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ayaghmour2 · 10-28-2021, 02:52 PM

Spoiler, there will be a weekly recap where we were 5-1, but there are more important things to talk about! I kind of alluded to a deal for pitching, and this morning I made that happen! It cost an absolute favorite prospect of mine in Ducky Jordan, as well as a young arm in Art Courtney, to acquire a top veteran arm from our crosstown rivals. Not only is "The Hot Springs Hotshot" ranked the 22nd best prospect in baseball, but I've been a huge personal fan of the former 6th Rounder since I selected him back in 1932. Unfortunately for him, he has Freddie Jones, John Lawson, and Billy Hunter in his way, plus even if one got injured, Ollie Page and Johnny McDowell have hit really well in limited time. Ducky is more then capable of playing FABL baseball, and the Chiefs should be able to fit him on their big league roster. Courtney isn't as loved by the prospect people, but the former 9th Rounder throws a nice biting cutter and keeps the ball on the ground. Just 19, he has a lot of development ahead of him, but I think he has a future towards the back of a big league rotation.

That pitcher we acquired would be the 35-year-old veteran Jim Lonardo, someone I am still angry that I missed out on when the Gothams traded him. I know I would have been able to offer much more, and when Lonardo was available again, I could not let him slip away. Like out vet Dick Lyons, Lonardo led the Fed with a 2.68 ERA (158 ERA+) last season, while finishing 25-7 with a 1.17 WHIP, 49 walks, and 81 strikeouts in his first and only full season in Chicago. That was his third career 7 WAR season, and with 10 more wins, Lonardo will reach 200 for his career. This season he's just 3-5, but that's more because of the shocking Chiefs struggle and less because of his subpar stuff. His 3.42 ERA (124 ERA+) and 1.39 WHIP are very nice, but his walks are up to 28 (2.6) and he's struck out 31. Lonardo has a career 1.9 BB/9, led the Fed in BB/9 his last four seasons in New York, and hasn't had a BB/9 above 1.8 since he was 24 in 1929. I've scouted Lonardo a ton, but with each report, he continues to comment on his elite command and thinks he's comfortably a mid rotation arm. He also rarely allows home runs, very helpful for us, and he will take some of the pressure of Cy and Pete. Lonardo currently ranks as the 13th best pitcher in baseball, a spot behind Lyons, and in a very tight Continental Association, this trade could be exactly what we need.

10-28-2021, 02:52 PM	#640
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,133	Trade News! Spoiler, there will be a weekly recap where we were 5-1, but there are more important things to talk about! I kind of alluded to a deal for pitching, and this morning I made that happen! It cost an absolute favorite prospect of mine in Ducky Jordan, as well as a young arm in Art Courtney, to acquire a top veteran arm from our crosstown rivals. Not only is "The Hot Springs Hotshot" ranked the 22nd best prospect in baseball, but I've been a huge personal fan of the former 6th Rounder since I selected him back in 1932. Unfortunately for him, he has Freddie Jones, John Lawson, and Billy Hunter in his way, plus even if one got injured, Ollie Page and Johnny McDowell have hit really well in limited time. Ducky is more then capable of playing FABL baseball, and the Chiefs should be able to fit him on their big league roster. Courtney isn't as loved by the prospect people, but the former 9th Rounder throws a nice biting cutter and keeps the ball on the ground. Just 19, he has a lot of development ahead of him, but I think he has a future towards the back of a big league rotation. That pitcher we acquired would be the 35-year-old veteran Jim Lonardo, someone I am still angry that I missed out on when the Gothams traded him. I know I would have been able to offer much more, and when Lonardo was available again, I could not let him slip away. Like out vet Dick Lyons, Lonardo led the Fed with a 2.68 ERA (158 ERA+) last season, while finishing 25-7 with a 1.17 WHIP, 49 walks, and 81 strikeouts in his first and only full season in Chicago. That was his third career 7 WAR season, and with 10 more wins, Lonardo will reach 200 for his career. This season he's just 3-5, but that's more because of the shocking Chiefs struggle and less because of his subpar stuff. His 3.42 ERA (124 ERA+) and 1.39 WHIP are very nice, but his walks are up to 28 (2.6) and he's struck out 31. Lonardo has a career 1.9 BB/9, led the Fed in BB/9 his last four seasons in New York, and hasn't had a BB/9 above 1.8 since he was 24 in 1929. I've scouted Lonardo a ton, but with each report, he continues to comment on his elite command and thinks he's comfortably a mid rotation arm. He also rarely allows home runs, very helpful for us, and he will take some of the pressure of Cy and Pete. Lonardo currently ranks as the 13th best pitcher in baseball, a spot behind Lyons, and in a very tight Continental Association, this trade could be exactly what we need.