[Sundance]

Recap

Monthly Record: 14-11
Overall Record: 41-36
Position: 2nd
Games Back: 4

The Good

We’ve been struggling to get production out of the catcher position, so headed into June I made the decision to hand over the starting job to Luis Campusano. He’s repaid my faith in him by posting a .338/.419/.585 line with 7 doubles and 3 home runs. Tucupita Marcano continues to swing a hot stick since taking over for the injured Kim - .333/.439/.456 with 5 doubles 2 home runs and 5 steals. Machado, Abrams, and Tatis Jr. are also all staying hot -

Machado - .323/.353/.594, 2 doubles, 8 home runs, 19 RBI
Abrams - .309/.367/.418
Tatis Jr. - .356/.400/.746, 4 doubles, 2 triples, 5 home runs

One the mound, Paxton just keeps cruising. Another month, another sub-1.00 WHIP. He went 4-0 this month with a 2.21 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, and 12.4 K/9. In the pen, Seth Elledge looked untouchable - 1.93 ERAA, 0.91 WHIP, and 17.8 K/9 in June. Overall, our bullpen was much improved this month with several pitchers posting sub-1.00 WHIP. Hopefully we can keep this up.

Here’s a look at the Padres who were named All-Stars this year:

2B Tucupita Marcano - .340/.419/.487, 16 doubles, 7 home runs, 26 RBI, 10 SB, 3.2 WAR
3B Manny Machado - .313/.366/.546, 20 HR, 61 RBI, 3.1 WAR (Won HR Derby)
SS Fernando Tatis Jr. - .346/.425/.718, 11 doubles, 4 triples, 13 HR, 34 RBI, 8 SB, 4.0 WAR (Received most votes)
SP James Paxton - 9-2, 111.1 IP, 143 K, 2.34 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 4.0 WAR
RP Seth Elledge - 43.2 IP, 71 K, 2.27 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 1.5 WAR

Honorable Mention: LF Corey Dickerson - .307/.364/.498, 16 doubles, 123 HR, 1.8 WAR (Finished 2nd in voting among left fielders, but didn’t make the cut)

The Bad

Going into this season, we were worried about the longevity of Jose Abreu. It seems like we were right to be worried. Despite having a solid outing last month, Abrue is once again struggling. At his current rate, he’ll be posting career lows across the board. There’s still plenty of time left in the season, so hopefully he can right the ship here soon.

There was also a power struggle to start the month. For whatever reason, control over the lineups and rotation got switched over to being under manager Luis Caballero’s control. Thankfully I caught this after only a couple of days had passed. Forced myself back into control. We must not forget, this is my team. He just manages it.

The Ugly

Injuries are killing us. Gore is currently suffering from rotator cuff tendinitis. He was expected to miss 3-4 weeks, but we just received word that he’ll miss an additional week, at least. Ian Miller fell victim to a freak accident in the dugout and managed to fracture his tibia. He’ll be out at least 6 weeks. Alex Verdugo also finds himself on the IL after straining his ACL while running to second on a double. He’ll also be out an expected 6 weeks.