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Art Deco · 07-03-2023, 07:57 PM

Record: 65-38 (17-8 for the month)
1st place AL East, 8 1/2 up on the Yankees

Another great month as we expanded the lead on the Yankees and took 3 of 4 from them in a key series at Yankee Stadium during the month. On the injury front Jason Adam went down mid-month with a tired arm but will be back right after the first of August, and Jackson Chourio developed a sore elbow on the 31st that will sideline him for the month of August. We also made a trade of some significance right at the deadline:

Finally ran out of patience with Vargas, once a key middle-of-the-order guy who's fallen on hard times despite maintaining his good ratings. He was hitting 244/297/348 after another lousy month, sat against righties for the most part and slipped into negative WAR. Add in the fact that he's projected for $7.6M in arbitration next year and it really wasn't a hard choice to deal him. And when the Cubs offered up Alcantara, who profiles as such:

He was having a monster season at AAA, albeit repeating the level, and was added to our active roster where he'll play against lefties and occasionally against righties.

Some erosion on offense but the pitching remained impeccable.

In last month's report I bemoaned Langeliers' lack of production and he responded in a big way with 7 HR and 1.3 WAR. Siri did well in limited action and he'll be seeing a lot more of it in August with Chourio out for the month. Elly De La Cruz really tailed off this month though he was showing some signs in the final week of breaking out of his slump while some of the other regulars cooled off as well. But Triston Casas really took hold of the 1B job and had a very productive month.

Taj Bradley has to be considered the front-runner for the AL Cy Young as he's now 13-0, 1.65 for the season with 3.3 WAR. Springs has been brilliant as well and Pepiot has really taken to multi-inning relief after being dropped from the rotation. A rough month for Matt Brash though as 7 HR allowed in 17 innings is never good.

Guess we had a good draft as the pitchers we took in the first three rounds are now ranked as our #1, 5 and 7 prospects. Last year's 2nd rounder Quelch has moved up the rankings and as you can see he has 21 HR at Durham as he boasts MLB-ready power. I considered bringing Caminero up when Chourio went on the IL but instead went with Luisangel Acuna, who gives up more versatility.

On to August now, which will be all about consolidating our position.

07-03-2023, 07:57 PM	#49
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,379	July 2023 Record: 65-38 (17-8 for the month) 1st place AL East, 8 1/2 up on the Yankees Another great month as we expanded the lead on the Yankees and took 3 of 4 from them in a key series at Yankee Stadium during the month. On the injury front Jason Adam went down mid-month with a tired arm but will be back right after the first of August, and Jackson Chourio developed a sore elbow on the 31st that will sideline him for the month of August. We also made a trade of some significance right at the deadline: Finally ran out of patience with Vargas, once a key middle-of-the-order guy who's fallen on hard times despite maintaining his good ratings. He was hitting 244/297/348 after another lousy month, sat against righties for the most part and slipped into negative WAR. Add in the fact that he's projected for $7.6M in arbitration next year and it really wasn't a hard choice to deal him. And when the Cubs offered up Alcantara, who profiles as such: He was having a monster season at AAA, albeit repeating the level, and was added to our active roster where he'll play against lefties and occasionally against righties. Some erosion on offense but the pitching remained impeccable. In last month's report I bemoaned Langeliers' lack of production and he responded in a big way with 7 HR and 1.3 WAR. Siri did well in limited action and he'll be seeing a lot more of it in August with Chourio out for the month. Elly De La Cruz really tailed off this month though he was showing some signs in the final week of breaking out of his slump while some of the other regulars cooled off as well. But Triston Casas really took hold of the 1B job and had a very productive month. Taj Bradley has to be considered the front-runner for the AL Cy Young as he's now 13-0, 1.65 for the season with 3.3 WAR. Springs has been brilliant as well and Pepiot has really taken to multi-inning relief after being dropped from the rotation. A rough month for Matt Brash though as 7 HR allowed in 17 innings is never good. Guess we had a good draft as the pitchers we took in the first three rounds are now ranked as our #1, 5 and 7 prospects. Last year's 2nd rounder Quelch has moved up the rankings and as you can see he has 21 HR at Durham as he boasts MLB-ready power. I considered bringing Caminero up when Chourio went on the IL but instead went with Luisangel Acuna, who gives up more versatility. On to August now, which will be all about consolidating our position. Last edited by Art Deco; 07-03-2023 at 08:10 PM.