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HozAndMoose · 07-12-2021, 06:13 AM

All Star Break - 2023

Things are looking good as we prepare to start the 2nd half of the season. The Royals sit in 1st place at 53-38. The division is close though with a 3 game lead over the Twins while the White Sox and Indians are both within 5.5 games. We have won or split all but 2 series since June. We were swept in 2 games by the Redsox as well as a 2 game sweep by the Reds. We had 4 sweeps of our own taking down the Twins, Tigers, Whitesox, and Yankees all in 3 games. The Astors and Dodgers are still on pace to win 100+ games at 59-23 and 55-34. Though they are now joined by the NL leading Mets who it at 56-34. Meanwhile, the Orioles are no longer one of the 2 worst teams in the majors. The Pirates still have the worst record at 31-60. But the Tigers are now the worst team in the AL at 35-57.

Standings

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Team Transactions

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League Injuries

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While the offense has continued to do enough to win it needs to get a lot better if we want to make any noise should we end up in the playoffs. We are performing about the same as we have all season. Still 21st in AVG at .252 while we have moved up 2 spots in OBP now 27th at .315. And we are 1 spot back in SLG% sitting in 16th at .427. We have the 18th most runs with 397, 13th in Doubles with 152, 1st in Triples with 26, and 12th in Home Runs with 120. Our 65 Stolen Bases is 6th in the league but lead the league in SB% at 79.3% thanks to our league-low 17 Caught Stealing. We have started to Strikeout a bit more now in 12th with 671. And our Base on Balls is slightly better with 285 putting us 26th overall.

Batting Stats

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Team MVP in the first half goes to Whit Merrifield as he continues his bounce-back season after signing his 2-year deal. On pace to hit the most home runs of his career while also walking slightly higher than his career high. The breakout player would have to go to Edward Olivares. Through his first 213 games, he hit .243/.303/.381. Now through 68 games this season he is hitting .294/.359/.463. And the Least Valuable Player has to go to Salvador Perez. While he doesn't have the lowest WAR on the team he has been terrible and has spent most of the last month backing up Kyle Higashioka. .180/.240/.284 with 6 HR in 222 AB. The defense has been great with no errors in 521 innings but his bat is unplayable. And the worst part is we still owe him 45 million dollars through 2025.

The mediocre offense has continued to be carried along by the pitching staff. Our ERA is down to 3.58 good for 3rd in the league. We are 2nd in Home Runs allowed with 100, 9th in Walks Allowed with 304, and 11th in Strikeouts with 731. Blown Saves continue to be an issue though with 16 now on the season putting us in a tie for 24th. And defensively we have been slightly above average with a .989 Fielding % good for 13th overall.

Pitching Stats

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Brady Singer has continued to be the best starter in the rotation putting up a 2.28 ERA and 1.10 WHIP in 106.2 IP. Brad Keller has been better dropping his ERA from 5.24 to 4.58 over his last 40 innings. While Duffys late-career resurgence keeps on ticking with a 3.38 ERA over his 101.1 innings. The 6 spot in the rotation is still an issue. Asa Lacy is being sent back down to AAA to start the 2nd half. He had a 5.90 ERA in 39.2 innings. Chance Adams is being called up to take his spot. In 117 innings down in AAA he has a 2.99 ERA and 1.21 WHIP. The bullpen despite the blow saves at times is outstanding right now. No one currently in the pen has an ERA over 3.90. Holden Capps and Colin Poche both have an ERA barely over 1 at 1.10 and 1.15.

Players of the Month

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MLB All Star Game

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We have 71 games left in the season. 35 of those games will be at home, 32 against teams at or under .500, and 29 games left in the division. We open up the 2nd half with back to back home series against the Mariners and Tigers before heading out on the road to face the Cubs and Indians. Chance Adams may not get much of a chance if his first start doesn't go well. Adding another starter before the deadline is a big possibility as well as another bat that could help push the offense to the next level.

07-12-2021, 06:13 AM	#682
HozAndMoose MVP OVR: 7 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Kansas City	Re: MLB The Show 21 Franchise Discussion Thread All Star Break - 2023 Things are looking good as we prepare to start the 2nd half of the season. The Royals sit in 1st place at 53-38. The division is close though with a 3 game lead over the Twins while the White Sox and Indians are both within 5.5 games. We have won or split all but 2 series since June. We were swept in 2 games by the Redsox as well as a 2 game sweep by the Reds. We had 4 sweeps of our own taking down the Twins, Tigers, Whitesox, and Yankees all in 3 games. The Astors and Dodgers are still on pace to win 100+ games at 59-23 and 55-34. Though they are now joined by the NL leading Mets who it at 56-34. Meanwhile, the Orioles are no longer one of the 2 worst teams in the majors. The Pirates still have the worst record at 31-60. But the Tigers are now the worst team in the AL at 35-57. Standings Spoiler Team Transactions Spoiler League Injuries Spoiler While the offense has continued to do enough to win it needs to get a lot better if we want to make any noise should we end up in the playoffs. We are performing about the same as we have all season. Still 21st in AVG at .252 while we have moved up 2 spots in OBP now 27th at .315. And we are 1 spot back in SLG% sitting in 16th at .427. We have the 18th most runs with 397, 13th in Doubles with 152, 1st in Triples with 26, and 12th in Home Runs with 120. Our 65 Stolen Bases is 6th in the league but lead the league in SB% at 79.3% thanks to our league-low 17 Caught Stealing. We have started to Strikeout a bit more now in 12th with 671. And our Base on Balls is slightly better with 285 putting us 26th overall. Batting Stats Spoiler Team MVP in the first half goes to Whit Merrifield as he continues his bounce-back season after signing his 2-year deal. On pace to hit the most home runs of his career while also walking slightly higher than his career high. The breakout player would have to go to Edward Olivares. Through his first 213 games, he hit .243/.303/.381. Now through 68 games this season he is hitting .294/.359/.463. And the Least Valuable Player has to go to Salvador Perez. While he doesn't have the lowest WAR on the team he has been terrible and has spent most of the last month backing up Kyle Higashioka. .180/.240/.284 with 6 HR in 222 AB. The defense has been great with no errors in 521 innings but his bat is unplayable. And the worst part is we still owe him 45 million dollars through 2025. The mediocre offense has continued to be carried along by the pitching staff. Our ERA is down to 3.58 good for 3rd in the league. We are 2nd in Home Runs allowed with 100, 9th in Walks Allowed with 304, and 11th in Strikeouts with 731. Blown Saves continue to be an issue though with 16 now on the season putting us in a tie for 24th. And defensively we have been slightly above average with a .989 Fielding % good for 13th overall. Pitching Stats Spoiler Brady Singer has continued to be the best starter in the rotation putting up a 2.28 ERA and 1.10 WHIP in 106.2 IP. Brad Keller has been better dropping his ERA from 5.24 to 4.58 over his last 40 innings. While Duffys late-career resurgence keeps on ticking with a 3.38 ERA over his 101.1 innings. The 6 spot in the rotation is still an issue. Asa Lacy is being sent back down to AAA to start the 2nd half. He had a 5.90 ERA in 39.2 innings. Chance Adams is being called up to take his spot. In 117 innings down in AAA he has a 2.99 ERA and 1.21 WHIP. The bullpen despite the blow saves at times is outstanding right now. No one currently in the pen has an ERA over 3.90. Holden Capps and Colin Poche both have an ERA barely over 1 at 1.10 and 1.15. Players of the Month Spoiler MLB All Star Game Spoiler We have 71 games left in the season. 35 of those games will be at home, 32 against teams at or under .500, and 29 games left in the division. We open up the 2nd half with back to back home series against the Mariners and Tigers before heading out on the road to face the Cubs and Indians. Chance Adams may not get much of a chance if his first start doesn't go well. Adding another starter before the deadline is a big possibility as well as another bat that could help push the offense to the next level.