Technically, there’s a handful more games before the break, but after finishing game 81 and reaching the halfway point, wanted to do a quick recap and real life comparison. Some highlights:
- We’re 9 games above reality in the standings.
- While not in the same game, find it funny that Mitch Williams has a hit in his only at bat, same as he did in ’93.
- Kruk is leading the team hitting at .352, around 35 points higher than expected. He’s also only 2 homeruns shy of matching his season total of 14.
- Daulton is around 50 points above his average with 17 homeruns, just 7 shy of his season total.
- While Eisenreich’s average is as expected, he’s also outpacing his power with 7 homeruns currently, already matching his season total. Noticing a trend here.
- Thompson’s been a big disappointment hitting only .223. I dropped him in the order to 8th and been putting Incaviglia in his place against some righties. He’s the only hitter that’s severely underperforming. Hollins was early on but has rounded into form. Makes me worry I’m due for some major slumps in the second half.
- Hell, even Jeltz is hitting well. Already has 4 homeruns (matching his ’89 season) and hitting 40 points higher.
- I’m more aggressive with stealing and don’t usually care what the score is, so those numbers are a little higher too, though aside from Dykstra, this team wasn’t blessed with too much speed. Looking forward to my next project using the 1990 season and forming a super steal team. Stay tuned.
- Starting pitching’s been about as expected with Greene (13-1 | 1.61 | 7 CG | 4 SO), Schilling (8-2 | 2.40 | 3 CG | 1 SO), and Mulholland (11-1 | 2.82 | 7 CG | 2 SO) leading the way, but exceeding expectations.
- However, the bullpen has been ass with most ERAs over 4. Mitch has 23 saves, a little over half of his season total. Only 3 blown, though it sure felt like more. His WHIP is 2.107, which sure ain’t pretty.