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Art Deco · 07-11-2023, 10:34 PM

Record: 80-51 (15-13 for the month)
1st place AL East, 5 1/2 up on the Yankees

Our roughest month of the season and the Yankees did shave 3 games off the lead but fortunately there's only one more month to go. We did have a plethora of injuries which contributed to the uneven results:

* Jackson Chourio came back on the 22nd from his previous injury and then on the next day he was beaned and suffered a concussion which will put him out for the rest of the regular season, although he should be back for the playoffs.

* Luisangel Acuna, called up from Durham to fill in for another injured player, tore a calf muscle and is done for 2026.

* DL Hall suffered an elbow strain late in the month and will be out until mid-September.

* Drew Rasmussen came back from his rehab assignment, had two bad starts and in the second of them developed elbow tendinitis and is out until mid-October, which essentially means he's done.

* Ryan Pepiot left the final game of the month with a tired arm and will miss two weeks.

With all of the pitching injuries we finally called up our top pitching prospect Waylin Santana, who was brilliant at Durham (14-4, 3.19, 52/171 BB/K ratio in 166 IP, good for 5.2 WAR) and he won his MLB debut going 5 6 1 1 1 6 against San Diego. And after Acuna was hurt, Junior Caminero finally was promoted too and hit quite well at 286/359/471 with 3 HR and 9 RBI in 70 AB.

The starting pitching has been great but the bullpen's been a source of concern. We had a few epic 9th-inning meltdowns which cost us games from both Jason Adam and Camilo Doval, and Adam is out of the closer role as we're going to a bullpen by committee the rest of the way. The offense remained pretty good despite all the injuries.

Rough months for Jones, Casas and Elly, but Mitchell started raking like he did in the first half with Texas and Carson Williams continues to be a revelation. And the league took notice:

The starters were great but as mentioned earlier the bullpen was brutal, especially Adam, Moran and Doval. There's a new name at the top of the ERA list and that's lefty reliever Dylan Lee, claimed on waivers from the Dodgers on the 11th. Lee was the Dodgers closer earlier this year (19 saves) but for whatever reason they waived him and we pounced. He may end up our closer at the rate things are going.

One fast-rising prospect has been 2025 2nd-round pick Joe Quelch, who had his ratings upgraded and has hit 30 homers between Durham and Montgomery this season. He may contend for a roster spot next season.

07-11-2023, 10:34 PM	#50
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,384	August 2023 Record: 80-51 (15-13 for the month) 1st place AL East, 5 1/2 up on the Yankees Our roughest month of the season and the Yankees did shave 3 games off the lead but fortunately there's only one more month to go. We did have a plethora of injuries which contributed to the uneven results: * Jackson Chourio came back on the 22nd from his previous injury and then on the next day he was beaned and suffered a concussion which will put him out for the rest of the regular season, although he should be back for the playoffs. * Luisangel Acuna, called up from Durham to fill in for another injured player, tore a calf muscle and is done for 2026. * DL Hall suffered an elbow strain late in the month and will be out until mid-September. * Drew Rasmussen came back from his rehab assignment, had two bad starts and in the second of them developed elbow tendinitis and is out until mid-October, which essentially means he's done. * Ryan Pepiot left the final game of the month with a tired arm and will miss two weeks. With all of the pitching injuries we finally called up our top pitching prospect Waylin Santana, who was brilliant at Durham (14-4, 3.19, 52/171 BB/K ratio in 166 IP, good for 5.2 WAR) and he won his MLB debut going 5 6 1 1 1 6 against San Diego. And after Acuna was hurt, Junior Caminero finally was promoted too and hit quite well at 286/359/471 with 3 HR and 9 RBI in 70 AB. The starting pitching has been great but the bullpen's been a source of concern. We had a few epic 9th-inning meltdowns which cost us games from both Jason Adam and Camilo Doval, and Adam is out of the closer role as we're going to a bullpen by committee the rest of the way. The offense remained pretty good despite all the injuries. Rough months for Jones, Casas and Elly, but Mitchell started raking like he did in the first half with Texas and Carson Williams continues to be a revelation. And the league took notice: The starters were great but as mentioned earlier the bullpen was brutal, especially Adam, Moran and Doval. There's a new name at the top of the ERA list and that's lefty reliever Dylan Lee, claimed on waivers from the Dodgers on the 11th. Lee was the Dodgers closer earlier this year (19 saves) but for whatever reason they waived him and we pounced. He may end up our closer at the rate things are going. One fast-rising prospect has been 2025 2nd-round pick Joe Quelch, who had his ratings upgraded and has hit 30 homers between Durham and Montgomery this season. He may contend for a roster spot next season.