Post by Commissioner Erick on Jun 26, 2021 9:15:17 GMT -5
Atlanta Braves (0-0) @ Philadelphia Phillies (0-0)
ATL: Marc Eberle (0-0, 0.00)
PHI: Osiris German (0-0, 0.00)
Braves 5 Key Stats:
206: The number of stolen bases Juan Gestoso has since 2022, which leads all of baseball. Second place Victor Robles has 33 fewer, and Gestoso only played half a season in 2022.
1: The number of starts Josh Bell has made in Right Field in his career before today. Bell is penciled in as Atlanta's Right Fielder.
42.8: Trevor Rogers' strikeout percentage since 2022, which leads all major league pitchers with at least 200 innings in that span.
3-0: Marc Eberle's World Baseball Classic record this season, a year removed after an 18-6 record for the Braves. Eberle also had a 2.04 ERA in the tournament after a 2.34 ERA last year. He's picking up where he left off.
.255: Slayer Ramirez' career OBP. He's expected to start today with Ronny Mauricio dealing with a bad foot.
Phillies 5 Key Stats:
39.8 Career WAR for Seth Beer, good for 11th all-time. He's the only player in the Top 20 to not have had his career start in 2017, and the only player in the Top 34 to have his career start after 2018. 35th is his teammate, Mickey Moniak.
7.15: Dave Simon's ERA last year. Last year was an incredibly disappointing year for Simon that saw him demoted to the minors at one point. He'll need to add stability at the end of games if Philadelphia wants to achieve it's ultimate goals.
79: Darrick Hall's home run total last season, a stupendous total that will likely never come close to being broken.
-9.0: Andres Gimenez' Zone Rating at Shortstop last year. Gimenez' defensive decline dropped his WAR to 1.7 last year, the lowest of his career.
0.99: Osiris German's WHIP last year. German is stingy with walks and has great stuff, limiting the ability of hitters to get on base. Against a Braves team with power, his ability to limit walks and singles may keep crooked numbers off the scoreboard.
Questions for the GM's:
For Aaron Dunham, do you feel that Slayer Ramirez is an adequate backup infielder?
How do you feel about the Josh Bell in Right Field experiment? How long will you try that for?
You have a very young bullpen. Do you feel they're up to the challenge of a team with your expectations?
For Matt Grubs, What do you feel Bradley Zimmer will provide your club?
You preliminarily have Darrick Hall batting seventh. After such a prodigious year last year, how come you have him batting so far down in the order?
Are you concerned with Bobby Witt Jr.'s terrible 2025 at all?
TRIVIA: Zach Britton and Adam Liberator may pitch in this game as 38 year olds. Who is the only pitcher who is currently on a team's PBA roster, not its injured-list, and is older than 38-years-old?
ATL: Marc Eberle (0-0, 0.00)
PHI: Osiris German (0-0, 0.00)
Braves 5 Key Stats:
206: The number of stolen bases Juan Gestoso has since 2022, which leads all of baseball. Second place Victor Robles has 33 fewer, and Gestoso only played half a season in 2022.
1: The number of starts Josh Bell has made in Right Field in his career before today. Bell is penciled in as Atlanta's Right Fielder.
42.8: Trevor Rogers' strikeout percentage since 2022, which leads all major league pitchers with at least 200 innings in that span.
3-0: Marc Eberle's World Baseball Classic record this season, a year removed after an 18-6 record for the Braves. Eberle also had a 2.04 ERA in the tournament after a 2.34 ERA last year. He's picking up where he left off.
.255: Slayer Ramirez' career OBP. He's expected to start today with Ronny Mauricio dealing with a bad foot.
Phillies 5 Key Stats:
39.8 Career WAR for Seth Beer, good for 11th all-time. He's the only player in the Top 20 to not have had his career start in 2017, and the only player in the Top 34 to have his career start after 2018. 35th is his teammate, Mickey Moniak.
7.15: Dave Simon's ERA last year. Last year was an incredibly disappointing year for Simon that saw him demoted to the minors at one point. He'll need to add stability at the end of games if Philadelphia wants to achieve it's ultimate goals.
79: Darrick Hall's home run total last season, a stupendous total that will likely never come close to being broken.
-9.0: Andres Gimenez' Zone Rating at Shortstop last year. Gimenez' defensive decline dropped his WAR to 1.7 last year, the lowest of his career.
0.99: Osiris German's WHIP last year. German is stingy with walks and has great stuff, limiting the ability of hitters to get on base. Against a Braves team with power, his ability to limit walks and singles may keep crooked numbers off the scoreboard.
Questions for the GM's:
For Aaron Dunham, do you feel that Slayer Ramirez is an adequate backup infielder?
How do you feel about the Josh Bell in Right Field experiment? How long will you try that for?
You have a very young bullpen. Do you feel they're up to the challenge of a team with your expectations?
For Matt Grubs, What do you feel Bradley Zimmer will provide your club?
You preliminarily have Darrick Hall batting seventh. After such a prodigious year last year, how come you have him batting so far down in the order?
Are you concerned with Bobby Witt Jr.'s terrible 2025 at all?
TRIVIA: Zach Britton and Adam Liberator may pitch in this game as 38 year olds. Who is the only pitcher who is currently on a team's PBA roster, not its injured-list, and is older than 38-years-old?
