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DD Martin · 09-19-2025, 05:13 PM

2055 Opening Day Roster - Pitchers

After last season's loss in the GLBL World Series (4-2 to Thunder Bay), the Architect players, management and fans have been eagerly anticipating the start of the 144 game regular season.

Here is the overview of the 2055 Chicago Architects.

Pitching
Starting Rotation

SP #1 Yule Hulburt (age 35 T-R) 2055 Salary $15 million on contract through 2058 Acquired via trade with Milwaukee 7/31/2054
Last season 12-9 4.09 ERA Career 126-122 3.38 ERA
Hulburt is an elite control pitcher with his arsenal of 5 pitches. He generates an extremely high ground ball rate. While he was better in Milwaukee than Chicago last season, we elected to re-sign him to a 4-year deal. He will be our Opening Day starter in Detroit.

SP #2 Jose “Pongo” Cedeno (age 33 T-R) 2055 Salary $26,460,000 arbitration eligible for 2056 Acquired via trade with Windsor 6/14/2054
Last Season 12-12 4.71 ERA Career 64-47 3.95 ERA
Cedeno is our big question mark heading into the season for the rotation and really it is only because of his salary. He is projected to receive $30 million in his last year or arbitration which would make him the 2nd highest player in the league. He was 9-5 for us last season after the trade and a big part of why we made the playoffs.

SP #3 John Moore (age 25 T-R) 2055 Salary $507,500 acquired via draft Rd 2 2052
Last season 4-2 4.32 ERA Career 12-6 4.69 ERA
Moore is coming off a lost season last year when he went down with a partially torn UCL and was out for 7 months. He pitched particularly well in the spring, which earned him a spot in the rotation to start the season.

SP #4 Val Imbert (Age 29 T-R) 2055 Salary $8,000,000 on contract through 2058 Acquired as a free agent signing February 11, 2055
Last Season (Detroit) 12-10 4.87 ERA 45-64 59 saves 4.43 ERA
Imbert is a team captain that was signed after he didn't re-sign in Detroit after last season. While his stuff is average at best, he has an excellent sinker and keeps the ball in the ballpark which is big in this homer happy league.

SP #5 Bill “Flamethrower” Lutz (age 32 T-R) 2055 salary $8,500,000 on contract through 2057. Acquired in a trade with Duluth 06/14/2054
Last Season 11-10 4.45 ERA Career 56-56 20 saves 4.05 ERA
Lutz was another pitcher that we acquired during last season to steady the starting rotation. His achilles heel is his occasional lack of control. Solid veteran SP that can both start and serve as the long man in the bullpen if needed.

Bullpen

CL Pat Wright (Age 29 T-L) 2055 Salary $5,000,000 on contract through 2059 Acquired in the draft 2nd round 2044.
Last Season 3-0 38 saves 3.63 ERA Career 29-29-110 saves 3.32 ERA
Took over as the closer in my 1st season as GM in 2052 and has saved 102 games of the last 3 seasons. Last year’s 38 saves was the 5th highest in club history. Wright has a quality fastball that tops out at 94 mph and quality cutter. He allows few home runs as his pitches are difficult to hit squarely.

SU - Ken Shannon (age 40 T-R) 2055 Salary $3,660,000 on contract through 2056. Acquired in trade with Duluth 07/31/2054
Last Season 3-4 8 saves 3.80 ERA Career 61-43 92 Saves 2.75 ERA
Has been traded for by Chicago twice in the last 2 seasons at the deadline. This year his contract demands were lower so we gave him a 2-year deal to be our 8th inning setup man and occasional closer.

SU - Larry Stott (age 27 T-R) 2055 Salary $1,,680,000 arbitration eligible 2056-57 Acquired via the 1947 draft 3rd round.
Last Season 3-4 2 saves 4.61 ERA Career 9-14 10 saves 3.76 ERA
Stott has a live arm with a high octane fastball that hits 99. His walk rate can be a concern. He could use another pitch to handle left-handed hitters better.

MR1 - Matsusuke Yoshida (Age 30 T-R) 2055 Salary $2,500,000 free agent after the season, Signed as a free agent February 24, 2055
Last Season 8-3 1 save 5.03 ERA (Kingston) Career 28-49 4 saves 5.62 ERA
Last season this role was handled effectively by Francisco Perez as the top middle RP. He has a decent fastball, slider and average changeup. He is the pitcher who will bridge us to our top 3 in the bullpen. He should limit home runs, which again is great in this league.

MR2 - Jerry Powell (age 33 T-L) 2055 Salary $1,700,000 on contract through 2056. Signed as a free agent February 14, 2055
Last Season (Thunder Bay) 7-4 13 saves 4.38 ERA Career 40-22 43 Saves 3.66 ERA
Signed as another lefty in the bullpen since we are lacking big league lefty’s on the staff. He has closer experience but will be for now our #2 MR and lefty specialist.

Swingman JJ Walker (Age 28 T-R) 2055 salary $1,750,000 on contract through 2060 Acquired as a minor league FA February 12th 2054
Last Season 7-8 4.16 ERA Career 13-20 4.13 ERA
Walker was mostly an after thought as a signing last year prior to the spring. He impressed enough that he made the team adn then had the best season of his career winning a career high 7 games. He started 20 games and relieved in 6 and is the tough luck loser of the spring training battle for the starters. He will serve a long man role and emergency starter or in case of injury of ineffectiveness.

RP Bradley “Hurricane” Sentner (age 30 T-R) 2055 Salary $1,400,000 arb in 56-57. Acquired in the 1946 draft as a 6th round pick. Granted free agency after 2054 season and eventually re-signed with Architects.
Last Season 3-4 3 saves 4.60 ERA Career 24-19 4 saves 4.24 ERA
Serviceable arm and clubhouse leader was re-sign when we couldn’t agree to a deal with Francisco Perez. He will have to pitch very well to go through arbitration after the season, which was declined after last season. Sentner has tremendous control (5) and an off the charts curveball. Home runs are a problem as he gave up 1.9 per 9 last season.

Pitchers that didn’t make the staff

Probably the biggest snub has to be for RHSP Joe Johnson (26) who was 15-5 with 4.19 ERA last season for the Architects. He will likely be the first pitcher called up if there is an injury.

LHSP Curt Hopkins (20) was a 2053 1st round draft pick who spent most of last season on the injured list. Hopkins is the #7 prospect in the GLBL and is a left-starter who we have high hopes for. He is 0-4 in his pro career in 12 starts.

RHRP Richard Heschel (24) is a player to watch as he had 14 innings pitched up in the big leagues in September last season. With the depth of young SP’s in the organization, he is likely to settle into a middle RP role for the future.

Late spring signing veteran SP August Gonzalez (37) is a veteran captain type of pitcher who has had a long career in the GLBL. He didn’t pitch in the spring and will likely spend a month with AAA Saugatuck and then be evaluated for a big league role. He signed a minor league deal with a 30 day call up option.

09-19-2025, 05:13 PM	#9
DD Martin All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Seattle area Posts: 966	2055 Opening Day Roster - Pitchers After last season's loss in the GLBL World Series (4-2 to Thunder Bay), the Architect players, management and fans have been eagerly anticipating the start of the 144 game regular season. Here is the overview of the 2055 Chicago Architects. Pitching Starting Rotation SP #1 Yule Hulburt (age 35 T-R) 2055 Salary $15 million on contract through 2058 Acquired via trade with Milwaukee 7/31/2054 Last season 12-9 4.09 ERA Career 126-122 3.38 ERA Hulburt is an elite control pitcher with his arsenal of 5 pitches. He generates an extremely high ground ball rate. While he was better in Milwaukee than Chicago last season, we elected to re-sign him to a 4-year deal. He will be our Opening Day starter in Detroit. SP #2 Jose “Pongo” Cedeno (age 33 T-R) 2055 Salary $26,460,000 arbitration eligible for 2056 Acquired via trade with Windsor 6/14/2054 Last Season 12-12 4.71 ERA Career 64-47 3.95 ERA Cedeno is our big question mark heading into the season for the rotation and really it is only because of his salary. He is projected to receive $30 million in his last year or arbitration which would make him the 2nd highest player in the league. He was 9-5 for us last season after the trade and a big part of why we made the playoffs. SP #3 John Moore (age 25 T-R) 2055 Salary $507,500 acquired via draft Rd 2 2052 Last season 4-2 4.32 ERA Career 12-6 4.69 ERA Moore is coming off a lost season last year when he went down with a partially torn UCL and was out for 7 months. He pitched particularly well in the spring, which earned him a spot in the rotation to start the season. SP #4 Val Imbert (Age 29 T-R) 2055 Salary $8,000,000 on contract through 2058 Acquired as a free agent signing February 11, 2055 Last Season (Detroit) 12-10 4.87 ERA 45-64 59 saves 4.43 ERA Imbert is a team captain that was signed after he didn't re-sign in Detroit after last season. While his stuff is average at best, he has an excellent sinker and keeps the ball in the ballpark which is big in this homer happy league. SP #5 Bill “Flamethrower” Lutz (age 32 T-R) 2055 salary $8,500,000 on contract through 2057. Acquired in a trade with Duluth 06/14/2054 Last Season 11-10 4.45 ERA Career 56-56 20 saves 4.05 ERA Lutz was another pitcher that we acquired during last season to steady the starting rotation. His achilles heel is his occasional lack of control. Solid veteran SP that can both start and serve as the long man in the bullpen if needed. Bullpen CL Pat Wright (Age 29 T-L) 2055 Salary $5,000,000 on contract through 2059 Acquired in the draft 2nd round 2044. Last Season 3-0 38 saves 3.63 ERA Career 29-29-110 saves 3.32 ERA Took over as the closer in my 1st season as GM in 2052 and has saved 102 games of the last 3 seasons. Last year’s 38 saves was the 5th highest in club history. Wright has a quality fastball that tops out at 94 mph and quality cutter. He allows few home runs as his pitches are difficult to hit squarely. SU - Ken Shannon (age 40 T-R) 2055 Salary $3,660,000 on contract through 2056. Acquired in trade with Duluth 07/31/2054 Last Season 3-4 8 saves 3.80 ERA Career 61-43 92 Saves 2.75 ERA Has been traded for by Chicago twice in the last 2 seasons at the deadline. This year his contract demands were lower so we gave him a 2-year deal to be our 8th inning setup man and occasional closer. SU - Larry Stott (age 27 T-R) 2055 Salary $1,,680,000 arbitration eligible 2056-57 Acquired via the 1947 draft 3rd round. Last Season 3-4 2 saves 4.61 ERA Career 9-14 10 saves 3.76 ERA Stott has a live arm with a high octane fastball that hits 99. His walk rate can be a concern. He could use another pitch to handle left-handed hitters better. MR1 - Matsusuke Yoshida (Age 30 T-R) 2055 Salary $2,500,000 free agent after the season, Signed as a free agent February 24, 2055 Last Season 8-3 1 save 5.03 ERA (Kingston) Career 28-49 4 saves 5.62 ERA Last season this role was handled effectively by Francisco Perez as the top middle RP. He has a decent fastball, slider and average changeup. He is the pitcher who will bridge us to our top 3 in the bullpen. He should limit home runs, which again is great in this league. MR2 - Jerry Powell (age 33 T-L) 2055 Salary $1,700,000 on contract through 2056. Signed as a free agent February 14, 2055 Last Season (Thunder Bay) 7-4 13 saves 4.38 ERA Career 40-22 43 Saves 3.66 ERA Signed as another lefty in the bullpen since we are lacking big league lefty’s on the staff. He has closer experience but will be for now our #2 MR and lefty specialist. Swingman JJ Walker (Age 28 T-R) 2055 salary $1,750,000 on contract through 2060 Acquired as a minor league FA February 12th 2054 Last Season 7-8 4.16 ERA Career 13-20 4.13 ERA Walker was mostly an after thought as a signing last year prior to the spring. He impressed enough that he made the team adn then had the best season of his career winning a career high 7 games. He started 20 games and relieved in 6 and is the tough luck loser of the spring training battle for the starters. He will serve a long man role and emergency starter or in case of injury of ineffectiveness. RP Bradley “Hurricane” Sentner (age 30 T-R) 2055 Salary $1,400,000 arb in 56-57. Acquired in the 1946 draft as a 6th round pick. Granted free agency after 2054 season and eventually re-signed with Architects. Last Season 3-4 3 saves 4.60 ERA Career 24-19 4 saves 4.24 ERA Serviceable arm and clubhouse leader was re-sign when we couldn’t agree to a deal with Francisco Perez. He will have to pitch very well to go through arbitration after the season, which was declined after last season. Sentner has tremendous control (5) and an off the charts curveball. Home runs are a problem as he gave up 1.9 per 9 last season. *Pitchers that didn’t make the staff* Probably the biggest snub has to be for RHSP Joe Johnson (26) who was 15-5 with 4.19 ERA last season for the Architects. He will likely be the first pitcher called up if there is an injury. LHSP Curt Hopkins (20) was a 2053 1st round draft pick who spent most of last season on the injured list. Hopkins is the #7 prospect in the GLBL and is a left-starter who we have high hopes for. He is 0-4 in his pro career in 12 starts. RHRP Richard Heschel (24) is a player to watch as he had 14 innings pitched up in the big leagues in September last season. With the depth of young SP’s in the organization, he is likely to settle into a middle RP role for the future. Late spring signing veteran SP August Gonzalez (37) is a veteran captain type of pitcher who has had a long career in the GLBL. He didn’t pitch in the spring and will likely spend a month with AAA Saugatuck and then be evaluated for a big league role. He signed a minor league deal with a 30 day call up option.