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gehrig38 · 06-18-2018, 08:46 PM

SUBJECT: WEEK 17 NOTES
SCHEDULE:
1 @ St Louis
3 vs Phoenix
3 @ Ohio

RESULTS:
7/23: STL 6 FLA 2

Samvdio L (4-6 4.66) 5 IP 6 H 6 run 4th. Haupt HR (14)

THREE WAY TRADE SEES FLORIDA SEND AGRESTA TO ST LOUIS, ACQUIRE RANDY BROWN FROM AUSTIN
The Florida Tarpons sent 32-year-old SP Tim Agresta (5-11 5.71) and their 2008 5th round draft choice to the St Louis Surge in exchange for P prospects Whitney Tilley (26) and Jeff Phares.
Tilley was then packaged with AA Catcher Jonathan Roller and their 6th pick to Austin, receiving 2-time gold glove winner catcher Randy Brown.

Chad Willoughby is recalled from AAA, Brown is added to the roster and recalled, Ismael Ybarra is DFA'd.
Clearly, Browns glove is his calling. 2004, 05 gold glove winner he is a switch hitter with decent pop and a good eye from the left side. He will be a late innings guy as well as spell Mendoza every 5th day.
Phares is a very intriguing “project”. Just 22, he has 1 option remaining and suffered big time from being called up far too early. He's ticketed for Class A Farmington to start. He was the leagues 42nd rated prospect going into 2006. He'd been moved to the pen. He will get back on the mound as a starter exclusively. Max Ramirez is optioned to AAA.

The move also tweaks the rotation. Willoughby is not ready to pitch so Seb Broomhall will get the start. .

7/24: FLA 3 PHX 2 Harris walk off 1B. Pollock 6 IP 6 K 1 ER ND Grab W (6-6). Rodelo 3-3 SB (11) 2 RBI (26)
Former Tarpon Luis Anguiano tossed a 3 hitter in a 1-0 win over Milwaukee. He punched out 6 and walked none and is 8-2 2.29 since being dealt.
7/25: FLA 5 PHX 4 Hayashi walk-off 1B Broomhall 7.1 IP8 K 4 ER
Kinnon Mendelson punched out 10 over 8.1 IP giving up 2 H and 2 ER to go to 4-0 1.74

FLORIDA, CHICAGO IN A HUGE DEADLINE DEAL
The Florida Tarpons have sent LF Jim Shelley, 3B Zach Gibson, IF Ernesto Rodelo and star relief prospect Jake Hornaday as well as their 2008 4th round pick and 500K in cash to the Chicago Hitmen. In return, Florida has acquired 26-year-old 3B Eric Burrows and 24-year-old IF Prospect Harland Daig.
An unnamed Tarpon player was quoted as saying “we've been waiting two years for that guy to be gone”. The player was apparently referencing backup IF Ernesto Rodelo who it appears was responsible for much of the clubhouse turmoil as rumors surrounding an off the field incident with a fellow players fiance.

GM'S OFFICE
Ismael Saldana, Makata Hayashi, Jim Shelley, Chad Coyle. What do those 4 have in common? All are left-handed hitting left fielders who do not hit left-handed pitching very well. Rodelo was a clubhouse cancer. Zach Gibson and Eric Burrows are ALMOST carbon copies but with one big difference. They are both RH hitting 3B. Borrows will likely be the better AVG/OBP guy while Gibson will likely hit a few more home runs. They are equally good at 3B, a slight edge to Gibson, maybe. Gibson is exclusively a 3B. He cannot play anywhere else with any amount of proficiency. Borrows can play an above average 1B as well as a serviceable left field. He's also looking at an arbitration number equal to about half of Gibson. Hornaday and the pick were the hardest parts of this deal by a long shot. Hornaday, I expect to be someones closer and a very good one. For what it's worth I absolutely expect Shelley to take over in someone's left field and hit for power and play very good defense. The pick was painful as it now leaves me with 4 picks in the 1st 6 rounds next year.
But I gave in when I convinced GM Bai-Hen Lin to include IF Harland Daig. Harland is a burner. A right-handed speedster who plays a gold glove 3B as well as an above average 2B AND SS. He hits RH and projects to be a well above average bat who will likely settle in the leadoff spot or a two-hole hitter. He was in AAA but I am sending him to AA Clovis. At 24 he has time. He was a supplemental 1st round pick out of ASU in 2005, 26th overall.
IF Bobby Trumble will be recalled. Burrows is added to the 25 man roster.
OF Tamiji Takimoto will be added to the 25 man roster.

I can't help but feel like I have been wheeling and dealing just to wheel and deal. I sat back today and looked at the 38 man roster and realized I have redundancy and not in a good way. You can never have enough pitching and that will always be true. But you have no need for 4 corner outfielders who hit from the same side with the same strengths and weaknesses. My top 5 prospects are ll starting pitchers and 2 are now in my rotation.
I feel like I have some big-time prospects at different positions but that, with the exception of shortstop right now, I feel like the infield is settled. If Bobby Trumble can hit his way to 250+ I'd be ecstatic. I'm giving him the job for the remainder of the year.
Take a look at the top prospect list now, compared to a few months ago. I have it set on 'dynamic'.

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7/26: FLA 7 PHX 0 Camp W (4-3 4.22) 8.1 IP 3 H 8 K Haupt (15) Burrows 2-4 HR SB (1) and Saldana (17) homer
Daig went 3-4 2B in his 1st start at AA
7/27: FLA 8 OH 4 Willoughby W (1-0) 7 IP 4 H 7 K 3 ER Grab SV (22) Haupt 2-4 HR 3 RBI (.256-16-52)
7/28: FLA 9 OH 5 Chase W (11-5 3.34) 6 IP 10 H 2 ER Foggie 3-5 HR 2 RBI Borrows 2-4 HR 2 RBI Brown HR 3 RBI
Sergio Robles 4-5 HR RBI (.312-27-83) Kid is a beast. Should have given whatever it took to get him over Mike Haupt.
Eddie Ellerbee, the 2nd of two first-round picks, went 2-5 HR 2 RBI and is hitting .259-6-27 with a .508 OBP in 28 games for Rio Rancho
Former Tarpon TJ Rand hit in his 20th straight game today. He's hitting .305-1-13 since being dealt.
7/29: OH 4 FLA 3 Samvdio L (4-7 4.78) 5 IP 8 BB 4 ER 112 pitches Haupt (17) Gilmore (8) homer
Wow. St Louis and Austin made a trade today. St Louis sent SS prospect Tommy Duncan and 34 year old OF Jorge Ochoa to Austin and the Colts sent 1B Juan Moorman and 130K in cash. If that name doesn't ring a bell, Moorman was the 1st overall selection in the 2007 draft!

AL POTW - Dan Goodman (BRK) 13-28 3 HR 10 RBI (.306-25-91)
NL POTW – Jarod Bodkin (PIT) 14-32 2 HR 12 RBI (.358-5-56)

RECORD: 5-2 (53-55)
PLACE: 3rd 8.5 GB
RUNS SCORED: 465 9th
RUNS GIVEN UP: 484 8th
DEFENSE: .712 2nd
OWNER MOOD: Undecided
POWER RANKINGS:
1) Pittsburgh
2) Alaska
3) Kansas City
4) Las Vegas
5) Ohio
…..
14) Florida (+6)

06-18-2018, 08:46 PM	#155
gehrig38 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Medfield, Mass Posts: 5,992	Week 17 SUBJECT: WEEK 17 NOTES SCHEDULE: 1 @ St Louis 3 vs Phoenix 3 @ Ohio RESULTS: 7/23: STL 6 FLA 2 Samvdio L (4-6 4.66) 5 IP 6 H 6 run 4th. Haupt HR (14) THREE WAY TRADE SEES FLORIDA SEND AGRESTA TO ST LOUIS, ACQUIRE RANDY BROWN FROM AUSTIN The Florida Tarpons sent 32-year-old SP Tim Agresta (5-11 5.71) and their 2008 5th round draft choice to the St Louis Surge in exchange for P prospects Whitney Tilley (26) and Jeff Phares. Tilley was then packaged with AA Catcher Jonathan Roller and their 6th pick to Austin, receiving 2-time gold glove winner catcher Randy Brown. Chad Willoughby is recalled from AAA, Brown is added to the roster and recalled, Ismael Ybarra is DFA'd. Clearly, Browns glove is his calling. 2004, 05 gold glove winner he is a switch hitter with decent pop and a good eye from the left side. He will be a late innings guy as well as spell Mendoza every 5th day. Phares is a very intriguing “project”. Just 22, he has 1 option remaining and suffered big time from being called up far too early. He's ticketed for Class A Farmington to start. He was the leagues 42nd rated prospect going into 2006. He'd been moved to the pen. He will get back on the mound as a starter exclusively. Max Ramirez is optioned to AAA. The move also tweaks the rotation. Willoughby is not ready to pitch so Seb Broomhall will get the start. . 7/24: FLA 3 PHX 2 Harris walk off 1B. Pollock 6 IP 6 K 1 ER ND Grab W (6-6). Rodelo 3-3 SB (11) 2 RBI (26) Former Tarpon Luis Anguiano tossed a 3 hitter in a 1-0 win over Milwaukee. He punched out 6 and walked none and is 8-2 2.29 since being dealt. 7/25: FLA 5 PHX 4 Hayashi walk-off 1B Broomhall 7.1 IP8 K 4 ER Kinnon Mendelson punched out 10 over 8.1 IP giving up 2 H and 2 ER to go to 4-0 1.74 FLORIDA, CHICAGO IN A HUGE DEADLINE DEAL The Florida Tarpons have sent LF Jim Shelley, 3B Zach Gibson, IF Ernesto Rodelo and star relief prospect Jake Hornaday as well as their 2008 4th round pick and 500K in cash to the Chicago Hitmen. In return, Florida has acquired 26-year-old 3B Eric Burrows and 24-year-old IF Prospect Harland Daig. An unnamed Tarpon player was quoted as saying “we've been waiting two years for that guy to be gone”. The player was apparently referencing backup IF Ernesto Rodelo who it appears was responsible for much of the clubhouse turmoil as rumors surrounding an off the field incident with a fellow players fiance. GM'S OFFICE Ismael Saldana, Makata Hayashi, Jim Shelley, Chad Coyle. What do those 4 have in common? All are left-handed hitting left fielders who do not hit left-handed pitching very well. Rodelo was a clubhouse cancer. Zach Gibson and Eric Burrows are ALMOST carbon copies but with one big difference. They are both RH hitting 3B. Borrows will likely be the better AVG/OBP guy while Gibson will likely hit a few more home runs. They are equally good at 3B, a slight edge to Gibson, maybe. Gibson is exclusively a 3B. He cannot play anywhere else with any amount of proficiency. Borrows can play an above average 1B as well as a serviceable left field. He's also looking at an arbitration number equal to about half of Gibson. Hornaday and the pick were the hardest parts of this deal by a long shot. Hornaday, I expect to be someones closer and a very good one. For what it's worth I absolutely expect Shelley to take over in someone's left field and hit for power and play very good defense. The pick was painful as it now leaves me with 4 picks in the 1st 6 rounds next year. But I gave in when I convinced GM Bai-Hen Lin to include IF Harland Daig. Harland is a burner. A right-handed speedster who plays a gold glove 3B as well as an above average 2B AND SS. He hits RH and projects to be a well above average bat who will likely settle in the leadoff spot or a two-hole hitter. He was in AAA but I am sending him to AA Clovis. At 24 he has time. He was a supplemental 1st round pick out of ASU in 2005, 26th overall. IF Bobby Trumble will be recalled. Burrows is added to the 25 man roster. OF Tamiji Takimoto will be added to the 25 man roster. I can't help but feel like I have been wheeling and dealing just to wheel and deal. I sat back today and looked at the 38 man roster and realized I have redundancy and not in a good way. You can never have enough pitching and that will always be true. But you have no need for 4 corner outfielders who hit from the same side with the same strengths and weaknesses. My top 5 prospects are ll starting pitchers and 2 are now in my rotation. I feel like I have some big-time prospects at different positions but that, with the exception of shortstop right now, I feel like the infield is settled. If Bobby Trumble can hit his way to 250+ I'd be ecstatic. I'm giving him the job for the remainder of the year. Take a look at the top prospect list now, compared to a few months ago. I have it set on 'dynamic'. 7/26: FLA 7 PHX 0 Camp W (4-3 4.22) 8.1 IP 3 H 8 K Haupt (15) Burrows 2-4 HR SB (1) and Saldana (17) homer Daig went 3-4 2B in his 1st start at AA 7/27: FLA 8 OH 4 Willoughby W (1-0) 7 IP 4 H 7 K 3 ER Grab SV (22) Haupt 2-4 HR 3 RBI (.256-16-52) 7/28: FLA 9 OH 5 Chase W (11-5 3.34) 6 IP 10 H 2 ER Foggie 3-5 HR 2 RBI Borrows 2-4 HR 2 RBI Brown HR 3 RBI Sergio Robles 4-5 HR RBI (.312-27-83) Kid is a beast. Should have given whatever it took to get him over Mike Haupt. Eddie Ellerbee, the 2nd of two first-round picks, went 2-5 HR 2 RBI and is hitting .259-6-27 with a .508 OBP in 28 games for Rio Rancho Former Tarpon TJ Rand hit in his 20th straight game today. He's hitting .305-1-13 since being dealt. 7/29: OH 4 FLA 3 Samvdio L (4-7 4.78) 5 IP 8 BB 4 ER 112 pitches Haupt (17) Gilmore (8) homer Wow. St Louis and Austin made a trade today. St Louis sent SS prospect Tommy Duncan and 34 year old OF Jorge Ochoa to Austin and the Colts sent 1B Juan Moorman and 130K in cash. If that name doesn't ring a bell, Moorman was the 1st overall selection in the 2007 draft! AL POTW - Dan Goodman (BRK) 13-28 3 HR 10 RBI (.306-25-91) NL POTW – Jarod Bodkin (PIT) 14-32 2 HR 12 RBI (.358-5-56) RECORD: 5-2 (53-55) PLACE: 3rd 8.5 GB RUNS SCORED: 465 9th RUNS GIVEN UP: 484 8th DEFENSE: .712 2nd OWNER MOOD: Undecided POWER RANKINGS: 1) Pittsburgh 2) Alaska 3) Kansas City 4) Las Vegas 5) Ohio ….. 14) Florida (+6) __________________ The Chicago Iron Pigs 2012-2024 The IBL's first 13 years The Alaska Avalanche 2024-2030 Moving on to my birthplace The San Antonio Silver Stars 2030-2034 From one big state, Alaska, to another, Texas! Last edited by gehrig38; 06-18-2018 at 08:48 PM.