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ayaghmour2 · 11-13-2020, 01:11 AM

I made a trade with the Federal Association runner up Detroit Dynamos. We sent Jose Serna and a 3rd Round Pick to the Dynamos for Doc Love. It was pretty obvious in the World Series that we needed another lefty bat. And I think we're freeing the 1927 6th Round pick from Detroit. Love is a huge power hitter, slugging 33 homers in A ball back in 1930. Then he got the call to Detroit and in 259 FABL plate appearances he's hit just 2. So what happened?

Let me tell you about Thompson field...

That's where the 90-64 Dynamos play half their games. It's a pretty pitcher friendly park and it absolutely suffocates lefty power.. The lefty Love hasn't been able to adapt to Detroit as fellow lefty Henry Jones, who hit .300/.347/.478 (127 OPS+) with 19 homers and 96 RBI's this year. Love will have a much friendlier park, going from a .641 for lefty homers to 1.231.

Love will not take any playing time away from Bobby Sprague. Love is not a great defender, but he can more or less handle himself in left. I might try to give him some reps at first. If he looks passable there, I could let him get a few games there with Ashbaugh sliding over to second or taking the day off. For now, Love and Bryant will split time. I will prioritize individual matchups as I now more or less have two sides of a coin. I have a lefty slugger who has hit well, but hasn't had a chance to show it, and a righty who's the absolute best defensive center fielder in the game. Bryant can usually hit for himself, so I don't think I see a platoon developing. I really want to see Love do well at first. This would allow me to try out Ashbaugh at second and Combs at short. I don't love this defensive alignment, but I would rather take at bats away from Bloom and Bower.

Adding a shortstop would be nice, but I'm not sure if there is much available. All the good ones either wouldn't be available, don't offer much with the glove, or are Russ Combs. Who checks both boxes (at short). I think I am going to have to be patient with Billy Hunter. I think Hunter's ceiling is far higher then Combs', but Hunter also doesn't quite have the glove down yet. He's still young and has a long way to go, but this kid looks like the real deal. I'm probably best suited just crossing my fingers and sending Combs out there like I did to end the season two out of three to keep him healthy.

Although, I guess I did add a shortstop...

I rambled a bit, but as I mentioned, I did make my draft pick. Unfortunately, 80% of the guys I loved in this pool actually are not in this draft pool, so the guy I got was not someone I was thrilled about. I knew it made no sense why Cal Knight was still available, but I was thinking maybe my new scout is crazy and is missing something. The 6'5'' lefty should be able to reach 90 with his fastball, but that's not even the best part. He can consistently get swings and misses with both his change and curve. He generates a lot of ground balls and truly looks like an ace. But, he'll stay at Pierpont for one last year (or will he? Feeders are getting removed...).

So after my draft board basically turned into a quarter of what it once was, I panicked because I did not know who to take. I really did not want to go high school with this pick, so I decided to get Golden Gate shortstop John Barnard who's a stats only players best friend. He has a position rating for second, third, short, left, and right, so you know he can pretty much do it all. Barnard burst on to the scene in 1931, hitting .322/.423/.694 (190 OPS+) with 18 homers and 48 RBI's in 215 trips to the plate. 1932 was similar, .353/.402/.688 (167 OPS+) with 19 homers and 47 RBI's. There was a slight difference as he went from 9 to 21 steals. Unfortunately, this may have been a mirage. Barnard had a bit of a down year as a junior, batting just .284/.352/.534 (120 OPS+). He also dropped to 9 homers, 38 RBI's, and 5 steals. I don't really think Barnard will hit for much power in affiliated ball, but I really think he'll steal a ton of bases. This kid is fast both in the field and on the bases, and he just got caught too much. I feel like he's going to be the kind of player that the league respects. He'll develop that captain type mentality of doing the little thing, playing each position, picking up the extra base, working long counts. His plate discipline really should be highlighted as he does a good job drawing walks and limiting strikeouts. It will be interesting having him and Billy Hunter in the system together, but I think it's going to be a good thing. Hunter already has some experience at second and third and Barnard can really play anywhere. I'm not sure where I'm going to play this guy, but all I know is he's going to get a chance to play (maybe even some CF) and get regular time at some level.

11-13-2020, 01:11 AM	#265
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,037	Interlude: Trade and a Draft Pick I made a trade with the Federal Association runner up Detroit Dynamos. We sent Jose Serna and a 3rd Round Pick to the Dynamos for Doc Love. It was pretty obvious in the World Series that we needed another lefty bat. And I think we're freeing the 1927 6th Round pick from Detroit. Love is a huge power hitter, slugging 33 homers in A ball back in 1930. Then he got the call to Detroit and in 259 FABL plate appearances he's hit just 2. So what happened? Let me tell you about Thompson field... That's where the 90-64 Dynamos play half their games. It's a pretty pitcher friendly park and it absolutely suffocates lefty power.. The lefty Love hasn't been able to adapt to Detroit as fellow lefty Henry Jones, who hit .300/.347/.478 (127 OPS+) with 19 homers and 96 RBI's this year. Love will have a much friendlier park, going from a .641 for lefty homers to 1.231. Love will not take any playing time away from Bobby Sprague. Love is not a great defender, but he can more or less handle himself in left. I might try to give him some reps at first. If he looks passable there, I could let him get a few games there with Ashbaugh sliding over to second or taking the day off. For now, Love and Bryant will split time. I will prioritize individual matchups as I now more or less have two sides of a coin. I have a lefty slugger who has hit well, but hasn't had a chance to show it, and a righty who's the absolute best defensive center fielder in the game. Bryant can usually hit for himself, so I don't think I see a platoon developing. I really want to see Love do well at first. This would allow me to try out Ashbaugh at second and Combs at short. I don't love this defensive alignment, but I would rather take at bats away from Bloom and Bower. Adding a shortstop would be nice, but I'm not sure if there is much available. All the good ones either wouldn't be available, don't offer much with the glove, or are Russ Combs. Who checks both boxes (at short). I think I am going to have to be patient with Billy Hunter. I think Hunter's ceiling is far higher then Combs', but Hunter also doesn't quite have the glove down yet. He's still young and has a long way to go, but this kid looks like the real deal. I'm probably best suited just crossing my fingers and sending Combs out there like I did to end the season two out of three to keep him healthy. Although, I guess I did add a shortstop... I rambled a bit, but as I mentioned, I did make my draft pick. Unfortunately, 80% of the guys I loved in this pool actually are not in this draft pool, so the guy I got was not someone I was thrilled about. I knew it made no sense why Cal Knight was still available, but I was thinking maybe my new scout is crazy and is missing something. The 6'5'' lefty should be able to reach 90 with his fastball, but that's not even the best part. He can consistently get swings and misses with both his change and curve. He generates a lot of ground balls and truly looks like an ace. But, he'll stay at Pierpont for one last year (or will he? Feeders are getting removed...). So after my draft board basically turned into a quarter of what it once was, I panicked because I did not know who to take. I really did not want to go high school with this pick, so I decided to get Golden Gate shortstop John Barnard who's a stats only players best friend. He has a position rating for second, third, short, left, and right, so you know he can pretty much do it all. Barnard burst on to the scene in 1931, hitting .322/.423/.694 (190 OPS+) with 18 homers and 48 RBI's in 215 trips to the plate. 1932 was similar, .353/.402/.688 (167 OPS+) with 19 homers and 47 RBI's. There was a slight difference as he went from 9 to 21 steals. Unfortunately, this may have been a mirage. Barnard had a bit of a down year as a junior, batting just .284/.352/.534 (120 OPS+). He also dropped to 9 homers, 38 RBI's, and 5 steals. I don't really think Barnard will hit for much power in affiliated ball, but I really think he'll steal a ton of bases. This kid is fast both in the field and on the bases, and he just got caught too much. I feel like he's going to be the kind of player that the league respects. He'll develop that captain type mentality of doing the little thing, playing each position, picking up the extra base, working long counts. His plate discipline really should be highlighted as he does a good job drawing walks and limiting strikeouts. It will be interesting having him and Billy Hunter in the system together, but I think it's going to be a good thing. Hunter already has some experience at second and third and Barnard can really play anywhere. I'm not sure where I'm going to play this guy, but all I know is he's going to get a chance to play (maybe even some CF) and get regular time at some level.