2013 Season Recap: Testosteraun Braun

There weren't many golden sombreros for Paul Goldschmidt this year.
The big doofus from Delaware was one of the league's best hitters.

Overview

Total points: 4,328 (4th place)
Head-to-head record: 11-7 (3rd place)
Postseason: Lost in first round, 5-0 in consolation round, won consolation championship

Draft

Best picks: Hunter Pence (4th round), Jordan Zimmermann (5th round), Julio Teheran (7th round), Daniel Murphy (13th round)

Worst picks: Ryan Braun (1st round), Anthony Rizzo (6th round), Juan Francisco (10th round)

Season highlights

With Madison Bumgarner, Jordan Zimmermann and Julio Teheran, had one of strongest rotations in league. .. Four-game winning streak early in the season. ... After being dispatched by the eventual head-to-head champion Arbitration Losers in the first round of the playoffs, tore through the consolation round to capture the consolation title. ... Paul Goldschmidt and Hunter Pence finished among the league leaders in points, with Goldschmidt leading the team to first place in the first base scoring rankings.

In a nutshell

A great draft netted the team Braun, Pence, Goldschmidt, Bumgarner, Zimmermann, Teheran and Murphy and the team looked like a contender. But Braun's struggles, injury and suspension left a gaping hole in the outfield, the back end of the rotation and closer struggled and catcher was a black hole. Still, Testosteraun Braun had a strong squad that hung around the top of the leaderboard all year, ended the season on a hot streak and will look to carry over that momentum to next season.