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Sven Draconian · 04-26-2007, 02:50 PM

April 1901

We pulled things together a bit after our sluggish start and managed a 9-10 record for the rest of the month, putting us at 11-17 overal. Not great certainly, but not outright horrible. We look 4 of 6 from Kankakee and at one point swept Harrisburg, which was interesting.

Luis Robbles continued to be streaky. He had two very poor outings, but threw 8 shutout innings against Harrisburg to pick up his third win. He's 3-3 for the month, and has easily been my best pitcher. He also has a solid 28-14 K/BB ratio, so he should stay solid all season. Bob Davenport has also been solid. He's 2-3 with a 3.86 and a 25/17 K/BB over 35 innings. He doesn't get a lot of innings in per start, but he's been solid.

On the other end of the spectrum Hisashi Yokoyma just imploded his last 3 starts, giving up 2 HR (he had just 4 all of last year) and allowing 16 ERs over 15 IP. He'll straighten that out I hope.

Batting wise, Miguel Ybarra has a .273/.350/.500 line including 7HRs and 17RBI. Reggie Sanders has 4 HRs and a .513 slg, his OBP is low at .317, but that largely stems from a .237BA.

2B Chris Moore is hitting .315 with a .350 OBP and 5 steals vs 0 Caught Stealing. Ron Richert has a .347OBP and 7 steals against just two caught stealing.

Joe Moore who has taken over a starting spot put up a good .373 OBP plus 3HR and 3 doubles.

Prospects and Development

First the bad news....
Martin Gomez was injured for 10 months with a dislocated shoulder. Hmm, seems like a weak injury to be out 10 months, but oh well. This injury really dapens his future, 24 year olds still in Rookie League or Short A are not promising.

Now the good news....
Jose Ramirez earned a promotion to Short A after a 20/6 K/BB and a 2.39ERA in Rookie League over 37.2IP. In his one Short A start he had 7Ks in 7.2IP, 0 runs, 3 hits and 3 walks. He also picked up his first professional win.

Bob Arnold is hitting .373 with a .435OBP 1HR, 1 triple and 3 doubles plus 5 steals. Arnold is 20 years old and horirble defensively, but with Gomez going down Im teaching him 1B.

Marvin Riley has pitched 40 innings in 7 starts in AAA and has a solid 2.70 ERA, 42 strkeous to 11 walks hasn't given up a HR to go with his 2-2 record.

Nobody else has done anything worth commenting on in the last month, I'll have a big prospect breakdown when I hit June in the game, but these are a few noteworthy guys.

04-26-2007, 02:50 PM	#10
Sven Draconian Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 432	April 1901 We pulled things together a bit after our sluggish start and managed a 9-10 record for the rest of the month, putting us at 11-17 overal. Not great certainly, but not outright horrible. We look 4 of 6 from Kankakee and at one point swept Harrisburg, which was interesting. Luis Robbles continued to be streaky. He had two very poor outings, but threw 8 shutout innings against Harrisburg to pick up his third win. He's 3-3 for the month, and has easily been my best pitcher. He also has a solid 28-14 K/BB ratio, so he should stay solid all season. Bob Davenport has also been solid. He's 2-3 with a 3.86 and a 25/17 K/BB over 35 innings. He doesn't get a lot of innings in per start, but he's been solid. On the other end of the spectrum Hisashi Yokoyma just imploded his last 3 starts, giving up 2 HR (he had just 4 all of last year) and allowing 16 ERs over 15 IP. He'll straighten that out I hope. Batting wise, Miguel Ybarra has a .273/.350/.500 line including 7HRs and 17RBI. Reggie Sanders has 4 HRs and a .513 slg, his OBP is low at .317, but that largely stems from a .237BA. 2B Chris Moore is hitting .315 with a .350 OBP and 5 steals vs 0 Caught Stealing. Ron Richert has a .347OBP and 7 steals against just two caught stealing. Joe Moore who has taken over a starting spot put up a good .373 OBP plus 3HR and 3 doubles. Prospects and Development First the bad news.... Martin Gomez was injured for 10 months with a dislocated shoulder. Hmm, seems like a weak injury to be out 10 months, but oh well. This injury really dapens his future, 24 year olds still in Rookie League or Short A are not promising. Now the good news.... Jose Ramirez earned a promotion to Short A after a 20/6 K/BB and a 2.39ERA in Rookie League over 37.2IP. In his one Short A start he had 7Ks in 7.2IP, 0 runs, 3 hits and 3 walks. He also picked up his first professional win. Bob Arnold is hitting .373 with a .435OBP 1HR, 1 triple and 3 doubles plus 5 steals. Arnold is 20 years old and horirble defensively, but with Gomez going down Im teaching him 1B. Marvin Riley has pitched 40 innings in 7 starts in AAA and has a solid 2.70 ERA, 42 strkeous to 11 walks hasn't given up a HR to go with his 2-2 record. Nobody else has done anything worth commenting on in the last month, I'll have a big prospect breakdown when I hit June in the game, but these are a few noteworthy guys.