2017 random rumblings

[Slyder]

1-1 @Minnesota (not the way I want to start the season)
3-1 @Anaheim (Willing to take that on any trip West of the Rockies)
2-1 vs Cleveland
2-0 vs Chicago

Stars of the Sim:
Ian Kinsler hitting 5 HRs out of the 2 hole team leading 14 rbis, with a .379 ba.
Lastings Milledge hitting .378 in leadoff spot.
Brian McCann and Matt Moustakas earning their big paychecks thus far.

On the pitching side it really starts and ends with...
Dice K and Garland in the rotation and the usual suspects in the pen.
Hackler and Jackson continue to be absolute lock down in the pen (Duffy also had a nice 1st sim).

[Porter]

Good news Porter... it was only 11 or 12 haha

Even better news, How long before you offer a trade to yet another new GM? 12 minutes?

[Kingdom]

^ auto-veto

[Kingdom]

I repeat, my bullpen blew chunks this sim haha

I stabbed Paez in the face as well. Matt Holliday had one of those random offensive spasms, despite the old age

[nick]

Another nice sim, and no crippling injuries yet, which is the key I think. Might replace Beckett if he doesn't turn it around after another sim or two. Going to start Loney vs LHP again since he's back to his old self.

[nick]

Oh and, congrats prov:

2 John Prov


2nd best spect in the game, baby!

[HollywoodLeo]

Much better sim this time around

[NYgiantsfan5689]

I stabbed Paez in the face as well. Matt Holliday had one of those random offensive spasms, despite the old age

Yea Zito, WTF?? I hate underperformance. O well. At least he's getting it out now while 1) I don't care about this season, and 2) he's still developing his control.

On the positive front, Herreros FINALLY gained power! Woo hoo! Maybe that will start the developmental ball rolling in that department, often it needs that first step and it just flows from there.

[HollywoodLeo]

Speaking of prospects gaining power, Jose Lamas is still stuck at 6 (10 potential) yet he leads my team in HRs. (Only has 4, though.)

Maybe the actual will come up if he keeps jacking them.

[NYgiantsfan5689]

Yea, Herreros was stuck at 6 (10 potential) for about a year and a half before this sim.

[cjkalt]

Batting AVG: .312 (3rd)
Homeruns: 29 (T-8th)
Walks: 76 (T-17th)
Stolen Bases: 14 (23rd)
Runs Scored: 165 (3rd)

Pitching ERA: 4.05 (9th)
Opponents AVG: .263 (12th)
HRs Allowed: 27 (17th)
Walks Allowed: 71 (T-12th)
Runs Allowed: 118 (11th)

Another impressive sim by Philly, think I'm going to take Bergmann out of the rotation to sure up the bullpen...not sure if i'm going to give Barnese another shot or go to the 4 man rotation... Hopefully a Hampton-Bergmann-Ruiz combo can get me some shut-down bullpen innings

[Kingdom]

Inoa and Weathers are unhittable. Cecil has been good as a starter. The rest of the rotation is sad to look at.

Rasmus went out of control,
Sunday 4/23/2017 : Colby Rasmus has 5 hits against San Francisco.
Colby Rasmus slams 2 homers against San Francisco.
Colby Rasmus scores 4 runs against San Francisco.
Friday 4/28/2017 : Colby Rasmus has 4 hits against Arizona.
Colby Rasmus has 7 RBI against Arizona.

[HollywoodLeo]

Speaking of prospects gaining power, Jose Lamas is still stuck at 6 (10 potential) yet he leads my team in HRs. (Only has 4, though.)

Maybe the actual will come up if he keeps jacking them.

Whoops, he's 2nd in HRs on my team. Maddox has 6.

[Providence A's]

damn, my pitching has been all over the place. 8 - 6 sim. 15 - 11 with a 2.5 game lead.

Batting AVG: .309 (4th)
Homeruns: 26 (T-12th)
Walks: 96 (1st)
Stolen Bases: 38 (4th)
Runs Scored: 198 (1st)

Pitching ERA: 4.64 (15th)
Opponents AVG: .273 (17th)
HRs Allowed: 12 (1st)
Walks Allowed: 76 (18th)
Runs Allowed: 131 (18th)

and as far as player development, nothing but talent loss that sim...ugh. actually, only 1 guy gained talent in 1 category so far. I hope I get a nice boost or two at some point this season to combat all the negative that my aging guys are sure to have.

Monday 4/17/2017 :
Albert Pujols sets a new single game AL-Record for Hits with 6!
Albert Pujols sets a new single game AL-Record for Doubles with 4!
Albert Pujols has 6 hits against Boston.
Albert Pujols has 5 RBI against Boston.

Monday 5/1/2017: Oakland's Pujols named Batter of the Month
The American League's best player of the month was Oakland's Albert Pujols, who wins the award for the 10th time in his career. He hit .467 with 29 RBI and slugged .685 in 92 at bats.

oh, and McCarthy is 2 - 1 with a 4.26 ERA... Asahina and Hirsh are bringing up the rear though...and Mazzaro needs to get on track. He may not have enough opportunities as a closer though with this offense. I might have to move him back to the rotation to get some use out of him.

[albbla2000mu]

Well, this is shit

Jay Bruce OUT full season - days Ruptured Medial Collateral Ligament