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WarningTrakPower · 04-26-2020, 10:03 AM

Couple of items I wanted to mention.

We had one surprising MLB All Star this season. He also picked up the win for the AL.

Blake Rutherford hit a homerun in his first MLB at bat off of Sean Poppen (MIN).
He was pinch hitting and this has been his only plate appearance so far.

I made an edit to a previous post, but in case you missed it, Matt Olson suffered a setback and will miss an additional 5 weeks.
We will be looking to add a first base option as we approach the deadline.

Eduardo Escobar has been quite good of late (8 game hit streak) after getting off to a poor start. His OPS (with us) is now up over .800.

I would really like to find an "ace" starter to bring in before the deadline, but the only starter we would move out of the rotation is James Kaprielian.
Two starts ago he did give up 4 homers (all solo shots). He has already been optioned this year, but he will be out of options next year.
I think it is more likely we add a middle rotation arm just to have insurance and stash him in AAA (or the bullpen).

Justin Wilson - His stats have been fine, but our scout has him now down to 1.5 star overall. The K/9 are down to below 7 (career just below 10) and the walks are up a bit (albeit small sample).
Generally we try to find bullpen adds around this time of the year, so his time with us may soon be over).

Nick Gordon - Here is his batting line so far after 330 AB's
.270/.317/.397/.714 for an OPS+ of 89
He has a tremendous June (25 games) - .341/.365/.473/.837
His "expectation" is still bench player, so if we can find a SS upgrade we will pull the trigger, but I am glad he has turned his season around.
The only SS we really like on the trading block (currently) is Miguel Rojas, and he's pretty bad since getting traded to Detroit (overall season stats are better, .731 OPS).

Stephen Piscotty - He is having a really poor season (.668 OPS). His role expectation has changed to bench player, so we will certainly be adding a new DH very soon.
We are unfortunately unable to dump him due to his contract ($7.25m next year).

Brady Feigl - His first season in the hitter friendly PCL is off to a great start. In 16 starts, his ERA is under 4 and his HR/9 is below 1. He doesn't have a "high end" profile, but he could be a serviceable 4/5 starter in the future by the looks of things.

There will be another team update once we sim to August 1. This will include a trade recap.

04-26-2020, 10:03 AM	#32
WarningTrakPower All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 595	July 15th, 2021 - Team Update! Couple of items I wanted to mention. We had one surprising MLB All Star this season. He also picked up the win for the AL. Blake Rutherford hit a homerun in his first MLB at bat off of Sean Poppen (MIN). He was pinch hitting and this has been his only plate appearance so far. I made an edit to a previous post, but in case you missed it, Matt Olson suffered a setback and will miss an additional 5 weeks. We will be looking to add a first base option as we approach the deadline. Eduardo Escobar has been quite good of late (8 game hit streak) after getting off to a poor start. His OPS (with us) is now up over .800. I would really like to find an "ace" starter to bring in before the deadline, but the only starter we would move out of the rotation is James Kaprielian. Two starts ago he did give up 4 homers (all solo shots). He has already been optioned this year, but he will be out of options next year. I think it is more likely we add a middle rotation arm just to have insurance and stash him in AAA (or the bullpen). Justin Wilson - His stats have been fine, but our scout has him now down to 1.5 star overall. The K/9 are down to below 7 (career just below 10) and the walks are up a bit (albeit small sample). Generally we try to find bullpen adds around this time of the year, so his time with us may soon be over). Nick Gordon - Here is his batting line so far after 330 AB's .270/.317/.397/.714 for an OPS+ of 89 He has a tremendous June (25 games) - .341/.365/.473/.837 His "expectation" is still bench player, so if we can find a SS upgrade we will pull the trigger, but I am glad he has turned his season around. The only SS we really like on the trading block (currently) is Miguel Rojas, and he's pretty bad since getting traded to Detroit (overall season stats are better, .731 OPS). Stephen Piscotty - He is having a really poor season (.668 OPS). His role expectation has changed to bench player, so we will certainly be adding a new DH very soon. We are unfortunately unable to dump him due to his contract ($7.25m next year). Brady Feigl - His first season in the hitter friendly PCL is off to a great start. In 16 starts, his ERA is under 4 and his HR/9 is below 1. He doesn't have a "high end" profile, but he could be a serviceable 4/5 starter in the future by the looks of things. There will be another team update once we sim to August 1. This will include a trade recap.