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Bub13 · 04-25-2017, 07:46 PM

April 2035
The first month of the season was a wild one. After an early 4-game winning streak put us at 6-2, the rest of the month went like this: lose 4, win 3, lose 3, win 1, lose 3, win 1, lose 3. Our end-of-month record was 11-15, exactly the same as 2034. Ominous, given how perfectly horrible we played over May and June last year. More troubling is that my shiny new pitching staff has an ERA over 5, including five games where we gave up more than 10 runs. We also recorded our first shutout (Ken Clark, 8 innings of 2-hit ball vs Oakland). Jay Yates continued his fine work from last year, netting 8 saves and a 2.31 ERA. At the plate we're a little better, with Dunklee sporting a nice .368/.440/.674 line, with 6 HR. New DH Collins hit .297/.357/.475, and OF Kelvin Moreno seeing more playing time after hitting .395 to start the year.

NOTES: consider OF Eric Lane. On his first at bat, on opening night, he gets hit by Miami pitcher Levi Brady. He breaks his foot, and is out for a month. At least he's got a 1.000 OBP. We call up Marc Ferenczi, who will slot into CF, moving Robbie Christopher over to right. Sadly, Ferenczi doesn't come close to hitting his weight (185 lbs), going .128/.139/.141 in 21 starts, with 21 Ks and 1 BB. He'll be back in KC when Lane returns. AND WE ARE NOT IN LAST PLACE.

TRANSACTIONS: none

STANDINGS
SEA 16-10 --
LAA 15-11 1
TEX 14-12 2
HOU 12-13 3.5
HAW 11-15 5
OAK 10-17 6.5

......

May 2035
This time, May is not our undoing. We go 15-14 for the month, even with 4- and 3-game losing streaks. We also pitch two more shutouts, and our staff ERA finally drops below 5. Clark is the starter for both shutouts, but his ERA is still over 4 at the end of the month, suggesting that he's all or nothing right now. Dunklee continues to mash, finishing May at .363 with 13 HR and 43 RBI. Ryan Hebert is hitting .323, and our lowest BA among regulars is Forbes at .254.

Our starting pitchers continue to struggle, however. ERA isn't everything, but take a look at these numbers anyway, for our starters: Wiggins 6.47; Anderson 5.04; Wunderlich 3.95 (yay); Clark 4.03; Rivera 4.92. Our bullpen is doing some bailing out, tho, with four players sporting ERA below 2, Shewmake at 1.80.

NOTES: More Eric Lane follies. After his month-long absence, he returns May 2nd against the Angels. He is again hit by a pitch in his first at bat, and is dtd for 3 days. The effects are minimal, so he plays the next night against Texas. He walks in the top of the first, and in the bottom half of the inning collides with the wall going after a fly ball, and is injured again. This time he hurts his thumb and is out for another month. His stat line: 3 PA, 1 BB, 2 HBP...Another OF, Zach Bacon, gets injured on the 1st, and is out for 3 weeks. We call up last year's #1 overall pick Travis McArthur, but he starts poorly, going .179 in 8 starts, but with two guys out, he'll stay up for now. See also transactions, below. ALSO, WE CONTINUE TO NOT BE IN LAST PLACE.

TRANSACTIONS: We make our first roster moves of the season. On 5/3, after Bacon's and Lane's injuries, we trade minor league SS William Lamborn to Cincy for OF Bruce O'Brien. He's an adequate contact hitter, with a bit of pop; he's a better runner and fielder, tho, and can play all three OF spots, plus 1B if needed. The next day, we claim RP Adam McAdam (I know) off waivers from the Cubs. He is your garden variety reliever, with good stuff, and won't walk many. Good curve, decent fastball. He's immediately helpful, earning 2 saves, with an ERA below 2 and 18 K's in 16 IP.

Finally, on 5/8 we trade the seriously disappointing Raleigh Vance to KC for OF Chris Wiggins and RP Ricardo Balderas. Vance has some of the best ratings for a reliever that I've ever seen, but was bad for us last year, and a disaster this year, with a 13.50 ERA in 5 games, including 6 BB and 3 HR. Enough. Wiggins is a solid line drive contact hitter, who won't strike out, but has little power. He's also a good fielder, with a rifle arm. He's our new RF, especially with Lane still out. (And with Chris and Oscar, we've cornered the market on MLB Wiggins'.) Balderas is 6'6", with good stuff and control, and two good pitches and a adequate third one, so he could be a spot starter if necessary.

STANDINGS
SEA 37-18 --
LAA 35-20 2
TEX 28-27 9
HAW 26-29 11
OAK 25-31 12.5
HOU 24-30 12.5

......

Next up: Mid-summer report

04-25-2017, 07:46 PM	#9
Bub13 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Maine Posts: 748	Early Season Report April 2035 The first month of the season was a wild one. After an early 4-game winning streak put us at 6-2, the rest of the month went like this: lose 4, win 3, lose 3, win 1, lose 3, win 1, lose 3. Our end-of-month record was 11-15, exactly the same as 2034. Ominous, given how perfectly horrible we played over May and June last year. More troubling is that my shiny new pitching staff has an ERA over 5, including five games where we gave up more than 10 runs. We also recorded our first shutout (Ken Clark, 8 innings of 2-hit ball vs Oakland). Jay Yates continued his fine work from last year, netting 8 saves and a 2.31 ERA. At the plate we're a little better, with Dunklee sporting a nice .368/.440/.674 line, with 6 HR. New DH Collins hit .297/.357/.475, and OF Kelvin Moreno seeing more playing time after hitting .395 to start the year. NOTES: consider OF Eric Lane. On his first at bat, on opening night, he gets hit by Miami pitcher Levi Brady. He breaks his foot, and is out for a month. At least he's got a 1.000 OBP. We call up Marc Ferenczi, who will slot into CF, moving Robbie Christopher over to right. Sadly, Ferenczi doesn't come close to hitting his weight (185 lbs), going .128/.139/.141 in 21 starts, with 21 Ks and 1 BB. He'll be back in KC when Lane returns. AND WE ARE NOT IN LAST PLACE. TRANSACTIONS: none STANDINGS SEA 16-10 -- LAA 15-11 1 TEX 14-12 2 HOU 12-13 3.5 HAW 11-15 5 OAK 10-17 6.5 ...... May 2035 This time, May is not our undoing. We go 15-14 for the month, even with 4- and 3-game losing streaks. We also pitch two more shutouts, and our staff ERA finally drops below 5. Clark is the starter for both shutouts, but his ERA is still over 4 at the end of the month, suggesting that he's all or nothing right now. Dunklee continues to mash, finishing May at .363 with 13 HR and 43 RBI. Ryan Hebert is hitting .323, and our lowest BA among regulars is Forbes at .254. Our starting pitchers continue to struggle, however. ERA isn't everything, but take a look at these numbers anyway, for our starters: Wiggins 6.47; Anderson 5.04; Wunderlich 3.95 (yay); Clark 4.03; Rivera 4.92. Our bullpen is doing some bailing out, tho, with four players sporting ERA below 2, Shewmake at 1.80. NOTES: More Eric Lane follies. After his month-long absence, he returns May 2nd against the Angels. He is again hit by a pitch in his first at bat, and is dtd for 3 days. The effects are minimal, so he plays the next night against Texas. He walks in the top of the first, and in the bottom half of the inning collides with the wall going after a fly ball, and is injured again. This time he hurts his thumb and is out for another month. His stat line: 3 PA, 1 BB, 2 HBP...Another OF, Zach Bacon, gets injured on the 1st, and is out for 3 weeks. We call up last year's #1 overall pick Travis McArthur, but he starts poorly, going .179 in 8 starts, but with two guys out, he'll stay up for now. See also transactions, below. ALSO, WE CONTINUE TO NOT BE IN LAST PLACE. TRANSACTIONS: We make our first roster moves of the season. On 5/3, after Bacon's and Lane's injuries, we trade minor league SS William Lamborn to Cincy for OF Bruce O'Brien. He's an adequate contact hitter, with a bit of pop; he's a better runner and fielder, tho, and can play all three OF spots, plus 1B if needed. The next day, we claim RP Adam McAdam (I know) off waivers from the Cubs. He is your garden variety reliever, with good stuff, and won't walk many. Good curve, decent fastball. He's immediately helpful, earning 2 saves, with an ERA below 2 and 18 K's in 16 IP. Finally, on 5/8 we trade the seriously disappointing Raleigh Vance to KC for OF Chris Wiggins and RP Ricardo Balderas. Vance has some of the best ratings for a reliever that I've ever seen, but was bad for us last year, and a disaster this year, with a 13.50 ERA in 5 games, including 6 BB and 3 HR. Enough. Wiggins is a solid line drive contact hitter, who won't strike out, but has little power. He's also a good fielder, with a rifle arm. He's our new RF, especially with Lane still out. (And with Chris and Oscar, we've cornered the market on MLB Wiggins'.) Balderas is 6'6", with good stuff and control, and two good pitches and a adequate third one, so he could be a spot starter if necessary. STANDINGS SEA 37-18 -- LAA 35-20 2 TEX 28-27 9 HAW 26-29 11 OAK 25-31 12.5 HOU 24-30 12.5 ...... Next up: Mid-summer report