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Buffalo Bisons 2011 Hitting Stars

by Ray Wilson @ 8:57 am. Filed under Uncategorized

Offense was a challenge at times for the Bisons but that doesn’t mean they don’t have their share of hitters. Here’s a look at some of the better hitters in 2011.

Valentino Pascucci – Pascucci led the team in just about everything. He played 130 games, had 117 hits, 21 home runs, 91 RBIs and 58 runs. His .264 batting average wasn’t great but he also walked 76 times so his OBP was a decent .375.

Luis Figueroa – Figueroa played 101 games and finished with a .294. This is a contact hitter without a lot of power and while had a nice 40/32 strikeout to walk ratio, he hit just one home run and a .348 slugging percentage.

Lucas Duda – This is a weird one but Duda raked in his time with the Bisons before getting called up to the big league club. He had a 1.011 OPS in 38 games and he hit ten home runs. Even better, he walked 23 times and struck out just 27 times.

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November 4, 2011

Buffalo Bisons 2011 Pitching Stars

by Ray Wilson @ 9:24 am. Filed under Uncategorized

The Bistons pitching staff had a good but not great year. Here were some of the better hurlers on the team in 2011.

Chris Schwinden – Schwinden led the team in just about everything and that even earned him a call up to the Mets. He was tied for the team lead with eight wins, he had 26 starts, 145 2/3 innings, 134 strikeouts and he walked 48 hitters. I like the strikeout rate and the strikeout to walk ratio while his 1.28 WHIP seems better then his 3.95 ERA. He’s getting past the point of being a prospect (he just turned 25) but he he could be in the mix for the Mets pitching staff in 2012.

Dale Thayer – The team’s closer, Dale Thayer picked up 21 saves and won four games in 71 innings for the Bisons. He struck out 66 and walked just 15 and he had a nice enough 0.97 WHIP. Home runs were a minor issue (he gave up eight) but he got it done when the Mets called him up.

Ryota Igarashi – Igarashi had a very impressive out of the pen and he’s one of the first Chinese pitchers to move up the ladder. He pitched 31 innings and he struck out 34 and his WHIP was an incredible 0.77. His batting average against was just .140 and he eventually played the bulk of the season with the Mets.

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