23 SIDEARM REVIEW: #13 HOLLAND MOTHMEN

                                         GEOGRAPHY HURTS MOTHMEN ??

FRONT OFFICE 

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.