Team: Lowell Spinners
Record: 40-33 (7 1/2 GA in Stedler Division; Lost 1-2 in First Round of NYPL Playoffs to Batavia)

The Lowell Spinners for the first time in their history made the playoffs, winning the Stedler Division in a walkover (as every other team finished under .500). While the Spinners did make the playoffs, It was a team of contrast. Often called "The Hitless Wonders", the team was second to worst in the league in Batting Average and OBP; while being 5th to worst in the league in Slugging and was 3rd to worst in the League in OPS. The team had a better time from the pitching standpoint, finishing 5th in the league in ERA, 3rd in the league in WHiP and 4th in the league in fewest walks allowed.

Most Valuable Player: Mitch Dening - The Australian Outfielder finished the season with a line of .321/.375/.471 with 18 walks (50 strikeouts). Mitch had 13 doubles, a team high 7 triples and 3 HRs; Mitch also led the team in Runs (35), Hits (77), Total Bases (113) and Games Played (62). Mitch was 9 for 16 in SB attempts. Mitch was 5th in the league in Batting Average, 8th in the league in Slugging Percentage and 8th in the league in OPS.

Most Valuable Pitcher: Kyle Weiland - Despite finishing with a 3-3 record, Kyle was not only the best pitcher (who was not promoted) on the Spinners... but quite possibly the best pitcher in the League. Kyle led the League with a 1.50 ERA and a 0.77 WHiP over 60 innings. Weiland gave up only 37 hits (1 HR) and only 10 walks while striking out 68. Kyle did have some struggles, hitting 8 batters in his 15 games. His defense behind him proved somewhat unkind as well, as 7 of the 17 runs he gave up were unearned.

The Rest of the Full Time Offense:

Will Middlebrooks - Middlebrooks struggled in his first professional season, ending with a .254/.298/.368. Will had a team high 17 doubles along with 2 doubles and a HR. Middlebrooks walked only 12 times while striking out 73 times. Will swiped 10 bases without being caught. He also caught fire in the playoffs, going 6/12 with a 3B, HR, 2 walks and a SB.
Ryan Dent - Dent had an awful season in his second professional season, batting .154/.267/.299 with 7 doubles, 2 triples and 6 HRs. Dent walked a team high 29 times (tied with Hee and Burgos) but struck out a team and league high 87 times. Dent led the team with 17 SBs (being caught 4 times). Much like Middlebrooks, Dent had a good playoffs series... going 1/6 (hold on, it gets better) with a double, 8 walks, 2 HBPs and 5 SBs.
Ronald Bermudez - Over 57 games, Bermudez batted .201/.245/.313 with 9 doubles, 3 triples and 3 HRs. Bermudez walked 11 times and struck out 47 times.
Luis Sumoza - Sumoza likely would have won the MVP award if I decided not to disqualify him based on him now being an Atlanta Brave prospect (he was traded for Mark Kotsay). Sumoza batted .301/.366/.549 with 15 doubles and a team high 11 HRs. Sumoza walked 21 times and struck out 59 times. Sumoza was 2nd in the League in SLG and 3rd in OPS.
Jonathan Hee - Hee batted .196/.347/.238 with 6 doubles in 47 games. Hee had a team high 29 walks while striking out only 26 times.
Ricardo Burgos - Burgos batted .198/.344/.380 with 8 doubles, 1 triple and 4 HRs. Burgos walked 29 times while striking out 47 times.
Zach Gentile - Zach batted .222/.271/.259 with 2 doubles, a triple, 8 walks and 17 strikeouts.
Kade Keowen - Keowen batted .241/.288/.321 with 7 doubles and 2 triples. Kade walked 9 times and struck out 43 times.
Tim Federowicz - Federowicz batted .244/.338/.315 with 6 doubles and a HR after being drafted in the 7th round of this seasons draft. Tim walked 19 times and struck out 24 times; Tim also stole 10 bases while being caught 3 times.
DeShaun Brooks - The Virgin Islander batted .248/.290/.342 with 5 doubles and 2 HRs in 34 games. Brooks walked 7 times and struck out 37 times.
Rafael Cabreja - Cabreja batted .255/.375/.436 with 5 doubles, 3 triples and 2 HRs before being promoted to Greenville. Cabreja walked 16 times while striking out 19 times.
Rafael Gil - The catching prospect batted .140/.178/.198 with 2 doubles and a HR; walking 4 times while striking out 25 times.

Short Termers/Rehabbers:

Darren Blocker - The 3rd Baseman played in 24 games, batting .205/.262/.282 with 2 doubles and 2 triples. Blocker struck out 24 times while walking 6 times.
Carlos Fernandez - Carlos played in 23 games before being promoted to Greenville, batting .234/.273/.319 with 5 doubles and a HR; walking 5 times and striking out 26 times.
Ryan Lavarnway - The first year catcher batted .211/.317/.366 with 5 doubles and 2 HRs. Ryan struck out 18 times and walked 8 times.
Derrik Gibson - Gibson had a tougher time in Lowell than he had in the GCL, batting only .086/.233/.086 with 6 walks (and 11 Ks) in 14 games.
Matthew Cooney - The Catcher appeared in 13 games, batting .071/.176/.071 with 3 walks and 11 Ks. Matt also pitched in one game, giving up 2 hits, 2 walks and a run in 1/3rd of an inning.
Jeff Natale - Jeff spent 11 games in Lowell in rehabbing from his broken arm, batting .333/.449/.564 with 6 doubles, a HR and 9 walks.
Peter Hissey - Hissey batted .265/.359/.265 in 9 games, walking 5 times (against 11 Ks) while stealing 6 bases without being caught.
Casey Kelly - Kelly had a good time in Lowell, batting .344/.344/.563 with 5 doubles and a triple. Kelly failed to draw a walk and struck out 8 times. Casey went 3/13 in the playoffs with 2 doubles, a walk and a SB.
Ryan Khoury - Khoury was in 5 games during rehab from Portland, batting .313/.478/.375 with 5 walks and 8 Ks.
Wilfred Pichardo - Pichardo played in 3 games before injury set him down for the season, going 2/7.
Bobby Kielty - Kielty played in 2 games for Lowell, going 3/8 with a triple.

The Rest of the Full Time Pitching:

Hunter Strickland - Strickland pitched a team high 70 2/3 innings; going 5-3 with a 3.18 ERA. Hunter gave up 67 hits (5 HRs) and walked 17; striking out 59.
Stolmy Pimental - Stolmy went 5-2 in 13 appearances, giving up 51 hits and 17 walks in 63 innings. Stolmy struck out 61 batters and gave up a team high 7 HRs.
Yeiper Castillo - Castillo went 3-6 with a 4.19 ERA in 15 appearances. In 58 innings, Yeiper gave up 46 hits (6 HRs) and 29 walks, striking out 62.
Charlie Rosario - Rosario pitched 44 2/3 innings out of the bullpen, going 2-2 with 2 saves and a 3.63 ERA. Charlie gave up 48 hits and 12 walks, striking out 33.
Brock Huntzinger - Brock had 8 starts for the Spinners before being promoted to Greenville, going 5-0 with an absurd 0.64 ERA. In 42 innings, Brock gave up only 3 runs on 25 hits and 7 walks. Brock struck out 32.
Bryan Price - Price went 1-3 with a 3.83 ERA in 12 games. In 40 innings, Price gave up 47 hits and walked 10 while striking out 43.
Stephen Fife - In 14 relief appearances, Fife went 1-1 with 2 saves with a 2.33 ERA. Over 38 2/3 innings, Fife gave up 28 hits and 11 walks, striking out 41.
Drake Britton - In 8 games (7 starts), Britton went 1-2 with a 4.28 ERA. Over 33 2/3 innings, giving uo 30 hits and 16 walks, striking out 26.
Seth Garrison - Seth went 2-1 with 9 saves in 22 games out of the pen, putting up a 1.45 ERA. Over 31 innings, Seth gave up 20 hits and 4 walks, striking out 26.
Mitch Herold - In 17 relief appearances, Herold went 3-1 with a Save, putting up an ERA of 2.57. In 28 innings, Herold gave up 20 hits and 14 walks, striking out 26.
Dan Buller - Buller pitched in 13 games out of the pen, going 0-2 with a save and a 4.74 ERA. Over 24 2/3 innings, Buller gave up 25 hits and walked 13, striking out 21.
Jorge Rodriguez - Rodriguez went 1-0 with a save and a 2.91 ERA in 21 2/3 innings. Jorge gave up 21 hits and 12 walks, striking out 22.
Lance McClain - In 10 games, Lance went 3-0 with a save and a 3.80 ERA. In 21 1/3 innings, Lance gave up 15 hits and 7 walks, striking out 20.

Short Termers/Rehabbers:

Dennis Neuman - Neuman pitched in 8 games for the Spinners, going 2-0 with a 7.20 ERA. In 15 innings, Dennis gave up 20 hits and walked 3 while striking out 12.
Michael Tomoleoni - The undrafted free agent went 1-1 with a save and an 8.03 ERA in 9 appearances. Tomoleoni pitched 12 1/3 innings, giving up only 11 hits but walking 20. Tomoleoni struck out 7.
Alex Hale - Hale pitched in 8 games, going 0-2 with a 2.35 ERA. In 7 2/3 innings, Hale gave up 7 hits and 5 walks, striking out 7.
Armando Zerpa - Zerpa threw in 5 games for the Spinners, going 1-1 with a 5.87 ERA. In 7 2/3 innings, Zerpa gave up 9 hits and 3 walks, striking out 9.
Robert Romero - A late season signee from the independent leagues, Robert went 1-0 with 2 saves in 5 games. Over 6 innings, Robert gave up 3 hits and 2 walks, striking out 7 and putting up a 1.50 ERA.
Chad Rhoades - In 4 rehab appearances, Rhoades put up a 1.50 ERA over 6 innings. Rhoades gave up 5 hits and walked 2 while striking out 11.
Michael Lee - In 4 relief appearances (6 innings), Lee gave up 7 hits and 3 walks, allowing 8 runs. On the plus side, Lee struck out 11.
Dustin Richardson - In 2 rehab starts, Dustin went 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA. In 5 innings, Dustin gave up 8 hits and 2 walks, striking out 4.
Joseph Guerra - Guerra pitched in one game for the Spinners, going 2 2/3 innings and giving up 3 hits and 3 walks; allowing 2 runs while striking out 2.
Wang-Yi Lin - Lin pitched in 1 regular season game for the Spinners, going 2 2/3 innings, giving up 4 hits and 2 walks, allowing 4 runs while striking out one.
Kyle Snyder - Snyder went 2 1/3 innings in his one rehab appearance, giving up a hit and 2 unearned runs, striking out one.
Jeremy Kehrt - Kehrt pitched in one game for Lowell, going 2 innings, giving up 4 hits and 2 runs, striking out one.
Scott Lonergan - In 2 rehab appearances, Lonergan pitched 2 innings. Scott gave up 6 hits, 2 walks and 7 runs; striking out one.
Matt Goodson - In a rehab start, Goodson went 1 1/3 innings, giving up 5 hits and a walk, allowing 5 runs while striking out one.

Great stuff Cuzittt. Minor quibble:



should be "and was 3rd last in the League in OPS"

Thanks. Fixed the sentence a bit, although in the context of the hitless wonders... I thought the sentence made some sense.