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March 31st - Claimed LHRP Kevin Chapman(31, 2.5*) off waivers from Milwaukee. Chapman is earning $740k this year via arbitration and gives us a valuable second lefty apart from our closer. He did struggle with the Brewers last year tho, posting a 6-3 2SV 4.77ERA season in 77 games, albeit with 88 strikeouts in 71.2IP

April 2nd – The Tigers claimed RHRP R.J. Alvarez(27, 2*) off waivers from us. He was waived to make room for Chapman.

April 3rd – Waiver wire bonanza continues. We claimed RHRP Trey Wingenter(24, 2.5/3.5*) off waivers from San Diego, and placed him on the active roster. Tony Barnette was optioned to AAA, and RHRP Adrian Sampson(27, 1.5*) was waived and DFA'd to make room on the 40-man. Wingenter, a groundball guy with a strong fastball and a great curveball impressed in AA last year, going 3-3 2.04 16SV with 66 strikeouts in only 39.2IP.

May 1st – First baseman Bobby Bradley(22, 2.5/3.5*) had to be moved to the 60-day DL today as he fractured his right ankle in a 4-7 loss to the Pirates. The young left-handed hitter is batting .213-5-15 .699OPS in 29 games this season and will be our for 3-4 months. OF Yanio Perez(23, 1.5/2*), batting .235 in AAA, was recalled as Willie Calhoun is expected to slot in at first base for now.

Series:
0-3 vs CHC
0-3 vs HOU
1-3 @ LAA(Rougned Odor 2-4 2R 2RBI HR)
1-1 @ ARI (David Paulino 6.2IP 4H 0ER 4BB 4K)
1-2 vs OAK
1-2 vs LAA
1-2 vs HOU
1-2 @ OAK(Joey Gallo 2-5 2R 4RBI 2HR)
2-2 @ SEA(Julio Pablo Martinez 3-3 2R 3RBI 2BB 2HR)
0-1 vs PIT

March & April: 8-21
Runs Scored: 123(14th)
Batting AVG: .246(13th)
OBP: .312(13th)
Home Runs: 31(10th)
Stolen Bases: 22(2nd)
Runs Against: 166(13th)
Starters ERA: 6.47(15th)
Bullpen ERA: 4.13(7th)
Defensive Eff.: .680(6th)

Well, our owner wanted us to not suck completely... we missed that by a country mile in April I guess. Our starting pitching has been pretty abysmal so far with Wagner, Blackburn and our 'hot prospect' Jake J. Thompson all posting an ERA over 7 and our hot waiver claims in Chapman and Wingenter both added a very respectable ERA over 6.50... suckers. Still, the bullpen is probably the best part of our team so far...

On the positive side of things, Royce Lewis, despite a little DtD injury that cost him 4-5 games, is hitting .287/.364/.425 with a home run, 6RBIs and 8/11 stolen bases, good for 0.8WAR in 24 games, Joey Gallo is hitting .282 with 8 home runs and Rougned Odor is hitting .294, Williams .320, albeit with no homers.

Mazara however started things off cold and is only slowly picking up pace, batting .423 last week... and the rest of our main lineup is, unfortunately, horse ****... Wieters is looking old, batting .163, and with Bradley, we lose a guy with potential and replace him with Willie Calhoun, who will be learning first base at the MLB level... at least, that position suits his fielding skills more than the outfield... he is the fastest at the hot dog stand, but that is it.

Help from the minors is not in sight as our AAA team is a cracking 2-16, a result of us releasing a lot of dead weight like 28-year old duds sitting in AAA, gathering dust...

As for free agents to bolster the rotation... well, we pitched minor league offers to Chris Tillman and Mike Fiers... both had an uninspired ERA of 5 last year. Also on the minor league contract list, 2B Logan Forsythe because he is a right-handed batter.

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In Other News:
April 4th - Pirates CF Starling Marte(30, 2.5*) saw a 21-game hitting streak come to an end in a 2-1 victory over the Reds today. The veteran and 2x Gold Glover is coming off a hot 2018 where he hit .313-23-78 .883OPS 33/46SB in 141 games.

April 9th - Braves RF Bryce Harper(26, 5*) also finally met his Waterloo, in his case a 20-game hitting streak ended in a 4-1 in Colorado. Having signed a 7y/$192.8M contract this offseason, the superstar is hitting .386-5-13 1.243OPS in the first 11 games.

April 11th – Padres CF Manny Margot(24, 2/2.5*) completely dismantled Diamondbacks pitching in a 15-3 win today... as he hit for the cycle. 5-6 3R 7RBI DB TP HR. He has become only the third player in Padres history to hit for the cycle after Matt Kemp and Wil Myers.

April 16th – The Mets clobbered the Phillies 18-3 today, and two guys had career days in that one. SS Amed Rosario(23, 2.5/3.5*) collected a rare 6-hit day, going 6-6 4R 3RBI with a home run, and star outfielder Michael Conforto(26, 5*) got off to a 4-5 4R 6RBI BB DB 2HR night.

April 19th – Nationals SS Trea Turner(25, 3/3.5*) saw his 24-game hitting streak come to an abrupt and in a 6-2 win over Miami today. Batting .333-3-8 .883OPS through 18 games, he also still is a perfect 12/12 in the stolen base department.

April 23rd – Rockies 3B Nolan Arenado(28, 4.5*) wrote his name into the history books today by hitting for the cycle in an 18-8 rout of the Nationals. The 6x Gold Glover went 4-4 4R 6RBI BB DB TP HR and is now hitting .270-3-16 .855OPS in 24 games.

April 26th – Astros SP Justin Verlander(36, 3*) collected a big career milestone, win #200 in a 11-7 win over Cleveland. The veteran has a career record of 200-117 with a 3.45ERA and 2540 strikeouts in 403 starts.

April 28th – Astros 2B Jose Altuve(28, 5*) left a 26-game hitting streak on the field in a 3-2 win over the Indians today. Batting a hot .405-3-17 1.117OPS in 27 games for the 18-10 Astros, the 5x Silver Slugger is balling once again.

May 1st – Angels CF Mike Trout(27, 5*) was named AL Batter of the Month after batting .329 with 9 home runs, 28 RBIs and 30 runs scored.

May 1st – Mets LF Michael Conforto(26, 4.5*) was named NL Batter of the Month after batting .409 with 9 home runs, 24 RBIs and 24 runs scored.

May 1st – Orioles SP Kevin Gausman(28, 2*) was named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 1.80 28K in 40IP.

May 1st – Pirates SP Joe Musgrove(26, 2.5/3*) was named NL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 2.80 33K in 35.1IP.

May 1st – Angels 1B Jorge Ramirez(29, 2*) was named AL Rookie of the Month after going .351 with 6 home runs, 25RBIs and 16 runs scored.

May 1st – Phillies 2B Scott Kingery(25, 3*) was named NL Rookie of the Month after going .287 with 5 home runs, 11RBIs and 18 runs scored.

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Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,373	2019 March/April Transactions: March 31st - Claimed LHRP Kevin Chapman(31, 2.5) off waivers from Milwaukee. Chapman* is earning $740k this year via arbitration and gives us a valuable second lefty apart from our closer. He did struggle with the Brewers last year tho, posting a 6-3 2SV 4.77ERA season in 77 games, albeit with 88 strikeouts in 71.2IP April 2nd – The Tigers claimed RHRP R.J. Alvarez(27, 2) off waivers from us. He was waived to make room for Chapman. April 3rd – Waiver wire bonanza continues. We claimed RHRP Trey Wingenter(24, 2.5/3.5) off waivers from San Diego, and placed him on the active roster. Tony Barnette was optioned to AAA, and RHRP Adrian Sampson(27, 1.5) was waived and DFA'd to make room on the 40-man. Wingenter, a groundball guy with a strong fastball and a great curveball impressed in AA last year, going 3-3 2.04 16SV with 66 strikeouts in only 39.2IP. May 1st – First baseman Bobby Bradley(22, 2.5/3.5) had to be moved to the 60-day DL today as he fractured his right ankle in a 4-7 loss to the Pirates. The young left-handed hitter is batting .213-5-15 .699OPS in 29 games this season and will be our for 3-4 months. OF Yanio Perez(23, 1.5/2), batting .235 in AAA, was recalled as Willie Calhoun* is expected to slot in at first base for now. Series: 0-3 vs CHC 0-3 vs HOU 1-3 @ LAA(Rougned Odor 2-4 2R 2RBI HR) 1-1 @ ARI (David Paulino 6.2IP 4H 0ER 4BB 4K) 1-2 vs OAK 1-2 vs LAA 1-2 vs HOU 1-2 @ OAK(Joey Gallo 2-5 2R 4RBI 2HR) 2-2 @ SEA(Julio Pablo Martinez 3-3 2R 3RBI 2BB 2HR) 0-1 vs PIT March & April: 8-21 Runs Scored: 123(14th) Batting AVG: .246(13th) OBP: .312(13th) Home Runs: 31(10th) Stolen Bases: 22(2nd) Runs Against: 166(13th) Starters ERA: 6.47(15th) Bullpen ERA: 4.13(7th) Defensive Eff.: .680(6th) Well, our owner wanted us to not suck completely... we missed that by a country mile in April I guess. Our starting pitching has been pretty abysmal so far with Wagner, Blackburn and our 'hot prospect' Jake J. Thompson all posting an ERA over 7 and our hot waiver claims in Chapman and Wingenter both added a very respectable ERA over 6.50... suckers. Still, the bullpen is probably the best part of our team so far... On the positive side of things, Royce Lewis, despite a little DtD injury that cost him 4-5 games, is hitting .287/.364/.425 with a home run, 6RBIs and 8/11 stolen bases, good for 0.8WAR in 24 games, Joey Gallo is hitting .282 with 8 home runs and Rougned Odor is hitting .294, Williams .320, albeit with no homers. Mazara however started things off cold and is only slowly picking up pace, batting .423 last week... and the rest of our main lineup is, unfortunately, horse **... Wieters is looking old, batting .163, and with Bradley, we lose a guy with potential and replace him with Willie Calhoun, who will be learning first base at the MLB level... at least, that position suits his fielding skills more than the outfield... he is the fastest at the hot dog stand, but that is it. Help from the minors is not in sight as our AAA team is a cracking 2-16, a result of us releasing a lot of dead weight like 28-year old duds sitting in AAA, gathering dust... As for free agents to bolster the rotation... well, we pitched minor league offers to Chris Tillman and Mike Fiers... both had an uninspired ERA of 5 last year. Also on the minor league contract list, 2B Logan Forsythe because he is a right-handed batter. In Other News: April 4th - Pirates CF Starling Marte*(30, 2.5) saw a 21-game hitting streak come to an end in a 2-1 victory over the Reds today. The veteran and 2x Gold Glover is coming off a hot 2018 where he hit .313-23-78 .883OPS 33/46SB in 141 games. April 9th - Braves RF Bryce Harper(26, 5) also finally met his Waterloo, in his case a 20-game hitting streak ended in a 4-1 in Colorado. Having signed a 7y/$192.8M contract this offseason, the superstar is hitting .386-5-13 1.243OPS in the first 11 games. April 11th – Padres* CF Manny Margot(24, 2/2.5) completely dismantled Diamondbacks* pitching in a 15-3 win today... as he hit for the cycle. 5-6 3R 7RBI DB TP HR. He has become only the third player in Padres history to hit for the cycle after Matt Kemp and Wil Myers. April 16th – The Mets clobbered the Phillies 18-3 today, and two guys had career days in that one. SS Amed Rosario(23, 2.5/3.5) collected a rare 6-hit day, going 6-6 4R 3RBI with a home run, and star outfielder Michael Conforto(26, 5) got off to a 4-5 4R 6RBI BB DB 2HR night. April 19th – Nationals SS Trea Turner(25, 3/3.5) saw his 24-game hitting streak come to an abrupt and in a 6-2 win over Miami* today. Batting .333-3-8 .883OPS through 18 games, he also still is a perfect 12/12 in the stolen base department. April 23rd – Rockies 3B Nolan Arenado(28, 4.5) wrote his name into the history books today by hitting for the cycle in an 18-8 rout of the Nationals. The 6x Gold Glover went 4-4 4R 6RBI BB DB TP HR and is now hitting .270-3-16 .855OPS in 24 games. April 26th – Astros* SP Justin Verlander(36, 3) collected a big career milestone, win #200 in a 11-7 win over Cleveland. The veteran has a career record of 200-117 with a 3.45ERA and 2540 strikeouts in 403 starts. April 28th – Astros* 2B Jose Altuve(28, 5) left a 26-game hitting streak on the field in a 3-2 win over the Indians* today. Batting a hot .405-3-17 1.117OPS in 27 games for the 18-10 Astros, the 5x Silver Slugger is balling once again. May 1st – Angels CF Mike Trout(27, 5) was named AL Batter of the Month after batting .329 with 9 home runs, 28 RBIs and 30 runs scored. May 1st – Mets* LF Michael Conforto(26, 4.5) was named NL Batter of the Month after batting .409 with 9 home runs, 24 RBIs and 24 runs scored. May 1st – Orioles* SP Kevin Gausman(28, 2) was named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 1.80 28K in 40IP. May 1st – Pirates* SP Joe Musgrove(26, 2.5/3) was named NL Pitcher of the Month after going 5-0 2.80 33K in 35.1IP. May 1st – Angels* 1B Jorge Ramirez(29, 2) was named AL Rookie of the Month after going .351 with 6 home runs, 25RBIs and 16 runs scored. May 1st – Phillies* 2B Scott Kingery(25, 3*) was named NL Rookie of the Month after going .287 with 5 home runs, 11RBIs and 18 runs scored. __________________ MLB 2012 - Mariner Madness(in 2014/15 offseason!) MLB 2019 - Texas Rangers - A Challenge Mode Dynasty(died together with old PC) MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(manger missing) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded) MLB 2014 I waited till Kevin Towers got fired dynasty!(concluded)