There were nine pitchers with ERAs under 2.00 in August (25 innings pitched), five of them youngsters. Felix Hernandez and Roger Clemens are on that list, and Roger's been in the majors longer than Felix has been alive. But Noah Lowry beat them all, posting a 5-0 record in five starts along with a stellar 0.69 ERA. He allowed just 22 hits while striking out 33. Noah Lowry is the Baseball Musings Pitcher of the Month.

On the offensive side, another youngster had an outstanding month. David Wright is now the best hitter on the Mets. He posted a .470 OBA while driving in 27 runs and scoring 23. Across town, Alex Rodriguez knocked out 12 home runs while posting the highest slugging percentage of August, .733. (It was a good month to be a New York third baseman.) He was the only player over .700 in the month. David Ortiz led the majors in both RBI and runs scored.

It's a tough pick, but I'm going with Wright. The great OBA, the tough park; he even was six for seven stealing. David Wright is the Baseball Musings Offensive Player of the Month.