23 SIDEARM REVIEW: #8 MANZANO MOUNTAINEERS

                                #8  MANZANO IN A TOUGH AL CENTRAL 

FRONT OFFICE 

Bob Kruger has 7 years in the league with 4 playoff appearances and no World Series opportunities.  On to the numbers....


ROTATION 

Ty. Anderson 617
Wainwright 697
Brieske 704
Cessa  753
Br. Wilson 826

BULLPEN 

Feyereisen 226
Overton 449
Bass   569
Yi. Garcia 560
Gilbreath 681
Graveman 693
R. Thompson 648
Assad  701


LINEUP 

W. Contreras c 815
Freeman 1b 918
Drury 2b 813
Kiner-Falfea ss 642
Manchin 3b 587
Peralta  of731
Yastrzemski of 697
Te. Hernandez of 807
JD Martinez  dh 790

BENCH

Clement ut 452
D'Arnaud c 791
Eaton of 717
Segura 2b 723
Trejo inf 736

ANALYSIS 

Tyler Anderson and Wainwright still have at least 1 more year in the gas tank but their replacements do not appear to be on the horizon.  The bullpen is top shelf.  Where in the hell did Feyereisen (226) and Overton (449) come from ??  Bass (569) and Yimi Garcia (560) are tested vets.  Gilbreath, Graveman and R. Thompson seem quite capable of bridging the gap between starters and closers.

Wil Contreras should certainly help the Mountaineers in 23 alot more than the Cardinals. :)   Freeman is an A+ , Tescar Hernandez is solidand Drury (813) is a pleasant surprise.  JD Martinez, Segura and Peralta are in career declines but Yaz and Kiner-Falfea offer needed defense.  D'Arnaud is the best option off the bench but he will have to split time with Contreras and JD either behind the plate or at DH.

The back end of the rotation is a problem so it will be interesting to see if the bullpen can coverup that weakness.  There are some holes in the lineup but the real problem is the Mountaineers play in the very tough AL Central. The numbers say Manzano finishes 3rd in the AL Central.