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BadluckinOOTP · 06-17-2006, 09:05 PM

On June 29th, the Oakland A's are currently 39-40, which puts them in 2nd place, and 5 games behind division leading Texas. We have the 3rd best team OPS in the league, .804, and we don't really have too much of a weak spot in the lineup.

Our pitching...which I'll detail on how bad it is at a later time, is 9th in the AL with a healthy 4.90 ERA. It's rough, and I'm surprised it is that low.

But enough about the team, let's talk about the players, the stars, the people that make you have to remember, there is no I in team.

The catchers!

Meh.

the first baseman!

Just kidding!

Back to the catchers.

Lorenzo Sequeda
24 years old
.237/.326/.379 4 homeruns 19 RBI's

Sequeda has been getting the bulk of the playing time. My scouts tell me he should be a Charles Johnsonesque player, both in the future, and now, since he's very close to maxing out his talents. He hasn't shown it thus far, but my offense is good enough that I can just stick him at the bottom of the order, and see what he's got.

Joe Ramirez
32 years old
.216/.275/.270

I got him off waivers from the Twins a week or so ago, since I needed a AAA catcher, and then soon discovered that he was out of minor league options. So I sent down my backup catcher who has been hitting the **** out of the ball, so he can get more playing time, and let Ramirez take over the backup spot. He has played a total of one game with the A's so far, coming in as a defensive substitute.

Julio Rivera
24 years old
.333/.395/.505 3HR 16RBI
7-16 in AAA

A lefty hitter, righty thrower, with no arm behind the plate, but can really hit...right handed pitchers. Against lefties he was 2-12 in the majors, small sample size, I know, but the AAA manager put him 3rd in AAA on the depth chart against the lefties.

He has power, and some good potential, which he'll probably reach faster in AAA playing full time, than playing twice a week in the majors. But if Ramirez can't hit a little bit, Rivera will go back up.

My other minor league catchers are nothing special.

The best of the bunch being 23-year old Holden Thinnes, who is hitting a combined .292 in A, AA, and AAA this year and 17 year old Utah native Wilbur Allison. Who after the starting catcher in Kane County, the A ball team went down with an injury has taken over to a .288 average, he doesn't have much pop but he could develop some, after all he is only 17.

Apparently, I have two hot catching prospects, that my scouts have with potentials in the low 70's, but their stats aren't showing it, and until they do, I won't talk about them much.

1st baseman's soon.

06-17-2006, 09:05 PM	#2
BadluckinOOTP All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: OKC Posts: 1,534	The backstops!!? On June 29th, the Oakland A's are currently 39-40, which puts them in 2nd place, and 5 games behind division leading Texas. We have the 3rd best team OPS in the league, .804, and we don't really have too much of a weak spot in the lineup. Our pitching...which I'll detail on how bad it is at a later time, is 9th in the AL with a healthy 4.90 ERA. It's rough, and I'm surprised it is that low. But enough about the team, let's talk about the players, the stars, the people that make you have to remember, there is no I in team. The catchers! Meh. the first baseman! Just kidding! Back to the catchers. Lorenzo Sequeda 24 years old .237/.326/.379 4 homeruns 19 RBI's Sequeda has been getting the bulk of the playing time. My scouts tell me he should be a Charles Johnsonesque player, both in the future, and now, since he's very close to maxing out his talents. He hasn't shown it thus far, but my offense is good enough that I can just stick him at the bottom of the order, and see what he's got. Joe Ramirez 32 years old .216/.275/.270 I got him off waivers from the Twins a week or so ago, since I needed a AAA catcher, and then soon discovered that he was out of minor league options. So I sent down my backup catcher who has been hitting the ** out of the ball, so he can get more playing time, and let Ramirez take over the backup spot. He has played a total of one game with the A's so far, coming in as a defensive substitute. Julio Rivera** 24 years old .333/.395/.505 3HR 16RBI 7-16 in AAA A lefty hitter, righty thrower, with no arm behind the plate, but can really hit...right handed pitchers. Against lefties he was 2-12 in the majors, small sample size, I know, but the AAA manager put him 3rd in AAA on the depth chart against the lefties. He has power, and some good potential, which he'll probably reach faster in AAA playing full time, than playing twice a week in the majors. But if Ramirez can't hit a little bit, Rivera will go back up. My other minor league catchers are nothing special. The best of the bunch being 23-year old Holden Thinnes, who is hitting a combined .292 in A, AA, and AAA this year and 17 year old Utah native Wilbur Allison. Who after the starting catcher in Kane County, the A ball team went down with an injury has taken over to a .288 average, he doesn't have much pop but he could develop some, after all he is only 17. Apparently, I have two hot catching prospects, that my scouts have with potentials in the low 70's, but their stats aren't showing it, and until they do, I won't talk about them much. 1st baseman's soon. __________________ Last edited by BadluckinOOTP; 06-17-2006 at 10:32 PM.