by David Castle
The 2015 Wolfpack will bring back the same core pieces with the Greg and Mark Brannan returning along with Jason Hollister. They also spent a huge chunk of their draft money on Travis Strojny, an up-and-coming ace with a decent bat. The Pack hope 2015 has better things in store than 2014 did, where they only won 9 games.
CON: Contact Hitting — POW: Power Hitting — ROT: Pitching Rotation — PEN: Bullpen Depth — DEF: Defense — OA: Overall
As far as hitting is concerned, I think that this is the best part of their games, this is now the Brannan bros third year in the league and they know what does and doesn’t work at the dish, not to mention Mark was the batting champion last year. Strojny isn’t a pushover at the plate either, nearly half of his 14 hits last year were dingers. I also believe that this year, Greg has a shot at winning the batting title, after seeing him hit in the 2 preseason tournaments, he seems to be locked in and poised for a solid 2015 season.
For the Wolfpack this year, their hitting and pitching are night and day. Now, don’t get me wrong, Travis Strojny is one hell of a pitcher, but he needs to finish games, he’ll dominate through 4 then falter in the 5th and the 6th, he needs to be more consistent, he’s a solid number 1 starter though. After Strojny, I don’t really know what the Pack have pitching wise, which will be their downfall this year. Mark is a so-so number 2, Greg doesn’t really pitch, Bencher is meh, and their rookie Dash Fejza shows some flashes of potential but ultimately doesn’t throw fast enough. If the Wolfpack want to compete this year, they need to find a number-two arm; end of story.
Their defense is pretty much average besides Greg Brannan. He’s a perennial diamond digit and he goes 110% in the field, no matter where the ball is hit, heck I’ve even seen this guy run through a steal garbage can to catch a ball, he leaves it all on the field. As long as Greg is out there roaming the outfield, Strojny won’t have to worry too much, he just has to keep the ball in the ballpark.
