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YankeesFan21 · 08-07-2018, 06:30 PM

August passed without much incident. We split the series 2-2 with Cleveland, but then swept Houston, and then got swept by Texas. We swept the A's, but then lost the next series to Houston. We ended up with a positive note on a 6-2 run against Detroit and Minnesota, both who are expected to make the postseason.

I must've jinxed O'Connor last post, as he batted .146/.212/.302 in August. Rene Rivera has seen many more AB since then, but I'm confident he can hold up in the playoffs. He's raised his RTO% to 25.8%, and I feel good with our catching situation.
Chris Davis heated up in August with a .819 OPS, and he has similar OPS+, wRC+, WAR marks as last year, albeit 20 homers short. With a firm 12.5G lead on Tampa, it's all about gaining momentum for October.
Kyle Seager has also been moving forward with a .778 OPS in August, and strangely, Boone (yes, I hired Boone as my manager. Read my username. Also, I greatly dislike Buck Showalter as well) batted him leadoff, but hey, whatever works.
Trey Mancini has fallen off a virtual cliff since July, but with the return of Alvarez, we can cope without him, and he wasn't even a lock to make the postseason roster anyway.
In contrasting turns, Machado has been hot (1.041 OPS), and raised his BA all the way to .300. To the contrary, J.D. Martinez had a .715 OPS in August and is no longer a lock for 5+ WAR.
Mitch Haniger has continued to struggle, and I'm highly doubting Boone's motives by batting him third, but alas I am too lazy to move him and 15 home runs aren't too shabby.
On the last day of August, it was announced that Jonathan Schoop would be out for 2-3 weeks, and in a corresponding move I added 3B Joe Rizzo (.812 OPS in AAA), 2B Anthony Caronia, SP Kevin Gausman, and SP David Phelps. Chris Archer has struggled lately, so hopefully Gausman/Phelps will help him, and RP Dane De La Rosa (the annual September callup) will eat some innings for my bullpen. It was a hard choice for calling up Andrew Benintendi, but in the end I decided not to. It will save me service time, and it's not like he's been raking (.753 OPS).

Prospect Corner:
SP Pete Tainey pitched to a 2.18 ERA in DSL, and while at 20 I'm in no rush to hurry him, I wish it would promote him faster. #41 prospect SP Jose Tellez has a 3.43 ERA in DSL, which is a welcome sight after some disastrous GCL outings. 2016 #1 draft pick Brad Debo was promoted to Single-A, but had no AB with them, I'm hoping for some more development there. Juan Diaz is struggling in Short-Season A, and I'm beginning to regret my mistake of mass-promoting all my International Players. 2015 19th-round draft pick 3B Zeke Dodson has made the climb to AA, and owns a modest .307/.375/.417 slash line there. 2017 67th overall pick 2B Michael Massey is looking solid in DSL and should reach A-ball next season. After an eye-opening 2016 from SP Alec Hewat, he's struggled in Short Season A, and I'm thinking I really should've traded him when his stock was higher. CF Victor Robles has struggled in AA, and CF Garrett Whitley has been sent down to High-A.

This concludes the August 2017 report.

08-07-2018, 06:30 PM	#4
YankeesFan21 Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 19	August 2017 August passed without much incident. We split the series 2-2 with Cleveland, but then swept Houston, and then got swept by Texas. We swept the A's, but then lost the next series to Houston. We ended up with a positive note on a 6-2 run against Detroit and Minnesota, both who are expected to make the postseason. I must've jinxed O'Connor last post, as he batted .146/.212/.302 in August. Rene Rivera has seen many more AB since then, but I'm confident he can hold up in the playoffs. He's raised his RTO% to 25.8%, and I feel good with our catching situation. Chris Davis heated up in August with a .819 OPS, and he has similar OPS+, wRC+, WAR marks as last year, albeit 20 homers short. With a firm 12.5G lead on Tampa, it's all about gaining momentum for October. Kyle Seager has also been moving forward with a .778 OPS in August, and strangely, Boone (yes, I hired Boone as my manager. Read my username. Also, I greatly dislike Buck Showalter as well) batted him leadoff, but hey, whatever works. Trey Mancini has fallen off a virtual cliff since July, but with the return of Alvarez, we can cope without him, and he wasn't even a lock to make the postseason roster anyway. In contrasting turns, Machado has been hot (1.041 OPS), and raised his BA all the way to .300. To the contrary, J.D. Martinez had a .715 OPS in August and is no longer a lock for 5+ WAR. Mitch Haniger has continued to struggle, and I'm highly doubting Boone's motives by batting him third, but alas I am too lazy to move him and 15 home runs aren't too shabby. On the last day of August, it was announced that Jonathan Schoop would be out for 2-3 weeks, and in a corresponding move I added 3B Joe Rizzo (.812 OPS in AAA), 2B Anthony Caronia, SP Kevin Gausman, and SP David Phelps. Chris Archer has struggled lately, so hopefully Gausman/Phelps will help him, and RP Dane De La Rosa (the annual September callup) will eat some innings for my bullpen. It was a hard choice for calling up Andrew Benintendi, but in the end I decided not to. It will save me service time, and it's not like he's been raking (.753 OPS). Prospect Corner: SP Pete Tainey pitched to a 2.18 ERA in DSL, and while at 20 I'm in no rush to hurry him, I wish it would promote him faster. #41 prospect SP Jose Tellez has a 3.43 ERA in DSL, which is a welcome sight after some disastrous GCL outings. 2016 #1 draft pick Brad Debo was promoted to Single-A, but had no AB with them, I'm hoping for some more development there. Juan Diaz is struggling in Short-Season A, and I'm beginning to regret my mistake of mass-promoting all my International Players. 2015 19th-round draft pick 3B Zeke Dodson has made the climb to AA, and owns a modest .307/.375/.417 slash line there. 2017 67th overall pick 2B Michael Massey is looking solid in DSL and should reach A-ball next season. After an eye-opening 2016 from SP Alec Hewat, he's struggled in Short Season A, and I'm thinking I really should've traded him when his stock was higher. CF Victor Robles has struggled in AA, and CF Garrett Whitley has been sent down to High-A. This concludes the August 2017 report.