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Griever20 · 05-09-2025, 04:12 PM

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Series:
1-0 vs LAA (1B Eric Thames 3-5 2R 4RBI DB HR(13))
2-2 vs KCR (SP Carlos Carrasco 7.1IP 4H 1ER 0BB 7K W(4-7 5.83), 3B Scott Sizemore 2-3 R RBI 2BB DB)
2-1 @ CWS (SP Scott Kazmir 7IP 5H 0ER 3BB 7K W(3-11 3.47))
2-1 vs CLE (SP Kyle Davies 5IP 3H 1ER 4BB 4K W(5-7 4.86))
1-2 @ NYY
1-2 @ BOS (1B David Cooper 3-5 2R 4RBI 2HR(5))
0-3 @ OAK
0-3 vs DET
1-1 @ SEA (SP Marcus Stroman 6IP 5H 2ER 2BB 5K W(4-11 4.60))

Record: 35-68
July: 9-16
Runs Scored: 364(14th)
Batting AVG: .230(14th)
OBP: .294(14th)
Home Runs: 78(13th)
Stolen Bases: 85(5th)
Runs Against: 479(9th)
Starters ERA: 4.74(11th)
Bullpen ERA: 3.87(9th)
Defensive Eff.: .692(6th)
Zone Rating: +20.0(3rd)

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Toronto Pitcher of the Month: RHSP Marcus Stroman 1-2 3.29 25K 3.81FIP 0.6WAR 27.1IP 5GS
Toronto Position Player of the Month: 1B Eric Thames .-337/.417/.518 1HR 14RBI 0.9WAR 24G

We had some solid games, but also some horrible games this month. Yet, we are not as horrible as we could have been, but there are still some concerns. First, Carlos Carrasco is a train wreck and was recently rated dow not a 2.5* starter from 3*, which still means we probably keep him around given our limited ability to add players… but we had hope for more. Second… Scott Sizemore is getting on my nerves with his .191 batting average… my god.

All that prompted us to reorder our lineup with Snider, Danks, Cooper, Thames and Mesoraco top 5 against RHP and Danks, Escobar, Mesoraco, Thames and Snider against LHP… by the way, Ben Francisco sucks as right-handed DH… Help from AAA? I’m tempted by nobody there and our scouts agree unfortunately.

Well, around the league… what a trade deadline frenzy (see below) and we could not take part. Still, I think our minor league system is amazing. And we are rank one by a wide margin. Trust me, this team will win a AL East pennant in the next 10 years… maybe.

Oh and congratulations to a lefty nobody cares about. He is our All-Star representative.

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Minor League Report and Awards:
AAA 3B Anthony Rendon(22, 2.5/4.5*) .471-12-31 1.535OPS 2.5WAR 26G
AA LF Nick Castellanos(20, 2/4*) .412-13-32 1.327OPS 2.2WAR 26G
A 3B Eugenio Suarez(21, 1.5/3.5*) .375-5-23 1.156OPS 1.6WAR 29G
Short A LF Jesse Winker(18, 1/4*) .278-4-22 .896OPS 0.8WAR 25G
R Alex Navarro(16, 0.5/2.5*) .419-7-27 1.272OPS 1.2WAR 19G
R 2B Jesus Lopez(16, 0.5/2.5*) .331-5-47 .930OPS 2.1WAR 63G
Won Awards this month

So, one thing right away, LF Nick Castellanos was promoted to AAA as for today. He is ready for the next step and can start building a relationship with his fellow new teammates Anthony Rendon, Chris Archer(5-7 5.49) and Noah Syndergaard(6-6 3.63), the three closest to winning a job next spring.

As for our draft haul, we signed the whole bunch of them and for some reason, our first rounder SS Jim Hatfield is the #5 prospect in baseball… which is surprising. Why did he fall to #17? What is wrong with him?

Anyways, he might move up another spot soon as Boston promoted top prospect Mookie Betts(19, 2/5*) to the majors…

International Amateur Discovery Additions and Update:
OF Franklin Garcia(16, 3*) Contact 60 Gap Power 70 Power 45 Eye 50 Avoid K’s 65 Defense at LF 60 from the Cincinnati Reds.
SS Dave Cardenas(16, 3*) Contact 75 Gap Power 50 Power 50 Eye 45 Avoid K’s 85 Defense at SS 40 from the Cleveland Guardians.

Two more of those. Unfortunately, some of the other kids were ranked down to 2.5*, so our haul is down to these two and defensive ace Rafael Hernandez and OF Luis Garza when it comes to 3* or above prospects. We will see how this developes, so far they are depth.

In Other News:
July 3rd – Milwaukee SP Zach Greinke(28, 3.5*) dominated the Marlins 10-0 today, working 9IP 4H 0ER 1BB 10K. The 2009 AL Cy Young Winner is 10-2 2.81 95K in 16 starts.

July 4th – Cincinati SP Johnny Cueto(26, 3.5*) had a huge day at Dodger Stadium, pitching 9IP 7H 0ER 1BB 5K in a 8-0 win over LA. The Dominican is 6-7 4.15 89K 2.2WAR in 17 games.

July 6th – Arizona 2B Aaron Hill(30, 3*) saw his team win 2-1, but lost his 27-game hitting streak today to the Dodgers. The 2009 AL Silver Slugger is batting .264-11-29 .777OPS 1.8WAR in 78 games.

July 14th – Philadelphia C Carlos Ruiz(33, 4*) had a big 5-hit day at the plate, going 5-5 4R 3RBI 2DB with a home run in a 11-6 road win in Colorado. The 2012 NL-All-Star is batting .332-7-39 .925OPS 3.8WAR in 75 games.

July 15th – Arizona RF Justin Upton(24, 4*) joined the 5-hit fun with a 5-5 3R 3RBI 2DB HR day in a 13-3 win over Chicago. The 3x All-Star is batting .286-19-66 .915OPS 12/14SB 2.8WAR in 85 games.

July 17th – Baltimore RF Nick Markakis(28, 2.5/3*) has hit for the CYCLE today in a 7-4 win over the Twins, going 5-5 R 2RBI DB TP HR for the night. The 2011 AL Gold Glover is batting .285-8-38 .765OPS -0.1WAR in 85 games.

July 18th – Yankees SP CC Sabathia(31, 3*) added to a strong season with a 3-hit shutout with one walk and 9 strikeouts over the Oakland Athletics, winning 6-0. The veteran is 12-6 2.94 120K 2.9WAR in 20 starts.

July 23rd – Nationals CF Bryce Harper(19, 3.5/5*) lost an impressive 28-game hitting streak today as he was called to pinch-hit in a 6-3 win over the New York Mets. The #1 prospect in baseball is batting .319-11-40 .938OPS 2.6WAR in 72 games.

July 25th - Cincinati has just acquired SP Josh Johnson(28, 3.5*, 9-5 3.91 50K 1.7WAR 20GS) from the Marlins. The 2x All-Star is a free agent this winter. In return, Miami received two unranked 2.5* prospects.

July 26th - Pirates CF Andrew McCutchen(25, 4.5*) had a hitting streak… until today as he lost it at 21-games today in a 6-2 loss to the Houston Astros. The 2011 NL All-Star is batting .283-14-50 .826OPS 2.0WAR in 95 games.

July 28th – The Texas Rangers(56-42) traded away the (family farm) today to acquire SP Anibal Sanchez(28, 3.5*, 8-6 3.07 34K 2.3WAR 19GS) from the Marlins in exchange for a prospect package around RF Joey Gallo(18, 1/3*) and three others.

July 28th – In a trade that reshapes both playoff hopefuls, the Chicago White Sox(51-48) acquire LF Seth Smith(29, 3.5*, .259-12-45 .794OPS 1.3WAR 99G) from the Oakland Athletics(59-40) in exchange for SP Jake Peavy(31, 2.5*, 8-7 4.76 94K 1.0WAR 22G/18GS) and two minor prospects.

July 28th – The New York Mets(51-48) just bolstered their playoff hopes by adding LF Alex Gordon(28, 3.5*, .276-14-447 .813OPS 1.2WAR 87G) from the Royals for two minor prospects.

July 29th – Adding some pop, the San Diego Padres(63-39) traded prospect SP Joe Ross(19, 1/3*) to the Royals for impact 1B Billy Butler(26, 3.5*, .30-7-30 .784OPS 1.2WAR 83G).

July 30th - Cincinati acquired two month of superstar C Joe Mauer(29, 5*, .276-3-43 .733OPS 2.6WAR 84G) in exchange for three 2.5* prospects going to the Twins.

July 31st – In a trade that alienated a lot of their fanbase, the Rockies traded 1B Todd Helton(38, 3*, .255-9-40 .733OPS 0.4WAR 99G) to the Seattle Mariners for a catching prospect.

July 31st – And the final big trade of the window sees Miami
3B Hanley Ramirez(28, 3*, .267-16-56 .791OPS 1.7WAR 97G) move to the White Sox for AAA CL Addison Reed(23, 3*, 2-7 20SV 4.24 43K 1.8WAR AAA) and a minor prospect.

August 1st – Tigers 1B Prince Fielder(28, 4*) was named AL Batter of the Month after batting .337 with 7 home runs, 17RBIs and 20 runs scored for the month. The 4x All-Star is batting .328-20-67 1.051OPS 4.0WAR in 89 games for the year.

August 1st – Padres LF Carlos Quentin(29, 3.5*) was named NL Batter of the Month after batting .347 with 9 home runs, 26RBIs and 18 runs scored for the month. The 3x All-Star is batting .292-28-85 .963OPS 3.9WAR in 103 games.

August 1st – Seattle RHSP Jon Garland(32, 2.5*) was named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 1.18 24K in 38IP for the month. The veteran and 2005 All-Star is 8-6 3.29 64K 1.1WAR in 20 starts.

August 1st – Nationals RHRP Stephen Strasburg(24, 3.5/4*) was named NL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-1 1.65 57K in 43.2IP and six starts for the month. The third year pro is 11-6 3.86 160K 3.1WAR in 22 starts.

August 1st – White Sox LHSP Jose Quintana (23, 3*) was named AL Rookie of the Month after going 3-1 2.67 22K in 30.1IP and 5 starts for the month. The Colombian is 7-10 4.19 103K 2.6WAR in 21 starts.

August 1st – Nationals CF Bryce Harper(19, 4/5*) was named NL Rookie of the Month after batting .373 with 5 home runs, 10RBIs and 17 runs scored for the month. The young phenom is batting .311-11-41 .918OPS 2.7WAR in 78 games.

05-09-2025, 04:12 PM	#13
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,727	2012 August 1st - State of the Blue Jays Transactions: None Series: 1-0 vs LAA (1B Eric Thames 3-5 2R 4RBI DB HR(13)) 2-2 vs KCR (SP Carlos Carrasco 7.1IP 4H 1ER 0BB 7K W(4-7 5.83), 3B Scott Sizemore 2-3 R RBI 2BB DB) 2-1 @ CWS (SP Scott Kazmir 7IP 5H 0ER 3BB 7K W(3-11 3.47)) 2-1 vs CLE (SP Kyle Davies 5IP 3H 1ER 4BB 4K W(5-7 4.86)) 1-2 @ NYY 1-2 @ BOS (1B David Cooper 3-5 2R 4RBI 2HR(5)) 0-3 @ OAK 0-3 vs DET 1-1 @ SEA (SP Marcus Stroman 6IP 5H 2ER 2BB 5K W(4-11 4.60)) Record: 35-68 July: 9-16 Runs Scored: 364(14th) Batting AVG: .230(14th) OBP: .294(14th) Home Runs: 78(13th) Stolen Bases: 85(5th) Runs Against: 479(9th) Starters ERA: 4.74(11th) Bullpen ERA: 3.87(9th) Defensive Eff.: .692(6th) Zone Rating: +20.0(3rd) Toronto Pitcher of the Month: RHSP Marcus Stroman 1-2 3.29 25K 3.81FIP 0.6WAR 27.1IP 5GS Toronto Position Player of the Month: 1B Eric Thames .-337/.417/.518 1HR 14RBI 0.9WAR 24G We had some solid games, but also some horrible games this month. Yet, we are not as horrible as we could have been, but there are still some concerns. First, Carlos Carrasco is a train wreck and was recently rated dow not a 2.5* starter from 3, which still means we probably keep him around given our limited ability to add players… but we had hope for more. Second… Scott Sizemore* is getting on my nerves with his .191 batting average… my god. All that prompted us to reorder our lineup with Snider, Danks, Cooper, Thames and Mesoraco top 5 against RHP and Danks, Escobar, Mesoraco, Thames and Snider against LHP… by the way, Ben Francisco sucks as right-handed DH… Help from AAA? I’m tempted by nobody there and our scouts agree unfortunately. Well, around the league… what a trade deadline frenzy (see below) and we could not take part. Still, I think our minor league system is amazing. And we are rank one by a wide margin. Trust me, this team will win a AL East pennant in the next 10 years… maybe. Oh and congratulations to a lefty nobody cares about. He is our All-Star representative. Minor League Report and Awards: AAA 3B Anthony Rendon(22, 2.5/4.5) .471-12-31 1.535OPS 2.5WAR 26G AA LF Nick Castellanos(20, 2/4) .412-13-32 1.327OPS 2.2WAR 26G A 3B Eugenio Suarez(21, 1.5/3.5) .375-5-23 1.156OPS 1.6WAR 29G Short A LF Jesse Winker(18, 1/4) .278-4-22 .896OPS 0.8WAR 25G R Alex Navarro(16, 0.5/2.5) .419-7-27 1.272OPS 1.2WAR 19G R 2B Jesus Lopez(16, 0.5/2.5) .331-5-47 .930OPS 2.1WAR 63G Won Awards this month So, one thing right away, LF Nick Castellanos was promoted to AAA as for today. He is ready for the next step and can start building a relationship with his fellow new teammates Anthony Rendon, Chris Archer(5-7 5.49) and Noah Syndergaard(6-6 3.63), the three closest to winning a job next spring. As for our draft haul, we signed the whole bunch of them and for some reason, our first rounder SS Jim Hatfield is the #5 prospect in baseball… which is surprising. Why did he fall to #17? What is wrong with him? Anyways, he might move up another spot soon as Boston promoted top prospect Mookie Betts(19, 2/5) to the majors… International Amateur Discovery Additions and Update:* OF Franklin Garcia(16, 3) Contact 60 Gap Power 70 Power 45 Eye 50 Avoid K’s 65 Defense at LF 60 from the Cincinnati Reds. SS Dave Cardenas(16, 3) Contact 75 Gap Power 50 Power 50 Eye 45 Avoid K’s 85 Defense at SS 40 from the Cleveland Guardians. Two more of those. Unfortunately, some of the other kids were ranked down to 2.5, so our haul is down to these two and defensive ace Rafael Hernandez* and OF Luis Garza when it comes to 3* or above prospects. We will see how this developes, so far they are depth. In Other News: July 3rd – Milwaukee SP Zach Greinke(28, 3.5) dominated the Marlins* 10-0 today, working 9IP 4H 0ER 1BB 10K. The 2009 AL Cy Young Winner is 10-2 2.81 95K in 16 starts. July 4th – Cincinati SP Johnny Cueto(26, 3.5) had a huge day at Dodger Stadium, pitching 9IP 7H 0ER 1BB 5K in a 8-0 win over LA. The Dominican is 6-7 4.15 89K 2.2WAR in 17 games. July 6th – Arizona* 2B Aaron Hill(30, 3) saw his team win 2-1, but lost his 27-game hitting streak* today to the Dodgers. The 2009 AL Silver Slugger is batting .264-11-29 .777OPS 1.8WAR in 78 games. July 14th – Philadelphia C Carlos Ruiz(33, 4) had a big 5-hit day at the plate, going 5-5 4R 3RBI 2DB with a home run in a 11-6 road win in Colorado. The 2012 NL-All-Star is batting .332-7-39 .925OPS 3.8WAR in 75 games. July 15th – Arizona* RF Justin Upton(24, 4) joined the 5-hit fun with a 5-5 3R 3RBI 2DB HR day in a 13-3 win over Chicago. The 3x All-Star is batting .286-19-66 .915OPS 12/14SB 2.8WAR in 85 games. July 17th – Baltimore* RF Nick Markakis(28, 2.5/3) has hit for the CYCLE* today in a 7-4 win over the Twins, going 5-5 R 2RBI DB TP HR for the night. The 2011 AL Gold Glover is batting .285-8-38 .765OPS -0.1WAR in 85 games. July 18th – Yankees SP CC Sabathia(31, 3) added to a strong season with a 3-hit shutout with one walk and 9 strikeouts over the Oakland Athletics, winning 6-0. The veteran is 12-6 2.94 120K 2.9WAR in 20 starts. July 23rd – Nationals* CF Bryce Harper(19, 3.5/5) lost an impressive 28-game* hitting streak today as he was called to pinch-hit in a 6-3 win over the New York Mets. The #1 prospect in baseball is batting .319-11-40 .938OPS 2.6WAR in 72 games. July 25th - Cincinati has just acquired SP Josh Johnson(28, 3.5, 9-5 3.91 50K 1.7WAR 20GS) from the Marlins. The 2x All-Star is a free agent this winter. In return, Miami* received two unranked 2.5* prospects. July 26th - Pirates CF Andrew McCutchen(25, 4.5) had a hitting streak… until today as he lost it at 21-games* today in a 6-2 loss to the Houston Astros. The 2011 NL All-Star is batting .283-14-50 .826OPS 2.0WAR in 95 games. July 28th – The Texas Rangers(56-42) traded away the (family farm) today to acquire SP Anibal Sanchez(28, 3.5, 8-6 3.07 34K 2.3WAR 19GS) from the Marlins* in exchange for a prospect package around RF Joey Gallo(18, 1/3) and three others. July 28th – In a trade that reshapes both playoff hopefuls, the Chicago White Sox(51-48) acquire LF Seth Smith(29, 3.5, .259-12-45 .794OPS 1.3WAR 99G) from the Oakland Athletics(59-40) in exchange for SP Jake Peavy(31, 2.5, 8-7 4.76 94K 1.0WAR 22G/18GS) and two minor prospects. July 28th – The New York Mets(51-48) just bolstered their playoff hopes by adding LF Alex Gordon(28, 3.5, .276-14-447 .813OPS 1.2WAR 87G) from the Royals for two minor prospects. July 29th – Adding some pop, the San Diego Padres(63-39) traded prospect SP Joe Ross(19, 1/3) to the Royals* for impact 1B Billy Butler(26, 3.5, .30-7-30 .784OPS 1.2WAR 83G). July 30th - Cincinati* acquired two month of superstar C Joe Mauer(29, 5, .276-3-43 .733OPS 2.6WAR 84G) in exchange for three 2.5 prospects going to the Twins. July 31st – In a trade that alienated a lot of their fanbase, the Rockies traded 1B Todd Helton(38, 3, .255-9-40 .733OPS 0.4WAR 99G) to the Seattle Mariners* for a catching prospect. July 31st – And the final big trade of the window sees Miami 3B Hanley Ramirez(28, 3, .267-16-56 .791OPS 1.7WAR 97G) move to the White Sox* for AAA CL Addison Reed(23, 3, 2-7 20SV 4.24 43K 1.8WAR AAA) and a minor prospect. August 1st – Tigers* 1B Prince Fielder(28, 4) was named AL Batter of the Month after batting .337 with 7 home runs, 17RBIs and 20 runs scored for the month. The 4x All-Star is batting .328-20-67 1.051OPS 4.0WAR in 89 games for the year. August 1st – Padres* LF Carlos Quentin(29, 3.5) was named NL Batter of the Month after batting .347 with 9 home runs, 26RBIs and 18 runs scored for the month. The 3x All-Star is batting .292-28-85 .963OPS 3.9WAR in 103 games. August 1st – Seattle* RHSP Jon Garland(32, 2.5) was named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 1.18 24K in 38IP for the month. The veteran and 2005 All-Star is 8-6 3.29 64K 1.1WAR in 20 starts. August 1st – Nationals* RHRP Stephen Strasburg(24, 3.5/4) was named NL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-1 1.65 57K in 43.2IP and six starts for the month. The third year pro is 11-6 3.86 160K 3.1WAR in 22 starts. August 1st – White Sox* LHSP Jose Quintana (23, 3) was named AL Rookie of the Month after going 3-1 2.67 22K in 30.1IP and 5 starts for the month. The Colombian is 7-10 4.19 103K 2.6WAR in 21 starts. August 1st – Nationals* CF Bryce Harper(19, 4/5*) was named NL Rookie of the Month after batting .373 with 5 home runs, 10RBIs and 17 runs scored for the month. The young phenom is batting .311-11-41 .918OPS 2.7WAR in 78 games. __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? 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