Dynasty - Low Budget Padres

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My San Diego Padres Dynasty can be found at this link: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...et-padres.html

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From now on I will be posting my dynasty updates on this thread.

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Originally Posted by Clemente21PIT

From now on I will be posting my dynasty updates on this thread.

Yeah I think that makes more sense

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Against Arizona this year, we are 2 and 1.

Win 9-5. W: Johnson (4-3, 3.88, Game Score: 43). SV: Street (11, 2.08). Our batters of the day were Grandal, 2-4, 3 RBI, HR (3), .208 and Venable, 2-4, 3 RBI, HR (6), .260.

Win 6-4. W: De La Rosa (2-0, 1.90, GS: 49). SV: Street (12, 1.99). Batters of the day were Venable, 2-3, 3 RBI, HR (7), .267, and Alonso, 2-4, 2 RBI, HR (3), .259.

Win 5-3. W: Roach (4-3, 3.98, GS: 45). SV: Erlin (1, 5.83). Batters of the day were Grandal, 3-4, RBI, HR (4), .229 and Cabrera 2-4, 2 R, 2 SB (13).

Summary:
+ second series sweep in three series
+ 6 game win streak, we have won 10 of our last 12 after our losing streak
+ bullpen threw 9 innings, allowing 2 runs, while striking out 12
+ we beat up a division rival

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The Tampa Bay Rays traded C Jose Molina and a catching prospect to the Chicago White Sox for 1B Adam Dunn.

The Toronto Blue Jays traded OF Melky Cabrera to the Seattle Mariners for an outfield prospect.

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Win 6-4 (10 innings). W: Street (2-3, 1.82). Padres scored two in the top of the tenth inning. Maybin 2-2, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HR (2), .260. Our bullpen threw 4.1 IP, striking out 5 and allowing no hits.

Win 13-5. W: Cashner (6-3, 2.99, Game Score: 36). Padres had four separate 3-run innings while getting 18 hits and 4 walks. Our bullpen had 4 innings pitched with 5 strikeouts and no runs allowed. Our top batters were Gyorko: 3-6, 3 RBI, 2 R, HR (11), Maybin: 4-6, 2 RBI, 4 R, HR (3), Grandal: 3-4, 2 RBI, 3 R, HR (5), Quentin: 3-4, 2 RBI, 2 R, Sweeney: 3-5, 2 RBI.

Tim Stauffer injured his back and will be out 5 days. As a result, Valbuena was sent down to make room for P Casey Kelly. Kelly will pitch out of the 5th spot in the rotation for a start or two, while De La Rosa will be moved to the bullpen as a middle relief man.

Win 4-3. W: Johnson (5-3, 3.81, Game Score: 62), SV: Street (13, 1.75). Headley: 3-3, 3 RBI, R, BB, HR (3), Gyorko: 2-4, RBI, 2 R, HR (12).

Will Venable got suspended for two days following our game.

Summary:
+ 9 game winning streak
+ second series sweep in a row, third series sweep in last four series
+ offense was outstanding
+ pitching did pretty well
+ Street continues to pitch well as the closer
- Stauffer got injured and Venable got suspended for two games.

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Chicago White Sox have the first pick, which they used to pick a five star potential, 18 year old shortstop.

We draft 22nd in the Draft Order. Our picks were:
#1: Logan Clemons, 18-years-old, 2B/3B/LF, will have to work on defensive skills, but is projected to have plus speed and good all around batting ratings.
#2: Dave Lowe, 22-years-old, RP, 2 pitches, future big league reliever, may pitch this year.
#3: Jorge Torres, 17-years-old, SP, 5 pitches, may develop into something special.
#4: Willie Olson, 22-years-old, 2B/3B/SS, plus defense and plus speed.
#5: David Wilkerson, 20-years-old, LF/CF, plus speed.

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Batters of the Month (total stats):
AL - Miguel Cabrera (DET), .332, 14 HR, 44 RBI
NL - Jonathan Lucroy (MIL), .316, 6 HR, 34 RBI

Pitchers of the Month:
AL - CC Sabathia (NYY), 6-1, 2.94
NL - Mat Latos (CIN), 5-1, 2.00

Rookies of the Month:
AL - Henry Urrutia (BAL), .279, 6 HR
NL - Kolten Wong (STL), .289, 1 HR

Best Record:
AL - New York Yankees 35-21
NL - Cincinnati Reds 36-20

Playoff Bound Teams:
AL East: New York Yankees
AL Central: Detroit Tigers
AL West: Texas Rangers / Oakland Athletics
AL Wild Cards: Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers / Oakland Athletics
NL East: Miami Marlins
NL Central: Cincinnati Reds
NL West: Colorado Rockies
NL Wild Cards: San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals

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Padres Offense
Runs Scored: 5th in NL (9th after April)
Batting Average: 8th (8th)
Top Padre Batters: Gyorko .302-12-32, Venable .257-7-29, Headley .275-3-24

Lineup against both RHP and LHP*:
SS-Cabrera
1B-Alonso
2B-Gyorko
LF-Quentin
3B-Headley
RF-Venable
C-Grandal
CF-Maybin
Pitcher

*I tend to switch around the lineups based on who's hot and who's not.

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Reserve roster stats:

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Padres Pitching
Runs Against: 11th in NL (12th after April)
Earned Run Average: 9th (12th)
Defense: 12th (9th)
Top Padre Pitchers: Kennedy (4-4, 2.41), Cashner (6-3, 2.99), Street (13SV, 1.75).

Rotation: Kennedy, Cashner, Johnson, Roach, Kelly/De La Rosa

Bullpen*:
CL: Street
SU: Vincent and Thayer
MR: Benoit, Torres, Erlin, De La Rosa/Kelly

*I tend to switch around the bullpen roles when relievers struggle.

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Reliever stats:

Sorry the categories got cut off The previous post has the same categories though.

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Reserve roster stats for pitchers:

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Loss 6-4 (12 innings). L: Street (2-4, 2.28). Casey Kelly 7 IP, 4 ER, 6 K. Headley 2-5, RBI. Alonso 1-4, HR, 2 RBI. The Padres were up 3-0 after 5 innings before the Pirates scored 4 in the top of the 6th. Padres tied up in the eighth, but the Pirates got to Street for 2 runs in the top of the 12th.

Loss 2-1. L: Kennedy (4-5, 2.39), 8.1 IP, 2 ER, 7 K. Cabrera 2-4, R. Pirates scored 2 in the top of the first and Liriano and the Pirates bullpen limited us to one unearned run.

Win 2-0. W: Cashner (7-3, 2.74), 7 IP, 0 R, 4 K. SV: Thayer (1, 3.38). Gyorko 2-4, RBI. Maybin 2-3, RBI.

Summary:
+ Starting Pitching was phenomenal the last two games
- Series loss
- Street struggled
- our offense had a couple off nights
- no run support for Kennedy, yet again

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Loss 7-2. L: Johnson (5-4, 3.67), 7 IP, 2 ER, 7 K. Street 0 IP, 4 ER. Gyorko 3-4, RBI.

Win 4-1. W: Roach (5-3, 3.59), 8.1 IP, ER, 6 K. SV: Street (14, 3.49). Maybin 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R. We started Quentin at first base, where he has never played, so as to increase his versatility and increase potential trade interest.

San Diego Padres traded RP Joaquin Benoit (4 SV, 4.66 ERA, age 36) to the Los Angeles Angels for RP Ernesto Frieri (3.86 ERA, age 28) and prospect SP Jose Alvarez (age 25). Frieri was moved into the second setup role in the bullpen, with Thayer moving to the top middle-relief role.

Win 1-0. W: Kelly (1-0, 2.40), 8 IP, 0 R, 4 K. SV: Street (15, 3.38). Headley 2-3, HR, RBI.

Summary:
+ Starting pitching was once again fantastic
+ Series win
+ We picked up a younger and cheaper alternative to Benoit by acquiring Frieri
+ We picked up a older pitching prospect to act as backup
- Street had another bad outing

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WIN 13-6. W: Kennedy (5-5, 2.78). Every positional starter except for Grandal had a hit and a run scored. Quentin and Gyorko had home runs while Headley had 4 hits and Maybin had 3. The Padres had a total of 15 hits and 8 walks.

WIN 4-2. W: Cashner (8-3, 2.70), 8 IP, 2 ER, 5 K. SV: Street (16, 3.26). Quentin went 3-4, with 2 RBI, while Gyorko went 2-4, with 2 R, and 1 RBI.

Loss 2-1 in 10 innings. L: Vincent (1-1, 2.37). Street blew the save in the ninth, giving up one run to the Phillies. We were limited to 4 hits, and 1 walk. Johnson went 7 innings, alllowed 0 run, while striking out 7 and giving up only 3 hits and 3 walks.

Summary:
+ offense in the first game
+ pitching in the last two games
+ series win
- no sweep
- offense disappeared in the third game

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WIN 9-4. W: Roach (6-3, 3.52), 6.1 IP, 2 ER, 6 K. Cabrera 2-5, R, 2 RBI. We had a five run fourth inning and three run ninth.

Loss 8-3. L: Kelly (1-1, 4.19). De La Rosa 3 ER in 1 IP. Cabrera 3-4. Alonso 1-3, HR (5), 2 RBI.

De La Rosa, Kelly, and Vogt were sent to the reserve roster, Erlin was moved into the 5th rotation spot. Ian Krol was called up and placed in the bullpen. Austin Hedges and Luis Valbuena were called up to act as backups.

Loss 7-5 in 10 innings. L: Street (2-5, 3.82). Padres were down 5-1 going into the 8th when the Padres scored 4 and tied the game. In the bottom of the tenth, with 2 outs and a man on, Josh Satin hit a 2-run HR.

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Padres Joe Wieland, a 24-year-old starting pitcher prospect was notified that his career is over after suffering a setback during recovery.