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September 9th – LHSP Scott Kazmir(28, 2.5*, 5-19 3.46 146K 2.9WAR) signed a 2y/$10M contract extension today!

Series:
0-2 vs TBR
3-0 vs BAL (SP Carlos Carrasco 7.1IP 3H 1ER 0BB 4K ND(8-10 5.26), SP Henderson Alvarez III 7IP 2H 0ER 1BB 5K ND(6-14 4.15), SP Marcus Stroman 6.2IP 4H 3ER 2BB 7K ND(4-15 4.95))
0-3 @ BOS
2-1 vs SEA (SP Henderson Alvarez III 7.1IP 3H 0ER 2BB 2K W(7-14 3.97), SP Marcus Stroman 7.1IP 6H 2ER 0BB 4K W(5-15 4.82))
2-1 vs BOS (SP Carlos Carrasco 7.2IP 3H 0ER 2BB 6K W(9-11 4.95), 1B David Cooper 4-4 2R RBI 3DB)
2-1 @ NYY (SP Scott Kazmir 5.1IP 2H 1ER 4BB 6K W(6-20 3.60), SP Kyle Davies 6.1IP 2H 1ER 1BB 7K W(7-15 5.50))
2-1 @ TBR (LF Travis Snider 3-4 2R 4RBI HR(20), SP Henderson Alvarez III 6IP 1H 0ER 2BB 2K ND(8-14 3.83))
1-2 @ BAL (SP Marcus Stroman 7.2IP 2H 1ER 1BB 6K W(6-16 4.82))
4-0 vs NYY (SP Scott Kazmir 7IP 1H 0ER 5BB 7K W(7-20 3.46), C Devin Mesoraco 3-4 2R 3RBI 2HR(19))
1-2 vs MIN (SP Carlos Carrasco 7.1IP 4H 0ER 2BB 7K W(11-12 4.58))

Record: 61-101
September & October: 17-13
Runs Scored: 522(14th)
Batting AVG: .230(14th)
OBP: .293(14th)
Home Runs: 121(13th)
Stolen Bases: 130(6th)
Runs Against: 744(9th)
Starters ERA: 4.44(9th)
Bullpen ERA: 4.27(12th)
Defensive Eff.: .700(3rd)
Zone Rating: +38.0(2nd)

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Toronto Pitcher of the Month: RHSP Carlos Carrasco 2-2 1.87 25K 2.82FIP 1.1WAR 33.2IP 5GS
Toronto Position Player of the Month: LF Travis Snider .255/.296/.500 7HR 17RBI 0.5WAR 25G

With a 17-13 end of season run, we managed to (blow the first overall draft pick next season) stay above our preseason predictions with some good pitching performances, but don’t get fooled, those were like, 2-0 wins. But, the gang showed up a bit more, some run scoring happened at the right time, and even Carlos Carrasco managed to get his ERA down with some good starts. To be fair, his FIP is at 3.70, given that we have a top three defense in the AL, I don’t know how he did have an ERA of 4.58 with that.

Hitting wise, the lineup didn’t improve their numbers much, tho I still love Devin Mesoraco with all I’ve got. Improving this lineup will be a long drawn out process tho…

Now, around the league! The only two batters above 7 WAR are Mike Trout(.341/.452/.602 29HR 95RBI 8.2WAR) in the AL, and Buster Posey(.333-21-109 .922OPS 7.5WAR) in the NL with only Posey making the playoffs of those two. The only 20-game winner was White Sox aceChris Sale(20-11 3.61 255K 217IP 6.1WAR) while the 73-89 Los Angeles Dodgers wasted another huge year by Clayton Kershaw(15-7 2.36 237K 225IP 8.1WAR).

As for the team with the most wins, Billy Beane is playing moneyball again as the Oakland Athletics topped all other teams with a 98-64 record and a team without a real superstar… tho rookie Yoenis Cespedes(.276-36-112 -880OPS 5.3WAR) is surely looking like a superhero, yet he is behind 2B Cliff Pennington(.289-5-39 .751OPS +13.7ZR at 2B(88G), +9.0ZR at SS(60G) 6.5WAR) in the WAR department as the latter has put up absurd defensive metrics this season.

Yet, they have to survive against the offensive juggernaut that are the Detroit Tigers with 1B Prince Fielder(.338-37-117 1.088OPS 6.5WAR) and 3B Miguel Cabrera(.341-41-112 1.037OPS 6.4WAR) and the veteran pitching of the Yankees with CC Sabathia(19-10 2.75 217K 5.9WAR) and Hiroki Kuroda(17-10 3.50 184K 3.3WAR) topping their playoff rotation.

Minor League Report and Awards:
AAA RHRP Chris Heston(24, 2/2.5*) PCL Rel. of the Year – 6-7 18SV 3.05 69K 85.2IP 1.9WAR
AAA 3B Anthony Rendon(22, 2.5/4*)PCL MvP - .383-34-101 1.159OPS 6.8WAR 135G
A SP Joe Musgrove(19, 1.5/2.5*) MWL PotY - 6-9 3.39 169K 4.4WAR 156.2IP 29GS
A 3B Eugenio Suarez(21, 1.5/3.5*) FSL MvP - .324-18-67 1.025OPS 28/40SB 5.6WAR 116G
Short A LF Jesse Winker(19, 1.5/3.5*) NWL MvP - .325-19-102 .998OPS 5.5WAR 135G
R RHSP Tony Sanchez(16, ½.5*) APPY PotY – 11-2 2.62 130K 4.1IP 130.2IP 25GS
R RHSP Danny Ortiz(17, 1/3*) GULF PotY – 2-7 2.97 158K 3.5WAR 115IP 24GS
R 2B Jesus Lopez(16, ½.5*) APPY MvP - .337-15-102 .988OPS 4.6WAR 111G
Won End of Season Awards

Short A LF Jesse Winker(19, 1.5/3.5*) .432-1-13 1.098OPS 1.2WAR
R RHSP Ed Mora(16, 1/3*) 3-0 2.33 27K 19.1IP 1.0WAR
R 2B Jesus Lopez(16, ½.5*) .354-6-34 1.200OPS 1.3WAR 21G
R RHCL Ricardo Maurer(18, 2/4*) 1-0 5SV 0.00 15K 0.6WAR 8IP 7G
Won Awards this month

Looking at this, we will have to make some tough decisions when it comes to the offseason development lab. We see two options. Go by age, which puts Stroman, Rendon, Archer, Avsail Garcia, Eugenio Suarez, Adam Brzezinski, Nick Castellanos and Noah Syndergaard/Jim Hatfield on the list.

Or, do we go by proximity to the majors? Stroman, Rendon, Archer, Syndergaard, Snell, Castellanos, Giolito, Avsail Garcia?

Or potential… difficult questions here.

International Amateur Discovery Additions and Update:
2B Tony Hernandez(16, 3*) Contact Potential 60 Gap Power Potential 75 Power Potential 45 Eye Potential 45 Avoid K’s Potential 70 Defense at 2B 50 found by our scouts.

Not much, but gives depth, we have now a glut of 2.5-3* prospects from this channel… maybe the winter is kind to us.

In Other News:
September 2nd – Royals RF Jeff Francoeur(28, 2.5*) had a big 5-5 4R 3RBI 2HR night in a 11-2 win over the Twins. The 2007 NL Gold Glover is batting .242-8-47 .632OPS -1.1WAR in 128 games.

September 2nd – Athletics SP Bartolo Colon(39, 2.5*) blanked the Red Sox 10-0 with a complete game 1-hitter with 1BB and 4K. The 2x All-Star is pitching 14-8 3.29 113K 2.4WAR in 27 games.

September 2nd – Reds SP Mat Latos(24, 3.5*) continued their surge by pitching a 9IP 5H 0ER 0BB 6K in a 2-0 win over the Houston Astros. The 24-year old moved to 15-7 3.49 150K 4.0WAR in 28 starts.

September 4th – Miami LF Logan Morrison(25, 3*) had 5-5R 3RBI 2DB night in a 12-5 win over the Brewers. The third-year pro is batting .270-22-78 .863OPS 2.9WAR in 128 games.

September 8th – White Sox SP Jose Quintana(23, 3/3.5*) continued his strong rookie season with a 9IP 4H 0ER 2BB 8K game in a 5-0 win over the Royals. The 23-year old moved to 11-12 3.58 135K 3.8WAR in 28 games.

September 10th – Guardians SP Corey Kluber(26, 2.5/3.5*) pitched a complete game 5-hitter with 0BB and 10K in a 8-0 rout of the Twins. The second year pro is 8-15 4.59 156K 2.2WAR in 29 starts.

September 18th – White Sox SP Chris Sale(23, 3.5/4.5*) tailored together his own 2-hit shutout, walking none and striking out 8in a 4-0 win over the Royals. The lefty moved to 18-10 3.64 233K 5.2WAR in 31 starts.

September 19th – Angels 2B Howie Kendrick(29, 2.5*) saw the end of a 24-game hitting streak in a 6-4 loss to the Rangers. The 2011 AL All-Star is batting .248-14-64 .681OPS 15/19SB 0.9WAR in 137 games.

September 19th – Red Sox CF Jacoby Ellsbury(29, 3.5*) had a monster game as he hit for the CYCLE, 5-6 4R 3RBI DB TP HR in a 14-7 win in Tampa Bay. The 2x All-Star is batting .310-12-48 .830OPS 25/31SB 3.4WAR in 144 games.

September 28th – Cleveland LF Johnny Damon(38, 3*) lighted up the scoreboard with a 5-5 3R 2RBI night in a 12-10 loss to the Royals. The 2x All-Star is batting .267-14-65 .752OPS 2.6WAR in 126 games.

October 1st – Angels CF Mike Trout(21, 5*) was named AL Batter of the Month after batting .381 with 6 home runs, 18RBIs and 21 runs scored for the month. The PotM for the second month in a row, he is batting .339-29-94 1.050OPS 35/38SB 8.0WAR in 141 games for the year.

October 1st – Chicago RF David DeJesus(32, 3*) was named NL Batter of the Month after batting .450 with 3 home runs, 17RBIs and 30 runs scored for the month. The veteran is batting .278-6-52 .746OPS 2.5WAR in 152 games.

October 1st – Rangers RHSP Yu Darvish(26, 3.5*) was named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 1.59 41K in 39.2IP in six starts for the month. The rookie is 13-4 2.93 241K 5.0WAR in 34 starts.

October 1st – Mets RHRP R.A. Dickey(37, 3*) was named NL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 3.05 31K in 41.1IP and six starts for the month. The knuckleballer is 16-5 2.91 175K 3.9WAR in 33 starts.

October 1st – Rangers RHSP Yu Darvish(26, 3.5*) was named AL Rookie of the Month after going 5-0 1.59 41K in 39.2IP in six starts for the month.

October 1st – Nationals CF Bryce Harper(19, 4/5*) was named NL Rookie of the Month after batting .277 with 5 home runs, 14RBIs and 24 runs scored for the month. The left-handed hitter is batting .272-18-60 .841OPS 21/25SB 2.8WAR in 132 games.

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Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,650	2022 October 6th - State of the Blue Jays Transactions: September 9th – LHSP Scott Kazmir(28, 2.5, 5-19 3.46 146K 2.9WAR) signed a 2y/$10M contract extension today! Series: 0-2 vs TBR 3-0 vs BAL (SP Carlos Carrasco* 7.1IP 3H 1ER 0BB 4K ND(8-10 5.26), SP Henderson Alvarez III 7IP 2H 0ER 1BB 5K ND(6-14 4.15), SP Marcus Stroman 6.2IP 4H 3ER 2BB 7K ND(4-15 4.95)) 0-3 @ BOS 2-1 vs SEA (SP Henderson Alvarez III 7.1IP 3H 0ER 2BB 2K W(7-14 3.97), SP Marcus Stroman 7.1IP 6H 2ER 0BB 4K W(5-15 4.82)) 2-1 vs BOS (SP Carlos Carrasco 7.2IP 3H 0ER 2BB 6K W(9-11 4.95), 1B David Cooper 4-4 2R RBI 3DB) 2-1 @ NYY (SP Scott Kazmir 5.1IP 2H 1ER 4BB 6K W(6-20 3.60), SP Kyle Davies 6.1IP 2H 1ER 1BB 7K W(7-15 5.50)) 2-1 @ TBR (LF Travis Snider 3-4 2R 4RBI HR(20), SP Henderson Alvarez III 6IP 1H 0ER 2BB 2K ND(8-14 3.83)) 1-2 @ BAL (SP Marcus Stroman 7.2IP 2H 1ER 1BB 6K W(6-16 4.82)) 4-0 vs NYY (SP Scott Kazmir 7IP 1H 0ER 5BB 7K W(7-20 3.46), C Devin Mesoraco 3-4 2R 3RBI 2HR(19)) 1-2 vs MIN (SP Carlos Carrasco 7.1IP 4H 0ER 2BB 7K W(11-12 4.58)) Record: 61-101 September & October: 17-13 Runs Scored: 522(14th) Batting AVG: .230(14th) OBP: .293(14th) Home Runs: 121(13th) Stolen Bases: 130(6th) Runs Against: 744(9th) Starters ERA: 4.44(9th) Bullpen ERA: 4.27(12th) Defensive Eff.: .700(3rd) Zone Rating: +38.0(2nd) Toronto Pitcher of the Month: RHSP Carlos Carrasco 2-2 1.87 25K 2.82FIP 1.1WAR 33.2IP 5GS Toronto Position Player of the Month: LF Travis Snider .255/.296/.500 7HR 17RBI 0.5WAR 25G With a 17-13 end of season run, we managed to (blow the first overall draft pick next season) stay above our preseason predictions with some good pitching performances, but don’t get fooled, those were like, 2-0 wins. But, the gang showed up a bit more, some run scoring happened at the right time, and even Carlos Carrasco managed to get his ERA down with some good starts. To be fair, his FIP is at 3.70, given that we have a top three defense in the AL, I don’t know how he did have an ERA of 4.58 with that. Hitting wise, the lineup didn’t improve their numbers much, tho I still love Devin Mesoraco with all I’ve got. Improving this lineup will be a long drawn out process tho… Now, around the league! The only two batters above 7 WAR are Mike Trout(.341/.452/.602 29HR 95RBI 8.2WAR) in the AL, and Buster Posey(.333-21-109 .922OPS 7.5WAR) in the NL with only Posey making the playoffs of those two. The only 20-game winner was White Sox aceChris Sale(20-11 3.61 255K 217IP 6.1WAR) while the 73-89 Los Angeles Dodgers wasted another huge year by Clayton Kershaw(15-7 2.36 237K 225IP 8.1WAR). As for the team with the most wins, Billy Beane is playing moneyball again as the Oakland Athletics topped all other teams with a 98-64 record and a team without a real superstar… tho rookie Yoenis Cespedes(.276-36-112 -880OPS 5.3WAR) is surely looking like a superhero, yet he is behind 2B Cliff Pennington(.289-5-39 .751OPS +13.7ZR at 2B(88G), +9.0ZR at SS(60G) 6.5WAR) in the WAR department as the latter has put up absurd defensive metrics this season. Yet, they have to survive against the offensive juggernaut that are the Detroit Tigers with 1B Prince Fielder(.338-37-117 1.088OPS 6.5WAR) and 3B Miguel Cabrera(.341-41-112 1.037OPS 6.4WAR) and the veteran pitching of the Yankees with CC Sabathia(19-10 2.75 217K 5.9WAR) and Hiroki Kuroda(17-10 3.50 184K 3.3WAR) topping their playoff rotation. Minor League Report and Awards: AAA RHRP Chris Heston(24, 2/2.5) PCL Rel. of the Year – 6-7 18SV 3.05 69K 85.2IP 1.9WAR AAA 3B Anthony Rendon(22, 2.5/4)PCL MvP - .383-34-101 1.159OPS 6.8WAR 135G A SP Joe Musgrove(19, 1.5/2.5) MWL PotY - 6-9 3.39 169K 4.4WAR 156.2IP 29GS A 3B Eugenio Suarez(21, 1.5/3.5) FSL MvP - .324-18-67 1.025OPS 28/40SB 5.6WAR 116G Short A LF Jesse Winker(19, 1.5/3.5) NWL MvP - .325-19-102 .998OPS 5.5WAR 135G R RHSP Tony Sanchez(16, ½.5) APPY PotY – 11-2 2.62 130K 4.1IP 130.2IP 25GS R RHSP Danny Ortiz(17, 1/3) GULF PotY – 2-7 2.97 158K 3.5WAR 115IP 24GS R 2B Jesus Lopez(16, ½.5) APPY MvP - .337-15-102 .988OPS 4.6WAR 111G Won End of Season Awards Short A LF Jesse Winker(19, 1.5/3.5) .432-1-13 1.098OPS 1.2WAR R RHSP Ed Mora(16, 1/3) 3-0 2.33 27K 19.1IP 1.0WAR R 2B Jesus Lopez(16, ½.5) .354-6-34 1.200OPS 1.3WAR 21G R RHCL Ricardo Maurer(18, 2/4) 1-0 5SV 0.00 15K 0.6WAR 8IP 7G Won Awards this month Looking at this, we will have to make some tough decisions when it comes to the offseason development lab. We see two options. Go by age, which puts Stroman, Rendon, Archer, Avsail Garcia, Eugenio Suarez, Adam Brzezinski, Nick Castellanos and Noah Syndergaard/Jim Hatfield on the list. Or, do we go by proximity to the majors? Stroman, Rendon, Archer, Syndergaard, Snell, Castellanos, Giolito, Avsail Garcia? Or potential… difficult questions here. International Amateur Discovery Additions and Update: 2B Tony Hernandez(16, 3) Contact Potential 60 Gap Power Potential 75 Power Potential 45 Eye Potential 45 Avoid K’s Potential 70 Defense at 2B 50 found by our scouts. Not much, but gives depth, we have now a glut of 2.5-3 prospects from this channel… maybe the winter is kind to us. In Other News: September 2nd – Royals RF Jeff Francoeur(28, 2.5) had a big 5-5 4R 3RBI 2HR night in a 11-2 win over the Twins. The 2007 NL Gold Glover is batting .242-8-47 .632OPS -1.1WAR in 128 games. September 2nd – Athletics* SP Bartolo Colon(39, 2.5) blanked the Red Sox* 10-0 with a complete game 1-hitter with 1BB and 4K. The 2x All-Star is pitching 14-8 3.29 113K 2.4WAR in 27 games. September 2nd – Reds SP Mat Latos(24, 3.5) continued their surge by pitching a 9IP 5H 0ER 0BB 6K in a 2-0 win over the Houston Astros. The 24-year old moved to 15-7 3.49 150K 4.0WAR in 28 starts. September 4th – Miami* LF Logan Morrison(25, 3) had 5-5R 3RBI 2DB night in a 12-5 win over the Brewers. The third-year pro is batting .270-22-78 .863OPS 2.9WAR in 128 games. September 8th – White Sox* SP Jose Quintana(23, 3/3.5) continued his strong rookie season with a 9IP 4H 0ER 2BB 8K game in a 5-0 win over the Royals. The 23-year old moved to 11-12 3.58 135K 3.8WAR in 28 games. September 10th – Guardians* SP Corey Kluber(26, 2.5/3.5) pitched a complete game 5-hitter with 0BB and 10K in a 8-0 rout of the Twins. The second year pro is 8-15 4.59 156K 2.2WAR in 29 starts. September 18th – White Sox* SP Chris Sale(23, 3.5/4.5) tailored together his own 2-hit shutout, walking none and striking out 8in a 4-0 win over the Royals. The lefty moved to 18-10 3.64 233K 5.2WAR in 31 starts. September 19th – Angels* 2B Howie Kendrick(29, 2.5) saw the end of a 24-game* hitting streak in a 6-4 loss to the Rangers. The 2011 AL All-Star is batting .248-14-64 .681OPS 15/19SB 0.9WAR in 137 games. September 19th – Red Sox CF Jacoby Ellsbury(29, 3.5) had a monster game as he hit for the CYCLE, 5-6 4R 3RBI DB TP HR in a 14-7 win in Tampa Bay. The 2x All-Star is batting .310-12-48 .830OPS 25/31SB 3.4WAR in 144 games. September 28th – Cleveland* LF Johnny Damon(38, 3) lighted up the scoreboard with a 5-5 3R 2RBI night in a 12-10 loss to the Royals. The 2x All-Star is batting .267-14-65 .752OPS 2.6WAR in 126 games. October 1st – Angels* CF Mike Trout(21, 5) was named AL Batter of the Month after batting .381 with 6 home runs, 18RBIs and 21 runs scored for the month. The PotM for the second month in a row, he is batting .339-29-94 1.050OPS 35/38SB 8.0WAR in 141 games for the year. October 1st – Chicago* RF David DeJesus(32, 3) was named NL Batter of the Month after batting .450 with 3 home runs, 17RBIs and 30 runs scored for the month. The veteran is batting .278-6-52 .746OPS 2.5WAR in 152 games. October 1st – Rangers* RHSP Yu Darvish(26, 3.5) was named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 1.59 41K in 39.2IP in six starts for the month. The rookie is 13-4 2.93 241K 5.0WAR in 34 starts. October 1st – Mets* RHRP R.A. Dickey(37, 3) was named NL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 3.05 31K in 41.1IP and six starts for the month. The knuckleballer is 16-5 2.91 175K 3.9WAR in 33 starts. October 1st – Rangers* RHSP Yu Darvish(26, 3.5) was named AL Rookie of the Month after going 5-0 1.59 41K in 39.2IP in six starts for the month. October 1st – Nationals* CF Bryce Harper(19, 4/5*) was named NL Rookie of the Month after batting .277 with 5 home runs, 14RBIs and 24 runs scored for the month. The left-handed hitter is batting .272-18-60 .841OPS 21/25SB 2.8WAR in 132 games. __________________ 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)