JUNE 2020: MINERS 33-47 AT THE BREAK
Miner MVP Candidate The Joplin Miners are 33-47 at the halfway point in the 2020 BDBL season. Joplin ranks 22nd in hitting and 16th in pitching. The best performers at the halfway point: Carlos Santana 289/408/562 22 HRs 59 Runs 60 RBIs Mookie Betts 296/ 395/ 492 10 SBs Neil Walker 296/ 346/ 468 Garrett Cooper 357/ 408/ 543 Walker and Cooper are the surprise names on the list. Cooper scorches right handers and Walker is an OBP machine from both sides of the plate. The problem is there are only a few players performing at high levels and the rest of the hitters range from average to pathetic so it has been a frustrating season. Best Pitchers Jesse Chavez 2.0.0 (2.75) 34/9 36 IP Gio Gonzalez 6.4.1 ( 4.05) 40/27 53 IP I am very surprised we rank 16th in pitching but other teams still have games to play before the chapter deadline. Gio Gonzalez and his 10 million salary are a constant reminder of the price the Miners played to acquire Hyun Jin R