Bob Cebelak is the Walter Alston of the SSL. 22 years-14 playoff appearances-4 tickets to the World Series- 1 World Series Ring... what do the numbers say about the Mothmen's 23 SSL season ??
ROTATION
F. Valdez 601 R. Suarez 713 Ashcraft 743 Hutchinson 773 Senzarela 892
BULLPEN
Holmes 447 Ober 556 Br. Baker 616 Alvarado 564 Neris 580 Z. Pop 650 G. Hill 707
LINEUP
Caratani c 642 Belt 1b 676 Altuve 2b 921 J. Pena ss 715 Espinal 3b 692 H. Dozier of 679 S. Brown of 749 McNeil of 836 A. Hays dh 719
BENCH
Capel of 875 Fortes c 696 Guillorme 3b 692 Hicks of 642 Pinder ut 648 Toto inf 563
ANALYSIS
Framber Valdez is the ace on any staff. Cebelak must hope Ashcraft and R. Suarez blossom into solid starters. Hutchinson and Senzaela are place holders until the calvary arrives.
Another excellent bullpen. Holmes is lights out. Alvarado, Neris and Ober can shut down any opponent's rally. Pop and Hill are average long relief options.
Altuve (921) lives up to his All Star pedigree but Jeremy Pena suffered from a sophmore jinx. McNeil is probably one of the most under rated players in the MLB. Caratani has alot of potential. Capel is a stud PH. I watched several Mets games last year and was stunned by how good Guillorme was in the field. Maybe I caught him on a hot streak but man was he impressive. Too bad he is inconsistent at the plate, especially with Baty looming on the Mets' horizon. He is just another example of how good MLB players really are. Seth Brown is another under rated player who provides a consistent bat for this roster.
Pinder, Dozier and Hicks are in steep decline and replacements are needed ASAP. Toto and Hays should help ease the pain.
Despite being ranked #13 in the league, they will struggle to avoid a last place finish in the AL West.
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