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Minors (Double A)
Join Date: Jun 2016
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The Freeway Series
2016 Playoff Summary
AL Wild Card Series: Angels def. Athletics
NL Wild Card Series: Padres def. Nationals
AL Division Series: Angels def. Astros 3-2
AL Division Series: Indians def. Blue Jays 3-2
NL Divison Series: Dodgers def. Padres 3-1
NL Division Series: Cubs def. Mets 3-0
AL Championship Series: Angels def. Indians 4-2
NL Championship Series: Dodgers def. Cubs 4-0
World Series: The Freeway Series, featuring the 2 Los Angeles teams, the Angels and Dodgers.
And the World Series Champion, in 7 games, is....
the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim!
Going into the 9th inning, the Angels held a narrow 3-2 lead over the Dodgers, but with 1-out in the bottom of the 9th, Yasmani Grandal's game-tying home run sent Dodgers Stadium into a frenzy. It would not last, however, as Yordanis Linares drove home Curt Casali with an RBI sac fly in the top of the 10th, and the Angels claimed their first World Championship since 2002, while the Dodgers remained in a drought stretching back to 1988.
News/Transactions During the Playoffs
10/11:
-Blue Jays sign LF Michael Saunders to 2-year, $16.4 million extension
10/20:
-Pirates sign RHP Mark Melancon to 2-year, $35 million extension
2016-2017 Offseason Part 1
2016 Award Winners
AL MVP: Angels CF Mike Trout: .289 BA, 42 HR, 96 RBI, .422 OBP, 21 SB, 9.9 WAR
NL MVP: Phillies 3B Maikel Franco: .317 BA, 35 HR, 102 RBI, .362 OBP, 5 SB, 7.8 WAR
AL Cy Young: Angels RHP Garrett Richards: 14-9, 2.66 ERA, 233.2 IP, 207 K, 6.1 WAR
NL Cy Young: Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw: 19-3, 2.63 ERA, 246.2 IP, 320 K!!!, 8.8 WAR
AL ROTY: Twins 1B Byung-Ho Park: .286 BA, 41 HR, 112 RBI, .334 OBP, 2 SB, 3.6 WAR
NL ROTY: Diamondbacks LF Socrates Brito: .352 BA, 19 HR, 84 RBI, .384 OBP, 12 SB, 5.2 WAR
AL Reliever of the Year: Indians RHP Cody Allen: 7-4, 2.39 ERA, 47 SV, 75.1 IP, 122 K
NL Reliever of the Year: Dodgers RHP Kenley Jansen: 8-2, 1.26 ERA, 53 SV, 85.2 IP, 117 K
AL Silver Slugger Winners: C Stephen Vogt (OAK), 1B Prince Fielder (TEX), 2B Jose Altuve (HOU), 3B Manny Machado (BAL), SS Troy Tulowitzki (TOR), LF Michael Brantley (CLE), CF Mike Trout (LAA), RF Jose Bautista (TOR), DH Nelson Cruz (SEA)
NL Silver Slugger Winners: P Jake Peavy (SF), C Yasmani Grandal (LAD), 1B Wil Myers (SD), 2B Neil Walker (NYM), 3B Maikel Franco (PHI), SS Corey Seager (LAD), LF Michael Conforto (NYM), CF Marcell Ozuna (MIA), RF Giancarlo Stanton (MIA)
AL Gold Glove Winners: P Xavier Cedeno (TB), C Blake Swihart (BOS), 1B Albert Pujols (LAA), 2B Dustin Pedroia (BOS), 3B Adrian Beltre (TEX), SS Andrelton Simmons (LAA), LF Alex Gordon (KC), CF Byron Buxton (MIN), RF Mookie Betts (BOS)
NL Gold Glove Winners: P Gerrit Cole (PIT), C J.T. Realmuto (MIA), 1B Brandon Belt (SF), 2B Kolten Wong (STL), 3B Anthony Rendon (CIN), SS Adeiny Hechavarria (MIA), LF Christian Yelich (MIA), CF Billy Hamilton (CF), RF Jason Heyward (CHI)
AL Manager of the Year: Terry Francona (CLE)
NL Manager of the Year: Dave Roberts (LAD)
11/4: Breaking News - MLB to expand to 32 teams
Initially, OOTP gave me the Austin Whales and Jacksonville Edge as the two automatic expansion teams, but I changed them to the Montreal Saints and the Carolina Racers. I thought about Mexico City but decided that if I were to do that, I'd wait for the next expansion and add a team in Puerto Rico so that there were 2 teams south of the border, so to speak. Montreal hired Manny Ocasio as the manager, and Carolina hired Jason Hunter. With 32 teams, I recognized the need to do a divisional realignment, since I won't expand again until at least 2023 or 2024. Which leads to...
11/4: Breaking News - DH position eliminated, no more Wild Card, new division alignment finalized
Due to the fact that multiple teams switched from AL to NL and vice versa, the MLB thought it best to eliminate the DH position, as has long been wished for by longtime MLB fans. With the new alignments, there are 4 divisions of 4 teams each, and a 164 game schedule. Because of the new structure, there is no more Wild Card position to get into the playoffs. Instead, the 4 division winners will be given seeds 1-4 based on winning percentage, and the 1 and 4 seeds will face off in the AL/NLDS as usual, while the 2 and 3 seeds play each other. With that said, here is the new divisional structure:
AL East:
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Phillies
AL North:
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Minnesota Twins
AL South:
Carolina Racers
Kansas City Royals
Tampa Bay Rays
Texas Rangers
AL West:
Arizona Diamondbacks
Los Angeles Angels
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
NL East:
Montreal Saints
New York Mets
Pittsburgh Pirates
Washington Nationals
NL North:
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Milwaukee Brewers
Toronto Blue Jays
NL South:
Atlanta Braves
Houston Astros
Miami Marlins
St. Louis Cardinals
NL West:
Colorado Rockies
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Notable Personnel Hiring/Firings/Retirements
-Braves do not extend MAN Matt Williams, replaced by Bryan Price
-Mariners fire MAN Scott Servais, replaced by Bench Coach Tim Bogar
-Nationals MAN Dusty Baker retires, replaced by John Raburn
-Phillies MAN Pete Mackanin retires, replaced by Junichi Fukura
-Racers hire GM Leo Rodriguez
-Reds fire MAN Bryan Price, replaced by Shinji Nishida
-Royals fire GM Dayton Moore, replaced by Michael Buczkowski, MAN Ned Yost retires, replaced by Chris Chambliss
-Saints hire GM Hiroshi Moriwaki
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