Not much else can be said about the dismal 2010 season. After an OK start to the season, the Bearcats collapsed into a top 5 pick (most likely). After struggling below .500, the Cats decided to look towards next yr. There were a couple bright spots. Miguel Cabrera proved to be the player Brighton wanted turning in a .300/40/120 campaign (1 series to play).
Brighton's main weak spot was pitching and it got worse when management decided to jettison regular pitchers like Garland, Saunders, Madsen, Zavada, Beimel, in order to build for the future.
There are some bright spots for the future. First, the top 3 in the rotation is looking solid with 3 young studs ready to make their mark on the league. Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz, and Trevor Cahill will hopefully be fixtures for years to come. Other key players under 30 include Miguel Cabrera, Ian Kinsler, Colby Rasmus, Gordon Beckham, Ian Stewart, Stephen Drew, Adam Jones. Also key to the rebuild is that Brighton has acquired numerous picks. 11 picks in the first 4 rounds. 2 each in the first and second. Many picks will likely be spent shoring up a pathetic bullpen. Youth has been and will be served.
No team was busier than Brighton on the trade front (with all due respect to Eamonn). SOme deals worked out great (Buchholz, Beckham, Cahill, Lester), while others (namely trading Josh Hamilton in the pre-season fo Yunel Escobar) did not quite pan out. Win some/lose some. Overall, I think my teams future is brighter than it was when I took over.
While it eats at my gut to lose as frequently as I have, there will be a lot of depth in the draft and one pick should net another cornerstone.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
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Damn, that team looks pretty competitive next year and beyond. Our NL is going to tighten up!
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