On Saturday Li-xue Si-ma was named the winner of the Pitcher of the Month award winner for the month of May in the CL. During the month Si-ma started 6 games, going 5-0, giving up only 20 hits in 43.2 IP while walking 15 and striking out 29 batters. It was his first such honor in his career and those 5 wins were nearly 30% of Jersey's 18 wins during the month. But where did this come from?
Si-ma signed a 2 year deal with Jersey Shore this past offseason after spending the rest of his career in Maui. Last season he went 11-7 with a 4.09 ERA and 1.6 WAR. Jersey signed Si-ma to be the 5th starter and more of a place holder until top pitching prospect Stephen Puckett was ready to join the rotation. Now let's look into the numbers.
On the season Si-ma is 7-0 through 10 starts and has a BSA low 1.24 ERA to go with a 0.90 WHIP. While he is striking out 6.0 batters per 9 innings which is right along with his career average, his BB/9 sits at 2.9 which is nearly a full walk below his career numbers. Batters are also hitting a BSA low .169 against him. Is it all good pitching, or is he getting lucky? His FIP currently sits at 3.60 which is 2 runs higher than his actual ERA and .70 better than his career norms. The number that really stands out is his .197 BABIP which is absurd and very not sustainable.
While I think everyone in Jersey does not expect Si-ma to continue this amazing season, with Jose Ramos struggling to the tune of 6-4 with a 3.99 ERA, Si-ma has helped pick up the pieces and keep Jersey near the top of a crowded playoff race. Currently the D-Bags sit 3rd in the CL East and are 3 games behind the division leading Greenville 84's and 1.5 games behind the St. Louis Browns. In the Wild Card race, they are currently tied with the Portland Philosopher Kings for the 2nd wild card spot. With the added playoff spot the CL is shaping up to be a great race and probably won't be settled until very late in the season.
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Monday, January 25, 2016
Sunday, January 17, 2016
End of April Marks Double Milestones for Dodd
As April 2024 winded down, Dave Dodd eyed two career milestones. 1000 RBI and 1500 career hits. The RBI mark would fall first as the Porland Philosopher Kings would visit Jersey on April 28th.
In the 5th inning Dodd would launch a solo HR off of 2nd year pitcher Jose Garza that bring Jersey Shore within one run and make the score a 5-4 game. After watching Portland's young slugger Jeff Daniels put the Philosopher Kings up 3 with a 2-run HR in the top of the 7th, Dodd would get his chance in the bottom half. Tadahisa Kisuki would lead off the inning with a single and Mikey Bryant would just miss a home run with his ball careening off the wall in right-center field that would end with Kisuki at 3rd and Bryant at 2nd. Edgardo Guzman, the flame throwing 26 year old lefty for Portland, would get ahead of Dodd 1-2. Dodd would take a borderline pitch that was called ball 2 before fouling another pitch back to the screen. Guzman would make the next mistake hanging a high curveball that Dodd would deposit 408 feet later over the spot that Bryant had previously doubled for his 328th career HR and 1000th career RBI which also tied the game. The D-Bags would go on to score one more run in the inning and go on to win the game 8-6.
Dodd became the 21st player in BSA history to reach the 1000 RBI milestone, 14 of which of those are active players. Next on the list is the retired Louis May, who sits at 1006 RBI. At age 30 Dodd has a good chance at making a run at the all time record, currently held by Shumei Yokoyama at 1579. Yokoyama is still active playing for the Niagara Falls Frenzy.
After an off day, the San Francisco Bandits would come to town on April 30th, which marked Dodd's 30th birthday. Dodd would get his 1st hit in the 1st inning and also drive in the games first run with an RBI single off of starter Tomiji Takuda. Dodd's 2nd hit of the game would come in the bottom of the 6th inning, also off of Takuda. With 2 outs and the bases empty, Dodd would smoke a line drive the other way past the 3rd baseman. The ball would rattle around in the corner while Dodd coasted into 2nd with a stand up double. Hit number 1499. He would be stranded at 2nd. Dodd would get his first crack at 1500 when he would lead off the 9th inning with his D-Bags down 13-8. Veteran Pedro Castillo would was on the bump for the Bandits and that proved as a good sign for Dodd as he was 5-9 lifetime against Castillo up to this point. Dodd would foul off 5 straight pitches to start the at bat before taking a 94 MPH fastball the other way which would clear the 15 foot wall in left center and land in the 4th row for his 1500th career hit. Though Jersey would go on to lose the game 13-9, Dodd would join Mike Bryant as the only two players to join the 1500 career hit club in Jersey Shore uniforms. As a career achievement the hit mark isn't as impressive as the RBI mark, but it does make Dodd the 47th BSA player to reach the mark.
With 3 gold gloves, 4 all star appearances and 3 straight MVP's, Dodd is probably a shoe in already for the BSA Hall of Fame, but could he become one of the best ever? At only 30 years old all current BSA records seemingly are in play. If he has the health and longevity that his teammate Mike Bryant has nothing is off the tables, but as we all know, nothing in the BSA is a given as we have seen players at all ages fall abruptly off the table. What Dodd and Jersey Shore fans want next is a World Series ring.
GO D-BAGS
In the 5th inning Dodd would launch a solo HR off of 2nd year pitcher Jose Garza that bring Jersey Shore within one run and make the score a 5-4 game. After watching Portland's young slugger Jeff Daniels put the Philosopher Kings up 3 with a 2-run HR in the top of the 7th, Dodd would get his chance in the bottom half. Tadahisa Kisuki would lead off the inning with a single and Mikey Bryant would just miss a home run with his ball careening off the wall in right-center field that would end with Kisuki at 3rd and Bryant at 2nd. Edgardo Guzman, the flame throwing 26 year old lefty for Portland, would get ahead of Dodd 1-2. Dodd would take a borderline pitch that was called ball 2 before fouling another pitch back to the screen. Guzman would make the next mistake hanging a high curveball that Dodd would deposit 408 feet later over the spot that Bryant had previously doubled for his 328th career HR and 1000th career RBI which also tied the game. The D-Bags would go on to score one more run in the inning and go on to win the game 8-6.
Dodd became the 21st player in BSA history to reach the 1000 RBI milestone, 14 of which of those are active players. Next on the list is the retired Louis May, who sits at 1006 RBI. At age 30 Dodd has a good chance at making a run at the all time record, currently held by Shumei Yokoyama at 1579. Yokoyama is still active playing for the Niagara Falls Frenzy.
After an off day, the San Francisco Bandits would come to town on April 30th, which marked Dodd's 30th birthday. Dodd would get his 1st hit in the 1st inning and also drive in the games first run with an RBI single off of starter Tomiji Takuda. Dodd's 2nd hit of the game would come in the bottom of the 6th inning, also off of Takuda. With 2 outs and the bases empty, Dodd would smoke a line drive the other way past the 3rd baseman. The ball would rattle around in the corner while Dodd coasted into 2nd with a stand up double. Hit number 1499. He would be stranded at 2nd. Dodd would get his first crack at 1500 when he would lead off the 9th inning with his D-Bags down 13-8. Veteran Pedro Castillo would was on the bump for the Bandits and that proved as a good sign for Dodd as he was 5-9 lifetime against Castillo up to this point. Dodd would foul off 5 straight pitches to start the at bat before taking a 94 MPH fastball the other way which would clear the 15 foot wall in left center and land in the 4th row for his 1500th career hit. Though Jersey would go on to lose the game 13-9, Dodd would join Mike Bryant as the only two players to join the 1500 career hit club in Jersey Shore uniforms. As a career achievement the hit mark isn't as impressive as the RBI mark, but it does make Dodd the 47th BSA player to reach the mark.
With 3 gold gloves, 4 all star appearances and 3 straight MVP's, Dodd is probably a shoe in already for the BSA Hall of Fame, but could he become one of the best ever? At only 30 years old all current BSA records seemingly are in play. If he has the health and longevity that his teammate Mike Bryant has nothing is off the tables, but as we all know, nothing in the BSA is a given as we have seen players at all ages fall abruptly off the table. What Dodd and Jersey Shore fans want next is a World Series ring.
GO D-BAGS
Friday, January 8, 2016
Tracking Mikey Bryant's Assault on the Record Books; Volume 7
This will be 7th year in a row we will continue to follow Mikey Bryant's rise on the career leaderboards. Mikey turned 36 just two weeks ago and his career appears headed towards a close, but at a gradual pace. 2023 was the 1st season Bryant finished under 5 WAR since his rookie campaign but still managed 36 HR and 105 RBI. Jersey Shore reached the conference championship round again before losing to Greenville, and Bryant's time to get a ring is running out.
Besides the HR, Mikey had 192 hits, walked a career best 66 times and still had a fairly productive season mainly playing from the DH position for the D-Bags.
Bryant's average of .304 was the lowest mark he has put up in his career and dropped his career average to .324. Bill Wilson and Paco Rosas remained in the top two spots and we have a newcomer to the list, as Bryant's teammate Tadahisa Kisuki has enough AB's to pass Bryant for 3rd. Bryant remained 3rd overall in slugging, but fell in OPS behind the retired Mel Fields and slugger Shumei Yokoyama, good for 6th.
In hits SS Oliver Hernandez remains in the top spot and needs 157 hits this season to become the first BSA player in history with 3000 career hits. With his 192 hits, only his 2nd full season below 200, Bryant moved past the the retired Crowe and active players Copriviza and Rivas to sit in 6th place as we start the season. The recently retired Gordon McMahon sits 189 above Bryant. Another 30+ double campaign made Mikey the 19th player in BSA history to reach the 400 doubles plateau and good for 19th place. Bryant also finished the 2023 season 5th in total bases which put him 5th all time and 71 short of 4000 for his career.
His 36 HR last year was enough to top the 400 HR mark, following Crowe, Newell, Cobra and Yoko. Yoko took over the career lead last year and sits at 431 and we should see 3 more sluggers reach the 400 mark this year in Delaney, Rivas and Doyle. His 10th straight 100+ RBI season slots Mikey into 6th all time, just 3 behind Newell, 25 behind the retired Crowe and 26 behind the retired Sagar. 65 RBI would make Mikey the 3rd player ever to reach 1400 RBI.
It was another productive year stats wise, but most categories down down down as expected. Bryant is playing with a $26M contract this year which was a team option picked up by Jersey Shore this past off-season. At 36 years old, what does Jersey do with Mikey? Does he come out and have a solid year at 36? Is the year when we see things start to slide off the table? Time will tell this season. Stay tuned!
Current All-Time Rank. (Previous 6 years are in parenthesis)
BA: 4th (3rd, 2nd, 2nd 2nd, 2nd, 1st): .3240
OPS: 6th (4th, 3rd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd): .9557
SLG: 3rd (2nd, 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st): .5744
VORP: 8th (8th, 9th, 13th, 20th): 624.94 - apparently OOTP doesn't track anymore
Hits: 6th (8th, 14th, 27th. 34th, 57th, 96th): 2216
Doubles: 19th (25th, 29th, 42nd, 57th, 82nd, NR): 402
Triples: 12th (15th, 17th, 28th, 46th, 75th, NR): 54
Triples: 12th (15th, 17th, 28th, 46th, 75th, NR): 54
Total Bases: 5th (8th, 11th, 14th, 23rd, 41st, 73rd): 3929
HR: 5th (8th, 8th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 35th): 401
RBI: 6th (7th, 8th, 9th, 19th, 32nd, 53rd): 1335
Runs: 7th (11th, 14th, 22nd, 28th, 55th, 86th): 1249
WAR: 6th (6th, 10th, 11th,13th, 18th, 24th): 66.74
Meet the 2024 Pitching Staff
2023 saw the Jersey Shore D-Bags take another deep run into the playoffs before eventually falling to the World Champions Greenville 84's. While only losing one piece of the staff in the off-season, the staff remains nearly unchanged.
Starting Pitching - Bags bring back the Big 4 with a new face
SP Jose Ramos - Coming off a 24 win season and 2nd in the Cy Young voting, this is the first year in his $163M contract. Ace.
SP Roland Martin - 2022 Rookie of the Year and 17 game winner last season, Martin is a budding star. With a devastating change-up, he and Ramos make a mean 1-2 punch.
SP Ramon Ruiz - Hard throwing lefty who struggled last season after 2 good years. Control will always be his issue, but has the stuff to strikeout 10/9 and be a great 3.
SP Sergio Martinez - Martinez has won at least 14 starts in 5 straight years now and rounds out a very good 1-4 staff. He is in a contract year and it will be interesting to see if this is his last year in Jersey.
SP Li-Xue Si-ma - With SP Gianluigi Ciotton being selected in the expansion draft to Nassau, the D-Bags looked to free agency to fill their #5 spot. Si-ma has previously won 14 games on 2 occasions in Maui and came over on a cheap 2 year deal. He walks a lot but does keep the ball in the ballpark.
The Bullpen
MR Angel Lara - Had an awful 2023 but won the job in ST. Hits 99 with his fastball but needs to improve on his K/BB which was less than 2.
MR John Hall - Groundball pitcher with a good fastball. Had his best season as a pro last year and will work middle relief.
MR Luis Cortez - 29 year old righty coming off 3 straight solid years. Won't overpower many hitters, but does have a tricky curveball in his arsenal, will also work the middle innings.
MR Claude Pinard - Left handed power arm who had 129 K's in 105 innings last year. Historically has been tougher on righties than lefties. His sinker is his out pitch and home runs off of him is a rarity.
MR Hyo-chin Kim - At 27, Kim is probably one of the best non-closers in the BSA. Career 3.03 ERA in 424 appearances and is only 27 years old. Coming off two sub-1.80 ERA years and will act as the set-up man.
CL Gerald Johnson - With back-to-back All Star appearances, Johnson is becoming one of the premier closers in baseball. He led the league with 42 saves last season while striking out more than 13 batters per 9.
In the Wings
SP Stephen Puckett - Former 2nd round pick out of High School, Puckett had a full year of AAA last season with decent results. He may not be ready now, but could be an injury fill in and possibly a staple in the rotation as soon as next year.
MR Gil Dickson - Dickson looked good and improved in what very little time he got after missing most of all 2023 to injury. If he can limit walks he should be an average reliever down the road.
MR Jonathan Phillips - Very hard throwing 25 year old right hander who can hit triple digits. He struck out 171 batters in 108 innings last year in AAA, but managed to walk 81 as well. Don't be surprised if he is the first reliever up this season.
MR Alfonso Martinez - 23 year old junk ball pitcher who survives with a great change-up. Struggled in AAA last year after walking more than 6 per 9 innings. He is still young, but the jury is still out.
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Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Jose Ramos to Stay in Jersey; Signs Huge Extension
Lost in the shuffle of the playoff race and the playoffs themselves, Jersey announced on September 28th that they had come to terms with superstar ace Jose Ramos on a 7 year contract extension. Ramos the 6 time All-Star and 3 time 20-game winner was rewarded with the most lucrative contract in Jersey Shore history. The extension will pay him $163.52 million over the next 7 seasons, which comes to an average of $23.36M per season. This number is over 3 times what he made this season and the contract will pay him through his 35 year old season.
"It was an easy but yet a tough decision for us," GM Josh Swain commented, "the guy has won 49 games over the last 2 years and is one of the elite starters in the game. It was a no brainer to re-sign him in the position we are in right now. The money was a little difficult, but you have to pay to keep top talent and that's all it really comes down to."
With Los Angeles likely to decline Stan Hickman's $23.7M team option, Ramos will become the 3rd or 4th highest paid player of the 2024 season at the moment. Jersey's decision on star Mike Bryant's team option of $26M would be third if it's picked up.
Ramos led the league in wins for the 2nd straight year with 24 and finished 2nd only behind Kevin Bush in pitcher WAR with 7.9 compared to Bush's 9.3. It was the 6th season of Ramos's career that he surpassed 225 innings pitched and age 28 he sits with a record of 136-46. The 136 wins place him in a 2-way tie for 20th place all time with Chuck Phillips.
Finances with Jersey Shore might get interesting next season with Dave Dodd, Mikey Bryant and Sergio Martinez contracts are all up, but the D-Bags should bring a loaded team next year still searching for that 1st title.
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"It was an easy but yet a tough decision for us," GM Josh Swain commented, "the guy has won 49 games over the last 2 years and is one of the elite starters in the game. It was a no brainer to re-sign him in the position we are in right now. The money was a little difficult, but you have to pay to keep top talent and that's all it really comes down to."
With Los Angeles likely to decline Stan Hickman's $23.7M team option, Ramos will become the 3rd or 4th highest paid player of the 2024 season at the moment. Jersey's decision on star Mike Bryant's team option of $26M would be third if it's picked up.
Ramos led the league in wins for the 2nd straight year with 24 and finished 2nd only behind Kevin Bush in pitcher WAR with 7.9 compared to Bush's 9.3. It was the 6th season of Ramos's career that he surpassed 225 innings pitched and age 28 he sits with a record of 136-46. The 136 wins place him in a 2-way tie for 20th place all time with Chuck Phillips.
Finances with Jersey Shore might get interesting next season with Dave Dodd, Mikey Bryant and Sergio Martinez contracts are all up, but the D-Bags should bring a loaded team next year still searching for that 1st title.
GO D-BAGS
Friday, October 2, 2015
Jersey Active at Deadline; Makes 2 Trades
Mixed in with a whirlwind of deadline trades, the Jersey Shore D-Bags were active and finished deals with both the Baffin Island Beavers and the Chicago Machine. Not that it comes at a surprise, but GM Josh Swain isn't known throughout the BSA community for his wheeling and dealing.
The biggest name brought in is 3 time Gold Glover and and former All Star, Catcher Bryan Sandstrom. The California born and longtime Maui Tropic, comes over from Chicago where he spend the last 3.5 seasons after signing a 5 year deal in the winter of 2019. At 35 years old, Sandstrom doesn't seem to be slowing down and was having the best year he has had at the plate since coming to Chicago, while still posting a positive WAR behind the plate and throwing out near 40% runners trying to steal on him. He definitely adds to the Jersey Shore catching situation which has mainly featured 2nd year player Owen Carter as their starter. As a rookie Carter split time with now departed Fernando Ramos, but now with Ramos gone and Carter given the full time duties his numbers have dropped across the board. Jersey is hoping they can find a medium between Sandstrom and Carter, though both seem to prefer hitting against left-handed pitching. Either way Sandstrom should provide a boost for Jersey on both sides of the ball.
Departing to Chicago is a pair of players, the first most notably is 3B Fabrice Brodeur. Brodeur, a former Jersey Shore 1st round pick, turned 30 years old this past offseason and has another year left on his contract. He did win the Gold Glove at third base last year and where he had primarily played this year as well. What helped make him available was the acquisition of Gerardo Escobedo in the offseason as well as the emergence of rookie Ricardo Gonzalez. Brodeur should slide right into Chicago's lineup. Also going to Chicago is 22 year old CF Adrian Prouse. Prouse was discovered by Jersey scouts in Australia during the 2018 season and is spending his 7th season in the minor leagues. Once heralded a Top 100 prospect, Prouse has speed and plus power and projects as a corner OF. If his 2022 numbers in AA have anything to say about his future, he might be a good one. He finished the season hitting .286/.414/.521 with 29 HR and 89 RBI.
Jersey Shore also shipped off 22 year old AAA starting pitcher Jose Bamuelos to Baffin Island for a trio of players. Bamuelos was originally drafted by San Francisco in 2016 in the 3rd round but failed to sign. Jersey signed him as a free agent after he went undrafted the following season. He spent parts of 4 seasons in A ball, before being promoted in 2022 where he would go 14-10 with a 4.80 ERA last season. This year he is 7-7 in 24 starts while maintaining 10 K/9, but finding control will be make or break for him.
Coming to Jersey were the following 3 players: 2B Orlando Bruno, RF Pat Zimmerman and RF Mark Wells. Bruno was drafted in the supplemental first round and 38th overall by Baffin in 2020 and has played in the majors in every season since. He is a plus contact hitter with above average defense and blazing speed. It's unknown if he will join Jersey or head to Tuscaloosa after struggling with the bat so far this year.
Pat Zimmerman was originally drafted by the Orlando Calrissian in the 6th round of the same 2020 draft and spent 3 years in their minor league system before being traded to Baffin Island just last month in exchange for catcher Yaichiro Sugahara. Zimmerman also has blazing speed with above contact and decent gap power as well as raw power potential. He profiles to be an average fielder at best, but his bat should carry him.
Mark Wells was originally selected by the Calrissian in the 2020 draft but he failed to sign and headed to college where he could play one year at Oklahoma before becoming a 2nd round selection and 50th overall pick by the Madison Bombers in the 2021 draft. He would spend the entire 2022 season playing for Madison's A ball affiliate where he played decent. In a surprise move Wells made the Madison roster this past Spring and has started 79 games for the Bombers this year with less than desired results. His .211/.269/.374 line with 8 HR and 31 RBI to go with a historically bad -24.9 ZR has produced a -3.0 WAR this year. Jersey Shore will send him to AA Gainesville where hopefully he can regain his stroke and improve on his fielding. Overall though, Jersey receives 3 players who all project to have MLB potential for Bamuelos.
Though some blockbuster trades were discussed, not a whole lot will change for Jersey Shore. Look for Sandstrom to be in the Jersey Shore starting lineup this week. Rumors have it that he will wear number 26.
GO D-BAGS
The biggest name brought in is 3 time Gold Glover and and former All Star, Catcher Bryan Sandstrom. The California born and longtime Maui Tropic, comes over from Chicago where he spend the last 3.5 seasons after signing a 5 year deal in the winter of 2019. At 35 years old, Sandstrom doesn't seem to be slowing down and was having the best year he has had at the plate since coming to Chicago, while still posting a positive WAR behind the plate and throwing out near 40% runners trying to steal on him. He definitely adds to the Jersey Shore catching situation which has mainly featured 2nd year player Owen Carter as their starter. As a rookie Carter split time with now departed Fernando Ramos, but now with Ramos gone and Carter given the full time duties his numbers have dropped across the board. Jersey is hoping they can find a medium between Sandstrom and Carter, though both seem to prefer hitting against left-handed pitching. Either way Sandstrom should provide a boost for Jersey on both sides of the ball.
Departing to Chicago is a pair of players, the first most notably is 3B Fabrice Brodeur. Brodeur, a former Jersey Shore 1st round pick, turned 30 years old this past offseason and has another year left on his contract. He did win the Gold Glove at third base last year and where he had primarily played this year as well. What helped make him available was the acquisition of Gerardo Escobedo in the offseason as well as the emergence of rookie Ricardo Gonzalez. Brodeur should slide right into Chicago's lineup. Also going to Chicago is 22 year old CF Adrian Prouse. Prouse was discovered by Jersey scouts in Australia during the 2018 season and is spending his 7th season in the minor leagues. Once heralded a Top 100 prospect, Prouse has speed and plus power and projects as a corner OF. If his 2022 numbers in AA have anything to say about his future, he might be a good one. He finished the season hitting .286/.414/.521 with 29 HR and 89 RBI.
Jersey Shore also shipped off 22 year old AAA starting pitcher Jose Bamuelos to Baffin Island for a trio of players. Bamuelos was originally drafted by San Francisco in 2016 in the 3rd round but failed to sign. Jersey signed him as a free agent after he went undrafted the following season. He spent parts of 4 seasons in A ball, before being promoted in 2022 where he would go 14-10 with a 4.80 ERA last season. This year he is 7-7 in 24 starts while maintaining 10 K/9, but finding control will be make or break for him.
Coming to Jersey were the following 3 players: 2B Orlando Bruno, RF Pat Zimmerman and RF Mark Wells. Bruno was drafted in the supplemental first round and 38th overall by Baffin in 2020 and has played in the majors in every season since. He is a plus contact hitter with above average defense and blazing speed. It's unknown if he will join Jersey or head to Tuscaloosa after struggling with the bat so far this year.
Pat Zimmerman was originally drafted by the Orlando Calrissian in the 6th round of the same 2020 draft and spent 3 years in their minor league system before being traded to Baffin Island just last month in exchange for catcher Yaichiro Sugahara. Zimmerman also has blazing speed with above contact and decent gap power as well as raw power potential. He profiles to be an average fielder at best, but his bat should carry him.
Mark Wells was originally selected by the Calrissian in the 2020 draft but he failed to sign and headed to college where he could play one year at Oklahoma before becoming a 2nd round selection and 50th overall pick by the Madison Bombers in the 2021 draft. He would spend the entire 2022 season playing for Madison's A ball affiliate where he played decent. In a surprise move Wells made the Madison roster this past Spring and has started 79 games for the Bombers this year with less than desired results. His .211/.269/.374 line with 8 HR and 31 RBI to go with a historically bad -24.9 ZR has produced a -3.0 WAR this year. Jersey Shore will send him to AA Gainesville where hopefully he can regain his stroke and improve on his fielding. Overall though, Jersey receives 3 players who all project to have MLB potential for Bamuelos.
Though some blockbuster trades were discussed, not a whole lot will change for Jersey Shore. Look for Sandstrom to be in the Jersey Shore starting lineup this week. Rumors have it that he will wear number 26.
GO D-BAGS
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Dodd Clubs HR # 300; Joins Elite Group
At age 29, Dave Dodd has a lot of accolades already to his name. He is a 4-time All Star, 3-time Gold Glover, 2 time MVP and a Triple Crown Winner. He has also played in 2 World Series and has 3, 20+ game hit streaks to his name. On July 20th in St. Louis he added his name to a list only 16 names long as he joined the 300 HR club. He is the youngest member by 3 years and 200 days, next to Manny Copriviza who sits with 412 HR. He teammate and the only person he is behind on the Jersey Shore HR list, Mike Bryant, hit his 300th, 3 weeks after his 33rd birthday. That just shows where he is ranks all time, and it's looking pretty good.
His 300th HR came on a warm down in St. Louis in a game that Jersey would eventually lose 7-6. 2nd year flame thrower John Allan had just taken the mound after Mike Bryant's solo HR off of Dae-hyun Mae sent him to the showers. Dodd met Allan's fastball with a deep blast to straight away CF which easily cleared the 10 foot wall, 405 feet away from home plate. The shot was estimated at 431 feet and for a short while gave the D-Bags a tie with St. Louis at 6 apiece. To go with Dodd's 300th HR, he is rapidly approaching 1500 hits and 1000 RBI, both which should be reached next season and probably before his 30th birthday.
Dodd, who signed a 4 year contract in 2019, has his contract expire next year and if anyone had to guess it will probably be one of the richest the BSA has ever seen, at least from a positional player. With Mike Bryant's 26M dollar option next year is the last on his contract, there should be money to keep Dodd in Jersey Shore, but regardless he is on pace to be one of the best sluggers the BSA has ever seen.
His 300th HR came on a warm down in St. Louis in a game that Jersey would eventually lose 7-6. 2nd year flame thrower John Allan had just taken the mound after Mike Bryant's solo HR off of Dae-hyun Mae sent him to the showers. Dodd met Allan's fastball with a deep blast to straight away CF which easily cleared the 10 foot wall, 405 feet away from home plate. The shot was estimated at 431 feet and for a short while gave the D-Bags a tie with St. Louis at 6 apiece. To go with Dodd's 300th HR, he is rapidly approaching 1500 hits and 1000 RBI, both which should be reached next season and probably before his 30th birthday.
Dodd, who signed a 4 year contract in 2019, has his contract expire next year and if anyone had to guess it will probably be one of the richest the BSA has ever seen, at least from a positional player. With Mike Bryant's 26M dollar option next year is the last on his contract, there should be money to keep Dodd in Jersey Shore, but regardless he is on pace to be one of the best sluggers the BSA has ever seen.
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