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| After hitting .144 and slugging .278 in May, Paul Goldschmidt went on a summer tear to finish with a typical strong stat line. |
FINISH: 8th
REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 5-13
PLAYOFFS: n/a
MVP: Paul Goldschmidt (464 points). The perennial star got off to a horrible start this year, but finished with a typical year: 33 bombs, 35 doubles, 83 RBIs, 95 runs. The only thing he didn't do as much this year was run (7-11 on stolen base attempts).
CY YOUNG: Um, guess we'll go with Kyle Hendricks (284)? He went 12-8 and struck out 141 batters in 171 innings. Not exactly ace material.
PLEASANT SURPRISE: Brandon Nimmo was the team's fourth-highest scoring hitter despite playing just 98 games. He had 15 homers, 24 doubles and 59 walks and looks like a valuable future hitter, despite his unfortunate Met-ness.
GREAT DRAFT PICKS: Cesar Hernandez (10th). Hernandez played 161 games and put up 376.5 points.
LESS GREAT DRAFT PICKS: Domingo Santana (6th) never played regularly for Milwaukee despite a 30-homer season in 2017. Kris Bryant (2nd) was good when he played, but missed a ton of time.
OVERALL: Our defending champions had a nice offense - boosted by trade deadline pickup Manny Machado, plus Goldschmidt, Rhys Hoskins and others - but never had any pitching. Hendricks and Jose Quintana underachieved, no other starters stepped up, and even Kenley Jansen was far more human than usual. Ray will pick third in the 2019 FBLG draft.
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