Paul Nascene has 22 years on his resume resulting in 10 playoff appearances and a World Series ring in his only appearance. Nascene knows how to get to the playoffs and this team could go far in the tournament of randomness. Numbers say ....
ROTATION
Cease 584 McClanahan 562 J. Ryan 664 K. Gibson 760 Bundy 765
BULLPEN
Z. Thompson 512 Tate 615 Burke 630 M. Leiter 673 Er. Ramirez 676 Da. Peterson 706 Bickford 719
LINEUP
El. Diaz c 648 Pasquantino 1b 826 Cronenworth 2b 727 Dubon ss 565 K. Hayes 3b 659 Pratto of 657 Trout of 999 Carlson of 695 Yepez dh 742
BENCH
Chang if 605 Le. Garcia ut 500 Huff c 675 Maton ut 855 Perdomo if 547 Dickerson of 698
ANALYSIS
I love Mike Trout. I went to a conference in San Diego when Trout was breaking in and he made me think this is what Mantle would have done if he didn't suffer so many injuries. Trout is worth the price of admission and what makes this league so interesting is the possibility Trout could win a World Series ring in the SSL.
Nascene won the ring in 2018 and this team could bring him another in the 23 season. Anytime you can send Cease and McClanahan to the mound with Ryan holding down the 3 slot and you have a chance to win any playoff game. Gibson and Bundy need to eat enough innings to get the Maulers to the playoffs.
The bullpen is below average once Z. Thompson is used. Tate and Burke can bridge a few innings but the rest of the pen is dicey.
Trout needs some help in the lineup and the hope is Pasquantino, Hayes, Pratto and Carlson can reach their potential sooner rather than never. Yepez is an underrated bat and Dubon is the best defender in baseball. Maton is a great bat for key PH situations.
The Maulers could finish anywhere between first and third in the NL East but the numbers say they finish 3rd in the NL East.
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