2024 Season Update (All-Star Break Check-in Addition)

[Cubs GM - Monty]

Standings at 2024 All-Star Break 

Field of Dreams Division
Chicago White Sox (98-73-9)
Toronto Blue Jays (87-78-15)
Chicago Cubs (77-93-10)
Colorado Rockies (72-95-13)
New York Yankees (72-98-10)
St Louis Cardinals (72-98-10)

Bull Durham Division
Cleveland Guardians (127-49-10)
Philadelphia Phillies (102-65-13)
Los Angeles Dodgers (101-67-12)
Baltimore Orioles (97-74-9)
Texas Rangers (94-76-10)
Detroit Tigers (44-120-16)

The Sandlot Division
Kansas City Royals (107-60-13)
Miami Marlins (107-63-10)
Boston Red Sox (81-91-8)
Milwaukee Brewers (66-102-12)
Atlanta Braves (63-104-13)
New York Mets (53-120-7)

If the playoffs started today
#1 Seed Cleveland Guardians (Bull Durham Champions) VS #2 Kansas City Royals (Sandlot Champions) for Homefield Advantage
#3 Seed Chicago White Sox (Field of Dreams Champions) VS #6 Seed Los Angeles Dodgers 
#4 Seed Miami Marlins VS #5 Seed Philadelphia Phillies 

Here are some odd statistics for every team from the first half to enjoy 
Chicago White Sox-small ball kings, 8th in HR (123) but #2 in RBI (480)
Toronto Blue Jays-call to the 'pen, only 36 QS for 16th, but 7th in Holds (59) and 9th in Saves (27)
Chicago Cubs-4th in HR (130) and RBI (456), but almost no top 10 in pitching categories means the wind is blowing out at Wrigley alot
Colorado Rockies -needs a closer or two, plenty of setup men....64 Holds (4th), 4 Saves (17th)
New York Yankees-find some balance in the Bronx...overall #4 offense but #18 pitching staff (PS... call the Orioles, Marlins, or Red Sox)
St Louis Cardinals-Whitey Herzog would not approve, only 35 SB, last in the league 
Cleveland Guardians -only the Royals with 10 more Holds (89-79) keep Cleveland from being #1 in every pitching category 
Philadelphia Phillies-no getting jiggy in Philly, top 5 in every offensive category except SB (#10-69 SB)
Los Angeles Dodgers-easily the top offensive team in the league, but bullpen woes (17th in Holds-8 and 14th in Saves -11) may ruin the Hollywood ending 
Baltimore Orioles-looking for pitching, call Baltimore (#6 overall pitching staff), but they need bats (#12 offense) 
Texas Rangers-change our format to Rotisserie instead of head-to-head and the Rangers are a playoff team (#5 overall)  
Detroit Tigers -where have you gone, Willie Hernandez? Only team yet to record a Save and only 2 Holds  
Kansas City Royals -dangerous combo in KC, the only team with over 100 HR and SB (141 HR-100 SB) 
Miami Marlins -hurricanes must have knocked out power-#3 pitching staff but struggles to make top 10 in most hitting categories 
Boston Red Sox- do they have hurricanes in Boston also? #2 pitching staff, but only the Tigers have hit less HR (71)
Milwaukee Brewers -talk about odd stats- 4th best AVG in the league (.260) 16th in Runs (338) and 15th in HR (89) 
Atlanta Braves -something to build on, more Strikeouts (950) than two playoff teams (White Sox 942-Dodgers 842)
New York Mets -it's not all bad in Queens, 12th in the league in Runs (392), Holds (39) and Saves (20) 

[RoyalsGM-Steve]

Thanks Monty for the info. Now we all know where to make improvements.

[Phillies GM (Matt)]

Thanks for keeping us updated and things fun Monty