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April 2024
Recap
Monthly Record: 15-10
Overall Record: 15-10
Position: 2nd
Games Back: 0
The Good
We’re 0 games back, so that’s good. The pitching staff, as expected, is looking tough to beat. It’s early on, so we have to take all of these numbers with a grain of salt, but we’re 2nd in the NL in ERA, 1st in WAR, 4th in walks allowed, and 1st in strikeouts.
Chris Paddack is off to a hot start. He went 4-0 with a 1.97 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, and led the staff in strikeouts (45) and WAR (2.1) over 5 starts. Shane Bieber is also looking good - 2-1, 3.38 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 38 K over 5 starts. Archie Bradley continues to look like a reliable arm coming out of the pen. He tossed 10.1 innings with a 0.87 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, and 14 K.
Offensive there are a few moments to be pleased about. Machado launched 8 home runs in the opening month. Tatis Jr. is looking decent to start the year - Not great, but decent.
The Bad
There’s 3 teams sitting atop the NL West with the same exact record. The D-Backs, us, and the Dodgers, in that order.
Elledge had an uncharastically bad month. He got knocked around for a 6.48 ERA and 1.92 WHIP. Hopefully he can smooth things out because we are going to need his arm in the long run.
We also lost Franmil Reyes for a couple of weeks with an oblique strain. LF Alek Thomas has been called up from AAA.
The Ugly
The offense. It’s nonexistent to start the season. Luis Campusano is hitting .164, Ha-Seong Kim is hitting .232, and Corey Dickerson is hitting .193. We’re down near the bottom of the NL in most categories except runs and homeruns, where we are middle of the pack, strikeouts (2ns), and base running (tied for 1st in steals and 2nd in base running). We really need our bats to come alive soon.
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