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sharknut · 11-09-2024, 02:53 PM

Well, we won the division, but September was not a work of art.

We closed the season out going 7-9 to close our worst month of the season at 13-14. But the Reds crapped the bed even worse going 12-15 so we won the West by 4 games with a league best 102-60 record. That's the 2nd time my teams have won 100 games and we will face the Phillies.

With 10 games left, we lost Fred Lynn for a week with a back injury and with just a 3 game lead and playing poorly I was worried that would really hurt us. Then 3 games later while trying for his 20-win, I lost Willie Hernandez to a 2 month injury. So there went my ace. But we limped across the line, but we will have to do it without our best pitcher.

Very happy to have traded for Dennis Martinez, otherwise I would have dig into the bullpen for a 4th starter. With Hernandez out, I decided to add our #1 OF prospect, Ruben Sierra to the postseason roster. He doesn't look like he's going to have the same impact IRL, but he should be a RF starter somewhere.

Hitting 5th, Dave Clark led our club in all the majors: .313 31 HR 127 RBI all led the club. Fred Lynn hit 3rd all year and led the team in runs with 102 and hit .290, but only had 79 RBI, the 1st time in 13 years he had less than 100 when healthy all season.

We need a leadoff hitter, Lynn didn't come up with guys on base enough. The players I used in the 1-2 spot all year, Roberto Kelly, Jeff Carter and Tom Brunansky got on base at a .321 clip, so neither Lynn nor Jack Clark could load up on RBI's. That's why Dave Clark had so many RBI after Lynn and Clark got on base.

We stole bases very successfully, for the most part

Jeff Carter 51 for 62
Tom Brunansky 28 for 33
Dave Clark 19 for 23
Randy Milligan 13 for 16

The exception being Kelly, who was 24 for 46.

Our 4 starters will be:

Michael Elliott 17-7 2.55
Andy Araujo 13-6 3.07
Kevin Houston 14-8 2.94
Dennis Martinez 17-9 2.90

Steve Howe had a great season as our closer as he was 3rd in the league with 29 saves and a 1.91 ERA. But he wasn't close to being our best reliever. James Melliand was 8-3 with 7 saves with a minuscule .99 ERA in 72 2/3 innings. His WHIP was "just" 1.05, and he had 46 k's, so he is not a flame-thrower. He just got everyone out. He had a 2.50 ERA last year and he was planned to be our setup man, but he may just have to be our closer next year.

11-09-2024, 02:53 PM	#393
sharknut All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 1,064	Well, we won the division, but September was not a work of art. We closed the season out going 7-9 to close our worst month of the season at 13-14. But the Reds crapped the bed even worse going 12-15 so we won the West by 4 games with a league best 102-60 record. That's the 2nd time my teams have won 100 games and we will face the Phillies. With 10 games left, we lost Fred Lynn for a week with a back injury and with just a 3 game lead and playing poorly I was worried that would really hurt us. Then 3 games later while trying for his 20-win, I lost Willie Hernandez to a 2 month injury. So there went my ace. But we limped across the line, but we will have to do it without our best pitcher. Very happy to have traded for Dennis Martinez, otherwise I would have dig into the bullpen for a 4th starter. With Hernandez out, I decided to add our #1 OF prospect, Ruben Sierra to the postseason roster. He doesn't look like he's going to have the same impact IRL, but he should be a RF starter somewhere. Hitting 5th, Dave Clark led our club in all the majors: .313 31 HR 127 RBI all led the club. Fred Lynn hit 3rd all year and led the team in runs with 102 and hit .290, but only had 79 RBI, the 1st time in 13 years he had less than 100 when healthy all season. We need a leadoff hitter, Lynn didn't come up with guys on base enough. The players I used in the 1-2 spot all year, Roberto Kelly, Jeff Carter and Tom Brunansky got on base at a .321 clip, so neither Lynn nor Jack Clark could load up on RBI's. That's why Dave Clark had so many RBI after Lynn and Clark got on base. We stole bases very successfully, for the most part Jeff Carter 51 for 62 Tom Brunansky 28 for 33 Dave Clark 19 for 23 Randy Milligan 13 for 16 The exception being Kelly, who was 24 for 46. Our 4 starters will be: Michael Elliott 17-7 2.55 Andy Araujo 13-6 3.07 Kevin Houston 14-8 2.94 Dennis Martinez 17-9 2.90 Steve Howe had a great season as our closer as he was 3rd in the league with 29 saves and a 1.91 ERA. But he wasn't close to being our best reliever. James Melliand was 8-3 with 7 saves with a minuscule .99 ERA in 72 2/3 innings. His WHIP was "just" 1.05, and he had 46 k's, so he is not a flame-thrower. He just got everyone out. He had a 2.50 ERA last year and he was planned to be our setup man, but he may just have to be our closer next year. __________________ Last edited by sharknut; 11-09-2024 at 02:54 PM.