Nashville Predators (68-94)
Runs scored rank: 12th
Runs allowed rank: 22nd
Code:
Overall Batting:
Name POS G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG SB CS
A. Carrillo RF 158 591 145 31 4 21 106 87 60 132 .245 .320 .418 3 2
C. Romero CF 159 573 143 31 5 29 94 112 117 95 .250 .376 .473 9 6
C. Lei 3B 153 571 181 25 2 21 99 95 51 77 .317 .387 .478 8 3
D. Rosier SS 156 566 116 27 10 29 83 113 93 156 .205 .325 .442 54 12
J. Constantino LF 144 557 183 31 3 5 56 81 44 40 .329 .379 .422 20 13
D. Lane C 153 523 152 23 1 35 113 117 116 68 .291 .422 .539 3 0
E. Schuh 1B 137 409 109 31 2 22 81 55 36 107 .267 .332 .513 1 0
J. Hise 1B 132 358 95 15 0 5 50 44 65 71 .265 .379 .349 1 0
R. Steele RF 117 354 97 14 1 7 55 37 31 83 .274 .332 .379 0 1
R. Matamoros 2B 118 326 86 16 0 8 48 31 19 66 .264 .309 .387 2 0
A. Wolfe 2B 109 243 66 13 1 9 35 39 25 39 .272 .344 .444 1 4
E. Fudge C 88 201 56 16 2 7 26 39 27 41 .279 .359 .483 9 8
K. Lillibridge LF 81 158 50 9 4 2 19 31 13 42 .316 .368 .462 11 2
A. Vazquez 1B 50 111 22 5 0 0 11 2 5 18 .198 .233 .243 0 0
J. Miller SS 46 84 11 4 1 0 3 10 5 22 .131 .189 .202 1 0
D. Lopez 3B 28 52 8 2 0 2 8 6 5 21 .154 .224 .308 0 0
R. Depaz CF 26 31 4 2 0 0 4 3 3 13 .129 .229 .194 0 1
T. Olinger SP 11 16 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 .063 .063 .063 0 1
T. Sullivan Jr. RF 9 10 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 .200 .200 .200 1 1
T. Sanchez MR 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0
Code:
Overall Pitching:
Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SH
M. Urick 29 29 18 2 0 2.67 195.2 165 66 58 57 177 0 0
M. Nuņez 34 34 8 14 0 6.36 174.0 171 134 123 118 131 0 0
H. Jimenez 33 30 8 15 0 6.98 172.2 248 138 134 56 77 3 1
R. Coy 24 24 6 13 0 7.23 122.0 159 106 98 82 81 1 0
M. Tsumemasa 62 0 8 8 21 4.50 104.0 78 58 52 79 78 0 0
C. Pasley 61 0 2 3 1 6.42 102.1 112 73 73 34 50 0 0
E. Braley 77 0 3 7 3 5.29 100.1 97 62 59 46 60 0 0
C. Schulz 60 0 5 2 2 5.21 96.2 122 59 56 37 42 0 0
T. Olinger 18 18 5 10 0 6.70 96.2 108 79 72 75 67 1 0
T. Sanchez 46 0 2 1 1 4.76 68.0 73 46 36 35 22 0 0
M. Hewitt 23 5 0 5 0 13.00 54.0 90 81 78 59 21 0 0
F. Margolis 10 10 1 5 0 9.53 45.1 47 50 48 50 26 1 1
E. Pabst 16 5 3 4 0 9.80 45.0 75 55 49 22 27 0 0
K. Kelley 8 6 1 4 1 9.46 32.1 42 35 34 38 13 0 0
S. Campana 6 6 0 4 0 5.91 32.0 47 23 21 3 21 1 0
J. Basham 5 5 0 2 0 14.88 16.1 37 28 27 13 11 0 0
M. Alvarez 5 0 0 0 0 14.21 6.1 13 10 10 7 5 0 0
Thoughts:
After making the playoffs two years in a row, this season was very disappointing for Nashville. It is the first 90-loss season for the Predators since 2076, and the first last place finish since 2069. A number of reasons contributed to the decline: ill-advised trades, injuries to key players, and under-performance by certain players.
The Good:
Offensively, the team wasn't too bad.
Daniel Lane is one of the best catchers in the league, and he had yet another outstanding season to prove that. He had the 4th highest OPS among all catchers.
Clarence Lei has quietly turned into a very steady performer at the hot corner for Nashville. His .865 OPS marked his third straight season with an .800+ OPS.
Carlo Romero,
Edward Schuh, and
Jonathan Constantino all had solid campaigns as well, although
Romero's .849 OPS was a rather large drop from last year's 1.010 total.
Mose Urick had a typically outstanding season, despite missing virtually all of April and most of May to injury. His ERA led the American League, and he tied for 6th in wins. By rights, he should win the Cy Young Award, although the voters may be swayed by the gaudy win total of someone like Denver's
Kenny Pillsbury. If
Urick did win, it would be his third in a row, and he would be the first AL pitcher to win three straight Cy Young Awards since Hall of Famer
Robert Padgett won four in a row from 2048 to 2051. He is also the first AL pitcher to lead the league in ERA four years in a row since Padgett did it in that same '48-'51 period. Unfortunately, aside from
Urick, there was nothing good about the Nashville pitching staff.
The Bad:
Veteran shortstop
David Rosier saw his OPS plunge from .902 last year, to an uninspiring .767 this season. Talented young outfielders
Alvin Carillo and
Reginald Steele struggled with consistency, though
Carillo at least finished strongly. Hopefully, that improvement will continue into next season. The team stuck with
Jerry Hise at first base for far too long before finally picking up
Schuh in a trade. Likewise,
Ronald Matamoros saw way more action than he deserved.
I mentioned this last year, I believe, and again at the beginning of this season: the failure to find a decent number 2 starter after
Urick would eventually cost Nashville. The Predators seemed to have one, in 25 year old
Rene Romero, who posted a respectable 4.70 ERA last season, but before this season began, Nashville traded
Romero to Knoxville for
Carillo. While
Romero posted a 4.18 ERA this year for the playoff-bound 79ers, Nashville had to deal with the Opening Day injury to
Urick. Though
Urick came back and pitched great, the team collapsed early and never recovered.
Marco Nunez pitched like the 39 year old with control problems that he is. Scrap-heap pickups
Hector Jimenez and
Robert Coy pitched horribly. The bullpen was a nightmare, also.
Outlook:
Priority number one has to be resigning
Mose Urick, who is set to become a free agent. If
Urick walks, this team is likely to stay near the bottom of the division for awhile. However, there is reason for optimism, especially if
Urick stays. The offense will remain the same, and guys like
Carillo and
Steele should improve with more experience. If Nashville could find that elusive number 2 starter, plus another decent starting pitcher, and 2 or 3 quality relievers, it should be ready to contend again. Again, though, easier said than done. Every team in the league could use another decent starter or two, but not every team is going to get them.