STARTING ROTATION
2019 Salary: $10.5M
After surprisingly ditching Burlington to try his hand as the staff ace in Holland,
degenerasian turned in a highly impressive stat line, though he was plagued by an inordinate number of early exits with minor injuries. Not overpowering, degen uses his low-to-mid-90s fastball to set up a strong changeup and slider. Impressively, he allowed just 7 homers in 31 starts last year. His stamina remains a question mark.
Head Scout says: "degenerasian has great knowledge of the game."
2019 Salary: $6.5M
Previously frustrated in Burlington's bullpen,
Rush2112 proved himself a top-notch workhorse, averaging over 7 innings per start, and may have pushed 20 wins with stronger run support. He was rewarded with a handsome salary bump in arbitration. Rush boasts a mid-90s fastball, with a good curveball and changeup, though his movement leaves a little to be desired.
Head Scout says: "His ship isn't coming, and he just can't pretend."
2019 Salary: $3.8M (Contract Year)
Crafty veteran
"Doc" howard latched on with the Oats and capably ate up innings in the middle of the rotation. The Doctor is an extreme groundball pitcher, relying on a mix of sinkers, forkballs, and sliders to bait hitters into banging balls into the dirt, though he'll rack up his fair share of K's as well. He re-signed in the offseason for a significant discount.
Head Scout says: "howard is known for his sense of humor."
2019 Salary: $510k
After shattering the league's gender barrier,
Moreta was promoted to the rotation early on and rocketed to an 8-2 start before coming back to earth and ending with an about average stat line overall. Moreta's limited but potent arsenal features a blistering fastball that nears 100 MPH, along with a solid splitfinger as a change of pace. Over the offseason she's been working on adding a slider in the hopes of building on last year's performance.
Head Scout says: "Moreta is seen as a leader in the clubhouse."
2019 Salary: $510k
blundercrush's overall average stats belie a wildly inconsistent run of very good and very bad outings, bouncing and forth between the rotation and the bullpen, though he showed enough promise to be tentatively penciled in as a starter going into the season. blundercrush's fastball tops out in the low 90's, so his success relies on an array of breaking and offspeed pitches along with good control.
Head Scout says: "blundercrush either internalizes or is just impersonal."
BULLPEN
2019 Salary: $535k[/b]
Johnnie leapt at the chance to be a full-time closer after coming over from Burlington, but struggled through a difficult season recording 10 losses and 13 blown saves. Oddly, his walks and home runs allowed were low, with the main culprit being an unusually high number of dinky hits. Hopefully this will just prove to be a fluky aberration. Not overpowering, Johnnie's game revolves around using his changeup and sinker to induce more ground balls than a pair of sandpaper boxer shorts.
Head Scout says, "Johnnie puts in long hours."
2019 Salary: $1.4M (Contract Year)
Expected to provide another hardy veteran arm,
steve was rocked by a number of terrible outings early on and relegated to mop-up work from the bullpen. If he regains some of his previous form, he could sneak back into the rotation if someone on the back end falters. At his best, steve keeps hitters on their toes with a sneaky delivery and an expansive arsenal of pitches, topped by a fastball that still hits the mid-90s. He's one of the best in the business at laying down a sac bunt.
Head Scout says: "steve is Mr. Hustle."
2019 Salary: $800k
teeteebee, formerly Burlington's AAA closer, did competent duty as Holland's primary setup man. He has a good arsenal of cut fastball, slider, and change. His stuff and movement are solid, but he sometimes struggles with command.
Head Scout says: "teeteebee walks the talk."
2019 Salary: $510k
Tom 1860 brings another capable arm to the middle of the bullpen. Tom has good command of superior if raw stuff, using his animated delivery to challenge hitters with his cut fastball and sweeping breaking ball. He possesses the stamina to be a potential starter, though it would likely be best for him to expand his repertoire first.
Head Scout says: "Tom 1860 is involved with the local animal shelter."
2019 Salary: $510k[/b]
Lefty specialist
TheHumanComa drew from his experience of Quebec bar fights to prepare himself for the trials and tribulations of being a middle reliever. THC uses a cutter-and-curve combo and good control to garner a decent amount of strikeouts, though his pitches sometimes have a tendency to flatten out and leave him susceptible to serving up HRs.
Head Scout says: "TheHumanComa is slow to learn from experience."
2019 Salary: $510k[/b]
devilfluff was promoted early in the season to give the bullpen another lefty arm, and had mixed results in limited duty. His quality fastball and slider give him good strikeout potential, but his lack of movement and control make him susceptible to high walk and home run rates.
Head Scout says: "devilfluff enjoys a drink with teammates after the game."