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As Opening Day 1969 rapidly approaches, the reigning MGL champion Portland Wild Things club got some very bad news as they learn that they will be without the services of their superstar, and former SJL MVP, firstbaseman Frank Hernandez' services for probably at least 3 months, due to the slugger suffering from a broken hand.
The Wild Things lost last season's MVP, Danny Sanchez, to free agency in the off-season. Their remaining superstar, Andy Wilson, is 34 years old and while he is still a premium talent there are questions about his ability to remain injury free. They do have a budding superstar in rookie shortstop Chris Tobin, but otherwise their lineup looks pretty pedestrian going into the 1969 campaign.
While the starting rotation is young and solid, they really don't have a dominant ace. And the bullpen looks very suspect.
So there are big question marks about Portland's ability to capture a 3rd straight MGL pennant, and given that they just barely held on in 1968, the path may be open for someone else (perhaps our Brewers?) to unseat them this season.
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