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ayaghmour2 · 02-23-2024, 07:55 PM

Weekly Record: 3-3
Overall Record: 8-4 (t-1st, 2 GA)

A Whole Lot of Zeros!: This time it was a full four scoreless starts for Cougars starter, with some truly impressive starts from our pitchers. Once again, Zane Kelley and the Jones Brothers didn't allow any runs, but the star of the week has to be George Oddo. The guy Max Wilder wants to me #4 in the rotation, Oddo threw a staff high 5.1 innings, allowing 3 hits and a walk with 9 strikeouts. Oddo is two outs away from ten innings, and he's got a superb 12-to-2 strikeout-to-walk ratio with 5 hits and just a single earned run. Still, Donnie Jones has to be most impressive, as he's had back-to-back four inning shutouts with six strikeouts and not a single walk. This time he allowed three hits instead of one, but the 3-Time All-Star and 1947 Allen Award Winner looks poised to lead the troops into battle this season.

Johnnie looked far better then most back-end starters, a hit away from five perfect innings. Yes, Johnnie "I Always Have to Walk 100 Guys a Year" Jones didn't walk anyone this week, and he's got just one compared to eight strikeouts in the equivalent of a complete game shutout. Zane Kelley would still need another inning, as he allowed a hit and walk with three strikeouts in four scoreless. This poor guy is going to be sent down to Milwaukee, and as our sixth starter, he's got a legitimate chance to be the last member of the rotation to allow an earned run. Duke Bybee did that last week, and allowed one more in four effective innings (5 H, ER, 2K), and despite six Ks, Pete Papenfus' run this week was earned. Even the pen has been effective, as just Jack Hale (4 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, BB, 5 K) and Bob Petty (3.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, BB, K) have ERAs of 2.25 (4 IP, ER) or better. And Petty and Hale aren't pitching for us this season. It's nice to see such little rust, so long as we stay healthy things should start out well.

More Injuries for Minor Players: We can't stay healthy for some reason, with the latest casualty Johnny Carlisle. For him, it might be a benefit, as it's just a fractured hand and nothing more severe. He'll be out for five weeks, which means that instead of being optioned to Milwaukee to start the season, he'll probably collect a few game checks he wouldn't have gotten otherwise. He's actually done alright, 3-for-4 with a run scored, but any level of production wouldn't be enough. After all, there's very few spots, and the super utility man hit .284/.341/.377 (87 OPS+) with 16 doubles and 4 triples. This is his last option year, and he may spend it playing a few positions off the bench. I wish he was a better fielder, otherwise he'd be a lock to make the roster next season, so he'll have to hit to stick. It's going to be tough for him, but even if he loses a 40-man roster spot, he should stick as minor league depth and there's not reason to think I can't find a spot on one of our minor league teams for him.

Catcher Power: After just a Clyde Zimmerman homer last week, three Cougars cleared the fences this time around, though two of them have something in common. They're the guys catching! The first came from Eddie Howard, who finished the week 3-for-9 with a double, and is now hitting .317/.440/.625. The other came a day later, as his tandem partner Harry Mead got a hold of one, and is now 3-for-6 with a walk in limited time. These two have started nearly every game for us over the past three seasons, but 1950 could be a little different. This season it's Eddie Howard expected to get a majority of the starts, and he's seemingly a lock for his first 250 PA season as a FABL catcher. Howard got hot to end the season, and at 26 he's almost a full decade younger then the now 35-year-old Mead. I think it's time the reigns will be passed, and with how well he's hit so far, I'm confident he'll keep it up during the regular season.

Though 1950 is an even year...

And in all five even years of the 1940s, Harry Mead had a WRC+ above 100! The pattern has to hold!

02-23-2024, 07:55 PM	#1351
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	Spring Training: Week 2 Weekly Record: 3-3 Overall Record: 8-4 (t-1st, 2 GA) A Whole Lot of Zeros!: This time it was a full four scoreless starts for Cougars starter, with some truly impressive starts from our pitchers. Once again, Zane Kelley and the Jones Brothers didn't allow any runs, but the star of the week has to be George Oddo. The guy Max Wilder wants to me #4 in the rotation, Oddo threw a staff high 5.1 innings, allowing 3 hits and a walk with 9 strikeouts. Oddo is two outs away from ten innings, and he's got a superb 12-to-2 strikeout-to-walk ratio with 5 hits and just a single earned run. Still, Donnie Jones has to be most impressive, as he's had back-to-back four inning shutouts with six strikeouts and not a single walk. This time he allowed three hits instead of one, but the 3-Time All-Star and 1947 Allen Award Winner looks poised to lead the troops into battle this season. Johnnie looked far better then most back-end starters, a hit away from five perfect innings. Yes, Johnnie "I Always Have to Walk 100 Guys a Year" Jones didn't walk anyone this week, and he's got just one compared to eight strikeouts in the equivalent of a complete game shutout. Zane Kelley would still need another inning, as he allowed a hit and walk with three strikeouts in four scoreless. This poor guy is going to be sent down to Milwaukee, and as our sixth starter, he's got a legitimate chance to be the last member of the rotation to allow an earned run. Duke Bybee did that last week, and allowed one more in four effective innings (5 H, ER, 2K), and despite six Ks, Pete Papenfus' run this week was earned. Even the pen has been effective, as just Jack Hale (4 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, BB, 5 K) and Bob Petty (3.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, BB, K) have ERAs of 2.25 (4 IP, ER) or better. And Petty and Hale aren't pitching for us this season. It's nice to see such little rust, so long as we stay healthy things should start out well. More Injuries for Minor Players: We can't stay healthy for some reason, with the latest casualty Johnny Carlisle. For him, it might be a benefit, as it's just a fractured hand and nothing more severe. He'll be out for five weeks, which means that instead of being optioned to Milwaukee to start the season, he'll probably collect a few game checks he wouldn't have gotten otherwise. He's actually done alright, 3-for-4 with a run scored, but any level of production wouldn't be enough. After all, there's very few spots, and the super utility man hit .284/.341/.377 (87 OPS+) with 16 doubles and 4 triples. This is his last option year, and he may spend it playing a few positions off the bench. I wish he was a better fielder, otherwise he'd be a lock to make the roster next season, so he'll have to hit to stick. It's going to be tough for him, but even if he loses a 40-man roster spot, he should stick as minor league depth and there's not reason to think I can't find a spot on one of our minor league teams for him. Catcher Power: After just a Clyde Zimmerman homer last week, three Cougars cleared the fences this time around, though two of them have something in common. They're the guys catching! The first came from Eddie Howard, who finished the week 3-for-9 with a double, and is now hitting .317/.440/.625. The other came a day later, as his tandem partner Harry Mead got a hold of one, and is now 3-for-6 with a walk in limited time. These two have started nearly every game for us over the past three seasons, but 1950 could be a little different. This season it's Eddie Howard expected to get a majority of the starts, and he's seemingly a lock for his first 250 PA season as a FABL catcher. Howard got hot to end the season, and at 26 he's almost a full decade younger then the now 35-year-old Mead. I think it's time the reigns will be passed, and with how well he's hit so far, I'm confident he'll keep it up during the regular season. Though 1950 is an even year... And in all five even years of the 1940s, Harry Mead had a WRC+ above 100! The pattern has to hold!