VL and the Royals finally won the division last year. Something he had never done under that ownership. Super prospects George Stovall and Max Ordaz got the call this year to join the Royals. Omaha needs Howie Donovan, Lawrence Lee, and Barney Anderson to finally start earning their keep on the offensive side of the ball. The team should have scored many more runs last year (finished 18th with 726 runs). The young guns will help a little.
The pitching staff was very good at not allowing runs last year, despite having one of the worst FIPs. The cure? Young pitchers that don’t allow homeruns, strikeout more hitters, and don’t allow free passes. Keep everything else and this team could repeat.
AVP’s guys in Boise have been the model of consistency. Through a meticulous seven year rebuild, the team has only been below 79 wins twice (and never below 67), and never had a last place finish. The Hawks are flying high with 7 of their 9 offensive starters under the age of 27. AVP continues to tinker a little here and there with the team to find the right chemistry, but guys like Okajima have been solid. Next up is Terrell Wood in his 2nd season.
The pitching staff was kind of tossed together with all 5 starters coming in via free agency on the cheap. This might not be the year it all comes together…but the rest of the AL West better beware. And once they have that conquered, it’s on to the rest of the AL.
The Giants continue to have a solid offense led by Zip Reed and Gang. Yokers biggest issue last year was allowing runs. They had the 31st ranked in runs allowed, and 29th in FIP. All of this despite a $93 million pay roll.
40-dog (is that pronounced 40….dog!)? and his Volcanoes tried to stop the bleeding that their 30th ranked runs allowed, and last ranked FIP pitching staff started last year. Unfortunately, he plays in a mediocre but competitive division. Which makes it even harder. It’s time to pull off a complete rebuild and take it nice and slow.
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