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ayaghmour2 · 08-09-2021, 01:54 PM

We almost did it! No, I don't mean the CA Spring crown, our 14 wins were one shy of the Cannons for first. I mean we almost stayed healthy all Spring! Literally on the meaningless last day of Spring Training, Ray Ford, who was lighting the world on fire, strained his oblique and will be day-to-day for the next three weeks. I don't generally like forcing players through injury, so Ford will start the season on the DL. Lucky for us, if there is one injury we can overcome it is a 1B/LF/RF, as I have four guys filling those three spots. Leo Mitchell won't rotate to start the season, he'll just get all the reps at first, until Ford is completely healthy. This will be year three for him, and he hit an absurd .510/.586/.857 with 5 doubles, 4 homers, 8 walks, and 8 RBIs.

We really didn't hit all that well, most starters hit below .300, but the always reliable John Lawson slashed .358/.397/.472, something he could potentially do in the regular season. He added 2 homers, 3 walks, 5 runs, and 7 RBIs in a team high 58 trips to the plate. Mitchell was 13-for-44 with 3 homers, 5 walks, and 4 runs scored and plated. They were the only two others with 30 or more at bats and a .260 or higher batting average. Pinch hitting legend Johnny Waters hit a cool .400 in his 25 at bats while Roy Moore hit .357 in 14.

Thankfully, the pitching was dominant, all pitchers with 16 or more innings had sub 2 ERA's, including the future best pitcher in the league Pete Papenfus. He tossed 24.1 innings, likely the most in the league, with a Spring high 25 strikeouts to go with his sparkly 1.85 ERA and 1.27 WHIP. He walked (18) more batters then he allowed hits (13) to, and he's really making me consider running a six man rotation while also stopping games. A 40-man roster move will have to be made if he makes the team, so I do risk losing one of my current players.

One guy who does not need to worry would be Oscar Morse, who was next to unhittable, working to a 1.12 ERA and 0.56 WHIP. Sure, I would have loved for him to save it for the regular season, but it is encouraging seeing a 34-year-old showing no signs of rust. And while on the right side of 30, both Milt Fritz and Pug Bryan were also nearly flawless on the mound, a 1.65 ERA and 0.92 WHIP for Fritz while Pug had a slightly higher 1.69 and 1.38 respectively. Chet Peacock did his best to prove he belongs on a big league roster, working to a 1.56 ERA and 0.81 WHIP in 17.1 innings. Morse didn't walk a single hitter, but the other three walked the same or about as much as they struck guys out. Dave Rankin had a brutal Spring, 22 hits and 10 runs in just 15 innings, but he's still our Opening Day starter.

I've had one of my college friends visiting the last few days, so I haven't had nearly as time to write, and it's somewhat convenient he leaves tomorrow, Opening Day eve. I have made a few roster cuts today, but I expect to do a nice long roster breakdown tomorrow.

08-09-2021, 01:54 PM	#564
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,133	Spring Week 4 We almost did it! No, I don't mean the CA Spring crown, our 14 wins were one shy of the Cannons for first. I mean we almost stayed healthy all Spring! Literally on the meaningless last day of Spring Training, Ray Ford, who was lighting the world on fire, strained his oblique and will be day-to-day for the next three weeks. I don't generally like forcing players through injury, so Ford will start the season on the DL. Lucky for us, if there is one injury we can overcome it is a 1B/LF/RF, as I have four guys filling those three spots. Leo Mitchell won't rotate to start the season, he'll just get all the reps at first, until Ford is completely healthy. This will be year three for him, and he hit an absurd .510/.586/.857 with 5 doubles, 4 homers, 8 walks, and 8 RBIs. We really didn't hit all that well, most starters hit below .300, but the always reliable John Lawson slashed .358/.397/.472, something he could potentially do in the regular season. He added 2 homers, 3 walks, 5 runs, and 7 RBIs in a team high 58 trips to the plate. Mitchell was 13-for-44 with 3 homers, 5 walks, and 4 runs scored and plated. They were the only two others with 30 or more at bats and a .260 or higher batting average. Pinch hitting legend Johnny Waters hit a cool .400 in his 25 at bats while Roy Moore hit .357 in 14. Thankfully, the pitching was dominant, all pitchers with 16 or more innings had sub 2 ERA's, including the future best pitcher in the league Pete Papenfus. He tossed 24.1 innings, likely the most in the league, with a Spring high 25 strikeouts to go with his sparkly 1.85 ERA and 1.27 WHIP. He walked (18) more batters then he allowed hits (13) to, and he's really making me consider running a six man rotation while also stopping games. A 40-man roster move will have to be made if he makes the team, so I do risk losing one of my current players. One guy who does not need to worry would be Oscar Morse, who was next to unhittable, working to a 1.12 ERA and 0.56 WHIP. Sure, I would have loved for him to save it for the regular season, but it is encouraging seeing a 34-year-old showing no signs of rust. And while on the right side of 30, both Milt Fritz and Pug Bryan were also nearly flawless on the mound, a 1.65 ERA and 0.92 WHIP for Fritz while Pug had a slightly higher 1.69 and 1.38 respectively. Chet Peacock did his best to prove he belongs on a big league roster, working to a 1.56 ERA and 0.81 WHIP in 17.1 innings. Morse didn't walk a single hitter, but the other three walked the same or about as much as they struck guys out. Dave Rankin had a brutal Spring, 22 hits and 10 runs in just 15 innings, but he's still our Opening Day starter. I've had one of my college friends visiting the last few days, so I haven't had nearly as time to write, and it's somewhat convenient he leaves tomorrow, Opening Day eve. I have made a few roster cuts today, but I expect to do a nice long roster breakdown tomorrow.