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2012 in review
The Warriors had their first losing record since 2003, and our season score was a measly 293, the worst mark since that season. Keith Little Jr. is mad at us for our performance and cut our salary accordingly. We ended up drawing just 2.1M fans, the lowest total since 2007, and lost about $10M.
The budget is in disarray for next season, and we'll have to make some cuts. I exercised team options for Luis Del Rosario, Al Rendon, Bryce Richardson and Gaby Shade, though it's possible one of them could be trade bait if we need to cut salaries further.
Successes:
1. Miguel Bello. While not quite at the Player of the Year heights he achieved in 2011, this was still a great season, and well worth the higher price tag.
2. Aaron Heller. He started off miserably, but in the end, he provided a .329 OBP, 14 homers and excellent defense for the minimum salary.
3. Al Rendon. The reliable veteran provided his sixth straight solid season in the rotation.
Disappointments:
1. Matt Franklin. We traded away in the disgruntled infielder in August- good riddance.
2. Zack Enriquez. The rookie made six starts for us and hopefully will never be heard from again.
Our minor league system slumped to 15th overall, and as usual, all of our teams had losing records. Rich Mitchell dropped to the 59th overall prospect, and outfielder Edison Rios is now our top overall prospect at #41.
Among former Warriors, Gus Zahakis had another excellent year and appears well on his way to the Hall of Fame. Murtagh Pettijohn slid to .258 but should return for another year. Wyatt Cox put up another 24 home runs, and Loran Hamrick hit .323 in part-time play. Aiden Montpetit and Pete Lemke both had good years (though Montpetit of course may be at the end of the line), while Josiah Willis had a truly awful season (8.31 ERA).
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