Had some trouble with the schedule, works now but we only have 3-game series right now… don’t ask.
Transactions:
April 12th – LF
Nick Castellanos(22, 2.5/4*) was placed on the 15-day IL with
bck stiffness 2 weeks. He was batting .167 before the injury. OF
Juan Lagares(25, 2*) was recalled from AAA and
Kevin Kiermaier goes into the lineup.
April 27th - OF
Juan Lagares(25, 2*, .211-0-0 .632OPS -0.1WAR 8G) was sent back down to AAA and LF
Nick Castellanos(22, 2.5/4*) was activated off the IL.
Series:
2-1 @ BAL (SP
Scott Kazmir 6.1IP 5H 1ER 1BB 7K W(1-0 1.42))
2-1 vs BOS (2B
Adeiny Hechavarria 3-4 2R 2RBI BB HR(1), SP
Marcus Stroman 6.1IP 3H 2ER 1BB 11K ND(0-0 1.59))
0-3 @ CLE
2-1 @ CWS (SP
Daniel Norris 7IP 3H 0ER 1BB 6K W(2-0 1.46), SP
Henderson Alvarez III 8IP 5H 0ER 1BB 3K W(1-0 1.50))
3-0 vs OAK (SP
Scott Kazmir 6.2IP 3H 1ER 1BB 6K W(2-0 2.00), SP
Chris Archer 6.2IP 2H 3ER 4BB 6K ND(0-1 7.53), SP
Daniel Norris 6.1IP 4H 2ER 4BB 5K ND(2-0 1.93))
1-2 @ LAA (SP
Marcus Stroman 8IP 4H 0ER 1BB 9K W(1-1 2.84))
0-3 vs HOU (3B
Eugenio Suárez 2-5 2R 3RBI DB HR(6) SB(4))
2-1 @ KCR (SP
Chris Archer 7IP 4H 2ER 1BB 8K W(1-2 5.81))
Record: 12-12, 3rd in AL East, 3GB in Division
April: 12-12
Runs Scored: 86(13th)
Batting AVG: .234(13th)
OBP: .300(15th)
Home Runs: 22(8th)
Stolen Bases: 29(1st)
Runs Against: 83(4th)
Starters ERA: 3.49(5th)
Bullpen ERA: 3.21(4th)
Defensive Eff.: .732(2nd)
Zone Rating: +10.0(2nd)
Toronto Pitcher of the Month: RHSP
Henderson Alvarez 1-1 2.40 13K 30IP 0.6WAR 5GS
Toronto Position Player of the Month: 1B
Adam Brzezinski .286/.368/.506 3HR 11RBI 6R -0.3ZR 0.5WAR 24G
We are struggling. The bats are not alive. The best hitter in our team was a 24-year old 3rd rounder in the 2012 draft that has not even fulfilled his potential. Now, we have four hitters hitting below .200 including
Devin Mesoraco and
Nick Castellanos… concerning. On the plus side,
Eugenio Suárez is batting a good one and leads our team in home runs. Pitching is fine tho!
Surprisingly, the
Baltimore Orioles are performing strong and are 15-9 with 1B
Chris Davis(28, 2.5/3*) batting .317-5-14 .963OPS 1.1WAR hitting his stride and 3B
Manny Machado(21, 3/3.5*, .316-2-12 .903OPS 1.1WAR) joining the fun… this is not good for us.
Another team that seemingly have turned things around after two losing seasons are the
Dodgers. With a 17-7 start, SP
Zach Greinke(30, 3.5*) going 2-1 2.64 30K 0.7WAR in his second year with the team, and LF
Matt Kemp(29, 4*, .330-4-1 .949OPS 1.0WAR) and RF
Yasiel Puig(23, 4.5*, .293-8-21 1.032OPS 1.0WAR) doing the heavy hitting… really heavy hitting. Aaand SS
Corey Seager(20, 2/4*, .189-1-4 .508OPS 0.0WAR) joined the team for his rookie season.
Minor League Report and Awards:
AAA LHSP
Jeremy Komosinski(22, 2/5*) 3-1 1.73 25K 0.7WAR 26IP 4GS
AAA LF
Jesse Winker(20, 1,5/3.5*) .485-5-19 1.446OPS 20R 1.8WAR 18G
A 1B
Carlos Puentes(23, 1.5/4*) .310-8-26 1.021OPS 0.6WAR 21G
Won Monthly Awards
Things are working out well in our minor league teams, and we caught a little break as our R LHSP
Danny Vasquez(17, 1/3.5*) developed a cutter and upped his potential a notch with at that one. A fourth pitch for a guy with 80 control potential? I take it!
Bad news,
Noah Syndergaard is struggling and got lit for a 7.41ERA and so is one of our other top prospects in AA SP
Victor Torres with a 6.93ERA… it is early.
International Amateur Discovery Additions and Update:
None impressive.
In Other News:
April 10th –
Mariners RHCL
Francisco Rodriguez(32, 2.5*) collected career save
#300 today in a 5-0 win over the
Baltimore Orioles. The 4x All-Star and 2x Reliever of the Year is a career 43-30 300SV 2.59 931K 761IP 725G 13.4WAR pitcher.
April 11th –
Cardinals RF
Corey Hart(32, 3*) has hit for the
CYLCE today in a 7-5 loss to the
Reds, going 4-5 R 3RBI DB TP HR. The 2x All-Star is batting .370-2-6 1.174OPS 0.5WAR in 6 games.
April 11th –
Dodgers SP
Kevin Millwood(39, 2.5*) pitched a complete game 4-hitter with 1BB and 6K in a 7-0 win over the
Pirates. The 1999 NL All-Star is 3-0 1.19 16K 0.5WAR in three starts.
April 21st –
Tampa Bay RF
Ben Zobrist(32, 3*) slammed
3 HR in a 12-3 win over the
Red Sox, going 3-5 3R 6RBI 3HR. The 2x All-Star is batting .309-3-12 .987OPS 0.8WAR in 14 games.
April 26th – The
Los Angeles Angels and superstar CF
Mike Trout(22, 5*) signed a 8y/$188.9M contract extension today that will keep him around till the end of 2022. The reigning AL MvP is batting .328-8-22 1.209OPS 1.5WAR in 18 games.
May 1st –
Angels CF
Mike Trout(22, 5*) was named AL Batter of the Month after batting .321 with 10 home runs, 27RBIs and 20 runs scored for the month.
May 1st –
Nationals RF
Jose Bautista(32, 4*) was named NL Batter of the Month after batting .376 with 8 home runs, 27RBIs and 20 runs scored for the month.
May 1st –
Cleveland RHSP
Corey Kluber(28, 2.5/3*) was named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 4-0 1.12 26K in 32IP in 5 starts for the month.
May 1st –
Nationals RHSP
Hiroki Kuroda(39, 3*) was named NL Pitcher of the Month after going 4-1 0.82 29K in 33IP and 5 starts for the month. F
May 1st –
Cleveland CF
Akira Matsubara(29, 3*) was named AL Rookie of the Month after batting .305 with 4 home runs, 13RBIs and 18 runs scored for the month.
May 1st –
Pittsburgh RF
Kenny Mullin(24, 2/3.5*) was named NL Rookie of the Month after batting .257 with 5 home runs, 11RBIs and 8 runs scored for the month.