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Sven Draconian · 04-17-2007, 12:43 AM

Obviously the first step in an expansion franchise is the Expansion draft, which my game decided not to allow me to do manually. The plus side is, well, looking at the pool before the draft and my roster afterwards, Im not entirely sure it matters.

The first thing to note here, is I play with no current ratings, and 1-5 talents. Im pretty well in the dark about actual talents so I need to judge a lot on stats. Further, I use a full scouting system, so Im not even sure of talent ratings.

Since I only let teams protect 17 players I did land some talent, though not a lot. I also ended up with a lot of highly regarded prospects, who are 24 with no ML experience, no AAA/AA success and what appears to be bad strikezone judgement. IE, busts that the "Top Prospect" report likes, but are of no real value.

After evaluating my roster these are the players I can see making a real contribution this season:

Brian Thomas-1B-31yr old, .363 OBP last season, .480 slg and 3000 career ABs.

Josh Fairchild-RF-24yr old. Nice prospect and had a .334 OBP last season in the bigs, 4-tool player, with the missing tool being HR power.

Rob Cooper-24yr old 3B- Nicely rated prospect and listed as a 3 star regular, too bad he had a .266 OBP starting last season. He'll start in AAA, but he'll be worth watching (maybe).

Bill Sloan-27yr old C- Outstanding D with a .340 OBP and 14 HR starting for the #2 team in the league last year. Too bad he'll have a tight battle with...

Kyle Smith-25yr old C- 5 star prospect, rated (star wise) the same as Sloan. Should be an interting battle for ABs between these two.

Joe Moore 27yr old IF: Bad defender, but can play a lot of positions. However a .327/.364/.423 line in 1,255 career ABs make an argument for PT.

Hisashi Yokoyama 27yr old SP- 2nd in the league in ERA last year, went 16-3 with a 3.18 ERA in 192 innings. Only gave up 4 HRs in those innings, good groundball pitcher which makes up for his lackluster 88/59 K/BB.

Danny Cortez: 28yr SP-6-12 with a 5.07 over 143 innings. Not a lot there, however a 95/34 K/BB rate indicate he has potential.

Dave Brady 30yrs RP- 580 career IP with a 3.91 ERA (in a league with the average ERA being 4.00 roughly). 363/212 career K/BB, not dominant, but reliable.

04-17-2007, 12:43 AM	#2
Sven Draconian Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 432	Obviously the first step in an expansion franchise is the Expansion draft, which my game decided not to allow me to do manually. The plus side is, well, looking at the pool before the draft and my roster afterwards, Im not entirely sure it matters. The first thing to note here, is I play with no current ratings, and 1-5 talents. Im pretty well in the dark about actual talents so I need to judge a lot on stats. Further, I use a full scouting system, so Im not even sure of talent ratings. Since I only let teams protect 17 players I did land some talent, though not a lot. I also ended up with a lot of highly regarded prospects, who are 24 with no ML experience, no AAA/AA success and what appears to be bad strikezone judgement. IE, busts that the "Top Prospect" report likes, but are of no real value. After evaluating my roster these are the players I can see making a real contribution this season: Brian Thomas-1B-31yr old, .363 OBP last season, .480 slg and 3000 career ABs. Josh Fairchild-RF-24yr old. Nice prospect and had a .334 OBP last season in the bigs, 4-tool player, with the missing tool being HR power. Rob Cooper-24yr old 3B- Nicely rated prospect and listed as a 3 star regular, too bad he had a .266 OBP starting last season. He'll start in AAA, but he'll be worth watching (maybe). Bill Sloan-27yr old C- Outstanding D with a .340 OBP and 14 HR starting for the #2 team in the league last year. Too bad he'll have a tight battle with... Kyle Smith-25yr old C- 5 star prospect, rated (star wise) the same as Sloan. Should be an interting battle for ABs between these two. Joe Moore 27yr old IF: Bad defender, but can play a lot of positions. However a .327/.364/.423 line in 1,255 career ABs make an argument for PT. Hisashi Yokoyama 27yr old SP- 2nd in the league in ERA last year, went 16-3 with a 3.18 ERA in 192 innings. Only gave up 4 HRs in those innings, good groundball pitcher which makes up for his lackluster 88/59 K/BB. Danny Cortez: 28yr SP-6-12 with a 5.07 over 143 innings. Not a lot there, however a 95/34 K/BB rate indicate he has potential. Dave Brady 30yrs RP- 580 career IP with a 3.91 ERA (in a league with the average ERA being 4.00 roughly). 363/212 career K/BB, not dominant, but reliable.