The final Team Preview post... look for more offseason news, new player draft and Opening Day of the 2016 season in the upcoming days!
Pitchers
Carlin Bonner (age 30, 3.5 stars, 6/8/6 vs. 5/8/7)
15-11, 3.22 ERA, 243 IP, 191 K, 1.14 WHIP
Bonner is unquestionably talented and he's been awfully consistent in his two seasons of Bay League play. The Generals know what they're getting out of their ace, and it's mostly good. He is prone to the longball, giving up 23 homers last season, but he doesn't walk very many, so they tend to be solo shots. It's a little surprising that he has that dent in his armor: the Generals' home park is not very conducive to the 4-bagger.
Mike Woollum (age 28, 3 stars, 5/8/7 vs. 5/8/7)
7-9, 3.38 ERA, 149 IP, 102 K, 1.13 WHIP
Woollum's another talented arm. He's crafty, but needs a good defense behind him, since he's always around the plate and hitters generally put the ball in play against him. When he's on, he's very good: 2.80 ERA in 100 IP in 2014. With some good luck this season, he could move into the upper echelon of Bay League pitchers.
Mike "Juggie" Hawkins (age 27, 3 stars, 8/6/7 vs. 8/6/7)
7-10, 4.12 ERA, 150.2 IP, 137 K, 1.28 WHIP
Hawkins is something of a mystery: he has as much talent as any pitcher in the Bay League, but his numbers haven't borne that out. He was a workhorse in 2014, pitching nearly 250 innings and striking out a ridiculous 280 batters, but his ERA was a disappointing 3.72. Surely 2015 would be better? Unfortunately, no. He started 11 fewer games due to ineffectiveness, and limped to the finish of the season with even more disappointing numbers. For a player selected 4th overall in the initial dispersal draft of the league, Hawkins should be better than this.
Robb Keyes (age 28, 2.5 stars, 4/9/8 vs. 4/9/7)
1-0, 2.00 ERA, 9 IP (1 G/1 GS), 4 K, 1.00 WHIP
Keyes made one start last season and pitched very well. He's got incredible control, and while he didn't get much work last season, expect to see more of him this year, especially if one of the starters goes down.
Greg Field (age 37, 4 stars, 4/7/5 vs. 4/7/5)
2-0, 2.08 ERA, 13 IP, 5 K, 1.00 WHIP
The Generals bullpen gets surprisingly little work, considering how poorly the team as a whole has performed. Field's one of only two pitchers outside of the top 3 in the rotation that tossed more than 10 innings last season. It's hard to say how good he is: he just doesn't pitch enough to tell.
Tom Mohr (age 32, 5 stars, 5/7/6 vs. 4/7/6)
0-1, 2.00 ERA, 9 IP, 5 K, 1.67 WHIP
Like Field, what do you expect out of Mohr? His ERA is good enough, but it was compiled in 9 games and 9 innings. More indicative is the fact that he gave up 14 hits in those 9 innings and 6 runs, only 2 of which were earned.
Matt Abrams (age 31, 5 stars, 6/6/7 vs. 7/6/7)
0-0, 1.75 ERA, 25.2 IP, 23 K, 0.94 WHIP
Abrams had a terrific season out of the pen in 2015, completely the opposite of an 0-4, 5.30 campaign in 2014. It all depends on how many hits he gives up. When they put the bat on the ball it seems to find a hole.