Tanaka cruising in AL rookie race while weak NL field gets a boost

Off the list: Aaron Barrett, Billy Hamilton

Cliff Corcoran | Jun 12, 2014

Tanaka cruising in AL rookie race while weak NL field gets a boost /

Jose Abreu is trying to close the ground he lost to Masahiro Tanaka while on the disabled list. — Jose Abreu is trying to close the ground he lost to Masahiro Tanaka while on the disabled list :: Alex Gallardo/AP

Jacob deGrom sports a 5-5 record, 2.79 ERA, 1/26 WHIP and 83 strikeouts in 87 innings this season. — Jacob deGrom sports a 5-5 record, 2.79 ERA, 1/26 WHIP and 83 strikeouts in 87 innings this season :: Bill Kostroun/AP

Off the list: Aaron Barrett, Billy Hamilton

Published Jun 12, 2014

CLIFF CORCORAN

Cliff Corcoran is a contributing writer for SI.com. He has also edited or contributed chapters to 13 books about baseball, including seven Baseball Prospectus annuals.