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Griever20 · 04-28-2025, 02:38 AM

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EL Awards:
Batter of the Month: Philadelphia 2B Fidel de Leon(30, 4*) .333-5-17 1.028OPS 1.6WAR 5x All-Star, 2016 EL MvP
Pitcher of the Month: Detroit RHRP Elliot Malloy(24, 3.5*) 3-0 9SV 2.19 14K 12.1IP 0.2WAR Leads EL in SV(37)
Rookie of the Month: Montreal 1B Dave Grochowski(24, 3.5*) .359-4-16 .916OPS 1.1WAR All Hail Grok for the second month in a row!

WL Awards:
Batter of the Month: Oakland RF Tye Dowling(28, 3.5*) .345-11-29 1.048OPS 1.7WAR 2019 All-Star
Pitcher of the Month: San Diego RHSP Jerry Sullivan(23, 3.5/4*) 4-1 2.66 46K 6GS 44IP 0.8WAR First time All-Star this year
Rookie of the Month: San Francisco RHSP Josue Griffin(23, 2.5*) 4-1 3.08 27K 38IP 6GS 0.3WAR 11th rounder in 2016.

We went 15-13 in the month of August and while that is out second best month in terms of wins, and third best in terms of win percentage, that also means we have no shot for playoffs… no surprise there. Our Pythagorean record is one game better, so we are about where we should be, and I painfully have to agree with that. That being said, the two teams ahead of us have the worst minor league system (Philadelphia) and the 22nd (Boston), so there is a good chance that the future is ours… unless the New York Mets don’t start spending their excess money…

Around the league, there are the Detroit Trains, Las Vegas Gamblers, Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Red Devils are fighting it out for the best record in baseball and I still believe that the Las Vegas Gamblers should be the favorites here… They have the pitching with 2021 WL PotY Jesse Bahena(25, 3.5/4*, 11-7 3.43 204K 27G 5.2WAR) and phenom Chris Harkless(24, 3.5*, 14-6 2.87 172K 27GS 4.9WAR) and the hitting with 2B Sean Thomason(30, 3.5*, ,.277-16-44 .808 117G 3.6WAR), 2021 WL MvP C Omar Vega(24, 5*, .278-29-81 .889OPS 98G 4.3WAR) as well as hard hitting OF/1B Trevor Wolthuis(29, 3*, .215-33-71 .800OPS 121G 1.7WAR)… they are scary,

Now, how about some fun, players we traded away since I got GM here:
LHRP Dusty Leone(26, 2.5* to SDP) 0-3 3SV 4.18 41K 47.1IP 43G 0.3WAR
The scouting update was right about him sadly, and we only got some fringe prospects back.
C Danny Tutton(30, 2.5* to CIN) .190-7-20 .558OPS -0.1WAR 2.2ZR, 3.84CERA
We got back 2.6WAR in Alvarado, Benavides and O-Gon back…
C Elias Mendia(25, 2.5* to BOS) .279-2-14 .706OPS 40G 0.6WAR -0.4ZR 4.01CERA
I got scared when he won a RotM last year, hit 3HR in one game against us, and finished with 2.1WAR, but he lost his starting job this year, still, 2.8WAR vs 1.9WAR by Messer.
2B Brent Lynn(29, 3* to JAC) .255-15-45 .741OPS 107G 2.5WAR 5.2ZR at 2B
Would’ve been a good servant in our infield, but not for $11.2M.
3B Vinny Roman(34, 3* to CAL) .244-18-51 .735OPS 114G 2.1WAR 0.0ZR
He got 3.1WAR since the trade, we got Roy(2.2) and Weltzer(2.8) back…

Pitching:

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DL: LHRP Joe Herzer(24, 3.5*) back spasms 10 days 3-3 2.88 59K 65.2IP 0.5WAR

NMBL Montreal Expos Players on the leaderboard:
RHSP Sam Griffin 13 W – tied 2nd
RHSP Sam Griffin 2 CG – tied 4th
RHSP Sam Griffin 1.7 BB/9 – 4th
RHSP Marty Murrietta 58 BB – tied 4th

Dan Hinton had a nice month looking at the underlying numbers and our stats department gave him some nice 0.8WAR for August, just in front of Austin Roy with 0.7WAR. Our starting pitching this month was really good in stretches, and one decision helped us win more ballgames… making Adam Rudolph the new closer and demoting Kevin Cowden to setup… where he still went 0-1 11.74ERA last month… boy, the AAA stats didn’t lie.

In other news, Aaron McCreery really likes our trade acquisition Pablo Mendoza and asked whether we can sent down John Mannino instead of Mendoza when Joe Herzer is back healthy… I tend to not do this in order to not burn an option on Mannino in a meaningless September, but something to keep an eye on for 2023. Oh, and McCreery loves Alvarado in the pen, and so do I.

Position Players:

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DL: CF Vicente Rodriguez(24, 2.5*) hamstring strain 1 week .257-2-26 .628OPS 90G/86GS 0.7WAR

NMBL Montreal Expos Players on the leaderboard:
1B Dave Grochowski .349 Batting Average – 1st
1B Dave Grochowski .417 OBP – 1st
1B Dave Grochowski .927 OPS – 2nd
1B Dave Grochowski 156 H – 1st
1B Dave Grochowski 158 OPS+ – 1st
1B Dave Grochowski 3.93 WPA – 2nd
CF Vicente Rodriguez 6 TP – tied 2nd

Offense is still… challenging. The three hitters on our roster with an OPS > .800 in August are… Grok, Matt Talbert in 18G/9GS… and Joe Hawk who hit .319/.396/.468 with Kansas City Royals before they sent him back to us. On the other hand, the only regular with a negative Zone Rating in August was Huai-yu Mah with -3.7 and he won’t be around for long.

That being said, help is underway… so we hope. In order for this to work as we hope, we need some luck in development and in the development lab to get the power up here for spring ball…

Prospect Watch:
AAA 2B/SS/3B Julian Hernandez(2.5/4*) .304-8-33 .805OPS 102G 16/19SB 4.4WAR knee tendinitis 2-3 weeks
AAA LHSP Brett Asselin(3/4*) 2-3 2.96 62K 67IP 11GS 0.4WAR
AA RHSP Jorge Estrella(2.5/3*) 6-10 3.88 74K 125.1IP 21GS 1.8WAR torn rotator cuff CAREER ENDING INJURY
AA 2B Fernando Perez(22, 2.5/3*) .231-17-49 .727OPS 103G 3.8WAR
A RHSP Alejandro Corral(2/3*) 11-7 2.45 138K 139.2IP 25G 2.2WAR
A LF Santiago Rodriguez(2/3.5*) .242-14-40 .697OPS 113G 14/17SB 0.3WAR
A 1B Joe Townsend(1.5/3*) .173-9-31 .549OPS 116G -0.5WAR
S A SS Bryan Booth(21, 1.5/4*) .231-4-14 .708OPS 3/4SB 27G 0.9WAR
R CF Tyler Dean(19, 1.5/5*) .219-15-41 .687OPS 11/13SB 111G 6.6WAR
R 2B/SS Manny Ramirez(1/5*) .163-6-21 .435OPS 1/2SB 113G 2.2WAR
R 1B Tyler Aurand(18, 0.5/3.5*) .192-8-14 .704OPS 35G 1.8WAR

To spell it out. We lost the #50 prospect in injury to torn rotator cuff CAREER ENDING INJURY. **** me. You hate to see that happening.

In other news, Manny Ramirez has finished learning 2B and is now a 65 rated defender at the position… we continue with 3B, I want him to be a versatile infielder if nothing else. The others… are progressing well enough. Especially good: Brett Asselin looks like the real deal and is already rated as good as Miranda and better than Griffin… Will be an interesting spring, and we have to figure out in the winter what to do…

As for minor league playoffs, our AAA & A & S A teams are out by a wide margin, AA Golden Valley is 0.5G behind in the Wildcard, and our All-Year Rookie League Leadmine Canucks are a proud 68-52 and leading their division… with our 1st, 2nd and 4th round picks from the 2021 draft in there, trade acquisition Mike Sather and international amateur free agent signings Luis Solano and of course Manny Ramirez… we got some real talent at the age of 17-20.

04-28-2025, 02:38 AM	#142
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,581	2022 September 1st: State of the Expos EL Awards: Batter of the Month: Philadelphia 2B Fidel de Leon(30, 4) .333-5-17 1.028OPS 1.6WAR 5x All-Star, 2016 EL MvP* Pitcher of the Month: Detroit RHRP Elliot Malloy(24, 3.5) 3-0 9SV 2.19 14K 12.1IP 0.2WAR Leads EL in SV(37)* Rookie of the Month: Montreal 1B Dave Grochowski(24, 3.5) .359-4-16 .916OPS 1.1WAR All Hail Grok for the second month in a row!* WL Awards: Batter of the Month: Oakland RF Tye Dowling(28, 3.5) .345-11-29 1.048OPS 1.7WAR 2019 All-Star* Pitcher of the Month: San Diego RHSP Jerry Sullivan(23, 3.5/4) 4-1 2.66 46K 6GS 44IP 0.8WAR First time All-Star this year* Rookie of the Month: San Francisco RHSP Josue Griffin(23, 2.5) 4-1 3.08 27K 38IP 6GS 0.3WAR 11th rounder in 2016.* We went 15-13 in the month of August and while that is out second best month in terms of wins, and third best in terms of win percentage, that also means we have no shot for playoffs… no surprise there. Our Pythagorean record is one game better, so we are about where we should be, and I painfully have to agree with that. That being said, the two teams ahead of us have the worst minor league system (Philadelphia) and the 22nd (Boston), so there is a good chance that the future is ours… unless the New York Mets don’t start spending their excess money… Around the league, there are the Detroit Trains, Las Vegas Gamblers, Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Red Devils are fighting it out for the best record in baseball and I still believe that the Las Vegas Gamblers should be the favorites here… They have the pitching with 2021 WL PotY Jesse Bahena(25, 3.5/4, 11-7 3.43 204K 27G 5.2WAR) and phenom Chris Harkless(24, 3.5, 14-6 2.87 172K 27GS 4.9WAR) and the hitting with 2B Sean Thomason(30, 3.5, ,.277-16-44 .808 117G 3.6WAR), 2021 WL MvP C Omar Vega(24, 5, .278-29-81 .889OPS 98G 4.3WAR) as well as hard hitting OF/1B Trevor Wolthuis(29, 3, .215-33-71 .800OPS 121G 1.7WAR)… they are scary, Now, how about some fun, players we traded away since I got GM here: LHRP Dusty Leone(26, 2.5 to SDP) 0-3 3SV 4.18 41K 47.1IP 43G 0.3WAR The scouting update was right about him sadly, and we only got some fringe prospects back. C Danny Tutton(30, 2.5* to CIN) .190-7-20 .558OPS -0.1WAR 2.2ZR, 3.84CERA We got back 2.6WAR in Alvarado, Benavides* and O-Gon back…* C Elias Mendia(25, 2.5* to BOS) .279-2-14 .706OPS 40G 0.6WAR -0.4ZR 4.01CERA I got scared when he won a RotM last year, hit 3HR in one game against us, and finished with 2.1WAR, but he lost his starting job this year, still, 2.8WAR vs 1.9WAR by Messer. 2B Brent Lynn(29, 3* to JAC) .255-15-45 .741OPS 107G 2.5WAR 5.2ZR at 2B Would’ve been a good servant in our infield, but not for $11.2M. 3B Vinny Roman(34, 3* to CAL) .244-18-51 .735OPS 114G 2.1WAR 0.0ZR He got 3.1WAR since the trade, we got Roy(2.2) and Weltzer(2.8) back… Pitching: DL: LHRP Joe Herzer(24, 3.5) back spasms 10 days* 3-3 2.88 59K 65.2IP 0.5WAR NMBL Montreal Expos Players on the leaderboard: RHSP Sam Griffin 13 W – tied 2nd RHSP Sam Griffin 2 CG – tied 4th RHSP Sam Griffin 1.7 BB/9 – 4th RHSP Marty Murrietta 58 BB – tied 4th Dan Hinton had a nice month looking at the underlying numbers and our stats department gave him some nice 0.8WAR for August, just in front of Austin Roy with 0.7WAR. Our starting pitching this month was really good in stretches, and one decision helped us win more ballgames… making Adam Rudolph the new closer and demoting Kevin Cowden to setup… where he still went 0-1 11.74ERA last month… boy, the AAA stats didn’t lie. In other news, Aaron McCreery really likes our trade acquisition Pablo Mendoza and asked whether we can sent down John Mannino instead of Mendoza when Joe Herzer is back healthy… I tend to not do this in order to not burn an option on Mannino in a meaningless September, but something to keep an eye on for 2023. Oh, and McCreery loves Alvarado in the pen, and so do I. Position Players: DL: CF Vicente Rodriguez(24, 2.5) hamstring strain 1 week* .257-2-26 .628OPS 90G/86GS 0.7WAR NMBL Montreal Expos Players on the leaderboard: 1B Dave Grochowski .349 Batting Average – 1st 1B Dave Grochowski .417 OBP – 1st 1B Dave Grochowski .927 OPS – 2nd 1B Dave Grochowski 156 H – 1st 1B Dave Grochowski 158 OPS+ – 1st 1B Dave Grochowski 3.93 WPA – 2nd CF Vicente Rodriguez 6 TP – tied 2nd Offense is still… challenging. The three hitters on our roster with an OPS > .800 in August are… Grok, Matt Talbert in 18G/9GS… and Joe Hawk who hit .319/.396/.468 with Kansas City Royals before they sent him back to us. On the other hand, the only regular with a negative Zone Rating in August was Huai-yu Mah with -3.7 and he won’t be around for long. That being said, help is underway… so we hope. In order for this to work as we hope, we need some luck in development and in the development lab to get the power up here for spring ball… Prospect Watch: AAA 2B/SS/3B Julian Hernandez(2.5/4) .304-8-33 .805OPS 102G 16/19SB 4.4WAR knee tendinitis 2-3 weeks* AAA LHSP Brett Asselin(3/4) 2-3 2.96 62K 67IP 11GS 0.4WAR AA RHSP Jorge Estrella(2.5/3) 6-10 3.88 74K 125.1IP 21GS 1.8WAR torn rotator cuff CAREER ENDING INJURY AA 2B Fernando Perez(22, 2.5/3) .231-17-49 .727OPS 103G 3.8WAR A RHSP Alejandro Corral(2/3) 11-7 2.45 138K 139.2IP 25G 2.2WAR A LF Santiago Rodriguez(2/3.5) .242-14-40 .697OPS 113G 14/17SB 0.3WAR A 1B Joe Townsend(1.5/3) .173-9-31 .549OPS 116G -0.5WAR S A SS Bryan Booth(21, 1.5/4) .231-4-14 .708OPS 3/4SB 27G 0.9WAR R CF Tyler Dean(19, 1.5/5) .219-15-41 .687OPS 11/13SB 111G 6.6WAR R 2B/SS Manny Ramirez(1/5) .163-6-21 .435OPS 1/2SB 113G 2.2WAR R 1B Tyler Aurand(18, 0.5/3.5) .192-8-14 .704OPS 35G 1.8WAR To spell it out. We lost the #50 prospect in injury to torn rotator cuff CAREER ENDING INJURY. ** me. You hate to see that happening. In other news, Manny Ramirez has finished learning 2B and is now a 65 rated defender at the position… we continue with 3B, I want him to be a versatile infielder if nothing else. The others… are progressing well enough. Especially good: Brett Asselin looks like the real deal and is already rated as good as Miranda and better than Griffin… Will be an interesting spring, and we have to figure out in the winter what to do… As for minor league playoffs, our AAA & A & S A teams are out by a wide margin, AA Golden Valley is 0.5G behind in the Wildcard, and our All-Year Rookie League Leadmine Canucks are a proud 68-52 and leading their division… with our 1st, 2nd and 4th round picks from the 2021 draft in there, trade acquisition Mike Sather and international amateur free agent signings Luis Solano and of course Manny Ramirez**… we got some real talent at the age of 17-20. __________________ 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)