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ayaghmour2 · 04-16-2021, 06:32 PM

Weekly Record: 6-1
Seasonal Record: 28-32 (5th, 11 GB)
Stars of the Week
John Lawson: 26 AB, 11 H, 4 HR, 12 RBI, .423 AVG, 1.484 OPS
Ollie Page: 32 AB, 13 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .406 AVG, .906 OPS
Mike Taylor: 17 AB, 7 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .412 AVG, 1.153 OPS

Schedule
6-8: Win vs Stars (6-8)
6-9: Win vs Stars (6-10)
6-10: Win vs Stars (4-6)
6-11: Loss vs Cannons (11-3)
6-12: Win vs Cannons (3-10)
6-13: Win vs Cannons (4-6)
6-14: Win vs Cannons (6-9)

Recap
Wow, this was a good week! Will it happen again? Probably not again in 1936. But after sweeping the Stars and taking three out of four with the Cannons, we're forced to rest on our laurels with an off day today. We did achieve another Player of the Week as John Lawson went on a tear against his former team and Baltimore. He was 11-for-26 with 4 homers and 12 RBI's. That doubled his homer total for the season and he's now on a 21 homer 103 RBI pace. Lawson is still one of the best players in the game and is slashing .359/.436/.558 (153 OPS+) with 20 doubles, 29 walks, and 11 strikeouts. He's played strong defense at third too, a +2.9 zone rating and 1.026 efficiency. Just think how good we would have been if I didn't trade John Lawson. I think after 1931 we're unstoppable. With Lawson on the roster I would never have traded for John Kincaid. That means Dean Astle would still be a Cougar. Yes, I probably would have traded him for someone else (rumor has it the Cannons asked for Astle in Rabbit Day negotiations), but even just with Lawson alone we would have repeated. He's the reason we lost the pennant to the Stars in '32 and I would not have torn down a team that went to back to back championships as opposed to a team that got old and hurt.

Ahh, I reminisce on better days...

When I should be talking about good days that are happening now! And I don't mean the draft pool, I mean the 6-1 week! That's awesome! A lot of it was luck, but hey, we've lost some close games and we were at home against two teams I think we are better then. Mike Taylor showed some life, 7-for-17 with a homer and four runs scored and driven in. Bill Ashbaugh took advantage of limited at bats, 4-for-9 with 2 homers, 3 walks, 4 RBI's, and 4 runs scored. Bert Wilson did the same, 3-for-7 with a double, walk, two runs, and two RBI's. Even Jake Moore got in the fun, 3-for-5 with a double, homer, and 6 RBI's. Pete Asher rounded things out, 4-for-10 with a double, walk, RBI, and run scored. That's not to say none of the starters did well, as new cleanup hitter Ollie Page was 13-for-32 with a homer, steal, 5 RBI's, and 7 runs scored. Rich Langton did not like leadoff, just 4-for-30. He's been hot late, I think it's just a bad week and he'll do better next time. Doc Love also had a tough week, 6-for-25 with just a single RBI, 5 runs, and 4 walks.

On the pitching side, there was really just one blemish, Dick Lyons' nightmare on the 11th. He only recorded one out despite allowing 7 hits, walking a batter, and having one of them reach on an error. I'm mad at my manager for putting Milt Fritz in because the game was lost and George Johnson (who ended up pitching later) was available. Johnson then started the next game over Fritz, and while it was a good start, left with one out in the ninth with an elbow strain. He tossed 12.1 innings in two days with 7 hits, 3 runs (1 earned), 5 walks, and 4 strikeouts. He'll miss the next three weeks and will be replaced with Wayne Robinson. In 9 starts in Milwaukee he was 2-2 with a 3.21 ERA (140 ERA+), 1.17 WHIP, 7 walks, and 24 strikeouts in 61.2 innings pitched.

We really didn't pitch all that well, but the best starters were the unlikely duo of Chuck Matthews and Tommy Wilcox. Neither did great, but both had respectable starts. Matthews allowed 4 runs and 8 hits in 8.2 innings with a very modern day 7 walks and 10 strikeouts. He earned a start two for sure. Wilcox got his complete game with 8 hits, 6 runs (4 earned), 6 walks, and 5 strikeouts. Yes, neither of these were great starts, despite Rankin and Fritz winning their starts, they didn't look that great. Rankin is now a strikeout and 0.5 WAR behind Barrell for the CA lead.

Looking Ahead
After the off day we'll face the Pete Layton-less New York Stars in Dyckman Stadium to start a pair of three game series in New York. The 36-year-old vet was hitting .333/.401/.481 (121 OPS+) with 5 homers and 35 RBI's before heading to the Chicago Chiefs. The Chiefs sent a trio of pitchers and outfielder Charlie Felder to the Stars. Felder ranks 8th in the system while the pitchers rank 15th, 17th, and 28th. Just Dave Trowbridge remains now, and the 37-year-old is slashing .350/.416/.489 (128 OPS+) with 6 homers and 47 RBI's. They will get Lou Martino back, and he'll join Les Zoller and Harry Carter who will make up a capable 1-2-3. Zoller is right behind Rankin with 53 strikeouts and owns a 3.53 ERA (133 ERA+) and 1.40 WHIP. Carter has a slightly higher 3.70 ERA (127 ERA+), but a lower 1.37 WHIP. He's walked 26 and struck out 39. I was hoping Al Haynes would take the second base job, but he just strained his hamstring and will be day-to-day for three weeks. Perhaps former shortstop Larry Colaianni gets some time at second in the interim.

After those three, three in Brooklyn to face the second place Kings. Just two behind the Foresters, Brooklyn is back up to 37-23. They've seen surprising struggles from Joe Shaffner, who's just 2-6 with a 5.13 ERA (93 ERA+) ,1.49 WHIP, 28 walks, and 24 strikeouts in 73.2 innings pitched. I think he's just falling back to earth after such a dominant 1935 season, and he'll eventually turn things around. In his place, Chicago kid Bob Cummings has filled the rotation, and the 23-year-old is off to an impressive 4-0 start with a 3.13 ERA (152 ERA+), 1.48 WHIP, 22 walks, and 22 strikeouts across 46 innings. Art White has made 9 starts and 4 relief appearances, going 6-2 with a 3.18 ERA (150 ERA+), 1.22 WHIP, 17 walks, and 17 strikeouts in 79.1 innings pitched. He was one of the players I wanted during the draft for my pick, but I could not come to an agreement with Brooklyn for him. It looks like it worked out for them, as he's been a nice add to the rotation. The lineup is amazing, and Dan Barrell is hitting an astronomical .426/.480/.628 (173 OPS+) with 4 homers, 34 RBI's, 15 walks, and 5 strikeouts in 148 trips to the plate. Of course, there's also the Wonder Wheel's who has 16 homers and 70 RBI's with a .361/.441/.618 (161 OPS+) line. I should've bit the bullet and taken Vance and Beach too... Especially since Vance is hitting .379/.460/.485 (135 OPS+) with 4 homers, 9 steals, 39 RBI's, and 36 walks.

I'll have an amateur report over the weekend, and will cover some of the top players in high school and college based on performance. The initial mock draft is in agreement with my scout over the #1 pick. That would be CF Sal Pestilli who hit .378/.454/.732 with 13 homers, 31 steals, and 54 RBI's. Expect more on him Sunday. He's going to be a nice prize for the Dynamos. I shouldn't, but I'm expecting to pick a pitcher in the draft. I have no idea where we'll be picking, so that's not to say I'm going to pass any of the top players up, but I'm kind of hoping to pick towards the end of the first. I think a .500 record may be in reach we can just hit.

Minor League Report
1B Leo Mitchell (AAA Milwaukee Blues): He's only made 20 starts in Milwaukee, but the 23-year-old has managed to get a hit in every single one of them. While learning how to play the outfield, Mitchell has slashed .407/.447/.570 (163 OPS+) with a steal and 16 RBI's in just under a hundred trips to the plate. It's still early, but he's looked fine in left. Maybe I can move Doc Love this year and maybe Leo Mitchell becomes the left fielder of the future? I guess it works. Pretty sure anything is better then Ford at second. But for now, unfortunately Mitchell is stuck here learning left instead of up in the majors.

LF Henry Cox (A Lincoln Legislators): The power is starting to shine through for Henry Cox and he took home Player of the Week after going 13-for-30 with 4 homers, 10 runs, and 11 RBI's. For the season he's up to .315/.369/.568 (151 OPS+) with 9 homers, 5 steals, and 32 RBI's in 179 trips to the plate. He had a tough start to the season in Mobile, so I'm not quite ready to move him back up, but I'm glad to see he's turned things around after a tough start. Cox has looked strong in right and his arm is going to anchor him to the position. His power is beyond the charts and he's got two truly elite tools. Still, not much love for Cox in the prospect rankings and the 20-year-old ranks well outside our top 30. I'm a really big fan of this kid and I think he's going to be an excellent right fielder.

04-16-2021, 06:32 PM	#422
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	Week 9: June 8th-June 14th Weekly Record: 6-1 Seasonal Record: 28-32 (5th, 11 GB) Stars of the Week John Lawson: 26 AB, 11 H, 4 HR, 12 RBI, .423 AVG, 1.484 OPS Ollie Page: 32 AB, 13 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .406 AVG, .906 OPS Mike Taylor: 17 AB, 7 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .412 AVG, 1.153 OPS Schedule 6-8: Win vs Stars (6-8) 6-9: Win vs Stars (6-10) 6-10: Win vs Stars (4-6) 6-11: Loss vs Cannons (11-3) 6-12: Win vs Cannons (3-10) 6-13: Win vs Cannons (4-6) 6-14: Win vs Cannons (6-9) Recap Wow, this was a good week! Will it happen again? Probably not again in 1936. But after sweeping the Stars and taking three out of four with the Cannons, we're forced to rest on our laurels with an off day today. We did achieve another Player of the Week as John Lawson went on a tear against his former team and Baltimore. He was 11-for-26 with 4 homers and 12 RBI's. That doubled his homer total for the season and he's now on a 21 homer 103 RBI pace. Lawson is still one of the best players in the game and is slashing .359/.436/.558 (153 OPS+) with 20 doubles, 29 walks, and 11 strikeouts. He's played strong defense at third too, a +2.9 zone rating and 1.026 efficiency. Just think how good we would have been if I didn't trade John Lawson. I think after 1931 we're unstoppable. With Lawson on the roster I would never have traded for John Kincaid. That means Dean Astle would still be a Cougar. Yes, I probably would have traded him for someone else (rumor has it the Cannons asked for Astle in Rabbit Day negotiations), but even just with Lawson alone we would have repeated. He's the reason we lost the pennant to the Stars in '32 and I would not have torn down a team that went to back to back championships as opposed to a team that got old and hurt. Ahh, I reminisce on better days... When I should be talking about good days that are happening now! And I don't mean the draft pool, I mean the 6-1 week! That's awesome! A lot of it was luck, but hey, we've lost some close games and we were at home against two teams I think we are better then. Mike Taylor showed some life, 7-for-17 with a homer and four runs scored and driven in. Bill Ashbaugh took advantage of limited at bats, 4-for-9 with 2 homers, 3 walks, 4 RBI's, and 4 runs scored. Bert Wilson did the same, 3-for-7 with a double, walk, two runs, and two RBI's. Even Jake Moore got in the fun, 3-for-5 with a double, homer, and 6 RBI's. Pete Asher rounded things out, 4-for-10 with a double, walk, RBI, and run scored. That's not to say none of the starters did well, as new cleanup hitter Ollie Page was 13-for-32 with a homer, steal, 5 RBI's, and 7 runs scored. Rich Langton did not like leadoff, just 4-for-30. He's been hot late, I think it's just a bad week and he'll do better next time. Doc Love also had a tough week, 6-for-25 with just a single RBI, 5 runs, and 4 walks. On the pitching side, there was really just one blemish, Dick Lyons' nightmare on the 11th. He only recorded one out despite allowing 7 hits, walking a batter, and having one of them reach on an error. I'm mad at my manager for putting Milt Fritz in because the game was lost and George Johnson (who ended up pitching later) was available. Johnson then started the next game over Fritz, and while it was a good start, left with one out in the ninth with an elbow strain. He tossed 12.1 innings in two days with 7 hits, 3 runs (1 earned), 5 walks, and 4 strikeouts. He'll miss the next three weeks and will be replaced with Wayne Robinson. In 9 starts in Milwaukee he was 2-2 with a 3.21 ERA (140 ERA+), 1.17 WHIP, 7 walks, and 24 strikeouts in 61.2 innings pitched. We really didn't pitch all that well, but the best starters were the unlikely duo of Chuck Matthews and Tommy Wilcox. Neither did great, but both had respectable starts. Matthews allowed 4 runs and 8 hits in 8.2 innings with a very modern day 7 walks and 10 strikeouts. He earned a start two for sure. Wilcox got his complete game with 8 hits, 6 runs (4 earned), 6 walks, and 5 strikeouts. Yes, neither of these were great starts, despite Rankin and Fritz winning their starts, they didn't look that great. Rankin is now a strikeout and 0.5 WAR behind Barrell for the CA lead. Looking Ahead After the off day we'll face the Pete Layton-less New York Stars in Dyckman Stadium to start a pair of three game series in New York. The 36-year-old vet was hitting .333/.401/.481 (121 OPS+) with 5 homers and 35 RBI's before heading to the Chicago Chiefs. The Chiefs sent a trio of pitchers and outfielder Charlie Felder to the Stars. Felder ranks 8th in the system while the pitchers rank 15th, 17th, and 28th. Just Dave Trowbridge remains now, and the 37-year-old is slashing .350/.416/.489 (128 OPS+) with 6 homers and 47 RBI's. They will get Lou Martino back, and he'll join Les Zoller and Harry Carter who will make up a capable 1-2-3. Zoller is right behind Rankin with 53 strikeouts and owns a 3.53 ERA (133 ERA+) and 1.40 WHIP. Carter has a slightly higher 3.70 ERA (127 ERA+), but a lower 1.37 WHIP. He's walked 26 and struck out 39. I was hoping Al Haynes would take the second base job, but he just strained his hamstring and will be day-to-day for three weeks. Perhaps former shortstop Larry Colaianni gets some time at second in the interim. After those three, three in Brooklyn to face the second place Kings. Just two behind the Foresters, Brooklyn is back up to 37-23. They've seen surprising struggles from Joe Shaffner, who's just 2-6 with a 5.13 ERA (93 ERA+) ,1.49 WHIP, 28 walks, and 24 strikeouts in 73.2 innings pitched. I think he's just falling back to earth after such a dominant 1935 season, and he'll eventually turn things around. In his place, Chicago kid Bob Cummings has filled the rotation, and the 23-year-old is off to an impressive 4-0 start with a 3.13 ERA (152 ERA+), 1.48 WHIP, 22 walks, and 22 strikeouts across 46 innings. Art White has made 9 starts and 4 relief appearances, going 6-2 with a 3.18 ERA (150 ERA+), 1.22 WHIP, 17 walks, and 17 strikeouts in 79.1 innings pitched. He was one of the players I wanted during the draft for my pick, but I could not come to an agreement with Brooklyn for him. It looks like it worked out for them, as he's been a nice add to the rotation. The lineup is amazing, and Dan Barrell is hitting an astronomical .426/.480/.628 (173 OPS+) with 4 homers, 34 RBI's, 15 walks, and 5 strikeouts in 148 trips to the plate. Of course, there's also the Wonder Wheel's who has 16 homers and 70 RBI's with a .361/.441/.618 (161 OPS+) line. I should've bit the bullet and taken Vance and Beach too... Especially since Vance is hitting .379/.460/.485 (135 OPS+) with 4 homers, 9 steals, 39 RBI's, and 36 walks. I'll have an amateur report over the weekend, and will cover some of the top players in high school and college based on performance. The initial mock draft is in agreement with my scout over the #1 pick. That would be CF Sal Pestilli who hit .378/.454/.732 with 13 homers, 31 steals, and 54 RBI's. Expect more on him Sunday. He's going to be a nice prize for the Dynamos. I shouldn't, but I'm expecting to pick a pitcher in the draft. I have no idea where we'll be picking, so that's not to say I'm going to pass any of the top players up, but I'm kind of hoping to pick towards the end of the first. I think a .500 record may be in reach we can just hit. Minor League Report 1B Leo Mitchell (AAA Milwaukee Blues): He's only made 20 starts in Milwaukee, but the 23-year-old has managed to get a hit in every single one of them. While learning how to play the outfield, Mitchell has slashed .407/.447/.570 (163 OPS+) with a steal and 16 RBI's in just under a hundred trips to the plate. It's still early, but he's looked fine in left. Maybe I can move Doc Love this year and maybe Leo Mitchell becomes the left fielder of the future? I guess it works. Pretty sure anything is better then Ford at second. But for now, unfortunately Mitchell is stuck here learning left instead of up in the majors. LF Henry Cox (A Lincoln Legislators): The power is starting to shine through for Henry Cox and he took home Player of the Week after going 13-for-30 with 4 homers, 10 runs, and 11 RBI's. For the season he's up to .315/.369/.568 (151 OPS+) with 9 homers, 5 steals, and 32 RBI's in 179 trips to the plate. He had a tough start to the season in Mobile, so I'm not quite ready to move him back up, but I'm glad to see he's turned things around after a tough start. Cox has looked strong in right and his arm is going to anchor him to the position. His power is beyond the charts and he's got two truly elite tools. Still, not much love for Cox in the prospect rankings and the 20-year-old ranks well outside our top 30. I'm a really big fan of this kid and I think he's going to be an excellent right fielder.