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July 2025
Recap
Monthly Record: 16-13
Overall Record: 70-39
Position: 1st
Games Back: +12
The Draft
This was actually a really impressive draft pool this year. We went with 21 year old LHP Billy “City” Matherne from Stony Brook University. He’s a 6’5”, 205 lbs ground ball pitcher that throws in the low to mid 90s. He should develop a wicked slider and a plus forkball to go along with his fastball. He also throws a curveball, but would probably be better off if he dropped that pitch altogether. If he reaches his potential, he should be good enough to challenge for silverware.
The Good
Record-wise, it wasn’t the greatest month for us, but we still managed to increase our gap over the rest of the NL West. There were a number of great offensive performances this past month. Lee had a monster month, hitting .361/.418/.732 with 13 doubles, 7 HR, and a ridiculous 33 RBI. Getting a chance to start, 2B Alex Goicochea had a fantastic month - .356/.377/.584 with 6 doubles, 4 triples, and 3 HR. Abrams posted a .333/.403/.3277 line while taking over duties at shortstop for most of the month. Marin and Machado also looked sharp, hitting .311 and .312, respectively.
Bieber looked good this month, going 3-0 with a 3.98 ERA, and 0.91 WHIP over 6 starts. In the pen, Butron, Elledge, and Green all looked unhittable.
The Bad
While we had a number of good offensive performances this month, our pitching let us down a bit. Youngsters Bednar and Hotta both had months to forget. Tyler Johnson also really struggled this month.
The Ugly
The normally consistent Cederlind was absolutely atrocious this month. He posted a 10.12 ERA, 2.50 WHIP, and blew 4 saves this month.
We also got hit with another major injury. Right before the end of the month, James Paxton suffered a partially torn labrum. He’s expected to miss 3-4 months. Prior to his injury, he had posted a 2.82 ERA with 1.12 WHIP and was on pace for 14 wins, 200+ IP and 180+ K. David Harrison will be getting called up from AAA to replace him.
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