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MATT STURINO				Nickname:		Chicky	First Year:		2005
PICTURE				Jersey #:		2	Bats:		Right
				Position:		2B/RF	Throws:		Right
				Years Played:		15	MLB Comparison:		Whit Merrifield
CAREER STATS
YEAR	GP	AB	R		H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2006	20	60	18		24	19	0.400	0.419	0.467	0.886
2007	36	109	34		50	31	0.459	0.550	0.532	1.083
2008	33	122	55		60	37	0.492	0.545	0.615	1.159
2009	29	86	24		44	19	0.512	0.598	0.640	1.237
2010	37	128	55		64	23	0.500	0.557	0.547	1.104
2011	23	66	19		22	8	0.333	0.403	0.333	0.736
2012	36	116	42		53	25	0.457	0.500	0.612	1.112
2013	23	70	13		28	17	0.400	0.400	0.471	0.871
2014	32	87	28		46	27	0.529	0.556	0.621	1.176
2015	28	85	23		39	14	0.459	0.483	0.553	1.036
2016	21	60	11		26	17	0.433	0.459	0.600	1.059
2017	26	82	27		39	17	0.476	0.517	0.512	1.029
2018	18	64	16		33	7	0.516	0.516	0.563	1.078
2019	17	58	18		31	7	0.534	0.525	0.655	1.180
CAREER	379	1193	383		559	268	0.469	0.513	0.557	1.070
PLAYER NOTES
Sturino left the Goobers after the 2019 season and has decided to continue playing for his other team that he started with his brother. Sturino was a solid hitter no matter where we stuck him in the lineup. The king of the opposite field chizzler, he has set some records that will be tough to beat. Putting up 46 singles in 2010 and 38 in 2008 rank 1^st and 2^nd on the Goobers all time season highs. His 45 runs scored during the 2010 season rank him 7^th all time. Chicky will be missed, and we hope one day he can put back on the Green.

BRIAN FRASER				Nickname:		Laser	First Year:		2005
PICTURE				Jersey #:		3	Bats:		Right
				Position:		1B/2B	Throws:		Right
				Years Played:		17	MLB Comparison:		DJ LeMahieu
CAREER STATS
YEAR	GP	AB	R		H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2006	23	74	30		41	29	0.554	0.581	0.784	1.365
2007	31	96	32		49	37	0.510	0.573	0.646	1.219
2008	28	88	23		37	36	0.420	0.484	0.534	1.018
2009	29	80	17		35	28	0.438	0.477	0.475	0.952
2010	31	92	20		40	17	0.435	0.500	0.500	1.000
2011	28	78	16		31	26	0.397	0.463	0.526	0.989
2012	32	100	39		48	15	0.480	0.525	0.550	1.075
2013	26	77	24		41	25	0.532	0.548	0.701	1.249
2014	32	92	38		45	38	0.489	0.530	0.739	1.269
2015	32	95	35		45	19	0.474	0.543	0.547	1.090
2016	30	84	21		32	22	0.381	0.472	0.405	0.877
2017	23	61	18		30	15	0.492	0.552	0.607	1.159
2018	19	58	15		28	11	0.483	0.508	0.621	1.129
2019	15	44	7		21	18	0.477	0.520	0.545	1.065
2021	10	25	11		16	6	0.640	0.680	0.800	1.480
2022	22	60	6		24	13	0.400	0.455	0.517	0.971
CAREER	411	1204	352		563	355	0.468	0.519	0.584	1.103
PLAYER NOTES
Brian Fraser enters his 18^th season with the Goobers. It has been a roller coaster of a career for Fras but lately he has been a lot better at the plate. I know last year was a tough one batting .400 in 22 games, but in the 4 years before that he had a batting average that was better than his career average. Fraser may not really care about this however as he just won his 5^th career Here for Beer award and has always been a guy who prides himself on winning the fun awards over the stats-based ones. It was also nice to see Fraser make it out to 22 games last year which was his best attendance since 2017. Hopefully Fraser can have a bounce back year and possibly have a season over .500 which he hasn’t done since 2013 (not counting 2021 in which he played just 10 games).

DANNY TAORMINA				Nickname:		The Jet	First Year:		2007
PICTURE				Jersey #:		4	Bats:		Right
				Position:		RCF/RF	Throws:		Right
				Years Played:		15	MLB Comparison:		Jackie Bradley Jr
CAREER STATS
YEAR	GP	AB	R		H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2007	32	93	25		44	25	0.473	0.516	0.667	1.183
2008	33	108	30		52	26	0.481	0.523	0.602	1.125
2009	23	67	17		26	12	0.388	0.429	0.463	0.891
2010	34	106	26		47	20	0.443	0.518	0.491	1.009
2011	27	85	30		40	11	0.471	0.540	0.506	1.046
2012	34	88	32		39	26	0.443	0.516	0.591	1.107
2013	27	81	27		41	25	0.506	0.517	0.605	1.122
2014	38	100	27		44	21	0.440	0.477	0.520	0.997
2015	26	64	17		22	14	0.344	0.451	0.359	0.810
2016	35	101	31		51	20	0.505	0.607	0.525	1.132
2017	30	80	23		34	16	0.425	0.483	0.463	0.946
2018	26	78	10		32	7	0.410	0.453	0.410	0.864
2019	26	70	14		24	9	0.343	0.390	0.371	0.761
2021	24	59	15		26	14	0.441	0.508	0.525	1.033
2022	4	12	3		3	3	0.250	0.308	0.250	0.558
CAREER	419	1192	327		525	249	0.440	0.498	0.513	1.010
PLAYER NOTES
Danny “The Jet” Taormina has decided to leave the Goobers heading into the 2023 season. He will join Tony and Sturino on the Cleveland Steamers. Danny was always one of the best gloves on the field no matter who was out there. This is evidenced by his record 10 straight Gold Glove Outfield Awards. His work at the plate was nothing special but he was a burner on the basepath and did have a couple years (2013 and 2016) in which he was able to bat over .500. We hope to see Danny back with the team next year but until then we wish him the best playing with Sturino’s team and also joining the two kid club.

BRYAN PLOEN				Nickname:		Coach	First Year:		2005
PICTURE				Jersey #:		7	Bats:		Right
				Position:		RF/LF	Throws:		Right
				Years Active:		17	MLB Comparison:		Andrew Benintendi
CAREER STATS
YEAR	GP	AB	R		H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2006	28	90	24		39	26	0.433	0.456	0.522	0.978
2007	36	109	29		54	37	0.495	0.606	0.633	1.239
2008	33	102	26		44	33	0.431	0.500	0.510	1.010
2009	29	88	20		33	13	0.375	0.484	0.409	0.893
2010	35	122	60		64	32	0.525	0.589	0.672	1.261
2011	25	82	26		36	22	0.439	0.488	0.488	0.976
2012	28	73	18		34	18	0.466	0.468	0.548	1.016
2013	21	60	14		27	11	0.450	0.500	0.517	1.017
2014	28	73	17		27	8	0.370	0.436	0.438	0.874
2015	30	75	16		29	18	0.387	0.444	0.480	0.924
2016	30	79	19		32	20	0.405	0.442	0.506	0.948
2017	21	50	7		16	9	0.320	0.373	0.340	0.713
2018	20	57	8		22	10	0.386	0.373	0.474	0.847
2019	17	46	8		20	9	0.435	0.451	0.587	1.038
2021	16	39	9		21	9	0.538	0.537	0.615	1.152
2022	28	91	25		56	24	0.615	0.642	0.659	1.301
CAREER	425	1236	326		554	299	0.448	0.498	0.534	1.032
PLAYER NOTES
Coach Ploen turned into an actual ball player in 2022, putting up his best BAA, OBP and OPS of his career. The singles machine became one of the most reliable Goobers at the plate and of course this all went to his head. I won’t be shocked if Ploen has the red carpet rolled out and Jerry Howarth calling his walk to the plate on opening day. Ploen will have a lot to live up to in 2023 and I just hope he can continue this solid play (Batting .592avg in his last 44 games played). My favorite part of Ploen’s 2022 was that he showed up to 28 games, his best showing since 2016. Maybe Fraser should get on the craft beer train to turn his game around! :P

TONY FIMOGNARI				Nickname:		Tone	First Year:		2005
PICTURE				Jersey #:		8	Bats:		Right
				Position:		C	Throws:		Right
				Years Active:		15	MLB Comparison:		Martin Maldonado
CAREER STATS
YEAR	GP	AB	R		H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2006	20	56	12		19	8	0.339	0.375	0.339	0.714
2007	28	72	13		14	9	0.194	0.297	0.194	0.492
2008	22	62	12		12	5	0.194	0.333	0.210	0.543
2009	27	72	12		14	6	0.194	0.253	0.194	0.448
2010	30	81	20		27	11	0.333	0.383	0.346	0.728
2011	20	43	7		12	9	0.279	0.422	0.279	0.701
2012	25	58	13		16	5	0.276	0.350	0.293	0.643
2013	29	77	22		31	13	0.403	0.481	0.403	0.883
2014	31	77	12		24	10	0.312	0.413	0.325	0.737
2015	14	31	3		6	2	0.194	0.273	0.194	0.466
2016	20	44	7		13	6	0.295	0.326	0.295	0.622
2017	18	39	11		9	2	0.231	0.349	0.231	0.580
2018	21	58	11		17	7	0.293	0.350	0.293	0.643
2019	13	35	7		8	1	0.229	0.333	0.229	0.562
CAREER	318	805	162		222	94	0.276	0.357	0.281	0.638
PLAYER NOTES
Tony last played with the Goobers in 2019 but he may have reason to come back. Someone is threatening his career Austin 3:16 Award and he is no longer a lock for the last batter role. Franny Pisani has entered the picture, sporting a .190avg through his first 17 games. Small sample size but it would be interesting to see these two in a heated race for the 3:16 hardware. Alas we won’t see it this year as Tony has chosen to stay with Sturino’s team and we wish him the best of luck. Tony leaves just 6RBI shy of the century mark and if only we got more 2013/2014 Tony, he would have been flying past that 100RBI plateau. We just hope he can make it to Goobers Weekend this year.

ROB RYAN				Nickname:		Cabo	First Year:		2005
PICTURE				Jersey #:		9	Bats:		Right
				Position:		C/RF/LF	Throws:		Right
				Years Active:		17	MLB Comparison:		Christian Vazquez
CAREER STATS
YEAR	GP	AB	R		H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2006	28	81	19		34	25	0.420	0.477	0.457	0.934
2007	20	55	8		20	17	0.364	0.473	0.364	0.836
2008	33	105	35		53	14	0.505	0.598	0.552	1.151
2009	31	92	16		40	17	0.435	0.515	0.478	0.994
2010	32	92	17		32	19	0.348	0.400	0.359	0.759
2011	26	67	14		25	15	0.373	0.408	0.388	0.797
2012	31	76	13		20	13	0.263	0.321	0.289	0.610
2013	24	57	21		30	13	0.526	0.541	0.544	1.085
2014	40	94	24		37	20	0.394	0.480	0.521	1.001
2015	26	68	11		24	7	0.353	0.403	0.368	0.770
2016	26	58	15		24	7	0.414	0.508	0.466	0.973
2017	28	67	18		29	10	0.433	0.458	0.522	0.981
2018	21	66	6		21	8	0.318	0.333	0.348	0.682
2019	28	78	14		28	9	0.359	0.378	0.423	0.706
2021	12	27	8		10	2	0.370	0.393	0.370	0.647
2022	22	54	11		28	14	0.519	0.559	0.556	1.115
CAREER	428	1137	250		455	210	0.400	0.457	0.442	0.900
PLAYER NOTES
Big Cabo Robo had a huge breakout year in 2022 posting his 2^nd best BAA/OBP/OPS and had his best ever Slugging %. The oppo boppo was working to perfection as he was the 9^th best Goober to come to the plate last year. This was a huge step up as Rob has a .400 career batting average and he hit 119 points above that. I don’t expect Rob to replicate this great season, but I know Rob is better than his career mark. Batting over .500 in 3 of his 16 years (unfortunately the last time was 8 years ago) shows that he has the ability, but the consistency needs work. I have a good feeling we are going to see another top 5 season from Rob in 2023 and it looks like he will be used a lot more in RF this season with the current roster shortage.

KEVIN ROBBIE				Nickname:		Krob	First Year:		2005
PICTURE				Jersey #:		11	Bats:		Right
				Position:		LF	Throws:		Right
				Years Active:		17	MLB Comparison:		Lourdes Gurriel Jr
CAREER STATS
YEAR	GP	AB	R		H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2006	23	72	20		30	18	0.417	0.493	0.583	1.077
2007	32	95	40		50	31	0.526	0.643	0.621	1.264
2008	31	110	57		59	39	0.536	0.619	0.782	1.401
2009	27	87	36		48	24	0.552	0.574	0.713	1.287
2010	35	114	25		51	42	0.447	0.542	0.605	1.148
2011	28	81	20		33	19	0.407	0.466	0.543	1.009
2012	32	89	25		38	31	0.427	0.479	0.573	1.052
2013	33	105	27		50	30	0.476	0.481	0.657	1.138
2014	40	121	44		66	32	0.545	0.579	0.719	1.298
2015	33	97	27		43	31	0.443	0.495	0.577	1.072
2016	35	100	23		41	27	0.410	0.440	0.480	0.920
2017	28	83	17		45	43	0.542	0.611	0.663	1.274
2018	28	99	27		54	37	0.545	0.610	0.707	1.317
2019	23	70	17		25	15	0.357	0.405	0.486	0.891
2021	22	61	16		27	20	0.443	0.500	0.459	0.959
2022	28	79	14		23	12	0.291	0.356	0.304	0.660
CAREER	478	1463	435		683	451	0.467	0.524	0.604	1.128
PLAYER NOTES
KROB has had a very rollercoaster type career with the Goobers. His first 4 seasons saw him as one of the top hitters with a .514avg. Unfortunately, his next 4 years from 2010-2013 saw him drop to .442avg hitter. Krob would then bounce back with a .498avg from 2014-2018 which included 3 seasons batting over .540avg. The last 3 years has been the worst stretch ever for his career (.357avg) and had his worst batting average year in 2022 by a long shot. Granted injuries were hindering him for much of the season and he did do us a favor by playing to give us the minimum needed on the field. His career batting average has dropped to .467 (.485avg entering 2019 season) so I know he will be fired up to have a big bounce back season and win the Comeback Player of the Year Award. Let’s hope he can stay injury free in 2023 and show us that you can still bat .500 with 2 kids bro.
BOBBY CHAPMAN				Nickname:		Chappy	First Year:		2005
PICTURE				Jersey #:		13	Bats:		Left
				Position:		P/UTIL	Throws:		Right
				Years Active:		17	MLB Comparison:		Shohei Ohtani
CAREER STATS
YEAR	GP	AB	R		H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2006	28	85	52		53	52	0.624	0.677	1.235	1.913
2007	36	103	56		70	65	0.680	0.754	1.282	2.036
2008	35	118	63		83	75	0.703	0.773	1.314	2.087
2009	31	98	56		68	57	0.694	0.750	1.296	2.046
2010	37	115	68		87	82	0.757	0.776	1.348	2.124
2011	30	95	42		50	40	0.526	0.608	0.937	1.545
2012	35	105	56		66	60	0.629	0.694	1.276	1.971
2013	31	99	52		62	61	0.626	0.664	1.242	1.906
2014	34	91	53		66	69	0.725	0.738	1.396	2.133
2015	32	77	44		49	54	0.636	0.713	1.221	1.934
2016	37	90	56		61	65	0.678	0.773	1.400	2.173
2017	34	98	50		65	55	0.663	0.678	1.061	1.739
2018	10	32	13		20	19	0.625	0.658	1.219	1.877
2019	24	78	30		46	30	0.590	0.643	0.949	1.592
2021	10	24	6		13	10	0.542	0.560	0.750	1.310
2022	31	91	48		59	44	0.648	0.693	1.066	1.759
CAREER	475	1399	745		918	838	0.656	0.710	1.214	1.924
PLAYER NOTES
Chappy had a bit of a bounce back season in 2022 but still a long shot from the man who used to flirt with a +2.000OPS every season. Its now been 5 straight years of failing to even reach a 1.900OPS. The once big threat at the plate has now become more of a subtle nuisance at times and seems more focused on trying to hit slap singles than trying to kill the first baseman. The mindset for 2023 is to get back to the pull swing that used to launch balls onto Kennedy and hopefully find his glove again as his defense has taken a dip in recent years. The chirps of “New Bobby” when Jimmy arrived and the fears that Ryan will overtake many of his records should fuel him into having one of his best career years In 2023.

ADAM SAWOSZCZUK				Nickname:		Swazzo	First Year:		2014
PICTURE				Jersey #:		19	Bats:		Right
				Position:		LCF	Throws:		Right
				Years Active:		8	MLB Comparison:		Nick Castellanos
CAREER STATS
YEAR	GP	AB	R		H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2014	40	118	48		71	48	0.602	0.628	0.907	1.535
2015	34	98	34		50	45	0.510	0.558	0.898	1.456
2016	37	105	34		55	47	0.524	0.564	0.762	1.326
2017	34	104	41		57	56	0.548	0.571	0.933	1.504
2018	15	47	12		21	8	0.447	0.460	0.532	0.992
2019	28	84	22		44	22	0.524	0.538	0.631	1.169
2021	22	59	14		30	22	0.508	0.532	0.610	1.142
2022	33	103	41		55	33	0.534	0.586	0.845	1.430
CAREER	243	718	246		383	281	0.533	0.565	0.798	1.363
PLAYER NOTES
Adam brought back the big stick in 2022 swatting 5 homeruns across 33 games played. He had gone the previous 3 seasons (65GP) without a single big fly and only 1 triple (3 triples in 2022). He may never duplicate what he did in his rookie season in 2014 but his 2022 campaign ignited a flame in Swazzo we haven’t seen since 2017. Adam was moved up to the 2 slot for much of the 2022 season and it seemed to change the way he approached his plate appearance. He walked a career high 7 times which helped him have his 2^nd best OBP year, exactly what we needed from someone in his spot in the order. If Adam can continue to put up OPS numbers over 1.400 I don’t see him moving from that spot anytime soon.

STEVE ROCHA				Nickname:		Ro-Hey	First Year:		2005
PICTURE				Jersey #:		21	Bats:		Right
				Position:		P/3B	Throws:		Right
				Years Active:		15	MLB Comparison:		Anthony Rendon
CAREER STATS
YEAR	GP	AB	R		H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2006	28	93	34		44	29	0.473	0.521	0.613	1.134
2007	36	110	28		45	22	0.409	0.473	0.464	0.937
2008	35	111	37		60	41	0.541	0.625	0.631	1.256
2009	29	89	17		37	32	0.416	0.478	0.629	1.107
2010	34	97	14		31	15	0.320	0.353	0.361	0.714
2011	28	83	20		32	23	0.386	0.430	0.410	0.840
2012	34	88	19		37	31	0.420	0.480	0.568	1.048
2013	31	91	35		50	28	0.549	0.592	0.670	1.262
2014	34	92	32		50	32	0.543	0.592	0.674	1.266
2015	31	85	21		38	18	0.447	0.483	0.506	0.989
2016	24	64	15		30	19	0.469	0.521	0.500	1.021
2017	19	44	9		18	10	0.409	0.528	0.614	1.142
2019	11	29	6		9	4	0.310	0.412	0.310	0.722
2022	17	43	9		18	7	0.419	0.490	0.442	0.932
CAREER	391	1119	296		499	311	0.446	0.504	0.542	1.046
PLAYER NOTES
Steve has had an on again off again relationship with the Goobers as of late. Even when he does go out with us his attention is somewhere else (Averaging 16GP last 3 years – Career 31GP/Year before 2017). We miss the Steve who used to show up and take rockets off his shins and just pick the ball up and fire the guy out at first. The lack of dedication is the main reason for the stats dropping well below his career average. There was a time in 2013/2014 when Steve was one of the most reliable hitters on the team. I know it will just take him coming out more often to revive the sweet swinging, smooth pitching, hardnosed ball player he once was.

KYLE GERRARD				Nickname:		Big KG	First Year:		2016
PICTURE				Jersey #:		24	Bats:		Left
				Position:		RCF	Throws:		Right
				Years Played:		4	MLB Comparison:		Charlie Blackmon
CAREER STATS
YEAR	GP	AB	R		H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2016	2	4	0		0	0	0.000	0.400	0.000	0.400
2017	4	11	2		2	1	0.182	0.182	0.182	0.364
2021	24	65	19		36	16	0.554	0.597	0.800	1.397
2022	33	95	26		51	42	0.537	0.551	0.737	1.288
CAREER	66	184	48		91	60	0.495	0.528	0.696	1.223
PLAYER NOTES
Kyle now has 2 full seasons under his belt and looks to be very reliable middle of the order hitter. He really broke out last year after having only 17RBI in his first 32 games played, he would rack up 42 in 33 games in 2022. The BAA/OBP/SLG/OPS all took a dip from his 2021 season, but he still produced very respectable numbers. I would love to see Kyle batting even better than he has and I feel like a .550avg is something he can easily attain if he puts in the work. His defensive play has always been above par and with the shortened roster this season he will be relied upon even more to track down those flyballs in the gap. I would love to see Kyle hoist a slugger trophy this season and I can see him having another big RBI season batting in the 5/6 slot in the order.

RYAN MCNEIL				Nickname:		McWheels	First Year:		2008
PICTURE				Jersey #:		25	Bats:		Right
				Position:		P/INF	Throws:		Right
				Years Active:		13	MLB Comparison:		Pete Alonso
CAREER STATS
YEAR	GP	AB	R		H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2008	2	4	0		1	1	0.250	0.500	0.250	0.750
2010	37	117	41		70	68	0.598	0.595	0.923	1.518
2011	30	85	37		45	44	0.529	0.610	0.859	1.469
2012	36	102	55		70	69	0.686	0.684	1.637	2.321
2013	31	90	39		54	54	0.600	0.623	1.111	1.734
2014	40	113	60		77	66	0.681	0.709	1.257	1.965
2015	34	98	43		63	61	0.643	0.667	1.071	1.738
2016	35	101	61		73	65	0.723	0.723	1.465	2.189
2017	34	107	54		67	59	0.626	0.672	1.084	1.757
2018	28	90	33		54	35	0.600	0.627	0.867	1.494
2019	27	84	36		48	43	0.571	0.596	1.167	1.762
2021	24	67	30		42	56	0.627	0.658	1.104	1.762
2022	15	41	18		25	21	0.610	0.630	1.122	1.752
CAREER	373	1099	507		689	642	0.627	0.651	1.143	1.794
PLAYER NOTES
The dreaded day has finally arrived. Ryan has decided to not be an active member on the Goobers this season. There is still hope! A possible move to Stoney Creek could get him the call back up to the club. Ryan tentatively leaves as one of if not the best power hitter to ever wear a Goobers uniform. Ryan has 70HR over his last 10 years, comparatively Bobby only has 53 and the next highest is Josh at 29. Bobby may have been the fastest to 50HR, but Ryan has a chance to be the fastest to 100. (Both average a HR every 14.3 at bats). Ryan also leaves with a team high 33 awards won with a record 6 Iron Man, 5 MVP, 5 Player of the Year, 4 Silver Sluggers, and 3 Cy Young Awards. The man was an absolute beast, and we just hope his wife reads this and realizes how important he is to the team and to just move to Stoney Creek already – Love: The Goobers.

BRIAN ROBBIE				Nickname:		Bobo	First Year:		2005
PICTURE				Jersey #:		27	Bats:		Right
				Position:		1B	Throws:		Left
				Years Active:		17	MLB Comparison:		Yuli Gurriel
CAREER STATS
YEAR	GP	AB	R		H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2006	28	87	30		33	30	0.379	0.404	0.529	0.933
2007	34	93	26		37	23	0.398	0.490	0.430	0.920
2008	32	104	29		47	42	0.452	0.462	0.663	1.126
2009	31	89	21		37	26	0.416	0.458	0.506	0.964
2010	33	95	23		43	29	0.453	0.475	0.537	1.012
2011	28	86	22		42	30	0.488	0.522	0.535	1.057
2012	34	101	33		44	38	0.436	0.566	0.515	1.081
2013	31	96	27		51	40	0.531	0.549	0.667	1.216
2014	20	54	9		25	17	0.463	0.491	0.611	1.102
2015	34	94	19		40	22	0.426	0.474	0.574	1.049
2016	33	99	46		55	29	0.556	0.583	0.646	1.230
2017	24	69	16		44	25	0.638	0.640	0.768	1.408
2018	24	77	16		39	20	0.506	0.519	0.597	1.116
2019	24	80	16		35	26	0.438	0.476	0.525	1.001
2021	24	70	27		43	21	0.614	0.643	0.757	1.400
2022	2	5	2		5	2	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
CAREER	436	1299	362		620	420	0.477	0.517	0.587	1.104
PLAYER NOTES
Bobo is now officially an East Coaster, and we couldn’t be happier for him and his new family. Unfortunately for us we lost Bobo when he was just starting to figure out his swing. A career .444avg hitter his first 10 years. Bobo has upped his average 33 points in the last 6 years (.553avg combined) and really perfected that opposite field swing. I think Bobo and Rob need to give Krob some lessons on how to hit to the opposite field and join the family business of chowing down on some oppo tacos. The good news is that Bobo has joined a softball league this season out East and will be in mid-season form when he makes his annual celebrity showcase game for the Goobers. Speaking of which, with our terrible attendance we should really host a celebrity showcase game where we bring out all past Goobers Alumni to throw on the retros for one more night with the boys.

MIKE VIERNO				Nickname:		Vinny	First Year:		2014
PICTURE				Jersey #:		29	Bats:		Right
				Position:		3B/LF/RF	Throws:		Right
				Years Played:		7	MLB Comparison:		Brandon Drury
CAREER STATS
YEAR	GP	AB	R		H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2014	2	1	0		1	3	1.000	0.500	1.000	1.500
2015	2	5	2		1	0	0.200	0.500	0.200	0.700
2016	2	4	0		0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
2018	7	14	2		4	3	0.286	0.267	0.286	0.552
2019	6	16	0		5	4	0.313	0.421	0.500	0.921
2021	8	19	12		11	4	0.579	0.652	0.684	1.336
2022	18	46	17		20	16	0.435	0.519	0.761	1.280
CAREER	45	105	33		42	30	0.400	0.480	0.590	1.070
PLAYER NOTES
Vinny had his Rookie campaign in 2022, despite playing in 6 other years prior to finally reaching the minimum required games to be considered a Rookie. He would have a very lackluster year batting .435 across 18GP but surprisingly the power didn’t get the memo as his slugging percentage was 326 points higher than his batting average. This ranked as the 4^th best separation from Batting average to Slugging % on the team last year (Ryan, Bobby, JP were the top 3). If Vierno can boost up his average and keep these slugging numbers going a 1.300+ OPS is very attainable. The speed coupled with the bat would make a lethal top of the order batter, but the consistency will be key in getting there. The defense will also need some work as there is potential of him one day becoming a great utility fielder for the Goobers.

JIMMY MCNEIL				Nickname:		New Bobby	First Year:		2014
PICTURE				Jersey #:		30	Bats:		Left
				Position:		P/SS/2B	Throws:		Right
				Years Played:		3	MLB Comparison:		Jake Cronenworth
CAREER STATS
YEAR	GP	AB	R		H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2014	2	7	2		3	4	0.429	0.429	0.857	1.286
2021	15	41	23		27	17	0.659	0.705	1.171	1.875
2022	6	22	13		11	8	0.500	0.591	0.727	1.636
CAREER	23	70	38		41	29	0.586	0.644	1.000	1.644
PLAYER NOTES
It just wasn’t meant to be that Bobby and New Bobby would ever co-exist on the same softball team. Jimmy made it out to just 6 games in 2022 after his rookie campaign in 2021 saw him take home the Silver Slugger as the team’s top hitter as well as putting up the best batting average season for a Goobers Rookie in history. Injuries were the reason for the lack of attendance and there is hope he can rejoin the club in 2023. Jimmy and Ryan would add the 1-2 punch this lineup needs to put the best product it has on the field. Unfortunately, the chance of them both not playing could mean an uphill battle for the Goobers. With the writing of this I have gained confirmation of a near 50% attendance rate for Jimmy. You know a Jim or Jim knows you?

ARIAH TELL				Nickname:		Ari Guy	First Year:		2015
PICTURE				Jersey #:		33	Bats:		Right
				Position:		3B	Throws:		Right
				Years Active:		7	MLB Comparison:		Alex Bregman
CAREER STATS
YEAR	GP	AB	R		H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2015	4	10	3		3	1	0.300	0.300	0.300	0.600
2016	2	8	2		7	5	0.875	0.875	1.125	2.000
2017	8	29	10		17	9	0.586	0.621	0.897	1.517
2018	28	89	30		43	24	0.483	0.520	0.719	1.239
2019	19	59	26		35	21	0.593	0.642	0.983	1.625
2021	26	76	41		46	32	0.605	0.663	0.987	1.649
2022	20	52	21		29	17	0.558	0.591	0.731	1.322
CAREER	107	323	133		180	109	0.557	0.598	0.845	1.443
PLAYER NOTES
Ariah took a bit of a step back in 2022 after batting .600 over his previous 2 years. His attendance was probably a huge factor for this as we all know when he gets hot he is a tough out at the plate. Ariah comes into 2023 with the 6^th best average amongst active Goobers. He knows he has it in him to become a future .600 career hitter and I think his goal this year will be to get back to the top of the lineup. The speed and power that Ariah possesses is perfect for the 2 slot in this lineup. I have a prediction that Ariah will have his first 1.000SLG% this year and that the battle for the top 2 spots in the order will be a heated contest between Adam and Ariah.

JOSH PILEGGI				Nickname:		Tadoshie	First Year:		2005
PICTURE				Jersey #:		34	Bats:		Right
				Position:		SS	Throws:		Right
				Years Active:		17	MLB Comparison:		Carlos Correa
CAREER STATS
YEAR	GP	AB	R		H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2006	19	62	32		32	36	0.516	0.571	1.000	1.571
2007	36	117	37		57	40	0.487	0.525	0.769	1.295
2008	31	109	63		73	60	0.670	0.714	1.083	1.797
2009	25	81	42		46	32	0.568	0.627	1.062	1.688
2010	27	86	43		52	51	0.605	0.674	1.058	1.732
2011	20	66	33		39	18	0.591	0.662	0.939	1.601
2012	26	81	41		52	44	0.642	0.655	1.321	1.976
2013	27	88	47		60	30	0.682	0.731	1.125	1.856
2014	30	94	52		58	33	0.617	0.636	1.106	1.743
2015	30	88	50		62	39	0.705	0.701	1.136	1.837
2016	29	90	34		50	24	0.556	0.557	0.656	1.212
2017	23	73	34		47	20	0.644	0.697	0.836	1.533
2018	21	75	26		37	25	0.493	0.513	0.693	1.206
2019	19	56	23		29	24	0.518	0.538	0.929	1.467
2021	11	29	18		22	17	0.759	0.750	1.310	2.060
2022	18	59	28		34	10	0.576	0.644	0.763	1.407
CAREER	392	1254	603		750	503	0.598	0.634	0.978	1.612
PLAYER NOTES
Josh has been pretty decent with his attendance considering he lives about 90min from the diamonds. The thought of having Josh full time would put this team over the edge but alas we have to take what we can get from Tadoshie. His batting average has fluctuated by massive amounts since 2013. Every 3^rd basemans nightmare when Josh comes to the plate, Josh has actually been trying to hit all over the field in recent years. His power numbers have pretty much disappeared, averaging 5.2HR per year his first 10 years. Josh has dropped to averaging just 0.8HR per year his last 6 years. All we care about is more Joshie in 2023, the more times we see him, the better he plays….its science.

JP ANDERSON				Nickname:		Jay	First Year:		2017
PICTURE				Jersey #:		42	Bats:		Right
				Position:		2B/1B/OF	Throws:		Right
				Years Active:		4	MLB Comparison:		Randy Arozarena
CAREER STATS
YEAR	GP	AB	R		H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2017	1	2	2		2	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
2018	2	7	1		4	2	0.571	0.625	0.714	1.339
2021	18	49	17		31	21	0.633	0.627	0.939	1.566
2022	29	88	30		49	51	0.557	0.583	0.955	1.538
CAREER	50	146	50		86	74	0.589	0.608	0.938	1.546
PLAYER NOTES
JP made his official debut in 2021 winning the Bronze Slugger Award and putting together the 2^nd best Rookie campaign by a first year Goober. He followed it up with a solid 2022, leading the team in RBI (51) and also taking home the award for Most Reach on Errors. JP has always demonstrated his ability to cash runners and he has once again locked up his spot as a 4/5 hitter in this lineup. The slugging ability from JP is also starting to take off as he racked up a team high 17 Doubles last year and added 4 Home Runs. Also his 24 Extra Base Hits trailed just Chapman (26) for the team lead. I see no reason JP doesn’t continue to produce in 2023 and I would love to see him once again gun for that RBI title. The Dad strength could one day make JP a Triple Crown winner which hasn’t happened since 2016.

FRANNY PISANI				Nickname:		Fran Van	First Year:		2005
PICTURE				Jersey #:		54	Bats:		Right
				Position:		C	Throws:		Right
				Years Played:		2	MLB Comparison:		Luke Maile
CAREER STATS
YEAR	GP	AB	R		H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2021	6	16	4		3	1	0.188	0.235	0.188	0.423
2022	11	26	2		5	4	0.192	0.250	0.192	0.442
CAREER	17	42	6		8	5	0.190	0.244	0.190	0.435
PLAYER NOTES
Franny loves the Goobers, but just doesn’t like coming out to see us I guess? The OG Goober from 2005, Franny took his ball and went home after the inaugural season. Returning in 2021 for a 6-game tease and then giving me his word, he would be better in 2022. 11 games later we are still needing more from Fran Van! Franny has also yet to break out the way we have seen in his Kelly Goobers days. His attendance will get better in 2023 I can just feel it and with that I believe his stats will also improve. I would love to see a good battle between Kevin and Franny for Comeback Player of the Year. All that matters is he’s in for week 1 which can only mean good things for everyone who gets the honor of hanging around this beauty.

JON BOODHOO				Nickname:		Boods	First Year:		2022
PICTURE				Jersey #:		84	Bats:		Right
				Position:		1B/C	Throws:		Right
				Years Active:		1	MLB Comparison:		Dominic Smith
CAREER STATS
YEAR	GP	AB	R		H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2022	31	87	17		36	17	0.414	0.440	0.460	0.899
CAREER	31	87	17		36	17	0.414	0.440	0.460	0.899
PLAYER NOTES
Jon Boodhoo was the latest member to join the Goobers. Being one of the few Goobers to join the team without ever playing a tryout game. Boods had his shares of ups and downs both at the plate and in the field. The one thing that was clear is that Jon was determined to get better every week he came out. He would play 31 games in 2022 to the tune of a .414avg and an 0.899OPS. Boodhoo will try and top that this year and I have no doubts he will smash his prior numbers. The Defense was one of the most impressive turn arounds I have ever seen on a Goober field. Going from a very minimal 1^st base role to finishing the season as the teams regular 1 bag. Looking forward to seeing Boodhoo every week as I know he lives for the Goobers.