Season 18 brought some major milestones that the league missed to celebrate with the players including Sam and Gus’ career 1000 hit and Brett’s 400th home run! So to not miss any in 2021, here are list of milestones to watch out for heading into Season 19, plus a fun addition on if I think it will be met:
Home Runs:
Sam Skibbe, 21 away from 500 – NOT LIKELY
Gus Skibbe, 3 away from 400 – GUARANTEE
Peter Leicht, 20 away from 400 – NOT LIKELY
Scott Pohle, 12 away from 300 – LIKELY
Ty Butler 7 away from 100 - GUARANTEE
Runs Batted In:
Blake Spencer, 26 away from 800 – LIKELY
Scott Pohle, 28 away from 500 – POSSIBLY
Kevin Pohle, 17 away from 200 – POSSIBLY
John Leicht, 5 away from 100 – POSSIBLY
Hits:
Brian Kenney, 2 away from 400 – GUARANTEE
Spencer Bogad, 10 away from 400 – GUARANTEE
Kyle Cornell, 24 away from 400 – LIKELY
Jackson Crosley, 13 away from 200 – GUARANTEE
At Bats:
Paul Castellano, 23 away from 800 – VERY LIKELY
Edloe Donnan, 30 away from 800 – GUARANTEE
Brian Kenney, 7 away from 700 – GUARANTEE
Alex Heck, 3 away from 500 – VERY LIKELY
Will Rath, 21 away from 500 – LIKELY
Grant Boyd, 13 away from 400 – VERY LIKELY
Bryan Benware, 3 away from 200 – GUARANTEE
Derek Cornell, 11 away from 100 – GUARANTEE
Walks Received:
Gus Skibbe, 1 away from 100 – GUARANTEE
Kyle Breda, 1 away from 50 – BET THE FARM
Singles:
Brett Spencer, 4 away from 600 – GUARANTEE
Gus Skibbe, 15 away from 600 – LIKELY
Kyle Cornell, 3 away from 200 – VERY LIKELY
Luke Bakula, 1 away from 100 – GUARANTEE
Ty Butler, 2 away from 100 – GUARANTEE
Doubles:
Chris Medor, 2 away from 30 – GUARANTEE
Pitching Wins:
Gus Skibbe, 1 away from 70 – POSSIBLY
Sam Skibbe, 2 away from 70 – GUARANTEE
Brett Spencer, 5 away from 70 – NOT LIKELY
Will Rath, 5 away from 30 – POSSIBLY
David Olderman, 1 away from 10 – VERY LIKELY
Jimmy Nelson, 1 away from 10 – VERY LIKELY
Pitching Strikeouts:
Sam Skibbe, 10 away from 400 – LIKELY
Jimmy Nelson, 1 away from 100 – GUARANTEE
Kyle Cornell, 5 away from 100 – GUARANTEE
As for the franchise era, here are some milestones to watch out for in this current era:
Close to joining the 200 HR Club:
Gus Skibbe – 195 – GUARANTEE
Scott Pohle – 189 – GUARANTEE
Sam Bakula – 181 – POSSIBLY
Close to joining the 100 HR Club:
Will Rath – 95 – LIKELY
Ty Butler – 93 – LIKELY
Close to joining the 300 RBI Club:
Scott Pohle – 298 – GUARANTEE
Edloe Donnan – 298 – GUARANTEE
Peter Leicht – 292 – GUARANTEE
Kyle Cornell – 282 – LIKELY
Currently with 367 hits, Chris Meador could be the first to join the 400 hit club in the franchise era with 33 hits in 2021. (POSSIBLY)
Close to joining 30-Win Club:
Brett Spencer – 29 – GUARANTEE
Sam Skibbe – 27 – LIKELY
Jackson Crosley – 26 – POSSIBLY