Apalachin Attack 2024-2028 Seasons

K. Fields
2019-02-28T19:03:47-05:00
Baseball

With Perfect Team churning through one season per week, there has been a lot of action since my last update. Here is a quick synopsis of the 2024 through 2028 seasons for the Apalachin Attack.

2024 - 76-86 (.469), 18 GB, 5th Place. Gold Level competition was tough, which resulted in a last place finish in the division. We added a new right fielder, Carl Furillo, to replace Nick Markakis. He added some punch to our lineup with his 41 doubles. Our pitching was not good in 2024. I tried to address it with two acquisitions, reliever Will Smith and starter Patrick Corbin. Smith was excellent and definitely improved our bullpen.

2025 - 78-84 (.481), 20 GB, 4th Place. We improved ever so slightly compared to the previous season. Still, we were well out of playoff contention. Our pitching staff was far more productive with a team ERA of 3.86. After giving up 791 runs in 2024, we lowered that to only 683 in 2025. Left Fielder Kyle Tucker was a particular offensive standout. Once again, I added a new relief pitcher to the team. This time, it was Will Harris.

2026 - 80-82 (.494), 27 GB, 4th Place. It was another fourth place finish but our record improved for the second straight season. Our offense finally started to click again. We scored more runs than any other season in team history with the exception of our 2020 championship. Center Fielder Andrew McCutchen was the team’s best player. He hit .315 with 42 doubles and 19 home runs. Designated hitter Hank Greenberg had a breakout year as well. He scored 101 runs and had 101 RBI while leading the league with 38 home runs.

2027 - 87-75 (.537), 6 GB, 2nd Place. The rebuilding effort finally paid off as we managed second place in the division. Cal Ripken had his finest season to date: .303, 41 2B, 2 3B, 19 HR, 76 R, 87 RBI.We made a couple of late season acquisitions to take a run at the playoffs. First, we added Mariano Rivera to further enhance our bullpen. Next we signed Nolan Arenado to replace long time Apalachin favorite Ryan Zimmerman. Unfortunately, we just fell short of qualifying for a wild card spot.

2028 - 86-76 (.531), 5 GB, 4th Place. Our division was very competitive in 2028. Although we finished only five games out of first place, that was only good enough for fourth place. All in all, we played at a level similar to the previous season. We had one big new addition to the team before the season started. Will Clark took over as our first baseman, replacing Anthony Rizzo. I was pleased with Clark’s production: .279, 44 2B, 4 3B, 25 HR, 81 R, 93 RBI.