Dan Macias Hits Milestone; Wins 150th

It was a windy night in Indianapolis and even though he wasn't nearly as sharp as the 8 shutout innings he threw in Seattle 5 days prior for win #149, Dan Macias lasted into the 7th inning and was backed by 12 runs from the Jersey offense to win for the 150th time in his career.  The gutsy 36 year old veteran became only the 5th pitcher in BSA history to reach that mark.  He joins Alfredo Aicon as the 2nd hurler to hit the 150 mark this season.

Macias pitching in his 4th season in Jersey, won his 52nd game in  D-Bags uniform which puts him 2nd all time for the franchise in wins.  Jersey is Macias's 4th team in his 11 year career which dates back to 2007 before the modern BSA times.  He has won double digit games 9 times, topping out at 20 wins in 2014, his first season with Jersey.  Macias has publicly stated he would like to stay in Jersey and finish his career but management has been leery to give him an extension after seeing his production go down for the 4th straight year.  Macias has obviously lost some velocity but still is a decent option at SP.  This season Macias is 5-3 in 11 starts with a 4.66 ERA and 1.29 WHIP.  He will turn 37 at the tail end of this season.

The pitchers to reach 150 wins ahead of Macias are, Scott Hill (195 wins), Jean-Thomas Francoeur (158), Ricky Bolden (157) and Alfredo Aicon (156).  The next 3 pitchers to more than likely reach the milestone are John Garrett (140), Earl Harper (137) and Fransisco Rivera (133). 

Macias's career line is 150-96 in 322 career starts.  He has a 3.58 ERA to go with a 1.20 WHIP and has struck out 1879 batters in his career.  If he can strike out 121 more batters this season he would be the 5th pitcher to also reach the 2000 K club.