Players of the Month
SP Jose Ramos: 5 GS, 4-1, 1.91 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 20K, 6 BB, 42.1 IP. The stud, the phenom, the future of the Jersey Shore pitching staff. Ramos came off his week injury to dominate in the month of May. Maybe most was his performance against Jersey rival Greenville, where Ramos pitched his first complete game shutout, holding the 84's to just 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 8. Plan to see Ramos on POTM many more times before his career is over.
SP Greg Schaefer: 6 GS, 6-0, 3.12 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 35K, 40.1 IP. If you picked Schaefer to lead the league in wins after 2 months, raise your hand. At 10-0 he has 1/4 of the D-Bags wins this year and continues to impress. Schaefer was also named the CL Pitcher of the Month for month of May, his first such accolade. Though his fip of 4.24 isn't THAT impressive, it would be his best season in the BSA.
MR Jose Gomes: 1-0, 1 save, 23.0 IP, 1.17 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 34K. Gomes demonstrated why he is one of the best set up men in the league and runner up for the CL Reliever of the Year last year. He absolutely dominated in May, appearing in 17 of the teams 26 games. 2 of the 3 ER he allowed all season were allowed on the last game he pitched in May as well.
LF Fransisco Torres: .337/.462/.495. 2 HR, 14 RBI, 19 BB, 4 SB. Torres is going from rookie to staple in the Jersey lineup. The speedy 22 year old had his second straight great month hitting the ball over all the yard and putting him squarely in ROY consideration. For his outstanding play, he was named the CL Rookie of the Month for May.
SS Lawrence Schroeder: .307/.363/.430. The 2nd year player and former 1st round pick is finally getting comfortable in his sophmore season after a breakout rookie season a year ago. While the power he displayed last year hasn't come into play yet, the rest of his play has. He led the BSA in doubles with 12, while scoring 17 times and knocking in 11 runs out of the 2 hole in the Jersey lineup.
C Warren Goyer: .301/.377/.602. 7 HR, 22 RBI. Who led the D-Bags in HR and RBI in May? Bryant? Doyle? Dodd? Nope, it was Mr. Goyer. After struggling with the stick in April to the tune of a .195 average, he lit up May. His feats include HR in 3 straight games during the middle of the month and his first multi-HR game coming on the last day in May where he drove in 5 runs in a 10-4 drubbing of the Browns.
Question, Concerns and Answers
For what it's worth May was a quiet month for roster moves for Jersey. Ramos was activated on the 11th and rookie Yin-Zhen Zong was sent down, getting just 4.1 IP for the Bags. Backup backstop Albert Lopez was given a 2 year extension which pretty much says he will remain the team's backup through his 31st birthday. With no viable catchers in the minor leagues close to getting to Jersey this come as no surprise.
A couple of players continue to dominate down in AAA, but until the ship turns for Jersey or we see injuries (knock on wood) nothing seems imminent at this point.
Minor Leaguers of the Month
Pitcher
CL Angel Lara (AAA): 16.1 IP, 1-0, 9 saves. 5 BB, 21 K. Lara, who many think is the closer of the future for the D-Bags certainly pitched like he wants the future job. Not only did he only allow 2 ER all month long, he was also named the ITL Pitcher of the Month for May. It marks the first time Jersey has had players at 2 different levels win Pitcher of the Month in same month. Lara is surely a guy we might see in Jersey at some point this season.
Hitter
CF Fransisco Ibarra (AAA): 108 AB, 38 hits, 13 HR, 48 RBI, 22 BB, .361/.466/.796. I think Ibarra felt robbed when we gave his team Martel the POTM for May. He absolutely CRUSHED the ball in May. 13 HR and 48 RBI in just 27 games. He is certainly the CF of the future for the D-Bags but how long can GM Josh Swain ignore what he is producing in AAA? In 53 games through May 31st he has 18 HR and 77 RBI, ridiculous.
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