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ayaghmour2 · 09-08-2023, 02:25 AM

We made a minor addition to the big league roster, acquiring left fielder Luke Berry from the Pittsburgh Miners. A 30-year-old veteran, Berry was recently relegated to the bench on a youthful Miners team, and carries a .233/.353/.335 (80 OPS+) line into the week. While that doesn't look too exciting on the surface, he's a righty swinger with an excellent 47-to-12 walk-to-strikeout ratio and a 96 WRC+. We don't have the greatest bench, and in a part-time role last year he hit .303/.371/.436 (122 OPS+) with 22 doubles, 3 homers, 21 walks, and 34 RBIs. We rank dead last in on-base percentage and Berry has drawn nearly twice as many walks (47) as any other Cougar. Skipper (29) is the only one with more then 25, so Berry provides a different look to the team.

He's had sporadic playing time over his 8-year career, but is best known for his All-Star season in 1944. The Miners 4th Rounder hit an impressive .299/.370/.423 (134 OPS+) that year with 30 doubles, 11 homers, 59 walks, and 78 RBIs. He never came too close to that again, but it's also the only time he managed to tally more then 450 plate appearances in a season. I don't think he'll hit that this year, but will add to his 666 career big league games. He owns a respectable .291/.358/.389 (115 OPS+) career line with 118 doubles, 23 homers, 225 walks, and 295 RBIs. He gives us insurance for Leo Mitchell, who's hitting just .213/.288/.213 (37 OPS+) against lefties this season. Berry's career WRC+ against lefties (117) is just one point higher then it is against righties (116), but that's still light-years better then Mitchell has hit this season. If he can handle left somewhat decently, he could get semi-regular playing time, but for now I just expect him to face the occasional lefty we run into.

The return for Pittsburgh is 23-year-old righty Babe Stinson, who was added to the 40-man roster in the offseason. He's the 274th ranked prospect and was 6-0 with a 3.61 ERA (130 ERA+) and 21 strikeouts in 67.1 innings for the Blues. This means our 40-man roster will stay at 34, leaving plenty of room for future additions. One spot will go to Johnny Peters, who I have even considered calling up. The 37th Ranked prospect is hitting .326/.417/.431 (112 OPS+) in 314 trips to the plate and has recently got five starts in left. I want to give him more time with the position before trying him in the majors. Berry will have a head start on Peters, so if he hits it will take until September for the former 3rd Pick to debut.

09-08-2023, 02:25 AM	#1205
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,095	Trade News! We made a minor addition to the big league roster, acquiring left fielder Luke Berry from the Pittsburgh Miners. A 30-year-old veteran, Berry was recently relegated to the bench on a youthful Miners team, and carries a .233/.353/.335 (80 OPS+) line into the week. While that doesn't look too exciting on the surface, he's a righty swinger with an excellent 47-to-12 walk-to-strikeout ratio and a 96 WRC+. We don't have the greatest bench, and in a part-time role last year he hit .303/.371/.436 (122 OPS+) with 22 doubles, 3 homers, 21 walks, and 34 RBIs. We rank dead last in on-base percentage and Berry has drawn nearly twice as many walks (47) as any other Cougar. Skipper (29) is the only one with more then 25, so Berry provides a different look to the team. He's had sporadic playing time over his 8-year career, but is best known for his All-Star season in 1944. The Miners 4th Rounder hit an impressive .299/.370/.423 (134 OPS+) that year with 30 doubles, 11 homers, 59 walks, and 78 RBIs. He never came too close to that again, but it's also the only time he managed to tally more then 450 plate appearances in a season. I don't think he'll hit that this year, but will add to his 666 career big league games. He owns a respectable .291/.358/.389 (115 OPS+) career line with 118 doubles, 23 homers, 225 walks, and 295 RBIs. He gives us insurance for Leo Mitchell, who's hitting just .213/.288/.213 (37 OPS+) against lefties this season. Berry's career WRC+ against lefties (117) is just one point higher then it is against righties (116), but that's still light-years better then Mitchell has hit this season. If he can handle left somewhat decently, he could get semi-regular playing time, but for now I just expect him to face the occasional lefty we run into. The return for Pittsburgh is 23-year-old righty Babe Stinson, who was added to the 40-man roster in the offseason. He's the 274th ranked prospect and was 6-0 with a 3.61 ERA (130 ERA+) and 21 strikeouts in 67.1 innings for the Blues. This means our 40-man roster will stay at 34, leaving plenty of room for future additions. One spot will go to Johnny Peters, who I have even considered calling up. The 37th Ranked prospect is hitting .326/.417/.431 (112 OPS+) in 314 trips to the plate and has recently got five starts in left. I want to give him more time with the position before trying him in the majors. Berry will have a head start on Peters, so if he hits it will take until September for the former 3rd Pick to debut.