2055-6

[Knucklehead254]

Mid-Season (and one week) Review. The Good and Bad July 21, 2055 The Good:

New acquisitions

It’s been no secret that the Mounties made a statement when they traded for Tony Frost, and he has rewarded the team with a solid campaign so far. He even returned to the All-Star Game for the first time since 2050. It's clear the Frost enjoys playing here and the potential future hall-of-famer has become a fan favorite here in Vancouver. Whether he keeps up this pace remains to be seen, but he for certain has been well worth the price of admission thus far.

They also managed to get more help with Mahine Karetu signing on during the first couple weeks of the season. He has performed above GM Aaron Wharram's expectations, as he currently leads the team in Batting Average (.303), Home Runs (19), RBIs (52), Slugging% (.523) and OPS (.867). Although his fielding as a second basemen has been very sub-par, this looks to be like a smart signing for a player that wasn't even looked at during the offseason.

Lights out Bullpen

It's no surprise that one of the top bullpens last year continues to have very solid production this year. Leading the way is closer Xuan Ngo, who made the All-Star game this year as the closer and even got the save for the Frick League team (he also gave up the only run of the game for the team but we don't need to talk about that.) Rodney Keely has been the most busy, coming into 40 games as a setup man and having an ERA of 2.84. With most of the bullpen producing an ERA of less than 3.20, teams have every right to fear the middle to late innings when these pitchers go to work.

The Bad:

The Price is(n’t) Wright

What else is there to say about Andrew Wright's 2055 Campaign other than terrible? Not counting his first ever season where he played just 33 games, this has easily been Wright's worst showing so far. With an abysmal .179 AVG, 3 HRs and 19 RBIs in 62 games, it's clear that Wharram has run out of patience, as earlier the team claimed outfielder Martin Hemming off of waivers from Valencia to fill in games at left field. A brief injury rehab stint showed promise, however since his return he still hasn't produced anything and many worry if his contract could become an albatross should things get worse.

Buyers remorse?

Part of this was going to be about Jorge Guitterez, however last week he pulled off a player of the week performance with 4 straight games with a Homerun and 14 runs batted in. Perhaps this could be the turning point of the season for him. Instead this will talk about the other trade the Mounties pulled off in the offseason that already looks bleak. The trade saw the team acquire P Haravira Chandar from Omaha in exchange for P Stan Barnett. Barnett has looked solid in AAA ball and many believe he may become better than what was originally thought before the trade. Meanwhile Chandar has spent the majority of Spring training and the regular season injured, and thus has only pitched 6.2 innings this season. While some hope he can find his form again, the odds do not favor the Mounties side.

[Jwalk100]

You're team is just slumping. With some player shuffling the team will work it's way out of it.

[RonCo]

They can't wait too long, though. It's hard to make up a lot of distance in a short time.

[Jwalk100]

You can have the Pacific. We want the ticket to the dance for the Trophy.

[RonCo]

You can have the Pacific. We want the ticket to the dance for the Trophy.

Right this moment, Vancouver is not on the dance card. So, yes, they have to come out of that dive they are in soon.

[Jwalk100]

You can have the Pacific. We want the ticket to the dance for the Trophy.

Right this moment, Vancouver is not on the dance card. So, yes, they have to come out of that dive they are in soon.

Oh shit! I thought they were close. Don't worry. Im due my usual late season swoon.

[Knucklehead254]

You can have the Pacific. We want the ticket to the dance for the Trophy.

Right this moment, Vancouver is not on the dance card. So, yes, they have to come out of that dive they are in soon.

Oh shit! I thought they were close. Don't worry. Im due my usual late season swoon.

We were close but then had a bad skid after the all-star break. Gonna be tough to climb back in