The Breakers finished May with a 15-13 record, and despite the fact that we are still in the thick of the AL South race things haven't gone smooth in 2025.
It seems like it would be easier to talk about who hasn't been injured than has, at least that list would be shorter. Our outfield spent the majority of May banged up, and 3B Greg Deen has been out, although soon to return.
After focusing on improving our defense in the offseason, we're even worse than last year. Chuck Dooley has been awful in right field, but he's hitting. Mario Martinez is also not playing well defensively at first, and Victor Turner filling in at third, and Emilio Lopez have also been struggling defensively. I've been trying to bring in a veteran free agent who can help out defensively, and maybe even with the bat. Either at outfield or first base. So far I'm 0-2 after meeting their demand and getting in a bidding war.
The last thing I want to talk about is Yue-Rong Shiu. He's bounced back and forth between the closer role, and the rotation, going 3-5 with 3 saves and a 1.92 ERA in 56 1/3 innings. My manager is taking the closer by committee approach to the extreme with five different players getting saves. But regardless of his role I've been pleased with Shiu, and we agreed to terms on a two year $3 million extension. He's been well worth it so far early in his major league career.
