2021 Mid-Season Reports - South

Atlanta Flyers

The defending SLB champs started off a bit slow, but have started to pull away from a mostly mediocre South Division. GM Jim Masters, who has probably triggered fewer trades than anyone in SLB, took advantage of Chiang-Mai's early season fire sale to land Trevor Bayne, who leads the team in batting and steals. Darren Lemming is having a solid season, and CF Eliot Hayes has come out of nowhere with some ridiculous numbers. Homer Bailey's ERA is over a full run above his career numbers, but the dude just wins (10-1). Eddie Degerman (another part of that trade) has been very good, and Rene Delmas has suddenly stepped up as a front of the rotation starter. The bullpen is a hot mess....


Savannah Sabers

The Sabers have had some hot streaks (they held first place for awhile), but injuries and some untimely losing streaks have sunk them to .500. Some of the best hitters (Johnson, Szucs) can't stay off the DL, and long time staff ace Phillip Humber hasn't been the dominator the team has needed to stop long losing streaks. Overall, the offense has been pretty solid, with contributions from some no-name types like Wally Scott and Conor Hudnall. The problem lies in the pitching, particularly a bullpen that has lost 18 games. Humber has been okay, but rookie Holden Whitley has struggled while Don Allison has been just okay.


San Juan Senadores

The Senadores went from contending for a division title to fighting to stay out of the cellar in a pretty short amount of time. There have been a few injuries, but the truth is that the offense just hasn't played up to it's potential. The lackluster hitting has been exposed further by a pretty terrible pitching staff. The only bright spots have been journeyman veteran Jeff Niemann and rookie reliever JR Boyle. Just about everyone else has been a gigantic pile of FAIL.


Baltimore Panthers

What, you actually thought they'd be perennial playoff contenders after one good season (2019)? That season seemed to prove the saying "a blind squirrel occasionally finds a nut," as the Baltimore slumped to last place in 2020 and is right there again this year. There are still good players here, mostly home grown (Putnam, Cepeda, Jackson), but GM Jose Guttierez has failed to build upon the foundation of youth. The pitching is brutal, and no one on the offense projects to more than 80ish RBI. Diego Clemente already has nearly 100. Oh the irony.