2023 Annapolis Sailors season

Inaugural season of the Annapolis Sailors

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* P David Alexander
* P Josh Allen
* DH Randy Jones
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The 2023 season was the Annapolis Sailors' inaugural season and the inaugural season of the Chesapeake League. The Sailors finished with the second best record in the Capital Division at 45–35, earning a spot in the Capital League Championship Series; losing to the Frederick Keys 3–4. The Sailors were led by first year manager Jayden Allynne and played their home games at National Bohemian Stadium.

The Sailors finished the season with the second best record in the Capital League, thus earning them a spot in the Capital League Championship Series, where they faced the Frederick Keys. The Sailors were only a game behind the first placed Keys and only a game ahead of the 3rd placed Towson Liberty. Annapolis barely squeaked into the postseason despite have an up-and-down season. Frederick won the first two games of the series; however the Sailors won all three home games starting with a 7–3 win then shutting out the Keys 4–0 and 6–0 in the final home game of the series. They would then lose the last two games of the playoff series at Francis Scott Key Stadium and were eliminated from the postseason.

## Preseason

The Annapolis Sailors entered into the 2023 season with a decent quality roster. They were predicted to finish with 5th in the Capital League with a record of 39–41 (.487) and 4 games behind the first placed Catonsville Bullets. The team were expected to have allowed 280 runs, and a .230 batting average, 63 home runs, 23 stolen bases, an ERA of 3.19, 628 strikeouts and 291 walks.

## Postseason

Main article: 2023 Chesapeake League season § Capital League Championship Series
### Capital League Championship Series

Main article: 2023 Capital League Championship Series
The Sailors faced the 1st placed Frederick Keys, who had the second best record in the entire league at 46–34. The Sailors lost the series 3–4. eliminating them from the postseason. Annapolis began the series 0–2 but losing by 1 and 2 runs respectively. The Sailors were able to rally back and win three straight, including back-to-back shutouts of 4–0 and 6–0 each. Unfortunately, the team collapsed and narrowly lost the final game after 11 innings to lose the series. The Sailors had a perfect 3–0 record at home and an awful 0–4 record at Francis Scott Key Stadium.

### Postseason rosters

Capital League Championship Series

* David Alexander
* Josh Allen
* Carlos Cardona
* Orlando Ceron
* Adam Daniels
* Jeremy Densford
* Arturo Jimenez
* Billy Montes
* Leo Rodriguez
* Jason Shrewsbury
* Brandon Williams
* Josh Wilson
## Final roster

 **Pitchers**
**Starting rotation**
* Josh Allen
* Carlos Cardona
* Adam Daniels
* Brandon Mazyck
* Josh Wilson

**Bullpen**
* David Alexander
* Orlando Ceron
* Jeremy Densford
* Arturo Jimenez
* Billy Montes
* Leo Rodriguez
* Jason Shrewsbury
* Brandon Williams
* Jason Wilson
* Josh Elrod
* Carter Lehman

**Infielders**
* Richard Bradley
* Roberto Bencomo
* Josh Eby
* Rodrigo Garcia
* Randy Jones
* David Perez
* Dave Riedel
* Matt Stone

**Outfielders**
* Rafael Fragoso
* Jordan Herrera
* B.J. Howell
* Peter Sites
* Wayne Vincent

* Jose Alderte
* Jerrod Baker
* Ben Cooper
* Steve Downen
* Sean Drayer
* Tyler Gaines
* Mauricia Garcia
* Hector Granados
* Raul Jimenez
* Vince Miller
* Cesar Ortiz
* Mario Palacios
* Francisco Rodriguez
* Rob Roper
* Jose Vasquez

**Catchers**
* Bob Ginter
* Antonio Romero

**Infielders**
* Julian Viramontes
* Mark Sasser

**Outfielders**
* Arturo Rivera

* Jayden Alleyne

**Coaches**
* Bench: Tom Perfetto
* Pitching: Javy Rodriguez
* Hitting: Roberto Flores
* First base: Tyler Katz
* Third base: Raul Sanchez
* Trainer: Joe Clark

* 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list
* → All Chesapeake League rosters

## Sailors team leaders

*Updated through games of July 13*

 Minimum 3.1 plate appearances per team games played

   AVG qualified batters: Eby, Jones, Stone, Herrera, and Garcia

 Minimum 1 inning pitched per team games played

   ERA & WHIP qualified pitcher: Allen

## Player stats

### Batting

*Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; TB = Total bases HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; TB = Total bases; K = Strikeouts; SB = Stolen bases; CS = Caught stealing; AVG = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging average; OPS = On-base plus slugging percentage*

### Pitching

*Note: W = Games won; L = Games lost; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks; K = Strikeouts; WHIP = Walks plus hits per innings pitched; OAVG = Average; BABIP = Batting average on balls in play; WAR = Wins above replacement*

## Retirements

* Joe Briggs (age 36)
* Randy Couillard (age 40)