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ayaghmour2 · 12-30-2020, 05:31 PM

Weekly Record: 2-3
Seasonal Record: 56-59 (6th, 18 GB)
Stars of the Week
Tom Taylor : 22 AB, 8 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, .364 AVG, 1.076 OPS
John Kincaid : 23 AB, 8 H, 0 HR, 5 RBI, .348 AVG, .812 OPS
Joe Masters : 20 AB, 6 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, .300 AVG, .964 OPS

Weekly Schedule
8-13: Win vs Wolves (4-5)
8-16: Loss at Kings (6-8)
8-17: Win at Kings (5-2)
8-18: Loss at Kings (3-5)
8-19: Loss at Kings (1-3)

Summary
We won the finale against the Wolves (48-66), but then dropped three of four to the Kings (69-44) who are now within four of the Foresters (74-41). We spend the rest of the month on the road, starting with the Stars (57-59) who we are sort of fighting for to earn the sixth pick of the draft. Next is Montreal (56-56) before an off day where we'll head to Baltimore to take on the Cannons (38-78).

As usual, most of the team decided to play poorly, although Tom Taylor raked all week. He was 8-for-22 with a homer, steal, and 2 RBI's. He's up to 25 homers on the season, although Max Morris is now just a homer behind him. He didn't have much help this week, but at least Joe Masters continued to turn things in the right direction. He was 6-for-20 and added on another homer and 3 RBI's. He's hitting just .276/.333/.414 (86 OPS+) as a Cougar with 3 homers and 22 RBI's. Looking at the bad, Mike Taylor, Cy Bryant, and Lou Kelly combined to hit 7-for-59.

I cannot understand how Taylor has struggled so much, batting .266/.323/.426 (86 OPS+) with 14 homers and 65 RBI's in 443 trips to the plate. It's been a really disappointing season for the 28-year-old. He's never struck out more then 30 times in a season and he's already up to 40. He usually averages 67 walks and 26 in a 162 game stretch, but he's only walked 35 times this year. I'm hoping this is just a one season thing, as Taylor is still ranked as the 4th best catcher in the league despite how awful the season has gone. Every other hitter on our team except Doc Love (who actually now ranks 1st in LF) has dropped 3 or more spots. Lou Kelly has also struggled immensely, and perhaps I should have expected it. His .288/.346/.429 (93 OPS+) batting line is easily the worst of his career and his 10 homers are likely going to end up less then his career low of 20 last season. At 32, he has 200 career homers and from 1928-1932 he hit 30 or more homers with 100 or more RBI's. I wish that Lou Kelly would surface next season, but he may have to fight for playing time next year.

It was another strong start for Dick Leudtke, who got the only win against the Kings. Another complete game, this time with 12 hits, 2 runs, and 2 strikeouts. He's back above 1 K/BB and the soon to be 33-year-old seems to be way past his awful April and May. George Johnson had his first good start with us, going 8 with 8 hits, 3 runs, 3 walks, and 2 strikeouts in a loss to his former team. In his four starts with us, he's 1-3 with a 6.07 ERA (76 ERA+), 1.89 WHIP, 12 walks, and 9 strikeouts. Chances are he won't make the team next season, but at least until rosters expand he'll get a few more starts. Herb Lowman is going to be stretched out in AAA and Ace McSherry will get a start or two. Chances are Johnny Walker or Norm Stewart will eventually take a bulk of the back end starts in the final month of the season. Pete Walker did get to make his big league debut, allowing a hit and striking out one in a scoreless frame on the 16th against Brooklyn. After 1,802.2 minor league innings, he got to finally make a pitch in the big leagues.

In sadder news, Tommy Wilcox ranks second in the league in ERA and third in all of baseball is 2.93 ERA in 153.2 innings pitched. If he had a third more of an inning, he would qualify once the season ends as we play 154 games during the season. With William Jones' 2.32 ERA, he likely wouldn't have repeated as ERA champion, but now I have to see him in the standings page for the rest of the season... And then when I got his scouting report "he'll be on the shortlist for top starters in baseball" I could almost feel a tear come out...

Only 12 more months...

Only 12 more months...

Only... 12... more... months...

We got to witness 36-year-old Ken Carpenter win his 200th FABL game. After spending his whole career with the Cannons before being traded this season, he won 188 games with them since 1921. A former 3rd Round Pick in 1917, he has a 3.93 EARA (107 ERA+), 1.39 WHIP, 972 walks, and 1,194 strikeouts in 3,373.1 career innings. Since coming over to the Kings, he's 12-3 with a 3.67 ERA (121 ERA+), 1.28 WHIP, 33 walks, and 61 strikeouts in 137.1 innings pitched.

Minor League Report
So some good and some bad when it comes to Karl Wallace. Starting with the bad, the 20-year-old has made 10 starts in San Jose and all ten of them have been, well, bad. He's 0-7 with a 7.41 ERA (66 ERA+), 1.92 WHIP, 19 walks, and 23 strikeouts. Yeah, not too exciting... So, what's the good? My scout has finally realized how great his potential is! Dubbed with "frontline starter potential" Wallace has always had excellent tools, the strong control and excellent mid 90s fastball, but now my scout finally sees it too! He probably is overmatched in San Jose, but with the Class C season almost over I'm hoping a redo next season will eventually see him put things back on track, but the talent is there. Wallace is up to 58th in the prospect lists and 2nd of all our pitchers (behind Cy Sullivan). The baby Cougars have a month left in their season so he has about five starts left, and I'm hoping there is more of the 6 inning, 7 hit, 2 run outings like his last one. It's one of only two of his starts with three or less runs and let's hope the rest follow.

In completely good news, I recently promoted left fielder Larry Robison to Lincoln and he was named Heartland League Player of the Week. He was 16-for-32 with nine runs driven in. It was a rough start for him, but he's brought his batting line up to .282/.320/.366 (78 OPS+) with 3 triples and 18 RBI's.

Amateur Report
It's a little harder then before to find good amateurs to report on, but I am enjoying the good players with the cool names. Next is Tommy Sandstrom who turns 22 tomorrow. The Davidson University junior hit .306/.393/.545 with 10 homers, 38 RBI's, and 33 steals. A lefty hitter and thrower, he's a primary rightfielder who can play left, center, and first as well. He's got great speed and an excellent eye, and he's going to be one of the most disciplined baseball players in the league if he makes it, but at worst he should be a dependable off the bench player.

Taking a look at a 1935 draftee, he goes to high school not too far from Chicago. Attending Carthage High School, the junior George Garrison was a perfect 11-0 with a 0.94 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, 14 walks, and 153 strikeouts. A six pitch pitcher, Garrison features a high 80s fastball and cutter with a group of decent offspeed pitches. He's got top of the rotation potential and just added a little more speed to his fastball. He does an excellent job keeping the ball on the ground and should never give up many homers. I'm a big fan of him and I am really hoping he has a strong senior season. He's on my early shortlist for potential first rounders next season and I'd love to add an arm like him to our system.

12-30-2020, 05:31 PM	#318
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,016	Week 18: August 13th-August 19th Weekly Record: 2-3 Seasonal Record: 56-59 (6th, 18 GB) Stars of the Week Tom Taylor : 22 AB, 8 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, .364 AVG, 1.076 OPS John Kincaid : 23 AB, 8 H, 0 HR, 5 RBI, .348 AVG, .812 OPS Joe Masters : 20 AB, 6 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, .300 AVG, .964 OPS Weekly Schedule 8-13: Win vs Wolves (4-5) 8-16: Loss at Kings (6-8) 8-17: Win at Kings (5-2) 8-18: Loss at Kings (3-5) 8-19: Loss at Kings (1-3) Summary We won the finale against the Wolves (48-66), but then dropped three of four to the Kings (69-44) who are now within four of the Foresters (74-41). We spend the rest of the month on the road, starting with the Stars (57-59) who we are sort of fighting for to earn the sixth pick of the draft. Next is Montreal (56-56) before an off day where we'll head to Baltimore to take on the Cannons (38-78). As usual, most of the team decided to play poorly, although Tom Taylor raked all week. He was 8-for-22 with a homer, steal, and 2 RBI's. He's up to 25 homers on the season, although Max Morris is now just a homer behind him. He didn't have much help this week, but at least Joe Masters continued to turn things in the right direction. He was 6-for-20 and added on another homer and 3 RBI's. He's hitting just .276/.333/.414 (86 OPS+) as a Cougar with 3 homers and 22 RBI's. Looking at the bad, Mike Taylor, Cy Bryant, and Lou Kelly combined to hit 7-for-59. I cannot understand how Taylor has struggled so much, batting .266/.323/.426 (86 OPS+) with 14 homers and 65 RBI's in 443 trips to the plate. It's been a really disappointing season for the 28-year-old. He's never struck out more then 30 times in a season and he's already up to 40. He usually averages 67 walks and 26 in a 162 game stretch, but he's only walked 35 times this year. I'm hoping this is just a one season thing, as Taylor is still ranked as the 4th best catcher in the league despite how awful the season has gone. Every other hitter on our team except Doc Love (who actually now ranks 1st in LF) has dropped 3 or more spots. Lou Kelly has also struggled immensely, and perhaps I should have expected it. His .288/.346/.429 (93 OPS+) batting line is easily the worst of his career and his 10 homers are likely going to end up less then his career low of 20 last season. At 32, he has 200 career homers and from 1928-1932 he hit 30 or more homers with 100 or more RBI's. I wish that Lou Kelly would surface next season, but he may have to fight for playing time next year. It was another strong start for Dick Leudtke, who got the only win against the Kings. Another complete game, this time with 12 hits, 2 runs, and 2 strikeouts. He's back above 1 K/BB and the soon to be 33-year-old seems to be way past his awful April and May. George Johnson had his first good start with us, going 8 with 8 hits, 3 runs, 3 walks, and 2 strikeouts in a loss to his former team. In his four starts with us, he's 1-3 with a 6.07 ERA (76 ERA+), 1.89 WHIP, 12 walks, and 9 strikeouts. Chances are he won't make the team next season, but at least until rosters expand he'll get a few more starts. Herb Lowman is going to be stretched out in AAA and Ace McSherry will get a start or two. Chances are Johnny Walker or Norm Stewart will eventually take a bulk of the back end starts in the final month of the season. Pete Walker did get to make his big league debut, allowing a hit and striking out one in a scoreless frame on the 16th against Brooklyn. After 1,802.2 minor league innings, he got to finally make a pitch in the big leagues. In sadder news, Tommy Wilcox ranks second in the league in ERA and third in all of baseball is 2.93 ERA in 153.2 innings pitched. If he had a third more of an inning, he would qualify once the season ends as we play 154 games during the season. With William Jones' 2.32 ERA, he likely wouldn't have repeated as ERA champion, but now I have to see him in the standings page for the rest of the season... And then when I got his scouting report "he'll be on the shortlist for top starters in baseball" I could almost feel a tear come out... Only 12 more months... Only 12 more months... Only... 12... more... months... We got to witness 36-year-old Ken Carpenter win his 200th FABL game. After spending his whole career with the Cannons before being traded this season, he won 188 games with them since 1921. A former 3rd Round Pick in 1917, he has a 3.93 EARA (107 ERA+), 1.39 WHIP, 972 walks, and 1,194 strikeouts in 3,373.1 career innings. Since coming over to the Kings, he's 12-3 with a 3.67 ERA (121 ERA+), 1.28 WHIP, 33 walks, and 61 strikeouts in 137.1 innings pitched. Minor League Report So some good and some bad when it comes to Karl Wallace. Starting with the bad, the 20-year-old has made 10 starts in San Jose and all ten of them have been, well, bad. He's 0-7 with a 7.41 ERA (66 ERA+), 1.92 WHIP, 19 walks, and 23 strikeouts. Yeah, not too exciting... So, what's the good? My scout has finally realized how great his potential is! Dubbed with "frontline starter potential" Wallace has always had excellent tools, the strong control and excellent mid 90s fastball, but now my scout finally sees it too! He probably is overmatched in San Jose, but with the Class C season almost over I'm hoping a redo next season will eventually see him put things back on track, but the talent is there. Wallace is up to 58th in the prospect lists and 2nd of all our pitchers (behind Cy Sullivan). The baby Cougars have a month left in their season so he has about five starts left, and I'm hoping there is more of the 6 inning, 7 hit, 2 run outings like his last one. It's one of only two of his starts with three or less runs and let's hope the rest follow. In completely good news, I recently promoted left fielder Larry Robison to Lincoln and he was named Heartland League Player of the Week. He was 16-for-32 with nine runs driven in. It was a rough start for him, but he's brought his batting line up to .282/.320/.366 (78 OPS+) with 3 triples and 18 RBI's. Amateur Report It's a little harder then before to find good amateurs to report on, but I am enjoying the good players with the cool names. Next is Tommy Sandstrom who turns 22 tomorrow. The Davidson University junior hit .306/.393/.545 with 10 homers, 38 RBI's, and 33 steals. A lefty hitter and thrower, he's a primary rightfielder who can play left, center, and first as well. He's got great speed and an excellent eye, and he's going to be one of the most disciplined baseball players in the league if he makes it, but at worst he should be a dependable off the bench player. Taking a look at a 1935 draftee, he goes to high school not too far from Chicago. Attending Carthage High School, the junior George Garrison was a perfect 11-0 with a 0.94 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, 14 walks, and 153 strikeouts. A six pitch pitcher, Garrison features a high 80s fastball and cutter with a group of decent offspeed pitches. He's got top of the rotation potential and just added a little more speed to his fastball. He does an excellent job keeping the ball on the ground and should never give up many homers. I'm a big fan of him and I am really hoping he has a strong senior season. He's on my early shortlist for potential first rounders next season and I'd love to add an arm like him to our system.