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Going 4.0 with a 2.19 ERA in May will win you the National League Pitcher of the Month award even if you were cut by the Kansas City Royals the year before and you pitched out of the bullpen for most of a season.
With those numbers you'll beat out perennially dominant throwers like Tim Hudson or Carlos Zambrano and rookie rock stars like Edinson Volquez.
Even if your name is Todd Wellemeyer and you honestly get excited about the free TV that comes with the award. (According to MLB.com: "A little more pumped about that," Wellemeyer joked when told about his new TV.)
This year Hudson is making $15.5 million and Zambrano $16 million (even the rookie Volquez is getting the league minimum $392,500) while Wellemeyer is making a cool $1 million.
That's the definition of value for your baseball dollar.
Consider that Wellemeyer is 6-1 on the year with a 3.16 ERA and 74 innings pitched and that value only increases. (Hudson, for example, is 7-4 with a 3.01 and 84 innings pitched.)
Asked about his success, Wellemeyer said that having the opportunity pitch in a rotation on a consistent basis is what has allowed him to get in a groove this season.
If he stays in a groove like this it's safe to say that he can expect a pay raise in the near future.
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