Paul Sullivan: The best — and worst — of baseball's first half
by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune
Jul 08, 2019
4 minutes
The All-Star break comes at the perfect time for all 30 teams.
Whether they're dominating, as are the Dodgers, or barely surviving - see the Orioles - everyone is gassed from a first half highlighted by home runs, strikeouts, rain and more rain.
As we catch our breath and pray some of the runaway divisional races will become more competitive, here are some of the highlights and lowlights of the season:
BEST FREE-AGENT WALK YEAR
Jose Abreu entered the weekend with 41 RBIs over his last 80 at-bats and was tied for the American League lead with 63 RBI. He was hitting .357 off left-handers with a .977
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