Braves' Bats, Defense Hinder Jair Jurrjens' Chance for ROY

 

Published 8/21/2008 by James Hulka at Bleacher Report - MLB

About a week ago, when John Kruk said that Geovany Soto was easily the Rookie of the Year in the National League, he clearly didn't do his homework. Whether the snub was intentional or not, Jair Jurrjens and the Braves should feel disrespected about not even being part of the conversation. After Tuesday night's loss against the Mets put Jurrjens' record at 11-9 with a 3.28 ERA, I took a closer look at the 22-year-old's performances this season and wondered why, with that ERA, his record isn't better. First, I remembered that he's playing on a team that's faded (putting it lightly). Second, he's now the ace of the staff, since Hudson, Smoltz, and Glavine have been lost for the season. The Mets' Mike Pelfrey pitched well tonight and got the win, but to be honest, he's been very inconsistent. He's been great at times and absolutely awful at others. Thanks to a lack of run support, shoddy defense behind him, and scorekeepers' rulings, Jurrjens has endured quite a run of tough luck in his first ... (link)

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