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ayaghmour2 · 05-25-2021, 02:41 PM

Fake baseball is back! Hope is in the air as all 16 FABL clubs report to Spring Training with hopes of competing in the upcoming season. Unfortunately, those hopes are very slim in this part of Chicago, but we do enter camp as the defending CA Spring Training champions. The 40 man all reported, but I did have 20 non roster invitees to work with. Here are the rest of the group:

RHP Pug Bryan
RHP Hap Goodwin
RHP Bobby Love
LHP Dick Reid
RHP Bert Sweet
C Johnnie Williamson
2B Duke Fowler
SS Billy Hunter
LF Bill Alexander
CF Carlos Montes

Not a huge group, but some intriguing prospects in Pug Bryan and Johnnie Williamson, plus of course top 10 prospect Billy Hunter. Most of these guys won't get too much time, but I want Pug to get at least one start, Williamson a few games, and Hunter will probably get semi-regular time. After initially deciding against it, I ended up bringing Carlos Montes into camp. I really want to give him the job, but I don't want to have to option him (or open up a 40 spot). We do have a lot of spots open for competition, but below are the locks for a roster spot:

RHP Hardin Bates
RHP Milt Fritz
LHP Dick Lyons
RHP Oscar Morse
RHP Dave Rankin
2B Bill Ashbaugh
3B John Lawson
SS Ollie Page
LF Doc Love
RF Rich Langton

Yep, that's it. Lots of spots available, and there are a few guys that are almost guaranteed a spot. Roy Ford would be one of those, but him and Leo Mitchell will compete for the first base job. Pitching is a mess, I want all my Rule-5 picks and will not be able to keep them, plus I really don't want to option Tommy Wilcox to AAA. We've also got four catchers between 30 and 34 who will fight for two spots. Mike Taylor has the advantage of being a lefty, but he may be the worst of the bunch. Paul McLain likely ends up at second, but if Billy Hunter excites, perhaps he takes short and Page moves to second. Center field is also wide open, the current "lead" a Yates-Moore platoon, but six guys will be fighting for at bats. Below are the guys I can't option:

RHP Jim Baggett
RHP Hardin Bates
RHP Jonah Brown
LHP Clarence Crane
RHP Milt Fritz
LHP Dick Lyons
RHP Oscar Morse
LHP Ed Myers
RHP Allen Purvis
RHP Dave Rankin
LHP Johnny Walker
C Red Jackson
C Ed Pinkham
C Curt Squillante
C Mike Taylor
2B Bill Ashbaugh
2B Johnny Turner
3B John Lawson
LF Doc Love

Lot's of pitching decisions to make...

05-25-2021, 02:41 PM	#472
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 2,992	Spring Training! Fake baseball is back! Hope is in the air as all 16 FABL clubs report to Spring Training with hopes of competing in the upcoming season. Unfortunately, those hopes are very slim in this part of Chicago, but we do enter camp as the defending CA Spring Training champions. The 40 man all reported, but I did have 20 non roster invitees to work with. Here are the rest of the group: RHP Pug Bryan RHP Hap Goodwin RHP Bobby Love LHP Dick Reid RHP Bert Sweet C Johnnie Williamson 2B Duke Fowler SS Billy Hunter LF Bill Alexander CF Carlos Montes Not a huge group, but some intriguing prospects in Pug Bryan and Johnnie Williamson, plus of course top 10 prospect Billy Hunter. Most of these guys won't get too much time, but I want Pug to get at least one start, Williamson a few games, and Hunter will probably get semi-regular time. After initially deciding against it, I ended up bringing Carlos Montes into camp. I really want to give him the job, but I don't want to have to option him (or open up a 40 spot). We do have a lot of spots open for competition, but below are the locks for a roster spot: RHP Hardin Bates RHP Milt Fritz LHP Dick Lyons RHP Oscar Morse RHP Dave Rankin 2B Bill Ashbaugh 3B John Lawson SS Ollie Page LF Doc Love RF Rich Langton Yep, that's it. Lots of spots available, and there are a few guys that are almost guaranteed a spot. Roy Ford would be one of those, but him and Leo Mitchell will compete for the first base job. Pitching is a mess, I want all my Rule-5 picks and will not be able to keep them, plus I really don't want to option Tommy Wilcox to AAA. We've also got four catchers between 30 and 34 who will fight for two spots. Mike Taylor has the advantage of being a lefty, but he may be the worst of the bunch. Paul McLain likely ends up at second, but if Billy Hunter excites, perhaps he takes short and Page moves to second. Center field is also wide open, the current "lead" a Yates-Moore platoon, but six guys will be fighting for at bats. Below are the guys I can't option: RHP Jim Baggett RHP Hardin Bates RHP Jonah Brown LHP Clarence Crane RHP Milt Fritz LHP Dick Lyons RHP Oscar Morse LHP Ed Myers RHP Allen Purvis RHP Dave Rankin LHP Johnny Walker C Red Jackson C Ed Pinkham C Curt Squillante C Mike Taylor 2B Bill Ashbaugh 2B Johnny Turner 3B John Lawson LF Doc Love Lot's of pitching decisions to make... __________________ Check out The Figment Sporting Journal, a collaborative multi-sport effort that dives into the Figment Sports Universe You can also view my solo project, my Dynasty Report on the Chicago Cougars of FABL, the baseball league in the Figment universe Last edited by ayaghmour2; 05-25-2021 at 08:42 PM.