2044-00027: Talons Season Review: Shortstop Voitto Stromberg

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2044-00027: Talons Season Review: Shortstop Voitto Stromberg

Post by jiminyhopkins » Tue Nov 10, 2020 5:07 pm

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Voitto Stromberg

Where did he come from?
In 2036, Stromberg was involved in his third 7-player trade in two seasons, when he came over to the Talons in the same deal that sent Tu-fu Yong to Nashville. At the time, Voitto was a 23 year old rookie with potentials of 6/7/8, with speed and defense to match. His first season in Phoenix, 2037, was a 2.3 WAR campaign which made the franchise feel good about their young middle infielder. However, a long, slow decline ensued, as Voitto's career was racked by injuries and slumps. The low point was 2043, when a 30 year old Stromberg saw his games played (153) nearly eclipse his batting average (.162)

How did he do this season?
Though not as bad as last year, Voitto was still worse than replacement (-0.7 WAR) as he recorded a mere .625 OPS. The BBA shortstop shortage, whether real or imagined, explains Stromberg's continued full time job, but another erosion to his speed and fielding range means that his meager offense can no longer be offset by steals and defense, as it had in previous years. Voitto, true to form, capped off his year with a season ending injury in September.

Whats going to happen to him??
Stop us if you'd read this before in other player reviews, but Voitto has a team option for 7 million dollars next season, which will not be renewed. Best he can hope for is a deal for a million or so to a desperate rebuilding team. And yes, we're fully aware that the Talons are a desperate, rebuilding team!

Rating: D-
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Re: 2044-00027: Talons Season Review: Shortstop Voitto Stromberg

Post by Ted » Tue Nov 10, 2020 6:03 pm

Tyler Simmons once refereed to this guy as an untradeable prospect, right before trading him to Randy, who told me he wasn't a prospect he'd consider moving, before moving him to Nashville.
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Re: 2044-00027: Talons Season Review: Shortstop Voitto Stromberg

Post by jiminyhopkins » Tue Nov 10, 2020 6:18 pm

@Ted If you actually change your team name to the Typing Nightmares, I will write a team news all about it!

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Re: 2044-00027: Talons Season Review: Shortstop Voitto Stromberg

Post by Ted » Tue Nov 10, 2020 7:13 pm

jiminyhopkins wrote:
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@Ted If you actually change your team name to the Typing Nightmares, I will write a team news all about it!

I know someone who can make you a sweet logo, too!
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That might actually be worse. And there will not be four words in the new brand.
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Re: 2044-00027: Talons Season Review: Shortstop Voitto Stromberg

Post by jleddy » Fri Nov 13, 2020 7:14 pm

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