Quynh Nguyen has 2 years under his belt. The franchise has shown incremental progress stepping out of the cellar into 4th place in the 22 SSL season. Nguyen will enjoy watching Sandy Alcantara taking the mound every 4th day. Let's look at the numbers for the 23 SSL season.
ROTATION
S. Alcantara 588 Luis Castillo 611 Quantrill 696 Berrios 805
BULLPEN
Bautista 536 Karinchak 516 Sawamura 664 Leone 822 Chafin 611 Morejon 652 E. Morgan 619 Flaherty 804 H. Castellanos 822
LINEUP
Haase c 748 Voit 1b 710 C. Hernandez 2b 629 Swanson ss 776 Muncy 3b 713 Stanton of 759 Amora of 631 L. Thomas of 705
BENCH
Mitchell of 635 Odor if 632 Rendon 3b 706 Stephenson c 854 Beer 1b 521 Leon c 509
ANALYSIS
Arguably, Alcantara is the best starter in baseball. Superior performance over a ton of innings piles up the wins and keeps the bullpen fresh. Luis Castillo is an excellent 1A starter. Quality falls off after these two aces. Quantrill is a good #4 but Berrios imploded last year and Flaherty went down with a serious injury.
Bautista and Karinchak provide two fantastic closing options. Morgan, Chafin and Sawamura can eat up the middle innings as long as Mr. Q avoids overusing them. The back of the bullpen falls off significantly.
Swanson and Stanton are solid pros but need to step up their game. Rendon is still recovering from injuries. The future looks bright with rising stars Stephenson, Mitchell and Thomas on the horizon. If Berrios, Flaherty, Muncy and Rendon rebound in MLB23, this team could be a powerhouse in SSL 24. For the present, look for Mr. Q and his team to continue it's inchworm progress and finish 3rd in the AL East.
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