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Art Deco · 11-19-2022, 08:59 AM

I was so caught up in the Rays travails and the wacky wild card races that I didn't notice this until it happened:

I don't know about MLB history, but it's the first triple crown in this save and first since Miguel Cabrera in 2013. This is the playoff tree:

So if we get by Detroit, Kansas City awaits. Injuries have really set us back, especially in the rotation, so my expectations are very low going into the playoffs.

The bats are going to have carry us in the playoffs, at least when McClanahan isn't starting - as you can see above the rotation was pretty mediocre.

Josh Mears faded badly in August and September, to the point where I wonder if I even want him in the lineup. And Randy Arozarena had a miserable year, never getting untracked after 4.7 and 4.4 WAR seasons the previous two years. And of course we're without Josh Lowe, Curtis Mead and Andrew Vaughn for the playoffs.

What a season for Pete Fairbanks, I'm not sure I've seen many relievers approach 4 WAR. What helped in that category was not allowing a homer all season. With Castillo and Bradley out, Mac and Rasmussen are our only two good starters and hopefully that'll be enough to get us through the wild card round but after that, hoo boy. And the pen is going to be without a key cog in Jovani Moran. It didn't help that our primary righty setup men Feyereisen and Pressly were really bad in the second half except for a stretch while Feyereisen was good before faltering in the final couple of weeks.

11-19-2022, 08:59 AM	#327
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,067	Final 2025 Regular Season Standings and Rays Stats I was so caught up in the Rays travails and the wacky wild card races that I didn't notice this until it happened: I don't know about MLB history, but it's the first triple crown in this save and first since Miguel Cabrera in 2013. This is the playoff tree: So if we get by Detroit, Kansas City awaits. Injuries have really set us back, especially in the rotation, so my expectations are very low going into the playoffs. The bats are going to have carry us in the playoffs, at least when McClanahan isn't starting - as you can see above the rotation was pretty mediocre. Josh Mears faded badly in August and September, to the point where I wonder if I even want him in the lineup. And Randy Arozarena had a miserable year, never getting untracked after 4.7 and 4.4 WAR seasons the previous two years. And of course we're without Josh Lowe, Curtis Mead and Andrew Vaughn for the playoffs. What a season for Pete Fairbanks, I'm not sure I've seen many relievers approach 4 WAR. What helped in that category was not allowing a homer all season. With Castillo and Bradley out, Mac and Rasmussen are our only two good starters and hopefully that'll be enough to get us through the wild card round but after that, hoo boy. And the pen is going to be without a key cog in Jovani Moran. It didn't help that our primary righty setup men Feyereisen and Pressly were really bad in the second half except for a stretch while Feyereisen was good before faltering in the final couple of weeks.