The biggest success -- and biggest disappointment -- for all 30 MLB teams this season
Evaluating the year's standout performers and setbacks, the Milwaukee Brewers find their premier triumph in Jacob Misiorowski's transition into an ace following the trade of Freddy Peralta. Misiorowski paces the National League Cy Young chase with a 66.7 average game score and a five-year-best 31.7% strikeout-minus-walk rate, though rotation mate Kyle Harrison has faltered dramatically.
After compiling an 8-2 mark and a 3.01 ERA prior to the break, Harrison's earned run average climbed to 7.00 across six starts, capped by surrendering runs to all four Cincinnati Reds hitters he met in a recent relief appearance, creating uncertainty behind Misiorowski and Logan Henderson for a third postseason starting role.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers have relied heavily on outfielder Andy Pages amid an array of team-wide offensive slumps and injuries impacting Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and Kyle Tucker. Pages elevated his plate discipline while maintaining power and delivering elite defensive metrics in center field, though a fractured hand sustained in late August briefly interrupted his breakout campaign ahead of the playoffs.
