Bingnear's Bold Moves
Bingnear has been known for some pretty interesting moves in his two years as a captain; mainly in his decision to extremely limit himself from pitching in the regular season. However, this year Bingnear took his aggressive coaching to the next level. His first bold move of the year came during draft night, when Sean took Ryan Drecher 7th overall in the draft. Just about everyone was skeptical of this pick, and most of us figured Sean would be in for a rough season. We couldn't have been more wrong. Sean turned Teddy into an ace who went on to throw 24 innings with posting a .62 ERA. Bingnear's bold moves didn't end here, as right before the trade deadline, Sean traded away his 2018 first round pick in return for Nate Smith. Again, many of us were skeptical and again, we were wrong. Nate provided some useful relief in the last game of the regular season, and came up with a game winning homerun in game one of the ALCS. Without a first round pick next year, Bingnear will most likely have to make a couple more bold moves on draft night to get his Dbacks back on top.
The D-backs
2017 Recap: The Revenge Tour
if I were to summarize Sean Bingnear's 2017 campaign with one word, it would have to be: Unstoppable. It's that simple. Much like last regular season, Sean only pitched when he had to; however, this year he had much more depth with his shocking 7th overall pick of Ryan "Teddy" Drecher. Teddy posted a .62 ERA over a 24 inning span while Sean carried the weight; pitching 35 innings to a 1.43 ERA. The combination of Teddy and Sean earned the Dbacks the 2nd lowest team ERA in 2017, and put them in the argument for best 1-2 combination this season. Sean and the Dbacks were consistently strong throughout the entire season, dropping only 3 games, two to the Phillies, and one to the A's, to finish 11-3. A very underrated part of their success this season was Sean's decision to trade away his 2018 first round pick to the Yankees, in return for Nate Smith. This proved successful, as Nate Smith was the difference in game 1 of the ALCS vs the A's, scoring the only run on a solo homerun, allowing the Dbacks to take a commanding 1-0 lead. As well as Sean played in the regular season (.323 Avg with 22 RBIs and a 1.43 ERA), he was an entirely different beast in the playoffs. Through 4 games in the playoffs, Sean posted an astonishing 0.00 ERA, with a 4-0 record and 15Ks compared to only 5 walks. In addition to his dominance on the mound, Sean also batted .500 in the playoffs with 15 RBIs and 2 HRs. It was obvious to see that Sean was on a revenge tour after blowing a 1-0 lead in last years chip, and the tour was capped off with a 15-3 record and of course, the RPWL trophy, as well as being voted by players as the best team in RPWL history. It will be interesting to see how Sean drafts next season, without a first round pick, but if he plays anything like he did this year, the rest of the league will have reason to worry.
2018 Results
W L RF RA RD
0 0 0 0 0
W L RF RA RD
11 3 48 17 31
2017 Results
2016 Results
W L RF RA RD
5 5 39 41 -2
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2017 Batting Statistics
2018 Roster:
1. Sean Bingnear- Captain
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2. Jimmy Bramwell
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3. Jimmy Davis
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4. Richie Moore
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2017 Roster:
1. Sean Bingnear- Captain
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2. Joey Van Houten
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3. Ryan "Teddy" Drecher
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4. Colin McCann
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5. Nate Smith (acquired via trade)
2016 Roster:
1. Sean Bingnear- Captain
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2. Dane McGrath
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3. Jack Liberio
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4. Frankie Campanile
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