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We had a very good 18-12 June, we are still 5 games back but now we are 3rd. We are still 1st in offense and up to 3rd in ERA and 9th in runs allowed thanks to our defense no longer being a sieve.
The bad news is our good health has run out as Dave Cash and SP George Dixon each picked up muscle injuries the last week of the month and are both out 6 weeks.
I had picked up utility man Larry Milbourne in the Donn Clendennon trade last year when he was in AAA. I knew he played 4 positions and hoped he could become a 5th infielder. A few weeks ago I dealt another ulitilty player, Kurt Bevacqua for fellow utility man Sonny Jackson. They both played several positions, but Jackson played 1 additional infield spot so I made that swap and so he and Milbourne will split 2nd until Cash gets back.
Reggie Smith leads CF's in All-Star voting with .296/.390/.452 10 HR and 44 RBI's. LF Gregory Foreman, last year's ALCS MVP, is favorite so far for Rookie of the Year with .254/.346/.431 and leading all rookies with 9 HR/37 RBI/ and slugging and WAR and OPS+.
My minor league teams aren't doing well but some prospects are.
AAA
22 year old C Bob Allieta .308/.403/.473 8 HR 56 RBI
21 year old LF Ed Kurpiel .283/.432/.506 10 HR 49 RBI
AA
19 year old 1B Eddie Murray .289/.351/.487 *missed 6 weeks with back injury..dammit
19 year old LF Alfredo Edmead .305/.383/.414 5 HR 51 SB
21 year old 3B Don Money .319/.423/.578 7 HR (promoted to AAA)
A
18 year old 3B Larry Rush .317/.372/.453
23 year old CF David Robinson .308/.371/.391 45 SB
20 year old RF Rupert Jones .305/.395/.409 5 HR 20 SB
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