A Look at the Greeneville Astros

In looking at the short season teams, we've looked at the DSL Astros (not so good) and the GCL Astros (a definite step up). Now let's look at the first of the short season teams with a current winning record, the Greeneville Astros.

As of Tuesday the 17th, the Greeneville Astros have a record of 18-9. They have scored 6.00 runs per game while the pitching staff has allowed 4.15 runs per game. The average age of hitters is 20.4 and the pitchers are less than a year older with an average age of 21.1.

BATTING STATS
Brian Blasik, Ariel Ovando, Jean Batista, Terrell Joyce and D'Andre Toney are all names that pop up again and again when looking at the top performers in the league. This is how the top Greeneville Astros performers rank versus other players in the league in batting statistics (BA, OBP & SLG are based on 2.7 plate appearances per team game).

Batting Average
2nd - Brian Blasik .361
10th* - Ariel Ovando .323
12th - Jean Batista .320
13th - Terrell Joyce .315

On Base Percentage
12th - Marc Wik .405

Slugging Percentage
7th* - Jean Batista .550
9th - Brian Blasik .530

Runs Scored
1st - D'Andre Toney 25
6th* - Jean Batista 20
15th* - Ariel Ovando 17

Hits
1st* - Ariel Ovando 32
1st* - Jean Batista 32
7th* - Brian Blasik 30
10th - Terrell Joyce 29
14th* - D'Andre Toney 27

Doubles
2nd - Brian Blasik 9
3rd* - Ariel Ovando 8
3rd* - Terrell Joyce 8
3rd* - Ernesto Genoves 8
11th - Jean Batista 7

Triples
7th* - Jean Batista 2

Home Runs
7th* - Jean Batista 4

RBI
3rd - Brian Blasik 22
6th* - Jean Batista 19

Walks
11th* - Marc Wik 12

Strikeouts
12th* - Ariel Ovando 27
17th* - Terrell Joyce 24

Stolen Bases
6th* - D'Andre Toney 6

As far as how the team numbers rank against the other teams in the league, Greeneville generally ranks average to above average in most categories. Out of 10 teams, the Greeneville Astros are second in batting average, and fourth in on base percentage and slugging. They are tied for first place in doubles and are above average in runs, hits, and RBI. They rank seventh out of 10 teams in strikeouts (good), and seventh out of 10 in walks (could be better). They are ninth out of 10 teams in triples and fifth in home runs and stolen bases.

PITCHING STATS
Three names repeat themselves in the pitching categories. This is how the top Greeneville Astros pitchers rank versus other pitchers in the league in pitching statistics (based on 0.8 innings pitched per team game).

ERA
5th - Francis Ramirez 1.64
11th - Adrian Houser 2.97
14th - Richard Rodriguez 3.64

WHIP
9th* - Richard Rodriguez 1.079
13th - Francis Ramirez 1.182
14th - Adrian Houser 1.290

Strikeouts
2nd - Richard Rodriguez 34
3rd - Adrian Houser 31
11th - Francis Ramirez 24
12th* - Jordan Jankowski 23

In addition, although these pitchers do not qualify as league leaders, Euris Quezada has a 1.86 ERA and a 0.931 WHIP in his 5 appearances, and Zach Dando has a 1.54 ERA and 1.114 WHIP in his 8 appearances.

The team rankings are good across the board. The team ERA (3.38) ranks second out of 10 teams and the team WHIP (1.261) ranks fourth. They are tied for second out of 10 in wins and are tied for first in strikeouts.

*Indicates a tie

Next up: A Look at the Tri-City team tomorrow (hint - they're kind of good)