Sm #4 - Maniacs Continue to Play Under .500 Ball
Sim 4: May 5th to May 12th 2031
April was brutal to the Maniacs and May has not been much kinder so far. The team is just not playing very well and they continue to sink further and further back in the division. After a 2-4 sim the Maniacs record stands at 7-18 and they are firmly planted in last place in the FCB Eastern Division trailing by Buffalo by 7 games. There was more bad news for the Maniacs this sim as they learned that veteran reliever
MR Nate Edgar will miss the remainder of the 2031 season after suffering a torn back muscle. The 31 year old was 0-1 with a 7.11 ERA for the Maniacs this season and was placed on the 60 day disabled list. The Maniacs recalled
MR Ricardo Roman (1-0 1.84 ERA 3 BB 18 K in 14.2 IP) from AAA Milton to take his spot in the bullpen.
Sim #4 Results
5/5: Toronto Maniacs @ Vancouver Mounties - Loss, 4-7.
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W: W. Malone (1-2) L: J. Sánchez (2-1) S: T. Yorke (1).
HR - None
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5/6: Toronto Maniacs @ Vancouver Mounties - Loss, 1-2.
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W: D. Lesage (1-0) L: Á. Rodríguez (1-3) S: T. Kitakawa (5).
HR - TOR: D. Gorman (1)
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5/7: Toronto Maniacs @ Vancouver Mounties - Loss, 3-4.
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W: D. Ruggles (1-0) L: J. Piña (1-3) S: T. Kitakawa (6).
HR - TOR: L. Navarro (3) VAN: M. Piranda (4)
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5/9: Toronto Maniacs @ Las Vegas Black Jacks - Win, 6-0.
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W: E. Olson (1-1) L: J. Weeks (1-4) .
HR - TOR: E. Martin (2)
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5/10: Toronto Maniacs @ Las Vegas Black Jacks - Win, 5-4.
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W: P. Savage (1-1) L: G. Head (0-1) .
HR - TOR: E. Martin (3) LV: A. Martínez (4), H. Murphy Jr (3), B. Lucas (6)
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5/11: Toronto Maniacs @ Las Vegas Black Jacks - Loss, 2-8.
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W: S. Noel (2-2) L: J. Sánchez (2-2) .
HR - TOR: F. Ramírez (3) LV: A. Martínez (5), F. Lemaire (1), B. Lucas (7)
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Your team currently has a record of 7-18 (.280 PCT), trailing the division leader by 7 game(s).
Here are your top three performers for the simulation:
Eric Martin : 26 AB, 12 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI, .462 AVG, 1.418 OPS
Ed Olson : 1 Win, 9.0 IP, 1 BB, 4 K, 0.00 ERA
Palmer Savage : 1 Win, 4.2 IP, 2 BB, 5 K, 0.00 ERA
Waiver Claim
GM Ryan Stewart also announced that the Maniacs have claimed
C Wilfred Rhodes off of waivers from the New York Americans. The 32 year old Rhodes is hitting .220 with 10 HR and 41 RBI for the Americans in 2031. He was brought in because the teams starting
C Jesus Ruiz is off to a slow start hitting just .231 with 0 HR and 12 RBI. To make room for him on the roster the Maniacs optioned
C Bobby Price (.154 0 HR 0 RBI) to AAA Milton. Rhodes is in the last year of his contract and earns $1,220,000 this season.
Minor League Update
Nothing major is going on down on the farm but the Maniacs did have some bad news come out of AA Medicine Hat.
RF Norberto Flores suffered a torn labrum and has been forced to retire. Flores was a 10th round pick of the Maniacs in 2025 out of the University of North Carolina and has spent his entire career in the Maniacs organization.