2009 Recap
Standings- 56-84, 5th out of 5 in CAL South
Team Runs- 782, 3rd out of 10
Team ERA- 5.92, 10th out of 10
Statistical Leaders:
BA (min. 200 AB)- Koby Clemens, .345
R- Jonathan Gaston, 119
HR- Jonathan Gaston, 35
RBI- Koby Clemens, 121
SB- Jack Shuck, 18
OPS (min. 200 AB)- Koby Clemens, 1.055
W- Leandro Cespedes and Christopher Hicks, 9
ERA (min. 50 IP)- Jordan Powell, 4.13
IP- Leandro Cespedes, 131.2
K- Leandro Cespedes, 116
WHIP (min. 50 IP)- Fernando Abad, 1.04
S- Fernando Abad, 6
Usually teams that finish 3rd in the league in runs won't come in last place, but that's what happens when the pitching is far worse than everyone else's. Lancaster's 5.92 team ERA was the second worst in the league since 2005, which is as far as milb.com team stats go back. The JetHawks had a number of regular players with an OPS over .9000. They finished 3rd in the league in home runs despite only having four players in double digits. However, their only regular starters for most of the season all had ERA's over 5.00, so the lineup had to dig the team out of holes far too often.
Likely key departures
C Koby Clemens
OF Jonathan Gaston
OF T.J. Steele
1B Matt Weston
SS Marcos Cabral
3B Gabriel Suarez
Potential Baseball America top 10 prospects
3. SP Jordan Lyles
6. SP Ross Seaton
8. OF Jay Austin
Other potential additions and returnees
OF Steve Brown
2B Andy Simunic
SP Robert Bono
SP Kyle Greenwalt
SP Brad Dydalewicz
P Henry Villar
If Lancaster's offense is going to repeat 2009's numbers, they're going to need someone to step up because A affiliate Lexington just didn't score many runs. They were middle of the pack in home runs but their .304 OBP was terrible and needs to be improved. Last season, Lancaster got a lot of contributions from Independent league players, and they might have to again to keep up with this league's powerful lineups. One player to keep an eye on is prospect Jay Austin. He's one of the organization's top talents, but the results haven't been there yet. Maybe a trip to the Cal League can get him going in the right direction.
Fortunately for the JetHawks, their pitching should improve in 2010. Primarily because it's difficult to be worse, and also because Lexington had a pretty solid rotation that kept the Legends afloat for most of the season. Jordan Lyles and Ross Seaton are two of the organization's top prospects and were both two of the better pitchers in the SAL in 2009. Lexington kept the same rotation intact with the exception of some spot starts, also featuring young arms Kyle Greenwalt, Robert Bono and Brad Dydalewicz. This stability will be important in getting Lancaster back to the playoffs in 2010.
Standings- 56-84, 5th out of 5 in CAL South
Team Runs- 782, 3rd out of 10
Team ERA- 5.92, 10th out of 10
Statistical Leaders:
BA (min. 200 AB)- Koby Clemens, .345
R- Jonathan Gaston, 119
HR- Jonathan Gaston, 35
RBI- Koby Clemens, 121
SB- Jack Shuck, 18
OPS (min. 200 AB)- Koby Clemens, 1.055
W- Leandro Cespedes and Christopher Hicks, 9
ERA (min. 50 IP)- Jordan Powell, 4.13
IP- Leandro Cespedes, 131.2
K- Leandro Cespedes, 116
WHIP (min. 50 IP)- Fernando Abad, 1.04
S- Fernando Abad, 6
Usually teams that finish 3rd in the league in runs won't come in last place, but that's what happens when the pitching is far worse than everyone else's. Lancaster's 5.92 team ERA was the second worst in the league since 2005, which is as far as milb.com team stats go back. The JetHawks had a number of regular players with an OPS over .9000. They finished 3rd in the league in home runs despite only having four players in double digits. However, their only regular starters for most of the season all had ERA's over 5.00, so the lineup had to dig the team out of holes far too often.
Likely key departures
C Koby Clemens
OF Jonathan Gaston
OF T.J. Steele
1B Matt Weston
SS Marcos Cabral
3B Gabriel Suarez
Potential Baseball America top 10 prospects
3. SP Jordan Lyles
6. SP Ross Seaton
8. OF Jay Austin
Other potential additions and returnees
OF Steve Brown
2B Andy Simunic
SP Robert Bono
SP Kyle Greenwalt
SP Brad Dydalewicz
P Henry Villar
If Lancaster's offense is going to repeat 2009's numbers, they're going to need someone to step up because A affiliate Lexington just didn't score many runs. They were middle of the pack in home runs but their .304 OBP was terrible and needs to be improved. Last season, Lancaster got a lot of contributions from Independent league players, and they might have to again to keep up with this league's powerful lineups. One player to keep an eye on is prospect Jay Austin. He's one of the organization's top talents, but the results haven't been there yet. Maybe a trip to the Cal League can get him going in the right direction.
Fortunately for the JetHawks, their pitching should improve in 2010. Primarily because it's difficult to be worse, and also because Lexington had a pretty solid rotation that kept the Legends afloat for most of the season. Jordan Lyles and Ross Seaton are two of the organization's top prospects and were both two of the better pitchers in the SAL in 2009. Lexington kept the same rotation intact with the exception of some spot starts, also featuring young arms Kyle Greenwalt, Robert Bono and Brad Dydalewicz. This stability will be important in getting Lancaster back to the playoffs in 2010.
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