Another newcomer this year, Alfred, who projected as a starter, figured to spend most of his time in the bullpen, especially with the packed rotation. There Vong pitched as the team's long reliever all season, accumulating 63 2/3 innings in 24 games, including 1 start late in the season. Overall, Vong's 4.24 ERA was slightly under the league's average, but this statistic partly masks Vong's fine season-long performance that was peppered with huge meltdowns. Vong started out very well, maintaining a sub-3.00 ERA at the half-season point, but saw his July ERA balloon up to 8.18, and got hit hard again in September with an ERA of 21.60. Discounting the months of July and September, Vong's ERA would be a scant 2.01. The prospects look good for the young rookie, although it may yet be a while longer until Vong finally gets a shot at a full rotation spot.
Statistics - Pitching
| 1/24 | 4-2 | 1\0\0 | 3\2\0 | 63.67 | 60 | 13 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 53 | 7.49 | 3.31 | 12.00 | 4.24 | 1.18 | 0.245 | 0.289 | 0.469 |
It was a mixed season of sorts for Vong, who was expected to make significant strides in his second season. Instead, Vong performed abysmally out of the gate – at the end of July, his ERA was a gaudy 5.66 and his WHIP 1.38! With Pardo’s injury, however, Vong got his chance to start again in the #6 role, and from there on out he performed brilliantly. In four starts he was 3-0 with a 2.70 ERA and 0.72 WHIP, lasting at least 7 innings in each start and throwing 2 complete games. Despite 2/3 of a season spent figuring things out, with Vong’s recent development Daly City will be hard-pressed to keep him out of the rotation for much longer.
Statistics - Pitching
| 4/20 | 4-1 | 3\2\0 | 0\1\2 | 93.67 | 84 | 19 | 45 | 18 | 2 | 75 | 7.21 | 3.75 | 11.00 | 4.32 | 1.09 | 0.235 | 0.271 | 0.458 |