings).
Voting for the Reliever of the Year Awards is conducted by seven of the greatest fools in baseball history: Hall of Famer Rivera, Hoffman, Dennis Eckersley, Rowley Fingers and Lee Smith, as well as John Franco and Billy Wagner. The awards have been presented since 2014, replacing MLB’s “Delivery Man of the Year Award” given to a pitcher between two leagues between 2005 and 2013.
