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Trevor Bauer is Indians Player of the Week

Who was the Tribe's top player last week?

By Jason Lukehart
David Richard-USA TODAY Sports



It's time for our weekly look at the Indians' top players of the last seven days, in which one man is chosen as better than the rest. Be sure to vote for you choice in the poll included at the bottom.

Previous winners:

  • March 31-April 6: L.Chisenhall
  • April 7-13: D.Murphy
  • April 14-20: M.Brantley
  • April 21-27: C.Kluber
  • April 28-May 4: C.Santana
  • May 5-11: M.Brantley (editorial pick), J.Tomlin (reader vote)
  • May 12-18: D.Murphy
  • May 19-25: L.Chisenhall (editorial pick), C.Kluber (reader vote)
  • May 26-June 1: T.House (editorial pick), C.Kluber (reader vote)
  • June 2-8: J.Masterson (editorial pick), L.Chisenhall (reader vote)
  • June 9-15: M.Brantley
  • June 16-22: C.Santana
  • June 23-29: J.Tomlin
  • June 30-July 6: C.Kluber

    • The Candidates

    This week's nominees include a reliever, which is quite a rarity.

    Cody Allen

    Allen pitched 4 innings in 4 games. He didn't allow any runs, and only two men even reached base against him (both on Wednesday). He had a total of 8 strikeouts on the week, including 3 in Friday night's save, one of three saves he had on the week.

    Trevor Bauer

    Bauer started two games, and did very well both times. On Tuesday he pitched 7 innings against the Yankees, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) and striking out 6. It was the first time in his MLB career he's finished 7 innings. On Sunday, he pitched his best game as an Indian, delivering 6.2 shutout innings, with a career high 10 strikeouts.

    Michael Brantley

    Brantley hit .333/.344/.600 in 32 plate appearances last week, good for a wRC+ of 160. He led the team with 10 hits, including 2 doubles (21 and 22 on the year) and 2 home runs (14 and 15). His top game of the week was Tuesday's, when he went 3 for 4 with three extra-base hits, and drove in three runs in the 5-3 win.

    Nick Swisher

    A rare appearance around these parts. Swisher hit .300/.300.600 in 30 plate appearances last week, good for a wRC+ of 152. He led the team with 3 home runs, 5 runs scored, and 7 runs driven in. His home runs on Tuesday and Friday each put the Indians ahead.

    The Winner

    It's awesome seeing Brantley continuing to excel, and I'd love to reward Swisher for his best week of the season, or Allen for doing everything asked of him last week. This seems like an easy one to me though, as Trevor Bauer had the best week of his career, and just keeps looking better and better.

    Congratulations, Trevor. May there be many more of these to come for you!

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