September 12, 2016

Jim Kushner extends his reign over the 2016 MLB Predictions Pool in our 20th weekly update, with Frank Gatland and Rob LaColla tied for second. Jim's lead would be even larger if not for Jake Arrieta's win over the Astros last night, which took Max Scherzer out of the NL wins picture for now…

Despite slipping to seventh place in today's update, Jason Salavon still has a reasonable chance to catch Jim. If Mike Trout passes Josh Donaldson in the AL runs category, Salavon scores a two-point swing on Kushner. Could Zach Britton's slender lead over K-Rod in AL saves become Jim's last line of defense?

Our current overall HBP average of 49.1 is already the highest in pool history, surpassing 2009's final mark of 46.1. Nice job, everyone!

-Jud and Dan