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Change of plans on the reporting. It'll still be week by week, but since the first week of the season starts on Sunday, and the awards come out on Monday, this first report will be an 8 day report (Sunday the 5th-Sunday the 12th).
April 5-12, 2020
Record: 1-4, .200
Position: 10th in KJCCC West, 2 GB
Power Ranking: 32.0, 19th in KJCCC
Owner Mood: Ecstatic
Fan Interest: 44/100
This Week: 1-4
April 5th vs. Butler County (L 5-1, LP- Ivan Gonzalez). Gonzalez gave up all 5 of the runs in 4 innings of work, but the bullpen was excellent. Pino Possenti went 3 scoreless innings, and Gerardo Chacon and Eddie Duran pitched a scoreless inning each. 6 of the 9 position players got base hits, with Evan Germain getting 2 hits.
April 7th at Seward County (L 4-1, LP- Ron Trantham). This one hurts. Starting pitcher Hector Chaidez was pitching a no-hitter into the 5th inning when he had to leave due to injury (more on that later). This time, the bullpen didn't get the job done, as Trantham and Guiomar Clia each gave up 2 runs. Offensively, we only managed 3 hits all game.
April 9th at Pratt (L 8-3, LP- Steve O'Connor). Pitching betrayed us in this one, as O'Connor gave up 5 runs in 4 1/3 innings and Clia gave up 2 runs in 1 inning. Possenti continued to be effective out of the pen, giving up 1 run in 2 2/3 innings. We did have 10 hits in the game, but left 12 on base.
April 10th vs. Barton County (W 3-0, WP- Fernando Orozco, SV- Mark Ryan). An outstanding game, as Orozco went 8 scoreless innings, and Ryan pitched a perfect 9th as I picked up my first win as a GM/Field Manager! We didn't hit well, getting only 6 hits, but Jorge Padilla had 3 of those 6 hits.
April 12th at Colby (L 4-1, LP- Ivan Gonzalez). Not a bad outing for Gonzalez who went 5 2/3 innings and gave up just 3 runs, and Chacon gave up 1 run in the last 2 1/3 innings. But the offense was disappointing again, as we left 7 on base.
Not the best week, but I saw a lot of promising things this week. The bullpen for the most part was solid, and a great performance by Orozco. I feel strongly that our bullpen will be the key to our season. It's going to be a long one. The budget is low, the payroll is low, and the talent is not great, but we'll do our best to stay out of the cellar.
Team Injuries
April 7- Hector Chaidez was injured while pitching. The diagnosis was an elbow strain. He'll miss about 3 weeks.
Team Transactions
April 8- Chaidez was placed on the 10 day Injured List, and we've called up Josh Walls, who will start in Chaidez's place for the next 3 weeks, if not longer.
April 9- Rafael Manrique, who started the season on the Injured List, was activated and placed on the active roster. We've sent Ron Trantham down to the minors, as he has been ineffective so far.
Around the League
Weekly Awards
KJCCC East Player of the Week: Omar Hernandez (Allen County)- .467, 1 HR, 3 RBI.
KJCCC West Player of the Week: Jose Cerda (Hutchinson)- .615, 1 HR, 4 RBI.
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