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YankeesFan21 · 08-07-2018, 04:01 AM

July was not a bad month, merely boring. I spent a huge amount of money in the international market (20mil+), but to do so, I had to trade Wei-Yin Chen to the Yankees. Yes, I know that I shouldn't have traded him to a division rival, but he has been slowly declining, and he has a 7.84 ERA with the Yanks so far. I got $10mil for him, along with Chen's contract, as he's a FA after this season. I decided to sit pat at the trade deadline, as my team is 1st, 2nd, or 3rd at all major categories and I have depth at pitching (Gausman and De La Rosa in AAA), catching (Rivera can catch if O'Connor gets injured), infield (#45 3B prospect Joe Rizzo has a .877 in 20 games in AAA), and outfield (#89 OF prospect Andrew Benintendi has struggled in AAA, but we have Victor Robles and Garrett Whitley waiting in the wings in AA as well).

Allstars:
SP Chris Sale
CL Zach Britton
C Justin O'Connor
SS Manny Machado
RF J.D. Martinez

J.A. Happ has stayed hot with a 2.67 ERA on the season, Foltynewicz has had his up-and-down moments, Archer has been trading good and bad starts, and while Sale isn't becoming the monster I'd hoped for he's 12-4 with a 3.54 ERA and on pace to reach 242 Ks. Pineda is the enigma here, as a 6-run, 2-out outing has obscured his stats, but we really can't afford that with Tampa Bay lurking and the Yankees right behind them. I might regret my choice to stand pat later, but for now I'll hope Blake Snell/Michael Pineda/Kevin Gausman works.
Justin O'Connor is on pace for 4.9 WAR with a .270/.334/.500 and is on pace for 43 doubles and 25 home runs as well. His .834 OPS is great, but his strikeouts have risen considerably, and his defense has fallen from previous year's god-like 51.4% RTO to a average-below-average 21.7%. He hits higher in the lineup against lefties despite struggling against them (.715 - .884 OPS.) Manny Machado and J.D. Martinez are on pace for another pair of 5+ WAR seasons, although Machado has fallen considerably from his MVP-candidate offensive and defensive numbers.
Chris Davis has been barely above average this season, and I'm keeping him aboard for a couple of reasons
a) He's heated up considerably after batting .175 after May.
b) He's on pace for 25 HR, 80 RBI
c) I don't have a first baseman besides Joe Rizzo, who I'd like to keep in AAA for a little.
d) He's played in all the games so far (can you believe it?) and I'm a sucker for 162 game-rs.
Kyle Seager has remained league-average offensively with an OPS+ of 100, but he has a 2.1 WAR because of his defense. He has fallen off quite a bit after leading the league in WAR in 2015-16, and his home run numbers are non-existent. His doubles, strikeouts, walks are almost nearly the same, so something must've happened.
Mitch Haniger, who's also posted fielding numbers like Seager, owns an OPS+ of 89, and while I should have likely demoted him long ago, I had hopes that his .241 BABIP would rise. It has, but not much. Perhaps when Michael Saunders arrives he can try to recoup in the minors, but for now, Ichiro's sub-600 OPS is the main concern.

This concludes July 2017 report.

08-07-2018, 04:01 AM	#3
YankeesFan21 Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 19	July 2017 July was not a bad month, merely boring. I spent a huge amount of money in the international market (20mil+), but to do so, I had to trade Wei-Yin Chen to the Yankees. Yes, I know that I shouldn't have traded him to a division rival, but he has been slowly declining, and he has a 7.84 ERA with the Yanks so far. I got $10mil for him, along with Chen's contract, as he's a FA after this season. I decided to sit pat at the trade deadline, as my team is 1st, 2nd, or 3rd at all major categories and I have depth at pitching (Gausman and De La Rosa in AAA), catching (Rivera can catch if O'Connor gets injured), infield (#45 3B prospect Joe Rizzo has a .877 in 20 games in AAA), and outfield (#89 OF prospect Andrew Benintendi has struggled in AAA, but we have Victor Robles and Garrett Whitley waiting in the wings in AA as well). Allstars: SP Chris Sale CL Zach Britton C Justin O'Connor SS Manny Machado RF J.D. Martinez J.A. Happ has stayed hot with a 2.67 ERA on the season, Foltynewicz has had his up-and-down moments, Archer has been trading good and bad starts, and while Sale isn't becoming the monster I'd hoped for he's 12-4 with a 3.54 ERA and on pace to reach 242 Ks. Pineda is the enigma here, as a 6-run, 2-out outing has obscured his stats, but we really can't afford that with Tampa Bay lurking and the Yankees right behind them. I might regret my choice to stand pat later, but for now I'll hope Blake Snell/Michael Pineda/Kevin Gausman works. Justin O'Connor is on pace for 4.9 WAR with a .270/.334/.500 and is on pace for 43 doubles and 25 home runs as well. His .834 OPS is great, but his strikeouts have risen considerably, and his defense has fallen from previous year's god-like 51.4% RTO to a average-below-average 21.7%. He hits higher in the lineup against lefties despite struggling against them (.715 - .884 OPS.) Manny Machado and J.D. Martinez are on pace for another pair of 5+ WAR seasons, although Machado has fallen considerably from his MVP-candidate offensive and defensive numbers. Chris Davis has been barely above average this season, and I'm keeping him aboard for a couple of reasons a) He's heated up considerably after batting .175 after May. b) He's on pace for 25 HR, 80 RBI c) I don't have a first baseman besides Joe Rizzo, who I'd like to keep in AAA for a little. d) He's played in all the games so far (can you believe it?) and I'm a sucker for 162 game-rs. Kyle Seager has remained league-average offensively with an OPS+ of 100, but he has a 2.1 WAR because of his defense. He has fallen off quite a bit after leading the league in WAR in 2015-16, and his home run numbers are non-existent. His doubles, strikeouts, walks are almost nearly the same, so something must've happened. Mitch Haniger, who's also posted fielding numbers like Seager, owns an OPS+ of 89, and while I should have likely demoted him long ago, I had hopes that his .241 BABIP would rise. It has, but not much. Perhaps when Michael Saunders arrives he can try to recoup in the minors, but for now, Ichiro's sub-600 OPS is the main concern. This concludes July 2017 report.