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August 3rd – 1B Eric Thames(26, 2.5*, .258-8-39 .716OPS -0.2WAR) was placed on the 15-day IL with back stiffness. Going back and forth, we decided to bite the bullet and called 1B David Cooper(26, 2.5*, .223-5-26 .636OPS -0.9WAR) back up…

August 16th – RHSP Marcus Stroman(22, 2.5/3.5*, 12-5 3.22 106K 1.4WAR) was placed on the 15-day IL with an oblique strain. LHRP Luis Perez(28, 2*, 3-0 2.18 30K 0.8WAR AAA) was called up to and LHP Bobby Cramer will be in the rotation.

August 19th - 1B Eric Thames(26, 2.5*, .258-8-39 .716OPS -0.2WAR) comes off the DL and 1B David Cooper(26, 2.5*, .219-6-33 .622OPS -1.2WAR) was banished back to AAA after costing us another -0.3WAR.

September 1st – LHRP Luis Perez(28, 2*, 0-0 3.38 1K -0.1WAR) was sent back to AAA as RHSP Marcus Stroman(22, 2.5/3.5*, 12-5 3.22 106K 1.4WAR) was activated off the IL.

Series:
0-1 vs BOS
3-0 vs LAA (SP Chris Archer 6.1IP 5H 0ER 1BB 7K W(5-7 3.19), SP Scott Kazmir 5.2IP 6H 1ER 2BB 3K W(8-6 2.80), 2B Adeiny Hechavarria 4-5 3R RBI)
1-2 @ TBR (SP Marcus Stroman 6IP 2H 1ER 6BB 3K ND(11-5 3.27))
2-1 @ BOS (SP Scott Kazmir 8IP 5H 1ER 2BB 3K W(9-6 2.70), SP Marcus Stroman 7IP 5H 1ER 0BB 4K W(12-5 3.16))
2-1 vs TEX (2B Eduardo Escobar 2-2 R 2RBI BB HR(10))
0-4 vs CLE
1-2 vs BAL (1B Adam Brzezinski 2-4 2R 6RBI BB 2HR(5))
2-1 @ KCR (3B Anthony Rendon 2-5 R 4RBI HR(9))
2-1 @ OAK (2B Adeiny Hechavarria 5-5 R RBI DB, SP Henderson Alvarez III 7IP 5H 0ER 0BB 2K W(10-6 3.56))
0-2 vs NYY

Record: 60-66, 4th in AL East, 5GB
August: 13-15
Runs Scored: 508(13th)
Batting AVG: .237(14th)
OBP: .302(15th)
Home Runs: 106(13th)
Stolen Bases: 74(8th)
Runs Against: 555(8th)
Starters ERA: 3.80(3rd)
Bullpen ERA: 4.40(12th)
Defensive Eff.: .715(1st)
Zone Rating: +47.4(1st)

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Toronto Pitcher of the Month: LHSP Scott Kazmir 2-1 3.79 28K 35.2IP 0.8WAR 6GS
Toronto Position Player of the Month: 2B Adeiny Hechavarria .337/.358/.442 1HR 14RBI 15R +4.6ZR 0.6WAR 27G

Want so hear something funny? We went 13-15 and gained four games on first place. And I still don’t think we are a good team. But, we are improving bit by bit and the next wave of players is due next spring.

I am very happy with the first month of Adam Brzezinski and a month of Adeiny Hechavarria at second as that helped out offense a little bit. The bullpen however is still a big concern as Alburquerque, Lujan and Duffey are struggling and Cramer is 33 and most likely won’t carry the left side forever.

Now, about players that won’t be around forever, the New York Yankees have a ton of them, and are 53-73. Derek Jeter(.261-2-30 .625OPS -1.0WAR) is in what may just be his final year, 3B Alex Rodriguez(38, 3*, .273-12-38 .810OPS 1.4WAR) is on the IL with a rotator cuff strain, reigning Cy Young Winner CC Sabathia(33, 3*, 5-2 2.96 50K 1.4WAR 9G) is out for the year with elbow surgery, 1B Mark Teixeira(33, 2.5*, .214-18-58 .691OPS 0.0WAR) is a shadow of his former self… and they have five guys batting below .220 in the lineup.

Another fun stat. The Colorado Rockies have 68 wins and therefore, have already matched the win total of 2012. Adding 1B James Loney(29,3 2.5*, .328-8-59 .819OPS 1.2WAR) as a table setter for SS Troy Tulowitzki(28, 4.5/5*, .289-13-34 .924OPS 2.1WAR) and RF Carlos Gonzalez(27, 4*, .287-22-76 .835OPS 1.8WAR) has helped, but the big thing for them is… they found five AAAA pitchers that have their ERA hover around 3.50 and 4.50.

Minor League Report and Awards:
AAA SP Noah Syndergaard(21, 2/3.5*) 4-0 3.26 31K 38.2IP 0.8WAR
AAA 3B Eugenio Suarez(22, 2.5/3.5*) .380-7-18 1.162OPS 34R 38H 1.7WAR
RHCL Joe Szczygiel(23, 2.5/5*) 1-0 6SV 0.00 16K 9.2IP 0.6WAR
A SS Jesse Carver(23, 1.5/2.5*) .369-2-13 1.022OPS 17R 24H 1.1WAR
R LHSP Jeremy Komosinski(22, 2/5*) 5-0 1.24 63K 43.2IP 2.5WAR
R RHCL Humberto Talavera(17, 1.5/2.5*) 2-1 8SV 2.38 13K 11.1IP 0.7WAR
R SS Guillermo Cervantes(17, ½.5*) .327-5-23 1.00OPS 1.0WAR 27G
R CF Jake Harris(19, 1.5/4*) .495-3-20 1.414OPS 2.5WAR 26G
Won Awards this month

Good news, we got some good performances in the minors last month and in general. Our AAA team is 78-57 and lead their division by 3.5 games. The clue about Noah Syndergaard is, he was PotM, he is 14-4, but only with an ERA of 4.09, and the scouting report still says… needs more time.

Our AA team is not much to write home about, but our single A teams are 69-52 and 70-62 with RHCL Roberto Osuna(18, 2/4*, 65-2 9SV 1.26 81K 2.3WAR) and RHCL Joe Szczygiel(see above) being the future of our pen, and our international free agent RHSP Victor Torres(17, 1.5/5*, 10-7 2.19 146K 4.0WAR) is performing nicely.

What we are waiting for… is some breakthroughs in player development.

International Amateur Discovery Additions and Update:
none

We didn’t find anyone interesting this month, but one thing has to be said. The not so interesting players that we grabbed may develop into a brutal generation of 2.5* AAAA players that we can pick and choose from … and one development bump, and we may find a star in them.

In Other News:

August 3rd – Cleveland SP Justin Masterson(28, 2.5*) pitched a masterpiece today, a 1-hitter with 1 BB and 5K in a 1-0 win over the Rangers. The sinkerballer is 8-7 3.89 79K 0.6WAR in 20 starts.

August 7th – Astros 3B Chris Johnson(28, 3*) hammered 3 home runs today in a 10-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, going 4-5 4R 7RBI 3HR for the night. The 28-year old is batting .283-11-51 .796OPS 1.9WAR in 81 games.

August 9th – Mariners C John Jaso(29, 3*) had a five hit night today, going 5-6 3R 6RBI HR in a 17-7 rout of the Twins. The left-handed hitter is batting .233-9-47 .732OPS 2.6WAR in 91 games.

August 14th – Tigers 1B Prince Fielder(29, 5*) collected career home run #300 today. The 5x All-Star and 3x Silver Slugger is a career .292/.401/.560 300HR 858RBI 731R 1297H 44.8WAR in 1253 games.

August 17th – White Sox 3B Brett Lawrie(23, 3*) bashed 3 home runs today in a 12-1 rout of the Orioles, going 4-4 4R 7RBI 3HR. The Canadian native is batting .280-15-55 .794OPS 2.7WAR in 107 games.

August 17th – Kansas City C Salvador Perez(23, 5*) joined the fun with a 4-6 3R 6RBI 3HR game in a 10-7 win over the Athletics. The 2x All-Star is batting .297-21-63 .847OPS 4.7WAR in 93 games.

August 22nd – Cubs LF Alfonso Soriano(37, 2.5*) put up career hit #2000 today. The 7x All-Star and 4x Silver Slugger is a career .268/.316/.493 380HR 1069RBI 1118R 2000H 275SB 41.3WAR in 1871 games.

August 24th– Reds LF Raul Ibanez(41, 2.5*) waited long to reach it, but career hit #2000 is here. The 2009 NL All-Star is a career .275/.337/.466 290HR 1174RBI 1042R 2001H 32.9WAR player in 2066 games.

August 28th – Royals SP Mark Buehrle(34, 2.5*) used his pinpoint control to pitch a complete game 3-hitter with 0BB and 8K in order to beat the Yankees 11-0. The 3x Gold Glover is 10-10 4.64 93K 1.6WAR in 26 starts.

August 28th – Rockies RF Carlos Gonzalez(27, 3.5/4*) joined the 3HR team, going 4-5 3R 4RBI 3HR in a 5-4 loss to the Cardinals. The 2010 NL Silver Slugger is batting .289-22-76 .842OPS 1.8WAR in 125 games.

August 30th – Rangers 1B David Ortiz(37, 3.5*) put up #2000 today. The 8x All-Star and 6x Silver Slugger is a career .285/.379/.540 415HR 1388RBI 1185R 2000H 58.9WAR in 1961 games.

August 31st – Oakland 3B Josh Donaldson(27, 3/3.5*) banged out five hits today, going 5-5 2R 2RBI 2HR in a 6-4 loss to the Tigers. The 2012 AL All-Star is batting .265-20-62 .782OPS 3.5WAR in 115 games.

September 1st – Angels 1B Albert Pujols(33, 3.5*) was named AL Batter of the Month after batting .358 with 8 home runs, 29RBIs and 19 runs scored for the month. The 3x MvP is batting .303-21-86 .868OPS 3.8WAR for the season.

September 1st – Nationals LF Bryce Harper(20, 5*) was named NL Batter of the Month after batting .402 with 8 home runs, 28RBIs and 20 runs scored for the month. The 1x All-Star is batting .333-22-88 .998OPS 5.9WAR for the season.

September 1st – Oakland RHSP Clay Buchholz(29, 2.5*) was named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 6-0 1.66 31K in 43.1IP in 6 starts for the month. The 2010 AL All-Star is 12-6 3.58 120K 2.9WAR in 25GS between OAK & BOS.

September 1st – Pirates RHSP Paul Maholm(31, 2.5*) was named NL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 2.35 20K in 38.1IP and 6 starts for the month. For the year, he is 13-7 3.81 90K 1.8WAR in 25 starts.

September 1st – Yankees RHSP Chris Andretta(23, 2/2.5*) was named AL Rookie of the Month after going 4-1 3.54 20K in 40.2IP in 6G/6GS for the month. A 4th rounder in 2012, he is 4-3 4.18 24K -0.2WAR in 8 starts.

September 1st – Padres RHRP Alex Gardea(23, 2.5*) was named NL Rookie of the Month after going 5-0 2.84 12K in 12.2IP in 15G for the month. The Cuban defector is 6-0 2.51 14K in 14.1IP in 17G.

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Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,727	2013 September 1st - State of the Blue Jays Transactions: August 3rd – 1B Eric Thames(26, 2.5, .258-8-39 .716OPS -0.2WAR) was placed on the 15-day IL with back stiffness. Going back and forth, we decided to bite the bullet and called 1B David Cooper(26, 2.5, .223-5-26 .636OPS -0.9WAR) back up… August 16th – RHSP Marcus Stroman(22, 2.5/3.5, 12-5 3.22 106K 1.4WAR) was placed on the 15-day IL with an oblique strain. LHRP Luis Perez(28, 2, 3-0 2.18 30K 0.8WAR AAA) was called up to and LHP Bobby Cramer will be in the rotation. August 19th - 1B Eric Thames(26, 2.5, .258-8-39 .716OPS -0.2WAR) comes off the DL and 1B David Cooper(26, 2.5, .219-6-33 .622OPS -1.2WAR) was banished back to AAA after costing us another -0.3WAR. September 1st – LHRP Luis Perez(28, 2, 0-0 3.38 1K -0.1WAR) was sent back to AAA as RHSP Marcus Stroman(22, 2.5/3.5, 12-5 3.22 106K 1.4WAR) was activated off the IL. Series: 0-1 vs BOS 3-0 vs LAA (SP Chris Archer 6.1IP 5H 0ER 1BB 7K W(5-7 3.19), SP Scott Kazmir 5.2IP 6H 1ER 2BB 3K W(8-6 2.80), 2B Adeiny Hechavarria 4-5 3R RBI) 1-2 @ TBR (SP Marcus Stroman 6IP 2H 1ER 6BB 3K ND(11-5 3.27)) 2-1 @ BOS (SP Scott Kazmir 8IP 5H 1ER 2BB 3K W(9-6 2.70), SP Marcus Stroman 7IP 5H 1ER 0BB 4K W(12-5 3.16)) 2-1 vs TEX (2B Eduardo Escobar 2-2 R 2RBI BB HR(10)) 0-4 vs CLE 1-2 vs BAL (1B Adam Brzezinski 2-4 2R 6RBI BB 2HR(5)) 2-1 @ KCR (3B Anthony Rendon 2-5 R 4RBI HR(9)) 2-1 @ OAK (2B Adeiny Hechavarria 5-5 R RBI DB, SP Henderson Alvarez III 7IP 5H 0ER 0BB 2K W(10-6 3.56)) 0-2 vs NYY Record: 60-66, 4th in AL East, 5GB August: 13-15 Runs Scored: 508(13th) Batting AVG: .237(14th) OBP: .302(15th) Home Runs: 106(13th) Stolen Bases: 74(8th) Runs Against: 555(8th) Starters ERA: 3.80(3rd) Bullpen ERA: 4.40(12th) Defensive Eff.: .715(1st) Zone Rating: +47.4(1st) Toronto Pitcher of the Month: LHSP Scott Kazmir 2-1 3.79 28K 35.2IP 0.8WAR 6GS Toronto Position Player of the Month: 2B Adeiny Hechavarria .337/.358/.442 1HR 14RBI 15R +4.6ZR 0.6WAR 27G Want so hear something funny? We went 13-15 and gained four games on first place. And I still don’t think we are a good team. But, we are improving bit by bit and the next wave of players is due next spring. I am very happy with the first month of Adam Brzezinski and a month of Adeiny Hechavarria at second as that helped out offense a little bit. The bullpen however is still a big concern as Alburquerque, Lujan and Duffey are struggling and Cramer is 33 and most likely won’t carry the left side forever. Now, about players that won’t be around forever, the New York Yankees have a ton of them, and are 53-73. Derek Jeter(.261-2-30 .625OPS -1.0WAR) is in what may just be his final year, 3B Alex Rodriguez(38, 3, .273-12-38 .810OPS 1.4WAR) is on the IL with a rotator cuff strain, reigning Cy Young Winner CC Sabathia(33, 3, 5-2 2.96 50K 1.4WAR 9G) is out for the year with elbow surgery, 1B Mark Teixeira(33, 2.5, .214-18-58 .691OPS 0.0WAR) is a shadow of his former self… and they have five guys batting below .220 in the lineup. Another fun stat. The Colorado Rockies* have 68 wins and therefore, have already matched the win total of 2012. Adding 1B James Loney(29,3 2.5, .328-8-59 .819OPS 1.2WAR) as a table setter for SS Troy Tulowitzki(28, 4.5/5, .289-13-34 .924OPS 2.1WAR) and RF Carlos Gonzalez(27, 4, .287-22-76 .835OPS 1.8WAR) has helped, but the big thing for them is… they found five AAAA pitchers that have their ERA hover around 3.50 and 4.50. Minor League Report and Awards:* AAA SP Noah Syndergaard(21, 2/3.5) 4-0 3.26 31K 38.2IP 0.8WAR AAA 3B Eugenio Suarez(22, 2.5/3.5) .380-7-18 1.162OPS 34R 38H 1.7WAR RHCL Joe Szczygiel(23, 2.5/5) 1-0 6SV 0.00 16K 9.2IP 0.6WAR A SS Jesse Carver(23, 1.5/2.5) .369-2-13 1.022OPS 17R 24H 1.1WAR R LHSP Jeremy Komosinski(22, 2/5) 5-0 1.24 63K 43.2IP 2.5WAR R RHCL Humberto Talavera(17, 1.5/2.5) 2-1 8SV 2.38 13K 11.1IP 0.7WAR R SS Guillermo Cervantes(17, ½.5) .327-5-23 1.00OPS 1.0WAR 27G R CF Jake Harris(19, 1.5/4) .495-3-20 1.414OPS 2.5WAR 26G Won Awards this month Good news, we got some good performances in the minors last month and in general. Our AAA team is 78-57 and lead their division by 3.5 games. The clue about Noah Syndergaard is, he was PotM, he is 14-4, but only with an ERA of 4.09, and the scouting report still says… needs more time. Our AA team is not much to write home about, but our single A teams are 69-52 and 70-62 with RHCL Roberto Osuna(18, 2/4, 65-2 9SV 1.26 81K 2.3WAR) and RHCL Joe Szczygiel(see above) being the future of our pen, and our international free agent RHSP Victor Torres(17, 1.5/5, 10-7 2.19 146K 4.0WAR) is performing nicely. What we are waiting for… is some breakthroughs in player development. International Amateur Discovery Additions and Update: none We didn’t find anyone interesting this month, but one thing has to be said. The not so interesting players that we grabbed may develop into a brutal generation of 2.5* AAAA players that we can pick and choose from … and one development bump, and we may find a star in them. In Other News: August 3rd – Cleveland SP Justin Masterson(28, 2.5) pitched a masterpiece today, a 1-hitter with 1 BB and 5K in a 1-0 win over the Rangers. The sinkerballer is 8-7 3.89 79K 0.6WAR in 20 starts. August 7th – Astros* 3B Chris Johnson(28, 3) hammered 3 home runs* today in a 10-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, going 4-5 4R 7RBI 3HR for the night. The 28-year old is batting .283-11-51 .796OPS 1.9WAR in 81 games. August 9th – Mariners C John Jaso(29, 3) had a five hit* night today, going 5-6 3R 6RBI HR in a 17-7 rout of the Twins. The left-handed hitter is batting .233-9-47 .732OPS 2.6WAR in 91 games. August 14th – Tigers 1B Prince Fielder(29, 5) collected career home run #300* today. The 5x All-Star and 3x Silver Slugger is a career .292/.401/.560 300HR 858RBI 731R 1297H 44.8WAR in 1253 games. August 17th – White Sox 3B Brett Lawrie(23, 3) bashed 3 home runs* today in a 12-1 rout of the Orioles, going 4-4 4R 7RBI 3HR. The Canadian native is batting .280-15-55 .794OPS 2.7WAR in 107 games. August 17th – Kansas City C Salvador Perez(23, 5) joined the fun with a 4-6 3R 6RBI 3HR* game in a 10-7 win over the Athletics. The 2x All-Star is batting .297-21-63 .847OPS 4.7WAR in 93 games. August 22nd – Cubs LF Alfonso Soriano(37, 2.5) put up career hit #2000* today. The 7x All-Star and 4x Silver Slugger is a career .268/.316/.493 380HR 1069RBI 1118R 2000H 275SB 41.3WAR in 1871 games. August 24th– Reds LF Raul Ibanez(41, 2.5) waited long to reach it, but career hit #2000* is here. The 2009 NL All-Star is a career .275/.337/.466 290HR 1174RBI 1042R 2001H 32.9WAR player in 2066 games. August 28th – Royals SP Mark Buehrle(34, 2.5) used his pinpoint control to pitch a complete game 3-hitter with 0BB and 8K in order to beat the Yankees* 11-0. The 3x Gold Glover is 10-10 4.64 93K 1.6WAR in 26 starts. August 28th – Rockies RF Carlos Gonzalez(27, 3.5/4) joined the 3HR* team, going 4-5 3R 4RBI 3HR in a 5-4 loss to the Cardinals. The 2010 NL Silver Slugger is batting .289-22-76 .842OPS 1.8WAR in 125 games. August 30th – Rangers 1B David Ortiz(37, 3.5) put up #2000* today. The 8x All-Star and 6x Silver Slugger is a career .285/.379/.540 415HR 1388RBI 1185R 2000H 58.9WAR in 1961 games. August 31st – Oakland 3B Josh Donaldson(27, 3/3.5) banged out five hits today, going 5-5 2R 2RBI 2HR in a 6-4 loss to the Tigers. The 2012 AL All-Star is batting .265-20-62 .782OPS 3.5WAR in 115 games. September 1st – Angels* 1B Albert Pujols(33, 3.5) was named AL Batter of the Month after batting .358 with 8 home runs, 29RBIs and 19 runs scored for the month. The 3x MvP is batting .303-21-86 .868OPS 3.8WAR for the season. September 1st – Nationals* LF Bryce Harper(20, 5) was named NL Batter of the Month after batting .402 with 8 home runs, 28RBIs and 20 runs scored for the month. The 1x All-Star is batting .333-22-88 .998OPS 5.9WAR for the season. September 1st – Oakland* RHSP Clay Buchholz(29, 2.5) was named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 6-0 1.66 31K in 43.1IP in 6 starts for the month. The 2010 AL All-Star is 12-6 3.58 120K 2.9WAR in 25GS between OAK & BOS. September 1st – Pirates* RHSP Paul Maholm(31, 2.5) was named NL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 2.35 20K in 38.1IP and 6 starts for the month. For the year, he is 13-7 3.81 90K 1.8WAR in 25 starts. September 1st – Yankees* RHSP Chris Andretta(23, 2/2.5) was named AL Rookie of the Month after going 4-1 3.54 20K in 40.2IP in 6G/6GS for the month. A 4th rounder in 2012, he is 4-3 4.18 24K -0.2WAR in 8 starts. September 1st – Padres* RHRP Alex Gardea(23, 2.5*) was named NL Rookie of the Month after going 5-0 2.84 12K in 12.2IP in 15G for the month. The Cuban defector is 6-0 2.51 14K in 14.1IP in 17G. __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)