The Aces finished the season at 76-68, a six-game improvement over their showing in 2015, but still 5.5 games back of the Pacific Coast League Pacific Northern winners, the Tacoma Rainiers. That record was four games up on their expected once, since Reno conceded exactly the same number of runs as they scored, 726. It was a good enough tally for third-best offense in the 16-team league, by both runs and OPS, but was problematic in terms of pitching, with their ERA being the fifth-highest. [As an aside, I’m not sure their humidor is working; while I can’t see home/road splits, over the past four seasons, the total number of HR hit by the Aces has gone 124, (humidor) 127, 138, 140]
Next year will see the Aces with a new manager, as this year’s occupant of the position is moving to San Francisco, where Phil Nevin will take up the position of third-base coach with the Giants.