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ayaghmour2 · 05-15-2018, 12:17 AM

May 27th, 2022: A.J. Puckett (3-2, 3.51 ERA, 1.21 WHIP) matched up with Brendan McKay (3-3, 4.89 ERA, 1.35 WHIP) to start the quick two game set as we looked to break our losing streak. Tampa put up 11, pushing us below .500, as we fell 11-6 to open the Florida clash.

Puckett was hit hard, 6 runs in 2.2 innings off 8 hits, a walk, and a strikeout. Edward Cabrera allowed 3 more (2 earned) in 1.2 innings off 3 hits, 2 walks, and just 1 strikeout. Tyler Jay allowed 2 in 2 off 3 hits, 1 walk, and 3 strikeouts. We made three errors in the game...

At least we hit, but Brian Anderson left the game with an injury after doubling in the 5th. Lewis Brinson was 2-for-5 with a solo homer. D.J. Wilson was 2-for-4 with a run scored and 1 driven in. Carlos Soler doubled twice and scored in 4 at bats. Kingery, Simmons, and Hiura alos had doubles, but we lost, again...

May 28th, 2022: Anderson is jus day-to-day with a strained hip muscle, and will not need to head to the DL.

We looked to stop the 4 game skid with Walker Buehler (3-4, 3.60 ERA, 1.06 WHIP) finishing the road trip against Brent Honeywell (4-2, 3.99 ERA, 1.23 WHIP). Finally, we won, 5-3, and evened our record at 26-26.

Buehler was the last pitcher to win, and did it again, with 6 quality innings. 7 hits, 1 walk, 2 runs, and 3 strikeouts finished his line for the day. Tanner Rainey and Joe Jimenez earned holds, and Yasukazu Shiotani the save. Rainey allowed an unearned run as well.

Dustin Fowler swiped 2 bags and was 1-for-4 with a run scored. Carlos Soler was 2-for-3 with 2 long balls, a solo shot and 2-run shot, and 2 walks. Ryan Mountcastle was 3-for-5 with a solo homer and was a triple away from the cycle. D.J. Wilson was 2-for-4 with an RBI and Christian Bethancourt was 2-for-4 with a run scored.

We'd finally return home for two more against Tampa. We'd see Frew Strotman (1-4, 3.89 ERA) and Jacob Faria (8-2, 3.12 ERA) as we looked to get back on track. We're only 3 out of the 2nd Wild Card, but we needed wins.

May 29th, 2022: Jordan Montgomery (5-2, 2.80 ERA, 1.07 WHIP) battled Strotman (1-4, 3.89 ERA, 1.27 WHIP) in front of a sold out Marlins Park. We gave the home fans a treat, an 8-3 win.

Montgomery left after 2.1 innings with a sore elbow, but should be able to make his next start. He allowed just 1 hit. Koda Glover struggled in mop up, 2.2 innings with 3 runs and 7 hits, while striking out 2. Brett Conine made his debut and earned a hold, pitching the 6th with 2 walks and a strikeout. He becomes my first draftee to play for my team, although I'd have to look if he's the first to debut. Tanner Rainey tossed 2 perfect innings, struck out 3, and got a hold.

Victor Caratini had an excellent game, 3-for-4 with 2 runs scored, 4 RBI's, and a homer as he raised his average back to .200. Finally... Keston Hiura was 2-for-3 with a double, 3 runs scored, a walk, and an RBI. Lewis Brinson was 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored, and 2 driven in. Scott Kingery was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.

May 30th, 2022: Down in A+ Jupiter, 3B Nolan Gorman was named Player of the Week. He hit .429 with 3 homers and 9 RBI's.

I was afraid to look at the Power Rankings, but we're shockingly 12th. I'm surprised so high, but I'll take it...

We finished the Florida Series (needs a cool name) with Jameson Taillon (4-4, 2.26 ERA, 1.19 WHIP) and Jacon Faria (8-2, 3.12 ERA, 1.25 WHIP) on the mound. We took the finale 3-2 on a walk-off Carlos Soler sacrafice fly.

Taillon was brilliant, allowing another unearned run in 6 innings with 5 hits, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts. He really can't catch a break from his defense... Conine allowed a run in the 7th off 2 hits, but Shiotani got the win, striking out the side in the 9th.

Caratini kept hitting, 3-for-4 with a run scored. Soler was 1-for-4, scored after doubling in the 3rd, and had the sac-fly to win the game. Keston Hiura drove him in with a double. Andrelton Simmons was 2-for-4 with an RBI single in the 9th and a steal. Mountcastle and Taillon both made errors, so I feel a little less bad for Taillon, but still, bad enough.

Now at 28-26, we're just 6 games out of first, and we'd stay home to face the Nationals for three. They've struggled more then us, 26-28 and in last, but have played us well. We'd see Miguel Almonte (0-2, 3.13 ERA), Sonny Warner (2-3, 3.99 ERA), and Erling Moreno (5-2, 3.92 ERA).

I took a look at my draftees, and so far Conine is the only guy from the 2018 class to reach the majors. No one in 2019, 2020, or 2021 either, but no one from 2021 from any team has debuted yet, as expected. With the Amateur draft approaching, it's a little concerning that Conine is the only one from 2018 to make it.

That doesn't mean the classes have been bad. Looking at 2018, Max Marusak is slowly progressing through the system and looks like a future big leaguer. Same with super utility man Jack Filby, who's rated a 1.5/3* and in AA. J.P. Gates looked promissing, but has taken a step back developmentally. He's now just a 1.5*, but can be called upon if needed. 12th Rounder Ernesto Estrella looks like a really good reliever, rated as a 2/4*, but down in A+ Jupiter and still ways to go with his development. 13th Rounder Gunnar Hoglund also looks like a quality depth starter, a 1.5/2* in Jupiter as well, but the 2018 class looks like a lot more depth then stars.

2019 is a little more promising, although I traded top pick Tyler Callihan to Philadelphia. 2nd Rounder Jaheim Meggett looks like a middle of the rotation starter, but is still in the GCL. I struck out on my 3rd and 5th rounders, but Joe Sheridan at 4th could be a decent lefty pen arm if starting doesn't work out. 17th Rounder Josh Reynolds looks like a potential middle reliever and 6th Rounder Keylan Killgore has a future in the pen if starting doesn't work out for him. He's in Jacksoonville currently, and is having a decent enough 2022. There isn't much else, but at least it's since I traded 3 of my top 5 guys.

It's too early to look at 2020 and 2021, but I may have struck gold with my 2020 1st Rounder Josh Weske, who looks like a future star starter. He's a 1.5/4.5, and dominating A+ Jupiter to star the season. A little more work and he could be in the big leagues soon.

05-15-2018, 12:17 AM	#152
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,141	May 27th-May 30th May 27th, 2022: A.J. Puckett (3-2, 3.51 ERA, 1.21 WHIP) matched up with Brendan McKay (3-3, 4.89 ERA, 1.35 WHIP) to start the quick two game set as we looked to break our losing streak. Tampa put up 11, pushing us below .500, as we fell 11-6 to open the Florida clash. Puckett was hit hard, 6 runs in 2.2 innings off 8 hits, a walk, and a strikeout. Edward Cabrera allowed 3 more (2 earned) in 1.2 innings off 3 hits, 2 walks, and just 1 strikeout. Tyler Jay allowed 2 in 2 off 3 hits, 1 walk, and 3 strikeouts. We made three errors in the game... At least we hit, but Brian Anderson left the game with an injury after doubling in the 5th. Lewis Brinson was 2-for-5 with a solo homer. D.J. Wilson was 2-for-4 with a run scored and 1 driven in. Carlos Soler doubled twice and scored in 4 at bats. Kingery, Simmons, and Hiura alos had doubles, but we lost, again... May 28th, 2022: Anderson is jus day-to-day with a strained hip muscle, and will not need to head to the DL. We looked to stop the 4 game skid with Walker Buehler (3-4, 3.60 ERA, 1.06 WHIP) finishing the road trip against Brent Honeywell (4-2, 3.99 ERA, 1.23 WHIP). Finally, we won, 5-3, and evened our record at 26-26. Buehler was the last pitcher to win, and did it again, with 6 quality innings. 7 hits, 1 walk, 2 runs, and 3 strikeouts finished his line for the day. Tanner Rainey and Joe Jimenez earned holds, and Yasukazu Shiotani the save. Rainey allowed an unearned run as well. Dustin Fowler swiped 2 bags and was 1-for-4 with a run scored. Carlos Soler was 2-for-3 with 2 long balls, a solo shot and 2-run shot, and 2 walks. Ryan Mountcastle was 3-for-5 with a solo homer and was a triple away from the cycle. D.J. Wilson was 2-for-4 with an RBI and Christian Bethancourt was 2-for-4 with a run scored. We'd finally return home for two more against Tampa. We'd see Frew Strotman (1-4, 3.89 ERA) and Jacob Faria (8-2, 3.12 ERA) as we looked to get back on track. We're only 3 out of the 2nd Wild Card, but we needed wins. May 29th, 2022: Jordan Montgomery (5-2, 2.80 ERA, 1.07 WHIP) battled Strotman (1-4, 3.89 ERA, 1.27 WHIP) in front of a sold out Marlins Park. We gave the home fans a treat, an 8-3 win. Montgomery left after 2.1 innings with a sore elbow, but should be able to make his next start. He allowed just 1 hit. Koda Glover struggled in mop up, 2.2 innings with 3 runs and 7 hits, while striking out 2. Brett Conine made his debut and earned a hold, pitching the 6th with 2 walks and a strikeout. He becomes my first draftee to play for my team, although I'd have to look if he's the first to debut. Tanner Rainey tossed 2 perfect innings, struck out 3, and got a hold. Victor Caratini had an excellent game, 3-for-4 with 2 runs scored, 4 RBI's, and a homer as he raised his average back to .200. Finally... Keston Hiura was 2-for-3 with a double, 3 runs scored, a walk, and an RBI. Lewis Brinson was 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored, and 2 driven in. Scott Kingery was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI. May 30th, 2022: Down in A+ Jupiter, 3B Nolan Gorman was named Player of the Week. He hit .429 with 3 homers and 9 RBI's. I was afraid to look at the Power Rankings, but we're shockingly 12th. I'm surprised so high, but I'll take it... We finished the Florida Series (needs a cool name) with Jameson Taillon (4-4, 2.26 ERA, 1.19 WHIP) and Jacon Faria (8-2, 3.12 ERA, 1.25 WHIP) on the mound. We took the finale 3-2 on a walk-off Carlos Soler sacrafice fly. Taillon was brilliant, allowing another unearned run in 6 innings with 5 hits, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts. He really can't catch a break from his defense... Conine allowed a run in the 7th off 2 hits, but Shiotani got the win, striking out the side in the 9th. Caratini kept hitting, 3-for-4 with a run scored. Soler was 1-for-4, scored after doubling in the 3rd, and had the sac-fly to win the game. Keston Hiura drove him in with a double. Andrelton Simmons was 2-for-4 with an RBI single in the 9th and a steal. Mountcastle and Taillon both made errors, so I feel a little less bad for Taillon, but still, bad enough. Now at 28-26, we're just 6 games out of first, and we'd stay home to face the Nationals for three. They've struggled more then us, 26-28 and in last, but have played us well. We'd see Miguel Almonte (0-2, 3.13 ERA), Sonny Warner (2-3, 3.99 ERA), and Erling Moreno (5-2, 3.92 ERA). I took a look at my draftees, and so far Conine is the only guy from the 2018 class to reach the majors. No one in 2019, 2020, or 2021 either, but no one from 2021 from any team has debuted yet, as expected. With the Amateur draft approaching, it's a little concerning that Conine is the only one from 2018 to make it. That doesn't mean the classes have been bad. Looking at 2018, Max Marusak is slowly progressing through the system and looks like a future big leaguer. Same with super utility man Jack Filby, who's rated a 1.5/3* and in AA. J.P. Gates looked promissing, but has taken a step back developmentally. He's now just a 1.5, but can be called upon if needed. 12th Rounder Ernesto Estrella looks like a really good reliever, rated as a 2/4, but down in A+ Jupiter and still ways to go with his development. 13th Rounder Gunnar Hoglund also looks like a quality depth starter, a 1.5/2* in Jupiter as well, but the 2018 class looks like a lot more depth then stars. 2019 is a little more promising, although I traded top pick Tyler Callihan to Philadelphia. 2nd Rounder Jaheim Meggett looks like a middle of the rotation starter, but is still in the GCL. I struck out on my 3rd and 5th rounders, but Joe Sheridan at 4th could be a decent lefty pen arm if starting doesn't work out. 17th Rounder Josh Reynolds looks like a potential middle reliever and 6th Rounder Keylan Killgore has a future in the pen if starting doesn't work out for him. He's in Jacksoonville currently, and is having a decent enough 2022. There isn't much else, but at least it's since I traded 3 of my top 5 guys. It's too early to look at 2020 and 2021, but I may have struck gold with my 2020 1st Rounder Josh Weske, who looks like a future star starter. He's a 1.5/4.5, and dominating A+ Jupiter to star the season. A little more work and he could be in the big leagues soon.