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jerheme · 03-15-2020, 10:07 PM

For the second straight season I refused to cut the budget and it paid off...well almost the second time. The expensive members of the bullpen are testing free agency and our power core Li-Ben Situ wants 42M per. A price we would have to painfully balk at. Any kids ready? After giving him a year off from hitting maybe we make Casas a two way player again?

Our owner is thrilled with big season but wanted me to cut payroll. However, he has given up on that and now wants me to build the farm.

Here are his new goals for me...win a 3rd title, build a top 6 farm system, while building a consistent contender.

Our budget is down to 160M for player salaries. THIS IS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE WE ARE JUST GOING TO BE WORSE!

Fan Loyalty has increased.

Retirements
DH Jose Altuve, RP Connor Lillis-White

Arbitration

We traded LF Carlos J. Ventura away (saves 3M)
C Elih Marrero is looking for 17M per. Ugh.
LF Jim Peters is due 11-13M per. Not fun to pay out.

Awards

AL Gold Glove 2B- Steve Cacchio
AL Gold Glove LF- Jim Peters
AL Reliever of the Year- MR Koda Glover
AL Silver Slugger RF- Eloy Jimenez
AL Silver Slugger DH- Li-ben Situ
AL Manager of the Year- Auggie Alguacil

Former Mist player Luis 'Leif' Espinoza named AL MVP. We would like him back, I will call

Team Transactions

Re-signed RP Koda Glover (9M/2, up from 2M).
We traded aging SP Edwin Diaz, (AAA) SP Jorge Alaniz, (A) CF Kevin Clodfelter to Orioles in exchange for AL MVP 2B Luis 'Lief' Espinoza, (AAA) SP Butch Smikle, (AA) CL Bobby Riggio, (AA) SS Mike Beers, and (A) 1B Juan Febus.

Espinoza will effectively replace Situ in the lineup as a DH. We had chose
Cacchio over Espinoza and traded him away during our World Series run for ace Serrano. Thrilled to be back in Portland Espinoza signed a team friendly 5 year extension.

Signed RP Carter Capps to a 12M deal with two team options built in for future
seasons.
Signed SP Dallas Keuchel (age 40) to a 1 year deal with chance at rotation
Re-signed LHP Randy Rosario
Signed C Reese McGuire to a minor league contract with major league option (Spring Invite)
Signed C Juan Uriarte to a minor league contract with major league option (Spring Invite)

League Transactions

BAL traded 2B Espinoza to POR for SP Diaz
SD signed CL Fen
POR signed RP Capps
NYM signed C Flores
OAK signed CL Alvarado
COL signed 1B Smith
BOS signed RF Judge
NYY signed SS Swanson
SF signed CL Morin
PIT signed RF Soto
COL signed SP Wong
BOS signed SP Marquez
POR signed SP Keuchel
WAS signed RF Bian
NYY signed C Nido
SF signed 1B Situ <--- we will recieve a supplemental pick
SF signed CL Mahle <-- we will recieve a supplemental pick

Spring Training
We have a few changes to deal with. Situ is gone, Lief is back. Fen is gone, some new bullpen help has arrived. Diaz is gone, will Kuechel have enough in the tank?

3-17 CF Luis Quintanilla herniated disc and will miss 4 weeks.

Big surprise in camp was Joe Wilmoth a two way player impressed as a LF and RP. Made the team.

C Kale Ledford claimed off waivers by Rangers

2028 Opening Day Roster
Manager: Auggie Aguacil

1- Esteban Serrano
2- Kennan Rainville
3- Tristan Casas
4- Dan Beck
5- Dallas Keuchel

CL Rory Boatswain
SU Koda Glover
ST Carter Capps
LH Leith Gilberds
LH Randy Rosario
RH Joe Scaefer
RH Joe Wilmoth

C Elih Marrero
C Reese McGuire

1B Blake Billinger
2B Steve Cacchio
3B Twig Macia
SS Andres Gimenez
1B Eric Porter
IF Jose A. Gomez

LF Christian Robinson (Joe Wilmoth)
CF Jim Peters
RF Eloy Jimenez

DH Lief Espinoza

DL- Luis Quintana

Top 200 Prospects
System Ranked 26th- last years 5th- UNNACCEPTABLE DROP

1. RP Andy Camacho 57 R
2. LF Juan Miramontes 74 A
3. LF Kevin Bortnick 86 AAA
4. SP Butch Smikle 103 AAA
5. CF Steve Pittman 162 R
6. CF Joe Morse 169 A
7. SP DeShawn Prelow 192 AA

Our owner expects us to win the World Series despite cutting our budget causing the loss of Situ, Diaz, and Fen.

2028 Regular Season
APRIL
11 CF Luis Quintanilla activated from DL, 1B Eric Porter placed on waivers to assign to AAA
13 RP Carter Capps placed on DL with torn meniscus (out 3 months)
RP Doug Peters called up from AAA, SP Dallas Keuchel placed on DL with bad finger blister, RP Zach Warstler called up from AAA (Schaefer to join rotation)
18 RF Eloy Jimenez placed on DL with strained shoulder, OF Kevin Bortnick called up from AAA
24 SP Dallas Kuechel activated from DL, RP Zach Warstler re-assigned to AAA (Schaefer back to bullpen)
27 SP Kennan Rainville tossed a 11K shutout @ COL
30 RF Eloy Jimenez activated from DL, OF Kevin Bortnick re-assigned to AAA (Handful of players said they are thankful he is
gone)

We traded OF Kevin Bortnick, OF Andy Weiss, and OF Mike Godbey to Oklahoma City for (R) prospect LF Jamie Miller. Miller is ranked 40th best prospect in baseball. That is #1 for us right now.

Record- 18-7 1st

We signed 3 free agent OF's to minor league deals- Austin Bodrato, Randy Arozarena, Luis Arzola

MAY
21 RP Joe Wilmoth waived and designated for assignment, RP Zach Warstler re-called from AAA

Record- 38-15
AL Pitcher of the Month- SP Dan Beck

JUNE
2 RP Carter Capps rehab discovered a severed arm nerve. His career is over!
5 3B Twig Macia named AL Player of the Week
6 With Supplemental Picks for Situ and Fen this was a big draft for our system
R1-Pick 28 CF Zach Eddy High School Portland, OR
R1-Pick 38 SP Randy Moore College UAB
SR-Pick 48 SP Danny Hill College FAU
SR-Pick 50 RF Kanye Dalcour College Oklahoma
7 RP Zach Warstler placed on DL with torn meniscus (out for season)
8 RP Min-Han Huang claimed off waivers from Yankees
10 SP Dallas Keuchel tosses shutout vs LAA
18 We traded (A) 1B Josh Miller to Oakland for SP Travis Lakins, RP Doug Peters re-assigned to AAA (Lakins placed on MLB roster)

Record- 58-28
AL Player of the Month- RF Eloy Jimenez

JULY
1 3B Twig Macia placed on DL with foot contusion. Out 2 weeks. 3B Chris Kidd called up from AAA

PC Santos Hernandez signed 2 year extension
HC Mark McGwire signed a 2 year extension
3 RF Eloy Jimenez named AL player of the Week
9 All-Star Teams Announced. 10 Mist players chosen. 7 Selected as starters by fans. Macia the top vote getter. 2 selected by Manager Auggie.

Starters- 3B Twig Macia, C Elih Marrero, 2B Steve Cacchio, SS Andres Gimenez, RF Eloy Jimenez, DH Luis Espinoza, SP Esteban Serrano, CL Rory Boatswain

Reserves- RP Mitch Smalley, SP Kennan Rainville

C Reese McGuire waived and designated for assignment
C Jorge Cahue called up from AAA

13 3B Twig Macia activated from DL, 3B Chris Kidd re-assigned to AAA
16 We traded C Reese McGuire to Reds for two prospect relievers
18 C Elih Marrero's contract is running out at years end. He wishes for 21M per. We will not be paying that. We offered 5 years at 16M, he declined. We will not trade him though.
23 C Elih Marrero injured groin muscle and is out 6 weeks. Placed on DL. We need a big time replacement.

We traded (A) 2B Luis Reges to Mariners for C Austin Hedges. Mariners pick up his full tab (8M per salary). Hedges is a below average hitter but elite defender.

25 DH Luis Espinoza named AL Player of the Week

Record- 78-28 1st place

AUGUST

1 RP Joe Schaefer re-assigned to AAA (just to get someone up for a cup of tea), 1B Donte Tesfai called up from AAA
4 1B Donte Tesfai re-assigned to AAA, RP Joe Schaefer re-called
IF Jose Antonio Gomez signed a 1 year extension at 2.5M
13 SP Dallas Keuchel signed a 1 year extension at 1M (He will be 41)
18 SP Tristan Casas left game with shoulder injury. Out 6 weeks. Placed on DL, SP Butch Smikle called up (Schaefer to start), C Jorge Cahue re-assigned to AAA, SS Orlando Garcia called up from AAA
20 SS Orlando Garcia re-assigned to AAA, OF Randy Arozerena called up from AAA
21 DH Luis Espinoza named AL Player of the Week
22 OF Christian Robinson placed on waivers to pass to AAA, C Jorge Cahue re-called from AAA
23 We claimed RP Randy Alcantara off waivers from Oakland. Assigned him to AAA, SP Butch Smikle re-assigned to AAA, 1B Donte Tesfai re-called from AAA
SP Dallas Keuchel tossed a shutout vs Boston
25 SP Kennan Rainville will take a week off with a sore elbow (Lakins will be a spot starter)
28 CF Luis Quintanilla named AL Player of the Week, C Elih Marrero activated from DL to a quick rehab assignment in Sunnyvale

Record- 96-38

We clinched playoffs before September! Woo!
Activated C Elih Marrero to MLB team

SEPTEMBER
1 Expanded Roster Call-ups
SP Butch Smikle, RP Randy Alcantara, RP Jon Riling, RP Doug Peters, 1B Eric Porter, 2B Mike Beers, 3B Chris Kidd, SS Orlando Garcia, RF Christian Robinson, CF Roman Gregory
10 Former Mist 1B Li-Ben Situ swatted his 300th career home run for the Giants. A major highlight in an underwhelming season.
16 3B Twig Macia was hit by a pitch and left game. Diagnosis FRACTURED FOOT. He will be out for the rest of the regular season but should return for playoffs.

Tesfai will start and bat 4th vs RHP (playing DH, Espinoza 2B, Cacchio 3B)
Gomez will start and bat 4th vs LHP (playing 3B)
19 DH Luis Espinoza named AL player of the Week
25 DH Luis Espinoza named AL player of the Week
30 RP Randy Rosario signed 1 year extension

October

Final Record 114-48

Activated SP/1B Tristan Casas and 3B Twig Macia
SP Butch Smikle named American Conference (AAA) Pitcher of the Year

Team Leaders
AVG- Macia (.349), Espinoza (.307), Cacchio (.301)
HR- Espinoza (50), Billinger (44), Jimenez (43)
RBI- Espinoza (144), Cacchio (117), Jimenez (113)
ERA- Serrano (3.13), Rainville (3.92), Keuchel (4.28)
W- Beck (19), Serrano (18), Keuchel (15)
RBI- Serrano (224), Rainville (175), Beck (144)

League Leaders
Macia AVG
Espinoza AB. 2B. TB. EBH
Gimenez. SB
Beck W
Boatswain SV
Serrano IP WHIP QS
Keuchel CG SHO

2028 Playoff Roster
Manager: Auggie Alguacil

1- Esteban Serrano
2- Kennan Rainville
3- Dan Beck
4- Dallas Keuchel

CL Rory Boatswain
SU Mitch Smalley
LH Randy Rosario
LH Lieth Gilberds
RH Koda Glover
RH Joe Schaefer
RH Min-han Yeung
RH Tristan Casas

C Elh Marrero
C Austin Hedges

1B Blake Billinger
2B Steve Cacchio
3B Twig Macia
SS Andres Gimenez
IF Donte Tesfai
IF Jose A. Gomez

LF Jim Peters
CF Luis Quintanilla
RF Eloy Jimenez
OF Randy Arozarena

DH Lief Espinoza

In 2026 we won the World Series. In 2027 we lost the World Series to the Braves. In 2028? We are the favorites and healthy headed into the playoffs. Can we finish the deal this year?

2028 Playoffs

WILD CARD ROUND
AL- Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins 2-3
NL- Pittsburg Pirates vs Washington Nationals 3-2

DIVISIONAL SERIES
AL- Portland Mist vs Minnesota Twins 4-3
AL- Colorado Rockies vs New York Yankees 3-4
NL- San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3
NL- Miami Marlins vs Atlanta Braves 3-4

ALDS- Minnesota Twins @ Portland Mist

HOT- Serrano, Yaung, Espinoza

Game 1- Whack @ Serrano
MIN 4 7 0 W- Redd 1-0
POR 2 7 0 L- Boatswain 0-1
POG- Whack 7IP 6H 2R 5K

Whack Handcuffs Mist, Twins Seize 1-0 Advantage

Game 2- Regan @ Rainsville
MIN 11 15 0 W- Redd 2-0
POR 7 9 0 L- Boatswain 0-2 BS- Gilberds H- Smalley
POG- Diaz 4/5 2 HR 5 RBI

Diaz, Twins Sink Mist Again in Game 2

I asked Manager Auggie to switch Smalley to closer after Boatswain blew game 1 & 2

Game 3- Beck @ Weathers
POR 5 12 0 L- Yaung 0-1
MIN 8 12 0 W- Leach 1-0 Sv- Harris
POG- Hicks 2/3
HR- Espinoza, Quintanilla

Twins Win Extend Series Lead to 3-0

Holy crap, after 100's of wins in the regular season and we are down 0-3 in ALDS

Game 4- Keuchel @ Guerra
POR 3 9 0 W- Keuchel 1-0 H- Boatswain, Gilberds SV- Smalley
MIN 2 7 0 L- Guerra 0-2
POG- Keuchel 6IP 6H 2R 2K
HR- Macia, Gimenez

Portland Breaks Through

Game 5- Serrano @ Whack
POR 6 6 0 W- Boatswain 1-2 Sv- Smalley
MIN 2 8 0 L- Redd 2-1
POG- Whack 7.1IP 3H 0R 3K

Portland Survives and Forces Another Game

Game 6- Regan @ Rainsville
MIN 4 6 0 L- Regan 1-1
POR 6 10 0 W- Rainville 1-0 Sv- Smalley (3)
POG- Macia 2/3 2 HR
HR- Macia 2 HR

Macia, Mist Wallop Twins Force Game 7

Game 7-Weathers @ Beck
MIN 6 10 0 W- Beck 1-0 Sv- Smalley (4)
POR 9 15 0 L- Weather 1-2
POG- Espinoza 3/4 2HR 2RBI
HR- Espinoza 2(3)

Portland Prevails!!!

Series MVP- Lief Espinoza

CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
AL- Portland Mist vs New York Yankees 4-1
NL- Pittsburg Pirates vs Atlanta Braves 1-4

ALCS- New York Yankees @ Portland Mist

COLD- Jimenez
HOT- Serrano, Yaung, Macia, Espinoza, Quintanilla

Game 1- Elson @ Keuchel
NYY 5 9 1 W- Elson 2-0 Sv- White (2)
POR 3 6 1 L- Keuchel 1-1
POG- Elson 7IP 3H 2R 6K
HR- Espinoza (4), Jimenez

Elson Handcuffs Mist. Yankees Take Game 1

Game 2- Guerrero @ Serrano
NYY 5 9 0 L- Guerrero 1-1
POR 7 7 2 W- Casas 1-0 H- Boatswain (2) Sv- Smalley (5)
POG- Cacchio 4/4 2HR 2B 3R 2RBI
HR- Cacchio 2(2), Peters (2)

Cacchio, Mist Wallop Yankees in Game 2

Game 3- Rainville @ Otto
POR 10 13 1 W- Rainville 2-0 Sv- Smalley (6)
NYY 7 10 0 L- Otto 0-2
POG- Peters 2/4 HR 3RBI
HR- Peters(3), Quintanilla (3), Jimenez (2)

Mist Muscle Up in 1st inning and Hold On For Series Win

Game 4- Beck @ Pineda
POR 2 8 0 W- Beck 2-0 H- Boatswain (3) Sv- Smalley (7)
NYY 1 7 0 L- Pineda 1-1
POG- Beck 7IP 6H 1R 4K
HR- Espinoza (6)

Almost There: Mist on the Cusp of 3rd World Series Birth in 3 Years

Injury- Elih Marrero out 5 days with knee contusion

Game 5- Keuchel @ Elson
POR 5 15 1 W- Yaung 1-1
NYY 4 9 0 L- Otto 0-3
POG- Jimenez 4/4 2HR
HR- Jimenez 2(4), Hedges

Mist Advance to World Series

Ejection- Blake Billinger (no suspension)

Injury- Koda Glover left game with injury. Herniated disc. Out 7 weeks. Taken off playoff roster.

RP Travis Lakins added to the playoff roster for World Series

WORLD SERIES- Atlanta Braves vs Portland Mist (Re-match of last years Fall Classic)

HOT- Hedges, Jimenez, Espinoza

Game 1- Gracia @ Serrano
ATL 7 9 1 W- Gracia 3-0 Sv- Kela (2)
POR 5 11 0 L- Serrano 0-1
POG- Beer 2/3 2HR
HR- Peters (4), Billinger (2)

Beer, Braves Defeat Mist in Game 1

Game 2- Terrell @ Rainville
ATL 1 3 0 L- Terrell 1-2
POR 2 5 0 W- Rainville 3-0 H- Boatswain (4) Sv- Smalley (8)
POG- Rainville 7.1IP 3H 1R 15K

Rainville K's 15, Mist Take Game 2

C Elih Marrero returns from injury
DH Lief Espinoza will play 1B for 7 innings in with no DH available in Atlanta

Game 3- Beck @ Swann
POR 4 7 0 W- Beck 3-0 H- Boatswain (5) Sv- Smalley (9)
ATL 2 4 1 L- Swann 2-1
POG- Beck 7IP 3H 2R 9K
HR- Peters (5), Espinoza (7), Quintanilla (4)

Beck Handcuffs Braves; Mist Take Series Lead

Game 4- Keuchel @ Epps
POR 7 9 0 L- Keuchel 1-2
ATL 17 18 1 W- Epps 2-2
POG- Cacchio 3/3 2HR 6 RBI
HR- Macia (4), Cacchio 2(4)

Braves Unload Offense to Tie the Series

Game 5- Serrano @ Gracia
POR 3 5 0 L- Rosario 0-1 BS- Smalley
ATL 4 12 1 W- Anderson 1-0
POG- Gracia 7IP 2H 1R 8K
HR- Espinoza (8)

Pivotal Game 5 Goes to Braves in 11th

Game 6- Terrell @ Rainville
ATL 10 13 2 L- Ramsey 0-2
POR 11 14 0 W- Smalley 1-0 BS- Beck
POG- Marrero 3/3 3R 3RBI
HR- Peters (6)

Mist Force Game 7 With Walk-Off Win

Auggie opted to use Beck in game 6 (which was ugly) and now he is tired for game 7. But Keuchel was rocked and Casas is unavailable for long innings. Bullpen game for game 7.

Game 7- Swann @ Beck
ATL 3 9 0 L- Swann 2-2
POR 4 5 1 W- Yaung 1-0 H- Gilberds, Boatswain Sv- Smalley (10)
POG- Gimenez 3/4 2 R 1 RBI

6 pitchers, 3 runs, 12Ks (Beck, Casas, Yaung, Gilberds, Boatswain, Smalley)

PORTLAND WINS IT ALL!!!!!!!!

World Series MVP- Jim Peters

We are very pleased with this outcome. What a season?!
We are now the every other year team...World Champions in 2024, 2026, and 2028.

03-15-2020, 10:07 PM	#9
jerheme Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 98	2028 Championship Season For the second straight season I refused to cut the budget and it paid off...well almost the second time. The expensive members of the bullpen are testing free agency and our power core Li-Ben Situ wants 42M per. A price we would have to painfully balk at. Any kids ready? After giving him a year off from hitting maybe we make Casas a two way player again? Our owner is thrilled with big season but wanted me to cut payroll. However, he has given up on that and now wants me to build the farm. Here are his new goals for me...win a 3rd title, build a top 6 farm system, while building a consistent contender. Our budget is down to 160M for player salaries. THIS IS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE WE ARE JUST GOING TO BE WORSE! Fan Loyalty has increased. Retirements DH Jose Altuve, RP Connor Lillis-White Arbitration We traded LF Carlos J. Ventura away (saves 3M) C Elih Marrero is looking for 17M per. Ugh. LF Jim Peters is due 11-13M per. Not fun to pay out. Awards AL Gold Glove 2B- Steve Cacchio AL Gold Glove LF- Jim Peters AL Reliever of the Year- MR Koda Glover AL Silver Slugger RF- Eloy Jimenez AL Silver Slugger DH- Li-ben Situ AL Manager of the Year- Auggie Alguacil Former Mist player Luis 'Leif' Espinoza named AL MVP. We would like him back, I will call Team Transactions Re-signed RP Koda Glover (9M/2, up from 2M). We traded aging SP Edwin Diaz, (AAA) SP Jorge Alaniz, (A) CF Kevin Clodfelter to Orioles in exchange for AL MVP 2B Luis 'Lief' Espinoza, (AAA) SP Butch Smikle, (AA) CL Bobby Riggio, (AA) SS Mike Beers, and (A) 1B Juan Febus. Espinoza will effectively replace Situ in the lineup as a DH. We had chose Cacchio over Espinoza and traded him away during our World Series run for ace Serrano. Thrilled to be back in Portland Espinoza signed a team friendly 5 year extension. Signed RP Carter Capps to a 12M deal with two team options built in for future seasons. Signed SP Dallas Keuchel (age 40) to a 1 year deal with chance at rotation Re-signed LHP Randy Rosario Signed C Reese McGuire to a minor league contract with major league option (Spring Invite) Signed C Juan Uriarte to a minor league contract with major league option (Spring Invite) League Transactions BAL traded 2B Espinoza to POR for SP Diaz SD signed CL Fen POR signed RP Capps NYM signed C Flores OAK signed CL Alvarado COL signed 1B Smith BOS signed RF Judge NYY signed SS Swanson SF signed CL Morin PIT signed RF Soto COL signed SP Wong BOS signed SP Marquez POR signed SP Keuchel WAS signed RF Bian NYY signed C Nido SF signed 1B Situ <--- we will recieve a supplemental pick SF signed CL Mahle <-- we will recieve a supplemental pick Spring Training We have a few changes to deal with. Situ is gone, Lief is back. Fen is gone, some new bullpen help has arrived. Diaz is gone, will Kuechel have enough in the tank? 3-17 CF Luis Quintanilla herniated disc and will miss 4 weeks. Big surprise in camp was Joe Wilmoth a two way player impressed as a LF and RP. Made the team. C Kale Ledford claimed off waivers by Rangers 2028 Opening Day Roster Manager: Auggie Aguacil 1- Esteban Serrano 2- Kennan Rainville 3- Tristan Casas 4- Dan Beck 5- Dallas Keuchel CL Rory Boatswain SU Koda Glover ST Carter Capps LH Leith Gilberds LH Randy Rosario RH Joe Scaefer RH Joe Wilmoth C Elih Marrero C Reese McGuire 1B Blake Billinger 2B Steve Cacchio 3B Twig Macia SS Andres Gimenez 1B Eric Porter IF Jose A. Gomez LF Christian Robinson (Joe Wilmoth) CF Jim Peters RF Eloy Jimenez DH Lief Espinoza DL- Luis Quintana Top 200 Prospects System Ranked 26th- last years 5th- UNNACCEPTABLE DROP 1. RP Andy Camacho 57 R 2. LF Juan Miramontes 74 A 3. LF Kevin Bortnick 86 AAA 4. SP Butch Smikle 103 AAA 5. CF Steve Pittman 162 R 6. CF Joe Morse 169 A 7. SP DeShawn Prelow 192 AA Our owner expects us to win the World Series despite cutting our budget causing the loss of Situ, Diaz, and Fen. 2028 Regular Season APRIL 11 CF Luis Quintanilla activated from DL, 1B Eric Porter placed on waivers to assign to AAA 13 RP Carter Capps placed on DL with torn meniscus (out 3 months) RP Doug Peters called up from AAA, SP Dallas Keuchel placed on DL with bad finger blister, RP Zach Warstler called up from AAA (Schaefer to join rotation) 18 RF Eloy Jimenez placed on DL with strained shoulder, OF Kevin Bortnick called up from AAA 24 SP Dallas Kuechel activated from DL, RP Zach Warstler re-assigned to AAA (Schaefer back to bullpen) 27 SP Kennan Rainville tossed a 11K shutout @ COL 30 RF Eloy Jimenez activated from DL, OF Kevin Bortnick re-assigned to AAA (Handful of players said they are thankful he is gone) We traded OF Kevin Bortnick, OF Andy Weiss, and OF Mike Godbey to Oklahoma City for (R) prospect LF Jamie Miller. Miller is ranked 40th best prospect in baseball. That is #1 for us right now. Record- 18-7 1st We signed 3 free agent OF's to minor league deals- Austin Bodrato, Randy Arozarena, Luis Arzola MAY 21 RP Joe Wilmoth waived and designated for assignment, RP Zach Warstler re-called from AAA Record- 38-15 AL Pitcher of the Month- SP Dan Beck JUNE 2 RP Carter Capps rehab discovered a severed arm nerve. His career is over! 5 3B Twig Macia named AL Player of the Week 6 With Supplemental Picks for Situ and Fen this was a big draft for our system R1-Pick 28 CF Zach Eddy High School Portland, OR R1-Pick 38 SP Randy Moore College UAB SR-Pick 48 SP Danny Hill College FAU SR-Pick 50 RF Kanye Dalcour College Oklahoma 7 RP Zach Warstler placed on DL with torn meniscus (out for season) 8 RP Min-Han Huang claimed off waivers from Yankees 10 SP Dallas Keuchel tosses shutout vs LAA 18 We traded (A) 1B Josh Miller to Oakland for SP Travis Lakins, RP Doug Peters re-assigned to AAA (Lakins placed on MLB roster) Record- 58-28 AL Player of the Month- RF Eloy Jimenez JULY 1 3B Twig Macia placed on DL with foot contusion. Out 2 weeks. 3B Chris Kidd called up from AAA PC Santos Hernandez signed 2 year extension HC Mark McGwire signed a 2 year extension 3 RF Eloy Jimenez named AL player of the Week 9 All-Star Teams Announced. 10 Mist players chosen. 7 Selected as starters by fans. Macia the top vote getter. 2 selected by Manager Auggie. Starters- 3B Twig Macia, C Elih Marrero, 2B Steve Cacchio, SS Andres Gimenez, RF Eloy Jimenez, DH Luis Espinoza, SP Esteban Serrano, CL Rory Boatswain Reserves- RP Mitch Smalley, SP Kennan Rainville C Reese McGuire waived and designated for assignment C Jorge Cahue called up from AAA 13 3B Twig Macia activated from DL, 3B Chris Kidd re-assigned to AAA 16 We traded C Reese McGuire to Reds for two prospect relievers 18 C Elih Marrero's contract is running out at years end. He wishes for 21M per. We will not be paying that. We offered 5 years at 16M, he declined. We will not trade him though. 23 C Elih Marrero injured groin muscle and is out 6 weeks. Placed on DL. We need a big time replacement. We traded (A) 2B Luis Reges to Mariners for C Austin Hedges. Mariners pick up his full tab (8M per salary). Hedges is a below average hitter but elite defender. 25 DH Luis Espinoza named AL Player of the Week Record- 78-28 1st place AUGUST 1 RP Joe Schaefer re-assigned to AAA (just to get someone up for a cup of tea), 1B Donte Tesfai called up from AAA 4 1B Donte Tesfai re-assigned to AAA, RP Joe Schaefer re-called IF Jose Antonio Gomez signed a 1 year extension at 2.5M 13 SP Dallas Keuchel signed a 1 year extension at 1M (He will be 41) 18 SP Tristan Casas left game with shoulder injury. Out 6 weeks. Placed on DL, SP Butch Smikle called up (Schaefer to start), C Jorge Cahue re-assigned to AAA, SS Orlando Garcia called up from AAA 20 SS Orlando Garcia re-assigned to AAA, OF Randy Arozerena called up from AAA 21 DH Luis Espinoza named AL Player of the Week 22 OF Christian Robinson placed on waivers to pass to AAA, C Jorge Cahue re-called from AAA 23 We claimed RP Randy Alcantara off waivers from Oakland. Assigned him to AAA, SP Butch Smikle re-assigned to AAA, 1B Donte Tesfai re-called from AAA SP Dallas Keuchel tossed a shutout vs Boston 25 SP Kennan Rainville will take a week off with a sore elbow (Lakins will be a spot starter) 28 CF Luis Quintanilla named AL Player of the Week, C Elih Marrero activated from DL to a quick rehab assignment in Sunnyvale Record- 96-38 We clinched playoffs before September! Woo! Activated C Elih Marrero to MLB team SEPTEMBER 1 Expanded Roster Call-ups SP Butch Smikle, RP Randy Alcantara, RP Jon Riling, RP Doug Peters, 1B Eric Porter, 2B Mike Beers, 3B Chris Kidd, SS Orlando Garcia, RF Christian Robinson, CF Roman Gregory 10 Former Mist 1B Li-Ben Situ swatted his 300th career home run for the Giants. A major highlight in an underwhelming season. 16 3B Twig Macia was hit by a pitch and left game. Diagnosis FRACTURED FOOT. He will be out for the rest of the regular season but should return for playoffs. Tesfai will start and bat 4th vs RHP (playing DH, Espinoza 2B, Cacchio 3B) Gomez will start and bat 4th vs LHP (playing 3B) 19 DH Luis Espinoza named AL player of the Week 25 DH Luis Espinoza named AL player of the Week 30 RP Randy Rosario signed 1 year extension October Final Record 114-48 Activated SP/1B Tristan Casas and 3B Twig Macia SP Butch Smikle named American Conference (AAA) Pitcher of the Year Team Leaders AVG- Macia (.349), Espinoza (.307), Cacchio (.301) HR- Espinoza (50), Billinger (44), Jimenez (43) RBI- Espinoza (144), Cacchio (117), Jimenez (113) ERA- Serrano (3.13), Rainville (3.92), Keuchel (4.28) W- Beck (19), Serrano (18), Keuchel (15) RBI- Serrano (224), Rainville (175), Beck (144) League Leaders Macia AVG Espinoza AB. 2B. TB. EBH Gimenez. SB Beck W Boatswain SV Serrano IP WHIP QS Keuchel CG SHO 2028 Playoff Roster Manager: Auggie Alguacil 1- Esteban Serrano 2- Kennan Rainville 3- Dan Beck 4- Dallas Keuchel CL Rory Boatswain SU Mitch Smalley LH Randy Rosario LH Lieth Gilberds RH Koda Glover RH Joe Schaefer RH Min-han Yeung RH Tristan Casas C Elh Marrero C Austin Hedges 1B Blake Billinger 2B Steve Cacchio 3B Twig Macia SS Andres Gimenez IF Donte Tesfai IF Jose A. Gomez LF Jim Peters CF Luis Quintanilla RF Eloy Jimenez OF Randy Arozarena DH Lief Espinoza In 2026 we won the World Series. In 2027 we lost the World Series to the Braves. In 2028? We are the favorites and healthy headed into the playoffs. Can we finish the deal this year? 2028 Playoffs WILD CARD ROUND AL- Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins 2-3 NL- Pittsburg Pirates vs Washington Nationals 3-2 DIVISIONAL SERIES AL- Portland Mist vs Minnesota Twins 4-3 AL- Colorado Rockies vs New York Yankees 3-4 NL- San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 NL- Miami Marlins vs Atlanta Braves 3-4 ALDS- Minnesota Twins @ Portland Mist HOT- Serrano, Yaung, Espinoza Game 1- Whack @ Serrano MIN 4 7 0 W- Redd 1-0 POR 2 7 0 L- Boatswain 0-1 POG- Whack 7IP 6H 2R 5K Whack Handcuffs Mist, Twins Seize 1-0 Advantage Game 2- Regan @ Rainsville MIN 11 15 0 W- Redd 2-0 POR 7 9 0 L- Boatswain 0-2 BS- Gilberds H- Smalley POG- Diaz 4/5 2 HR 5 RBI Diaz, Twins Sink Mist Again in Game 2 I asked Manager Auggie to switch Smalley to closer after Boatswain blew game 1 & 2 Game 3- Beck @ Weathers POR 5 12 0 L- Yaung 0-1 MIN 8 12 0 W- Leach 1-0 Sv- Harris POG- Hicks 2/3 HR- Espinoza, Quintanilla Twins Win Extend Series Lead to 3-0 Holy crap, after 100's of wins in the regular season and we are down 0-3 in ALDS Game 4- Keuchel @ Guerra POR 3 9 0 W- Keuchel 1-0 H- Boatswain, Gilberds SV- Smalley MIN 2 7 0 L- Guerra 0-2 POG- Keuchel 6IP 6H 2R 2K HR- Macia, Gimenez Portland Breaks Through Game 5- Serrano @ Whack POR 6 6 0 W- Boatswain 1-2 Sv- Smalley MIN 2 8 0 L- Redd 2-1 POG- Whack 7.1IP 3H 0R 3K Portland Survives and Forces Another Game Game 6- Regan @ Rainsville MIN 4 6 0 L- Regan 1-1 POR 6 10 0 W- Rainville 1-0 Sv- Smalley (3) POG- Macia 2/3 2 HR HR- Macia 2 HR Macia, Mist Wallop Twins Force Game 7 Game 7-Weathers @ Beck MIN 6 10 0 W- Beck 1-0 Sv- Smalley (4) POR 9 15 0 L- Weather 1-2 POG- Espinoza 3/4 2HR 2RBI HR- Espinoza 2(3) Portland Prevails!!! Series MVP- Lief Espinoza CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES AL- Portland Mist vs New York Yankees 4-1 NL- Pittsburg Pirates vs Atlanta Braves 1-4 ALCS- New York Yankees @ Portland Mist COLD- Jimenez HOT- Serrano, Yaung, Macia, Espinoza, Quintanilla Game 1- Elson @ Keuchel NYY 5 9 1 W- Elson 2-0 Sv- White (2) POR 3 6 1 L- Keuchel 1-1 POG- Elson 7IP 3H 2R 6K HR- Espinoza (4), Jimenez Elson Handcuffs Mist. Yankees Take Game 1 Game 2- Guerrero @ Serrano NYY 5 9 0 L- Guerrero 1-1 POR 7 7 2 W- Casas 1-0 H- Boatswain (2) Sv- Smalley (5) POG- Cacchio 4/4 2HR 2B 3R 2RBI HR- Cacchio 2(2), Peters (2) Cacchio, Mist Wallop Yankees in Game 2 Game 3- Rainville @ Otto POR 10 13 1 W- Rainville 2-0 Sv- Smalley (6) NYY 7 10 0 L- Otto 0-2 POG- Peters 2/4 HR 3RBI HR- Peters(3), Quintanilla (3), Jimenez (2) Mist Muscle Up in 1st inning and Hold On For Series Win Game 4- Beck @ Pineda POR 2 8 0 W- Beck 2-0 H- Boatswain (3) Sv- Smalley (7) NYY 1 7 0 L- Pineda 1-1 POG- Beck 7IP 6H 1R 4K HR- Espinoza (6) Almost There: Mist on the Cusp of 3rd World Series Birth in 3 Years Injury- Elih Marrero out 5 days with knee contusion Game 5- Keuchel @ Elson POR 5 15 1 W- Yaung 1-1 NYY 4 9 0 L- Otto 0-3 POG- Jimenez 4/4 2HR HR- Jimenez 2(4), Hedges Mist Advance to World Series Ejection- Blake Billinger (no suspension) Injury- Koda Glover left game with injury. Herniated disc. Out 7 weeks. Taken off playoff roster. RP Travis Lakins added to the playoff roster for World Series WORLD SERIES- Atlanta Braves vs Portland Mist (Re-match of last years Fall Classic) HOT- Hedges, Jimenez, Espinoza Game 1- Gracia @ Serrano ATL 7 9 1 W- Gracia 3-0 Sv- Kela (2) POR 5 11 0 L- Serrano 0-1 POG- Beer 2/3 2HR HR- Peters (4), Billinger (2) Beer, Braves Defeat Mist in Game 1 Game 2- Terrell @ Rainville ATL 1 3 0 L- Terrell 1-2 POR 2 5 0 W- Rainville 3-0 H- Boatswain (4) Sv- Smalley (8) POG- Rainville 7.1IP 3H 1R 15K Rainville K's 15, Mist Take Game 2 C Elih Marrero returns from injury DH Lief Espinoza will play 1B for 7 innings in with no DH available in Atlanta Game 3- Beck @ Swann POR 4 7 0 W- Beck 3-0 H- Boatswain (5) Sv- Smalley (9) ATL 2 4 1 L- Swann 2-1 POG- Beck 7IP 3H 2R 9K HR- Peters (5), Espinoza (7), Quintanilla (4) Beck Handcuffs Braves; Mist Take Series Lead Game 4- Keuchel @ Epps POR 7 9 0 L- Keuchel 1-2 ATL 17 18 1 W- Epps 2-2 POG- Cacchio 3/3 2HR 6 RBI HR- Macia (4), Cacchio 2(4) Braves Unload Offense to Tie the Series Game 5- Serrano @ Gracia POR 3 5 0 L- Rosario 0-1 BS- Smalley ATL 4 12 1 W- Anderson 1-0 POG- Gracia 7IP 2H 1R 8K HR- Espinoza (8) Pivotal Game 5 Goes to Braves in 11th Game 6- Terrell @ Rainville ATL 10 13 2 L- Ramsey 0-2 POR 11 14 0 W- Smalley 1-0 BS- Beck POG- Marrero 3/3 3R 3RBI HR- Peters (6) Mist Force Game 7 With Walk-Off Win Auggie opted to use Beck in game 6 (which was ugly) and now he is tired for game 7. But Keuchel was rocked and Casas is unavailable for long innings. Bullpen game for game 7. Game 7- Swann @ Beck ATL 3 9 0 L- Swann 2-2 POR 4 5 1 W- Yaung 1-0 H- Gilberds, Boatswain Sv- Smalley (10) POG- Gimenez 3/4 2 R 1 RBI 6 pitchers, 3 runs, 12Ks (Beck, Casas, Yaung, Gilberds, Boatswain, Smalley) PORTLAND WINS IT ALL!!!!!!!! World Series MVP- Jim Peters We are very pleased with this outcome. What a season?! We are now the every other year team...World Champions in 2024, 2026, and 2028.