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| #89887 | 10/14/2022 5:11:39 pm | Mar 2nd, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6 
| This is a bit unnerving. 3-0 so far. We usually finish Spring about 10-20. I suppose we arent burning through those 70 SI guys right now. Anyway we took on the Mack Kilos again this Spring. First game was a wild affair similar to our 15 inning game with them last year. We rolled to an 8-0 lead. Kennedy gave up a 2 run homer through 6 innings. Then gave up 7 runs including 2 more homers on his way to 150 pitches. 18 hits in all, something he did last Spring when over-taxed. He struck out 11 and walked two. Crawford came in and retired the final batter in a 12-9 win. Shockingly, Bustamante didnt pitch like total trash. Complete game, 1 ER, no homers, 2 walks and 8 K's in a 6-1 win. He hit a batter but his control was better than Kennedy's in that he finished the game with 144 pitches. Vance Bennent started Game 3. For some reason, his stuff has worked better at times as a SP rather than reliever, despite his moderate attributes. He tossed a complete game also, and notably surrendered just 5 hits with no homers and 7 K's. He raised his POT in the offseason and cant wait to see how he fills it out. The Spring Lineup: Rudy (I can hit minor league pitching) Gomez is at SS and leading off. With the cut of Ono (off to Sioux Falls), I decided top prospect Nadeau could get the work in CF, despite the fact I normally dont use AA players in the everyday lineup. Matt Nelson in RF. Not sure if he'll ever hit well enough to make it. But he has CF abilities. Ryan Buck is batting clean up and advancing his 1B skill. Hitting .500 with 2 HR and 6 RBI. Getting Mori AB was important, so instead of playing him at C I played him at DH, so of course he picked up a 5 game injury. Not too many backups needing AB, so Collins substituted. The ever disappointing Porter is at 2B. He's not really a 2B, or presently a baseball player really. 1 for 11. I put 2057's probable 2B, Shanks, in LF. 6 for 11 with a pair of SB. Hope he can do something and take some of the anxiety out of 2B. Holley is learning 3B. For some reason PV trained him at some odd positions, so he has a lot of catching up to do to be a platoon option. From everything Ive seen, he has a sweet bat. Heavy grounders notwithstanding. Didnt quite have his settings right, so AI dragged out a Rookie Ball player, Newell, to pinch hit lol. Gentile rounds out the lineup at C. He is 3-11 with 100% CS. |
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| #89903 | 10/16/2022 5:00:03 pm | Mar 6th, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| Aside from annoying rinky dink injuries which seem to last an eternity with all the double headers, the team is doing really well. No horrible outings thus far. Bustamante in particular had an epically horrible Spring last season, this season: 18 IP, 0.50 ERA, 3 BB, no homers. Almost every start (except a weird game 1), has went 7+ innings, and the AI has been leaning heavily on Crawford: 9 1/3 IP, 3 hits, 2 BB, 0 HR, 0.96 ERA. I changed my mind about who should be the "priority" starter, so I started Cañizles with the regular guy being SS. Assuming that if AI decided Cañizles was too fatigued, SS would start. Well AI skipped him too and started Valadez (the long reliever). I set all my relief pitchers at 75 pitches, so he threw 4 2/3 IP and Crawford came in and finished the game. Bennent has tossed two CG, with just 13 hits. Unfortunately he is not as effective as some with 6 walks. Olivares, Kennedy and Omi tossed more "typical" Spring games: giving up about 2 hits per inning with ERA's around 9. The team has drawn a whopping 41 walks, led by single-digit plate discipline Gomez with 8. Shanks, with similarly poor PD, has drawn 7. Team has stolen 20/21 SB. Team BA is .277 and most players are below that. Best performance so far is Shanks: .371/0/5 OBP .476 with 8/9 on SB. Holley and Mori got small injuries, so there has been a bit more a bit more shuffling than usual. We are 7-2 with one of those losses being in extra innings. Feeling really good about this team. |
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| #89920 | 10/19/2022 4:53:42 pm | Mar 12th, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| Such a weird spring. Team has drawn 74 walks, and now the previous leaders have been overtaken by Nadeau and Buck. A lot of that is probably that both those guys have appeared in every game. Cant remember a spring that has had as many injuries as this one. Nelson's done for the Spring, as -8 is just enough with all the double headers. Only 4 guys have appeared in all 18 games. Interestingly, the C Gentile has appeared in 17. So not only a lot of injuries but unexpected ones. Holley has had separate injuries (only 7 games played) and since Porter and Shanks are bit flexible with positions, the main beneficiary is Padgett. I havent had to play anyone I know is fully developed but I am well into the guys who I was fine with sitting out the Spring lol. Crawford has been tearing their throats out with 3 hits and 1 ER allowed in 10 1/3 IP. Coronado has had a strange spring: he gave up a homer in his first appearance but has since 6 2/3 IP with that being the only run he's given up. He relieved Canizles and ended up pitching 5 2/3, getting the win in 13 innings. Like Bustamante this Spring, he can be very effective when not walking every other hitter. Most of the significant developers have hit rough patches as is normal for us in Spring, with Olivares probably being the poorest of these. He likes to give up homers, but he also has great control, so it is not outside the realm of possibility he finds a place on the staff. One of the more interesting Springs is Bennent. He has a unremarkable fastball, but has 19 K's in 26 IP . Hits and homer havent been too bad. Which is what I expect from a guy who pitched nearly 20 innings in League last year. Kennedy had quite a bad start to open the Spring. 18 hits in 8 2/3 IP. But has tossed 18 innings allowing one run since. 29K in 26 2/3 IP with 6 walks and 3 HR. |
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| #89953 | 10/22/2022 1:28:11 pm | Mar 16th, 2057 | |
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repoman Joined: 10/09/2017 Posts: 33 Juneau Jokers VI.26 
| Who doesn't enjoy a 39-1 ST game? (Other than Deadwood) When one of your hitters goes 7-for-8 with 7 RBI and hits for the cycle...and has just the second best line on the team! Lopez went 8-for-9 with 11 RBI, who wouldn't want to see all that replicated in counting games...never happen. |
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| #89956 | 10/22/2022 5:10:50 pm | Mar 18th, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| They were already Dead anyway xD. If it were me, I would be ecstatic (assuming I didnt question the talent of the guys I had pitching)...78 batters faced is a dream occurrence for pitchers gaining SI. And 77 PA's for you? Same. Fine 3 day stretch in the next to last day of Spring. Bustamante had a poor start from most aspects, BUT didnt give up a homer. Blazes finished with a 3.77 ERA and 13 walks in 43 innings and just 2 homers. Light years away from the crap storm last Spring. Winning 11-9 in 10 innings is MORE of what I like, batters faced and batters batting. Valadez is sure having a weird Spring. After starting a game because the AI passed over the scheduled starter and the SS as well for fatigue and tossing 4 1/3 I thought it might be his last action. Well Olivares got injured so I inserted him in that slot...So with his 9 stamina, he variable curveballed Edina into hell. Complete game, 123 pitches, 9 hits, 1 ER, 3 BB and 6K (with his 4 Velocity). Apparently that 17 CoS and 16 Movement bites hard. And 11 runs on 16 hits was pleasing also. Had a stretch where we were playing a lot of 5-3 games. Bennett started strongly in Spring but has regressed to normal (7.50 ERA-ish) spring outings with more homers allowed than I like to see. 6 in 41 2/3. K rate has fallen also but control remains strong. With SI in the 80's I expect a bit better than I am seeing. Stamina is just 10 however on max pitch count. Looks ticketed to spend more time in AAA. Not because he has training left, but more the needs of the staff. 10 hits of ours in the nightcap was ok but not awesome. The fishiest out of water hitter this spring was top NP prospect, but in AA, Nadeau. In addition to popping to 10 on hitting (no hitting comment) his .216/5/22 isnt bad at all considering. Hes struck out once per 5 AB and gotten 9 walks with 0 errors. I dont normally play AA outside of injuries but decided with the cut of Ono he was the best option. Team BA is rather crappy, but 16-11 is quite a bit better than usual. Generally we go 10-20, but prospects are more advanced this season. |
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| #89961 | 10/23/2022 5:02:56 pm | Mar 20th, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| Spring Wrap: Holley managed to not be injured this last stretch and played in 19 games. He hit .323 and drew 13 walks. 16 PD is pretty high for a guy to play in Spring and I doubt it means much. His 3B position rating has increased to .8 and he is likely spend all or a lot of the season in the minors unless Mares in injured. Team hitting was pretty meh. Shanks had a very good spring, playing in every game, hitting .347 and 14/16 on SB. Hope he is ready to be primary 2B this season, or at least one-half of a productive platoon. Gomez was ok, also playing in every game, hitting .283, but he had a great spring last season and totally stunk in 2 stints on the big team. Gentile played 28 of 30 games and mirroring last season in AAA, was very cold and then warmed up. He finished with a .245 average which is still concerning. On the plus side, he hit .304 vs LHP but 36.8% CS is not like I would hope from a guy with a 20 arm. Mori continues to hit poorly. He wont ever win the C job without a bat, and as Gentile is clearly not ready, his "prove-it" season starts. Porter was also ok, hitting .280 and stealing 7 bases. Padgett wasnt even in the Spring starting lineup, bur thanks to injuries played 21 games. As continues to be a trend for him, he slugs but does not hit for too much average. Drew 11 walks and again heads toward hitting better against LHP. AA player Nadeau managed to improve a little from last post, finishing at .229/6/24. Already major league but with a bit of SI left to gain, not surprising Coronado and Crawford had sub 1 ERA's in a total of 16 appearances between the 2. Same for major league experienced Valadez, Kennedy and Bustamante. Bustamante in particular improved on last Spring. Kennedy finished 5-0 with a 2.42 ERA, 48 K in 44 1/3 IP, with 4 CG. He has got himself a fastball. Hoping to get Cañizles around 70 SI this season. Had a FIP of 3.85, 4 homers in 38 2/3 and 16 walks (with a control of 5). Had a very good groundball rate. I feel better about him than Olivares to compete for a spot on the team at some point. Feels very much like a guy that gets developed in Springs for the future. He has not been recommended to League yet anyway. Team overall had a strong 41.96 PA per game and 34/40 on SB, with some of the slower players on such as Buck, Mori with two of them. How that happens I dont know. Cup kicks off with Woodland tomorrow. |
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| #89981 | 10/25/2022 2:39:17 pm | Mar 27th, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| Cant really seem to stop blundering. The Mayor has started every opening game since my first full season. He is 5-0 with 1 no decision - in 2051 (a scoreless 4 innings or so at 70-ish SI). So, I put him in there at the top of the rotation but failed to realize that with 4 cup games, it was the #5 starter Nunez turn... So, another legendary streak broken. Anyway, Nunez pitched a complete game 116 pitch outing, allowing 4 ER in a 8-4 win. So at least the consecutive opening day win streak dating from 2052 continues. Man, my idiocy has now screwed over two of the franchise's most celebrated players. |
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| #89993 | 10/26/2022 4:26:49 pm | Apr 1st, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| We swept #68 ranked Loveland to move to 4-2 on the season. Olivera has had 2 mediocre outings. Loveland is now 2-5. Rotation has been all over the place. The Mayor finally got his first start of the season to open and pitched a complete game with 1 ER. Not happy about 2 unearned runs scoring though. Bit more offense today than yesterday. I decided IV isnt the place to get cute and pitch better, but slightly fatigued pitchers more often like I did all of last season. Therefore, Moreno came in and Olivera rested an additional day. Moreno pitched great. 8 innings, 0 walks, 8 K's, 1 ER on a homer. Fully rested Olivera did not pitch well. But Johansen and Bustamante combined for 4 scoreless innings as we outbatted them 14-5. Johansen is shockingly hot, since he has spent last 3 seasons cold until after the ASB. Hopefully Blazes can continue building off his strong spring. Mares missed a couple games and his big bat was needed, slugging a HR and driving in 5. Though the plan is to soon send down Holley to get better at 3B, there is seriously nothing wrong with his bat that I can see. He even has 2 homers this season. .317/.829 OPS in minors, .323/OBP .434 in Spring. So, should I be upset that 21-8 Olivera and Corral have the highest ERA's on the team (5.68 and 6.17) or happy the team ERA is 3.29 and the others guys are whooping it up right now? Love depth. Updated Wednesday, October 26 2022 @ 4:27:33 pm PDT |
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| #90060 | 11/03/2022 4:18:37 pm | May 1st, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| Strong couple of days. Won 3 of 4 vs. Loveland to improve to 7-1 against them this season. 2 of 3 against Midland to improve to 4-2. Now in first with a 17-10 record, +41 RD and a 1 game lead. Looks at this point like we will be in the mix for the division in our first season in IV. Mr. President opened and tossed 7 2/3 shutout innings and Crawford had a rare good outing. Needed because our bats were bad in a 2-0 win. Olivera pitched ok, 3 ER in a CG. But our bats were once again dead as we only got 3 hits. Finally there was some life behind the Mayor who also tossed a CG with 3 ER. We won 12-3 as everyone but Hodson got a hit. Its not every day a guy gets POTG when his team lost by 9 runs, but Midland's A. Gonzales hit 2 homers. Hopefully this training update will be stronger. Looking forward to advancing out of the 1st round of Cup since 2053. |
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| #90069 | 11/04/2022 9:29:14 am | May 3rd, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| Very strong update. One-time Thunder Phenom Jody Shanks popped 3 arrows, and with 108 SI at 27 is well on track to reach comments. He has gained 5 SI on year. He will probably never be a great hitter, but has lightning speed and will hopefully improve at his 2B defense with a couple more arrows there. He has played in all 27 games and is hitting reasonably well against right-handed pitching. Its a race against the clock with Mori. He gained his 3rd and 4th SI on the year at 27. The more important thing for him is does he begin to reveal some better offensive play. He hasnt been horrible, but staying on the team depends on his hitting. With his 16 arm he is nothing special at C, and cant play other positions. Buck has gained 3 on the season but is mainly playing in Cup games as he has been poor in limited action this season. Mares, for once, has reached almost exactly where I predicted him to be when I first started projections. Back in those naive days I projected 99 SI on 12 POT. Only difference is one more BC and one less PD, because he was 6 BC from birth for an eternity so couldnt project gain there. He has not been lighting it up with the bat this season, but his future platoon mate: Holley gained 3 arrows. He worked through injuries in Spring, but has played most games and this is his first gain. Hitting .294 with a .352 OBP. He got the small 3B. Gomez has gained to 17 hitting. Offensively he has been sensational, batting .347 and striking out just 11 times. With 3 errors in 19 games, his defense has been as good as Shanks at 2B with 12 fielding. Need him to pop those fielding arrows to remove some of the uncertainty in the middle infield. And of course continue hitting. Nelson looks very Zavala-ish. He has hit badly in AAA, partly because despite the great hitter comment he is just 10 there right now. He may continue gaining slowly but continuously like Zavala, but like Zavala never be that much at the plate. Who knows. Crawford gained a pair of Movement and Control. And also a Range. I expected the gain in F/R/A because he will be capping before he gets far into 13 range, just need some better work from him this season. Mr. President is nothing but pleasing. Great performance and gains in all 5 attributes in last 2 updates, as he improves in every possible area. Looking forward to Cup, as it will be Bennent, Coronado, Bustamante and Kennedy if there is a reasonable amount of success and we are on track to advance. |
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| #90094 | 11/09/2022 4:37:42 pm | May 23rd, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| Well, 3 game sweep against Loveland (9-1 against them this season), and we are now in 1st by a half game. Bennent had a poor start (3 ER in 3 2/3) but we scored 11 runs. The Mayor and Olivera pitched fine, but since we only got 6 hits in game 3 (13 innings!), we were very lucky to win. Corral has been doing LHS, with the struggles of Crawford and is doing very well. Happy Johansen took a day off from his normal first-half crapshow. Some guys are getting some extra work because they will be sent down to AAA after the update, Porter and Buck among them. At that point Nak and Waters will be recalled. We have only hit 23 homers in 39 games, so I hope Nak can help that. Mares has a bit of a comeback lately: 7-14 with 3 HR. Uncertain what to do about pitching. Nunez is already in AAA, since Kennedy is pitching regularly in the rotation, backup pitcher Yamasaki is there as well, and since Nunez has all his SI, doesnt hurt to put the 26 year in AAA. Bennent does not have a clear spot on the League Roster or team, so he may go to AAA as well. Picked up a new P, Dye, yesterday. Dye seemed good in minors and Spring, but I note (with Harvey being dropped by Tombstone, and the struggles of Crawford when used as a SP), that many of these low velocity guys dont do too well in relief at higher levels if they dont have a high level primary pitch. Harvey couldnt be used as a reliever starting in V (was ok as a backend SP), Bennent has shown better as SP than RP, and I would imagine Dye, should he succeed with me, it will not be as a RP. He also hasnt pitched enough this season to say he is done gaining SI. In the early going, we are competitive in division, but it appears our old friends Elyria (who we won playoffs against last season) are better, as is Salisbury. Updated Wednesday, November 9 2022 @ 4:38:47 pm PST |
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| #90095 | 11/10/2022 8:41:37 am | May 25th, 2057 | |
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rivalmejr Joined: 11/11/2015 Posts: 109 Inactive 
| https://brokenbat.org/player/194760 Hillsboro releases long time catcher and team captain, Carl "walkman" Matthews. Matthews boasted an impressive .880 OPS and even won a league MVP along the way. One of the most reliable pikas to ever do it. May retirement serve you well Matthews! |
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| #90098 | 11/10/2022 5:37:50 pm | May 29th, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| An odd matchup of strengths against Midland. That being said, we should NOT have won 3 of 4 scoring 8 runs in the series. Scored our first runs in the 12th: https://brokenbat.org/game/4686776 1-0 https://brokenbat.org/game/4686780 I was on the fence about whether to start Coronado or Bennent in G4, as that slot was reserved for SI boosting. Coronado rewarded the decision with 6 1/3 shutout innings. Have to acknowledge Johansen has made a bit of a bounceback: he pitched 8 innings, allowing 1 ER, 14 K's relieving in 3 of the 4 games of the series. Strong starts all around. Stranded 36 runners so there will be extra batting practice for everyone. Now to see how update goes and making my post Cup roster shufflings. Now 28-15 with a one game lead, +53 RD. But looking at the numbers, Elyria and Salisbury are both better than us. We need that 3.35 team ERA. Midland is second .61 behind us. Now 5th in Average |
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| #90100 | 11/11/2022 6:29:29 am | May 29th, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| Light training update. Easy to predict because last weeks was the heaviest of the season. Not too many more players growing. Gomez has been excellent this season. Batting .342 with 29 starts and 3 errors at SS in primary lineups. He popped his 3rd arrow of 2057. Been looking like for awhile he will gain only on Hitting, PD and Fielding. Holley has gained 5 arrows in 2 updates, one on each attrib. He has batted .296 for the season with .363 OBP and 7/10 SB. I declined to put him in minors to continue learning 3B. He has 3 errors in 37 starts and I find that reasonable. It did move Mares to RF, but unless he hits a big slump, might as well keep playing Holley at 3B. Some of the pitchers were used more for growth purposes, such as Valadez. He gained an arrow on Movement, but also surprisingly on Velocity. Of course 4 is pretty low, so I would assume that he would gain towards the end of his development, like Mares gained on BC. Doesnt really feel like he will get to 20 on CoS. More like 19/18 (CoS/Mov). Coronado gained 3, so is somewhere in his ranges at 102. Hope he continues growing to raise that. Kennedy popped 4, and one on fielding, which I suppose he has to if he will ever reach the 16 range. I'd just like to see him get to unhittable FB, he is already my highest SI pitcher, everything else is gravy. It should be pointed out that Olivares is still failing, though in a different way. Last year it was 26 homers in 148 innings. This year its just one in 35 innings, but he has not improved his ERA, nor can anything be blamed on starts, with just one in AAA. Yet his FIP is just 2.50 and his WHIP both years was decent. Cutting him would not exactly make room for Dye, and for right now there is no other adjustments I'd like to make on the League staff. |
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| #90126 | 11/14/2022 2:18:48 pm | Jun 9th, 2057 | |
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amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2263 New York Lancers IV.2 
| Lancers have found their groove again, at last. Had to fall all the way back down to LLV, but we found it! | ||
| #90142 | 11/16/2022 11:13:04 pm | Jun 20th, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| 60 games in, this is the Infernos very first trip to IV and we are 37-23, 1 game ahead in first. We have a chance to matchup with the seemingly better teams in the other Division: Salisbury and Elyria soon. Normally we have a very strong hitting team, but it has been more often that the pitching has carried us. We are batting .284 with little power (39 HR) 1.3 GB and a .748 OPS. That said, some guys are doing very well. 34 year old Hodson, one of only two players in Broken Bat to have 20 hitting at that age, is having a great season so far: .343/4/33/.385 OBP with 18 SB. His speed has fallen off a bit, as his SB% is a career worst 62%. While Shanks was hitting similarly before spending half of last season in the minors, he was asked to be the full time 2B this season. Not only was the aging Nakajima not able to play it anymore, even his hitting skills had deteriorated, so he retired. Anyway, Shanks has played all but one game. He has 5 errors in 59 games and is hitting .264 with a league-leading 32 SB in 37 attempts. He has drawn 16 walks. Probably a severe aberration with 7 PD, but I enjoy it while it lasts. He is near the end of his growth 108 SI. It will be interesting to see if he stunts, considering he was not promoted as he should been in Rookie Ball and A. He has just a .236 average against same-sided pitching. By contrast, Gomez is hitting in optimal situations, though being a primary lineup SS with 12 fielding isnt optimal at all. He has played in 39 games, hitting .351. He has drawn only 3 walks and offers little on the basepaths but his 3 errors are very good, with 2.8 position skill. After his putrid 2056 I was having second thoughts about whether he would ever do anything, dropping a POT and striking out all the time. Since the subject is middle infield, his platoon mate Burnett is not doing much. .257 with 0 walks in 21 games. But he has 0 errors with his 19 fielding. OPS of .615 is much less than I expect, even from a SS. Goodson shows shades of his 2055 ROY season. Though being a DH/1B he has often stepped aside, in 33 games he is hitting .341/2/25. Not sure where his power is at this year, with a career worst 1.22 GB. He played in only primary lineups last season, since he wasnt hitting lefties (.307/16/60 overall), but in 2055 he hit everything, and is again so far this season, so he plays in all lineups now. Paez is doing Paez stuff, looks to be on track for another .300+ campaign in CF. Arriaga has fallen off some, but is well within his normal. While Holley has fought off being returned to the minors, there are some good and bad aspects to his game: .301 with a .383 OBP and 7/10 on SB. But he is a severe groundball hitter, who, while not playing badly at 3B, still has much to learn about the position. Mares has rebounded at the plate, now hitting .291 with a team leading 9 HR. While I have been letting Holley learn 3B, Mares has been utilizing his OF training I did with him in 2051 (29 starts in the OF). Probably confusing and so thus a not outstanding year in the field for him. Mori has cost the team at C, playing daily but tossing out only 28.6% of baserunners with his 16 arm. But has done fine at the plate considering that he has much to develop (if he ever does, at 27). He's hit .253 in 47 games. Like last year, he is hitting same sided pitching better. McCann has made it into 25 games, but is hitting .219, looking much more like his awful 2054 than his back to back All-League years. He will have an opportunity to turn it around, but Mori needing to play everyday and playing ok helps. If it continues, Zavala may get more opportunities, he only played 60 games last season. Alford is in full Jose Murillo mode. He is a backup only who is fully developed but only played in 9 games (and not well). Pags picked up a 2 HR game this series. He hasnt played a bunch but has done well when he has. Waters and Glover havent played much, and arent doing much. Roque is basically my only fairly consistent reliever. He is now in his 3rd season as SET, and while 8 BB in 20 1/3 IP isnt great, its the only thing he isnt doing well this season. Coronado is doing his usual, issuing walks, and isnt keeping the ball down, but is otherwise fine: 2.66 ERA, 14 hits in 20 1/3 and 1 HR. He has started 3 games, as the AI rarely calls on him otherwise. A little more SI and he will be in his 13 range. The Mayor is having his best season so far. He has never been able to keep it up for a whole season since VI however. 6-1, 2.93 ERA, 5 CG. He is doing great on control and H/IP (unusual for him). Moreno is also pitching much more like the guy I hope for when he was the top of the draft in 2051 (6-2, 3.08 ERA). Olivera has had almost the worst run support of any of my guys, just 4.35 RPG. He leads the league with 123 1/3 IP, has a 3.28 ERA yet is 6-7. Corral has been bouncing around from LHS to backend starter at Age 36, and though more inconsistent than he used to be, is still 4-2 with a 3.53 ERA. Kennedy has been ok, but not dominant lately, and HE has the worst RPG, 4.20. He has not been bad, but not great with 72 hits in 67 IP but 19 walks, 5 homers, and 50% QS is just fine. He now leads the staff in SI. More to gain hopefully. Valadez and Crawford have had severe struggles, and Bennent is not really useable as a reliever, so looking at minors and waivers for some additional options. While some guys such as Coronado and Bustamante may bolster the relief corps some day, I have had more of an eye on Olivares. He could develop a very elite FB with good control. Admittedly, this particular strategy has been a fail before: Helm, Ji etc, maybe there will a guy who can help me. Olivares body of work has been puzzling. He didnt start at all in AAA last season and had a problem with homers. This season he is 3/3 GS/QS and is fine on homers. Like most of the guys I develop, he has SP stamina. Canizles is a more all around reliever project, though one with not very good control. He has however been excellent on H/IP and homers. Both guys I picked up at same time as deadline signings. Recently I picked up Goto uncontested. He may not pan out at all, hard to say, but with limited innings comment, he has a better chance to get an unhittable FB. I have been scraping along trying to get some left handed relief. Guys like Wiggins and Benavidez were let go without a thought while Crawford was riding high. Anyway, I have signed Padron. He will spend the rest of the season in AAA, and like the other guys, will be rode heavily in Spring and next Cup season. Sorry Cup, I look uncompetitive again. Which is a lot better than blowing it like I did this year. Hope for a great next 100 games. |
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| #90143 | 11/16/2022 11:43:18 pm | Jun 20th, 2057 | |
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JV-Tosshin Joined: 11/11/2020 Posts: 303 Biloxi Thresher Sharks IV.8 
| Well, after a push season last year, honestly, we had a poor start in a very, very competitive division, which had me very, very worried. So imagine my surprise in how things have turned around recently. After a long while of mostly break-even in W/L-rate (and that came after a very sluggish start), the T-Sharks racked off a 12-game win streak, including the first game of inter-divisional play. We then dropped one, but are now on an 8-game winning streak. We are 20-1 over the last IRL week, basically. I am now 16 games over 500. This is quite the turn-around, and I cannot help but look at it as the pitching getting hot at the right time. 12 games is the longest streak I've ever had, but now I actually have half of a mind to believe on us immediately breaking that record. And, bear in mind, while some of the wins were in extra innings, that single loss to break the streak as an 8-6 loss in the 13th. I dunno how, but we have found a groove. Of course, me saying that we might break the record means I will get absolutely pantsed tonight, but hey, we've taken the lead. If we can keep this up, I don't see why we shouldn't be going back into LL4 next season. Even with the STIFF competition in my Eastern Division. I mean, having three SP's in the top 10 of league ERA, and three SP's (with one sub from the ERA trio) and the top 10 of league WHIP, we just need the offense to do the bare minimum, hopefully. My highest SP ERA is on 3.04 atm. And that guy is sub 850 on his WHIP. So yeah, feeling pretty good right now. Updated Wednesday, November 16 2022 @ 11:51:21 pm PST |
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| #90177 | 11/20/2022 11:57:31 pm | Jul 7th, 2057 | |
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JV-Tosshin Joined: 11/11/2020 Posts: 303 Biloxi Thresher Sharks IV.8
| Well, slightly delayed, but there it came. After not losing even two game in a row for all of June, basically going 30-3 since late May, July rolls around and I immediately drop 4 in a row at home. It had to come eventually, but that is vintage Biloxiball if I ever saw it. I can only imagine the entire team was thinking of the fresh oyster dinners that they had ordered. |
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| #90194 | 11/23/2022 11:42:51 am | Jul 14th, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| a sweep by Salisbury and a 2-10 stretch takes us to 10 games over .500, 5 back of Folsom and tied for 2nd. I have felt for awhile we didnt quite have what it took to really compete this season. SP has regressed to some degree but what stands out is an awful bullpen and a bit less hitting than usual, especially in power numbers. Nakajima has retired, and we have 63 homers in 80 games, Mares leading the team with 12. Hodson has cooled off some but he is batting .323 at age 34. Either he has slowed down (26/40 SB) or we have run into a league with top notch catchers. Could be both, since Shanks leads the League with 40/47 SB. Both have been everyday players, leading the team with 79 and 72 of 80 games played. Shanks is batting .269 with 6 errors at 2B. The best first-half has been the surprising Rudy Gomez. After being left for dead in 2056 he has really been "Nuts Ahoy". .357 with 5 errors in 53 games at SS. Like Paez he plays optimal situations pretty much 100% of the time. Holley has hit .298 in 52 games. He is still batting .316 against same sided pitching, so I am playing him in an opposite scenario than what he should be doing well at. Getting him a few games here and there to continue learning the 3B position (not that Mares seems like he needs platoon help at this point) and with 5 SI gained this season, he is within his 13 range at Age 26 so no need to to get him extra work right now. Paez in having his normal year. .297 is a bit down for him hitting, with 0 errors in CF. The slumping of Arriaga, and the outlier year for McCann has been one of the bigger differences. Arriaga was very hot for awhile but has slumped to .280. Even batting him only in primary lineups has not stopped the slide. McCann is batting .227. Not out of the realm of possibility he sets a career high in HR's. I could probably get a bit more pop if I played Padgett more, but the reason he failed in DW, and that I have him, is complete inability to hit RHP. So he's played in about 1/4 of the games. Last 4 SI have had no gains in hitting. Waters and Glover have given me little this season, though combined they also have played in about 1/4 of the games. Olivera is 7-8 with a 3.80 ERA. In some ways its shades of 2054, when he was 15-13. Run support hasnt been good: 4.95. I did not expect the 2056 Cy Young winner to dominate in IV, but with some better support he could have gotten some more wins. Not to mention a better BP. Crawford and Valadez have basically imploded in the BP. I have banished Crawford to LR and tried various things. Corral has had some success at LHS but is 36 . These last two series I have put my normal #3 SP there. He has been lights out, but had been doing very well as SP, so sometimes they are just getting outs lol. I brought up Dye (and Yamasaki) to see what he could do, and he has done reasonably well. But I doubt thats more than a bandaid. Kennedy has a team worst Run Support: 4.29. While he has been solid in most aspects, he hasnt quite been what I thought he would be thus far: the 107 hits in 91 2/3 IP the main thing. I am still not certain what is best for Coronado. There are some days he looks fine as SP or RP and some days I question all of that. But I am hoping he can lock down a relief spot as solidly as Lagos has throughout his career. But 2058 will see the debuts of Olivares and Omi (as well as some iteration of the disappointing Bustamante). Each of them has SP stamina but I am not thinking they could start. Which brings us to Valadez. I put him in the rotation, as CoS pitchers seem to have to go, and each start he has had, he's done at least ok, and sometimes better. I have never had much success with that 4-5 IP start and lock down strategy, possibly because I rarely have a lockdown bullpen. Most of my SP are expected to throw 6-8 IP and do. For now I am finishing off his SI, since I still havent cut him even with his horrible year in short relief. Bennent has been put back in AAA. But I am not thinking he will be part of the future plans. No need to do anything now. Waivers has been a bit iffy. I keep telling myself Johansens first halves are intolerable and he will get cut. This season his 4.54 ERA looks fairly good compared to some guys. He actually leads the team in FIP, by a lot. So, now to see if anyone makes the ASG. Updated Wednesday, November 23 2022 @ 11:47:45 am PST |
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| #90195 | 11/23/2022 2:29:43 pm | Jul 16th, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| 2057 All-Stars: P Alex Olivera (5th) (7-8 3.80 ERA) P Fernando Moreno (2nd) (7-3 3.03 ERA) 1B Johnnie Hodson (7th) (.323/5/41, 26 SB) 3B Alberto Mares (1st) (.301/12/54) DH Edward Goodson (1st) (.324/8/46) SS Rudy Gomez (1st) (.357/2/26) Not sure what the criteria is sometimes. Olivera not having the wins, ERA I would expect from AS pitchers. He does have some other things: 4th in K's, Tied for 1st in IP, Tied for 2nd in CG with 5. 8th in WHIP. Moreno is absolutely having a great season thus far. He seems to improve as League level gets higher. 2055 is starting to look like an outlier. For the trio of first timers, Gomez was surprisingly good in the field at SS, as well as hitting very well in the #9 position. I do replace poor performers in the lineup, but am very slow to change the batting order for players that are doing well lol. Mares (ROY 2056) and Goodson (ROY 2055) are everything I could want so far. Going back to the Olivera selection, I was reminded (when we were about .6 ERA better as a team than now) how talented my starting rotation is |
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| #90204 | 11/25/2022 2:37:16 pm | Jul 22nd, 2057 | |
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NotGood88 Joined: 08/28/2020 Posts: 517 Prattville Black Cats Legends 
| Had 5 All Stars down here, which might be a personal best 2B - Dobbs really broke out this year and is really starting to develop into what I hoped. Hopefully he doesn't reach 20 hitting immediately so that he can boost the other stuff (really wowed that he has 17 HR already with 10 POW) SS - North - A 4-time Gold Glove winner, North has never really been much on offense and is the longtime 9-hole hitter. However, he has really been having a fluke year and has gotten all the way up to .300 (although he's definitely an empty calories hitter at best) which got him in. LF - Register - A similarly surprising season. Doing a lot better at stealing than he did last year, his BB/K is much improved, and his power has really seen a boost, but the high AVG is really quite something, since he was a .230s career hitter coming into this year. P - Bähr - Not much of a surprise, he's been getting quite the workout with such faulty starters and his W-L has been good enough. Very good numbers across the board as usual. P - Harley - Definitely did not see this one coming at the beginning of the year. Solid 4s ERA SP most of the time, and he started the season as LR, but Whitmore faltered so bad that he got the call, and he's been pretty impressive. |
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| #90220 | 11/27/2022 6:58:03 pm | Aug 2nd, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| So even with me feeling life my bullpen isnt good enough to do much, and wanting to finish developing some guys...the team just doesnt want to do that one thing. We've now won 11 of our last 14. While Loveland and Folsom arent folding or anything, we are now 2 games out of first and 2 ahead of Loveland. That being said, we have had several series against poor teams in the other division, and will now be facing the best 3, as we wrap up interleague. Olivera and Kennedy continue at the top of the rotation: but defending Cy Young winner Olivera has a higher than usual ERA, Kennedy isnt really pitching like a #2 SP and both have issues with RS. Olivera's career worst ERA was 3.62 in 2054, when I joined V, and after a putrid stretch he pitched well for most of the season. Not seeing a big pivot thus far. Kennedy has more SI and better attributes than every other pitcher, but he is not using his elite control, he has allowed 127 hits in 110 innings, and his ERA is 4.25. Yes I do expect these to improve in his career, but if we are to rise he has to do better. I moved All-Star #3 SP Moreno to LHS and he has stopped some of the bleeding, QUICK. 16 2/3 IP, 5 ER. 4 of those ER in one bad outing today against Egg Harbor. His replacement, Coronado if not done, is at least close to done gaining SI. It hasnt been determined at all if he is a true SP. He has been reasonably solid: 8 GS, 50% QS, 55 IP, 45 Hits, 4 Homers. He'd be great if not for the 10 control and 25 walks. He does a reasonably good job keeping it in the park. That being said, he's in the rotation the remainder of the season. If he continues to be solid, he will start in 2058, likely bumping the Mayor to SS. (The Mayor: 7-2, 3.61 ERA doesnt want to be bumped). The shakiest experiment was finishing Valadez development by starting him, combined with remembering CoS & a nasty curveball gives some chance of success. So he now has 7 starts. I am including Spring and Cup just because being on max pitch counts does alleviate the level of competition to some degree. 7 games started, 42 IP, 46 hits, 11 ER, 17 walks, 0 homers. The issue with Valadez is he's ineffective as a reliever, at least in IV, at least this year. Its possible his SI stops at 92, which would be a problem. He walks a few more batters than I'd like to see, but the H/IP is not bad and he is elite at keeping it in the park. That, and if he was part of the rotation, who's spot would he take? The guy I have always projected as the #5 SP, Nunez, despite his totally unexpected opening day start, is spending his Age-26 season in AAA, because his SI is done and my pitching staff is a bit full. Rounding out the rotation is Bustamante, who I dont know can even pitch, much less start. It is narrowly possible he is one of those guys who needs all his SI to be effective. His 2057 Spring was much much better than 2056. I dont project him as a SP at all, he is basically 50/50 on whether his outings are good or bad. Like Kennedy, he is not great on H/IP. He gives up walks like Coronado but also homers. But I also dont know how far he will develop or what he will do when he does. The competition for RHS is wide open. Not sure what I will do about Dye, Crawford and Bennent. None of them have the needed build I dont think. Waivers could affect it. The hitting group is less focused on that. Shanks and Mori play daily but both are performing reasonably well. Mori is hitting primary pitching to a tune of .278 and Shanks is batting .271 and leading the league with 50 SB. I did move Shanks to #9 because he bats only .237 against RHP. Burnett is platooning at SS but hitting very poorly. He has 0 errors in 31 games. SS that arent field only can be a bit difficult to find, but its hard to guess whether its better just to play my left-handed SS who cant hit lefties and have the spot open for someone else. Nadeau is at least a couple seasons away. Its possible Mares might gain a point or two on SI, but his excellence at hitting pitching with just a 17 hit tool was foreshadowed by his great minor league work. His elite FB skills similarly lead to a lot of homers with a 17 Power tool. .303/19/76. What a fabulous 3B to this point in his career. Pags has ridiculous power too. At this point he's only batting against Lefties and as a PH, but has 5 HR in 84 AB. Through no fault of his own, Holley's back on the bench. His development will continue when the trajectory of the season is determined or in Spring (hopefully he wont be hurt several times and only play in 19 games). I decided not to put him back in the minors and continue learning 3B. He might passively pop a point or two. His 1.2 will have to do for now as Mares continues to play in all lineups and might as well be at 3B, where he is excellent. Updated Sunday, November 27 2022 @ 7:03:11 pm PST |
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| #90225 | 11/29/2022 7:25:03 pm | Aug 9th, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| After 100 days in IV. 59-41, Tied for 1st. We took 3 of 5 against the top team in the other division, Elyria (who we beat in the 2056 V.9 Playoffs). Somehow, Folsom lost 4 of 5 to Newton, who is tied for last. Defending 2056 Cy Young Winner Olivera has been our #1 starter all season, and has struggled at times. 9-9 with a 3.92 ERA. Aside from an uptick in walks over last season (and therefore WHIP) most of his metrics are respectable. Kennedy was #3 SP and is now #2. His numbers have been mixed. His control is good but not dominant, homers have been ok. His real problem has been hits, 133 in 118 IP. He has had poor run support, but nevertheless his ERA is 4.04. Several of the pitchers this year are back to having ERA's significantly higher than FIP. There has been some shuffling in the field this season, but middle infield range is relatively the same as last season. I have played Mares and McCann in the OF quite a bit (90 games) but Mares is the only one who would have somewhat of a range liability (12). Holley was at 3B no matter what, and even so I doubt 11 instead of 12 range there makes a difference. Probably just better competition. Moreno, #2 SP, who helped us get the series win against Elyria (6-4), has been good wherever he's pitched (SP or LHS). 15 GS, 10 relief appearances. Interestingly, the relief appearances seem to calm the home runs a bit, though 11 in 117 IP is not a big deal. 2 today against Elyria, who does slug a lot of long balls (they even managed to take Valadez deep). Coronado, #3 SP, is still gaining SI, but hes in all his ranges, so that could stop at any time. He's had the misfortune to be very bad, when hes bad, so a positive H/IP, Homers is erased by 29 walks in 56 2/3 IP and .236 BAA. I still think he could start. So that at least wont change between now and 2058. The first answers begin to come in on Valadez on Friday. This will be the final confirmation he is done gaining SI and stalls at 92. For the last bit, he has been a #4 SP. He did well for a few starts, but has struggled his last two. 6 2/3 IP, 8 ER (11 total). Just hard for him to find a home. I will not use him as a reliever, and 18 CoS/17 Mov are good numbers, but may not really overcome 5 Velocity/13 Control in these higher leagues. I would prefer to use him the rest of the season, to get a bigger sample size on starting, but I dont really need him as a regular SP, and we are still in a fight for the Division lead, so I dont want to needlessly drop games. Though as a SP, all my guys have struggled at some point. If he lays an egg against Salisbury tomorrow I will re-think this. Bustamante has now been skipped over twice. Partly because I have been needing to win Game 5 in these series, and partly because he has zero future as a SP anyway. Just trying to finish his SI. Yam has been recalled to try and bolster MR, and he's been off and on. About 50/50 on good/bad outings. But some of his good ones have been 4 IP+, so he has helped us get back in some games. Dont really have any better options right now. Wynn got his first work, and its been relatively ok. But he is near his max SI, so thats the main thing I am keeping tabs on. Johansen is doing his Johansen thing: 12 scoreless outings in his last 19, ERA is now 4.21. Gomez is hitting so well that I subbed him in for Burnett in same-sided lineups. He has shown little ability to hit lefties, but some years, players just rake. Elyria ran out two lefties and he hit them both. He is hitting .340 with 6 errors in 68 games. Fielding ticked up to 13. He did drop a POT this season, which was completely expected, since all he seems to gain in is hitting, pd and fielding. Plenty of room in 13 POT to be a good player. Goodson is slugging .517 and has a quite good 1 HR/30 AB for someone with a 12 Power stat. He is batting .332, and since he is raking against all pitchers like he was Rookie year, he is playing in all lineups with .338/.330 splits. Just what you want from a DH. Shanks leads the team with 99 games played: .276/3/38, 6 errors at 2B, with 50 SB in 59 attempts. The Ageless Hodson is hitting .318/7/55 and so is also playing in all lineups. 37 SB at a 71.1% clip. The #1 and #2 SB in league. Paez is turning in his 3rd straight .300+ season (.324), something he did just once for Glendale. I had some concern because he is now in IV like he was with them (one season in III also). In the 7 seasons since he played regularly, he has no errors in 3 of them. 0 errors so far this year. Not sure how many games you really need for a gold glove. He plays around 100 or so a season for us. OA's have not been dramatic for his 18 arm, around 10-11 per season. Mares is turning in a better season than his ROY 2056. .299/21/80 (84 games). There was a time early in the season when I didnt play him in primary lineups when he struggled a bit, but that seems an eternity ago. He has now had 1020 League AB (including Cup), so for a guy that had a 6 bat control for a long time and is now 7, striking out 1/4.74 AB is pretty good. He never seemed to strike out as much as he should in the minors. Even at higher league, he is 1/4.73 this season. Paez with his 8 BC is 1/4.31 during his Infernos career. And thats pretty much always batting in optimal situations, when Mares is batting the majority of time against same sided pitching. Those deviations... Arriaga, you cant really say is in decline, even though he lost an SI starting at Age 30, but he has reverted back to his career norms, not hitting well against LHP, or at least not well enough he should be in there instead of someone else. With .290 and .288 (this season) against primary pitching, he is not setting RHP on fire either, something you dont like to see in someone with 19 hitting. That being said, Arriaga has a .361 OBP, but even that is a decline for him. McCann has gotten hot lately (.227 on July 14). He's been playing in primaries for a bit and is now .280/13/49 (62 games). Its a cinch that he will set a high in HR's (14), not that that is really an impressive number lol. Just 15/22 on SB. He has played just 10 games at C and 52 in OF, trying to have him available in games. Mori is also turning in a respectable season as the everyday C. .275/6/45 (paced by his .288 average against same sided pitching) and his CS% has ticked up to 39.4%. 1 error and 5 passed balls in 78 starts. He will probably never gain all his SI, but he is at least a useful player. He can hold down the spot, and if he is injured for a game or two, he's not a superstar who is hard to replace. The real news is the full circle. It started in 2051 flip waivers. With 9 claims I got who I thought would be my first star (OF Lamar Waters), along with my then biggest claimant (SS Luis Zavala-36), then a player very similar to Waters, Reginald Glover a couple seasons later. The plan was to have Waters and Glover LF/DH. Those guys barely play anymore (41 games combined this season). Its not like they are old, they are all 27 (the guy playing, Goodson, is also 27 lol). Lets just say I am very happy hitting .288 as a team in IV, with a .787 OPS. We'll see what the last 60 hold. Hopefully not a one way ticket to St. Helena Updated Tuesday, November 29 2022 @ 7:38:25 pm PST |
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| #90236 | 11/30/2022 10:46:38 pm | Aug 14th, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| Wake up call. Salisbury has curbstomped us this season, winning 9 of 10 games. Considering we have won most series and been around first place, it isnt because we suck but because they are doing something that exposes a weakness. While both Elyria (despite our 6-4 record against them) and Sal are better than us, Salisbury's secret weapon is plate discipline vs. the not exactly stellar control Inferno staff. They have NINE players 16 or more, including Byrd's 20. We coughed up 50 walks in 91 innings of play. Though we had less than 5 in half the games and a truly appalling 10 & 9 today in games today. Anyway, I spent some time on waivers. PD is a highly prized attribute. While every team can improve in that area, in my opinion having a team full of guys like that is simply not possible without very fortunate drafting. So its not like I can really duplicate it, but it does cause me to take a hard look at the guys who have single digit PD. Some of them, like Mares & Shanks have ridiculous power, speed or are young MI (Gomez), but guys toward the bottom of the roster like Burnett, R. Paez etc I am looking to swap out at some point. I have always looked for PD, and to some degree I have found it (Glover, Holley, Padgett), but its tough. Even getting higher control on the team has been difficult. On waivers its often pairs with CoS to the detriment of out-pitches. Or combines with velocity on very poor movement builds. Pitchers, on average need more SI to succeed. Top draftees such as Moreno, Coronado, Lagos, and highly claimed Bustamante are average to below average. I was already working on my bullpen, but Roque, with 17 Vel/18 Mov/Con is relatively unscathed (2.93 ERA), but Lagos, who went through V with no problem while other VI stars fell off, has finally had his bad control catch up with him. He has similar Velocity and Movement but his control is 8. Coronado's decent underlying numbers are blighted by his control of 10. Many seasons, the Mayor has has my top control at 18, but it doesnt help him at times because he doesnt not have real out pitches. So, I have Kennedy, who has 19, and may get to 20, just because he has giant SI. Or maybe he wont, since only 31 pitchers in BB have it. Nunez control stopped at 17. He is a slightly better-armed Mayor. I have been trying to get guys with an elite attribute or two, even if it meant a lopsided build, but I have come to realize the AI loves to stop at 18. So I still have tons of work to do to even have a shot at the next step. |
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| #90245 | 12/02/2022 6:36:26 am | Aug 19th, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| While not an extensive update, it was one that hit the high points. My very first 16 POT Kennedy finished developing and reached his POT at 129. Though his Fastball hit the lower end of unhittable (18), his curveball hit the high end of major league (17), to go with 20 control. His performance hasnt been as great as I had hoped for so far, but he could have massive things ahead of him as he nears completion of his Age-22 season. Mori gained 3 pops, reaching the realistic SI goal I had set before the season (8). Maybe he can keep going, as he is already 27. He has now reached the lower end of his hitting comment. Padgett unexpectedly gained 3 pops as well, though he is basically a lefty-lineup/PH guy. Now has 19 power and with .32 FB has hit 6 HR in 105. I am not really tempted to extend his role, for a career .202 against RHP does not make he think his power can make up for his inability to hit RHP. Also, Pags has gained 7 SI with me, but none on hitting, so he is done at 14 there. He has exceptional fielding, decent range and arm, so he's nice for the role he has though. Buck I have tried to massage up, since probably one reason he was cut (aside from dropping from 12-11) was probably because he was recommended for league at 61 SI. for a NP that is really low. Anyway, he has played parts of 3 seasons in League and in minors. From a strict gain standpoint, it has worked fine: 5,7,5 SI gained each of the last 3 seasons. Nice to see him pop in pure minors play (and reach 2 in 1B), makes me wonder if its training. He has gained to 15 in both hitting and PD. He has every appearance of a pure-platoon player, as his ability to hit same-sided pitching appears minimal. Despite his first two pops of the season, #2 draftee Sexton kind of looks like a bust. He was already marginal in the field, but is not racking up wins against RHP, and I think is about 50/50 to drop POT in 2057. What I will do if he does, I dont know. I kept Porter a ridiculously long time but finally couldnt deal with the suffering anymore. I am as pleased by Newell as I am displeased by Sexton. Newell has managed a .300 average thus far against same-sided pitchers (a mark of Great hitters that may actually be great), and has now gained 8 SI during his Age 17-18 years. Only downside is aside from Kennedy, only 1 other P got a Pop. Olivares looks done with training, though I will play him there through Spring before seeing what he has in League. Valadez in definitely done. 92 SI. Another guy that hits his cap early (17 Movement for an exceptional curveball) and went clunk. Strong update. And Nadeau got the call to AAA. Not sure how his 10 hitting will hold up there, but his minor league performance to date has been very good. Though, except for this year's draft, I dont roster any of my personal draftees that were lower than a 3rd round pick, I picked up a guy I find interesting today. I havent rostered a lacking control guy since Dario Martinez, someone I inherited. https://brokenbat.org/player/306509 Updated Friday, December 2 2022 @ 7:19:28 am PST |
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| #90248 | 12/02/2022 5:20:38 pm | Aug 21st, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| Highly anticipated matchup tomorrow (in the #2 spot): https://brokenbat.org/player/299476/L 21 year old Gilman vs. 22 year old Kennedy https://brokenbat.org/player/295655 2 of the 3 youngest pitchers in Broken bat to reach 120+ SI. They went head to head on May 20 with each getting a ND https://brokenbat.org/game/4686692 |
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| #90257 | 12/03/2022 4:08:28 pm | Aug 23rd, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| It was not to be. Folsom changed around the rotation so Gilman didnt even pitch. Kennedy showed up for duty. We won 2 of 3. Unfortunately Moreno got rocked in Game 3 and a 6 run 7th did us in. So we gained but a single game to now be 2 back | ||
| #90264 | 12/04/2022 5:12:14 pm | Aug 29th, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| The good work continues. We followed up with a sweep of Loveland. 9-1 against them as among other things the now hot Olivera in his last 3 starts (24 1/3 IP), has allowed 2 ER and for now reduced his ERA to 3.61, taking him below his full-season career worst of 3.62 in 2054. Kennedy, with higher pitch counts because more stamina, hurls his second consecutive CG win, allowing 2 ER in each. McCann has tied his career high with 14 homers, has a decent shot to set a career high in RBI as well. Usually he isnt at positions in the lineup conducive to driving in runs. He has returned to hitting in all lineups, because when he gets hot he hits everyone, and also with the cut of the "other" Paez, he is the better option in RF. 63 games in OF this season and just 10 at C. Mori continues to be decent-ish. If his career continues in this way of strong performance against same-sided pitching, he may platoon with Gentile next season while McCann continues as mostly an OF. McCann was the first guy I started training in the low minors at a position he had no experience at. Others such as Mares, have also been beneficial to my strategies to be able to move him around a bit. Mares has been in a slump. July 26 he was hitting .310 but has gone 26-123 and so is batting .284. Hard to take him out of the lineup as 8 of those hits are homers. Issue is that his platoony, Holley, is batting his best against same-sided pitching. So hopefully he snaps out of it. Shanks (or anyone else) will probably never challenge Consuegra's 112 SB in 2030, but he has a good chance to move into the Top 5. He needs 68 for that and has 57. Though I am at peace playing him daily this season as he needs the AB to finish Dev (assuming he isnt stopped at 108), his career numbers against same-sided pitching are .253. As he has gained Hitting SI, he is becoming more murderous against LHP. Not that I necessarily have any different options next season. Gomez is doing fine at SS, but I dont expect much from my spare middle IF's, Burnett & Zavala. Nadeau, though now in AAA, is probably a couple seasons away. Shanks has gained no SI in 4 training updates, which may not be unusual for NP, and he is around 1000 AB (League/Cup). His OBP is a not horrible .321 for his 7 PD. I am pleased Shanks has done as well as he has. If 34 year old Hodson dropping from 17 speed to 15 is having an effect, it sure doesnt feel like it. 51 steals in 66 attempts. He may end up with his second highest OPS this season. Gomez average has been dropping some, as I play him against LHP, but he seems like a better option than Burnett at this point. Waters and Glover have done little to nothing, but its not out of the realm of possibility that Shanks or Gomez has a bad year next season, and I may have to play them more. Coronado pitched quite well in Game 1, and its hard to know whether he slots in better as a back end SP or a replacement for someone such as Johansen. Johansen has gotten his ERA to respectable numbers at certain points, but the long stretch of second half domination hasnt really happened this year. He's back to near 5. The major difference is 59 hits in 55 IP. Aside from being a bad year, thats something I look at as a signal of decline. It appears Corral will be finishing out his career as a LHS. Hits are only slightly above IP, and while 13 HR in 70 IP is a lot, his control is much better than it has been, and he sports a decent 4.11 ERA. He was one of the biggest fully developed difference makers I ever got on Waivers. He (along with Grooms) sparked our torrid second half to finish in second place in 2055. Had a Cy Young caliber season for our 2056 V.9 Champinship team, and is now totally solid in making up for the failure of Crawford this season in short left handed relief. He deserves to go out as a contributor, and not when he is getting shelled worse than Scott Bakula at the beginning of Major League 3. I think I have a bit of an advantage now that IL is over in 3 games sets. It allows me to pitch Kennedy and Olivera every day, with Moreno and Coronado taking turns for the other game. 4 games are slightly more challenging, but Valadez will not pitch at all except in those instances. 5 games a day kind of exposed me against the better teams, though that may be because I let Nunez stay in AAA all year instead of having him available to start. Still not sure if he will have the consistency I hope for there. |
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| #90270 | 12/06/2022 1:28:38 pm | Aug 31st, 2057 | |
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realzachjr! Joined: 03/15/2021 Posts: 100 Inactive
| I'm finally back after a long absence from Broken Bat!! | ||
| #90283 | 12/09/2022 1:39:37 pm | Sep 13th, 2057 | |
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realzachjr! Joined: 03/15/2021 Posts: 100 Inactive
| I think This Guy can be a great fixture on my team. I have made some adjustments since coming back, but I see that he has just improved every single year. | ||
| #90284 | 12/09/2022 5:48:30 pm | Sep 16th, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| Lost 3 of 4 in a crucial series against Folsom, now 3 1/2 back. We have been sliding and part of it is three straight poor starts by Olivera. Taking the foot off the gas and playing some kids to be in a similar position next season as I was last season in V.9. Its a process. The most dramatic today was the recall of 22 year old Vance Bennent, who has not done well this season and was frankly not doing that good in the minors. That being said he has an even type of development. He may never pan out, but Yam will be 30 And has 12's all around except 15 control and stamina. He could be similar. Kinda depends on how far Bennent can get. So, he replaced Kennedy in Game 4 and tossed 5 innings, allowing 4 hits and 2 ER. He didnt give up any homers, but Lagos and Roque somehow gave up 3, but we did win 10-5. Hector Omi was also called up. He's been stuck at 263 2/3 IP in AAA for a bit. He was ok but not great when the AI wanted him to start (35 GS/12 QS). Issue is he does give up hits. Very good on ground balls and homers, planning him as a MR type. He is also fairly even (except low CoS), so will have a few 16's when done. He pitched 3 innings today allowed an unearned run. Olivares was also called up but has no IP so far. He moves to RHS. Johansen has been shut down for the season and its because of performance. He never had that hot streak this year and has a 5.54 ERA and 74 hits in 63 1/3 IP. Suggests to me he is declining and he will be 32 next season. I dont really have proven options. Part of doing this is to try and get innings for his potential replacements, which I will do all Spring as well to hopefully have something going for 2058. Mares is out against RHP. He has been slumping badly. So Holley will play 3B in all lineups, and Mares will be in LF against LHP. Buck was recalled and will move to LHP DH, Burnett as SS, Monroy in RF in those same lineups. Gomez was ok against LHP, but Burnett needs the work and I am not thinking a different #9 hitter will make a difference. Monroy takes McCann's spot. McCann has a more powerful swing this year. He smashed his 17th homer in 349 AB. While he has some good splits this year as he usually does, he will still get plenty of work in RHP lineups. Also, makes for an easy backup to Mori at C. Valadez has been shut down for the season. Depending on how the rotation shakes out next season, he may be a cut. He has no more SI to get. Other changes are not made. Hodson continues his superb season with every possible AB, has 19 SB in the last month, hasnt been caught since July 19, and has 56 on the season, just behind Shanks (who hasnt been attempting that often lately). That goes with a .332 BA/9 HR/75 RBI and an OPS of .848. Didnt recall Gentile. Normally he'd be ready, but Mori is playing daily at C. DH isnt open as Buck is taking that spot for now. I only call em up if they're going to play lol. Swoosh and Nunez also stayed down. They are 26 so if any random training arrows happen, now is when they can happen. Anyway, looking to replace Yam and Johansen asap next season, and Corral will complete the season and retire. Yam was good on ground balls and homers in his turn at middle relief, but allowed 52 hits in 37 1/3 IP and 15 walks. Not really the performance I need at MR. |
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| #90287 | 12/11/2022 1:17:06 am | Sep 20th, 2057 | |
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Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 829 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5 
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| #90288 | 12/11/2022 1:17:49 am | Sep 20th, 2057 | |
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Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 829 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5
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| #90314 | 12/14/2022 7:06:42 pm | Oct 6th, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| Well with that shellacking, Folsom pretty much secures their win, so doing what I need to do for next season. Started Crawford in Game 3, with max pitches, and he pitched them. Not easy to do for a guy with 17 control. He tossed 11 2/3 innings in a 12 inning loss. Its kind of felt like he rolled a 1 on a RNG 100 sided die this year. He was excellent last season, and feels like he could possibly turn it around next season. Its why he hasnt been cut with a 6.64 ERA. Bennent and Bustamante have been getting some starts. Seems like a waste of time, since Bennent is not going to have the repertoire to relieve, and is not even as consistent as Valadez in starts, not to mention his control making him go less that 5 innings. Bustamante the same, as far as outings, who does has a relievers build. A good one even. He just hasnt shown any value when he's pitched. 12 homers in 36 innings. Omi was freshly called up, after 4 strong outings, 3 of his last 4 have been bad. Olivares has had a really rough 3 2/3 IP. He could not have value also, since his repertoire will be similar to guys like Helm, who failed with the team. Probably the difference between a title and 2nd place this season was the bullpen. I have been trying hard to upgrade it, but I still feel like there is lot of work to be done. Some rebounds would be nice. |
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| #90316 | 12/15/2022 7:59:10 am | Oct 6th, 2057 | |
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realzachjr! Joined: 03/15/2021 Posts: 100 Inactive
| I have a large group of guys that are ready to be called up to the majors, but I just haven't done it. Do y'all thinking I'm wasting the potential of Teddy Shepard and Ramon Barajas because I still have http://brokenbat.org/player/282798http://brokenbat.org/player/181744 playing? | ||
| #90317 | 12/15/2022 8:19:03 am | Oct 6th, 2057 | |
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Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 658 Denver Broncos II.1 
| http://brokenbat.org/player/254291/ Josh Adams, Irvine reject. If he signs up anywhere different than a Wednesday night softball team, it would surprise us.  |
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| #90326 | 12/16/2022 9:09:21 am | Oct 10th, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| One of the first players I cut in my time here, probably on the recommendation of the Joliet Blues. Sorry he didnt work out. I was hoping for more on the last full Update of the season. The books are officially closed on the development of Coronado. He reached all his comments but I was of course always hoping for more, considering he has a career ERA of 4.83 and a 36% GS rate (League & Cup). He was originally a 12, so rising to 13 was nice. Doubt his control allows him to be more than a backend SP. Always happy to see someone reach 18 in something. Holley now has 18 PD, has gained Hitting as well, for a very nice +7 SI this year. While the .267 isnt so hot this season, .355 OBP does get the job done. We will see if he has anything left next season. He has gained some skill at 3B, now 1.2 with 8 errors in 79 starts. Nadeau gained a PD, which in and of itself is good, but he has 10 Hitting with no comment, so I was hoping he would gain there in an even progression of attributes. Whipple has gained 7 SI this season, and was recommended to AA shortly after the minor league season ended, so merely a full season of statistics in A. He also improved on his average. He looks like he could shape up to be an outstanding hitter. Which he will need to be, being right handed. Bustamante, Olivares, Omi and Bennent have all bumped up as expected. Bustamante now being 13 Stamina with no comment could be good or bad, since he's barely reached strikeout pitching and is short of his exception movement, suggesting further development, but then again, he's never pitched like he had those things, so who knows? His body of work is horrible against actual hitters. As always, the disappointment is who didnt get any increase. Aside from Coronado, I was hoping Shanks and Mori would do something. Shanks may be done, several points short of his POT. Its hard to tell for NP, but generally the fast growers just go clank at some point. With Mori its just more his age that created anxiety. Sexton, drafted into AA this season, promoted to AAA, and with just 78 games played there, in now recommended to majors. I suppose the higher one starts in SI, the less training they may have, but he hasnt done much of anything, performance wise, in the minors and has felt like a bust for a long time lol. Nelson is now also recommended. With his 11 hit tool, doesnt seem much point in promoting him for 11 games. Stephens, also promoted to AAA, has felt the same. Neither has much of a helpful position either. Updated Friday, December 16 2022 @ 9:29:12 am PST |
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| #90352 | 12/18/2022 6:11:14 pm | Oct 22nd, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| Well, season concluded. We finish 82-78. Though I have spent the last 20 games starting relief types and prioritizing pitches over everything else, this is as bad a stretch as I've ever went through. We went 1-19 and RD plummeted from +100 something to -8. First the good. 34 year old Hodson batted .326/10/87. He set a career high in RBI's while batting leadoff and the double digit HR's were second best. He led the league with 69 steals and that was his best by 10 (and Top 5 All-Time). He even beat out fellow Inferno, the speedy Shanks, and did so with a 79% success rate. Will he get his 3rd career All-League nod? Goodson has now batted over .300 each of his 3 seasons in the show. Thus far, 2057 is his best, .327/17/91. The RBI's are a career high, and the homers are tied. He played a significant part of the season in all lineups and his splits were virtually identical. Gomez played 47 games in 2056, so I am sure that takes him out of any consideration for ROY. He batted .321 and had 10 errors at SS in 108 starts. Páez has batted over .300 each of his 3 seasons as an Inferno, exceeding .800 OPS in each of them. He concludes his 2nd stright year with no errors in CF, but has yet to win a gold glove. Arriaga improved on his 2056 average, increasing it to .298, while also having a similar number of RBI's and games played. He has hit 13 or more homers in 8 of his 11 seasons, and has 70 or more RBI's in 6 of them. He had 1 error, as the Infernos led the league in FP at .990 McCann hit .296/19/77. With the HR/RBI being career highs. He stole 31 bases at a 74% success rate. He is unlikely to win a 3rd straight All-League, even if those numbers allow it, since he played most of his games in the OF. Mori completed his prove-it year quite successfully. In addition to gaining 8 SI, he hit .288/9/65 in 129 games, batted .290 against same-sided pitching, and tossed out runners at a 36.2% clip. Holley had a reasonable, but not amazing season. He hit .275, hit .281 against RHP, with a .356 OBP. He offers little power and is marginal as a base stealer. He had 9 errors in 90 starts at 3B, which is decent considering he is learning the position. He did gain 7 SI. He and Mares seemed to have the same type of splits, making it difficult to platoon them as planned. Mares had a lengthy slump and finished at .256/27/103. He struck out once every 4 AB. Obviously the power is welcome, and his splits, like last season, are pretty close, but he still has to get base hits lol. Hopefully he hits for a bit better average. Year 3 will tell, as he has already reached 1000 AB in just 2 seasons. Shanks played in 155 games this season, the most of anyone. He hit a solid .270, stole 66 SB at a 81% rate, and had an outstanding year in the field, 10 errors at 2B. Hopefully at some point I can get him into more optimum lineups, as he hit just .248 against same sided pitching, but if he fields like this, its hard to put someone else there. I dont anticipate it will be possible until Nadeau makes the big leagues or something else happens. Roque and Moreno were the only pitchers that appeared unfazed by IV. He improved his ERA to 2.90, 40 1/3 IP and 12 saves. Moreno, until a late year slump, was outstanding as SP and in LHP relief. Even so, he was 11-8 with a 3.46 ERA. Kennedy ended up starting 28 games, finishing 10-8 with a 3.71 ERA. He gained 27 SI this season, and got stronger as the year went on. He had outstanding control and homer numbers. Everyone else seemed to regress to some degree. Lagos 3.81 was his poorest ERA since 2051, and as his innings this year were the most since then as well, he had plenty of time to turn it around. His homers were up a bit, his walks about where they usually were 1 per 2 innings. Defending Cy Young Winner Alex Olivera had a full-season career worst ERA of 4.01. He has however won at least 15 games each of the last 6 seasons, without a losing record. Other than the walks being a bit up, its hard to say what the issue was this season, his other numbers are pretty in line with what he does. But some poor late season starts, along with Kennedy's 15 day injury played a large role in rebooting 2058 20 games early. One of the best FA we have ever signed, Sebastian Johansen, has left the building. While I would expect him to be able to bounce back at 32 with another team, in the end his inconsistency was replaced with consistently bad this season. His H/IP regressed quite a bit, with a 5.48 ERA to match, indicating he may be losing something off his FB. This is unfortunate because aside from Roque, there is not much proven, consistent, right handed relief. But I prefer to give other guys a chance. Johansen was a bad first half/lockdown 2nd half pitcher each of the 3 seasons prior to this one. Without that, he might have kept his spot. While money will probably never be a factor in any decision, he makes 2.6M a year. He finishes his Infernos career at 38-23, 77 Saves, 3.70 ERA. In Mid June, The Mayor sported a 6-1 record with a 2.93 ERA. He made just 5 starts thereafter, usually being the SS, but they were rough outings: less than 4 IP in four of the five, with 24 ER. In there was a CG shutout. Despite just 14 starts, he was in the Top 10 in the League with 6 CG. Since reaching V, his ERA has varied from 4.46-4.80. But he is a finesse pitcher, so he has always been above expectations. Coronado has proven he can start (36G/13QS/4.83 ERA) but not proven whether he can ever be above average, or whether he can be better in another role such as RP. Most likely he will get a shot to replace Johansen next season. His H/IP and HR's are generally good. He just walks so many hitters. Yamasaki teeters at the bottom of the roster, but so little is proven in the BP, and to some degree, the back end of the rotation, its better at this point to keep him than not. His H/IP need to come down if he is to ever be successful. His walks and homers were ok this season, even with a 5.30 ERA. Because other things were going on, presumptive 2058 #5 SP Nunez spent almost his entire Age 26 season in AAA (24-7, 1.91 ERA, 302 1/3 IP). Main goal is that he can be somewhat better than the Mayor on a consistent basis. Many days the #5 doesnt get used. Valadez hangs on, but mainly as this is a transitional period for my pitching, trying to build around 3 good SP. His turn as a SP was mixed. But he did reduce his ERA from 9 to 5.93 doing it. Main thing is can he improve his control. Not so likely with full SI now. Crawford hangs on as well, but part of that is he is one of the few BP lefties (as trash as his performance has been this year, he was great last season) and it is slightly possible he might gain a little more SI. 6.31 ERA and 8 homers in 41 1/3 IP is just not acceptable at all. Next season he wont have Corral to pick up the pieces for him. The "reboot" guys. Omi seems to have the most value, or be the most ready, if that makes a difference. No, he hasnt been great: 48 IP, 6.38 ERA. But some of that was from max starts. He has a solid array of attribs, except for a 6 CoS. I have always felt CoS in most cases plays a role in how many GB you get, and therefore how many balls leave the park, but with a stat of just 6, he is 1.50 in the minors. While 1.06 in League isnt a high number, he has allowed 3 homers in 48 innings. In fact his work looks very similar to Spring. Innings, HR's, ERA, CG. He is similarly used. His Control is 13, but pitches better than that pretty consistently. He lost 13 POT at 19 and regained at 22, so we will see where he ends up. Olivares, Bennent and Bustamante seem to have very little value. Bustamante is especially embarrassing with 101 SI and decent attribute numbers. They have similar stamina to Omi but have surrendered a ridiculous amount of homers, among other things. In around 150 innings, they have surrendered 40! Before the reboot, we were top of the leaderboard or near to it in homers allowed. Because of 236 hits, and 86 walks by the 3, they would keep extending innings and eventually give up a smash. Sure that is what typically happens but Bennent isnt going to have outstanding attributes, Bustamante isnt using his, and despite the fact that Olivares could be good with a top level FB and control, these types of tests are instructive. Like eventually letting Porter go, at some point I have to recognize performance. Monroy will probably spend most of 2058 in AAA, but in 25 games, hes shown a good ability to hit in off lineups, and not much in primaries. He is just 20 with 92 SI, so I think he can be a decent RF type (which I am sure the other 28 claimants thought so as well). His PD is just 7 though. Buck has rarely shown the promise he did in the first 4 resets of 2056. He batted just .212 in 39 game, and more importantly was .183 against Lefties, which is planned to be the only lineup he plays in. He continues to have good flyball hitting, but few leave the park. Now with 15 hitting and 15 PD, I have higher expectations. Aside from a blip in 2055 in the minors, his performance against LHP was .367. He hit about .270 overall because RHP is mostly what you face. On the flip-side, he will not be playing much until Hodson retires, so that could be 2 seasons from now or I may acquire someone else in that time. Much work to be done in Irvine Updated Sunday, December 18 2022 @ 6:17:16 pm PST |
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| #90415 | 12/22/2022 3:48:06 pm | Nov 2nd, 2057 | |
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Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 658 Denver Broncos II.1
| Parker Pirates led their league in Team Outfield Assists. Let's go! From the great state of Colorado. But they have an 808 game losing streak. 😅 |
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| #90420 | 12/23/2022 4:44:38 am | Nov 2nd, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| Some players finished with decent SI gain. This last update: Buck gained on fielding for his 6th on the season. He was obtained thinking he would be a replacement when Hodson retires in off-lineups who wasnt an error machine. Unfortunately 99% of the job is hitting. Though he sported a fine .367 average against LHP in the minors, in League just .263. Holley, perhaps in rebellion for being 26 with little playing time, gained 8. Hard to say whether he has much of anything left as his fielding ticked up t0 17, checking his last comment box. Either way, hes a very rosterable player, with a career .356 OBP. Hoping he improves on his .269 avg against RHP. Gentile has been giving clues all year he is ready for the show, so he will be added to Roster. He gained but 3 SI this season. I just wish his performance was doing the talking. He has improved each season against LHP but .288 in the minors is not very exciting. He throws out runners at over a 50% clip, and if he can actually hit, and Mori can maintain success against same-sided pitching, they will make a nice platoon. Matt Nelson will spend all of 2058 in AAA, but with a hit tool of 11 with 88 SI gained is a concern. He gained 6 SI this season. Of course maybe thats why he gained to 13 POT. Because his commented stat was to be slow, supplemented by others. But not by his PD, which is 6 lol Benjamin Carr disappointingly lost 1 Arm to 11. I need a 12 arm for primary OF's. Bustamante gained 3, and is in 13 range, and almost to an exceptional curve. None of which matters too much because his performance thus far is horrible. With most of a full week of work, Olivares got 3 pops. Seems reasonable to expect him to get to 19 on his fastball eventually unless poor pitching makes me cut him. 15 Control in that instance may or may not be good enough to succeed. Omi got a pop, but has not exactly been gaining at a rapid pace this season. Finley has gained a strong 8. Updated Friday, December 23 2022 @ 4:44:57 am PST |
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| #90421 | 12/23/2022 4:57:52 am | Nov 2nd, 2057 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| Now to my Training #0 predictions: P Jarrod Sparks (Gain) OF Benjamin Sexton (Drop) SS Charles Nadeau (Maintain) OF Benjamin Carr (Gain) OF Ethan Whipple (Maintain) OF Forrest Newell (Gain) When adding a player I generally have these in mind. Most of the time any drop will be a draftee. Sparks really hasnt shown much, a few decent aspects to his profile and some poor ones. Sexton has done nothing, especially glaring considering he has some strong for level attributes. He's a lot closer to the cutline if he drops and doesnt elevate his performance. Nadeau rose at Age-19 and is the top minor league prospect I have. If he maintains 15 POT that is a win, as he has had fine performance at all levels. Carr dropping an arm may take him out of the running for primary OF, but his hitting has been excellent thus far. He was an exciting add. Whipple has been growing strongly as far as SI. He has managed a .304 minor league average on the strength of hitting .348 against LHP. Despite his 1B-ish profile, I am liking him more and more. Newell has shown more complete hitting, with perfectly even splits of .322 thus far. Which is good because one day he may be patrolling CF. If he rises to 14, it improved the results of the 2056 draft. Doubt I look at the HS pool again. |
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| #90432 | 12/23/2022 1:05:51 pm | Jan 13th, 2058 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| Our string of Rookie Awards continues at 5. 2053-2056 we had ROY McCann, Cintron, Goodson, Mares. 2057 We have RPOTY (our first): Kennedy. I am just slow about promoting to League lol. Though Cintron was kind of a fluke. Alexandria got him to 106 SI without really using him. Lasted just 2 seasons here. Not sure what the cutoff is. I had thought Kennedy's 33 1/3 IP last season would have made him ineligible. On the season he threw 186 2/3 IP, 3.71 ERA, 43 Walks, 156 Strikeouts, 11 Homers, 4 Complete Games, 16/26 QS. Paez win his first gold glove, in CF. Hodson was the single All-Leage player we had. He got 2 MVP votes. Hodson is our POY. At 34, he .326/10/87. Most significantly, despite losing 2 speed these last 2 years, he swiped a career best 69 bases (79%), but that is 5th best all-time. He has been the career SB leader since last season, now with 536. Going based off the fact that Kennedy was RPOTY with less than 40 IP, I assume cutoff for ROY is 40 games. So, Gomez and Mori are ineligible with 47 games played last season, so newcomer of the year is "Spork" with a .275/4/44 line and a .356 OBP. But he is not really a Rookie, having played 84 games with PV in 2055. So recognition for an NP here becomes almost meaningless and I have no one lol. Assuming no waiver claims are made of rookies that play enough (likely), I wonder if Gentile will play enough next season to qualify. He is a C, so he could be injured games or in-turn substitute for the other C, Mori. Otherwise, our string probably ends, which is not surprising because we are essentially at the end of the rebuild. We live and die with what we have. |
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| #90433 | 12/23/2022 2:16:39 pm | Jan 13th, 2058 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| Hodson gets max decline. Arriaga continues his early decline. Burnett declines at 29. Since Sparks failed to gain and is not otherwise above average, I released him. The others went as predicted. | ||
| #90446 | 12/24/2022 8:04:44 pm | Jan 13th, 2058 | |
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Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Retrievers III.2 
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| #90449 | 12/25/2022 5:53:31 am | Jan 13th, 2058 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
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| #90466 | 12/27/2022 9:48:54 am | Jan 13th, 2058 | |
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Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 658 Denver Broncos II.1
| Think Kono can get all that SI in two seasons? | ||
| #90469 | 12/27/2022 11:04:35 am | Jan 13th, 2058 | |
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electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6
| Yes. Yamasaki gained 32 in one season (age 27). Unfortunately "Sweet Potato" is mediocre at best (basically a backup who stays in AAA). Whether I am willing to do that kind of heavy lifting in just 1 season (21 GS, 5.68 ERA, Full Spring/Cup workload) is very dependent on whether my bullpen can rebuild from last season. It was instrumental in our failure to keep pace with Folsom and eventually falling to 4th. There is no mystery to developing pitching. Its how many innings are you willing to give them. Unfortunately, Kono does not look like more than an average pitcher even so. His attributes will be similar to Yamasaki, with worse control and a better curveball. Lack of control has hurt the team at times. Got steamrolled pretty good by Salisbury and their mammoth PD lineup. But quality SP is not that easy to find. So maybe he's someone that can pitch above his attributes (like the Mayor generally can) Updated Tuesday, December 27 2022 @ 11:06:28 am PST |
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