{"id":572,"date":"2021-10-10T16:51:42","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T23:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/?p=572"},"modified":"2021-10-10T16:51:43","modified_gmt":"2021-10-10T23:51:43","slug":"nassau-sharks-team-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/?p=572","title":{"rendered":"Nassau Sharks Team Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2019 Version:&nbsp;&nbsp;Last place in the League with a 59-103 record<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shhhh &#8211; Don\u2019t tell owner Bryn MacPhail but the Sharks aren\u2019t favoured to be a .500 team \u2013 he won\u2019t believe you though.\u00a0\u00a0Like Harold Ballard of the late Toronto Maple Leafs \u2026 MacPhail believes that every player is a star on the team, and every rookie is a future Hall of Famer which can only guarantees success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, night after night, the game in the Tropics are an event unto themselves, and the fans continue to love their Sharks.\u00a0\u00a0In fact, they even came up with a Song of their own \u2013 called, \u201cThe Shark Song\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0Enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Baby Shark Song - &quot;Shark Weak&quot;\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/75yt0YiLfKI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Sharks Have &#8220;their&#8221; Song.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last season \u2013 there\u2019s not much to share.\u00a0\u00a0They were last.\u00a0\u00a0Sadly, to make things worse for themselves, they traded away their first-round pick, so they didn\u2019t get to really \u201cprofit\u201d from their failure during the year.\u00a0\u00a0Truth be told, does MacPhail care?\u00a0\u00a0Nah, he might wince here and there, but secretly he will check the profit he makes on all things Shark related in the Bahamas and knows that his team will always be in the hearts of his countrymen forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>C<\/td><td>Chirinos<\/td><td>.211-11-44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1B<\/td><td>Cabrera<\/td><td>.289-7-36<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2B<\/td><td>Edman<\/td><td>.308-8-37<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3B<\/td><td>Escobar<\/td><td>.226-27-88<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SS<\/td><td>Baez<\/td><td>.260-23-76<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>OF<\/td><td>Winker<\/td><td>.270-14-47<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>OF<\/td><td>Ozuna<\/td><td>.227-24-50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>OF<\/td><td>Dickeson<\/td><td>.274-8-45<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DH<\/td><td>Anderson&nbsp;<\/td><td>.313-16-56<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Bumgarner<\/td><td>6-15 5.93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>DeScafalini<\/td><td>5-17 6.27<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Means<\/td><td>8-11 5.21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Chirinos<\/td><td>8-10 4.80<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Price<\/td><td>3-9 7.31<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption>Not a lot to brag about for this last place team&#8230; <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NS-Baez.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NS-Baez-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-573\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NS-Baez-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NS-Baez-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NS-Baez-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NS-Baez.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Baez &#8211; Seems to come with a Lot of Fizzle with the pizzazz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 Version:&nbsp;&nbsp;78-84 (3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;in Division by a Game over Fort Worth)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heading into this season, the Sharks will be overshadowed by the two powerhouses in their division.&nbsp;&nbsp;Rather than being \u201cSharks\u201d, they will be more like guppies.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sharks added some much-needed help to their rotation with Zach Davies and Lance McCullers, but they are no shut down pitchers.\u00a0\u00a0The offense will see some solid support from Anthony Rendon, Marcell Ozuna, Tim Anderson, Salvador Perez and Jesse Winker.\u00a0\u00a0In any other year, they would be more hope, but two 90-win teams in a division, is a problem too big to overcome.\u00a0\u00a0If future success is to happen, it will need to take place on smart deals at the draft deadline.\u00a0\u00a0With a good number of aging hitters on this team, the Sharks should take away some youth and draft picks going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NS-Rendon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NS-Rendon-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-574\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NS-Rendon-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NS-Rendon-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NS-Rendon-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NS-Rendon-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NS-Rendon.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Rendon &#8211; seen here with BDB Championship Trophy as a member of the Trappers &#8230; hopes to bring success to Nassau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Zach Davies<\/td><td>3.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lance McCullers Jr.<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Masahiro Tanaka<\/td><td>2.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Griffin Canning<\/td><td>2.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Blake Snell<\/td><td>1.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Taijuan Walker<\/td><td>0.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Anthony Rendon<\/td><td>7.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marcell Ozuna<\/td><td>6.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tim Anderson<\/td><td>5.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Salvador Perez<\/td><td>5.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jesse Winker<\/td><td>4.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Whit Merrifield<\/td><td>3.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Eric Hosmer<\/td><td>2.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jared Walsh<\/td><td>2.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Raimel Tapia<\/td><td>1.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Luis Guillorme<\/td><td>1.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tommy Edman<\/td><td>1.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Martin Maldonado<\/td><td>0.8<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 Version:&nbsp;&nbsp;70-92 (Last in Division)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 should see the return of Chris Sale, which is enough to get most fans excited, but how good will he be?&nbsp;&nbsp;ZIPS thinks he will anchor the rotation but be a shadow of his former self.&nbsp;&nbsp;If Snell manages to return to his Cy Young winning form, and McCullers and Davies keep things up, their pitching will have greatly improved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ns-sale.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ns-sale-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-577\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ns-sale-819x1024.jpg 819w, http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ns-sale-240x300.jpg 240w, http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ns-sale-768x960.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ns-sale-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ns-sale.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Offense wise, there is a lot of dependence on older players playing beyond their age, which is not a healthy place to be.\u00a0\u00a0Here\u2019s hoping for consistent performance from Ozuna and Rendon, and the comeback of Giancarlo Stanton to 50 HR status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Chris Sale<\/td><td>3.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Blake Snell<\/td><td>3.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lance McCullers Jr.<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Zach Davies<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>John Means<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Griffin Canning<\/td><td>1.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Anthony Rendon<\/td><td>4.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marcell Ozuna<\/td><td>3.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tim Anderson<\/td><td>2.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Javier Baez<\/td><td>2.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Whit Merrifield<\/td><td>2.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Salvador Perez<\/td><td>2.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tommy Edman<\/td><td>1.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jesse Winker<\/td><td>1.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jared Walsh<\/td><td>1.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Luis Guillorme<\/td><td>0.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Raimel Tapia<\/td><td>0.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jason Kipnis<\/td><td>0.1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2022 Version:&nbsp;&nbsp;75-87 (fighting for bottom spot with Fort Worth)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Older teams do not get better with age\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NS-Stanton.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NS-Stanton-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-575\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NS-Stanton-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NS-Stanton-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NS-Stanton-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.belteddeep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NS-Stanton.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Stanton rejects the term &#8220;Chicken Legs&#8221; after hitting the 300LB club&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Blake Snell<\/td><td>2.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chris Sale<\/td><td>2.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Zach Davies<\/td><td>2.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lance McCullers Jr.<\/td><td>2.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Griffin Canning<\/td><td>2.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Freddy Peralta<\/td><td>1.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Anthony Rendon<\/td><td>4.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marcell Ozuna<\/td><td>3.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tim Anderson<\/td><td>2.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Javier Baez<\/td><td>2.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Whit Merrifield<\/td><td>2.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Salvador Perez<\/td><td>2.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Giancarlo Stanton<\/td><td>2.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tommy Edman<\/td><td>1.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nick Solak<\/td><td>1.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jesse Winker<\/td><td>1.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jared Walsh<\/td><td>1.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tyler Stephenson<\/td><td>0.9<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope for the Future:\u00a0\u00a0Nick Solak, Jared Walsh and Tyler Stephenson are some good young players to hope for, however it will be dependent going forward if they will be able to add more young players to the stable of \u201cpotential\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2019 Version:&nbsp;&nbsp;Last place in the League with a 59-103 record Shhhh &#8211; 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