Kumar Rocker’s Major League debut was worth the wait as his slider is already looking like one of the most dangerous pitches in baseball. He takes the top spot on Week 24 of our #HighFive list after a solid first outing against the Mariners.
Kumar Rocker
Rocker struck out seven and gave up just one run on three hits in his Major League debut last Thursday in Seattle.
“It was the adrenaline rush you always need,” Rocker told me when describing his debut.
“It was time to compete at the highest level and I just wanted to make the most of it.”
He got seventeen swings and misses, 13 by way of his reaper type slider which is Rocker’s best pitch. At times, it can move like a curveball.
Since he got to Vanderbilt, Rocker has shown he can be one of the most dominant pitchers in the world. His college resume includes a College World Series Super Regionals no-hitter over Duke, a 19-strikeout game and a CWS Most Outstanding award all as a freshman.
Now the goal for Rocker is to end the season strong and help prepare to step into a full-time role in the Major League rotation in 2024.
Aaron Judge
Aaron Judge takes the two spot on our #HighFive list after snapping his career-long homerless streak and helping his Yankees become the first team in the American League to clinch a playoff spot with a 2-for-4 four RBI performance Wednesday night.
Judge went 16 games without hitting a bomb before launching a go-ahead grand slam last Friday to get the win against the rival Boston Red Sox.
Even without consistently hitting the ball out of the ballpark, he still has found ways to be effective on offense.
In 15 games this month Judge has reached safely in all but one.
Over his last seven games, he is hitting .333 with 10 RBI, a stolen base, six walks and two home runs.
C.J. Abrams
C.J. Abrams clinched his first 20/20 season of his career, putting a bow on one of the best seasons for any MLBbro this year.
In year three we saw signs of why C.J. Abrams was one of the most highly touted prospects when he came to Washington in the Juan Soto deal.
He got close to the mark last year after stealing 47 bases and hitting 18 home runs in 2023, but this time around Abrams became the second MLBbro in the 20/20 club this season, the other being New York Yankee third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr.
In his last seven games, the 2024 National League All-Star shortstop has a .320 average, a .600 slugging percentage and he hit two solo home runs.
“Late Night” LaMonte Wade
LaMonte Wade is one of the most consistent players in the Majors when it comes to getting on base.
He has hits in seven of his last eight games and has raised his play during this final month of the year after struggling through the entire summer.
Wade has a .348 average and .400 on base percentage in his last seven games.
However, his surge may be too little too late as his Giants are slowly fading away in the race for one of the final National League Wild Card spots.
Lawrence Butler
Lawrence Butler gets the final spot on this week’s #HighFive list after his career-long 22-game hitting streak.
That streak tied Butler for the second longest one in the Majors this season, trailing only Bryan Reynolds who had hits in 25 straight games.
The hitless games would not last long, as he picked up hits in his next two games including his first career homer in Wrigley Field.
Butler is slashing .328/.379/.508 with three steals, four RBI and two home runs in September.
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