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bengalmike17 · 02-28-2015, 04:04 PM

Entry #3 The First Month

The season is upon us, and with that comes the release of the top 100 prospect list. Our top ranked batter is Trevor Story, who came in at #77 on the list. David Dahl also made an appearance on the list, and he is ranked at number 99. Eddie Butler is our top ranked pitcher, and top prospect according to this list. He comes in at #33 overall. Jonathan Gray made the list at number 87 also. Our farm system isn't great, overall its ranked number 22. We have some room to improve there.

The first act of business as GM was to fire my scouting director. After going through some of his ratings, I didn't really trust his word. I found a scouting director named Tai Ban from Taiwan. He has only one year of experience under his belt, but his ability to scout is impeccable. He is legendary in scouting the majors, internationally, and scouting amateurs. He also outstanding at the minor league level. Ban agreed to my five year proposal, and just like that, we had a new scouting director.

I was scouring the free agents list trying to find some help, and I had to stop myself from going after Rusney Castillo. I would love to see him in a Rockies uniform, but that wouldn't fit the team philosophy.

Surprisingly, Joel Hanrahan was asking for just a minor league deal, so I offered one to him and within a few days he accepted. I quickly promoted him to the big league team, and I sent Jordan Lyles down to Triple A.

Jhoulys Chacin came off the DL on April 15^th, and we activated him and demoted CF Brandon Barnes to Triple- A. We have far too many outfielders on the active roster.

When Boone Logan came off the DL I sent Charlie Blackmon down to Triple-A and activates Logan.

At the end of April we are 15-14, which puts us at third place in the division. I talked with multiple clubs about our two stars, Cargo and Tulo. I had an offer in place with Cincinnati but decided to hold off for now. Tulo did get hurt in the middle of the month putting him on the bench for two weeks, but nothing serious happened. Wilin Rosario was our best hitter of the month. He only hit .198, but he put on a serious show of power. He hit 10 bombs and drove in 22 in the first month. Our best pitcher was Jorge De La Rosa. He won three games, posted an ERA of 2.41, and struck out 37. Not bad for a first month.

Major League News

Kendrys Morales signed a one year, $2,910,000 contract with Seattle
The Cardinals traded Jon Jay and Charlie Tilson to Boston for Clay Buccholz
The Indians traded Nyjer Morgan and Eric Haase to Cincinnati for Mike Leake
Rusney Castillo signed a one year contract worth $5,240,000 with Seattle.
The Pirates sent Neil Walker, Mel Rojas, and $3 mm to the Athletics for Josh Reddick.
The Indians traded Mike Aviles and Ronny Rodriguez to the Brewers in exchange for Khris Davis
Miami sent Jeff Baker and Edgar Solano to Toronto for former Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey
Red Sox pitcher Felix Doubront threw a no-hitter against the Blue Jays in a 2-0 win.
The Diamondbacks sent Eric Chavez and Sergio Alcantara to San Francisco for Pablo Sandoval.
The Mariners agreed to a trade with the Diamondbacks that would send Logan Morrison and Luiz Gohara to the D-backs. The Mariners will get Wade Miley in return.
The Red Sox and Nationals agreed to a one-for-one deal of Mike Napoli for Doug Fister.

Top Performances of the month

Jose Reyes and Adam Laroche both won the Al and NL batter of the month trophy.
Justin Masterson and Tim Hudson won the AL and NL Pitchers of the month award.
Xander Bogaerts and Chris Owings were both chosen as the Rookies of the Month in their respective leagues.

02-28-2015, 04:04 PM	#4
bengalmike17 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Cleveland Posts: 43	Entry #3 The First Month The season is upon us, and with that comes the release of the top 100 prospect list. Our top ranked batter is Trevor Story, who came in at #77 on the list. David Dahl also made an appearance on the list, and he is ranked at number 99. Eddie Butler is our top ranked pitcher, and top prospect according to this list. He comes in at #33 overall. Jonathan Gray made the list at number 87 also. Our farm system isn't great, overall its ranked number 22. We have some room to improve there. The first act of business as GM was to fire my scouting director. After going through some of his ratings, I didn't really trust his word. I found a scouting director named Tai Ban from Taiwan. He has only one year of experience under his belt, but his ability to scout is impeccable. He is legendary in scouting the majors, internationally, and scouting amateurs. He also outstanding at the minor league level. Ban agreed to my five year proposal, and just like that, we had a new scouting director. I was scouring the free agents list trying to find some help, and I had to stop myself from going after Rusney Castillo. I would love to see him in a Rockies uniform, but that wouldn't fit the team philosophy. Surprisingly, Joel Hanrahan was asking for just a minor league deal, so I offered one to him and within a few days he accepted. I quickly promoted him to the big league team, and I sent Jordan Lyles down to Triple A. Jhoulys Chacin came off the DL on April 15^th, and we activated him and demoted CF Brandon Barnes to Triple- A. We have far too many outfielders on the active roster. When Boone Logan came off the DL I sent Charlie Blackmon down to Triple-A and activates Logan. At the end of April we are 15-14, which puts us at third place in the division. I talked with multiple clubs about our two stars, Cargo and Tulo. I had an offer in place with Cincinnati but decided to hold off for now. Tulo did get hurt in the middle of the month putting him on the bench for two weeks, but nothing serious happened. Wilin Rosario was our best hitter of the month. He only hit .198, but he put on a serious show of power. He hit 10 bombs and drove in 22 in the first month. Our best pitcher was Jorge De La Rosa. He won three games, posted an ERA of 2.41, and struck out 37. Not bad for a first month. Major League News Kendrys Morales signed a one year, $2,910,000 contract with Seattle The Cardinals traded Jon Jay and Charlie Tilson to Boston for Clay Buccholz The Indians traded Nyjer Morgan and Eric Haase to Cincinnati for Mike Leake Rusney Castillo signed a one year contract worth $5,240,000 with Seattle. The Pirates sent Neil Walker, Mel Rojas, and $3 mm to the Athletics for Josh Reddick. The Indians traded Mike Aviles and Ronny Rodriguez to the Brewers in exchange for Khris Davis Miami sent Jeff Baker and Edgar Solano to Toronto for former Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey Red Sox pitcher Felix Doubront threw a no-hitter against the Blue Jays in a 2-0 win. The Diamondbacks sent Eric Chavez and Sergio Alcantara to San Francisco for Pablo Sandoval. The Mariners agreed to a trade with the Diamondbacks that would send Logan Morrison and Luiz Gohara to the D-backs. The Mariners will get Wade Miley in return. The Red Sox and Nationals agreed to a one-for-one deal of Mike Napoli for Doug Fister. Top Performances of the month Jose Reyes and Adam Laroche both won the Al and NL batter of the month trophy. Justin Masterson and Tim Hudson won the AL and NL Pitchers of the month award. Xander Bogaerts and Chris Owings were both chosen as the Rookies of the Month in their respective leagues.