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sharknut · 06-19-2022, 04:53 PM

I intended to start a career simulation of my favorite player ever, Graig Nettles, but I messed up and forgot to choose a team prior to league creation. As a result, only 3 teams were looking for managers once the league was created, Milwaukee, KC and the Angels. The Brewers and KC were REALLY bad with poor prospects and the Angels were 71-91 with decent prospects, so I took them on.

Mickey Rivers broke camp as the every day CF as a 22 year old straight out of rookie ball. He had walked 66 times in less than 300 AB's in his only pro season, so his eye is rated 50. He was the unanimous pick for Rookie of the year hitting .283/.364/.418 with 11 HR's/42 steals and 170 hit along with 73 walks. His career best IRL was 43. If he develops on that kind of path, he could have a special career.

25 year old Jay Johnstone won a Gold Glove in RF despite getting just 450 AB's in a semi-platoon. He shared RF with Jim Hicks, who shared 1st with rookie Jim Spencer. Hicks led the team with 19 HR's going .253/.364/.426 but striking out a league high 198 times. That's...way too much for 1970.

28 year old Jim Fregosi won Silver Slugger at SS going .282/.347/.442 with 17 HR's and a league high 41 doubles.

25 year old Andy Messersmith hurt his forearm and missed half the season and only won 4 games despite a 2.37 ERA and 1.08 WHIP.

26 year old Rudy May went 14-10 with a 2.89 ERA and 1.18 WHIP

They started the season hot and was in first place at 46-30, but limped home 41-45 the rest of the way to finish in 2nd place, 7 games behind the West winning Minnesota Twins who traded for Lou Brock (!!!!).

At 87-75, they finished with 641 runs scored.

IRL they were 86-76 and scored 631 runs.

Not bad.

In the World Series, the Pirates took it over the Yankees in 6 games with Roberto Clemente winning the series MVP.

Clemente was 2nd in the regular season MVP voting behind Bobby Bonds who went .317/.392/.513 28 HR 90 RBI. He led the league with 60 SB's and a WAR of 10.3.

Tom Seaver won the Cy Young going 21-8 with a 2.60 ERA 1.12 WHIP 137 ERA plus.

Darrell Evans won ROY going .256/.347/.414 with 16 HR's.

Jim Brewer won Fireman of the Year going 9-9 with 21 saves and a 2.26 in 102 innings

In the AL, Rivers won the ROY as mentioned.

Frank Robinson won his 3rd MVP going .292/.408/.546 with a lead leading 41 HR's, 104 RBI's and a 173 OPS+.

Jim Perry won the CY Young with 21-8, a league leading 1.79 ERA a league leading .95 WHIP and an ERA+ of 198.

Lindy McDaniel won Fireman of the Year, 7-12 33 saves 2.71 ERA.

In the off season, I shook things up a bit. The Giants are going with a re-build and offered us 32 year old Juan Marichal for our #1 prospect and starting (below average) catcher. I had to jump on that.

To offset some of the $$$ that I took on, I dealt Hicks (way too many K's) to the Giants for 2B Tito Fuentes, coming off a rookie year of .283/.334/.379

I then dealt our previous 2b, Sandy Alomar for 22 yr old P Buzz Capra. He will start the year in the BP but has potential to start.

I picked up veteran C Johnny Edwards on a salary dump for a AAA outfielder.

Rivers-CF
Fregosi-SS
Alex Johnson-LF .298/.337/.411
Johnstone-RF
Aurelio Rodriguez-3B .280/.318/.419 72 RBI
Jim Spencer-1B 133 AB .278/.368/.386 3HR's
Fuentes-2B
Edwards-C

Marichal 7-14 4.07 ERA 87 ERA plus, (hope he's not done at age 33)
Messersmith 4-9 2.37 ERA 149 ERA plus
May 14-10 2.89 ERA 122 ERA plus
23 yr old Tom Bradley 13-9 2.82 ERA 125 ERA plus
29 year old Clyde Wright 10-11 2.83 ERA 125 ERA plus

In the draft, I drafted a fake player in the 1st round and a player who never went above AAA in the 2nd round. The only big leaguer I drafted was Dennis Lamp in the 3rd round.

Top ten picks were

Jim Rice-Milwaukee
George Brett-Montreal
Mike Schmidt-Cleveland
Sixto Lezcano-San Diego
Jerry Mumphrey-San Francisco
Ron Guidry-Kansas City
Burt Hooton-Philadelphia
Larry Herndon-Cincinnati
Frank White-Chicago Cubs
Charlie Moore-Houston

06-19-2022, 04:53 PM	#1
sharknut All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 942 Blog Entries: 1	California Angels 1970-1986/Dodgers 1987- I intended to start a career simulation of my favorite player ever, Graig Nettles, but I messed up and forgot to choose a team prior to league creation. As a result, only 3 teams were looking for managers once the league was created, Milwaukee, KC and the Angels. The Brewers and KC were REALLY bad with poor prospects and the Angels were 71-91 with decent prospects, so I took them on. Mickey Rivers broke camp as the every day CF as a 22 year old straight out of rookie ball. He had walked 66 times in less than 300 AB's in his only pro season, so his eye is rated 50. He was the unanimous pick for Rookie of the year hitting .283/.364/.418 with 11 HR's/42 steals and 170 hit along with 73 walks. His career best IRL was 43. If he develops on that kind of path, he could have a special career. 25 year old Jay Johnstone won a Gold Glove in RF despite getting just 450 AB's in a semi-platoon. He shared RF with Jim Hicks, who shared 1st with rookie Jim Spencer. Hicks led the team with 19 HR's going .253/.364/.426 but striking out a league high 198 times. That's...way too much for 1970. 28 year old Jim Fregosi won Silver Slugger at SS going .282/.347/.442 with 17 HR's and a league high 41 doubles. 25 year old Andy Messersmith hurt his forearm and missed half the season and only won 4 games despite a 2.37 ERA and 1.08 WHIP. 26 year old Rudy May went 14-10 with a 2.89 ERA and 1.18 WHIP They started the season hot and was in first place at 46-30, but limped home 41-45 the rest of the way to finish in 2nd place, 7 games behind the West winning Minnesota Twins who traded for Lou Brock (!!!!). At 87-75, they finished with 641 runs scored. IRL they were 86-76 and scored 631 runs. Not bad. In the World Series, the Pirates took it over the Yankees in 6 games with Roberto Clemente winning the series MVP. Clemente was 2nd in the regular season MVP voting behind Bobby Bonds who went .317/.392/.513 28 HR 90 RBI. He led the league with 60 SB's and a WAR of 10.3. Tom Seaver won the Cy Young going 21-8 with a 2.60 ERA 1.12 WHIP 137 ERA plus. Darrell Evans won ROY going .256/.347/.414 with 16 HR's. Jim Brewer won Fireman of the Year going 9-9 with 21 saves and a 2.26 in 102 innings In the AL, Rivers won the ROY as mentioned. Frank Robinson won his 3rd MVP going .292/.408/.546 with a lead leading 41 HR's, 104 RBI's and a 173 OPS+. Jim Perry won the CY Young with 21-8, a league leading 1.79 ERA a league leading .95 WHIP and an ERA+ of 198. Lindy McDaniel won Fireman of the Year, 7-12 33 saves 2.71 ERA. In the off season, I shook things up a bit. The Giants are going with a re-build and offered us 32 year old Juan Marichal for our #1 prospect and starting (below average) catcher. I had to jump on that. To offset some of the $$$ that I took on, I dealt Hicks (way too many K's) to the Giants for 2B Tito Fuentes, coming off a rookie year of .283/.334/.379 I then dealt our previous 2b, Sandy Alomar for 22 yr old P Buzz Capra. He will start the year in the BP but has potential to start. I picked up veteran C Johnny Edwards on a salary dump for a AAA outfielder. Rivers-CF Fregosi-SS Alex Johnson-LF .298/.337/.411 Johnstone-RF Aurelio Rodriguez-3B .280/.318/.419 72 RBI Jim Spencer-1B 133 AB .278/.368/.386 3HR's Fuentes-2B Edwards-C Marichal 7-14 4.07 ERA 87 ERA plus, (hope he's not done at age 33) Messersmith 4-9 2.37 ERA 149 ERA plus May 14-10 2.89 ERA 122 ERA plus 23 yr old Tom Bradley 13-9 2.82 ERA 125 ERA plus 29 year old Clyde Wright 10-11 2.83 ERA 125 ERA plus In the draft, I drafted a fake player in the 1st round and a player who never went above AAA in the 2nd round. The only big leaguer I drafted was Dennis Lamp in the 3rd round. Top ten picks were Jim Rice-Milwaukee George Brett-Montreal Mike Schmidt-Cleveland Sixto Lezcano-San Diego Jerry Mumphrey-San Francisco Ron Guidry-Kansas City Burt Hooton-Philadelphia Larry Herndon-Cincinnati Frank White-Chicago Cubs Charlie Moore-Houston __________________ Last edited by sharknut; 06-15-2024 at 06:19 AM.