I Have No Creative Title 96.2 - April Review

[Afino]

The team’s pitching staff, ravaged by injuries, struggled through April, and so with it did the team. A 15-12 April record was only good for 3rd place in the Atlantic. Obviously, that’s disappointing. But, it’s only one month. Let’s see how we did for the month.

Team Information
Record overall 15-12, .556 PCT
Position in Division 3rd, 4 GB
Record at home 7-7, .500 PCT
Record on the road 8-5, .615 PCT
Record in X-inning games 0-1, .000 PCT
Record in one-run games 5-5, .500 PCT
Record versus LHP 4-3, .571 PCT
Record versus RHP 11-9, .550 PCT
Record last 10 games 4-6, .400 PCT
Record in April 15-12, .556 PCT

Team Batting Stats & Rankings
Batting Average .285 - 6th in JL
On-Base Percentage .340 - 6th in JL
Slugging Percentage .471 - 2nd in JL
On-Base + Slugging .811 - 3rd in JL
Runs Scored 155 - 2nd in JL
Hits 266 - 5th in JL
Extra-Base Hits 89 - 3rd in JL
Home Runs 39 - 2nd in JL
Bases-On-Balls 75 - tied for 7th in JL
Strikeouts 206 - 7th in JL
Stolen Bases 48 - 1st in JL

Team Pitching Stats & Rankings
Earned Run Average 4.92 - 9th in JL
Starters' ERA 4.69 - 8th in JL
Bullpen ERA 5.45 - 11th in JL
Runs allowed 146 - 10th in JL
Hits allowed 270 - 8th in JL
Opponents AVG .288 - 8th in JL
BABIP .343 - 11th in JL
Home Runs allowed 37 - 10th in JL
Bases-On-Balls 88 - 11th in JL
Strikeouts 223 - 3rd in JL

Can’t really find anything “wrong” until we get to the pitching. Well, the BABIP isn’t helping things, but that doesn’t really matter when you’re giving up walks and homers. The bullpen, save for Hass is really a disaster. Garza has given up 15 runs in 3.2 IP? REALLY? I’ve already chronicled the fall of Daniels, and now he has an injury that will keep him out basically for the rest of the year. Wonderful. Only Nastay is holding up in the rotation. Think we can get help? Think again. There’s nothing ready in the minors. There’s no cap space.

At least the offense is producing. Papi Smurf has 11 HR and 35 RBI to go with a 1.083 OPS. Ice has a .938 OPS and 12 steals. Sobah is hitting .337. The surprise here is Blankenship. I plugged him in more for defense in the outfield, but he has compiled a respectable .788 OPS (.374 OBP) and has 17 SB. Not bad at all.

Only sore spot is our catching situation. Oh well, I knew that was going to happen. Sucks to punt a lineup spot though. Long story short – we need the pitching to….pitch well.

[lynchy34]

SObah is such a nice middle infield option. Nice contact, geray eye and good defense.