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Griever20 · 06-02-2025, 02:59 PM

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Series:
1-0 vs NYY (1B Adam Brzezinski 3-5 2R 3RBI 2HR(7))
1-3 vs MIN (LF Jordan Danks 3-4 3R DB)
1-2 @ TBR (SS Eduardo Escobar 1-3 R 4RBI BB HR)
2-1 @ NYY (C Devin Mesoraco 2-3 2R 3RBI BB DB)
2-2 vs TBR (SP Marcus Stroman 6.1IP 4H 1ER 5BB 6K W(13-6 3.27))
2-1 vs BOS (SP Carlos Carrasco 5IP 4H 0ER 2BB 4K W(6-11 5.05), SP Marcus Stroman 7.2IP 5H 1ER 1BB 6K W(14-6 3.17))
2-1 @ LAA (C Devin Mesoraco 3-3 2R 2DB, 3B Anthony Rendon 3-4 2R 2RBI BB DB HR(14))
3-0 @ TEX (SP Marcus Stroman 6.0IP 5H 1ER 0BB 5K W(15-6 3.10), 2B Adeiny Hechavarria 3-4 R RBI DB, SP Chris Archer 6.1IP 2H 3ER 2BB 10K ND(7-11 4.25))
3-0 @ BAL (SP Scott Kazmir 6.1IP 3H 0ER 2BB 4K W(11-9 3.09), SP Carlos Carrasco 6.1IP 3H 0ER 0BB 3K ND(6-11 4.71), SP Marcus Stroman 8IP 2H 0ER 3BB 7K W(16-6 2.96))
1-0 vs NYY (C Devin Mesoraco 2-4 3R 4RBI BB DB HR(25))

Record: 78-76, 2nd in AL East, 3.5GB in Division, 1.5GB in Wild Card
September: 18-10
Runs Scored: 647(12th)
Batting AVG: .240(13th)
OBP: .307(14th)
Home Runs: 144(10th)
Stolen Bases: 90(8th)
Runs Against: 661(8th)
Starters ERA: 3.87(3rd)
Bullpen ERA: 4.02(10th)
Defensive Eff.: .717(1st)
Zone Rating: +64.8(1st)

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Toronto Pitcher of the Month: RHSP Marcus Stroman 4-1 2.08 31K 39IP 1.1WAR 6GS
Toronto Position Player of the Month: 3B Anthony Rendon .330/.420/.669 8HR 21RBI 23R +7.0ZR 1.9WAR 27G

In a surprising turn of events… we somehow won eight straight to end the month of September and with eight games to go… we are close to a wild card spot. We don’t have things in our own hands as we only play teams below us in the standings, namely the Yankees for two, and then Baltimore and Boston. Three teams below .500. Crazy.

We are definitely ahead of schedule with this team for now, and a major factor this month was Anthony Rendon who won Rookie of the Month and Player of the Month and, according to our scouts, is slowly but surely filling out his potential. And so is Marcus Stroman who already has a 16-win season. Also, Adam Brzezinski put up a .253-6-19 .812OPS month and is looking pretty good. My ETA for a winning team was 2014, and we may beat that.

As for the playoff picture, the NL is pretty much set with WSH, ATL, NYM, CIN, STL and SFG in the driver seats for the offseason. In the AL however… no team apart from the White Sox should be deemed save here and not winning the division could be a death sentence for any team.

Eight more and we know more.

Minor League Report and Awards:
R RHRP Jorge Diaz(17, 1.5/3.5*) 2-1 7SV 2.70 12K 0.1WAR 10IP
R CF Jake Harris(19, 1.5/3.5*) .420-2-16 1.137OPS 1.0WAR 20G
Won Awards this month

Now, our AAA team made the playoffs, but lost in the first round. The kids are getting there tho and we can see Suárez and Castellanos fighting for jobs for 2014 in the lineup, and Syndergaard, Giolito and lefty Daniel Norris working towards a rotation spot mid 2014 or 2015.

In AA, our lefty closer Mike Cosens, a 5th round pick in 2012, is coming off a 8-7 29SV 2.57 68K 1.7WAR 63IP year and is a 2.5/3* guy, so he may make a big jump into the majors as our lefties there are… concerning. As for Joe Szczygiel, the scouting report still says future closer and he was 3-0 9SV 0.00 25K in 15.2IP in single A and the scouting report says he can be a decent big leaguer… but I see him starting in AAA next year.

Another year of difficult development lab decisions tho…

International Amateur Discovery Additions and Update:
none

In Other News:

September 1st – Reds RHSP Homer Bailey(27, 2.5*) pitched a gem, 9IP 6H 0ER 0BB 6K with the closest of margins, winning 1-0 over the Cardinals. The righty has done everything he could, going 8-3 1SV 3.26 73K 1.3WAR in 30G and 6 starts.

September 3rd – The Los Angeles Dodgers and LHSP Clayton Kershaw(25, 4.5/5*, 15-5 1.72 196K 6.3WAR) agreed to a 7y/$195.8M contract extension that will keep him around for his age 32 season.

September 3rd – Marlins 3B Placido Polanco(37, 2.5*) showed that there is some juice left in his bat, going 5-5 2R in a 11-4 win over the Phillies. The 3x Gold Glover is batting .285-2-38 .671OPS 0.7WAR in 118 games.

September 6th – Astros 2B Jose Altuve(23, 3.5*) collected a 5-hit game, going 5-5 RBI 3SB in a 5-4 win over the Mets. The 2x All-Star is batting .340-9-55 .855OPS 3.8WAR in 129 games.

September 15th – Guardians RF Nick Markakis(29, 3*) lost his 21-game hitting streak today. The 2011 AL Gold Glover is batting .313-10-57 .827OPS 3.0WAR in 132 games.

September 20th – Padres LHSP Jaime Garcia(27, 3*) pitched an impressive 2-hit shutout in a 12-0 win over the Astros today, walking none and whiffing 6. The Mexican groundballer is 15-13 3.14 145K 4.4WAR in 30 games.

September 20th – Yankees LF Curtis Granderson(32, 3*) got his batting average up with a 5-5 2R 4RBI HR night in a 11-5 win over Baltimore. The 3x All-Star is batting .227-26-81 .749OPS 2.5WAR in 139 games.

September 22nd – Angels 1B Albert Pujols(33, 3.5*) collected career home run #500 today. The 2001 NL RotY, 3x MvP, 10x All-Star and 6x Silver Slugger is a career .323/.410/.599 500HR 1567RBI 1459R 2416H 91.6WAR hitter in 2001 games.

September 25th – Nationals RHSP Hiroki Kuroda(38, 2.5*) won 10-0 over the Braves with a 9IP 5GH 0ER 1BB 6K in the win. The veteran is 6-16 4.27 146K 3.2WAR in 30GS between WSH and NYY.

September 25th – White Sox LHSP Chris Sale(24, 3.5/4.5*) struck out 14 en route to a 8-0 win over the Tigers, working 9IP 3H 0ER 0BB 14K. The 2013 AL All-Star is 12-9 3.18 214K 6.0WAR in 31 games.

September 28th – Padres CF Will Venable(30, 3*) had a nice 5-5 4R 2RBI 2HR night in a 10-6 loss to the Cubs. The 2012 NL Gold Glover is batting .260-15-51 .734OPS 30/39SB 3.8WAR in 148 games.

October 1st – Blue Jays 3B Anthony Rendon(23, 3.5*) was named AL Batter of the Month after batting .330 with 8 home runs, 21RBIs and 23 runs scored for the month. The rookie is batting .265-17-68 .800OPS 4.3WAR for the season.

October 1st – Nationals RF Jose Bautista(32, 4*) was named NL Batter of the Month after batting .319 with 8 home runs, 23RBIs and 16 runs scored for the month. The 3x All-Star is batting .275-32-102 .900OPS 3.7WAR for the season.

October 1st – Tampa Bay RHSP James Shields(31, 3*) was named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 4-1 2.31 44K in 39.0IP in 6 starts for the month. The 2011 AL All-Star is 11-9 3.68 171K 2.0WAR in 31 starts.

October 1st – Miami RHSP Jose Fernandez(21, 2.5/4*) was named NL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 1.30 39K in 34.2IP and 5 starts for the month. For rookie is 13-11 3.96 155K 1.1WAR in 29 starts.

October 1st – Blue Jays 3B Anthony Rendon(23, 3.5*) was named AL Rookie of the Month after batting .330 with 8 home runs, 21RBIs and 23 runs scored for the month.

October 1st – Miami RHSP Jose Fernandez(21, 2.5/4*) was named NL Rookie of the Month after going 5-0 1.30 39K in 34.2IP and 5 starts for the month.

06-02-2025, 02:59 PM	#31
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,712	2013 October 1st - State of the Blue Jays Transactions: none Series: 1-0 vs NYY (1B Adam Brzezinski 3-5 2R 3RBI 2HR(7)) 1-3 vs MIN (LF Jordan Danks 3-4 3R DB) 1-2 @ TBR (SS Eduardo Escobar 1-3 R 4RBI BB HR) 2-1 @ NYY (C Devin Mesoraco 2-3 2R 3RBI BB DB) 2-2 vs TBR (SP Marcus Stroman 6.1IP 4H 1ER 5BB 6K W(13-6 3.27)) 2-1 vs BOS (SP Carlos Carrasco 5IP 4H 0ER 2BB 4K W(6-11 5.05), SP Marcus Stroman 7.2IP 5H 1ER 1BB 6K W(14-6 3.17)) 2-1 @ LAA (C Devin Mesoraco 3-3 2R 2DB, 3B Anthony Rendon 3-4 2R 2RBI BB DB HR(14)) 3-0 @ TEX (SP Marcus Stroman 6.0IP 5H 1ER 0BB 5K W(15-6 3.10), 2B Adeiny Hechavarria 3-4 R RBI DB, SP Chris Archer 6.1IP 2H 3ER 2BB 10K ND(7-11 4.25)) 3-0 @ BAL (SP Scott Kazmir 6.1IP 3H 0ER 2BB 4K W(11-9 3.09), SP Carlos Carrasco 6.1IP 3H 0ER 0BB 3K ND(6-11 4.71), SP Marcus Stroman 8IP 2H 0ER 3BB 7K W(16-6 2.96)) 1-0 vs NYY (C Devin Mesoraco 2-4 3R 4RBI BB DB HR(25)) Record: 78-76, 2nd in AL East, 3.5GB in Division, 1.5GB in Wild Card September: 18-10 Runs Scored: 647(12th) Batting AVG: .240(13th) OBP: .307(14th) Home Runs: 144(10th) Stolen Bases: 90(8th) Runs Against: 661(8th) Starters ERA: 3.87(3rd) Bullpen ERA: 4.02(10th) Defensive Eff.: .717(1st) Zone Rating: +64.8(1st) Toronto Pitcher of the Month: RHSP Marcus Stroman 4-1 2.08 31K 39IP 1.1WAR 6GS Toronto Position Player of the Month: 3B Anthony Rendon .330/.420/.669 8HR 21RBI 23R +7.0ZR 1.9WAR 27G In a surprising turn of events… we somehow won eight straight to end the month of September and with eight games to go… we are close to a wild card spot. We don’t have things in our own hands as we only play teams below us in the standings, namely the Yankees for two, and then Baltimore and Boston. Three teams below .500. Crazy. We are definitely ahead of schedule with this team for now, and a major factor this month was Anthony Rendon who won Rookie of the Month and Player of the Month and, according to our scouts, is slowly but surely filling out his potential. And so is Marcus Stroman who already has a 16-win season. Also, Adam Brzezinski put up a .253-6-19 .812OPS month and is looking pretty good. My ETA for a winning team was 2014, and we may beat that. As for the playoff picture, the NL is pretty much set with WSH, ATL, NYM, CIN, STL and SFG in the driver seats for the offseason. In the AL however… no team apart from the White Sox should be deemed save here and not winning the division could be a death sentence for any team. Eight more and we know more. Minor League Report and Awards: R RHRP Jorge Diaz(17, 1.5/3.5) 2-1 7SV 2.70 12K 0.1WAR 10IP R CF Jake Harris(19, 1.5/3.5) .420-2-16 1.137OPS 1.0WAR 20G Won Awards this month Now, our AAA team made the playoffs, but lost in the first round. The kids are getting there tho and we can see Suárez and Castellanos fighting for jobs for 2014 in the lineup, and Syndergaard, Giolito and lefty Daniel Norris working towards a rotation spot mid 2014 or 2015. In AA, our lefty closer Mike Cosens, a 5th round pick in 2012, is coming off a 8-7 29SV 2.57 68K 1.7WAR 63IP year and is a 2.5/3* guy, so he may make a big jump into the majors as our lefties there are… concerning. As for Joe Szczygiel, the scouting report still says future closer and he was 3-0 9SV 0.00 25K in 15.2IP in single A and the scouting report says he can be a decent big leaguer… but I see him starting in AAA next year. Another year of difficult development lab decisions tho… International Amateur Discovery Additions and Update: none In Other News: September 1st – Reds RHSP Homer Bailey(27, 2.5) pitched a gem, 9IP 6H 0ER 0BB 6K with the closest of margins, winning 1-0 over the Cardinals. The righty has done everything he could, going 8-3 1SV 3.26 73K 1.3WAR in 30G and 6 starts. September 3rd – The Los Angeles Dodgers* and LHSP Clayton Kershaw(25, 4.5/5, 15-5 1.72 196K 6.3WAR) agreed to a 7y/$195.8M contract extension that will keep him around for his age 32 season. September 3rd – Marlins* 3B Placido Polanco(37, 2.5) showed that there is some juice left in his bat, going 5-5 2R in a 11-4 win over the Phillies. The 3x Gold Glover is batting .285-2-38 .671OPS 0.7WAR in 118 games. September 6th – Astros* 2B Jose Altuve(23, 3.5) collected a 5-hit game, going 5-5 RBI 3SB in a 5-4 win over the Mets. The 2x All-Star is batting .340-9-55 .855OPS 3.8WAR in 129 games. September 15th – Guardians* RF Nick Markakis(29, 3) lost his 21-game* hitting streak today. The 2011 AL Gold Glover is batting .313-10-57 .827OPS 3.0WAR in 132 games. September 20th – Padres LHSP Jaime Garcia(27, 3) pitched an impressive 2-hit shutout in a 12-0 win over the Astros* today, walking none and whiffing 6. The Mexican groundballer is 15-13 3.14 145K 4.4WAR in 30 games. September 20th – Yankees LF Curtis Granderson(32, 3) got his batting average up with a 5-5 2R 4RBI HR night in a 11-5 win over Baltimore. The 3x All-Star is batting .227-26-81 .749OPS 2.5WAR in 139 games. September 22nd – Angels* 1B Albert Pujols(33, 3.5) collected career home run #500* today. The 2001 NL RotY, 3x MvP, 10x All-Star and 6x Silver Slugger is a career .323/.410/.599 500HR 1567RBI 1459R 2416H 91.6WAR hitter in 2001 games. September 25th – Nationals RHSP Hiroki Kuroda(38, 2.5) won 10-0 over the Braves* with a 9IP 5GH 0ER 1BB 6K in the win. The veteran is 6-16 4.27 146K 3.2WAR in 30GS between WSH and NYY. September 25th – White Sox LHSP Chris Sale(24, 3.5/4.5) struck out 14 en route to a 8-0 win over the Tigers, working 9IP 3H 0ER 0BB 14K. The 2013 AL All-Star is 12-9 3.18 214K 6.0WAR in 31 games. September 28th – Padres* CF Will Venable(30, 3) had a nice 5-5 4R 2RBI 2HR night in a 10-6 loss to the Cubs. The 2012 NL Gold Glover is batting .260-15-51 .734OPS 30/39SB 3.8WAR in 148 games. October 1st – Blue Jays* 3B Anthony Rendon(23, 3.5) was named AL Batter of the Month after batting .330 with 8 home runs, 21RBIs and 23 runs scored for the month. The rookie is batting .265-17-68 .800OPS 4.3WAR for the season. October 1st – Nationals* RF Jose Bautista(32, 4) was named NL Batter of the Month after batting .319 with 8 home runs, 23RBIs and 16 runs scored for the month. The 3x All-Star is batting .275-32-102 .900OPS 3.7WAR for the season. October 1st – Tampa Bay* RHSP James Shields(31, 3) was named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 4-1 2.31 44K in 39.0IP in 6 starts for the month. The 2011 AL All-Star is 11-9 3.68 171K 2.0WAR in 31 starts. October 1st – Miami* RHSP Jose Fernandez(21, 2.5/4) was named NL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 1.30 39K in 34.2IP and 5 starts for the month. For rookie is 13-11 3.96 155K 1.1WAR in 29 starts. October 1st – Blue Jays* 3B Anthony Rendon(23, 3.5) was named AL Rookie of the Month after batting .330 with 8 home runs, 21RBIs and 23 runs scored for the month. October 1st – Miami* RHSP Jose Fernandez(21, 2.5/4*) was named NL Rookie of the Month after going 5-0 1.30 39K in 34.2IP and 5 starts for the month. __________________ 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)