FINALLY!  After 13 seasons of suffering through brutal summers and a heartbreaking 2nd place, Sven Jenkins (Los Barbudos) finally won his own league.  He used a team with very few stars but very few holes.  Yuli Gurriel (249 TB, 60 K), and Josh Bell (246 TB, 86 RBI) were there all year long, while Carlos Correa (232 TB, .391 OB%) supplied the star power when he wasn't missing time injured.  David Peralta (74 R, 202 TB) and Nomar Mazara (84 RBI) were the unsung heroes in the corner outfield, while Billy Hamilton racked up the SBs.  A couple of transactions were also key to his success.  Jenkins dealt A.J. Pollock for Trea Turner (43 SB, 178 TB) and claimed a then-struggling Alex Bregman (135 TB, .367 OB%) off waivers.

Luis Severino was the clear ace of this pitching staff, throwing 21 QS with 230 Ks.  The rest of the starters included sleeper rookies like Jake Faria (9 QS) and Dinelson Lamet (7 QS).  Alex Colome (47 Sv) and Felipe Rivero (21 Sv, 14 Holds) anchored the bullpen.

Shane Lutz (Gr82BeMetsFan) was neck and neck with Los Barbudos for much of the second half.  The two teams went back and forth multiple times before The Bearded Ones pulled away in the last week.

Lutz' team had the incredible power duo of rookie Aaron Judge (320 TB, .424 OB%) and Bryce Harper (243 TB, .409 OB%).  Eric Hosmer (286 TB, .382 OB%) had a superstar season and Ender Inciarte (20 SB, 242 TB) put up another great all-around campaign.  J.T. Realmuto (240 TB) held the squad together behind the plate while putting up excellent numbers for a catcher.

Jacob deGrom (21 QS) led the pitching staff, which rode the early season success of Alex Wood and a comeback year from Sonny Gray (16 QS, 1.18 WHIP).  The bullpen was scripted by Archie Bradley (24 Hld) in the eighth and Roberto Osuna (39 Sv) closing.

Dan Slate (BACK AFTAH THIS) takes home 3rd place and the $300 prize this year.  This is Dan's third finish in the money and his highest ever finish.  The avid Francessa listener can thank Jose Altuve (112 R, 32 SB, 323 TB, .412 OB%) and Buster Posey (225 TB, .399 OB%) for his offense's success.  Innings eaters like Masahiro Tanaka (17 QS) and Jason Vargas (12 QS) started, and relief aces Andrew Miller (27 Hld) and Kelvin Herrera (25 Sv) finished games.

4th place goes to Dave Prince (AllFlashNoCash), after a hard fought finish to the season.  Unsung stars Kyle Seager (251 TB), Jay Bruce (278 TB, 97 RBI), and Carlos Santana (90 R, 260 TB) supplied the power, while Eduardo Nunez (23 SB, 211 TB, .344 OB%) filled the rest of the box score.  Max Scherzer (22 QS) and Gio Gonzalez (22 QS) dominated, while Corey "Evil" Knebel (drafted in the last round!) racked up 39 saves.


The Pathetic Quotient, an advanced metric created by the Brewmasters that uses transactions and place in the standings to see who did the most work for the smallest gain, is out again this year.  And of course, it's Josh Robbins (Bohemian Lifestyles) who ranks highest.  He used a whopping 379 moves to finish in 17th place!  Congrats Josh!

Congrats to everyone on a very competitive season!