Pete Crow-Armstrong bolsters his NL MVP case with an amazing power surge

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What made Pete Crow‑Armstrong’s weekend so historic for Cubs fans?

Leila Rahimi 0:01

Raheemi and Grody, middays 10 a.m. to 2 on 104-3 The School. Payoff pitch to peak. Swingin' drive. Deep right field. Can you believe it? Another home run. Listen to this crowd.

Mark Grote 0:21

I love this song. So perfect for PCA. The Cubs have no business losing two out of three to the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field, considering what is at stake. But what a blast Pete Carl Armstrong continues to be for the Chicago Cubs as we welcome you back to Rahimi and Grody on 104-3. The score of Layla, I mean five home runs in two days, leading off the game a Again yesterday with a home run. As a matter of fact, um, just to like go through the latest bullet points of PCA greatness, five home runs in his last two games, obviously. We were all tracking and watching. He has nine leadoff home runs this year. Six of those in this month, six leadoff homers in the month of August, and we are running out of August.

Mark Grote 1:12

Have we run out of August?

How many leadoff home runs has Crow‑Armstrong hit this season and why does it matter?

Mark Grote 1:13

Is today the thirty first or is today the first? Are we September now? Today's the thirty first. Okay. September is tomorrow. Um he has thirty eight home runs all together. Is it it's his award now, right? MVP, Layla?

1:27

Well

Vinny Rotino 1:28

That's the thing is I don't know what else does he have to do to prove that he's gotta be the MVP. And yes, I understand that it is the tallest of tasks to do this against Shohei Otani. And I think about what Bob Nightingale said to us on the show a few weeks ago before the trade deadline, so it's been a while, but that unless PCA could pitch, how could he possibly get the MVP? Well, challenge issued because I feel like he has done everything he possibly can to be able to do that. Buster Olney, of course, of the Baseball Tonight podcast, ESPN baseball coverage, had this stat since Shohei Otani last pitched. PCA F war 4.1 first. Shohei Otani 1.0 at 58th. Weighted runs created plus PCA 180. Otani 130. Yeah.

Vinny Rotino 2:20

Home runs nineteen for PCA, twelve for O Tani.

How do Crow‑Armstrong’s stats compare to Shohei Ohtani’s in WAR, wRC+, and RBIs?

Vinny Rotino 2:23

Runs forty-three for PCA, twenty-six for Otani. RBI forty-two for PCA, thirty for Otani. And stolen bases, eleven for Picrow Armstrong, four for Shohei Otani.

Mark Grote 2:37

That's right. Four.

Vinny Rotino 2:38

So you look at the numbers and you have to ask yourself at some point. What more does he need to show that he absolutely not only has I think the case to be made to be the National League MVP, but that Shohei Otani's pitching performance might not get him there with his numbers. That's my point. Like PCA should have this on lock based on the performance he's had. I it does it come down to September and then do you need to see Shoe Tani pitch two more games, possibly, which is still not the case yet. I just don't know how I I came away from this weekend asking, like, what more does the man need to do?

Mark Grote 3:15

And I've gotten there because every time we have done this topic and when we have done it in the past and the cases were made on both sides, I was still Shoei Otani. And my reasoning was was because you still, even if he doesn't pitch again, you can't take away the fact that the guy was a top-notch pitcher, can and also adding that to the hitting. But PCA has done too much. And even when we were looking at the the overall numbers in the year, it was always neck and neck with Otani. Leading in some categories right now on the overall OPS at 928 for PCA after this weekend. That is elite, ladies and gentlemen. Otani is elite as well, but he is at 909. War right now, on the overall, PCA 9.3 to Otani 6.3.

Mark Grote 3:59

Kids, four or higher is a good wins above replacement number.

What arguments do the hosts use to claim Crow‑Armstrong deserves the NL MVP?

Mark Grote 4:04

These guys. Are pushing one one of them is nine plus that'd be PCA. The other is six point eight. So I do I agree with you. You put it really well. What more does the guy have to do? And if you don't want to believe us, believe a guy who made it very clear last night during the broadcast who he is rooting for and his bias. And that is Joey Vado, who, by the way, was wholly entertaining throughout the whole night and that whole NBC broadcast last night. I enjoyed the Hell out of it. He talked about PCA's chances of winning the MVP on NBC last night. Check this out.

Joey Votto 4:38

I don't think it's close and I think that every voter already has their ballot cast.