OOTP 18: Mariners Dynasty

Jacksono69 · 08-12-2017, 11:58 PM

This is my first dynasty ever, so well here goes! Most of my inspiration for the format of this series goes to Griever20 and his Brewers dynasty. I will be doing this dynasty on OOTP 18, in Challenge Mode. I will not touch any settings inside the game. I had multiple reasons to choose the Mariners. First and foremost, they haven't made the playoffs since 2001 and have never in their franchise history even [I]been[I] to the World Series. Second, they have a couple top prospects, but not a lot of depth in their farm, and with an aging roster and core, they could be in a bad spot in a couple of years. I hope you enjoy!

Jacksono69 · 08-14-2017, 03:52 AM

MLB Prediction: 83-79 3rd in AL West
Owner Goals: 1. Play .500 ball
2. Upgrade at first base
3. sign Cruz to an extension
4. Acquire a MVP Award winner
5. Reach playoffs in next 4 seasons

Top 10 Prospects

1. CF Andrew Benintendi,22, Red Sox
2. CF Austin Meadows, 21, Pirates
3. SS Dansby Swanson, 23, Braves
4. SS Gleyber Torres, 20, Yankees
5. RHP Alex Reyes, 22, Cardinals
6. 1B Cody Bellinger, 21, Dodgers
7. CF Manny Margot, 22, Padres
8. RF Aaron Judge, 24, Yankees
9. RF Ronald Acuna, 19, Braves
10.3B Michael Chavis, 21, Red Sox

Mariners Listed:
#35 CF Kyle Lewis,21
#64 RF Tyler O'Neill, 21
#98 3B Joe Rizzo, 19

Mariner Farm System Rank: 20th out of 30

Preseason Trade News

(NOTE: I will only be recording trades that I think are close to or are big. For example I'm not posting minor leaguer swaps.)

The Toronto Blue Jays have sent CF Ezequiel Carrera, 29 (HS Ratings, current 1.0, potential 1.0) to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for 31-year-old reliever Nate Jones (HS 4.5,4.5)

The Angels have sent 25 year old, 3rd baseman Jefry Marte (HS 3.0,3.5) to the Braves in exchange for pitching prospect Luiz Gohara (HS 1.0,4.0) and catcher Kurt Suzuki(HS 1.0,1.0)

The Padres have shipped 2B Cory Spangenburg (HS 3.0,3.0) to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for 20 year old catcher Chris Betts (HS 1.0,4.0) and 26 year old reliever Erasmo Ramirez (HS 2.0,2.5)

Jacksono69 · 08-14-2017, 05:34 AM

Starters:
Name Age 2016 Stats
James Paxton(L) 28 6-7, 121 IP, 3.79 ERA,1.31 WHIP, 3.7 WAR, 8.7 K/9
Felix Hernandez(R) 30 11-8, 153 IP, 3.82 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 1.0 WAR,7.2 K/9
Hisashi Iwakuma(R)35 16-12,199 IP, 4.12 ERA,1.33 WHIP, 2.2 WAR,6.6 K/9
Dillon Overton(L) 25 1-3, 24 IP, 11.47 ERA, 2.26 WHIP, -1.0 WAR, 6.3 K/9 (With Oakland)
Yovani Gallardo(R) 31 6-8,118 IP, 5.42 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 0.4 WAR, 6.5 K/9 (With Baltimore)

The front end of the rotation is looking solid with Paxton, King Felix, and Iwakuma. The back end.......er not so much. If we're in the race by the trade deadline, a trade for a No.4-5 starter could easily happen.

Relievers:

Name Age 2016 Stats
Dan Altavilla(R) 24 0-0,12 IP, 0.71 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 0.4 WAR, 7.3 K/9
Nick Hagadone(L) 31 0-1, 27.1 IP, 4.28 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 0.1 WAR, 9.2 K/9 (2015 Stats)
Mark Lowe(R) 33 1-3, 49.1 IP, 7.11 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, -0.7 WAR, 8.9 K/9 (With Detroit)
Marc Rzepczynski(L) 31 0-0, 11.2 IP, 1.54 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 0.2 WAR, 6.9 K/9 (With Washington)
Evan Scribner(R) 31 0-0, 14.0 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.50 WHIP, 0.5 WAR, 9.6 K/9
Nick Vincent(R) 30 4-4 3 SV, 60.1 IP, 3.73 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 0.3 WAR, 9.7 K/9
Edwin Diaz(R) 23 0-4 18 SV, 51.2 IP, 2.79 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 1.6 WAR, 15.3 K/9

The bullpen has all the pieces to be solid yet unspectacular, except for Edwin Diaz. That kid has something special, and soon you could see him winning reliever of the year.

Catcher:

Name Age 2016 Stats
Mike Zunino(R) 26 55 G, 2.07 BA, 12 HR, 31 RBI, .318 OBP, .787 OPS, 0.8 WAR, 0 SB
Carlos Ruiz(R) 38 48 G, .261 BA, 3 HR, 12 RBI, .368 OBP, .719 OPS, 0.8 WAR, 3 SB (With PHI)

Zunino should hopefully have a bounce back year and Ruiz doesn't put up big numbers, but he's a solid veteran backup.

Infield

Name Age 2016 Stats
Danny Valencia(R) 32 130 G, .287 BA, 17 HR, 51 RBI, .346 OBP, .792 OPS, 2.5 WAR, 1 SB (With Oakland)
Dan Vogelbach(L) 24 8 G, 0.83 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .154 OBP, .237 OPS, -0.2 WAR, 0 SB
Robinson Cano(L) 34 161 G, .298 BA, 39 HR, 103 RBI, .350 OBP, .882 OPS, 5.1 WAR, 0 SB
Kyle Seager(L) 29 158 G, .278 BA, 30 HR, 99 RBI, .359 OBP, .859 OPS, 4.4 WAR, 3 SB
Taylor Motter(R) 27 70 G, .204 BA,7 HR, 23 RBI, .272 OBP, .627 OPS,-0.1 WAR, 9 SB
Jean Segura(R) 27 153 G, .319 BA, 20 HR, 64 RBI, .368 OBP, .867 OPS, 5.6 WAR, 33 SB (With ARI)

The offseason addition of Segura gives us a potential All Star at every infield position except for first, but Vogelbach is young and has some potential.

Outfield

Name Age 2016 Stats
Mitch Haniger 26 34 G, .227 BA, 5 HR, 17 RBI, .309 OBP, .713 OPS, 0.2 WAR, 0 SB (with ARI)
Guillermo Heredia 26 45 G, .250 BA, 1 HR, 12 RBI, .349 OBP, .664 OPS, 0.2 WAR, 1 SB
Jarrod Dyson 32 107 G, .278 BA, 1 HR, 25 RBI, .340 OBP, .728 OPS, 1.1 WAR, 30 SB (With KC)
Leonys Martin 29 143 G, .247 BA, 15 HR, 47 RBI, .306 OBP, .684 OPS, 1.0 WAR, 24 SB
Nelson Cruz 36 155 G, .287 BA, 43 HR, 105 RBI, .360 OBP, .915 OPS, 4.5 WAR, 2 SB

This outfield is looking great with possibly a Heredia, Haniger platoon in left and a Dyson, Martin platoon in center, but I don't know what Servais will do as he thinks playing the defensively limited Cruz in right is the plan. Talking about Cruz, at 36 he is STILL a beast.

Top 3 Questions and Concerns going into the Season:

1. Can Mike Zunino bounce back from a horrific 2016 to become our starting catcher?
2. Can the starting rotation perform well enough for us to break our playoff drought?
3. Can the unproven platoon of Heredia and Haniger perform?

Jacksono69 · 08-14-2017, 04:40 PM

Opening Day 2017, Apr. 3rd

Seattle v. Houston 8-2
W- Seattle J.Paxton (1-0, 3.00)
L- Houston D.Keuchel (0-1, 4.76)
SV- Seattle D.Altavilla (1)
Star of the Game- Seattle K.Seager (3-4, HR, 3 RBI, Walk, 2 R)

News

Miami trades reliever A.J. Ramos (HS 3.5, 3.5) to Tampa in exchange for SS Tim Beckham (HS 1.0,1.0)

Seattle SS Jean Segura has a sprained ankle, but should be able to play through it for 3-4 weeks.

April 4th

Seattle v. Houston 6-1

W-Seattle F.Hernandez (1-0, 1.29)
L- Houston C.Devenski (0-1, 2.45)
SV- Seattle Nick Vincent (1)
Star of the Game- Seattle F. Hernandez (7.0 IP, 6 K, 2 BB, 3 H, 1 ER)

No News

April 5th

Seattle v. Houston 7-0

W- Seattle H.Iwakuma (1-0, 0.00)
L- Houston M.Fiers (0-1, 1.42)
Star of the Game- Seattle H.Iwakuma (9.0 IP, 5 K, 1 BB, 8 H, 0 ER)

News

Matt Holliday gets 2000th career hit.

1B C.J. Cron (HS 1.5, 1.5) has been sent by the Angels to the Rays in exchange for RHP Tommy Hunter (HS 3.0, 3.0)

The Dodgers have sent C Austin Barnes (HS 3.0,4.0) to the Indians for CF Tyler Naquin (HS 1.0,4.5)

April 6th

Seattle v. Houston 5-13
W- Houston C.Morton (1-0, 4.32)
L- Seattle D.Overton (0-1, 11.57)
Star of the Game- Houston Y.Gurriel (3-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R)

News

Washington's SP Stephen Strasburg (HS 4.5,4.5) will miss the rest of the season with a torn ulnar collateral ligament.

Record: 3-1, .750, 1st in AL West, 1 game up on LAA.

Who's Hot: Nobody
Who's Not: Nobody

(NOTE: Only have limited time so posts will be shorter. Will be longer updates at end of each week in game when have more stats and power rankings. )

08-12-2017, 11:58 PM	#1
Jacksono69 Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 15	OOTP 18: Mariners Dynasty This is my first dynasty ever, so well here goes! Most of my inspiration for the format of this series goes to Griever20 and his Brewers dynasty. I will be doing this dynasty on OOTP 18, in Challenge Mode. I will not touch any settings inside the game. I had multiple reasons to choose the Mariners. First and foremost, they haven't made the playoffs since 2001 and have never in their franchise history even [I]been[I] to the World Series. Second, they have a couple top prospects, but not a lot of depth in their farm, and with an aging roster and core, they could be in a bad spot in a couple of years. I hope you enjoy!

08-14-2017, 03:52 AM	#2
Jacksono69 Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 15	Preseason Reports and Predictions MLB Prediction: 83-79 3rd in AL West Owner Goals: 1. Play .500 ball 2. Upgrade at first base 3. sign Cruz to an extension 4. Acquire a MVP Award winner 5. Reach playoffs in next 4 seasons Top 10 Prospects 1. CF Andrew Benintendi,22, Red Sox 2. CF Austin Meadows, 21, Pirates 3. SS Dansby Swanson, 23, Braves 4. SS Gleyber Torres, 20, Yankees 5. RHP Alex Reyes, 22, Cardinals 6. 1B Cody Bellinger, 21, Dodgers 7. CF Manny Margot, 22, Padres 8. RF Aaron Judge, 24, Yankees 9. RF Ronald Acuna, 19, Braves 10.3B Michael Chavis, 21, Red Sox Mariners Listed: #35 CF Kyle Lewis,21 #64 RF Tyler O'Neill, 21 #98 3B Joe Rizzo, 19 Mariner Farm System Rank: 20th out of 30 Preseason Trade News (NOTE: I will only be recording trades that I think are close to or are big. For example I'm not posting minor leaguer swaps.) The Toronto Blue Jays have sent CF Ezequiel Carrera, 29 (HS Ratings, current 1.0, potential 1.0) to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for 31-year-old reliever Nate Jones (HS 4.5,4.5) The Angels have sent 25 year old, 3rd baseman Jefry Marte (HS 3.0,3.5) to the Braves in exchange for pitching prospect Luiz Gohara (HS 1.0,4.0) and catcher Kurt Suzuki(HS 1.0,1.0) The Padres have shipped 2B Cory Spangenburg (HS 3.0,3.0) to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for 20 year old catcher Chris Betts (HS 1.0,4.0) and 26 year old reliever Erasmo Ramirez (HS 2.0,2.5)

08-14-2017, 04:40 PM	#4
Jacksono69 Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 15	2017 April 3-6 Opening Day 2017, Apr. 3rd Seattle v. Houston 8-2 W- Seattle J.Paxton (1-0, 3.00) L- Houston D.Keuchel (0-1, 4.76) SV- Seattle D.Altavilla (1) Star of the Game- Seattle K.Seager (3-4, HR, 3 RBI, Walk, 2 R) News Miami trades reliever A.J. Ramos (HS 3.5, 3.5) to Tampa in exchange for SS Tim Beckham (HS 1.0,1.0) Seattle SS Jean Segura has a sprained ankle, but should be able to play through it for 3-4 weeks. April 4th Seattle v. Houston 6-1 W-Seattle F.Hernandez (1-0, 1.29) L- Houston C.Devenski (0-1, 2.45) SV- Seattle Nick Vincent (1) Star of the Game- Seattle F. Hernandez (7.0 IP, 6 K, 2 BB, 3 H, 1 ER) No News April 5th Seattle v. Houston 7-0 W- Seattle H.Iwakuma (1-0, 0.00) L- Houston M.Fiers (0-1, 1.42) Star of the Game- Seattle H.Iwakuma (9.0 IP, 5 K, 1 BB, 8 H, 0 ER) News Matt Holliday gets 2000th career hit. 1B C.J. Cron (HS 1.5, 1.5) has been sent by the Angels to the Rays in exchange for RHP Tommy Hunter (HS 3.0, 3.0) The Dodgers have sent C Austin Barnes (HS 3.0,4.0) to the Indians for CF Tyler Naquin (HS 1.0,4.5) April 6th Seattle v. Houston 5-13 W- Houston C.Morton (1-0, 4.32) L- Seattle D.Overton (0-1, 11.57) Star of the Game- Houston Y.Gurriel (3-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R) News Washington's SP Stephen Strasburg (HS 4.5,4.5) will miss the rest of the season with a torn ulnar collateral ligament. Record: 3-1, .750, 1st in AL West, 1 game up on LAA. Who's Hot: Nobody Who's Not: Nobody (NOTE: Only have limited time so posts will be shorter. Will be longer updates at end of each week in game when have more stats and power rankings. )

08-14-2017, 05:34 AM	#3
Jacksono69 Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 15	April 2017: Current Roster Starters: Name Age 2016 Stats James Paxton(L) 28 6-7, 121 IP, 3.79 ERA,1.31 WHIP, 3.7 WAR, 8.7 K/9 Felix Hernandez(R) 30 11-8, 153 IP, 3.82 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 1.0 WAR,7.2 K/9 Hisashi Iwakuma(R)35 16-12,199 IP, 4.12 ERA,1.33 WHIP, 2.2 WAR,6.6 K/9 Dillon Overton(L) 25 1-3, 24 IP, 11.47 ERA, 2.26 WHIP, -1.0 WAR, 6.3 K/9 (With Oakland) Yovani Gallardo(R) 31 6-8,118 IP, 5.42 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 0.4 WAR, 6.5 K/9 (With Baltimore) The front end of the rotation is looking solid with Paxton, King Felix, and Iwakuma. The back end.......er not so much. If we're in the race by the trade deadline, a trade for a No.4-5 starter could easily happen. Relievers: Name Age 2016 Stats Dan Altavilla(R) 24 0-0,12 IP, 0.71 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 0.4 WAR, 7.3 K/9 Nick Hagadone(L) 31 0-1, 27.1 IP, 4.28 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 0.1 WAR, 9.2 K/9 (2015 Stats) Mark Lowe(R) 33 1-3, 49.1 IP, 7.11 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, -0.7 WAR, 8.9 K/9 (With Detroit) Marc Rzepczynski(L) 31 0-0, 11.2 IP, 1.54 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 0.2 WAR, 6.9 K/9 (With Washington) Evan Scribner(R) 31 0-0, 14.0 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.50 WHIP, 0.5 WAR, 9.6 K/9 Nick Vincent(R) 30 4-4 3 SV, 60.1 IP, 3.73 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 0.3 WAR, 9.7 K/9 Edwin Diaz(R) 23 0-4 18 SV, 51.2 IP, 2.79 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 1.6 WAR, 15.3 K/9 The bullpen has all the pieces to be solid yet unspectacular, except for Edwin Diaz. That kid has something special, and soon you could see him winning reliever of the year. Catcher: Name Age 2016 Stats Mike Zunino(R) 26 55 G, 2.07 BA, 12 HR, 31 RBI, .318 OBP, .787 OPS, 0.8 WAR, 0 SB Carlos Ruiz(R) 38 48 G, .261 BA, 3 HR, 12 RBI, .368 OBP, .719 OPS, 0.8 WAR, 3 SB (With PHI) Zunino should hopefully have a bounce back year and Ruiz doesn't put up big numbers, but he's a solid veteran backup. Infield Name Age 2016 Stats Danny Valencia(R) 32 130 G, .287 BA, 17 HR, 51 RBI, .346 OBP, .792 OPS, 2.5 WAR, 1 SB (With Oakland) Dan Vogelbach(L) 24 8 G, 0.83 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .154 OBP, .237 OPS, -0.2 WAR, 0 SB Robinson Cano(L) 34 161 G, .298 BA, 39 HR, 103 RBI, .350 OBP, .882 OPS, 5.1 WAR, 0 SB Kyle Seager(L) 29 158 G, .278 BA, 30 HR, 99 RBI, .359 OBP, .859 OPS, 4.4 WAR, 3 SB Taylor Motter(R) 27 70 G, .204 BA,7 HR, 23 RBI, .272 OBP, .627 OPS,-0.1 WAR, 9 SB Jean Segura(R) 27 153 G, .319 BA, 20 HR, 64 RBI, .368 OBP, .867 OPS, 5.6 WAR, 33 SB (With ARI) The offseason addition of Segura gives us a potential All Star at every infield position except for first, but Vogelbach is young and has some potential. Outfield Name Age 2016 Stats Mitch Haniger 26 34 G, .227 BA, 5 HR, 17 RBI, .309 OBP, .713 OPS, 0.2 WAR, 0 SB (with ARI) Guillermo Heredia 26 45 G, .250 BA, 1 HR, 12 RBI, .349 OBP, .664 OPS, 0.2 WAR, 1 SB Jarrod Dyson 32 107 G, .278 BA, 1 HR, 25 RBI, .340 OBP, .728 OPS, 1.1 WAR, 30 SB (With KC) Leonys Martin 29 143 G, .247 BA, 15 HR, 47 RBI, .306 OBP, .684 OPS, 1.0 WAR, 24 SB Nelson Cruz 36 155 G, .287 BA, 43 HR, 105 RBI, .360 OBP, .915 OPS, 4.5 WAR, 2 SB This outfield is looking great with possibly a Heredia, Haniger platoon in left and a Dyson, Martin platoon in center, but I don't know what Servais will do as he thinks playing the defensively limited Cruz in right is the plan. Talking about Cruz, at 36 he is STILL a beast. Top 3 Questions and Concerns going into the Season: 1. Can Mike Zunino bounce back from a horrific 2016 to become our starting catcher? 2. Can the starting rotation perform well enough for us to break our playoff drought? 3. Can the unproven platoon of Heredia and Haniger perform?