[Sundance]

Recap

Monthly Record: 12-17
Overall Record: 72-63
Position: 2nd
Games Back: 6

The Good

We had a number of hot hitters this month. Luis Campusano went .341/.391/.541 with 7 doubles. Ha-Seong Kim hit .384/.441/.545. Machado continues his push into the MVP discussion with another solid month - .305/.383/.543, 5 doubles, 6 home runs, 23 RBI. Corey Dickerson has looked as solid as ever, this month going .321/.351/.406. And the big surprise has been CF Carlos Tocci who we called up from AAA. Much like Miller did previously, Tocci has forced himself into our starting lineup. He posted a .318/.357/.421 line this month with 9 doubles. Ironically, Miller is the one that he has replaced.

Elledge and Green continue to be studs coming out of the pen. And RP Carlos Belen who was recently called up has adjusted well - 3.07 ERA and 0.95 WHIP over 14. Innings.

The Bad

You have to go back to June of 2021 to find the last time that we had a losing record for the month. WIth so many hitters having a solid month, what happened? Well, our pitching has fallen apart. Poor performances mixed with players rotating in and out of the staff has left much to be desired. Snell has not looked the same since returning from injury. Weathers hasn’t looked great and was sent down to the minors for a little bit. Sandlin struggled once again in the pen. At times he looks untouchable. At other times he looks lost.

The Ugly

Injuries continue to hamper us. Snell ended up back on the IL for 2 weeks with forearm inflammation. Keone Kela was out for 2 weeks with a herniated disc in his back. Tucupita Marcano missed 3 weeks with an intercostal strain. Jeff Mangum missed 3 weeks with a sprained thumb, then suffered a setback with his recovery and is expected to miss another 2 weeks. The worst one of the bunch was Mackenzie Gore, who is done for the season. He suffered a torn flexor tendon in his elbow and will be about for a minimum of 7 months.