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Art Deco · 08-09-2022, 03:24 PM

Kelly Crumpton won the MLB HR title even if he didn't reach 50 and ended up tied for the MLB lead in RBIs with former Ray Bret Baty. We traded Baty to Cincinnati in early 2027 for Wennington Romero after he flopped in a couple of opportunities with us. Baty didn't do much for the Reds that year nor last year (0.8 WAR) but suddenly broke out this season, giving Cincinnati the edge in that deal.

What an excellent all-around regular season for the Rays, who were 1st in runs scored and runs allowed and just about the best in every category in the AL. Our shift to a more defensive emphasis (Seise and Gutierrez) helped bring our team defense into the respectable if not above-average catgeory.

Coming into the season Andy Kelley was the big pickup coming off a rookie of the year campaign in the NL while fellow acquisition Joshua Baez was kind of the afterthought but those roles reversed when Kelley struggled and all Baez did was hit, never stopping. Crumpton also took a great leap forward this year after two solid but unspectacular seasons and JT Realmuto was so good at age 38 that we had no qualms about giving him enough at-bats to vest his contract for 2030.

He'd been gone for so long that I forgot how good Jackson Baumeister was before he got hurt - hopefully he recovers fully for 2030 from his shoulder inflammation. We had to piece together a rotation when he and Ortiz went down for the season and the replacements had their moments. One guy who had a sneaky-great under-the-radar season was Landon Knack. Although he wasn't used in the highest of leverage situations like Doyle/Fulton/Uehara, he was outstanding whenever called upon, often in a multi-inning situation. He has the capability to start and will get a shot at the rotation next year. We should have enough guys returning from injury and other internal candidates that we probably won't need to acquire someone. Ditto goes for the bullpen - although Uehara and Doyle are free agents guys like Kevin DiCostanzo and relief prospect Mike Moore are more than ready to step in.

08-09-2022, 03:24 PM	#772
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,939	Final 2029 Regular Season Standings and Rays Stats Kelly Crumpton won the MLB HR title even if he didn't reach 50 and ended up tied for the MLB lead in RBIs with former Ray Bret Baty. We traded Baty to Cincinnati in early 2027 for Wennington Romero after he flopped in a couple of opportunities with us. Baty didn't do much for the Reds that year nor last year (0.8 WAR) but suddenly broke out this season, giving Cincinnati the edge in that deal. What an excellent all-around regular season for the Rays, who were 1st in runs scored and runs allowed and just about the best in every category in the AL. Our shift to a more defensive emphasis (Seise and Gutierrez) helped bring our team defense into the respectable if not above-average catgeory. Coming into the season Andy Kelley was the big pickup coming off a rookie of the year campaign in the NL while fellow acquisition Joshua Baez was kind of the afterthought but those roles reversed when Kelley struggled and all Baez did was hit, never stopping. Crumpton also took a great leap forward this year after two solid but unspectacular seasons and JT Realmuto was so good at age 38 that we had no qualms about giving him enough at-bats to vest his contract for 2030. He'd been gone for so long that I forgot how good Jackson Baumeister was before he got hurt - hopefully he recovers fully for 2030 from his shoulder inflammation. We had to piece together a rotation when he and Ortiz went down for the season and the replacements had their moments. One guy who had a sneaky-great under-the-radar season was Landon Knack. Although he wasn't used in the highest of leverage situations like Doyle/Fulton/Uehara, he was outstanding whenever called upon, often in a multi-inning situation. He has the capability to start and will get a shot at the rotation next year. We should have enough guys returning from injury and other internal candidates that we probably won't need to acquire someone. Ditto goes for the bullpen - although Uehara and Doyle are free agents guys like Kevin DiCostanzo and relief prospect Mike Moore are more than ready to step in.