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Originally Posted by Purple Cowboy
Wow... a near no-hitter in the ACS!
I see my Panners didn't exactly light things up this season again did they? What's the talent pool looking like for them these days? Surely they've got one or two talented players coming up by now right?  |
They went 41-67, again a league worst.
They didn't lose any more money this year, but they didn't really make any either.
However, they do have some excellent young players in the majors now, as well as the #1 minor league system. 3B Mark Beach, who was signed after having been foolishly released by Chugiak a couple of years ago, got the AKL batting title, hitting .357/.404/.439 in his 2nd season. OF Terry Hauk hit .330/.395/.503 in his 3rd season. 1B-2B Dale Eteldrum hit a respectable .278/.355/.380 in his 2nd year. 22-year-old SP Sawao Kawano is now the ace of their staff, putting up a 3.38 ERA with 115 K and 55 BB in 154 IP. They debuted a rookie closer, Walter Teranishi, and he struck out 49 in 41 IP (3.05 ERA). Finally, even Gary Johnson seems to have found the fountain of youth, hitting .340/.417/.455. He has indicated that he will accept his player option for next year, so he'll be around for at least one more season at a six-figure salary.
So yeah, the team actually has a pretty good future ahead of them. I helped them out a bit with personnel signings this year, actually (the AI makes some dumb decisions in this area sometimes), so I think they're set to rise in the standings in '14.