JUNE 2020: MINERS 33-47 AT THE BREAK

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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 Ryu for a second run at the world series.  The gamble partially succeeded but the Miners lost the OL championship to the Salem Cowtippers, the eventual champion.  

Gio obviously fails to earn his paycheck so we will have to just wait till the season is over and allow him to hit the free agent market. 

 

We have no reasonable path to the playoffs so we will have to be content with individual performances and knocking off contenders in the second half of the season. 


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