Even in the tone of the times -- a time when strikeout rates are again on the rise and electric arms pour out of 'pen -- the sick stuff and sizzling stats of the Mariners' Edwin Diaz and the Brewers' Josh Hader stood out in the 2018 season's opening month. And if you can't hit 'em, honor 'em.
Diaz was named The Hartford American League Reliever of the Month for March/April, while Hader took home the National League honor. This was Hader's first time winning the monthly prize; Diaz previously won it last July.