Round Rock is sitting in 3rd in the PCL American South division at 54-65, 11 games out of the lead.
The Good:
The Hitters
Um… Well… Ummm. They haven’t struck out very much. Their 770 whiffs put them with the 4th fewest.
Mark Saccomanno has 126 hits. That ties him for 5th most. His 24 homers tie him for 5th as well. His number of total bases puts him tied for 3rd (231).
Yordany Ramirez is tied for 8th most stolen bases (17 in 25 attempts).
The Pitchers
Round Rocks staff has been pretty solid this season. Houston has dipped into their ranks several times. They lead the league with 4 complete games. They have hit only 24 batters and walked only 355, both the 2nd fewest in the league. The staff also carries the 3rd best WHIP (1.40).
Jack Cassell’s 8 wins tie him for 10th most.
Runelvys Hernandez has the league’s second lowest WHIP (1.19).
Chad Reineke is tied for the league’s 4th lowest WHIP (1.31).
The Bad
The Hitters
As a team, the Express has struggled at the plate. They have scored the fewest runs (526), which of course would likely lead to them having the fewest RBI (488). The Express have the 3rd fewest hits (1025) and total bases (1672). They have taken the fewest walks (335) and have been caught stealing the most (55). They have the worst on base percentage (.316 and the third worst slugging percentage (420), batting average (.258) and OPS (.737)
Reggie Abercrombie has been caught red handed 9 times (T-4th most)
Yordany Ramirez has been caught stealing 8 times (T-6th most)
The Pitchers
The staff isn’t in the bottom three in any category. Their worst ranking is in homers given up where they are tied for 4th most (138).
Josh Miller has given up 146 hits (T-8th most)
Josh Muecke has given up 80 runs (T-8th most). He has also given 57 free passes (T-10th).
The Crowd attends Round Rock games in good numbers. The are averaging 9388 (2nd most) a night.