The Myrtle Beach Pelicans are looking to improve on a season in which their 61-78 record fell well short of propelling them into the playoffs. It was really the bats that went flat, especially on the power front, as 2018 was the first season in more than a decade that the Pelicans failed to produce a hitter with double-digit home run counts.
Pitching carried the squad, with a rotation that featured strong seasons from Tyson Miller, Alex Lange, Keegan Thompson, Cory Abbott, and Matt Swarmer.
This 2019 group will not be lead by manager Buddy Bailey, who has been moved to the South Bend Cubs (his fifth team in the Cubs organization) this season.