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April 4th – As expected, we had to demote LHRP Jake Brentz(25, 2/2.5*) to AAA in order to not have to release Aaron Loup... that two-year deal was a bad idea.

April 10th – RHRP Victor R. Diaz(25, 2.5/3*) was placed on the 10-day DL to make sure he does not aggravate some shoulder tendinitis suffered in a doubleheader game against Toronto. Ariel Jurado was brought up to the pen... and by the way, Rosenthal is also injured... stay tuned for the diagnosis...

April 11th – And there it is. Trevor Rosenthal(29, 4*) has a torn UCL and will require TJ surgery. He is out for the season, and we called up the hopeless body of Gerson Moreno(24, 2/3.5*) and his career 5.48ERA...

April 20th - Ariel Jurado and his 7.04ERA out of the bullpen were sent back down to AAA as Victor R. Diaz was eligible to come off the DL...

April 28th – LHSP Justus Sheffield(23, 2/2.5*) will miss a couple of starts as he was placed on the 10-day DL. He complained about a sore back after leaving a 7-2 loss to Houston and was prescribed day-to-day by the team doctors. He is 3-2 with a 4.20ERA in five starts. RHSP A.J. Alexy was recalled and will get a couple of starts.

Series:
2-2 vs LAA(Cody Taylor 7.1IP 1H 1ER 7K, Nomar Mazara 2-4 3R 7RBI BB 2HR(2))
3-1vs TOR
3-0 @ SEA(Bobby Bradley 2-4 2R 3RBI BB 2HR(4))
2-2 @ TBR
2-1 @ HOU
1-1 vs SEA(Nomar Mazara 2-4 2R 3RBI BB 2HR(8), Bobby Bradley 2-3 2R 2RBI BB 2HR(7))
3-0 vs BOS(Three extra inning wins...)
1-2 vs HOU

April: 17-9
Runs Scored: 155(1st)
Batting AVG: .256(7th)
OBP: .347(3rd)
Home Runs: 44(1st)
Stolen Bases: 28(1st)
Runs Against: 126(10th)
Starters ERA: 5.45(12th)
Bullpen ERA: 3.10(4th)
Defensive Eff.: .695(8th)

Whohoo... it's... not magic, but great offensive numbers by Williams, Mazara and Bobby Bradley in the middle of the order, and even Royce Lewis, batting only .248, stole 16 bases and scored 25 runs so far this season. Newcomer Jorge Castellanos started slow, .239-3-10 .749OPS with 3/4 stolen bases, but already amassed a +2.4 zone rating in 26 games... like it.

As for starting pitching, it is light and shadows. Cody Taylor got robbed of a couple of wins, pitching a one-hitter on Opening Day... just to see our bullpen allow 6 runs in the last two innings... suckers... Adzolay and Sheffield are doing fine, but Abreu has yet to go five innings, and Jake J. Thompson... may be a lost cause.

In general, we are still throwing pitchers on the wall and hope that one of them sticks, excluding Cody Taylor. Like, one or two guys that break that 2* current ability barrier and go above... truth is, the pitchers we got ARE relatively young... but compared to 'real' top prospects, are a couple of years late in their development... which is why we got them in the first place... With every day, the likelihood of the ceiling come crashing down rises and the likelihood of the current ability reaching the original ceiling drops.

Good news, our bullpen has been REALLY good even without Rosenthal and Gerson Moreno seems to have learned how to pitch as he is 2-0 with a 3.29ERA in 13.2IP... just what the doctor ordered.

At the end of the day, the pitching will decide where we land. The offense will cool down over the next 1-2 months, and then the rotation needs to pick up the slack if we want to really compete.... stay tuned.

AAA report: Hans Crouse has an ERA of 5.26, Chris Seise is batting .247, Cole Brannen .247. Yes, we really should give those guys some time, they are the only decent prospects in the higher minors, and they are young. 100% agree with Logan here.

Latest Top 100 Prospect Ranking:
R SP Matthew Allan #3(+2)
AAA SP Hans Crouse #31(-1)
AAA SS Chris Seise #62(+23)
AAA CF Cole Brannen #98(NEW)

Back to the #4 system...

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In Other News:
April 15th - Braves 1B Freddie Freeman(30, 4.5*) vented off some early season frustration with a 4-6 3R 5RBI BB 2DB HR performance in a 22-4 dubbing of the Nationals. Bryce Harper(27, 5*) also went 3-54R 2RBI 2BB HR against his former club.

April 16th - Indians SP Trevor Bauer(29, 3.5*) has put together a masterpiece today as he has no-hit the Athletics in a 6-0 victory, walking two and striking out 9. This was the first no-hitter in almost three years as the last one was thrown by Edinson Volquez on June 3, 2017.

April 17th - Astros 1B Lucas Duda(34, 2*) clobbered the Rangers today, going 3-4 3R 4RBI BB with three home runs in a 12-3 victory. The veteran first baseman is coming off a .208-32-76 .751OPS year with 160 starts.

April 17th - Marlins 2B Isan Diaz(23, 2/2.5*) had the biggest single game of his young MLB career today, going 3-4 4R 3RBI with three home runs in a 10-1 win over the Phillies. Part of the Yelich deal, he hit .268-9-29 .867OPS in 79 games last year, his rookie year.

April 19th - Mets SP Noah Syndergaard(27, 5*) 4-hit the Nationals today in a 6-0 win, walking none and striking out 11. The 27-year old won the NL Pitching Triple Crown last year, going 18-6 2.33 263K in 33 starts.

April 21th - Tigers 1B Miguel Cabrera(37, 2*) had a 2-4 day in a 5-0 loss to Cleveland today, but more importantly, collected career hit #3000 in that game. For the career, he is a .312/.389/.545 hitter with 526HR, 1814RBIs and 3000 hits in 2556 games. Also, he is an 8x Silver Slugger, 2x MVP and 12x All-Star.

April 27th - Rangers 1B Bobby Bradley(23, 2.5/3*) was named AL Player of the Week for batting 9-20 3HR and 8RBIs. The slugging youngster is batting .333-8-21 1.189OPS in 23 games so far.

April 27th - Nationals SP Michael Pineda(31, 3*) sparkled in a 5-hit shutout against the Phillies as he fanned 10 and walked two on the way to a 7-0 win. The veteran is 1-1 1.90 22K through 5 starts.

May 1st – Rangers 1B Bobby Bradley(23, 2.5/3*) was named AL Batter of the Month after batting .319 with 9 home runs, 26RBIs and 25 runs scored for the month.

May 1st – Dodgers 1B Cody Bellinger(24, 5*) was named NL Batter of the Month after batting .304 with 16 home runs, 36RBIs and 23 runs scored for the month.

May 1st – Indians SP Trevor Bauer(29, 3.5*) was named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 0.96 30K in 37.1IP.

May 1st – Cubs SP Jose Quintana(31, 4.5*) was named NL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 0.92 38K in 39IP.

May 1st – Red Sox SP Blake Givens(24, 1.5/2*) was named AL Rookie of the Month after going 4-1 2.93 17K in 27.2IP.

May 1st – Diamondbacks 1B Pavin Smith(24, 1.5/2.5*) was named NL Rookie of the Month after going .316 with 1 home runs, 17RBIs and 16 runs.

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Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,650	2020 April Transactions: April 4th – As expected, we had to demote LHRP Jake Brentz(25, 2/2.5) to AAA in order to not have to release Aaron Loup... that two-year deal was a bad idea. April 10th – RHRP Victor R. Diaz(25, 2.5/3) was placed on the 10-day DL to make sure he does not aggravate some shoulder tendinitis suffered in a doubleheader game against Toronto. Ariel Jurado was brought up to the pen... and by the way, Rosenthal is also injured... stay tuned for the diagnosis... April 11th – And there it is. Trevor Rosenthal(29, 4) has a torn UCL* and will require TJ surgery. He is out for the season, and we called up the hopeless body of Gerson Moreno(24, 2/3.5) and his career 5.48ERA... April 20th - Ariel Jurado* and his 7.04ERA out of the bullpen were sent back down to AAA as Victor R. Diaz was eligible to come off the DL... April 28th – LHSP Justus Sheffield(23, 2/2.5) will miss a couple of starts as he was placed on the 10-day DL. He complained about a sore back* after leaving a 7-2 loss to Houston and was prescribed day-to-day by the team doctors. He is 3-2 with a 4.20ERA in five starts. RHSP A.J. Alexy was recalled and will get a couple of starts. Series: 2-2 vs LAA(Cody Taylor 7.1IP 1H 1ER 7K, Nomar Mazara 2-4 3R 7RBI BB 2HR(2)) 3-1vs TOR 3-0 @ SEA(Bobby Bradley 2-4 2R 3RBI BB 2HR(4)) 2-2 @ TBR 2-1 @ HOU 1-1 vs SEA(Nomar Mazara 2-4 2R 3RBI BB 2HR(8), Bobby Bradley 2-3 2R 2RBI BB 2HR(7)) 3-0 vs BOS(Three extra inning wins...) 1-2 vs HOU April: 17-9 Runs Scored: 155(1st) Batting AVG: .256(7th) OBP: .347(3rd) Home Runs: 44(1st) Stolen Bases: 28(1st) Runs Against: 126(10th) Starters ERA: 5.45(12th) Bullpen ERA: 3.10(4th) Defensive Eff.: .695(8th) Whohoo... it's... not magic, but great offensive numbers by Williams, Mazara and Bobby Bradley in the middle of the order, and even Royce Lewis, batting only .248, stole 16 bases and scored 25 runs so far this season. Newcomer Jorge Castellanos started slow, .239-3-10 .749OPS with 3/4 stolen bases, but already amassed a +2.4 zone rating in 26 games... like it. As for starting pitching, it is light and shadows. Cody Taylor got robbed of a couple of wins, pitching a one-hitter on Opening Day... just to see our bullpen allow 6 runs in the last two innings... suckers... Adzolay and Sheffield are doing fine, but Abreu has yet to go five innings, and Jake J. Thompson... may be a lost cause. In general, we are still throwing pitchers on the wall and hope that one of them sticks, excluding Cody Taylor. Like, one or two guys that break that 2* current ability barrier and go above... truth is, the pitchers we got ARE relatively young... but compared to 'real' top prospects, are a couple of years late in their development... which is why we got them in the first place... With every day, the likelihood of the ceiling come crashing down rises and the likelihood of the current ability reaching the original ceiling drops. Good news, our bullpen has been REALLY good even without Rosenthal and Gerson Moreno seems to have learned how to pitch as he is 2-0 with a 3.29ERA in 13.2IP... just what the doctor ordered. At the end of the day, the pitching will decide where we land. The offense will cool down over the next 1-2 months, and then the rotation needs to pick up the slack if we want to really compete.... stay tuned. AAA report: Hans Crouse has an ERA of 5.26, Chris Seise is batting .247, Cole Brannen .247. Yes, we really should give those guys some time, they are the only decent prospects in the higher minors, and they are young. 100% agree with Logan here. Latest Top 100 Prospect Ranking: R SP Matthew Allan #3(+2) AAA SP Hans Crouse #31(-1) AAA SS Chris Seise #62(+23) AAA CF Cole Brannen #98(NEW) Back to the #4 system... In Other News: April 15th - Braves 1B Freddie Freeman(30, 4.5) vented off some early season frustration with a 4-6 3R 5RBI BB 2DB HR performance in a 22-4 dubbing of the Nationals. Bryce Harper(27, 5) also went 3-54R 2RBI 2BB HR against his former club. April 16th - Indians SP Trevor Bauer(29, 3.5) has put together a masterpiece today as he has no-hit* the Athletics in a 6-0 victory, walking two and striking out 9. This was the first no-hitter in almost three years as the last one was thrown by Edinson Volquez on June 3, 2017. April 17th - Astros 1B Lucas Duda(34, 2) clobbered the Rangers* today, going 3-4 3R 4RBI BB with three home runs in a 12-3 victory. The veteran first baseman is coming off a .208-32-76 .751OPS year with 160 starts. April 17th - Marlins 2B Isan Diaz(23, 2/2.5) had the biggest single game of his young MLB career today, going 3-4 4R 3RBI with three home runs in a 10-1 win over the Phillies. Part of the Yelich* deal, he hit .268-9-29 .867OPS in 79 games last year, his rookie year. April 19th - Mets SP Noah Syndergaard(27, 5) 4-hit the Nationals* today in a 6-0 win, walking none and striking out 11. The 27-year old won the NL Pitching Triple Crown last year, going 18-6 2.33 263K in 33 starts. April 21th - Tigers 1B Miguel Cabrera(37, 2) had a 2-4 day in a 5-0 loss to Cleveland* today, but more importantly, collected career hit #3000 in that game. For the career, he is a .312/.389/.545 hitter with 526HR, 1814RBIs and 3000 hits in 2556 games. Also, he is an 8x Silver Slugger, 2x MVP and 12x All-Star. April 27th - Rangers 1B Bobby Bradley(23, 2.5/3) was named AL Player of the Week for batting 9-20 3HR and 8RBIs. The slugging youngster is batting .333-8-21 1.189OPS in 23 games so far. April 27th - Nationals* SP Michael Pineda(31, 3) sparkled in a 5-hit shutout against the Phillies* as he fanned 10 and walked two on the way to a 7-0 win. The veteran is 1-1 1.90 22K through 5 starts. May 1st – Rangers 1B Bobby Bradley(23, 2.5/3) was named AL Batter of the Month after batting .319 with 9 home runs, 26RBIs and 25 runs scored for the month. May 1st – Dodgers* 1B Cody Bellinger(24, 5) was named NL Batter of the Month after batting .304 with 16 home runs, 36RBIs and 23 runs scored for the month. May 1st – Indians* SP Trevor Bauer(29, 3.5) was named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 0.96 30K in 37.1IP. May 1st – Cubs* SP Jose Quintana(31, 4.5) was named NL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 0.92 38K in 39IP. May 1st – Red Sox* SP Blake Givens(24, 1.5/2) was named AL Rookie of the Month after going 4-1 2.93 17K in 27.2IP. May 1st – Diamondbacks* 1B Pavin Smith(24, 1.5/2.5*) was named NL Rookie of the Month after going .316 with 1 home runs, 17RBIs and 16 runs. __________________ MLB 2012 - The Toronto Ban Jays The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)