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Griever20 · 05-11-2025, 11:38 AM

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Series:
1-0 @ SEA (SP Kyle Davies 6.2IP 4H 1ER 3BB 3K W(6-8 4.74))
0-4 @ OAK
2-1 @ TBR (SP Henderson Alvarez III 5.2IP 5H 1ER 2BB 5K W(5-12 4.44), SP Carlos Carrasco 5.2IP 4H 1ER 2BB 5K W(6-9 5.82))
1-2 vs NYY (SP Scott Kazmir 6IP 5H 1ER 0BB 7K W(5-15 3.51))
2-2 vs CHI (SP Henderson Alvarez III 7.0IP 4H 2ER 2BB 8K W(6-12 4.35), IF Adeiny Hechavarria 2-4 2R 3RBI BB)
0-3 vs TEX
0-3 @ DET
2-1 @ BAL (LF Travis Snider 2-3 2R RBI 2BB HR(15), 3B Scott Sizemore 2-3 R 3RBI BB HR(9))
1-2 @ NYY (C Devin Mesoraco 3-5 3R 3RBI HR(15))
0-2 vs TBR

Record: 44-88
August: 9-20
Runs Scored: 455(14th)
Batting AVG: .229(14th)
OBP: .293(14th)
Home Runs: 96(13th)
Stolen Bases: 111(5th)
Runs Against: 643(10th)
Starters ERA: 4.71(10th)
Bullpen ERA: 4.49(13th)
Defensive Eff.: .689(6th)
Zone Rating: +24.4(3rd)

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Toronto Pitcher of the Month: LHSP Scott Kazmir 1-3 1.76 29K 2.62FIP 1.1WAR 30.2IP 5GS
Toronto Position Player of the Month: C Devin Mesoraco .311/.354/.500 2HR 7RBI 0.6WAR 26G

The pitcher of the year for us is definitely Scott Kazmir. The guy is having a vintage season that is unfortunately wasted on our team, but makes for some fun nights at the ballpark. The same goes for Joakim Soria who is the closer of the worst team and only got 8 saves but is silently pitching very well.

As for the offense, we struck gold in Devin Mesoraco and had a lucky break at shortstop as Ryan Goins outperforms his batting ratings and delivers the defense that we hoped for. On the other end of the spectrum, Cooper, Thames, Francisco and Sizemore are… questionable with Francisco likely to go out of the door this winter. Oh, the rosters expanded, and we did nothing by the way. Only OF Juan Lagares is on the 40-man and he is batting .248 in AAA so…

Now looking around the league, the New York Yankees didn’t want our guys via trade, and did not need them. They lead the league in runs scored and runs against and of all guys, 3B Alex Rodriguez(37, 3*, .336-14-36 .963OPS 3.2WAR 60G) has a hot stretch after missing some time to injury.

By the way, the absolutely loaded Cincinnati Reds followed up their July shopping spree with a 20-9 month with Josh Johnson going 4-1 3.89 and Joe Mauer hitting .284-2-10 .763OPS 0.6WAR .

Minor League Report and Awards:
AAA 3B Anthony Rendon(22, 2.5/4*) .361-7-19 1.112OPS 1.4WAR 27G
AA SP Justin Nicolino(20, 2*) 5-1 2.87 30K 37.2IP 1.5WAR 6GS
A RHCL Chris Devenski(21, 1.5/3*) 1-0 8SV 0.00 13K 8.2IP 0.6WAR
Short A LF Jesse Winker(18, 1.5/4*) .343-6-24 1.080 OPS 1.9WAR 28G
R SS Jim Hatfield(20, 1.5/4.5*) .333-4-24 1.152OPS 1.9WAR 26G
RHSP Tony Sanchez(16, ½.5*) 4-0 3.55 34K 1.0WAR 33IP 6GS
R RHCL Joe Tietz(18, 1.5/2.5*) 1-0 5SV 0.00 18K 9.2IP 0.8WAR
Won Awards this month

So, Nick Castellanos joined AAA and hit .316-8-18 .983OPS 0.5WAR… well he is looking to get ready for Spring ball. Our AAA pitching group is not performing well tho and I am really not confident in Syndergaard(out with injury), Snell, Archer and Giolito being super good next season right away… Development Lab is calling tho.

In short A, Jesse Winker is having a monster season, batting .304-18-89 .980OPS 4.7WAR, but just broke through the 1.5* barrier, so he will stay where he is for September. By the way, I need 20 Development Lab slots, he needs a defensive upgrade.

International Amateur Discovery Additions and Update:
None

In Other News:
August 5th – Seattle RF Ichiro Suzuki(38, 2.5*) made another career milestone as he hit #2500 today. The 10x Gold Glover, 3x Silver Slugger, 10x All-Star, 2001 AL RotY &MvP is a career .323/.367/.417 95HR 623RBI 2502H 1157R 441SB 37.2WAR in 1821 games.

August 6th – White Sox LHSP Jose Quintana(23, 3*) added to a big season with a complete game 7-hitter with 1BB and 4K, winning over the Royals 2-0. The 23-year old moved to 8-10 3.90 107K 2.9WAR in 22 starts.

August 6th – Cardinals 1B Allen Craig(18, 4*) went yard three times today, going 3-3 4R 5RBI BB 3HR in a 9-5 win over the San Francisco Giants. The 2012 NL All-Star is batting .311-28-91 .957OPS 4.4WAR in 108 games en route to a career year. In the same game, Cardinals LF Matt Holliday(32, 4*, .316-18-64 .910OPS 2.4WAR) lost a 24-game hitting streak.

August 16th – Angels SS Erick Aybar(28, 2.5*) had a night at the plate that made headlines as he went 5-5 R 3RBI DB in a 6-4 win in Tampa Bay. The 2011 AL Gold Glover is batting .272-4-41 .705OPS 0.6WAR in 99 games.

August 24th – Angels LF Kendrys Morales(29, 2.5/3*) tortured the Tigers today, going 4-6 3R 5RBI 3HR in a 12-2 rout. The hard-hitting first baseman is batting .270-26-84 .799OPS 1.5WAR in 124 games.

August 31st – Guardians RHSP Kevin Slowey(28, 2.5*) blanked the Rangers 5-0 with a 7-hitter with 2BB and 8K. The control artist is 2-2 2.92 30K in 49.1IP and 13G/6GS, good for 0.7WAR.

August 31st – In what the newspapers called the Dodgers Slaughter, Arizona RF Justin Upton(25, 4*, .283-29-104 .901OPS 3.5WAR) had a career night, 4-5 4R BB 2B with 3 home runs and 11 RBI’s. He was joined by fellow teammate 3B Willie Bloomquist(34, 2.5*, .254-0-35 .602OPS -0.3WAR) with a 5-6 4R RBI night to sink the Los Angeles Dodgers 17-6.

September 1st – Angels CF Mike Trout(21, 5*) was named AL Batter of the Month after batting .385 with 6 home runs, 24RBIs and 22 runs scored for the month. The first time All-Star is batting .329-23-76 1.032OPS 26/28SB 5.7WAR in 114 games for the year.

September 1st – Nationals RF Jose Bautista(31, 4*) was named NL Batter of the Month after batting .340 with 11 home runs, 25RBIs and 25 runs scored for the month. The 2x All-Star is batting .262-30-94 .923OPS 2.4WAR in 125 games.

September 1st – Oakland RHCL Grant Balfour(34, 3*) was named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 1-0 11SV 0.64 15K in 14IP for the month. The veteran is 6-6 34SV 3.67 56K -0.7WAR in 57 games.

September 1st – Phillies LHRP Cliff Lee(34, 4*) was named NL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 1.94 47K in 46.1IP and six starts for the month. The 4x All-Star is 15-7 2.77 183K 5.1WAR in 27 starts.

September 1st – Oakland LF Yoenis Cespedes(26, 3.5*) was named AL Rookie of the Month after batting 306 with 6 home runs, 26RBIs and 20 runs scored for the month. The Cuban and first time All-Star is batting .267-28-88 .857OPS 3.8WAR in 116 games.

September 1st – Cardinals SP Michael Wacha(21, 2.5*) was named NL Rookie of the Month after going 4-1 3.38 31K 34.2IP in 6 starts for the month. The talented righty was just called up on August 1st.

05-11-2025, 11:38 AM	#14
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,727	2012 September 1st - State of the Blue Jays Transactions: None Series: 1-0 @ SEA (SP Kyle Davies 6.2IP 4H 1ER 3BB 3K W(6-8 4.74)) 0-4 @ OAK 2-1 @ TBR (SP Henderson Alvarez III 5.2IP 5H 1ER 2BB 5K W(5-12 4.44), SP Carlos Carrasco 5.2IP 4H 1ER 2BB 5K W(6-9 5.82)) 1-2 vs NYY (SP Scott Kazmir 6IP 5H 1ER 0BB 7K W(5-15 3.51)) 2-2 vs CHI (SP Henderson Alvarez III 7.0IP 4H 2ER 2BB 8K W(6-12 4.35), IF Adeiny Hechavarria 2-4 2R 3RBI BB) 0-3 vs TEX 0-3 @ DET 2-1 @ BAL (LF Travis Snider 2-3 2R RBI 2BB HR(15), 3B Scott Sizemore 2-3 R 3RBI BB HR(9)) 1-2 @ NYY (C Devin Mesoraco 3-5 3R 3RBI HR(15)) 0-2 vs TBR Record: 44-88 August: 9-20 Runs Scored: 455(14th) Batting AVG: .229(14th) OBP: .293(14th) Home Runs: 96(13th) Stolen Bases: 111(5th) Runs Against: 643(10th) Starters ERA: 4.71(10th) Bullpen ERA: 4.49(13th) Defensive Eff.: .689(6th) Zone Rating: +24.4(3rd) Toronto Pitcher of the Month: LHSP Scott Kazmir 1-3 1.76 29K 2.62FIP 1.1WAR 30.2IP 5GS Toronto Position Player of the Month: C Devin Mesoraco .311/.354/.500 2HR 7RBI 0.6WAR 26G The pitcher of the year for us is definitely Scott Kazmir. The guy is having a vintage season that is unfortunately wasted on our team, but makes for some fun nights at the ballpark. The same goes for Joakim Soria who is the closer of the worst team and only got 8 saves but is silently pitching very well. As for the offense, we struck gold in Devin Mesoraco and had a lucky break at shortstop as Ryan Goins outperforms his batting ratings and delivers the defense that we hoped for. On the other end of the spectrum, Cooper, Thames, Francisco and Sizemore are… questionable with Francisco likely to go out of the door this winter. Oh, the rosters expanded, and we did nothing by the way. Only OF Juan Lagares is on the 40-man and he is batting .248 in AAA so… Now looking around the league, the New York Yankees didn’t want our guys via trade, and did not need them. They lead the league in runs scored and runs against and of all guys, 3B Alex Rodriguez(37, 3, .336-14-36 .963OPS 3.2WAR 60G) has a hot stretch after missing some time to injury. By the way, the absolutely loaded Cincinnati Reds* followed up their July shopping spree with a 20-9 month with Josh Johnson going 4-1 3.89 and Joe Mauer hitting .284-2-10 .763OPS 0.6WAR . Minor League Report and Awards: AAA 3B Anthony Rendon(22, 2.5/4) .361-7-19 1.112OPS 1.4WAR 27G AA SP Justin Nicolino(20, 2) 5-1 2.87 30K 37.2IP 1.5WAR 6GS A RHCL Chris Devenski(21, 1.5/3) 1-0 8SV 0.00 13K 8.2IP 0.6WAR Short A LF Jesse Winker(18, 1.5/4) .343-6-24 1.080 OPS 1.9WAR 28G R SS Jim Hatfield(20, 1.5/4.5) .333-4-24 1.152OPS 1.9WAR 26G RHSP Tony Sanchez(16, ½.5) 4-0 3.55 34K 1.0WAR 33IP 6GS R RHCL Joe Tietz(18, 1.5/2.5) 1-0 5SV 0.00 18K 9.2IP 0.8WAR Won Awards this month So, Nick Castellanos* joined AAA and hit .316-8-18 .983OPS 0.5WAR… well he is looking to get ready for Spring ball. Our AAA pitching group is not performing well tho and I am really not confident in Syndergaard(out with injury), Snell, Archer and Giolito being super good next season right away… Development Lab is calling tho. In short A, Jesse Winker is having a monster season, batting .304-18-89 .980OPS 4.7WAR, but just broke through the 1.5* barrier, so he will stay where he is for September. By the way, I need 20 Development Lab slots, he needs a defensive upgrade. International Amateur Discovery Additions and Update: None In Other News: August 5th – Seattle RF Ichiro Suzuki(38, 2.5) made another career milestone as he hit #2500* today. The 10x Gold Glover, 3x Silver Slugger, 10x All-Star, 2001 AL RotY &MvP is a career .323/.367/.417 95HR 623RBI 2502H 1157R 441SB 37.2WAR in 1821 games. August 6th – White Sox LHSP Jose Quintana(23, 3) added to a big season with a complete game 7-hitter with 1BB and 4K, winning over the Royals* 2-0. The 23-year old moved to 8-10 3.90 107K 2.9WAR in 22 starts. August 6th – Cardinals 1B Allen Craig(18, 4) went yard three times today, going 3-3 4R 5RBI BB 3HR* in a 9-5 win over the San Francisco Giants. The 2012 NL All-Star is batting .311-28-91 .957OPS 4.4WAR in 108 games en route to a career year. In the same game, Cardinals LF Matt Holliday(32, 4, .316-18-64 .910OPS 2.4WAR) lost a 24-game* hitting streak. August 16th – Angels SS Erick Aybar(28, 2.5) had a night at the plate that made headlines as he went 5-5 R 3RBI DB in a 6-4 win in Tampa Bay. The 2011 AL Gold Glover is batting .272-4-41 .705OPS 0.6WAR in 99 games. August 24th – Angels* LF Kendrys Morales(29, 2.5/3) tortured the Tigers* today, going 4-6 3R 5RBI 3HR in a 12-2 rout. The hard-hitting first baseman is batting .270-26-84 .799OPS 1.5WAR in 124 games. August 31st – Guardians RHSP Kevin Slowey(28, 2.5) blanked the Rangers* 5-0 with a 7-hitter with 2BB and 8K. The control artist is 2-2 2.92 30K in 49.1IP and 13G/6GS, good for 0.7WAR. August 31st – In what the newspapers called the Dodgers Slaughter, Arizona RF Justin Upton(25, 4, .283-29-104 .901OPS 3.5WAR) had a career night, 4-5 4R BB 2B with 3 home runs and 11 RBI’s. He was joined by fellow teammate 3B Willie Bloomquist(34, 2.5, .254-0-35 .602OPS -0.3WAR) with a 5-6 4R RBI night to sink the Los Angeles Dodgers 17-6. September 1st – Angels CF Mike Trout(21, 5) was named AL Batter of the Month after batting .385 with 6 home runs, 24RBIs and 22 runs scored for the month. The first time All-Star is batting .329-23-76 1.032OPS 26/28SB 5.7WAR in 114 games for the year. September 1st – Nationals* RF Jose Bautista(31, 4) was named NL Batter of the Month after batting .340 with 11 home runs, 25RBIs and 25 runs scored for the month. The 2x All-Star is batting .262-30-94 .923OPS 2.4WAR in 125 games. September 1st – Oakland* RHCL Grant Balfour(34, 3) was named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 1-0 11SV 0.64 15K in 14IP for the month. The veteran is 6-6 34SV 3.67 56K -0.7WAR in 57 games. September 1st – Phillies* LHRP Cliff Lee(34, 4) was named NL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 1.94 47K in 46.1IP and six starts for the month. The 4x All-Star is 15-7 2.77 183K 5.1WAR in 27 starts. September 1st – Oakland* LF Yoenis Cespedes(26, 3.5) was named AL Rookie of the Month after batting 306 with 6 home runs, 26RBIs and 20 runs scored for the month. The Cuban and first time All-Star is batting .267-28-88 .857OPS 3.8WAR in 116 games. September 1st – Cardinals* SP Michael Wacha(21, 2.5*) was named NL Rookie of the Month after going 4-1 3.38 31K 34.2IP in 6 starts for the month. The talented righty was just called up on August 1st. __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)