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Originally Posted by illeracula
Are the Phillies going to be just as good next season? 99 wins vs 78 is a lot of distance to gain.
Unless Ruben Amaro is the GM then give them a year or two and he will sign a bunch of aging stars to long term deals...
Who won the ROY did Mattingly have a chance? He looks like he put up pretty good numbers for a rookie.
Whats the draft pool looking like?
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ROY was none other than Greg Walker:
Walker - .276/.316/.468, 24 HR, 80 RBI, 91 R, 3.8 WAR
Mattingly - .292/.318/.413, 8 HR, 84 RBI, 74 R, 1.7 WAR
I think he had a good year, probably runner up, but I do think Walker probably deserved it.
Unfortunately RAJ isn't around. They've got a pretty good team, and I think they'll stay good for a while. Frank Tanana (22-2, 2.60 ERA) is 28, and he's been tough to beat. The rest of the rotation is between 28-30, and their core offensive players (Leon Durham, Ellis Valentine, Steve Garvey, Ryne Sandberg, Ron Oester, Jim Rice and Terry Kennedy) are all between 22 and 29, except for Garvey at 33. They are going to be tough to overcome.
The draft pool wasn't bad this year, although not too deep. Orel Hershiser, Strawberry, and Andy Van Slyke went 1-3. Tony Gwynn went 5th, and a couple of pitchers look interesting - Sid Fernandez and Tom Candiotti. I'm definitely not thrilled with Mike Moore.