CURRENT: POSTSEASON
NEXT: OFFSEASON/OPENING DAY
Notable 40 man promotions:
SS Alex Blandino (expansionee) 1st promote
2016 3rd round pick RHP Tynan Jackson (expansionee) 1st promote
2016 2nd round pick LF Mike Barnes (expansionee) 1st promote
Injuries:
Robert Stephenson (shoulder soreness) 1-2 weeks no DL
(Suffered set back 5 day delay)
A.J Cole will get 2 spot starts in the interim
Cole gets 1 more spot start
A.J Cole (partially torn labrum) 3-4 months DL
Injury replacement covered due to expansion
Coming off a 6-11 season, Cole dealt with troubles notably his tendency to give up home runs (18 in 120 innings) with his season over, he will look to bounce back next year.
Tynan Jackson will take over Coles BP spot.
Rotation Changes:
Homer Bailey (1-14 5.91 ERA) bumped from closing duties for J.J Hoover (3-1 5.89 ERA)
Notable news:
SS Yairo Munoz is ROM in July after batting .391 with 4 HR
DH Roman Cabrera wins ROM after hitting .352 with 8 doubles and 1HR
Tucker Barnhart gets 5 hits on 9/25/16 with 4 singles and a double Barnhart drove in only 1 in a 13-2 rout.
2017 SEASON ENDS:
Record:
67-95 .414 22 GB 5th place
Winner of division:
Chicago Cubs
Season Synopsis:
Can you say 1st overall draft pick? Our pitching was a hot mess a 4.65 team ERA is not acceptable, Strasburg (even though he settled down post ASB) did not pull dividends we still had rotation swaps and issues. Last years 3rd place was a fluke.
Now the good parts, John Jaso exceeded my expectations by a long shot. The left handed put up career highs in Avg, Slug, and OBP this year. Even with these numbers it's unlikely he will be returning to us due to his 10 mil 3yr demand of an extension.
TEAM MVP:
1B John Jaso
Batted .307/.362/.457 with 15 HR
TEAM DUD:
RHP Stephen Strasburg
Pitched 12-16 3.87 ERA
Not worth 30 mill
TEAM ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:
SS Yairo Munoz
Batted .280/.320/.475 with 25 HR
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Plays legit baseball now. My OOTP ratings are low.
2022 update: I'm two stars!
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