Congratulations to Jim Kushner, champion of the 2016 MLB Predictions Pool! Jim is our twelfth new winner in twelve years, and has won in his eleventh year of competition.
- Two unique picks were made this year: Jim had Zach Britton for AL saves, and Daltry/Lovejoy chose Max Scherzer in the NL IP category.
- Jon Pauley and Jason Salavon collected 81 HBPs each this year, shattering Jon’s own pool record of 71 from 2008.
- Three returning entrants (along with Jim) had their best finishes to date this year: Jason Salavon, Garrett Schwab, and Mike Levine.
Here are the season category leaders, with bold indicating players we actually chose:
AL BA: José Altuve (7)
AL HR: Mark Trumbo
AL RBI: Edwin Encarnación, David Ortiz
AL R: Mike Trout (10)
AL SB: Rajai Davis
NL BA: DJ LeMahieu
NL HR: Nolan Arenado (2), Chris Carter
NL RBI: Nolan Arenado (9)
NL R: Kris Bryant
NL SB: Jonathan Villar
AL IP: David Price (4)
AL W: Rick Porcello
AL ERA: Aaron Sanchez
AL SO: Justin Verlander
AL S: Zach Britton (1)
NL IP: Max Scherzer (1)
NL W: Max Scherzer (3)
NL ERA: Kyle Hendricks
NL SO: Max Scherzer (4)
NL S: Jeurys Familia (3)
AL HBP: Brandon Guyer (7)
NL HBP: Derek Dietrich
AL HBP: Chris Sale (16)
NL HBP: Jimmy Nelson (6)
As always, thanks to our own Brian Wells for making our daily updates possible on the pool site and Twitter. Thanks to Greg and Anthony for joining this year! Congrats to Jim, and let’s enjoy the playoffs… We don’t keep track of fan affiliations, but we can at least confirm devotees of the Mets, Red Sox, and Cubs among our entrants.
-Jud and Dan
