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• All-Time Regular Season H2H Wins •
Ties: 0 |
2 |
2015 was the Islanders best season as a franchise, resulting in their first playoff berth. Coming out of the draft, talk around the league was that the Islanders had assembled an even better roster that would take them even further. Well, they rode that wave straight into a 1-6 spring. If there's good news to be garnered from that, it's that they're yet to put even half of that roster together in a lineup. A lot of the Isles' potential likely tied into Gendron. When G slides in as the ace, Doby can become an above average number-two arm: the role which paved the way for most of his 8 W last season. The bats in this lineup should hold their own; being able to use the pitching staff tactically to its fullest will be the key to their season.
El Diablos end to 2015 was a bitter one, failing to get eligible and missing the playoffs for the first time as a franchise. Chandler Phillips addressed eligibility in the draft by grabbing his father and his fellow "bash brother," Sessions. He'll get the games he needs out of both, and do that without any headaches. The acquisition of Hatt answers the question of, "who's their number-two pitcher?" for at least a chunk of the season. If there's any question about how well the roster can hang in without Hatt, just take a look at their spring results: a 5-5 record in which Chandler went 4-0 on the mound. If El Diablos can continue playing near-.500 ball during their Hatt-less weeks, they'll be smoothly sailing toward a finish at least a few games above that mark overall.
