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ayaghmour2 · 05-16-2018, 11:36 PM

June 13th, 2022: 2nd Rounder Pete Alder signed a $2,400,000 bonus and will report to the GCL. He's going to start as a starter, as we work to develop his changeup into a legitimate pitch. If it can be boosted from 26 potential to maybe 40 or 50, he'll be a legit ace.

We fell one spot to 9th in the Power Rankings, which doesn't make sense considering we swept the Dodgers, but it is what it is.

Tomorrow we open a three game set hosting the Giants. At 34-31, they're 5 games out of first and 3 games behind us for the 2nd Wild Card. We'd see Tanner Houck (3-4, 5.59 ERA), Jaison Vilera (3-4, 4.24 ERA), and Kyle Freeland (4-2, 3.53 ERA) as we start a nice homestand.

Andrew McCutchen hit his 2,000th hit as the Indians lost to the Red Sox 3-2. The 35-year-old is a career .282/.371/.472 with 283 homers and 960 RBI's.

June 14th, 2022: Our 1st rounder C Jonathan Carillo signed a below slot $750,000 signing bonus, as we signed our top 5 picks. He's headed to the GCL as he works on sharpening up his skills behind the plate.

Jordan Montgomery (6-3, 3.08 ERA, 1.12 WHIP) took on Tanner Houck (3-4, 5.59 ERA, 1.59 WHIP) in the first of three. We scored 3 in the 1st, 2 in the 2nd, and 1 in the 3rd, but that was it. Luckily, San Fran only got 5, and we won the opener 6-5.

Montgomery allowed 10 hits, but just 3 runs in 6 innings while striking out 8 and walking none. Tanner Rainey allowed 2 in the 7th, but got a hold. Joe Jimenez got a hold as well after striking out the side in the 8th, with 2 hits scattered in the inning as well. Yasukazu Shiotani shut the door in the 9th and earned his 16th save with a perfect frame.

Dustin Fowler picked up a steal and was 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored, and 2 RBI's. Ryan Mountcastle swiped a bag as well, and was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Carlos Soler was 1-for-3 with an RBI triple, a walk, and a run scored. Montgomery himself was 1-for-2 and scored a run.

June 15th, 2022: Jameson Taillon (5-4, 2.20 ERA, 1.25 WHIP) looked to turn 1 win into 2 against Jaison Vilera (3-4, 4.24 ERA, 1.69 WHIP). 4 runs in the 5th lead us to a series winning 7-3 victory as we looked to pull of the sweep tomorrow.

Taillon almost went the distance, 8.1 innings with 5 hits, 2 runs, a walk, and 10 strikeouts. Edward Cabrera finished the 9th, but a llowed a run on 2 hits with a strikeout.

Dustin Dowler was 2-for-4 with a 2 run homer in the 2nd off the starter Vilera. Lewis Brinson also went deep, a grand slam in the 5th. Ryan Mountcastle was 1-for-3 with a double, run scored, RBI, and walk.

Jose Adolis Garcia was 5-for-6 as the Cardinals edged the Dodgers 10-9.

June 16th, 2022: Tyler Mahle maintained the 5th spot and Shiotani the 2nd spot in their respecitve positions for All-Star voting. The Mets trio of Marrero, deGrom, and the injured Syndergaard hold the top 3 SP spots, and there is no love for Taillon, who's pitching better then everyone except Marrero. And it's not a popularity problem, considering he's well known.

Tyler Mahle (3-3, 2.80 ERA, 0.90 WHIP) looked to boost his All-Star resume and took on Ricardo Sanchez (6-3, 2.79 ERA, 1.13 WHIP) as we looked to complete the sweep. The bats showed up all series, and put up 9 runs on 11 hits to pull off the 9-4 win and series sweep.

Mahle wasn't sharp, but still struck out 6 batters in just 2.2 innings with a walk, 5 hits, and 4 runs. Cabrera earned the win, tossing 2.1 scorless with 2 strikeouts, a walk, and 4 hits allowed. Koda Glover and Tanner Rainey earned holds, and Shiotani got a strike out with a the bases loaded in the 9th to earn his 17th save.

While Mahle may not have pitched how he wanted, he did have an 2 run double in the 2nd inning during his only at bat. Lewis Brinson and Keston Hiura were both 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored, 2 runs driven in, and 2 run homers. The slumping Andrelton Simmons was 1-for-3 with a walk and 2 runs scored. The also cold Scott Kingery was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a steal.

As are record improved to 41-29, we're now just 3.5 games behind our next opponent, the Atlanta Braves. In a series that can change the whole complexion of the NL East, we'd face the Braves for four games in Marlins park. Win all four, we jump them in the standings, lose all four it may be impossible to recover. We'd face Mike Soroka (7-2, 3.27 ERA), Sean Newcomb (5-2, 2.70 ERA), Patrick Weigel (2-3, 5.84 ERA), and Lucas Sims (2-7, 4.04 ERA).

June 17th, 2022: We looked to stay hot with A.J. Puckett (5-3, 3.84 ERA, 1.20 WHIP) taking on Mike Soroka (7-2, 3.27 ERA, 1.10 WHIP). The pitching was strong, and we won the opener 5-1 to keep our hot streak going.

Puck was great, just the single run and 6 hits in 7 innings. He walked and struck out 2. Joe Jimenez allowed 2 hits and got just 1 out in the 8th, but Tyler Jay finished the inning with 3 pitched and got a hold. Brett Conine pitched a perfect 9th with a strikeout to lower his ERA to 1.93. A nice pick that I made just because of his last name, but I can say it's because of the excellent control potential I noticed on draft day.

Offensively we hit a trio of solo homers from Victor Caratini, Ryan Mountcastle, and Keston Hiura. Hiura also had a n RBi single, and Mountcastle scored another time after a single. Him and Lewis Brinson picked up steals as well.

June 18th, 2022: Walker Buehler (6-5, 3.55 ERA, 1.10 WHIP) took on Sean Newcomb (5-2, 2.70 ERA, 1.36 WHIP) as we looked to stay perfect on the homestand against an injured and fatigued Braves team. We took advantage, and pulled away with an 8-4 win, securing at worst a split in the important four game set.

Buehler couldn't finish the 5th, as three errors (including 1 by him) in 4.2 innings that caused 3 runs (1 earned) while walking 3, allowing 5 hits, and striking out 6. Corbin Clouse got a strike out to finish the 5th, and earned his 4th win. Glover and Rainey got holds with scoreless 6th and 7th. Conine allowed a solo homer in the 9th, but struck out 2 to finish the game.

We kept hitting the long ball, with four today including two by former braves. The first former Brave, Andrelton Simmons was 2-for-4 with a solo shot, and the second, Christian Bethancourt, was 2-for-3 with a solo shot and an extra RBI via the sacrafice fly. Keston Hiura also went deep, and was 3-for-5 with 3 RBI's and a run scored. The final homer was a pinch hit solo homer by Brian Anderson in the 8th. Ryan Mountcastle was 2-for-4 and scored twice while drawing the only walk for us today. Him and Hiura picked up steals.

Jacob deGrom tossed a 1 hit shutout as the Mets destroyed the Nationals 11-0. With the win, they took first place from Atlanta, and the stupid Mets are back on top. Luckily, we're just 2 games back, and have a 3.5 game cushion over Philadelphia for the 2nd Wild Card. Remember, if we finish the sweep, we leap frog Atlanta.

June has been out month, already 14-3, after winning 14 in April and 15 in May.

June 19th, 2022: Jordan Montgomery (7-3, 3.18 ERA, 1.16 WHIP) took on Patrick Weigel (2-3, 5.84 ERA, 1.38 WHIP) as we looked to get 1 step closer to another four game sweep. All good things come to an end, as we were shut out 3-0.

Montgomery still pitched well, going 7 strong with 6 hits, 3 runs, a walk, and 5 strikeouts. Tyler Jay and Yasukazu Shiotani pitched an inning a piece with no hits or walks, and 2 strikeouts.

Andrelton Simmons had half our hits, a pair of singles in 3 trips. Keston Hiura doubled in the 1st, and Brian Anderson had a pinch hit single in the 8th. That and a pair of walks was our offensive production for the day.

June 20th, 2022: The White Sox just asked me if I wanted C.J. Abrams... Yes, I really wanted him 3 years ago when you took him right before me in the draft... Luckily, he's no star, but still a respectable 3.5* potential with gold glove winning abilities at short.

Down in Greensboro, 2B Andrew Vaughn won player of the week. The 24-year-old hit .455 with 3 homers and 10 RBI's. We acquired him in the offseason for RF D.J. Peters, and he's hit really well this year, .331/.392/.550 with 5 homers and 31 RBI's in 201 plate appearences.

We're up to 7th in the Power Rankings, with the Braves right above us.

I sent Victor Arano to A+ Jupiter to begin his rehab assignment. Hopefully he can get back on track quickly, after starting this season so well. Our pen doesn't really need too much help, as we do have a 2.66 pen ERA, good for 1st in the league (our starters ERA of 3.11 and total of 2.95 is also best).

We looked to win this curcial four game series with the steaming hot Jameson Taillon (6-4, 2.20 ERA, 1.20 WHIP) taking on Lucas Sims (2-7, 4.04 ERA, 1.06 WHIP). Taillon's toughest task will be limiting Freddie Freeman who's really had his number, 9-for-22 with 4 hoemrs. Today was a copy of yesterday, so after a strong start, we ended up splitting the series after the 3-0 shutout.

Taillon allowed just 2 runs off 7 hits with a walk and 6 strikeouts. The last run was charged to Koda Glover, who pitched 0.2 innings with 2 hits and a strikeout.

We only had two hits, a pair of singles for Carlos Soler and Scott Kingery. Hiura and Caratini also drew walks, but it was tough.

Sung-hoon Bak added a 5-for-6 in his impressive rookie season in America after dominating the KBO as the Cubsbeat the Reds 9-8 in 11 innings.

Before continuing, I have to cut 41 of the 81 players on my GCL roster, as this always comes up at this time. Even after cutting all the guys with less then 1.5 potential, I still had 63 players on the roster, and swung a few trades. None of the prospects I got back were worth much, but it was better then just pure release.

First came SS Jose Conlon, a Dominican shortstop with good defenseive ability and great speed. Next comes C Roberto A. Espinosa, a solid defensive catcher who is still waiting on his bat to devleop. Third came SP Juan "Cooter" Magallon and his killer stuff. Rated 98 as a reliever, as he is a bordernline starter, and 82 as a starter, he actually has decent potential. His curveball is devestating and at 19, he's got a lot of potential. Jorge Talmantes came next, a 19-year-older who needs to work on his changeup if he wants to start. He's got two plus-plus pitches, so he can be a devestating reliever, but has nice upside as a starter. That's the last, as I finally got the roster down to 40 with a lot of overpays.

Up next is three with Milwaukee before a day off. The Brewers are 29-43nd 16.5 games out of first. We're 3.5 behind Atlanta and the Mets at 43-31, but still have a 3 game cushion between being in the playoffs and being left out. The Brew Crew's projected starters are Marcos Diplan (1-1, 3.63 ERA), Felix Jorge (4-6, 5.25 ERA), and Jimmy Nelson (3-5, 4.26 ERA).

05-16-2018, 11:36 PM	#156
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,076	June 13th-June 20th June 13th, 2022: 2nd Rounder Pete Alder signed a $2,400,000 bonus and will report to the GCL. He's going to start as a starter, as we work to develop his changeup into a legitimate pitch. If it can be boosted from 26 potential to maybe 40 or 50, he'll be a legit ace. We fell one spot to 9th in the Power Rankings, which doesn't make sense considering we swept the Dodgers, but it is what it is. Tomorrow we open a three game set hosting the Giants. At 34-31, they're 5 games out of first and 3 games behind us for the 2nd Wild Card. We'd see Tanner Houck (3-4, 5.59 ERA), Jaison Vilera (3-4, 4.24 ERA), and Kyle Freeland (4-2, 3.53 ERA) as we start a nice homestand. Andrew McCutchen hit his 2,000th hit as the Indians lost to the Red Sox 3-2. The 35-year-old is a career .282/.371/.472 with 283 homers and 960 RBI's. June 14th, 2022: Our 1st rounder C Jonathan Carillo signed a below slot $750,000 signing bonus, as we signed our top 5 picks. He's headed to the GCL as he works on sharpening up his skills behind the plate. Jordan Montgomery (6-3, 3.08 ERA, 1.12 WHIP) took on Tanner Houck (3-4, 5.59 ERA, 1.59 WHIP) in the first of three. We scored 3 in the 1st, 2 in the 2nd, and 1 in the 3rd, but that was it. Luckily, San Fran only got 5, and we won the opener 6-5. Montgomery allowed 10 hits, but just 3 runs in 6 innings while striking out 8 and walking none. Tanner Rainey allowed 2 in the 7th, but got a hold. Joe Jimenez got a hold as well after striking out the side in the 8th, with 2 hits scattered in the inning as well. Yasukazu Shiotani shut the door in the 9th and earned his 16th save with a perfect frame. Dustin Fowler picked up a steal and was 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored, and 2 RBI's. Ryan Mountcastle swiped a bag as well, and was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Carlos Soler was 1-for-3 with an RBI triple, a walk, and a run scored. Montgomery himself was 1-for-2 and scored a run. June 15th, 2022: Jameson Taillon (5-4, 2.20 ERA, 1.25 WHIP) looked to turn 1 win into 2 against Jaison Vilera (3-4, 4.24 ERA, 1.69 WHIP). 4 runs in the 5th lead us to a series winning 7-3 victory as we looked to pull of the sweep tomorrow. Taillon almost went the distance, 8.1 innings with 5 hits, 2 runs, a walk, and 10 strikeouts. Edward Cabrera finished the 9th, but a llowed a run on 2 hits with a strikeout. Dustin Dowler was 2-for-4 with a 2 run homer in the 2nd off the starter Vilera. Lewis Brinson also went deep, a grand slam in the 5th. Ryan Mountcastle was 1-for-3 with a double, run scored, RBI, and walk. Jose Adolis Garcia was 5-for-6 as the Cardinals edged the Dodgers 10-9. June 16th, 2022: Tyler Mahle maintained the 5th spot and Shiotani the 2nd spot in their respecitve positions for All-Star voting. The Mets trio of Marrero, deGrom, and the injured Syndergaard hold the top 3 SP spots, and there is no love for Taillon, who's pitching better then everyone except Marrero. And it's not a popularity problem, considering he's well known. Tyler Mahle (3-3, 2.80 ERA, 0.90 WHIP) looked to boost his All-Star resume and took on Ricardo Sanchez (6-3, 2.79 ERA, 1.13 WHIP) as we looked to complete the sweep. The bats showed up all series, and put up 9 runs on 11 hits to pull off the 9-4 win and series sweep. Mahle wasn't sharp, but still struck out 6 batters in just 2.2 innings with a walk, 5 hits, and 4 runs. Cabrera earned the win, tossing 2.1 scorless with 2 strikeouts, a walk, and 4 hits allowed. Koda Glover and Tanner Rainey earned holds, and Shiotani got a strike out with a the bases loaded in the 9th to earn his 17th save. While Mahle may not have pitched how he wanted, he did have an 2 run double in the 2nd inning during his only at bat. Lewis Brinson and Keston Hiura were both 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored, 2 runs driven in, and 2 run homers. The slumping Andrelton Simmons was 1-for-3 with a walk and 2 runs scored. The also cold Scott Kingery was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a steal. As are record improved to 41-29, we're now just 3.5 games behind our next opponent, the Atlanta Braves. In a series that can change the whole complexion of the NL East, we'd face the Braves for four games in Marlins park. Win all four, we jump them in the standings, lose all four it may be impossible to recover. We'd face Mike Soroka (7-2, 3.27 ERA), Sean Newcomb (5-2, 2.70 ERA), Patrick Weigel (2-3, 5.84 ERA), and Lucas Sims (2-7, 4.04 ERA). June 17th, 2022: We looked to stay hot with A.J. Puckett (5-3, 3.84 ERA, 1.20 WHIP) taking on Mike Soroka (7-2, 3.27 ERA, 1.10 WHIP). The pitching was strong, and we won the opener 5-1 to keep our hot streak going. Puck was great, just the single run and 6 hits in 7 innings. He walked and struck out 2. Joe Jimenez allowed 2 hits and got just 1 out in the 8th, but Tyler Jay finished the inning with 3 pitched and got a hold. Brett Conine pitched a perfect 9th with a strikeout to lower his ERA to 1.93. A nice pick that I made just because of his last name, but I can say it's because of the excellent control potential I noticed on draft day. Offensively we hit a trio of solo homers from Victor Caratini, Ryan Mountcastle, and Keston Hiura. Hiura also had a n RBi single, and Mountcastle scored another time after a single. Him and Lewis Brinson picked up steals as well. June 18th, 2022: Walker Buehler (6-5, 3.55 ERA, 1.10 WHIP) took on Sean Newcomb (5-2, 2.70 ERA, 1.36 WHIP) as we looked to stay perfect on the homestand against an injured and fatigued Braves team. We took advantage, and pulled away with an 8-4 win, securing at worst a split in the important four game set. Buehler couldn't finish the 5th, as three errors (including 1 by him) in 4.2 innings that caused 3 runs (1 earned) while walking 3, allowing 5 hits, and striking out 6. Corbin Clouse got a strike out to finish the 5th, and earned his 4th win. Glover and Rainey got holds with scoreless 6th and 7th. Conine allowed a solo homer in the 9th, but struck out 2 to finish the game. We kept hitting the long ball, with four today including two by former braves. The first former Brave, Andrelton Simmons was 2-for-4 with a solo shot, and the second, Christian Bethancourt, was 2-for-3 with a solo shot and an extra RBI via the sacrafice fly. Keston Hiura also went deep, and was 3-for-5 with 3 RBI's and a run scored. The final homer was a pinch hit solo homer by Brian Anderson in the 8th. Ryan Mountcastle was 2-for-4 and scored twice while drawing the only walk for us today. Him and Hiura picked up steals. Jacob deGrom tossed a 1 hit shutout as the Mets destroyed the Nationals 11-0. With the win, they took first place from Atlanta, and the stupid Mets are back on top. Luckily, we're just 2 games back, and have a 3.5 game cushion over Philadelphia for the 2nd Wild Card. Remember, if we finish the sweep, we leap frog Atlanta. June has been out month, already 14-3, after winning 14 in April and 15 in May. June 19th, 2022: Jordan Montgomery (7-3, 3.18 ERA, 1.16 WHIP) took on Patrick Weigel (2-3, 5.84 ERA, 1.38 WHIP) as we looked to get 1 step closer to another four game sweep. All good things come to an end, as we were shut out 3-0. Montgomery still pitched well, going 7 strong with 6 hits, 3 runs, a walk, and 5 strikeouts. Tyler Jay and Yasukazu Shiotani pitched an inning a piece with no hits or walks, and 2 strikeouts. Andrelton Simmons had half our hits, a pair of singles in 3 trips. Keston Hiura doubled in the 1st, and Brian Anderson had a pinch hit single in the 8th. That and a pair of walks was our offensive production for the day. June 20th, 2022: The White Sox just asked me if I wanted C.J. Abrams... Yes, I really wanted him 3 years ago when you took him right before me in the draft... Luckily, he's no star, but still a respectable 3.5* potential with gold glove winning abilities at short. Down in Greensboro, 2B Andrew Vaughn won player of the week. The 24-year-old hit .455 with 3 homers and 10 RBI's. We acquired him in the offseason for RF D.J. Peters, and he's hit really well this year, .331/.392/.550 with 5 homers and 31 RBI's in 201 plate appearences. We're up to 7th in the Power Rankings, with the Braves right above us. I sent Victor Arano to A+ Jupiter to begin his rehab assignment. Hopefully he can get back on track quickly, after starting this season so well. Our pen doesn't really need too much help, as we do have a 2.66 pen ERA, good for 1st in the league (our starters ERA of 3.11 and total of 2.95 is also best). We looked to win this curcial four game series with the steaming hot Jameson Taillon (6-4, 2.20 ERA, 1.20 WHIP) taking on Lucas Sims (2-7, 4.04 ERA, 1.06 WHIP). Taillon's toughest task will be limiting Freddie Freeman who's really had his number, 9-for-22 with 4 hoemrs. Today was a copy of yesterday, so after a strong start, we ended up splitting the series after the 3-0 shutout. Taillon allowed just 2 runs off 7 hits with a walk and 6 strikeouts. The last run was charged to Koda Glover, who pitched 0.2 innings with 2 hits and a strikeout. We only had two hits, a pair of singles for Carlos Soler and Scott Kingery. Hiura and Caratini also drew walks, but it was tough. Sung-hoon Bak added a 5-for-6 in his impressive rookie season in America after dominating the KBO as the Cubsbeat the Reds 9-8 in 11 innings. Before continuing, I have to cut 41 of the 81 players on my GCL roster, as this always comes up at this time. Even after cutting all the guys with less then 1.5 potential, I still had 63 players on the roster, and swung a few trades. None of the prospects I got back were worth much, but it was better then just pure release. First came SS Jose Conlon, a Dominican shortstop with good defenseive ability and great speed. Next comes C Roberto A. Espinosa, a solid defensive catcher who is still waiting on his bat to devleop. Third came SP Juan "Cooter" Magallon and his killer stuff. Rated 98 as a reliever, as he is a bordernline starter, and 82 as a starter, he actually has decent potential. His curveball is devestating and at 19, he's got a lot of potential. Jorge Talmantes came next, a 19-year-older who needs to work on his changeup if he wants to start. He's got two plus-plus pitches, so he can be a devestating reliever, but has nice upside as a starter. That's the last, as I finally got the roster down to 40 with a lot of overpays. Up next is three with Milwaukee before a day off. The Brewers are 29-43nd 16.5 games out of first. We're 3.5 behind Atlanta and the Mets at 43-31, but still have a 3 game cushion between being in the playoffs and being left out. The Brew Crew's projected starters are Marcos Diplan (1-1, 3.63 ERA), Felix Jorge (4-6, 5.25 ERA), and Jimmy Nelson (3-5, 4.26 ERA).