Week 11
Current Week: 1-6 (27-42 .391, -20.0, 5th)
Next Week: 3 vs New Castle Colonials, 4 vs Dover Generals
Power Ranking: 17 (73.1, -2)
Fan Interest: 100
Owners Mood: Very Happy
Expectation: Don't suck completely
Runs Scored: 237 (11th)
Avg: .239 (10th)
HR: 63 (10th)
SB: 46 (t5th)
Runs Against: 341 (8th)
Starters ERA: 4.79 (10th)
Pen ERA: 3.86 (4th)
Def Eff: .683 (12th)
Game 63: Christiana 12, Chadds Ford 2
Jesus Salazar (4-4): 4.1 IP, 12 H, 8 R, 2 BB, K
Manny Hernandez: 2-4, 2B
Woody Brown: 1-3, RBI
Felix Robles: 1-4, 2B, RBI
H: 8, LOB: 5
Game 64: Christiana 2, Chadds Ford 0
Alfredo Mejia (5-7): 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, BB, K
Martin Adams: 1-4, 2B
H: 4, LOB: 4
Game 65: Christiana 12, Chadds Ford 5
Angel Rivera (4-6): 5.2 IP, 12 H, 5 R, BB, 2 K
Manny Hernandez: 2-4, HR (1), R, RBI
Sixto Hernandez: 1-3, HR (4), R, RBI
Felix Olivas: 2-5, 2 2B, 2 R
H: 10, LOB: 8
Game 66: Chadds Ford 2, Newark 3
Esteban Calamacho: 6.0 IP, 4 H, R, 2 BB, K
Juan Fernandez (1-2): 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, K
Manny Hernandez: 2-4, R
Anzhel Astsatrian: 2-4, 2B
Melvin van der Kamp: 1-3, 3B
H: 9, LOB: 5
Game 67: Chadds Ford 0, Newark 5
Lazzaro Tadiotto (5-8): 7.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 ER, BB, 2 K
Manny Hernandez: 0-3, 2 E's
Woody Brown: 1-3
H: 5, LOB: 6
Game 68: Chadds Ford 5, Newark 3
Jesus Salazar (5-4): 8.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, BB, 3 K
Dan Kessler (SV 19): 1.0 IP, H, BB
Woody Brown: 3-5, HR (14), 2 R, RBI
Vincent Harrison: 2-5, 2 RBI
Jack Cavazos: 1-4, 2B, 2 R
H: 14, LOB: 15
Game 69: Chadds Ford 2, Newark 3
Alfredo Mejia: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 3 K
Anthony Payne (0-1): 2.0 IP, H, R, K
Woody Brown: 2-4, HR (15), R, RBI
Anzhel Astsatrian: 2-4
H: 7, LOB: 5
Draft Pick Negotiations:
3B Dragoljub Karadzic (Wichita State) (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick).
Demands: $1,400,000; Offer: $1,400,000 (Extremely Hard) - Signed!
In his first 9 games in A-ball Drago is hitting .308-1-7. I have a feeling he is going to fly through the system.
3B Eugene Todd (HS) (Round 2, Pick 3, 31st overall pick).
Demands: $800,000; Offer: $690,000 (Very Easy) - Signed!
C Leo Fountain (Arizona U.) (Round 3, Pick 3, 57th overall pick).
Demands: $370,000; Offer: $350,000 (Extremely Hard) - Signed!
- Not happy with first offer. Upped offer to $388,002
SS Jaime Ojeda (Georgia Tech) (Round 4, Pick 3, 83rd overall pick).
Demands: $330,000; Offer: $330,000 (Extremely Hard) - Signed!
SP Allen Hopkins (HS) (Round 5, Pick 3, 106th overall pick).
Demands: $220,000; Offer: $150,000 (Very Easy) - Signed!
CF Ernest Palmer (HS) (Round 15, Pick 3, 346th overall pick).
Demands: ???; Offer: $250,000 (Impossible) - broke off/re-enter draft
Transactions:
Demoted CF Félix Robles to Double A Pierre.
Activated / Placed LF Dave Lewis on the active roster.
Demoted 2B Nelson Barrera to Triple A San Juan.
Placed RP Yoshtoki Mori on the 40-man roster/ active roster.
Sent CF Jaime Villarreal to Triple A San Juan for injury rehab.
Traded RP Yoshtoki Mori
Acquired RP Dan Wilkinson placed on the 40-man roster / active roster.
Traded 34-year-old reliever Yo****oki Mori, 24-year-old minor league center fielder Nicholas Lee, 24-year-old minor league third baseman Greg Dull and a 6th round draft pick to the King George Royals, getting 24-year-old minor league reliever Jesús Jiménez, 28-year-old closer Dan Wilkinson, 25-year-old minor league reliever Steve Adams and a 5th round draft pick in return.
There are 3 things I like about this trade a) Mori is gone. b) We got Wilkinson and he fits the bill for my bullpen 7th-8th-9th lockdown trio. c) We moved up in the draft trading our 6th and getting a 5th. The one thing I don't like about this trade is saying goodbye to Greg Dull. Dull according to my scout is going to be a decent big-leaguer, however OSA says stay away. Time will tell, but it was hard to let him go.
Injuries:
OF Vance Burns, hamstring strain, 2 weeks
2B Miguel Ramirez, fractured wrist, 2-3 weeks
OF Chance Boone, sprained ankle, 1-2 weeks
OF Jamie Villareal, AAA, Rehab Assignment (4 G, .235-0-4)
Other/Roster News:
none
GM Notes:
I have been doing a lot of thinking and I am going to try to get as many young guys playing time as possible. Try to see who can cut it up here. That will help me in the off-season, so I can plan on where to go.
One thing I need to focus the most on is tightening up this defense. With the injuries I have a few guys playing out of spot, but over all we should be playing much better. I wonder if its the losing and the guys just not trying hard, or if they are just overrated... I did have one player mention he wasn't happy because he thought there were too many slackers on this team. Hmm...
I am happy trading Mori away, as he was causing issues on my roster. He didn't get claimed on waivers and he refused to be demoted. Maybe I didn't give him enough of a chance, but I did just save a couple of million. He is due 3M next year. So yes I took a minor hit, but overall it was a wash and I moved up in the draft... Now to get Burns and Brown (at least Burns) out of here.
I do have my hands full here in Chadds Ford. The owner's attitude about money is going to make it hard to extend some of these guys and bring in some veteran talent. I will just have to focus on developing youth, signing some young guys who could surprise and draft wisely. I am also going to change my scouts funding for next year so he makes more international trips.
This was a rough week in a way because we only won 1 game and got shut-out 2 times. We have been doing a good job not getting shut-out but this month things seem to have changed. I want to be competitive, yet someone end up with a top 3 pick in next years draft. If you have noticed I am torn about trying to finish as best as I can and just tanking the season. I think the wise thing would be to get some youth and build around them. Drago is the start to building this offense up, I just need more... but if people are afraid to deal with me then where does that leave me?
Standings Leaders
DE Southern: Georgetown Sixteens: 39-31 (+0.5)
DE Northern: New Castle Colonials: 47-22 (+5.5)
MV Eastern: Annapolis Admirals: 48-21 (+10.5)
MV Western: Norfolk Cavaliers: 60-10 (+17.5)
Players of the Week:
Delaware: Mario Ramos, Dover Generals, 8-18, 4 HR, 8 RBIs
MarVa: Alonso Sierra, Ellicott City Express, 12-22, 5 HR, 10 RBI's
Power Rankings:
1) Norfolk Cavaliers (164.3)
2) New Castle Colonials (127.6)
3) Annapolis Admirals (126.2)
4) Ellicott City Express (114.6)
5) Milford Clippers (107.0)
News:
DBL: Iron Pigs C Clinton Picot, Express C Alonso Sierra and Blue Hens RF Jose Montoya all had 5-hit games this week.
Seaford Blue Jays: The injuries continue for the Blue Jays this time to SS Miguel Carvajal. Carvajal will be out 6-weeks with back spasms.
Richmond Cardinals: Will be without reliever Earl Fuller for 4-5 months with a torn rotator cuff. Fuller was 5-1 2.17 over 16 games, 9 starts.
Norfolk Cavaliers: Lost 1B Oliver Ramos for 3 weeks with a herniated disc. Ramos is putting together another solid season hitting .291-15-49.
Ocean City Tourists: Lost C Antonio Castandea for 5 weeks with a torn ligament in this thumb. Castaneda is hitting .270-14-47 so far this year.
Washington Senators: OF Rafael Piedade extended his hitting streak to 20 games with a 2-3 day against the Mountaineers. The Senators keep on finding great offensive players, whatever they are doing they are doing it right.
Annapolis Admirals: Acquired MR Justin Haines (2-0 2.70) from the Wilmington Iron Pigs for minor league catcher John Baker (AAA, #78).
Annapolis Admirals: A few days after trading their top catching prospect away, the Admirals brought back C Will Riley (.277/.338/.448, 8 HR) (who signed with Milton as a free-agent in the off-season) from the Brewers for OF Mauro Perez (.294/.317/.500, 7 HR) and prospect 2B Ed Cruz (A, #104).