EXL: American Croce returns to Hroši
Hroši from Brno continue to reveal more players for the upcoming season. The next name is not a newcomer, but American Kellen Winslow Croce, who played for them in the previous season.
Their most valuable player, based on WAR, will continue with Hroši. He was also the only team player to reach Top 10 in WAR. Furthermore, Croce showed that he is excellent with the bat and on the mound, and was one of the highly rated utility players in the league. He can also boast the record for the number of saves on the season, as he closed up 8 games.
With the bat, Kellen reached BA .327 and OBP .433. In his first game in the league, he had four hits and even became part of Roster of the Month in April. In Top 6 he was only able to play in three games, but even so he reached respectable .300/.500/.600. For the club web he said: „I am excited that I can play for Hroši next year. It is a special place for me, with a perfect combination of baseball and even better people. When I got the offer to return, I couldn’t say no. Furthermore, after my forced early leave, I feel that Iand the guys have unfinished business.“
After Petr Čech and Lukáš Ercoli, Kellen Croce became the third name the team announced for the upcoming season.
WAR 2021
Name | WAR | Year | |
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1. | Minařík Marek (TEM) | 4.4 | 2021 |
2. | Johnson Johannes (NUC) | 3.4 | 2021 |
3. | Novák Jan (HLU) | 2.8 | 2021 |
4. | Boyce James (HLU) | 2.4 | 2021 |
5. | Parsons William (HLU) | 2.2 | 2021 |
6. | Croce Kellen Winslow (HRO) | 2.2 | 2021 |
7. | Duffek Tomáš (EAG) | 2.2 | 2021 |