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September 13th – RHSP
Jeremy Komosinski(24, 2.5/4*, 16-8 2.68 132K 3.3WAR) was placed on the 15-day IL with a
strained oblique one week. LHSP
Daniel Norris(22, 2/3.5*, 14-3 3.88 132K 3.0WAR AAA) was recalled.
September 29th - LHSP
Daniel Norris(22,0-2 5.51 16K 0.2WAR) was demoted to AAA as RHSP
Jeremy Komosinski(24, 2.5/4*, 16-8 2.68 132K 3.3WAR) returned off the IL ready for the playoffs!
Series:
2-1 @ NYY (SS
Jim Hatfield 2-6 2R 6RBI 2HR(20), LF
Nick Castellanos 2-3 2R 3RBI BB DB HR(26))
2-1 vs TEX (SP
Chris Archer 5.2IP 1H 2ER 3BB 7K ND(11-3 3.04), SP
Henderson Alvarez III 7IP 4H 1ER 2BB 5K W(14-9 3.79))
2-1 @ DET (SP
Jeremy Komosinski 6IP 3H 0ER 2BB 6K W(16-8 2.71), SP
Noah Syndergaard 7IP 4H 3ER 1BB 9K W(14-5 3.18))
2-1 vs BOS (1B
Adam Brzezinski 2-4 2R 3RBI 2HR(16), SP
Jeremy Komosinski 5.1IP 1H 1ER 2BB 7K ND(16-8 2.68))
1-2 vs STL (DH
Eugenio Suárez 3-4 R RBI 2BB DB)
2-1 @ BAL (SS
Jim Hatfield 2-5 2R 5RBI 2HR(24), C
Devin Mesoraco 2-3 2R 2RBI BB 2HR(34))
1-2 vs CWS (SS
Jim Hatfield 3-5 2R 4RBI HR(26))
2-1 @ MIN (RF
Avsail Garcia 1-3 2R 2RBI BB HR(19))
1-2 vs LAA
Record: 106-56, 1st in AL East, 25 game lead
September: 15-12
Runs Scored: 911(1st)
Batting AVG: .282(1st)
OBP: .346(1st)
Home Runs: 238(1st)
Stolen Bases: 114(2nd)
Runs Against: 597(1st)
Starters ERA: 3.38(1st)
Bullpen ERA: 3.48(3rd)
Defensive Eff.: .718(1st)
Zone Rating: +70.5(1st)
Toronto Pitcher of the Month: SP
Henderson Alvarez III 5-0 2.14 15K 0.5WAR 6GS
Toronto Position Player of the Month: SS
Jim Hatfield .280-9-29 .894OPS 16R 0.9WAR 26G
Playoffs baby! Given the cushion we have, we clinched the division quite early and will have the added benefit of having some time off, waiting for the
Cleveland Indians and the
Seattle Mariners to duke it out in the Wildcard series.
With 106 wins, this is the second time in franchise history that this team has reached double digit wins, and the best overall season in franchise history. Individual accolades so far:
SP
Jeremy Komosinski 2.68 ERA – 1st
SP
Henderson Alvarez 17 W – tied 1st
LF
Nick Castellanos .330 batting average – 1st
LF
Nick Castellanos 200H– 1st
C
Devin Mesoraco 122 RBI – 1st
C
Devin Mesoraco .598 SLG – 1st
C
Devin Mesoraco .990 OPS – 1st
C
Devin Mesoraco 8.7WAR – 1st
3B
Anthony Rendon 127R – tied 1st
DH
Eugenio Suárez 127R – tied 1st
1B
Adam Brzezinski 220 K -tied 1st
Mesoraco,
Rendon and
Hatfield have finished 1-2-3 in the WAR department and for me,
Hatfield is a lock for the AL Rookie of the Year. There will be a lot of silverware making its way up to
Toronto this winter.
As for the rest of the league… it is a pity that C
Buster Posey(28, 5*, .334-20-85 .908OPS 8.3WAR) will miss the playoffs. His team was juust not good enough, but what a career peak of 29.8WAR over the span of four seasons and he is only 28-years old.
Pitching wise… the two top pitchers WAR-wise in the AL are SP
Jose Quintana(26, 3/3.5*, 14-8 3.10 173K
6.0WAR) and SP
Chris Sale(26, 3.5/4*, 12-11 3.71
242K 5.0WAR)… and both are with the reigning champs from
Chicago and in the other Wild Card Series.
Things are pretty clear over in the NL when it comes to pitching. SP
Clayton Kershaw(27, 4.5/5*, 18-7
2.11 238K
7.2WAR) and SP
Zach Greinke(27, 4*, 18-7 3.01 205K 6.0WAR) are the ones to avoid… pesky
Dodgers.
Minor League Report and Awards:
R RHSP
Greg Toomey(22, 1.5/3.5*) 3-0 2.48 78K 3.4WAR 13GS
Won Monthly Awards
AAA RHSP
Lucas Giolito(21, 2.5*) PCL Pitcher of the Year 13-6 2.74 153K 4.5WAR 30G 177.2IP
AAA LHRP
Felipe Vazquez(24, 2/3.5*) PCL Reliever of the Year 3-7 10SV 2.61 42K 0.6WAR 50G 48.1IP
AAA CF
Ian Dellaripa(22, 2.5/3*) PCL MvP .340-24-103 .982OPS 4.2WAR 136G
AA RHSP
Juan Gonzalez(19, 2.5/4.5*) EL Pitcher of the Year 15-4 2.54 170K 4.2WAR 29GS 170.1IP
AA 1B
Joe Sokolow(23, 2.5/4*) EL MvP .328-21-97 .945OPS 4.6WAR 139G
S A RHSP
Melvin Baiza(18, 1.5/3.5*) NW Pitcher of the Year 6-6 2.35 129K 3.7WAR 25G 114.2IP
Won Seasonal Awards
Biggest concern? Our first rounder
Randy Baum suffered from a concussion lately… and is not even in the top 500 of prospects currently. Holy hell. We are down to the #17 minor league system so there is not a lot of surprises left. The next big names that will get a chance next spring… are not that big.
International Amateur Discovery Additions and Update:
C
Tony Ruano(16, 0.5/3.5*) 80/45/40/45/80, 50D at C, from the
Atlanta Braves.
LHSP
Tony Nava(16, 1/3*) 50/50/50 65 stamina, 80 potential splitter, finesse pitcher from the
Pirates.
LHSP
Willie Perez(16, 0.5/3*) 55/50/50, 60 stamina 75 potential changeup, flyball pitcher from the
Rays.
RHSP
Jose Gutierrez(16, 0.5/3*) 55/50/50, 70 stamina, 80 potential splitter from the
Brewers.
In Other News:
September 4th –
Reds RF
Jay Bruce(28, 2.5*) collected a 5-hit game today, going 5-5 4R 2RBI HR in a 12-8 win over the
Colorado Rockies. The 2x All-Star is batting .250-27-94 .767OPS 2.4War in 133 games.
September 8th –
Nationals RF
Jose Bautista(34, 3.5*) collected career home run
#300 today. The 4x All-Star is a career .259/.362/.503 300HR 835RBI 871R 1287H 34.2WAR in 1455 games.
September 11th –
Blue Jays LF
Nick Castellanos(23, 4*) lost a
21-game hitting streak today in a 4-2 loss to the
Red Sox. The 2015 AL All-Star is batting .336-27-106 .962OPS 4.4WAR in 139 games.
September 11th –
Twins LF
Hanley Ramirez(31, 3*) took part in a 15-2 drubbing of the
Yankees, going 5-5 R 4RBI with a walk. The 4x All-Star is batting .302-11-45 .843OPS 1.6WAR in 75 games.
September 14th –
Giants RF
Carlos Beltran(38, 2.5*) collected career hit
#2500 today. The 1999 AL Rookie of the Year, 3x Gold Glover, 7x All-Star and 2x Silver Slugger is a career .281/.355/.482 383HR 1425RBI 1502R 2500H 68.2WAR in 2322 games.
September 15th –
Rockies 1B
Wilin Rosario(26, 2.5*) lost a
21-game hitting streak today in 6-0 loss to the
Phillies. The Dominican native is batting .277-37-95 .836OPS 2.1WAR in 144 games.
September 30th –
Blue Jays LF
Nick Castellanos(23, 4*) won the AL Batting Title, batting
.330-30-113 .947OPS 4.7WAR in 156 games.
September 30th –
Nationals RF
Bryce Harper(22, 5*) won the NL Batting Title, batting
.346-33-
108 1.096OPS 9.1WAR in 154 games.
October 1st –
Tampa Bay 3B
Evan Longoria(29, 3.5*) was named AL Batter of the Month after batting .361 with 7 home runs, 24RBIs and 20 runs scored for the month. The 6x All-Star is batting .276-33-111 .847OPS 5.3WAR in 156 games.
October 1st –
Rockies SS
Troy Tulowitzki(30, 3.5*) was named NL Batter of the Month after batting .387 with 9 home runs, 22RBIs and 21 runs scored for the month. The 5x All-Star is batting .312-
41-
119 106R .990OPS 6.8WAR in 155 games.
October 1st –
White Sox LHSP
Jose Quintana(26, 3/3.5*) was named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 4-0 0.99 25K in 36.1IP and 7 starts for the month. The 2015 All-Star is 14-8 3.10 173K
6.0WAR in 32 starts.
October 1st –
Dodgers RHSP
Justin Verlander(32, 3*) was named NL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 1.12 38K in 40IP and 6 starts for the month. The 5x All-Star winner is 11-11 4.18 179K 2.2WAR in 33 starts between DET and LAD.
October 1st –
Blue Jays SS
Jim Hatfield(23, 3.5*) was named AL Rookie of the Month after batting .280 with 9 home runs, 16RBIs and 29 runs scored for the month. The 2012 first rounder is batting .306-21-101 .899OPS 18/29SB 8.0WAR in 154 games.
October 1st –
Reds CF
Chris Cunningham(23, 3/4*) was named NL Rookie of the Month after batting .348 with 8 home runs, 18RBIs and 17 runs scored for the month. The 2021 first rounder is batting .255-6-36 .875OPS 3.3WAR in 152 games.