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gehrig38 · 03-19-2013, 10:32 PM

WEEK 17
RECORD: 3-2
PLACE: 72-32 +14
RUNS SCORED: 675 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 444 2nd
OWNER: Very Happy
FAN INTEREST: 79/100
SCHEDULE: 1 vs Brooklyn/Off Day/3 vs Green Bay/Off Day/1 @ Michigan

7/22 BRO 9 CHI 8 Coates 3-4 HR (8) 3 RBI's (46) Collins 2-4 HR (27) 3 RBI's (102) Alexander HR (17) Riggs 3-4 Lee (13-5) 7-11-9-5-0-6 Rivera error #6 (this could start to be a problem)
GREAT GAMES-George Quinn (PHI) went 3-4 with 5 RBI's and 3 homers in a 15-1 win over Boston. Quinn is hitting .330-30-78 in 97 games.
BIG TRADE NEWS-I've been looking for openings for Dennis Ash, combined with trying to clear room to re-sign Hugh Collins. I floated 2016 Rookie of the year, and 2018 FL Batting Champion Eric Coates' name out there. Edmonton GM Jack Kane surprised me when he came back offering 1B Gonzalo Rios. A 26 year old incredibly talented offensive player. He's extremely durable, has just 1 year and 84 days of service, hits left handed. The move, and also included in the deal were swaps of next years 1st and 2nd rounders, as well as SP Steve McKinley from our side, would allow me to call up Ash, move Salinas into a DH role, Rios to 1B. A good defensive upgrade, but, it would squeeze out playing time for Bill Alexander, the franchises most popular player. While that in itself doesn't scare me as much, I am concerned that by not moving now Rios may not be available later, and if something happens to Alexander (his durability is not what it once was) I'd be left with a gaping hole. The draft choice exchange is not insignificant. As of now I'd be moving up from 20 to 9 in the 1st, and I have 2 picks in the 2nd, so would move from 20 to 6 in that round. Right now I have 20, 40 and 52, if I made this deal I'd have 9, 37, 52. The last factor is the budget, this would clear the remaining 18.5 guaranteed to Coates (a very affordable deal) plus his club option of 10.5 in 2023, for Rios who is at 1 year 84 days and not arbitration eligible until after next season. After all the yapping, I can't pull the trigger. Coates' team friendly deal will always be tradeable, and I am not so sure adding bats for bats sake is the way to go. I will ponder this, might even revisit in the coming days before the trade deadline.
7/23 Off Day Edmonton lost LF Justin Hall for the next 6 months, I wonder what that does to their desire to deal? Can I get more? Can I get the picks without giving much?
7/24 CHI 9 GB 2 Martinez (14-5) 6.1-7-2-2-0-11 Coates 4-5 (damn if he doesn't know I'm talking about dealing him. Collins 3-5 HR (28) 2 RBI's (104) Ramirez 3-5 2B HR (1) 6 RBI's (11). Hasn't been getting much PT, hitting just .192. Collins (14) Chavez (35) SB's.
GREAT GAMES-Boston drubbed Philly 16-0 and 23 year old Pepe Gonzales tossed the CG SHO, 3-hitter. He was drafted, released, signed, became a top prospect, rule 5'd by the Bombers and is now, real good. In the same game 22 year old OF John Woodard went 6-6 with 4 singles, a double and a triple. It's the Bombers 1st ever 6 hit game, and just the 10th in league history.
7/25 GB 7 CHI 6 Crawford (GB) hits a 1 out GW HR (12) off Cruz in the top of the 9th. Collins 3 RBI's (107).
GREAT GAMES-Ramon Cano (TUL) went 3-3 with 3 HR's (24), scoring 4 and driving in 4 (68) in a 12-1 win over Houston.
7/26 CHI 4 GB 3 (11) Coates walkoff HR (9) Chavez 3-5 Zamora 7-7-3-3-2-6 ND Garcia W (6-0)
7/27 Off Day TRADE NEWS-Staten Island has sent 27 year old CF Robbie Howard to Alaska for 31 year old RP Trey Howard and 19 year old 1B prospect Pedro Hernandez. Howard is hitting .255-20-61 and will move into CF and hit 8th as Alaska is 3.5 behind El Paso in the Western Division, and 4.5 behind Green Bay and Brooklyn for the 2nd Wild Card spot. Staten Island is in rebuild mode and Howard will move into a setup role as their late inning lefty, and Hernandez moves up to the Yanks A ball Stockton affiliate. He was a 2018 supplemental pick by Tulsa, and dealt to Alaska at the winter meetings for CF Vincente Rodriguez. Hernandez can play all 7 positions in the field, with 2nd being his best position right now. He has top of the order speed and is a potential .300+ hitter with 40+ double gap power.
Immediately following that annoucement the Yankees made another deal. Sending 33 year old SP Esteban Valdez to Brooklyn for 35 year old 1B Enrico Rocha and 21 year old CL prospect Carlos Castaneda. Brooklyn is battling for a Wild Card spot, currently tied with Green Bay and Buffalo for both WC spots. Rocha will move to 3B for the Yanks and hit near the bottom of the order. The prize in the deal is 4.5 star closing prospect Castaneda. A power lefty arm who was signed out of Venezuela by the Yanks in 2015, and dealt to Brooklyn in 2017, the team has been trying to re-acquire him every since.
7/28 CHI 12 MICH 7 Salinas 3-4 2 HR's (26) 6 RBI's (94) Alexander (18) Collins (29) Coates (10) homer. Alexander 3 RBI's. Chavez 36th SB. Lee (14-5) 7 ER's 6 IP.
TRADE NEWS-In the continued effort to rebuild their roster Staten Island today shipped disgruntled former all star catcher Ernesto Garza to West Michigan, along with 18 year old OF prospect Walter Jean, and West Michigan sends 25 year old slugger Harry Stuart back. The Yanks send Garza, a free agent at years end, and at best a fringe prospect, and receive Stuart, a corner OF who has 40+ HR pop. He was hitting .275-27-77 in 95 games this year after a .302-8-20 September call up last season.
2 teams unable to find partners outside their division, found a match today. Alaska, chasing El Paso, dealt 32 yr old OF Mitch Ball (.292-7-48 in 100 games) and 1.998M in cash to El Paso for 25 year old RP Jose Navarro and 18 year old 1B prospect John Myers. Myers is a blue chip power prospect, taken by Sacramento in the 2017 draft (5th round) and is being traded for the 3rd time in 3 years. (Sac to Dallas 2018/Dallas to El Paso 2019). Ball will be the Diablo's 4th OF and start vs LHP while Navarro (2-2 3.68) moves into the Avalanche pen as a right handed setup man.

WEEK 17 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Eric Coates (CHI) 13-20 2 HR's 4 RBI's (.333-10-48) No way you can convince me Markuss hasn't created some devious AI to make this sort of thing happen. I consider trading the dude, he goes off...
CL POTW-Edgar Nava (SAN) 14-23 HR 6 RBI's (.311-3-31)

ORG POTW-Scott Barnes (AA) 10-24 2 HR's 10 RBI's (.313-13-46)

IBL CAREER LEADERS-STRIKEOUTS
1) Walt Thompson (SAC) 1810
2) Chris O'Slattery (BAL) 1678
3) Esteban Valdez (BRO) 1379
4) Jim Peck (MICH) 1366
5) Vincent Romero (HOU) 1357

WEEK 17 POWER RANKINGS
1) Chicago (1)
2) New York (2)
3) Las Vegas (3)
4) Tulsa (15)
5) Pittsburgh (4)
OUT Buffalo (6)

03-19-2013, 10:32 PM	#998
gehrig38 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Medfield, Mass Posts: 5,509	WEEK 17 and a big trade ponder... WEEK 17 RECORD: 3-2 PLACE: 72-32 +14 RUNS SCORED: 675 1st RUNS AGAINST: 444 2nd OWNER: Very Happy FAN INTEREST: 79/100 SCHEDULE: 1 vs Brooklyn/Off Day/3 vs Green Bay/Off Day/1 @ Michigan 7/22 BRO 9 CHI 8 Coates 3-4 HR (8) 3 RBI's (46) Collins 2-4 HR (27) 3 RBI's (102) Alexander HR (17) Riggs 3-4 Lee (13-5) 7-11-9-5-0-6 Rivera error #6 (this could start to be a problem) GREAT GAMES-George Quinn (PHI) went 3-4 with 5 RBI's and 3 homers in a 15-1 win over Boston. Quinn is hitting .330-30-78 in 97 games. BIG TRADE NEWS-I've been looking for openings for Dennis Ash, combined with trying to clear room to re-sign Hugh Collins. I floated 2016 Rookie of the year, and 2018 FL Batting Champion Eric Coates' name out there. Edmonton GM Jack Kane surprised me when he came back offering 1B Gonzalo Rios. A 26 year old incredibly talented offensive player. He's extremely durable, has just 1 year and 84 days of service, hits left handed. The move, and also included in the deal were swaps of next years 1st and 2nd rounders, as well as SP Steve McKinley from our side, would allow me to call up Ash, move Salinas into a DH role, Rios to 1B. A good defensive upgrade, but, it would squeeze out playing time for Bill Alexander, the franchises most popular player. While that in itself doesn't scare me as much, I am concerned that by not moving now Rios may not be available later, and if something happens to Alexander (his durability is not what it once was) I'd be left with a gaping hole. The draft choice exchange is not insignificant. As of now I'd be moving up from 20 to 9 in the 1st, and I have 2 picks in the 2nd, so would move from 20 to 6 in that round. Right now I have 20, 40 and 52, if I made this deal I'd have 9, 37, 52. The last factor is the budget, this would clear the remaining 18.5 guaranteed to Coates (a very affordable deal) plus his club option of 10.5 in 2023, for Rios who is at 1 year 84 days and not arbitration eligible until after next season. After all the yapping, I can't pull the trigger. Coates' team friendly deal will always be tradeable, and I am not so sure adding bats for bats sake is the way to go. I will ponder this, might even revisit in the coming days before the trade deadline. 7/23 Off Day Edmonton lost LF Justin Hall for the next 6 months, I wonder what that does to their desire to deal? Can I get more? Can I get the picks without giving much? 7/24 CHI 9 GB 2 Martinez (14-5) 6.1-7-2-2-0-11 Coates 4-5 (damn if he doesn't know I'm talking about dealing him. Collins 3-5 HR (28) 2 RBI's (104) Ramirez 3-5 2B HR (1) 6 RBI's (11). Hasn't been getting much PT, hitting just .192. Collins (14) Chavez (35) SB's. GREAT GAMES-Boston drubbed Philly 16-0 and 23 year old Pepe Gonzales tossed the CG SHO, 3-hitter. He was drafted, released, signed, became a top prospect, rule 5'd by the Bombers and is now, real good. In the same game 22 year old OF John Woodard went 6-6 with 4 singles, a double and a triple. It's the Bombers 1st ever 6 hit game, and just the 10th in league history. 7/25 GB 7 CHI 6 Crawford (GB) hits a 1 out GW HR (12) off Cruz in the top of the 9th. Collins 3 RBI's (107). GREAT GAMES-Ramon Cano (TUL) went 3-3 with 3 HR's (24), scoring 4 and driving in 4 (68) in a 12-1 win over Houston. 7/26 CHI 4 GB 3 (11) Coates walkoff HR (9) Chavez 3-5 Zamora 7-7-3-3-2-6 ND Garcia W (6-0) 7/27 Off Day TRADE NEWS-Staten Island has sent 27 year old CF Robbie Howard to Alaska for 31 year old RP Trey Howard and 19 year old 1B prospect Pedro Hernandez. Howard is hitting .255-20-61 and will move into CF and hit 8th as Alaska is 3.5 behind El Paso in the Western Division, and 4.5 behind Green Bay and Brooklyn for the 2nd Wild Card spot. Staten Island is in rebuild mode and Howard will move into a setup role as their late inning lefty, and Hernandez moves up to the Yanks A ball Stockton affiliate. He was a 2018 supplemental pick by Tulsa, and dealt to Alaska at the winter meetings for CF Vincente Rodriguez. Hernandez can play all 7 positions in the field, with 2nd being his best position right now. He has top of the order speed and is a potential .300+ hitter with 40+ double gap power. Immediately following that annoucement the Yankees made another deal. Sending 33 year old SP Esteban Valdez to Brooklyn for 35 year old 1B Enrico Rocha and 21 year old CL prospect Carlos Castaneda. Brooklyn is battling for a Wild Card spot, currently tied with Green Bay and Buffalo for both WC spots. Rocha will move to 3B for the Yanks and hit near the bottom of the order. The prize in the deal is 4.5 star closing prospect Castaneda. A power lefty arm who was signed out of Venezuela by the Yanks in 2015, and dealt to Brooklyn in 2017, the team has been trying to re-acquire him every since. 7/28 CHI 12 MICH 7 Salinas 3-4 2 HR's (26) 6 RBI's (94) Alexander (18) Collins (29) Coates (10) homer. Alexander 3 RBI's. Chavez 36th SB. Lee (14-5) 7 ER's 6 IP. TRADE NEWS-In the continued effort to rebuild their roster Staten Island today shipped disgruntled former all star catcher Ernesto Garza to West Michigan, along with 18 year old OF prospect Walter Jean, and West Michigan sends 25 year old slugger Harry Stuart back. The Yanks send Garza, a free agent at years end, and at best a fringe prospect, and receive Stuart, a corner OF who has 40+ HR pop. He was hitting .275-27-77 in 95 games this year after a .302-8-20 September call up last season. 2 teams unable to find partners outside their division, found a match today. Alaska, chasing El Paso, dealt 32 yr old OF Mitch Ball (.292-7-48 in 100 games) and 1.998M in cash to El Paso for 25 year old RP Jose Navarro and 18 year old 1B prospect John Myers. Myers is a blue chip power prospect, taken by Sacramento in the 2017 draft (5th round) and is being traded for the 3rd time in 3 years. (Sac to Dallas 2018/Dallas to El Paso 2019). Ball will be the Diablo's 4th OF and start vs LHP while Navarro (2-2 3.68) moves into the Avalanche pen as a right handed setup man. WEEK 17 SUMMARY FL POTW-*Eric Coates (CHI)* 13-20 2 HR's 4 RBI's (.333-10-48) No way you can convince me Markuss hasn't created some devious AI to make this sort of thing happen. I consider trading the dude, he goes off... CL POTW-Edgar Nava (SAN) 14-23 HR 6 RBI's (.311-3-31) ORG POTW-Scott Barnes (AA) 10-24 2 HR's 10 RBI's (.313-13-46) IBL CAREER LEADERS-STRIKEOUTS 1) Walt Thompson (SAC) 1810 2) Chris O'Slattery (BAL) 1678 3) Esteban Valdez (BRO) 1379 4) Jim Peck (MICH) 1366 5) Vincent Romero (HOU) 1357 WEEK 17 POWER RANKINGS 1) *Chicago (1)* 2) New York (2) 3) Las Vegas (3) 4) Tulsa (15) 5) Pittsburgh (4) OUT Buffalo (6) Last edited by gehrig38; 03-19-2013 at 10:37 PM.