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August 6th – We had to place Ricky Eusebio on the 10-day DL as he is day-to-day for 3 weeks. with a sprained thumb after a 6-17 loss to Seattle........ and Cole Brannen was also laboring through a minor injury. Bubba Thompson was recalled.

August 15th – Speaking of DL stints, Victor R. Diaz had to leave a 7-4 13 inning win with a herniated disc in his back and was placed on the 10-day DL. We tossed a coin and called up AAA RHCL Alex Speas(23, 2/3.5*) who was 2-5 24SV 3.04 with 63K in 53.1IP. Speas was our second-rounder in 2016.

August 26th - Alex Speas and his 9.00ERA was disposed of as Victor R. Diaz came off the DL...

September 1st – September call-ups are here. On the pitching side, will add LHRP Brett Martin(26, 2.5*, 5-6 3SV 4.47ERA 52K 58.1IP) our fourth-round pick in 2014, RHRP Michael Matuella(27, 3*, 5-10 4.56 110K 29G/20GS), our 3rd round pick in 2015.

On the hitting side, we will call up 2B Hansel Moreno(24, 0.5/5*) and give him a shot at second base. A switch-hitter acquired for Michael Fulmer at the deadline, Moreno hit .288-7-25 .899OPS in 26 games at Round Rock.

Series:
2-0 @ STL
0-3 @ MIN(Billy McKinney 5-5 2RBI DB)
0-3 vs SEA
2-0 vs SFG(Jake J. Thompson 7IP 7H 1ER 4BB 5K W(12-5 3.18), Albert Abreu 7.1IP 2H 0ER 1BB 7K W(6-5 3.46))
3-0 @ TBR(Cory Taylor 8IP 4H 0ER 1BB 8K W(11-3 4.08))
0-3 @ CWS
3-1 @ OAK(Cory Taylor 8IP 3H 1ER 3BB 5K W(12-3 3.89), Albert Abreu 5IP 4H 1ER 2BB 10K)
3-1 vs KCR(Cole Brannen 2-4 2R 5RBI DB HR(5), Steven Sensley 4-5 3R RBI BB DB HR(7))
2-1 vs LAA(Albert Abreu 6IP 2H 0ER 2BB 6K W(7-6 3.41), Justin Williams 2-4 2R 4RBI BB 2HR(14))
1-0 vs BOS

August: 16-12
Runs Scored: 635(5th)
Batting AVG: .261(6th)
OBP: .338(1st)
Home Runs: 140(8th)
Stolen Bases: 125(1st)
Runs Against: 541(4th)
Starters ERA: 3.79(2nd)
Bullpen ERA: 3.45(9th)
Defensive Eff.: .686(4th)

We became a bit streaky in August, but recovered to win a crucial series against the Angels 2-1 where the only loss was an 11-9 11 inning affair where Tommy Kahnle blew a save and left with a little day-to-day injury... and Corey Kluber also left with a day-to-day thing that pushed back his next start by a day.

Overall, we suffered a good number of day-to-day injuries... better than big long-term injuries. Ok, to business. Kluber now has pitched to a 3-1 record with a 3.38ERA in nine starts... given that we did not pay a lot, that is a good deal. Taylor was amazing this month, see below, and I love Albert Abreu for his constantly good outings. Tommy Kahnle killed his ERA with a 6.75ERA month, but he was close to amazing in the first half so...

Second base, Jorge Castellanos hit .289 in August and that is pretty much what we want him to do, but Moreno has soo much offensive potential that he will get a bunch of AB's in September... unless we try to choke again like we did last year... I want this division...

Speaking of hitting, Sensley will get another shot... as Justin Williams hit .165 last month... what a bad season he is having... And if his bat is not working, his defense definitely is not good enough to keep him in the lineup... We have a 2.5G gap to defend, and I don't want black holes in my lineup.

Overall, our offense cooled off quite a bit this year, and that is not only the new mound. Justin Williams was a big contributor, Joey Gallo has one of these years, Bradley and Mazara also are not quite as hot as they used to be... and suddenly, we rely on our pitching a lot more.

Out of the troll corner, Logan White notified me that Matthew Allan's velocity is up to 94-96 and thinks now he could maybe be a good swingman between rotation and bullpen someday... He ducked under the things I threw at him and left my office in a hurry... As for stuff, we decided to keep Nick Lodolo in AAA as he was not on the 40-man... see his profile page below!!! That changeup... He is now the #71 prospect.

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In Other News:
August 1st – Dodgers SP Alex Wood(30, 3.5*) blanked the Diamondbacks 3-0 with a complete game 1-hitter, walking one and striking out 10. The lefty and 3x All-Star is 8-7 3.28 137K in 23 starts.

August 6th – Astros SS Carlos Correa(26, 4*) had a 5-hit game today, going 5-5 3R 4RBIs 2HR in a 6-1 win over the Royals. The 4x All-Star is batting .286-22-70 .862OPS in 107 games.

August 7th – Braves 1B Freddie Freeman(31, 4.5*) collected career home run #300 today in a 4-2 victory over Chicago. The 6x All-Star is a career .291/.386/.515 hitter with 300HR, 1021RBIs and 1727 hits in 1623 games.

August 19th – Royals C Kuniaki Takamura(27, 4.5*) lost a 20-game hitting streak in a 8-3 win over the Mariners today. The rookie is batting .330-13-70 .876OPS in 100 games.

August 20th – Red Sox LF J.D. Martinez(33, 3*) hammered career home run #300 as well in a 4-2 loss to the Royals. The 2x All-Star is a career .281/.342/.529 hitter with 300HR, 865RBIs and 1374 hits in 1309 games.

August 24th – Yankees RF Aaron Judge(29, 4.5*) lost a 20-game hitting streak in a 5-2 win over the Athletics today. The 5x All-Star is batting .262-36-86 .865OPS in 123 games.

August 25th – Blue Jays 1B Jordan Zimmerman(36, 2*) passed a big milestone today in a 5-4 win over the Dodgers, going 2-4 and getting career hit #2000. The 2x Silver Slugger, 2x All-Star and 2009 NL Gold Glover at 3B is a career .273/.337/.465 308HR 1126RBIs with 2001 hits in 2025 games.

August 31th – Yankees SP Alex Lange(25, 2.5/3*) spun a 7-hit shutout today, striking out 9 and walking none in a 6-0 win over the Mariners. Acquired from Texas in the 2019/20 offseason, the righty is 6-5 4.19 97K in 27G/16GS.

August 31st – Cardinals 1B Carlos Santana(35, 2.5*) and his team lost against the Brewers 10-4 today, but atleast Santana collected career home run #300. The 2020 NL All-Star is a career .254/.367/.460 300HR 994RBIs hitter with 1580 hits in 1727 games.

September 1st – Astros 3B Alex Bregman(27, 3*) was named AL Batter of the Month after batting .371 with 7 home runs, 15RBIs and 19 runs scored for the month and .270-22-61 .813OPS in 130 games for the season.

September 1st – Dodgers 1B Cody Bellinger(26, 5*) was named NL Batter of the Month after batting .333 with 14 home runs, 40RBIs and 27 runs scored for the month and .291-46-118 1.019OPS in 133 games for the season.

September 1st – Rangers SP Cory Taylor(27, 3.5/4*) was named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-1 1.37 40K in 39.1IP for the month and 14-3 3.69 123K in 134IP for the season.

September 1st – Dodgers SP Alex Wood(30, 3.5*) was named NL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 2.31 42K in 39IP for the month and 12-7 3.05 163K in 27GS for the season.

September 1st – Royals C Kuniaki Takamura(27, 4.5*) was named AL Rookie of the Month after batting .375 with 6HR, 17RBIs and 13 runs scored for the month and .336-17-77 .904OPS in 106 games for the season.

September 1st – Pirates RF Seth Beer(24, 3.5/4*) was named NL Rookie of the Month after batting .294 with 4 home runs, 19RBIs and 19 runs scored for the month and .268-21-72 .861OPS in 128 games for the season.

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Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,650	2021 August Transactions: August 6th – We had to place Ricky Eusebio on the 10-day DL as he is day-to-day for 3 weeks. with a sprained thumb after a 6-17 loss to Seattle........ and Cole Brannen was also laboring through a minor injury. Bubba Thompson was recalled. August 15th – Speaking of DL stints, Victor R. Diaz had to leave a 7-4 13 inning win with a herniated disc in his back and was placed on the 10-day DL. We tossed a coin and called up AAA RHCL Alex Speas(23, 2/3.5) who was 2-5 24SV 3.04 with 63K in 53.1IP. Speas* was our second-rounder in 2016. August 26th - Alex Speas and his 9.00ERA was disposed of as Victor R. Diaz came off the DL... September 1st – September call-ups are here. On the pitching side, will add LHRP Brett Martin(26, 2.5, 5-6 3SV 4.47ERA 52K 58.1IP) our fourth-round pick in 2014, RHRP Michael Matuella(27, 3, 5-10 4.56 110K 29G/20GS), our 3rd round pick in 2015. On the hitting side, we will call up 2B Hansel Moreno(24, 0.5/5) and give him a shot at second base. A switch-hitter acquired for Michael Fulmer* at the deadline, Moreno hit .288-7-25 .899OPS in 26 games at Round Rock. Series: 2-0 @ STL 0-3 @ MIN(Billy McKinney 5-5 2RBI DB) 0-3 vs SEA 2-0 vs SFG(Jake J. Thompson 7IP 7H 1ER 4BB 5K W(12-5 3.18), Albert Abreu 7.1IP 2H 0ER 1BB 7K W(6-5 3.46)) 3-0 @ TBR(Cory Taylor 8IP 4H 0ER 1BB 8K W(11-3 4.08)) 0-3 @ CWS 3-1 @ OAK(Cory Taylor 8IP 3H 1ER 3BB 5K W(12-3 3.89), Albert Abreu 5IP 4H 1ER 2BB 10K) 3-1 vs KCR(Cole Brannen 2-4 2R 5RBI DB HR(5), Steven Sensley 4-5 3R RBI BB DB HR(7)) 2-1 vs LAA(Albert Abreu 6IP 2H 0ER 2BB 6K W(7-6 3.41), Justin Williams 2-4 2R 4RBI BB 2HR(14)) 1-0 vs BOS August: 16-12 Runs Scored: 635(5th) Batting AVG: .261(6th) OBP: .338(1st) Home Runs: 140(8th) Stolen Bases: 125(1st) Runs Against: 541(4th) Starters ERA: 3.79(2nd) Bullpen ERA: 3.45(9th) Defensive Eff.: .686(4th) We became a bit streaky in August, but recovered to win a crucial series against the Angels 2-1 where the only loss was an 11-9 11 inning affair where Tommy Kahnle blew a save and left with a little day-to-day injury... and Corey Kluber also left with a day-to-day thing that pushed back his next start by a day. Overall, we suffered a good number of day-to-day injuries... better than big long-term injuries. Ok, to business. Kluber now has pitched to a 3-1 record with a 3.38ERA in nine starts... given that we did not pay a lot, that is a good deal. Taylor was amazing this month, see below, and I love Albert Abreu for his constantly good outings. Tommy Kahnle killed his ERA with a 6.75ERA month, but he was close to amazing in the first half so... Second base, Jorge Castellanos hit .289 in August and that is pretty much what we want him to do, but Moreno has soo much offensive potential that he will get a bunch of AB's in September... unless we try to choke again like we did last year... I want this division... Speaking of hitting, Sensley will get another shot... as Justin Williams hit .165 last month... what a bad season he is having... And if his bat is not working, his defense definitely is not good enough to keep him in the lineup... We have a 2.5G gap to defend, and I don't want black holes in my lineup. Overall, our offense cooled off quite a bit this year, and that is not only the new mound. Justin Williams was a big contributor, Joey Gallo has one of these years, Bradley and Mazara also are not quite as hot as they used to be... and suddenly, we rely on our pitching a lot more. Out of the troll corner, Logan White notified me that Matthew Allan's velocity is up to 94-96 and thinks now he could maybe be a good swingman between rotation and bullpen someday... He ducked under the things I threw at him and left my office in a hurry... As for stuff, we decided to keep Nick Lodolo in AAA as he was not on the 40-man... see his profile page below!!! That changeup... He is now the #71 prospect. In Other News: August 1st – Dodgers SP Alex Wood(30, 3.5) blanked the Diamondbacks* 3-0 with a complete game 1-hitter, walking one and striking out 10. The lefty and 3x All-Star is 8-7 3.28 137K in 23 starts. August 6th – Astros SS Carlos Correa(26, 4) had a 5-hit game today, going 5-5 3R 4RBIs 2HR in a 6-1 win over the Royals. The 4x All-Star is batting .286-22-70 .862OPS in 107 games. August 7th – Braves* 1B Freddie Freeman(31, 4.5) collected career home run #300* today in a 4-2 victory over Chicago. The 6x All-Star is a career .291/.386/.515 hitter with 300HR, 1021RBIs and 1727 hits in 1623 games. August 19th – Royals C Kuniaki Takamura(27, 4.5) lost a 20-game hitting streak in a 8-3 win over the Mariners* today. The rookie is batting .330-13-70 .876OPS in 100 games. August 20th – Red Sox LF J.D. Martinez(33, 3) hammered career home run #300* as well in a 4-2 loss to the Royals. The 2x All-Star is a career .281/.342/.529 hitter with 300HR, 865RBIs and 1374 hits in 1309 games. August 24th – Yankees RF Aaron Judge(29, 4.5) lost a 20-game hitting streak in a 5-2 win over the Athletics* today. The 5x All-Star is batting .262-36-86 .865OPS in 123 games. August 25th – Blue Jays 1B Jordan Zimmerman(36, 2) passed a big milestone today in a 5-4 win over the Dodgers, going 2-4 and getting career hit #2000. The 2x Silver Slugger, 2x All-Star and 2009 NL Gold Glover at 3B is a career .273/.337/.465 308HR 1126RBIs with 2001 hits in 2025 games. August 31th – Yankees* SP Alex Lange(25, 2.5/3) spun a 7-hit shutout today, striking out 9 and walking none in a 6-0 win over the Mariners. Acquired from Texas* in the 2019/20 offseason, the righty is 6-5 4.19 97K in 27G/16GS. August 31st – Cardinals 1B Carlos Santana(35, 2.5) and his team lost against the Brewers* 10-4 today, but atleast Santana collected career home run #300. The 2020 NL All-Star is a career .254/.367/.460 300HR 994RBIs hitter with 1580 hits in 1727 games. September 1st – Astros 3B Alex Bregman(27, 3) was named AL Batter of the Month after batting .371 with 7 home runs, 15RBIs and 19 runs scored for the month and .270-22-61 .813OPS in 130 games for the season. September 1st – Dodgers* 1B Cody Bellinger(26, 5) was named NL Batter of the Month after batting .333 with 14 home runs, 40RBIs and 27 runs scored for the month and .291-46-118 1.019OPS in 133 games for the season. September 1st – Rangers* SP Cory Taylor(27, 3.5/4) was named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-1 1.37 40K in 39.1IP for the month and 14-3 3.69 123K in 134IP for the season. September 1st – Dodgers* SP Alex Wood(30, 3.5) was named NL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 2.31 42K in 39IP for the month and 12-7 3.05 163K in 27GS for the season. September 1st – Royals* C Kuniaki Takamura(27, 4.5) was named AL Rookie of the Month after batting .375 with 6HR, 17RBIs and 13 runs scored for the month and .336-17-77 .904OPS in 106 games for the season. September 1st – Pirates* RF Seth Beer(24, 3.5/4*) was named NL Rookie of the Month after batting .294 with 4 home runs, 19RBIs and 19 runs scored for the month and .268-21-72 .861OPS in 128 games for the season. __________________ 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)