A late in season run saw Jersey Shore capture their 3rd CL Eastern Division title in 4 years and their 2nd ever World Series appearance last season. Though they fell to Boston in 5 games, the season was considered a success and saw a lot of young players step in and make big contributions. A year later and a new season are upon us and we have a lot of familiar faces but the staff also has a few changes. Jersey lost 4 fairly big contributors from the past couple years. Those names include SP Art Ellis, SP Greg Schaefer, MR Phillip Moran and MR/CL Jose Ruiz. Who will be taking their spots? Find out below.
Pitching
Art Ellis really showed his age in the past 2 seasons and declining his large option was a no brainer for Jersey. Greg Schaefer on the other hand wasn't the easiest decision. Rumors have it that Jersey was in talks with Schaefer and at least 2 other clubs for a sign and trade, but nothing materialized. Coincidentally both of these players, including MR Jose Ruiz are all with division rival Madison now.
The Rotation
Jersey brings one of the strongest rotations we have seen from them in years. 4 members are under the age of 26 and Jose Ramos is coming off his best season as a pro. If they pitch up to their potential, Jersey should be very much in the hunt to win the East for a 4th time in 5 years.
Jose Ramos - 25 years old, IFA signing 2013 season. Ace of the staff, 41 wins over the last 2 seasons and finished 2nd to Lebel in Cy Young voting last season.
2020 stats: 18-5, 3.09 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 3.27 FIP, 3.45 K/BB
Contract: $7.06M. Signed through 2023 season.
Sergio Martinez - 24 yeras old, IFA signing 2013 season. After great 2019 season he took a step backwards last year. Jersey is hoping it was just a sophomore slump. Highly talented.
2020 stats: 14-10, 4.27 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 3.88 FIP, 1.61 K/BB
Contract: $2.59M. Signed through 2024 season.
Ramon Ruiz - 24 years old, IFA signing 2013 season. Ruiz got his feet wet last year getting 12 starts with mixed reviews. He really burst onto the scene in 2019 winning 21 games in AAA after being thought of as a C type prospect. His only downfall would seem to be his stamina.
2020 stats: 6-2, 4.46 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 3.65 FIP, 3.05 K/BB
Contract: $400K. Should become Arb eligible in 2023.
Jose Lara - 30 years old, acquired via trade with Toronto after the 2017 season. The elder statesman of the rotation, Lara has been a polarizing, up and down starter since coming to Jersey, not what they expected when the trade was made.
2020 stats: 12-10, 5.70 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 5.14 FIP, 2.23 K/BB
Contract: $15M. Signed through 2023 season,
Javier Garcia - 24 years old, acquired via trade with Vista during 2015 season. A strong spring training won the 5th spot for Garcia this year. After 3 straight years of striking out 225+ batters in AAA he got 3 starts last year for Jersey. Probably not a long term option, but can throw heat.
2020 stats: 1-1, 5.12 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 4.18 FIP, 2.75 K/BB
Contract: $400K. Should be arb eligible in 2024.
The Bullpen
The only loss in a fairly inexperienced pen was Ruiz but Jersey had the man power in AAA to replace him internally. Mungo's option was picked up to anchor the bullpen as it should be one of the team's strong points again this season.
Jaime Saenz - 35 years old, re-acquired via trade with Baffin Island during the 2020 season. The 2021 season will be the 10th Saenz will appear in Jersey. One of the better relievers in the game and hardest throwing pitchers.
2020 stats: 6-3, 35 saves. 2.43 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 1.99 FIP, 4.95 K/BB.
Contract: $9M. Signed through the 2021 season.
Gerald Johnson - 25 years old, drafted 2015 in 1st compensatory round. Johnson is a closer in the wings, who is said to have one of the better fastballs in the league. Likes to keep the ball on the ground, only flaw is he lacks control at times.
2020 stats: 7-2, 10 saves. 2.45 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 2.76 FIP, 3.45 K/BB.
Contract: $1.04M. Signed through the 2025 season.
Angel Lara - 25 years old, signed as an IFA 2013 season. Hard throwing right hander and 2021 will be his 4th season in the Jersey pen. Like Johnson, groundball pitcher who avoids giving up the long ball.
2020 stats: 5-4, 2 saves. 3.76 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 3.18 FIP, 2.42 K/BB.
Contract: $820K. Signed through the 2022 season.
Hyo-chin Kim - 24 years old, signed a MLC during 2013 season. After tearing his UCL in spring training of the 2019 season and missing the entire year, he came back in 2020 and the best season of his career. This will be his 5th season in the pen and could be a future closer.
2020 stats: 6-1, 2 saves. 2.43 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 2.78 FIP, 5.71 K/BB
Contract: $1.49M. Signed though the 2026 season.
Luis Cortez - 26 years old, received via trade with Vista during the 2014 season. Talented hurler spending his 4th year as part of the Jersey pen, but has never pitched a full year, always bounced between Jersey and AAA. Out of options so it's time to put up numbers.
2020 stats: 0-1, 1 save. 5.14 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 5.63 FIP, 2.00 K/BB
Contract: $400K. Should be arb eligible in 2023.
Claude Pinard - 27 years old, drafted in the 2nd round of the 2016 draft. Pinard is a true rookie after taking a couple extra years to reach the pros. Was great last year as the closer in AAA and impressed in spring training.
2020 stats (AAA): 7-3, 16 saves. 2.45 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 3.05 FIP, 3.17 K/BB
Contract: $400K. Should become arb eligible in 2024.
Yin-zeng Zong - 30 years old, drafted in the 7th round of the 2013 draft. Zong is the only 7th round pick from 2013 to see major league action. Put up his best numbers as a pro last season and throws very hard.
2020 stats: 3-1. 1.89 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 3.58 FIP, 2.78 K/BB
Contract: $830K. Signed through 2023 season.
There you have it. Your 2021 Jersey Shore pitching staff. The 12 man rotation is a lot for the D-Bags who usually only carry 11 men. There are a few options in AAA including top prospect SP Roland Martin if injuries or poor play arise. Can this staff be one of the best in the CL? Only time will tell.
GO D-BAGS
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Friday, March 28, 2014
Meet Your Jersey Shore Bullpen
After a long run of familiar names and faces the longtime strong point of Jersey Shore pitching has finally turned itself over to a new younger and from what we have seen so far......familiar results. Gone are the leaders in most Jersey pitching categories. Jaime Saenz, Jose Gomes, Lucio Tapia and Daniel Morris have all left over the last 4 off seasons testing free agency and chasing big bucks.
Two weeks before the All-Star break the D-bags bullpen stands with a respectable 3.38 ERA, which is good for 5th in a strong CL. While this could be more impressive, remember that this include Hyo-chin Kim missing the entire season with Tommy John Surgery. Kim finished 3rd in bullpen VORP behind Saenz and new closer Jose Ruiz. So where did this group come from and how did they get here? Let's meet them.
Phillip Moran, 31 years old. Acquired in trade with LA Bruins, 12/8/2018. The elder statesmen of the group and the newest member as well. Moran was lost in the shuffle of a strong rotation and strong pen in LA. He almost has as many games and innings as he had in the past 2 seasons as a Bruin. A hard throwing lefty who is usually one of the first men out of the pen.
Yin-zhen Zong, 28 years old. Drafted by Jersey Shore in the 7th round of the 2013 draft. Zong is one of a handful of players drafted past the 5th round of the 2013 draft to see the Major Leagues. He spent 5 years in the minor leagues before becoming a contributing member of the pen last season. He started the years as the set-up man, but with a knack of giving up the long ball, 9 HR in 37.2 IP, he has been regulated to middle relief duty. Like Moran, a very hard thrower, averages nearly 13 K/9.
Junior Mateo, 24 years old. Discovered by Jersey scouts during the 2015 season. Mateo worked his way through the Jersey farm system finding a spot in the bullpen just this season. In fact on the season he has only pitched 11 innings so far. His high movement and high groundball percentage makes me an excellent candidate for a D-Bag pitcher though his control is on the low side. He can hit 101 MPH on a good day.
Pedro Vega, 24 years old. Discovered by Jersey scouts during the 2013 season. Vega was in his 7th season in the minor leagues before being promoted earlier this year due to injuries. He projects as a middle of the road left handed bullpen arm who should succeed if he keeps the ball out of the upper half of the strike zone. Has appeared sparingly this season only seeing 9 innings of action.
Gerald Johnson, 23 years old. Drafted in the 2015 Supplemental Round 1, pick acquired for loss of CL Gordon Brown. Johnson went from A ball to AAA last season and this year is sharing the primary set-up man duties with Angel Lara. Possibly the most talented member of the pen, Johnson throws two nasty pitches in his fastball and change-up while striking batters out at a high rate. The one part of his game which isn't refined is his control. He has walked 21 batters this season.
Angel Lara, 23 years old. Signed as a Minor League free agent in 2013. Lara broke out last season, posting a 2.93 ERA in 55 IP and though his ERA has been higher this year, he has been a much more efficient pitcher. He can hit 99 MPH with his fastball and has a devastating 2nd pitch in his curve-ball and in 85+ IP in his Major League career has only allowed 2 HR.
Jose Ruiz, 26 years old. Discovered by Jersey scouts during the 2010 season. Though it's not 100 percent certain, we think Ruiz was the first player discovered by Jersey Shore in the history of the franchise as a 16 year old. Being in the organization since 2010 puts him on a shortlist of players to be with the franchise since then. He first appeared in the pen during the 2014 season and at age 26, this is his 5th big league season and 1st as a closer. He may not stick in that position but has been great so far. He leads the CL in saves with 22 and has a WHIP under 1.00.
Hopefully a couple of these young guns can plant their places and once be known as a Jaime Saenz or a Jose Gomes. Until then it will be fun to watch them improve and backup a rotation that has rebounded nicely from the disaster that was 2018.
GO D-BAGS
Two weeks before the All-Star break the D-bags bullpen stands with a respectable 3.38 ERA, which is good for 5th in a strong CL. While this could be more impressive, remember that this include Hyo-chin Kim missing the entire season with Tommy John Surgery. Kim finished 3rd in bullpen VORP behind Saenz and new closer Jose Ruiz. So where did this group come from and how did they get here? Let's meet them.
Phillip Moran, 31 years old. Acquired in trade with LA Bruins, 12/8/2018. The elder statesmen of the group and the newest member as well. Moran was lost in the shuffle of a strong rotation and strong pen in LA. He almost has as many games and innings as he had in the past 2 seasons as a Bruin. A hard throwing lefty who is usually one of the first men out of the pen.
Yin-zhen Zong, 28 years old. Drafted by Jersey Shore in the 7th round of the 2013 draft. Zong is one of a handful of players drafted past the 5th round of the 2013 draft to see the Major Leagues. He spent 5 years in the minor leagues before becoming a contributing member of the pen last season. He started the years as the set-up man, but with a knack of giving up the long ball, 9 HR in 37.2 IP, he has been regulated to middle relief duty. Like Moran, a very hard thrower, averages nearly 13 K/9.
Junior Mateo, 24 years old. Discovered by Jersey scouts during the 2015 season. Mateo worked his way through the Jersey farm system finding a spot in the bullpen just this season. In fact on the season he has only pitched 11 innings so far. His high movement and high groundball percentage makes me an excellent candidate for a D-Bag pitcher though his control is on the low side. He can hit 101 MPH on a good day.
Pedro Vega, 24 years old. Discovered by Jersey scouts during the 2013 season. Vega was in his 7th season in the minor leagues before being promoted earlier this year due to injuries. He projects as a middle of the road left handed bullpen arm who should succeed if he keeps the ball out of the upper half of the strike zone. Has appeared sparingly this season only seeing 9 innings of action.
Gerald Johnson, 23 years old. Drafted in the 2015 Supplemental Round 1, pick acquired for loss of CL Gordon Brown. Johnson went from A ball to AAA last season and this year is sharing the primary set-up man duties with Angel Lara. Possibly the most talented member of the pen, Johnson throws two nasty pitches in his fastball and change-up while striking batters out at a high rate. The one part of his game which isn't refined is his control. He has walked 21 batters this season.
Angel Lara, 23 years old. Signed as a Minor League free agent in 2013. Lara broke out last season, posting a 2.93 ERA in 55 IP and though his ERA has been higher this year, he has been a much more efficient pitcher. He can hit 99 MPH with his fastball and has a devastating 2nd pitch in his curve-ball and in 85+ IP in his Major League career has only allowed 2 HR.
Jose Ruiz, 26 years old. Discovered by Jersey scouts during the 2010 season. Though it's not 100 percent certain, we think Ruiz was the first player discovered by Jersey Shore in the history of the franchise as a 16 year old. Being in the organization since 2010 puts him on a shortlist of players to be with the franchise since then. He first appeared in the pen during the 2014 season and at age 26, this is his 5th big league season and 1st as a closer. He may not stick in that position but has been great so far. He leads the CL in saves with 22 and has a WHIP under 1.00.
Hopefully a couple of these young guns can plant their places and once be known as a Jaime Saenz or a Jose Gomes. Until then it will be fun to watch them improve and backup a rotation that has rebounded nicely from the disaster that was 2018.
GO D-BAGS
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Jersey Shore May 2017 In Review
Jersey enjoyed it's 2nd hot month of the season coming into May with a BSA best 20-6 and May with a BSA best 40-15. The club's 2nd 20 win month is a first for them, never had they won 20+ games more than once in a season. A mixture of stars and youngsters led to this record which puts Jersey up 7 games in the CL East after just 2 months of play.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Jersey Shore August 2012 in Review
In Jersey picked anytime to have their best month so far of the season it was August, especially after the subpar and sub .500 month they had in July. Coming into the month they sat 1.5 games back of Chicago for the CL Wild Card spot and when things were said and done a 19-9 record pushed them to 1/2 up on the Machine. The bats got hot scoring over 8 runs in 11 of their 19 wins and a 21 year old rookie won the CL Pitcher of the Month Award.
Players of the Month
SP Jose Ramos: 5-1, 2.62 ERA, 2CG, 1.12 WHIP. Wow, Ramos went from big time prospect dominating AAA hitters to CL Pitcher of the Month faster than anyone could have expected. With Jerry Burgess struggling, Ramos stepped in at the right time to pick up 7 wins in his first 10 starts and bring another formidable starter to the Jersey rotiation.
SP Art Ellis: 2-1, 1.95 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 37 K in 33.1 IP. After having his worst month as a D-Bag in July, Ellis bounced back in a remarkable way. The lone loss was against Toronto where he surrounded 4 ER, but didn't allow more than 1 in any other start for the rest of the month. He even picked up a no decision against Vista allowing 0 ER. If Jersey is going to find their way back to the playoffs this year, Ellis will be a main cog in getting them there in September.
2B Mike Bryant: .363/.406/.552. 3HR, 29RBI, 42 hits, 9 2B. Familiar face this season. While the power dipped a little bit for Bryant in August, the hits kept on coming. His 4th 40 hit month, 4th month to have more RBI than games played and scored a season high 31 runs for the month. This is the dream season for Bryant, if he can keep it up BSA records will fall.
1B Matt Doyle: .355/.430/.645. 8HR, 30 RBI, 39 hits, 8 2B. Welcome back Matt Doyle! After a summer swoon which saw Doyle hit for .238 and .255 with 6 combined HR for the months of June and July, Doyle found that stroke he had in May and much of his rookie year bashing 16 XBH, his 2nd 30+ RBI month and a glimpse of how devestating the 3-4 holes in the Jersey lineup can be with he and Bryant are both clicking.
Questions, Concerns and Answers
The main concern heading into September is will this team make the playoffs? Both Chicago and Jersey are playoff caliber teams and both could win 95-100 games this year with one being left at home.
Will Jerry Burgess be given his rotation spot back? Since his demotion to the pen, he has only pitched 6.1 IP but only has given up 1 ER in that time span. He also struck out 10, compared to 4 BB. The control has been the issue for him much of this season. While Goodship and Shaefer have not been terrible, they haven't put up numbers bad enough to be replaced in the rotation. Plan on seeing Burgess get a spot start or two, or more if Jersey can take the lead in the WC race.
September is a time for call up but since we have seen Ramos, Schroeder and Torres is there anyone else we might see during the month? I don't think we will be seeing any more rookies, but catcher Duran will be off the DL as well OF Jose Ortiz, plan on seeing both back. We will probably also see OF Duncan and OF Kino come back up to be bats off the bench. There is an outside chance of seeing a rookie pitcher, for depth. If I had to guess MR Zong, Lara or Cortez could be given a couple of September innings.
Minor Leaguers of the Month
Pitcher
MR Bernardo Pacheco (AAA): 1-0, 1 save, 0.63 ERA, 1.12 WHIP. While pitching mainly middle relief and set up for Tuscaloosa, Pacheco was money in his 14.1 IP in August. He allowed 1 ER, which was on a solo HR and tallied 13 K to only 3 BB. Pacheco, 28, is in his 4th year at AAA and each year his ERA has gotten lower. He will be 29 next year, and if he becomes a minor league free agent, he could catch on somewhere and help a bullpen.
Hitter
1B Tadahisa Kisuki (AA): .408/.487/.582. 3 HR, 27 RBI, 40 hits. Signed in April 2015 out of the free agent pool, the 20 year old is really picking it up since he his subpar play in A ball last year. He crushed A pitching this year, and August was his best month playing in AA Gainesville. While he doesn't hit for a lot of power, the gap is there totally 37 2B between the two levels while hitting over .350. There's a good chance he will get the promotion to AAA before the year is over. At only 20 years old the kid could see the show before a lot of players his age are even out of college.
Players of the Month
SP Jose Ramos: 5-1, 2.62 ERA, 2CG, 1.12 WHIP. Wow, Ramos went from big time prospect dominating AAA hitters to CL Pitcher of the Month faster than anyone could have expected. With Jerry Burgess struggling, Ramos stepped in at the right time to pick up 7 wins in his first 10 starts and bring another formidable starter to the Jersey rotiation.
SP Art Ellis: 2-1, 1.95 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 37 K in 33.1 IP. After having his worst month as a D-Bag in July, Ellis bounced back in a remarkable way. The lone loss was against Toronto where he surrounded 4 ER, but didn't allow more than 1 in any other start for the rest of the month. He even picked up a no decision against Vista allowing 0 ER. If Jersey is going to find their way back to the playoffs this year, Ellis will be a main cog in getting them there in September.
2B Mike Bryant: .363/.406/.552. 3HR, 29RBI, 42 hits, 9 2B. Familiar face this season. While the power dipped a little bit for Bryant in August, the hits kept on coming. His 4th 40 hit month, 4th month to have more RBI than games played and scored a season high 31 runs for the month. This is the dream season for Bryant, if he can keep it up BSA records will fall.
1B Matt Doyle: .355/.430/.645. 8HR, 30 RBI, 39 hits, 8 2B. Welcome back Matt Doyle! After a summer swoon which saw Doyle hit for .238 and .255 with 6 combined HR for the months of June and July, Doyle found that stroke he had in May and much of his rookie year bashing 16 XBH, his 2nd 30+ RBI month and a glimpse of how devestating the 3-4 holes in the Jersey lineup can be with he and Bryant are both clicking.
Questions, Concerns and Answers
The main concern heading into September is will this team make the playoffs? Both Chicago and Jersey are playoff caliber teams and both could win 95-100 games this year with one being left at home.
Will Jerry Burgess be given his rotation spot back? Since his demotion to the pen, he has only pitched 6.1 IP but only has given up 1 ER in that time span. He also struck out 10, compared to 4 BB. The control has been the issue for him much of this season. While Goodship and Shaefer have not been terrible, they haven't put up numbers bad enough to be replaced in the rotation. Plan on seeing Burgess get a spot start or two, or more if Jersey can take the lead in the WC race.
September is a time for call up but since we have seen Ramos, Schroeder and Torres is there anyone else we might see during the month? I don't think we will be seeing any more rookies, but catcher Duran will be off the DL as well OF Jose Ortiz, plan on seeing both back. We will probably also see OF Duncan and OF Kino come back up to be bats off the bench. There is an outside chance of seeing a rookie pitcher, for depth. If I had to guess MR Zong, Lara or Cortez could be given a couple of September innings.
Minor Leaguers of the Month
Pitcher
MR Bernardo Pacheco (AAA): 1-0, 1 save, 0.63 ERA, 1.12 WHIP. While pitching mainly middle relief and set up for Tuscaloosa, Pacheco was money in his 14.1 IP in August. He allowed 1 ER, which was on a solo HR and tallied 13 K to only 3 BB. Pacheco, 28, is in his 4th year at AAA and each year his ERA has gotten lower. He will be 29 next year, and if he becomes a minor league free agent, he could catch on somewhere and help a bullpen.Hitter
1B Tadahisa Kisuki (AA): .408/.487/.582. 3 HR, 27 RBI, 40 hits. Signed in April 2015 out of the free agent pool, the 20 year old is really picking it up since he his subpar play in A ball last year. He crushed A pitching this year, and August was his best month playing in AA Gainesville. While he doesn't hit for a lot of power, the gap is there totally 37 2B between the two levels while hitting over .350. There's a good chance he will get the promotion to AAA before the year is over. At only 20 years old the kid could see the show before a lot of players his age are even out of college.Monday, December 3, 2012
Jersey Shore May 2016 in Review
2016 continues to the year of the 3-headed monster in the CL East. Jersey almost matched their record in April with an 18-10 record and currently sit 4.5 games behind Greenville for the division lead and 4 games behind Chicago for 2nd place and the WC lead.
Players of the Month
2B Mike Bryant: .404/.465/.711 7 HR 36 RBI 46 hits 12 2B. Why not start out with the league's POTM? For the 3rd time in his career Byrant was named the BSA player of the month for his outstanding play during May. He over .400 for the 2nd straight month and his 46 hits are an unconfirmed team record for a single month. 12 multi-hit games, including 4 games with 4+ hits to go along with 10 multi-RBI games. He leads the BSA in almost every offensive category. Bryant also won back to back player of the week awards to begin the month.
1B Matt Doyle: .353/.448/.716 11 HR 35 RBI. After a terrible April, Doyle broke out in a big way. He climbed to near the top of the charts in both HR and RBI and averaged over an RBI per game. The beginning of the month say Doyle have a 3 game stretch where he had 7 hits, 3 HR and 12 RBI. He and Bryant continue to carry this offense.
3B Alberto Perez: .339/.389/.46 2 HR 13 RBI 24 R 8 2B. Perez just continues to flat out hit. He hit 2nd for the most of the month and flourished with the stick. His 39 hits were only behind the 46 of Bryant and he currently sits in the Top 5 for batting average in the CL with .355 average. The 28 year old has already surpassed his career highs in every category and looks like here is in Jersey to stay.
MR Jose Gomes: 0.00 ERA, 23.0 IP, 0.61 WHIP, 28 K, 7 hits allowed. Hello Dog Pound! Gomes returned to the Gome of old for May and he was nearly unhittable. 7 hits allowed in 23 innings while chalking up 28 K, he was the among the best MR in baseball during the month. He and Saenz have been a deadly 1-2 punch in the back end of the bullpen.
SP Art Ellis: 3-1, 3.31 ERA, 39 K 35.1 IP. Ellis was the most consistent starter for the month and finally lost at the tail end for his first lost in his last 10 outings. He continues to show why he was worth the big contract Jersey handed to him before the year started.
Roster Moves, Questions and Answers
The D-Bags gave us a little treat this month when the called up the #1 hitting prospect in BSA OF Dave Dodd. Dodd has ridiculous raw power and showed it off hitting 3 HR in the 9 games he played in May. Welcome to the show kid. The reason Dodd got the call up was that Leon Foster was sent to the DL with shoulder tendinitis which is really too bad because he was starting to look like the Foster that made the All Star team in his first year in Jersey. Foster plans on being back towards the end of May, possibly early June.
Also in May we watched the continued struggles of Dave Rice, the Bags Rule V MR pick from Chicago. His struggles continued into May and he was eventually offered back to Chicago. Takafumi Ogusuku took his spot in the pen and was just OK having a 5.14 ERA in 7 IP, striking out 7 and walking 6.
The speculation is still out to when we will super pitching prospect SP Jose Ramos. He is starting to look more poised and polished and still just 21 years old. He had the best starter of his career when he struck out 15 batters in a win against Topeka on 5/18 in just 7 innings. GM Josh Swain said there is no time table for his call up, but we will keep a close eye out.
Minor Leaguers of the Month
In the 2nd installment we will introduce 2 more minor leaguers who had great months. Last months MLOTM were Dave Dodd and MR Angel Lara.
Pitcher: Yin-zhen Zong (AAA) 13.0 IP, 2.08 ERA, 19 K. The 25 year old Zong who was a 7th round pick in 2013 has had a couple tough years in AAA. The past two seasons he has started, relieved and closed and both years had an ERA north of 6. And before the month of May his ERA of 5.40 was nothing of interest. Something seemed to have clicked during the last month. He mowed down hitters lowing his season ERA to 3.65 while he is striking out over 12 batters per 9 innings. If this continues he could find himself in the Jersey pen before too long.
Hitter: Lawrence Schroeder (AAA) .344/.383/.611. 7 HR 23 RBI 29 R 45 Hits. Schroeder, the 24 year old SS, just continues to get better. The former 1st round pick played the majority of 2015 in AAA putting up respectable numbers, but nothing like this year. His power has been a surprise to go with some great gap power and high contact which makes his quite the IF threat. He also has a plus glove at SS. With Adam Morrow's struggles on the big club, could we being seeing Schroeder man the field for the Bags anytime soon? He is on pace for 39 HR, 126 RBI and a .355 average in AAA. What more could you ask for?
Players of the Month
2B Mike Bryant: .404/.465/.711 7 HR 36 RBI 46 hits 12 2B. Why not start out with the league's POTM? For the 3rd time in his career Byrant was named the BSA player of the month for his outstanding play during May. He over .400 for the 2nd straight month and his 46 hits are an unconfirmed team record for a single month. 12 multi-hit games, including 4 games with 4+ hits to go along with 10 multi-RBI games. He leads the BSA in almost every offensive category. Bryant also won back to back player of the week awards to begin the month.
1B Matt Doyle: .353/.448/.716 11 HR 35 RBI. After a terrible April, Doyle broke out in a big way. He climbed to near the top of the charts in both HR and RBI and averaged over an RBI per game. The beginning of the month say Doyle have a 3 game stretch where he had 7 hits, 3 HR and 12 RBI. He and Bryant continue to carry this offense.
3B Alberto Perez: .339/.389/.46 2 HR 13 RBI 24 R 8 2B. Perez just continues to flat out hit. He hit 2nd for the most of the month and flourished with the stick. His 39 hits were only behind the 46 of Bryant and he currently sits in the Top 5 for batting average in the CL with .355 average. The 28 year old has already surpassed his career highs in every category and looks like here is in Jersey to stay.
MR Jose Gomes: 0.00 ERA, 23.0 IP, 0.61 WHIP, 28 K, 7 hits allowed. Hello Dog Pound! Gomes returned to the Gome of old for May and he was nearly unhittable. 7 hits allowed in 23 innings while chalking up 28 K, he was the among the best MR in baseball during the month. He and Saenz have been a deadly 1-2 punch in the back end of the bullpen.
SP Art Ellis: 3-1, 3.31 ERA, 39 K 35.1 IP. Ellis was the most consistent starter for the month and finally lost at the tail end for his first lost in his last 10 outings. He continues to show why he was worth the big contract Jersey handed to him before the year started.
Roster Moves, Questions and Answers
The D-Bags gave us a little treat this month when the called up the #1 hitting prospect in BSA OF Dave Dodd. Dodd has ridiculous raw power and showed it off hitting 3 HR in the 9 games he played in May. Welcome to the show kid. The reason Dodd got the call up was that Leon Foster was sent to the DL with shoulder tendinitis which is really too bad because he was starting to look like the Foster that made the All Star team in his first year in Jersey. Foster plans on being back towards the end of May, possibly early June.
Also in May we watched the continued struggles of Dave Rice, the Bags Rule V MR pick from Chicago. His struggles continued into May and he was eventually offered back to Chicago. Takafumi Ogusuku took his spot in the pen and was just OK having a 5.14 ERA in 7 IP, striking out 7 and walking 6.
The speculation is still out to when we will super pitching prospect SP Jose Ramos. He is starting to look more poised and polished and still just 21 years old. He had the best starter of his career when he struck out 15 batters in a win against Topeka on 5/18 in just 7 innings. GM Josh Swain said there is no time table for his call up, but we will keep a close eye out.
Minor Leaguers of the Month
In the 2nd installment we will introduce 2 more minor leaguers who had great months. Last months MLOTM were Dave Dodd and MR Angel Lara.
Pitcher: Yin-zhen Zong (AAA) 13.0 IP, 2.08 ERA, 19 K. The 25 year old Zong who was a 7th round pick in 2013 has had a couple tough years in AAA. The past two seasons he has started, relieved and closed and both years had an ERA north of 6. And before the month of May his ERA of 5.40 was nothing of interest. Something seemed to have clicked during the last month. He mowed down hitters lowing his season ERA to 3.65 while he is striking out over 12 batters per 9 innings. If this continues he could find himself in the Jersey pen before too long.Hitter: Lawrence Schroeder (AAA) .344/.383/.611. 7 HR 23 RBI 29 R 45 Hits. Schroeder, the 24 year old SS, just continues to get better. The former 1st round pick played the majority of 2015 in AAA putting up respectable numbers, but nothing like this year. His power has been a surprise to go with some great gap power and high contact which makes his quite the IF threat. He also has a plus glove at SS. With Adam Morrow's struggles on the big club, could we being seeing Schroeder man the field for the Bags anytime soon? He is on pace for 39 HR, 126 RBI and a .355 average in AAA. What more could you ask for?
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