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Griever20 · 03-30-2025, 01:28 PM

EL Awards:
Batter of the Month: Boston 2B Tim Aguilar(34, 4.5*) .372-7-12 1.168OPS 2.0WAR Feels like most of those hits against us…
Pitcher of the Month: Cincinnati RHSP Matt Swanson(25, 3.5/4*) 5-0 2.28 20K 43.2IP 0.6WAR Perfect 8-0, leads EL in Wins
Rookie of the Month: Montreal 1B Dave Grochowski(23, 3.5*) -442-2-17 1.505OPS 1.6WAR Leads EL in AVG(.393), OBP(.448), 2nd in OPS(.981)

WL Awards:
Batter of the Month: Arizona RF Miguel Martinez(31, 4,5*) .360-11-23 1.107OPS 2.2WAR 2x MvP, 4x Silver Slugger and 7x All-Star
Pitcher of the Month: Oakland LHSP Frank Galaz(29, 4*) 5-0 1.54 32K 5GS 35IP 1.0WAR All-Star in 2019, only 6-4 3.88 for the season.
Rookie of the Month: Padres RHSP Griffin Welsh(24, 2.5*) 3-1 2.27 25K 35.2IP 0.2WAR Fragile, flyball pitcher.

That went down the drain rather quickly. A 11-17 month puts us down into 3rd in the division, and if we don’t win, the division, no playoffs. No playoffs means we would be sellers at the deadline. We aren’t selling bit yet tho, but we are re-adjusting things and looking to sort the roster out, which was why Rasbach and Schill flew off the roster the last days, and we will continue to look for small deals. This is the time where I look closely at the upcoming free agent list for our org, especially if we are not contending. Feeling way more comfortable to do so now tho as I’m in the job for a second year and know the team.

That being said, we have a draft upcoming in six weeks and the second overall pick and a lot of preparation to do as well. Our scouting department has identified five main targets, two starters and three hitters, all infielders. Only one of them, a second baseman, is a college player with only average defense at second base… I kinda want a college player to insert him into the rising level of our minor league system, but I also want to take the best player… more soon as we are finishing our draft board as we speak.

Pitching:

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DL: SP Danny Sandoval(24, 2/2.5*) ruptured UCL 4 weeks DNP

NMBL Montreal Expos Players on the leaderboard:
RHSP Juan Miranda 6 L – tied 2nd
RHSP Sam Griffin 0.9 BB/9 – 2nd
LHSP Roland Morris .193 OAVG – 4th

Having two months of a healthy Dan Hinton surely is a treat that helps us to keep afloat and out of those prolonged losing streaks. Things behind him are fine, Roland Morris still looks like someone who is going to get shelled very soon as his BABIP and OAVG indicate that he has been VEERY lucky, and for Miranda, things should go the other way.

For the bullpen, things are moving along fine. Ryan Rasbach will be missed and with Dustin Jenkins, we are taking a chance here, but McCreery was insistent to get his hands on him. What we lack right now is a prototypical long reliever/emergency starter, but there is no one I’d sent down for that. Not even Freddy Silva, a guy McCreery really likes and whose FIP is better than his ERA by 2.

Our AAA options are doing fine, and especially our AAA RHCL Bill Bell(0-5 7SV 20K 21.2IP 0.2WAR) shows some promise for a 22-year old, but his splitter still needs a lot of work to fulfil his potential… he won’t fool major league hitters with a fastball only.

Position Players:

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DL: RF Ian Messer(26, 2.5*) sprained knee 4 days .310-3-16 .848OPS 34G/34GS 1.2WAR

NMBL Montreal Expos Players on the leaderboard:
1B Dave Grochowski .393 Batting Average – 1st
1B Dave Grochowski .448 OBP – 1st
1B Dave Grochowski .981 OBP – 2nd
1B Dave Grochowski 64 H – 1st
1B Dave Grochowski 177 OPS+ – 2nd
1B Dave Grochowski 1.97 WPA – 1st
RF Ian Messer .310 Batting Average – 4th
CF Vicente Rodriguez .308 Batting Average – 5th
DH Karl Ferguson 31 RBI’s – tied 4th

All hail Dave Grochowski, the best hitter of all times. Just kiddin’. Having someone in the team that is able to hit the ball a lot surely helps, but he will regress eventually and we will have to look elsewhere for that extra production. As for our problem kids from 2021, Ian Messer’s first 34 games indicate that he has turned things around somewhat and is his 2020 self again, but Karl Ferguson is a mixed back. The 8 home runs and the 31RBI’s are fine, but his .198 BA put him at a -0.1WAR… and we extended him for some bucks…

The other big hole in our lineup is at short with Jose Robles but the kid is a +4,1 zone rating, and apart from a trade or a waiver wire claim, there are little options to chance that. Yes, we have a Gold Glove(70/75 Def at SS) calibre middle infielder Josh Donald in AAA… hitting .175 there. Nope. And Hernandez will stay in AAA.

Prospect Watch:
AAA SS Julian Hernandez(2.5/3.5*) .319-5-15 .860OPS 45G 9/12SB 2.7WAR
AA LHSP Brett Asselin(2.5/4.5*) 1-4 1.93 64K 70IP 10GS 1.6WAR
AA RHSP Jorge Estrella(2.5/3*) 2-5 4.20 26K 55.2IP 9GS 0.8WAR
AA RHSP Ed Shaulis(2.5/3*) 5-1 2.26 53K 71.2IP 9GS 2.2WAR
A 1B Joe Townsend(1.5/3.5*) .160-4-9 .524OPS 43G -0.1WAR
A RHSP Alejandro Corral(2/3.5*) 3-2 2.05 42K 48.1IP 9G 0.8WAR
A LF Santiago Rodriguez(2/3.5*) .215-5-15 .619OPS 40G 4/4SB 0.0WAR
R CF Tyler Dean(19, 1.5/5*) .190-6-12 .621OPS 2/4SB 43G 2.4WAR
R SS Manny Ramirez(0.5/5*) .155-1-4 .394OPS 1/2SB 43G 0.99WAR

Our AA Pitching Coach Matthew Krome seems to be doing a hell of a job with the pitching staff as both Asselin and Mike Estrella improved this month and Asselin may make his way to the AAA roster come July 1st if he continues his hot form.

The Single A Newark Ducks kids are struggling a bit with the higher level and we may just sent Townsend and Rodriguez back to Short A Mill City when their season starts on the 21st of June, but Corral is doing just fine. Looking at the records, only Single A is above .500 with AA only 2 games below, but our AAA team is a hot mess despite having a pretty solid, young roster… Their first-year Manager Alex Villacis will get some more time, his skills are excellent, but he is very young.

03-30-2025, 01:28 PM	#118
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,676	2022 June 1st: State of the Expos EL Awards: Batter of the Month: Boston 2B Tim Aguilar(34, 4.5) .372-7-12 1.168OPS 2.0WAR Feels like most of those hits against us…* Pitcher of the Month: Cincinnati RHSP Matt Swanson(25, 3.5/4) 5-0 2.28 20K 43.2IP 0.6WAR Perfect 8-0, leads EL in Wins* Rookie of the Month: Montreal 1B Dave Grochowski(23, 3.5) -442-2-17 1.505OPS 1.6WAR Leads EL in AVG(.393), OBP(.448), 2nd in OPS(.981)* WL Awards: Batter of the Month: Arizona RF Miguel Martinez(31, 4,5) .360-11-23 1.107OPS 2.2WAR 2x MvP, 4x Silver Slugger and 7x All-Star* Pitcher of the Month: Oakland LHSP Frank Galaz(29, 4) 5-0 1.54 32K 5GS 35IP 1.0WAR All-Star in 2019, only 6-4 3.88 for the season.* Rookie of the Month: Padres RHSP Griffin Welsh(24, 2.5) 3-1 2.27 25K 35.2IP 0.2WAR Fragile, flyball pitcher.* That went down the drain rather quickly. A 11-17 month puts us down into 3rd in the division, and if we don’t win, the division, no playoffs. No playoffs means we would be sellers at the deadline. We aren’t selling bit yet tho, but we are re-adjusting things and looking to sort the roster out, which was why Rasbach and Schill flew off the roster the last days, and we will continue to look for small deals. This is the time where I look closely at the upcoming free agent list for our org, especially if we are not contending. Feeling way more comfortable to do so now tho as I’m in the job for a second year and know the team. That being said, we have a draft upcoming in six weeks and the second overall pick and a lot of preparation to do as well. Our scouting department has identified five main targets, two starters and three hitters, all infielders. Only one of them, a second baseman, is a college player with only average defense at second base… I kinda want a college player to insert him into the rising level of our minor league system, but I also want to take the best player… more soon as we are finishing our draft board as we speak. Pitching: DL: SP Danny Sandoval(24, 2/2.5) ruptured UCL 4 weeks* DNP NMBL Montreal Expos Players on the leaderboard: RHSP Juan Miranda 6 L – tied 2nd RHSP Sam Griffin 0.9 BB/9 – 2nd LHSP Roland Morris .193 OAVG – 4th Having two months of a healthy Dan Hinton surely is a treat that helps us to keep afloat and out of those prolonged losing streaks. Things behind him are fine, Roland Morris still looks like someone who is going to get shelled very soon as his BABIP and OAVG indicate that he has been VEERY lucky, and for Miranda, things should go the other way. For the bullpen, things are moving along fine. Ryan Rasbach will be missed and with Dustin Jenkins, we are taking a chance here, but McCreery was insistent to get his hands on him. What we lack right now is a prototypical long reliever/emergency starter, but there is no one I’d sent down for that. Not even Freddy Silva, a guy McCreery really likes and whose FIP is better than his ERA by 2. Our AAA options are doing fine, and especially our AAA RHCL Bill Bell(0-5 7SV 20K 21.2IP 0.2WAR) shows some promise for a 22-year old, but his splitter still needs a lot of work to fulfil his potential… he won’t fool major league hitters with a fastball only. Position Players: DL: RF Ian Messer(26, 2.5) sprained knee 4 days* .310-3-16 .848OPS 34G/34GS 1.2WAR NMBL Montreal Expos Players on the leaderboard: 1B Dave Grochowski .393 Batting Average – 1st 1B Dave Grochowski .448 OBP – 1st 1B Dave Grochowski .981 OBP – 2nd 1B Dave Grochowski 64 H – 1st 1B Dave Grochowski 177 OPS+ – 2nd 1B Dave Grochowski 1.97 WPA – 1st RF Ian Messer .310 Batting Average – 4th CF Vicente Rodriguez .308 Batting Average – 5th DH Karl Ferguson 31 RBI’s – tied 4th All hail Dave Grochowski, the best hitter of all times. Just kiddin’. Having someone in the team that is able to hit the ball a lot surely helps, but he will regress eventually and we will have to look elsewhere for that extra production. As for our problem kids from 2021, Ian Messer’s first 34 games indicate that he has turned things around somewhat and is his 2020 self again, but Karl Ferguson is a mixed back. The 8 home runs and the 31RBI’s are fine, but his .198 BA put him at a -0.1WAR… and we extended him for some bucks… The other big hole in our lineup is at short with Jose Robles but the kid is a +4,1 zone rating, and apart from a trade or a waiver wire claim, there are little options to chance that. Yes, we have a Gold Glove(70/75 Def at SS) calibre middle infielder Josh Donald in AAA… hitting .175 there. Nope. And Hernandez will stay in AAA. Prospect Watch: AAA SS Julian Hernandez(2.5/3.5) .319-5-15 .860OPS 45G 9/12SB 2.7WAR AA LHSP Brett Asselin(2.5/4.5) 1-4 1.93 64K 70IP 10GS 1.6WAR AA RHSP Jorge Estrella(2.5/3) 2-5 4.20 26K 55.2IP 9GS 0.8WAR AA RHSP Ed Shaulis(2.5/3) 5-1 2.26 53K 71.2IP 9GS 2.2WAR A 1B Joe Townsend(1.5/3.5) .160-4-9 .524OPS 43G -0.1WAR A RHSP Alejandro Corral(2/3.5) 3-2 2.05 42K 48.1IP 9G 0.8WAR A LF Santiago Rodriguez(2/3.5) .215-5-15 .619OPS 40G 4/4SB 0.0WAR R CF Tyler Dean(19, 1.5/5) .190-6-12 .621OPS 2/4SB 43G 2.4WAR R SS Manny Ramirez(0.5/5) .155-1-4 .394OPS 1/2SB 43G 0.99WAR Our AA Pitching Coach Matthew Krome seems to be doing a hell of a job with the pitching staff as both Asselin* and Mike Estrella improved this month and Asselin may make his way to the AAA roster come July 1st if he continues his hot form. The Single A Newark Ducks kids are struggling a bit with the higher level and we may just sent Townsend and Rodriguez back to Short A Mill City when their season starts on the 21st of June, but Corral is doing just fine. Looking at the records, only Single A is above .500 with AA only 2 games below, but our AAA team is a hot mess despite having a pretty solid, young roster… Their first-year Manager Alex Villacis will get some more time, his skills are excellent, but he is very young. __________________ MLB 2012 - The Toronto Ban Jays The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)