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July 2nd, 2021
35-46, 4th place (16.5 gb), 23rd in Power Rankings
--Pretty much everything has gone wrong this season and we can't seem to get rolling. Freddie Freeman getting injured on the 18th was pretty much the straw that broke the camels back. At this point, barring a serious hot-streak, it's looking like we will be sellers at the deadline. Somehow we are still only 6.5 back of the second Wildcard spot, so we won't give up just yet. However, if that gap increases we will reload for next year. Our offense has been slightly better as of late, we're just missing an impact bat that Freddie Freeman usually provides. Prior to his injury he had a 113 OPS+, which is lackluster for him. Pitching and bad luck (Pythagorean record of 39-42) have been the major concerns. Clayton Kershaw is pitching well, but hasn't been up to standards. Erasmo Ramirez looks like he has fallen off the face of the earth and has been demoted to the bullpen in favor of Kyle Wright. Young Luiz Gohara and Mike Soroka have struggled. Danny Duffy has been our only reliable starter all year.
6/5: Clayton Kershaw activated from DL. Philip Pfeiffer demoted.
6/12: Joey Bart recalled. Kade Scivique demoted.
6/18: Freddie Freeman suffers a strained hamstring - set to miss 5 weeks. Lency Delgado called up to the bigs.
Around the League:
-Superstar 1B Jose Osuna (PIT) snaps his hitting streak at 31 games
-Daniel Norris (DET) is out for the season with a ruptured bicep tendon
-Kenta Maeda (TEX) is out for the season with a torn rotator cuff
-Anthony Rizzo hits his 300th career homer
-Miami sends RHP Jimmy Nelson to the L.A. Angels for OF Josh Reddick and LHP Brock Burke
-Jeff Samardzija (CLE) is out for the season with a torn rotator cuff
-Elvis Andrus records his 2,000th career hit
Mid-season top 10 prospects:
1. OF Jasiah Dixon A+ 19
2. LHP J.P. Gates A+ 21
3. OF Whitney Sceviour R 19
4. OF Josh Shuler R 19
5. IF Jared Poland R 21
6. RHP Franco Aleman R 21
7. RHP Kendall Williams A+ 20
8. OF Cabera Weaver A 21
9. RHP Dutch Landis R 20
10. LHP Cooper Benson A 20
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