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Griever20 · 03-09-2025, 05:39 PM

Preseason Prediction:
79-83, 2nd in EL Northeast, 11G behind New York Mets

Predicted Top Players:
RHSP Austin Roy 12-7 2.73 160K 184.2IP

That is a predicted 10-win improvement predicted compared to our 69-93 season and would be our best season since 2018. All of that with the predicted 3rd best ERA in the EL and the second lowest runs scored in the EL… similar to last year. We need impact bats…

The huge questions going into 2022 are:
Will Dan Hinton stay healthy and stay productive?
Will the youth movement in the rotation (Morris & Miranda), bullpen (Cowden & Herzer) and batting (Grochowski, Kazemd & Benavides) crash and burn, or thrive?
When will Julian Hernandez join the big club?
How will our prospects fare in the minor leagues?
How will our First Year Player Draft go?

The Division:

The Toronto Blue Jays(87-75) overperformed their predictions last season and won the division with a decent year, a sign of the apparent weakness of the division. They have high hopes in OF Mario Lopez(3.5/4*, .272-28-71 .850OPS 1.6WAR), a sophomore they signed as an international amateur and in the trio of 2019 MvP 2B Mike Massie(28, 3.5/4*, .294-37-101 .875OPS 3.1WAR), SS Ryan LaRiviere(29, 3.5*, .271-24-85 .806OPS 3.4WAR) and 2B Oscar Cabrera(31, 3*, .276-31-88 .857OPS 4.8WAR)… we will see.

Philadelphia(79-83) is expected to tread water once again with a 76-86 year, yet they await the breakthrough of LF Alejandro Cano(22, 3.5/4.5*, .262-28-87 .813OPS 1.3WAR) and hope for a repeat from SP Ruben Torrez(22, 4.5/5*, 17-8 3.10 251K 34GS 7.0WAR) and Alberto Cordoba(26, 4*, 14-9 3.95 195K 32GS 4.7WAR)… their frontline players are pretty strong.

The Boston Aeros (80-82) were predicted to win the division in 2021 and ultimately fell short and 2022 is now expected to be 78-84 in the end. Their rotation crashed and burned down to the ground last season and the personal is the same. Their leader is 34-year old veteran and 2015 EL MvP RF Tim Aguilar(34, 4*, .320-26-89 .974OPS 4.7WAR) who is under contract till 2025 for $29.6M p.a. with the final year being a vesting option. They look forward for the young blood of 2B Ruben Barrales(24, 3.5*, .327-22-57 .947 4.6WAR) and 1B Paul Beals(23, 3/3.5*, .210-28-56 .789OPS 1.6WAR).

A division winner in 2020 with 96 wins, the New York Mets(77-85) are expected to come back strong with 4x All-Star SP Joel Gaspar(35, 3.5*, 1-1 5.82 21K 0.4WAR) returning from elbow surgery, batting champ 3B Bernie Castillo(25, 3.5*, .332-15-69 .856OPS 5.3WAR) and C Mario Toscano(25, 5*, .293-21-62 .930OPS 6.8WAR) returning strong… and a mediocre division for them to beat up.

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03-09-2025, 05:39 PM	#99
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,557	2022 Preseason Prediction Preseason Prediction: 79-83, 2nd in EL Northeast, 11G behind New York Mets Predicted Top Players: RHSP Austin Roy 12-7 2.73 160K 184.2IP That is a predicted 10-win improvement predicted compared to our 69-93 season and would be our best season since 2018. All of that with the predicted 3rd best ERA in the EL and the second lowest runs scored in the EL… similar to last year. We need impact bats… The huge questions going into 2022 are: Will Dan Hinton stay healthy and stay productive? Will the youth movement in the rotation (Morris & Miranda), bullpen (Cowden & Herzer) and batting (Grochowski, Kazemd & Benavides) crash and burn, or thrive? When will Julian Hernandez join the big club? How will our prospects fare in the minor leagues? How will our First Year Player Draft go? The Division: The Toronto Blue Jays(87-75) overperformed their predictions last season and won the division with a decent year, a sign of the apparent weakness of the division. They have high hopes in OF Mario Lopez(3.5/4, .272-28-71 .850OPS 1.6WAR), a sophomore they signed as an international amateur and in the trio of 2019 MvP 2B Mike Massie(28, 3.5/4, .294-37-101 .875OPS 3.1WAR), SS Ryan LaRiviere(29, 3.5, .271-24-85 .806OPS 3.4WAR) and 2B Oscar Cabrera(31, 3, .276-31-88 .857OPS 4.8WAR)… we will see. Philadelphia(79-83) is expected to tread water once again with a 76-86 year, yet they await the breakthrough of LF Alejandro Cano(22, 3.5/4.5, .262-28-87 .813OPS 1.3WAR) and hope for a repeat from SP Ruben Torrez(22, 4.5/5, 17-8 3.10 251K 34GS 7.0WAR) and Alberto Cordoba(26, 4, 14-9 3.95 195K 32GS 4.7WAR)… their frontline players are pretty strong. The Boston Aeros* (80-82) were predicted to win the division in 2021 and ultimately fell short and 2022 is now expected to be 78-84 in the end. Their rotation crashed and burned down to the ground last season and the personal is the same. Their leader is 34-year old veteran and 2015 EL MvP RF Tim Aguilar(34, 4, .320-26-89 .974OPS 4.7WAR) who is under contract till 2025 for $29.6M p.a. with the final year being a vesting option. They look forward for the young blood of 2B Ruben Barrales(24, 3.5, .327-22-57 .947 4.6WAR) and 1B Paul Beals(23, 3/3.5, .210-28-56 .789OPS 1.6WAR). A division winner in 2020 with 96 wins, the New York Mets(77-85) are expected to come back strong with 4x All-Star SP Joel Gaspar(35, 3.5, 1-1 5.82 21K 0.4WAR) returning from elbow surgery, batting champ 3B Bernie Castillo(25, 3.5, .332-15-69 .856OPS 5.3WAR) and C Mario Toscano(25, 5, .293-21-62 .930OPS 6.8WAR) returning strong… and a mediocre division for them to beat up. Top Position Player Top Pitcher Next Up: OPENING DAY ROSTER AND FIRST PITCH __________________ MLB 2012 - The Toronto Ban Jays The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)