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October 2, 2021
66-96, 4th place, 26th in Power Rankings
--Finally - the never-ending season is over. Just about everything that could have went wrong did. In mid-September we were dealt a devestating blow as Dansby Swanson tore his PCL in his right knee, which could have him out until July 2022. Also, Seth Beer got hurt in the beginning of the month and was not available for a September call up. Just about every player on this team underwhelmed. Clayton Kershaw was merely "good" this year with a 5.2 WAR, far from his usual dominance. Freddie Freeman strangely fell off a cliff at age 31, hitting .209 and posting the worst season of his career. His days in Atlanta are likely numbered. After a promising start to the season, Christian Yelich ended the season with a pedestrian 100 OPS+. Did anything good happen? Sure. Kyle Wright finally lived up to his prospect billing, with an 116 ERA+ in 153.1 innings. Also, rookie South Korean Jun-seo Jeun established himself as a reliable bullpen piece for relative pennies.
8/15: Riley Ferrell is out for the season with a torn back muscle\
9/14: Dansby Swanson is out for 10 months with a torn PCL. Placed on DL.
9/16: Anthony DeSclafani is out for the season with shoulder inflammation.
9/26: Jared Miller is activated from the DL
Around the League:
-Ian Happ hits 3 home runs against us
-Jose Osuna (PIT) hits 3 home runs against Milwaukee
-Justin Upton hits 3 home runs against Texas
-The Angels lose rookie Daulton Jefferies for the season with a torn labrum. He was 5-3 with a 2.59 ERA
-German Marquez is out for the season with a stretched elbow ligament
-37-year old Joey Votto records his 2,000th career hit
-Bryce Harper (TOR) hits his 300th career homer
-Corey Seager signs a 7 year/193m extension with Los Angeles
-Grant Dayton (0.93 ERA with LAA) is out for the season with shoulder inflammation
-J.D. Martinez belts his 300th career HR
-Manny Machado hits number 300
-Matt Chapman hits 3 home runs against Texas
-MVP Candidate Shohei Ohtani will miss the playoffs with a ruptured finger tendon
-Jose Altuve records his 2,000th career hit
-Vlad Guerrero Jr. (.324) and Ryan McMahon (.325) win the batting title
-Vlad Jr. (8.1) and Cody Bellinger (7.5) lead their respective leagues in WAR
-Luis Severino (6.5) and Noah Syndergaard (9.0) lead their respective leagues in WAR
Playoff seedings:
AL
1. Los Angeles 100-62
2. New York 97-65
3. Detroit 85-77
4. Boston 94-68
5. Houston 89-73
NL
1. Chicago 109-53
2. New York 103-59
3. Los Angeles 96-66
4. Philadelphia 102-60
5. Washington 93-69
Team Stats:
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