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EL Awards:
Batter of the Month: Boston LF Kurt Alexander(27, 3.5*) .360-9-23 1.200OPS 1.8WAR 2x All-Star, leads EL in OPS(.963) and runs(67)
Pitcher of the Month: Houston RHSP Gong-Sun Zhao(30, 4.5*) 5-0 1.79 36K 45.1IP 1.3WAR 2020 EL RotY, leads EL in W(12)
Rookie of the Month: Pittsburgh LF Chris Adler(22, 3/4*) .329-6-13 1.050OPS 22G 1.2WAR All-Star in his rookie year.

WL Awards:
Batter of the Month: Denver 1B Jeff Urban(33, 4.5*) .351-7-22 1.108OPS 1.7WAR Leads WL in runs(79), 5th in OPS(.928)
Pitcher of the Month: Oakland SP Amir Fletcher(27, 2.5*) 4-0 2.78 35K 6GS 35.2IP 1.2WAR 9th rounder with a 4.82 season ERA
Rookie of the Month: Kansas City 3B Keith Ervin(24, 2.5*) .341-6-16 .943OPS 23G 1.0WAR 10th rounder in 2015

All celebrate the 2nd worst team in baseball behind the San Diego Padres. We had another not too bad month with 11-13 even without our ace and our defensive and pitching metrics have improved some, however our offense is still horrible. That made the decisions at the trade deadline all to complicated as our only real trade chips that I was willing to move in the end, Rasbach and Leone, would’ve landed us only a decent but not great prospect.

Both are still under contract/arbitration eligible for us… so we were not forced to make at trade at the time and I wanted more than that Clark guy in return. That also means we have two more month of pain and suffering in front of us.

The reason why the Gamblers(65-33) wanted the sharp end of our bullpen is obvious… the Denver Seahawks(68-31) in their division. A run scoring machine that leads the WL in most offensive categories, the slugging of 3x MvP Devin Grose(36- 4.5*, .310-31-90 1.070OPS 4.2WAR 96G) and WL Player of the Month Jeff Urban(see above) and a great year by their (on paper) not so talented starting rotation around ace SP Danny Huber(28, 3*, 11-1 3.25 109K 21GS 2.5WAR) makes them super scary.

On the other end of the spectrum, we have the San Diego Padres(38-62) fighting us for the worst team in baseball. A playoff team in 2019, their rebuild is technically further ahead with SP Joe Baier(24, 4/5*, 4-9 5.21 102K 2.7WAR), SP Jerry Sullivan(22, 3.5/4.5*, 11-5 3.62 113K 20GS 2.8WAR) and the experienced bats of 1B David Dose(28, 4*, .312-8-45 .874OPS 94G 3.2WAR) and 2B Gary McBride(30, 4*, .264-16-60 .808OPS 84G 2.2WAR) are around for the next two years.

Pitching:

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DL: SP Dan Hinton(22, 4/5*) torn flexor tendon (elbow) 7-8 months 4-0 1.93 38K 42IP 7GS 1.7WAR
DL: SP Danny Sandoval(23, 2.5*) ruptured UCL 11 months 0-5 5.36 59K 50.1IP 11GS 0.1WAR
DL: RHSP Adrian Hilscher(26, 2.5*) bone chips (elbow) 1 week 0-7 4.84 56K 61.1IP 13GS 0.9WAR

NMBL Montreal Expos Players on the leaderboard:
none

So, our big trade acquisition Austin Roy is now 1-4 4.57 37K 0.3WAR in 7 starts… I mean, he is more productive than Vinny Roman(.208-5-15 .694OPS 30G 0.2WAR), but I hoped for a tad big more. Our best pitcher in the month of July was once again Sam Griffin who worked 2-0 4.60 19K 29.1IP 0.6WAR for the month… I like that cheap 4y/$13.25M extension a lot. Adrian Hilscher is due to return in a week and we may have to decide whether to axe Alvarado or Magana or no one here…

Our bullpen pitched to a good FIP around 3.5 last month but a way better ERA, and Ryan Rasbach picked up some pace with a 2-0 6SV 0.00 16K 13.1IP 0.8WAR month. We won’t be touching this group barring injury.

Position Players:

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DL: 2B Robby Weltzer (24, 2.5/3*) strained hamstring 1 week .254-2-9 .659OPS 19G/19GS 0.3WAR
DL: LF Brian Oatley(27, 2.5*) ruptured ACL 4-5 months .289-1-8 .728OPS 27G/20GS 0.5WAR

NMBL Montreal Expos Players on the leaderboard:
1B Dan Cook 27 DB – 5th

Last month, we talked about Kevin Craddock’s new job behind the plate… and he is now batting .138 for the season… Hello Jordan Chavis… what a revolving door behind the plate.

That is basically the problem we have. No consistency. Cody Kerzner(.191) and Dan cook(.250) were our best hitters in June and were cold in July, and on the other hand, a AAAA player like Orlando Gonzalez hit .301-1-7 .799OPS 0.3WAR in July and Karl Ferguson picked up some pace with a .303-3-7 .839OPS 0.7WAR month but is still not performing as expected over a full season.

The truth is, we need to look for impact bats next season or have one of our prospects or a Cody Kerzner make a power breakthrough to get this lineup to a higher level.

Prospect Watch:
AAA SS Julian Hernandez(5*) .239-8-32 .657OPS 68G 8/10SB 2.1WAR
AAA RHRP Kevin Cowden(3.5*) 2-5 23SV 4.67 42K 34.2IP -0.6WAR
AAA SP Juan Miranda(3*) 8-5 3.54 89K 114.1IP 23G/18GS 1.9WAR
A LHSP Brett Asselin(4*) 2-13 4.68 81K 98IP 20G -0.2WAR
R SP Matt Porter(3.5*) 5-7 1.21 111K 112IP 20GS 2.2WAR
R 1B Joe Townsend(4*) .250-3-5 .790OPS 12G 0.9WAR broken bone in elbow 6-7 months
R LF Santiago Rodriguez(4*) .220-14-31 .694OPS 85G 5.4WAR
R CF Tyler Dean(5*) .209-1-1 .540OPS 12G 0.3WAR

All rejoice! Baseball America has put Tyler Dean as the #2 prospect in baseball in their past trade deadline list, behind the ridiculous LF Jason Barlett from San Francisco. The 21-year old is batting .333 in A ball and has a 85 rated contact and Avoid K’s potential… holy…

But wait, there is more! LF Santiago Rodiguez may have been the #201 prospect when we got him, but he is now up to #46. Aand Dave G. rated up the potential of Matt Porter to 3.5*, correlating nicely with him being the #68 prospect in baseball. We have the best system in baseball, in front of the contending Las Vegas Gamblers… and we could’ve gotten something out of them at the deadline.

02-10-2025, 12:15 PM	#63
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,725	2021 July: State of the Expos EL Awards: Batter of the Month: Boston LF Kurt Alexander(27, 3.5) .360-9-23 1.200OPS 1.8WAR 2x All-Star, leads EL in OPS(.963) and runs(67)* Pitcher of the Month: Houston RHSP Gong-Sun Zhao(30, 4.5) 5-0 1.79 36K 45.1IP 1.3WAR 2020 EL RotY, leads EL in W(12)* Rookie of the Month: Pittsburgh LF Chris Adler(22, 3/4) .329-6-13 1.050OPS 22G 1.2WAR All-Star in his rookie year.* WL Awards: Batter of the Month: Denver 1B Jeff Urban(33, 4.5) .351-7-22 1.108OPS 1.7WAR Leads WL in runs(79), 5th in OPS(.928)* Pitcher of the Month: Oakland SP Amir Fletcher(27, 2.5) 4-0 2.78 35K 6GS 35.2IP 1.2WAR 9th rounder with a 4.82 season ERA* Rookie of the Month: Kansas City 3B Keith Ervin(24, 2.5) .341-6-16 .943OPS 23G 1.0WAR 10th rounder in 2015* All celebrate the 2nd worst team in baseball behind the San Diego Padres. We had another not too bad month with 11-13 even without our ace and our defensive and pitching metrics have improved some, however our offense is still horrible. That made the decisions at the trade deadline all to complicated as our only real trade chips that I was willing to move in the end, Rasbach and Leone, would’ve landed us only a decent but not great prospect. Both are still under contract/arbitration eligible for us… so we were not forced to make at trade at the time and I wanted more than that Clark guy in return. That also means we have two more month of pain and suffering in front of us. The reason why the Gamblers(65-33) wanted the sharp end of our bullpen is obvious… the Denver Seahawks(68-31) in their division. A run scoring machine that leads the WL in most offensive categories, the slugging of 3x MvP Devin Grose(36- 4.5, .310-31-90 1.070OPS 4.2WAR 96G) and WL Player of the Month Jeff Urban(see above) and a great year by their (on paper) not so talented starting rotation around ace SP Danny Huber(28, 3, 11-1 3.25 109K 21GS 2.5WAR) makes them super scary. On the other end of the spectrum, we have the San Diego Padres(38-62) fighting us for the worst team in baseball. A playoff team in 2019, their rebuild is technically further ahead with SP Joe Baier(24, 4/5, 4-9 5.21 102K 2.7WAR), SP Jerry Sullivan(22, 3.5/4.5, 11-5 3.62 113K 20GS 2.8WAR) and the experienced bats of 1B David Dose(28, 4, .312-8-45 .874OPS 94G 3.2WAR) and 2B Gary McBride(30, 4, .264-16-60 .808OPS 84G 2.2WAR) are around for the next two years. Pitching: DL: SP Dan Hinton(22, 4/5) torn flexor tendon (elbow) 7-8 months* 4-0 1.93 38K 42IP 7GS 1.7WAR DL: SP Danny Sandoval(23, 2.5) ruptured UCL 11 months* 0-5 5.36 59K 50.1IP 11GS 0.1WAR DL: RHSP Adrian Hilscher(26, 2.5) bone chips (elbow) 1 week* 0-7 4.84 56K 61.1IP 13GS 0.9WAR NMBL Montreal Expos Players on the leaderboard: none So, our big trade acquisition Austin Roy is now 1-4 4.57 37K 0.3WAR in 7 starts… I mean, he is more productive than Vinny Roman(.208-5-15 .694OPS 30G 0.2WAR), but I hoped for a tad big more. Our best pitcher in the month of July was once again Sam Griffin who worked 2-0 4.60 19K 29.1IP 0.6WAR for the month… I like that cheap 4y/$13.25M extension a lot. Adrian Hilscher is due to return in a week and we may have to decide whether to axe Alvarado or Magana or no one here… Our bullpen pitched to a good FIP around 3.5 last month but a way better ERA, and Ryan Rasbach picked up some pace with a 2-0 6SV 0.00 16K 13.1IP 0.8WAR month. We won’t be touching this group barring injury. Position Players: DL: 2B Robby Weltzer (24, 2.5/3) strained hamstring 1 week* .254-2-9 .659OPS 19G/19GS 0.3WAR DL: LF Brian Oatley(27, 2.5) ruptured ACL 4-5 months* .289-1-8 .728OPS 27G/20GS 0.5WAR NMBL Montreal Expos Players on the leaderboard: 1B Dan Cook 27 DB – 5th Last month, we talked about Kevin Craddock’s new job behind the plate… and he is now batting .138 for the season… Hello Jordan Chavis… what a revolving door behind the plate. That is basically the problem we have. No consistency. Cody Kerzner(.191) and Dan cook(.250) were our best hitters in June and were cold in July, and on the other hand, a AAAA player like Orlando Gonzalez hit .301-1-7 .799OPS 0.3WAR in July and Karl Ferguson picked up some pace with a .303-3-7 .839OPS 0.7WAR month but is still not performing as expected over a full season. The truth is, we need to look for impact bats next season or have one of our prospects or a Cody Kerzner make a power breakthrough to get this lineup to a higher level. Prospect Watch: AAA SS Julian Hernandez(5) .239-8-32 .657OPS 68G 8/10SB 2.1WAR AAA RHRP Kevin Cowden(3.5) 2-5 23SV 4.67 42K 34.2IP -0.6WAR AAA SP Juan Miranda(3) 8-5 3.54 89K 114.1IP 23G/18GS 1.9WAR A LHSP Brett Asselin(4) 2-13 4.68 81K 98IP 20G -0.2WAR R SP Matt Porter(3.5) 5-7 1.21 111K 112IP 20GS 2.2WAR R 1B Joe Townsend(4) .250-3-5 .790OPS 12G 0.9WAR broken bone in elbow 6-7 months R LF Santiago Rodriguez(4) .220-14-31 .694OPS 85G 5.4WAR R CF Tyler Dean(5) .209-1-1 .540OPS 12G 0.3WAR All rejoice! Baseball America has put Tyler Dean as the #2 prospect in baseball in their past trade deadline list, behind the ridiculous LF Jason Barlett from San Francisco. The 21-year old is batting .333 in A ball and has a 85 rated contact and Avoid K’s potential… holy… But wait, there is more! LF Santiago Rodiguez may have been the #201 prospect when we got him, but he is now up to #46. Aand Dave G. rated up the potential of Matt Porter to 3.5, correlating nicely with him being the #68 prospect in baseball. We have the best system in baseball, in front of the contending Las Vegas Gamblers*… and we could’ve gotten something out of them at the deadline. __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)