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Francoeurstein · 08-06-2018, 10:52 PM

All-Star Break Report
49-47, 6.5 gb, 18th in Power Rankings

--In July, our worst opponent got the best of us - the injury bug. On the 4th, Freeman got injured and was expected to miss a month. We played adequately in his absence, led by rookie Austin Riley and Ike Davis. However, on the 17th, Albies was placed on the DL and is expected to miss 3-4 weeks. Without our two best position players, we inevitably struggled. Sandwiched in between thse two incidents was a trade - Sean Newcomb and two lower-tier prospects for Jeff Samardzija (retaining 80%) and Will Smith. Shark has been pretty solid this season, posting a 109 ERA+ in 120+ innings pitched, while Smith has been a bullpen ace with a 2.27 ERA on the season. Unfortunately, our pitching depth took another hit when Luiz Gohara sustained a serious injury that'll have him out of comission for a year plus. We are still in the thick of the Wildcard chase, only 3 games back of the second spot - but it's going to be difficult with two stars simulataneously hurt for the next couple of weeks. Thank God for the All-Star Break. The Braves have 4 representatives in the ASG: Albies, Freeman, Kershaw, and Lucroy

7/2: Dansby Swanson collects 5 hits against Boston

7/4: Freddie Freeman fractures his thumb and is expected to miss 4 weeks. He has been placed on the 10-day DL and Austin Riley has been recalled from AAA. Rio Ruiz and Johan Camargo are expected to platoon at 1st.

7/8: Rio Ruiz has been demoted to AAA. Ike Davis is promoted.

7/12: Trade LHP Sean Newcomb, RHP Brad Roney, and OF Adrian Ramos to San Francsico for RHP Jeff Samardzija (retaining 80%) and LHP Will Smith. Lucas Sims is optioned back to AAA.

7/17: Luiz Gohara is out for 12-13 months with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow

7/17: Ozzie Albies is out for 3 weeks with an intercostal strain. Travis Demeritte is promoted to take his spot at 2B.

Around the League:
-Gary Sanchez homers 3 times against Seattle
-Seattle sends LHP James Paxton to the Cubs for RHP Alex Lange and UTIL Ben Zobrist
-Kenta Maeda is out for the season with a torn labrum
-Sonny Gray is out for the season with bone chips in his elbow
-The Padres send RHP Carter Capps and OF Angel Solarte to the Mets for RHP Justin Dunn
-The Tigers send RHP Gerson Moreno and RHP Chaz Roe to the Indians for IF Brad Miller
-Scott Kingery hits 3 home runs against Pittsburgh
-Tyler Anderson throws a no-hitter against Oakland
-Edwin Encarnacion hits home run number 400!
-Yukinaga Onishi (STL) hits for the cycle!

08-06-2018, 10:52 PM	#19
Francoeurstein Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 288	All-Star Break Report 49-47, 6.5 gb, 18th in Power Rankings --In July, our worst opponent got the best of us - the injury bug. On the 4th, Freeman got injured and was expected to miss a month. We played adequately in his absence, led by rookie Austin Riley and Ike Davis. However, on the 17th, Albies was placed on the DL and is expected to miss 3-4 weeks. Without our two best position players, we inevitably struggled. Sandwiched in between thse two incidents was a trade - Sean Newcomb and two lower-tier prospects for Jeff Samardzija (retaining 80%) and Will Smith. Shark has been pretty solid this season, posting a 109 ERA+ in 120+ innings pitched, while Smith has been a bullpen ace with a 2.27 ERA on the season. Unfortunately, our pitching depth took another hit when Luiz Gohara sustained a serious injury that'll have him out of comission for a year plus. We are still in the thick of the Wildcard chase, only 3 games back of the second spot - but it's going to be difficult with two stars simulataneously hurt for the next couple of weeks. Thank God for the All-Star Break. The Braves have 4 representatives in the ASG: Albies, Freeman, Kershaw, and Lucroy 7/2: Dansby Swanson collects 5 hits against Boston 7/4: Freddie Freeman fractures his thumb and is expected to miss 4 weeks. He has been placed on the 10-day DL and Austin Riley has been recalled from AAA. Rio Ruiz and Johan Camargo are expected to platoon at 1st. 7/8: Rio Ruiz has been demoted to AAA. Ike Davis is promoted. 7/12: Trade LHP Sean Newcomb, RHP Brad Roney, and OF Adrian Ramos to San Francsico for RHP Jeff Samardzija (retaining 80%) and LHP Will Smith. Lucas Sims is optioned back to AAA. 7/17: Luiz Gohara is out for 12-13 months with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow 7/17: Ozzie Albies is out for 3 weeks with an intercostal strain. Travis Demeritte is promoted to take his spot at 2B. Around the League: -Gary Sanchez homers 3 times against Seattle -Seattle sends LHP James Paxton to the Cubs for RHP Alex Lange and UTIL Ben Zobrist -Kenta Maeda is out for the season with a torn labrum -Sonny Gray is out for the season with bone chips in his elbow -The Padres send RHP Carter Capps and OF Angel Solarte to the Mets for RHP Justin Dunn -The Tigers send RHP Gerson Moreno and RHP Chaz Roe to the Indians for IF Brad Miller -Scott Kingery hits 3 home runs against Pittsburgh -Tyler Anderson throws a no-hitter against Oakland -Edwin Encarnacion hits home run number 400! -Yukinaga Onishi (STL) hits for the cycle!