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jshutta81 · 08-15-2016, 11:49 AM

The season is off and runnings with the newly built Newport Narwhals. Thus far things have been just as one might predict. We are currently sitting at 4-6 and have struggled against some tough competition. We have played the monster powers in Boston and New York and also have played Baltimore. With this being said, our pitching is a huge down fall.

Hector Santiago and Daniel Winker are the only pitchers who have an ERA under 4. Sampson, Solis and Stripling all have over a 5.40 ERA and have struggled to find anything.

On the offensive side, there are a couple hot spots. Scooter Gennett is batting .342, while Brandon Drury is batting a team high of .364.

Within the first 10 games we have been constantly on the free agent market trying to add much needed depth to the organization. We were able to fill out our AAA, AA, A+ and A- rosters. Our AAA roster is built with a mixture of veterans such as Carlos Marmol and Chad Billingsley, and also youth such as Josh Hader.

Some of the big hits we got in the free agent market are the following:

SP: Yoel Mecias, Mecias is a 22 year old arm who is going to start in AAA. He will be in the rotation as the #3 SP and will hopefully find a place in the MLB before the years end.

3B: Tyler Humpries, He is a 22 year old who has the potential to be a 4 1/2 star player. This was a low risk/high reward situation and hopefully he can pan out to be a future MLB player. He will be starting in AA.

3B: Taylor Green, Green was supposed to pan out to be the Brewers future 3B a few years back and never panned out to be much. Green has the ability to play multiple positions and brings a huge utility gain. He is currently starting for the MLB roster.

SP: Tim Lincecum, he is currently on the DL after having off season problems, but in about 6 weeks should start his rehab assignment and hopefully come and be a veteran starting pitcher in our rotation.

Below are the current stats with 10 games in. Andrew Aplin was demoted to AAA after getting off to a horrendous start. That is why Ben Gamel is batting 2nd and was promoted from AAA. Along with this we also signed Corey Hart who is playing a mixture of 1B/DH. Those are the only offensive changes.

Current Stats (10 games in):
SS: Jonathan Villar (.200, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
CF: Ben Gamel (.231, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
RF: Oswaldo Arcia (.275, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
2B: Scooter Gennett (.342, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
LF: Ji-man Choi (.200, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
1B: Corey Hart (.083, 0 HR, 0 RBI) - only has played 3 games
DH: Taylor Green (.250, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
C: Blake Swihart (.275, 2 HR, 8 RBI)
3B: Brandon Drury (.364, 1 HR, 3 RBI)

As always, if you have any comments or suggestions feel free to please let me know. If you have any players you would like to see become Narwhals I will try my best and make that happen! Any questions feel free to ask!

Go Narwhals!

08-15-2016, 11:49 AM	#5
jshutta81 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 32	The season is off and runnings with the newly built Newport Narwhals. Thus far things have been just as one might predict. We are currently sitting at 4-6 and have struggled against some tough competition. We have played the monster powers in Boston and New York and also have played Baltimore. With this being said, our pitching is a huge down fall. Hector Santiago and Daniel Winker are the only pitchers who have an ERA under 4. Sampson, Solis and Stripling all have over a 5.40 ERA and have struggled to find anything. On the offensive side, there are a couple hot spots. Scooter Gennett is batting .342, while Brandon Drury is batting a team high of .364. Within the first 10 games we have been constantly on the free agent market trying to add much needed depth to the organization. We were able to fill out our AAA, AA, A+ and A- rosters. Our AAA roster is built with a mixture of veterans such as Carlos Marmol and Chad Billingsley, and also youth such as Josh Hader. Some of the big hits we got in the free agent market are the following: SP: Yoel Mecias, Mecias is a 22 year old arm who is going to start in AAA. He will be in the rotation as the #3 SP and will hopefully find a place in the MLB before the years end. 3B: Tyler Humpries, He is a 22 year old who has the potential to be a 4 1/2 star player. This was a low risk/high reward situation and hopefully he can pan out to be a future MLB player. He will be starting in AA. 3B: Taylor Green, Green was supposed to pan out to be the Brewers future 3B a few years back and never panned out to be much. Green has the ability to play multiple positions and brings a huge utility gain. He is currently starting for the MLB roster. SP: Tim Lincecum, he is currently on the DL after having off season problems, but in about 6 weeks should start his rehab assignment and hopefully come and be a veteran starting pitcher in our rotation. Below are the current stats with 10 games in. Andrew Aplin was demoted to AAA after getting off to a horrendous start. That is why Ben Gamel is batting 2nd and was promoted from AAA. Along with this we also signed Corey Hart who is playing a mixture of 1B/DH. Those are the only offensive changes. Current Stats (10 games in): SS: Jonathan Villar (.200, 0 HR, 3 RBI) CF: Ben Gamel (.231, 0 HR, 1 RBI) RF: Oswaldo Arcia (.275, 1 HR, 4 RBI) 2B: Scooter Gennett (.342, 1 HR, 4 RBI) LF: Ji-man Choi (.200, 0 HR, 3 RBI) 1B: Corey Hart (.083, 0 HR, 0 RBI) - only has played 3 games DH: Taylor Green (.250, 0 HR, 4 RBI) C: Blake Swihart (.275, 2 HR, 8 RBI) 3B: Brandon Drury (.364, 1 HR, 3 RBI) As always, if you have any comments or suggestions feel free to please let me know. If you have any players you would like to see become Narwhals I will try my best and make that happen! Any questions feel free to ask! Go Narwhals!