The Good

The Hitters

As a team, Tri Cities showed some pop. They were second in the league with 52 HR.  That was about the only bright spot for the team.

Individually,  Phil Disher has a solid season.  He finished 10th in Average (.304) and had the 2nd most hits (85).  Disher’s 20 doubles tied him for second and accounted for almost 20% of the ValleyCat’s total (109).  His 13 homers were 2nd most in the league.  Disher also knocked in 56 runs which put him 1 run short of the league lead.  His 150 total bases were 2nd most as well.  He took 33 free passes (T-10th).  His Slugging % (.536) was the 3rd best in the league and his OPS (.916) was 2nd best.

Jack Shuck finished with the 3rd most runs scored (51).  He tied for the 6th most hits (79) and tied for 5th most triples (5). Shuck’s 113 total bases was tied for 9th most.  He took 35 free bases (5th most).  His OBP (.385) was 10th best.  He lead the team with 8 stolen bases (T-33).

David Flores hit 11 round trippers tying him for 4th most.  His slugging % (.495) was good for 5th best.

1st round pick Jason Castro, was recenlty named the top prospect in the NYPENN despite only playing slightly more than half the season.

The Pitchers

The ValleyCats didn’ t come close to denting the league leaders as a team.  Only one player made the top 10 in a positive way and it was Chris Hicks, who had 4 holds (T-7th).

Team Leaders

ERA: Robert Bono 4.68 – 27th in the league.

Wins: Ashton Moudy 4 – T-33rd in the league.

Appearances: Michael Hacker 23 – 11th in the league

Saves: Michael Hacker 5 – T-14th in the league.

Innings PItched – Robert Bono 75 – T-6th.

Strike Outs – Kirkland Rivers only pitched 19 innings but fanned 49 to lead the team (47th in the league).  In fact, 4 of the top 6 on the team in strike outs were relievers.

WHIP- Bono 1.44 – T-22nd

The Bad

The Hitters

As a team, the ValleyCats really struggled to get on base.  Their .315 OBP was 3rd worst in the league.  Only taking 225 walks (3rd lowest) and K-ing 688 times (3rd most) directly impacts that low OBP.  While long balls were their strength, they didn’t hit many doubles (113 – 3rd lowest)

Danny Meier fanned 82 times (3rd most).

Phil Disher fanned 71 times (T-6th most).

Jack Shuck was caught trying to steal 6 times (T-8th most).

The Pitchers

The pitching really struggled for Tri Cities.  Their team ERA (4.39) was the 2nd highest in the league.  The only had one shut out on the season.  They gave up a league leading 50 homers and gave up the 2nd most runs (390) and earned runs (315).  They had the 3rd highest number of hit batters (47) and only struck out 581 batters (3rd fewest).  The team WHIP was the 3rd highest (1.41).

Antonio Noguera lost 8 games which ties him for 2nd most.  He gave up 56 runs and 45 earned runs, both lead the league. He gave up 7 long balls (T-5th)

Robert Bono gave up 90 hits which lead the league.  he gave up 53 runs (2nd) and 39 earned runs (T-6th). He gave up 7 long balls (T-5th).  He hit 6 batters (T-9th).

Jerrod Holloway lead the team in walks with 23 (T-12).

The Crowd

The Joe was in the middle of the road as far as attendence.  They drew an average of 4018 per game and a total gate of 140,331.  This ranked them 7th out of 14.  The Astros just signed on for two more years in Tri Cities, let’s hope they get better teams to watch.

The Good:

The Hitters:

Out of the 14 team league, the ValleyCats rank tied for 3rd in HR (29). They are in the middle of the pack in most other areas except those noted below in the bad.

J. B. Shuck leads the league in runs scored (39) and is tied for 6th most hits (50). His 4 triples tie him for 5th most. He has walked 24 times (7th most). His OBP of .393 is 8th.

Phil Disher leads the league in hits (58), RBI (39), total bases (104, and homers (10). He is tied for 5th most doubles and is tied for 10th in runs scored (27). His OBP of .400 is tied for 5th, his SLG (.598) is 2nd best, and his OPS is 3rd best (.998). His .333 average is good for 6th best in the league.

David Flores is tied for 5th most doubles and is tied for 10th most HR (6). His Slugging Average of .511 is the 6th best in the league.

The Pitchers

There is not much good about the team pitching numbers for the ValleyCats. Calling them ‘fair to middlin’ would be overstating things. No individual makes the top 10 in any category either. Shane Wolf’s 3.83 ERA leads the team but ranks 22nd among league leaders.

The Bad:

The Hitters:

Tri Cities batters have only walked 132 times (3rd lowest) while striking out 417 times (3rd most). They have only stolen 26 bases (2nd fewest).

T. J. Steele has K’d 47 times which ties him for 6th most.

Shuck has been caught stealing 5 times which ties him for 2nd most with 7 other players.

The Pitchers

There is plenty to say here. Their team ERA (4.11) is tied for the second worst. They only have 7 saves which is second lowest in the league. They have given up the second highest total runs (247) and are tied for the 3rd most earned runs allowed (188). They have given up 30 long balls (3rd most), hit 28 batters (3rd most) and carry a team WHIP of 1.41 (3rd worst). In many of the other categories, they rank 4th worst, so they don’t get mentioned here but easily could be.

Anthony Noguera has surrendered 54 hits (T-5th most). Those hits have resulted in 40 runs (2nd most) and 30 earned runs (T-3rd most). He has given up 6 long balls (3rd).

Robert Bono has surrendered 50 hits (T-9th most). Bono has surrendered 31 runs (T-6th most) but his earned runs are out of the top 10. He is tied with 17 other players with 4 homers surrendered (T-4th most).

Ashton Mowdy is also tied with 17 other players with 4 homers surrendered (T-4th most).

Chase Lehr has plunked 5 batters which ties him for 5th most.

Kirkland Rivers is tied for 10th most walks (19).

Jarred Holloway is tied for 10th most walks (19).

The Crowd: The VallyCats are drawing an average of 4, 107 which puts them 5th in the league.

The Good

The HItters:

The ValleyCats don’t rank among the best three in any category.

Phil Disher’s .351 average ranks him 8th in the league. His .623 slugging ranks second in the league, along with his 1.030 OPS. He ranks 1st in total bases (48). He is 2nd hits (27), RBI (20), and tied for second in doubles (7). He is tied for 3rd in HR (4)

Jack Shuck is 2nd in runs scored with 18. He is 10th in hits (22)

The Pitchers

As a team, the ValleyCats don’t rank among the best 3 in any category.

Ashton Mowdy is tied for 3rd with 3 wins.

Eduin Ciriaco is tied for 9th with 19 strike outs.

Shane Wolf has the forth best WHIP (0.82).

The Bad

The Hitters

The ValleyCats rank the 3rd lowest in walks taken (58) and have struck out the second most times (180).

The PItchers

The ValleyCats are tied for the second highest ERA in the league (4.42). They have surrendered the 3rd most hits (174). They have also surrendered the second most runs (115) and earned runs (88). Their WHIP is tied for 3rd highest (1.39).

Anthony Noguera and Robert Bono have both given up 25 hits, which puts them in a tie for the 3rd most.

Bono’s 18 runs surrendered ties him for 2nd most. His 14 earned runs puts him in a tie for 3rd most.

Noguera’s 17 runs surrendered places him with the 4th most. But his 16 earned runs earns him the claim to the most surrendered. His 3 homers given up place him in a 6 way tie for most given up.

Chase Lehr has hit 4 batters which is the second most in the league.

Kirkland Rivers’ 10 walks puts him in a tie for the 8th most in the league.

The Crowd

The VallyCats have averaged 4220 through 9 home games. This puts them 5th out of 14 teams.