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ayaghmour2 · 06-15-2021, 04:06 PM

Weekly Record: 2-4
Seasonal Record: 28-31 (5th, 8.5 GB)
Stars of the Week
John Lawson : 22 AB, 9 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .409 AVG, 1.182 OPS
Carlos Montes : 26 AB, 6 H, 1 HR, 7 RBI, .231 AVG, .695 OPS
Mike Taylor : 20 AB, 6 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI, .300 AVG, .714 OPS

Schedule
6-15: Win vs Cannons (1-5)
6-16: Loss vs Cannons (6-1)
6-17: Loss vs Cannons (7-4)
6-18: Win vs Stars (3-7)
6-19: Loss vs Stars (6-3)
6-20: Loss vs Stars (4-3)

Recap
Well, this was a rather disappointing week... Two series at home, and after winnings the openers, we dropped the final two. We'll have an off day to lick our wounds, but I was hoping this could be a nice week for the team playing the Cannons and Stars. Baltimore has gotten the better of us this season, but we were 7-2 against the Stars coming in. Let's start with our most recent debut; Carlos Montes. It wasn't a great week by any means, but he was 6-for-26 with a double, homer, and 7 RBI's. He was also a perfect 28-for-28 in the field. Not quite a Billy Hunter debut, but it's a little unfair to compare any debut week to his.

I mentioned the struggles of Ollie Page and Rich Langton and they both took it personally. Most of the offense struggled this week, but there bats were working. Page was 4-for-12 with a double, RBI, two runs, two walks, and a steal. Langton was just 4-for-18, but with a double, triple, homer, steal, 2 runs, 3 walks, and 3 RBI's. That pair and John Lawson were the only ones with above average weeks, but Lawson blew both of them out of the water. Somehow he still hasn't gotten a Player of the Week , but he was 9-for-22 with 2 homers, 4 RBI's, 4 walks, and 6 runs. He's caught fire recently, improving his line to .339/.382/.524 (139 OPS+) with 11 doubles, 12 homers, and 37 RBI's. He also picked up hit 2,000 (and 2,001) against his former team. For his career, Lawson has an outstanding .354/.405/.518 (147 OPS+) career line with 165 homers and 1,024 RBI's across 1,415 FABL games. He seems likely to reach 200 hits for the 8th time in his career, and he does have a longshot chance to reach 3,000. He became the 60th player to reach 2,000 while only 10 players have reached 3,000.

On the pitching side, Pug made a pair of good starts, 15 innings with 14 hits, 5 runs (4 earned), 3 walks, and 6 strikeouts. Unfortunately, he got a no decision in the opener against the Cannons and lost the 4-3 game to the Stars, so he's just 1-5 on the season. Nonetheless, I'm excited to see him back on the right track, and hopefully it's smooth sailing the rest of the way out. Dave Rankin was roughed up in his start, 7.2 innings with 13 hits, 7 runs, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts. Milt Fritz, however, continued his nice run, tossing 8 innings with 6 hits, 2 runs, and a walk.

Looking Ahead
It's draft time! We're doing the pool selection as I type up this article. My first pool is group 6, which contains Marv Smith, Spud Bent, Duke Hendricks, and Bob Pettaway. It's funny, Smith is the highest rated of the four, but the only one me and my scout do not like. I'd kill for Bent, but Hendricks is a nice secondary and Pettaway's versatility makes him an excellent option. It's looking like I'll also be able to get group 3 [got the last spot!], which while as not as deep, contains Juan Pomales, who I'd also kill for. Wes Parks looks good too, and there's also the option for the Chicago kid Henry Sheridan. Last is Charlie Nathan, and my scout is a fan of all four of these guys more then Smith, so there really is no "bad" pick in this group, just guys I want much less then Bent/Hendricks/Pomales. I did have a chance to enter the first group (which had Brewer and Casstevens), but Bud Mullen and Alex Turner don't excite me all that much. The rest of the draft will be run after, which likely means we won't play any games tomorrow. I am not looking forward to all the impending cuts, but fortunately this pool doesn't feel all that deep, which should make things a lot easier. But I know those lesser prospects in the system are really sweating right now...

With the games, we're off to start the week before welcoming the Montreal Saints into town. Montreal sits at 26-34 and 11 games outside of first place. Pablo Reyes has cooled down a little, but he's still batting an outstanding .328/.376/.516 (128 OPS+) with 5 homers, 10 steals, 37 RBI's and 19 walks compared to 6 strikeouts. He's hit 27 doubles, on pace for almost 70 doubles with 27 already. Adam Mullins has started to heat back up, slashing .328/.427/.432 (122 OPS+) with 2 homers and 30 RBI's as he's looking to get selected to his first All Star game. The most impressive thing is his discipline, 36 walks with just 3 strikeouts! That's just insane! On the pitching side, Bill Ross has looked good in his 8 starts, 3-2 with a 3.49 ERA (124 ERA+), 1.24 WHIP, 8 walks, and 26 strikeouts. George Thomas has continued his fall, but Walker Moore, Earle Whitten, and Jake DeYoung all have approximately league average ERA+'s.

We then finish our homestand with three against the first place Kings. They're 37-23 and tied with the Foresters, but are without Tom Barrell who strained his hamstring. Bob Cummings entered the rotation, but he's had a tough season, 1-1 with a 5.32 ERA (81 ERA+), 1.94 WHIP, 18 walks, and 17 strikeouts in a start and ten relief appearances. Of course, Joe Shaffner and Mike Murphy have provided elite level production, while former 1st Overall Pick Curly Jones has excelled in a swingman role. He's 2-3 with a 3.60 ERA (119 ERA+), 1.38 WHIP, 17 walks, 14 strikeouts, and a save in 45 innings. The Kings offense is second in homers behind us, but it's really just Al Wheeler, as Billy Hunter's five would be good for second on the Kings (fifth for us). Wheeler has launched 15 and drove in 58 while slashing .341/.430/.636 (172 OPS+) with 35 walks and 58 RBI's. Frank Lightbody has looked good in limited time though, batting .388/.453/.529 (153 OPS+) as it looks like he's supplanted the struggling Bill May in center. Another part-timer Elmer Nolde has looked good, 4 homers and 20 RBI's with a .282/.406/.491 (131 OPS+) line in 133 plate appearances. Third basemen turned second basemen John Langille has had an excellent bounce back season, batting .320/.409/.495 (133 OPS+) with 23 doubles, 2 triples, 3 homers, and 35 RBI's. He's also got an excellent walk-to-strikeout ratio, 31 to 6 so far.

Minor League Report
RHP Cy Sullivan (AA Mobile Commodores): It's getting harder and harder to keep Sullivan down in AA, but after promoting Harry Parker last sim, there really isn't room in the AAA rotation unless I want to expand it to six. Sullivan has been dominant with the Commodores, and he just tossed a 6-hit, 3 strikeout shutout of the Chattanooga Reliables. This brought Sullivan's ERA back below 2 to 1.99 (158 ERA+) with a 1.08 WHIP, 16 walks, and 17 strikeouts in his first 10 AA starts. This is now his fourth start without an earned run and third shutout in his last five starts. He's still working on polishing up his secondary stuff, but he's not much of a stuff pitcher anyways. Sullivan uses his control to locate pitches and works on finessing more then overpowering. Unfortunately, like Hunter, Sullivan is a little lazy, but it hasn't quite held him back yet. I think that's why it's taken him so long to develop, but other then Pete, he's easily got the most upside in the system.

1B Cuno Myer (A Lincoln Legislators): He started the season in San Jose, and while it was just a short stop, he rode that momentum all the way up to Lincoln. Myer took home another Player of the Week, going 12-for-27 with 2 homers and 8 driven in. Myer is hitting an outstanding .367/.456/.578 (171 OPS+) with 6 homers and 32 RBI's with a nice 23-to-5 walk-to-strikeout ratio. Unfortunately for Myer, he's stuck down here with Johnny Waters in AAA and Bobby Mills in AA at first above him. He turned 23 at the beginning of June, and as he's aged he's significantly improved his eye and now his power is starting to spike. After 11 A ball homers last year, he's got 10 between San Jose and Lincoln and it's only a matter of time before he sets another career high. The kid hits the ball hard, but he may be lost in the shuffle with all the quality prospects in the organization. Myer ranks 50th in our system, but there are very few hitters with as much talent with the bat as him. Fortunately, bat first first basemen aren't all that sought after, so I'm not too worried losing Myer in the Rule-5 Draft this offseason. I'm not sure I can ever see him as a starter, but he looks to be a very valuable pinch hit option.

06-15-2021, 04:06 PM	#507
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,108	Week 9: June 14th-June 20th Weekly Record: 2-4 Seasonal Record: 28-31 (5th, 8.5 GB) Stars of the Week John Lawson : 22 AB, 9 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .409 AVG, 1.182 OPS Carlos Montes : 26 AB, 6 H, 1 HR, 7 RBI, .231 AVG, .695 OPS Mike Taylor : 20 AB, 6 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI, .300 AVG, .714 OPS Schedule 6-15: Win vs Cannons (1-5) 6-16: Loss vs Cannons (6-1) 6-17: Loss vs Cannons (7-4) 6-18: Win vs Stars (3-7) 6-19: Loss vs Stars (6-3) 6-20: Loss vs Stars (4-3) Recap Well, this was a rather disappointing week... Two series at home, and after winnings the openers, we dropped the final two. We'll have an off day to lick our wounds, but I was hoping this could be a nice week for the team playing the Cannons and Stars. Baltimore has gotten the better of us this season, but we were 7-2 against the Stars coming in. Let's start with our most recent debut; Carlos Montes. It wasn't a great week by any means, but he was 6-for-26 with a double, homer, and 7 RBI's. He was also a perfect 28-for-28 in the field. Not quite a Billy Hunter debut, but it's a little unfair to compare any debut week to his. I mentioned the struggles of Ollie Page and Rich Langton and they both took it personally. Most of the offense struggled this week, but there bats were working. Page was 4-for-12 with a double, RBI, two runs, two walks, and a steal. Langton was just 4-for-18, but with a double, triple, homer, steal, 2 runs, 3 walks, and 3 RBI's. That pair and John Lawson were the only ones with above average weeks, but Lawson blew both of them out of the water. Somehow he still hasn't gotten a Player of the Week , but he was 9-for-22 with 2 homers, 4 RBI's, 4 walks, and 6 runs. He's caught fire recently, improving his line to .339/.382/.524 (139 OPS+) with 11 doubles, 12 homers, and 37 RBI's. He also picked up hit 2,000 (and 2,001) against his former team. For his career, Lawson has an outstanding .354/.405/.518 (147 OPS+) career line with 165 homers and 1,024 RBI's across 1,415 FABL games. He seems likely to reach 200 hits for the 8th time in his career, and he does have a longshot chance to reach 3,000. He became the 60th player to reach 2,000 while only 10 players have reached 3,000. On the pitching side, Pug made a pair of good starts, 15 innings with 14 hits, 5 runs (4 earned), 3 walks, and 6 strikeouts. Unfortunately, he got a no decision in the opener against the Cannons and lost the 4-3 game to the Stars, so he's just 1-5 on the season. Nonetheless, I'm excited to see him back on the right track, and hopefully it's smooth sailing the rest of the way out. Dave Rankin was roughed up in his start, 7.2 innings with 13 hits, 7 runs, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts. Milt Fritz, however, continued his nice run, tossing 8 innings with 6 hits, 2 runs, and a walk. Looking Ahead It's draft time! We're doing the pool selection as I type up this article. My first pool is group 6, which contains Marv Smith, Spud Bent, Duke Hendricks, and Bob Pettaway. It's funny, Smith is the highest rated of the four, but the only one me and my scout do not like. I'd kill for Bent, but Hendricks is a nice secondary and Pettaway's versatility makes him an excellent option. It's looking like I'll also be able to get group 3 [got the last spot!], which while as not as deep, contains Juan Pomales, who I'd also kill for. Wes Parks looks good too, and there's also the option for the Chicago kid Henry Sheridan. Last is Charlie Nathan, and my scout is a fan of all four of these guys more then Smith, so there really is no "bad" pick in this group, just guys I want much less then Bent/Hendricks/Pomales. I did have a chance to enter the first group (which had Brewer and Casstevens), but Bud Mullen and Alex Turner don't excite me all that much. The rest of the draft will be run after, which likely means we won't play any games tomorrow. I am not looking forward to all the impending cuts, but fortunately this pool doesn't feel all that deep, which should make things a lot easier. But I know those lesser prospects in the system are really sweating right now... With the games, we're off to start the week before welcoming the Montreal Saints into town. Montreal sits at 26-34 and 11 games outside of first place. Pablo Reyes has cooled down a little, but he's still batting an outstanding .328/.376/.516 (128 OPS+) with 5 homers, 10 steals, 37 RBI's and 19 walks compared to 6 strikeouts. He's hit 27 doubles, on pace for almost 70 doubles with 27 already. Adam Mullins has started to heat back up, slashing .328/.427/.432 (122 OPS+) with 2 homers and 30 RBI's as he's looking to get selected to his first All Star game. The most impressive thing is his discipline, 36 walks with just 3 strikeouts! That's just insane! On the pitching side, Bill Ross has looked good in his 8 starts, 3-2 with a 3.49 ERA (124 ERA+), 1.24 WHIP, 8 walks, and 26 strikeouts. George Thomas has continued his fall, but Walker Moore, Earle Whitten, and Jake DeYoung all have approximately league average ERA+'s. We then finish our homestand with three against the first place Kings. They're 37-23 and tied with the Foresters, but are without Tom Barrell who strained his hamstring. Bob Cummings entered the rotation, but he's had a tough season, 1-1 with a 5.32 ERA (81 ERA+), 1.94 WHIP, 18 walks, and 17 strikeouts in a start and ten relief appearances. Of course, Joe Shaffner and Mike Murphy have provided elite level production, while former 1st Overall Pick Curly Jones has excelled in a swingman role. He's 2-3 with a 3.60 ERA (119 ERA+), 1.38 WHIP, 17 walks, 14 strikeouts, and a save in 45 innings. The Kings offense is second in homers behind us, but it's really just Al Wheeler, as Billy Hunter's five would be good for second on the Kings (fifth for us). Wheeler has launched 15 and drove in 58 while slashing .341/.430/.636 (172 OPS+) with 35 walks and 58 RBI's. Frank Lightbody has looked good in limited time though, batting .388/.453/.529 (153 OPS+) as it looks like he's supplanted the struggling Bill May in center. Another part-timer Elmer Nolde has looked good, 4 homers and 20 RBI's with a .282/.406/.491 (131 OPS+) line in 133 plate appearances. Third basemen turned second basemen John Langille has had an excellent bounce back season, batting .320/.409/.495 (133 OPS+) with 23 doubles, 2 triples, 3 homers, and 35 RBI's. He's also got an excellent walk-to-strikeout ratio, 31 to 6 so far. Minor League Report RHP Cy Sullivan (AA Mobile Commodores): It's getting harder and harder to keep Sullivan down in AA, but after promoting Harry Parker last sim, there really isn't room in the AAA rotation unless I want to expand it to six. Sullivan has been dominant with the Commodores, and he just tossed a 6-hit, 3 strikeout shutout of the Chattanooga Reliables. This brought Sullivan's ERA back below 2 to 1.99 (158 ERA+) with a 1.08 WHIP, 16 walks, and 17 strikeouts in his first 10 AA starts. This is now his fourth start without an earned run and third shutout in his last five starts. He's still working on polishing up his secondary stuff, but he's not much of a stuff pitcher anyways. Sullivan uses his control to locate pitches and works on finessing more then overpowering. Unfortunately, like Hunter, Sullivan is a little lazy, but it hasn't quite held him back yet. I think that's why it's taken him so long to develop, but other then Pete, he's easily got the most upside in the system. 1B Cuno Myer (A Lincoln Legislators): He started the season in San Jose, and while it was just a short stop, he rode that momentum all the way up to Lincoln. Myer took home another Player of the Week, going 12-for-27 with 2 homers and 8 driven in. Myer is hitting an outstanding .367/.456/.578 (171 OPS+) with 6 homers and 32 RBI's with a nice 23-to-5 walk-to-strikeout ratio. Unfortunately for Myer, he's stuck down here with Johnny Waters in AAA and Bobby Mills in AA at first above him. He turned 23 at the beginning of June, and as he's aged he's significantly improved his eye and now his power is starting to spike. After 11 A ball homers last year, he's got 10 between San Jose and Lincoln and it's only a matter of time before he sets another career high. The kid hits the ball hard, but he may be lost in the shuffle with all the quality prospects in the organization. Myer ranks 50th in our system, but there are very few hitters with as much talent with the bat as him. Fortunately, bat first first basemen aren't all that sought after, so I'm not too worried losing Myer in the Rule-5 Draft this offseason. I'm not sure I can ever see him as a starter, but he looks to be a very valuable pinch hit option.