May was not kind to the D-Bags of Jersey Shore. After a slow start a decent May would have put this team back into contention. That wasn't the case as we saw the D-Bags post up a cringe worthy 9-19 record for the month. The only bright spot was that 11 of the 19 losses were within 2 runs, which makes it all the more frustrating seeing that they were winnable games. As we sit right now, the Bags are 24-33 and sit 9 games out of first place.
Players of the Month:
SP Jose Brito: 2-1, 3.71 ERA, 38 K's - The newcomer from Sacramento continued to the team's best starter going into the 7th inning of all 6 of his May starts. Lack of run support has hampered his record, but still has only lost 1 games this season.
CL David Morris: 1W, 5 saves, 10.2 IP, 0 ER - People turned heads when Morris signed a 1-year deal for 8.4 million last year, but all he has done thus far is impress. Although he did lose 2 games in May, he did not give up an earned run. Both losses came on blown saves fully put on the shoulders of the defense which led to 6 unearned runs.
RF Michael Paul: .309/.398/.444, 2 HR, 13 RBI - You can tell by these numbers that if he was the best, it was a slow offensive month. Paul came from LA in the off season for his ability to get on base, and he did that May posting an OBP of .398 and scoring 14 runs.
Roster Questions and Changes:
The big question is: What in the Hell Happened to Mason Bonniface?!? A slow start didn't concern many people but in May when he continued to post putrid numbers, head officials in Jersey are scared. Bonniface coming off a season where he posted huge numbers including a VORP of over 61 and an OBP of .433, good for 2nd in the league. In 2011 he has completely looked like a different player hitting with a line of .218/.358/.295 while only hitting 2 HR and 10 XBH through 200 ABs this season. It is a big concern and a big aspect onto why this offense is struggling so much.
Jerome Lindsay the D-Bags former All-Star SS returned after missing 9 months with a broken kneecap to give this team some much needed production at SS. In 7 games in May Lindsay hit .286, but had an OBP of .444, adding 3XBH. Thus far in June he has gone 6 for 11, climing that avg to .375 and his OBP up to an even .500.
After signing a small contract of 680K for 2 seasons, Jose Nunez became a staple at 2B this season for the Bags. The former 2B of Madison came in with low expectations. Through May he posted a line of .283/.379/.361 driving in 22 and scoring 19 runs. On June 1st he suffered a severe ankle sprain and will probably miss the entire month.
Because of the poor play by MI options other than Lindsay, super prospect Antonio Ruiz, who has tore up AAA ball this year, will be called up for this week's games. He leaves Tuscaloosa where he put up 11 HR and 46 RBI, posting a VORP of 18.4. He can play all 4 IF positions but will most likely see time at 2B, hoping to provide a spark for this struggling offense. Ruiz was ranked the 40th best prospect this season by BA on April 1st, 2011.
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