Chasing The Storm 2052-4 Offensive Recap

[njherdfan]

With the 2052 season coming to a merciful (at least from the Storm's perspective) conclusion, it's time to take a quick look back at how the Storm fared this season. In a word: poorly. Seattle finished with a record of 64-98 and was outscored by 174 runs. Not great! As we'll see in a future post, it seems like Seattle's biggest problem was with its pitching, as it finished dead last in the Frick League in nearly every category, including runs allowed and ERA. For now, though, we're going to take a quick look at Seattle's offense. While Seattle's offense was closer to the middle of the pack for the Frick League, as it was 10th in runs scored, it's fair to say that Seattle fans were disappointed in the performances of several players.

For this post, however, we're going to look at the pleasant surprises contained in the performances of two players: Raul Fernandez and Run-Ming Gui.

For many years, Seattle has struggled to improve its offense, and many of its more high-priced free-agent signings have not worked out, as the acquisitions have performed at a significantly lower level in Seattle than they had in previous stops. Seattle fans were worried that Fernandez would continue that unfortunate trend after he signed his big contract with Seattle after the 2051 season. Fortunately for the Storm, however, Fernandez broke that streak, at least through the first two seasons. After a solid first season in 2051, Fernandez continued his good work this past season, as he led the Storm in nearly every offensive category, including home runs, RBIs, and OPS. Fernandez had a wRC+ of 134 and he was a mainstay in Seattle's lineup. Other than missing about 3 weeks of the season with a mild injury, he was in the lineup nearly every day and he was Seattle's most consistent and best performer.

Gui is probably the player that gives Seattle fans the most optimism about the future. After making his debut last season and posting a wRC+ of 78, Gui spent the entire 2052 season in the bigs, and he was quite good. His wRC+ of 103 was above the league average, and he also provided fantastic defense at third base. Although Gui was a bit older than most rookies when he made his debut, he's still only 25 years old, and Seattle's front office is optimistic that he still has more room to improve. His power is already quite impressive, and Seattle's fans expect him to play a major role in the lineup for the foreseeable future.

[bschr682]

trade me Gui!!