Play in the Last Pick League - Page 4

pat · 01-11-2005, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Dagrims

Patrick Garde has four saves in 23 appearances to go along with a decent 3.24 ERA.

Yay! The next closer is here.

Y0DA55 · 01-11-2005, 03:57 AM

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Vancouver RF Brian "Manslaughter" Williams has 10 steals already and an .812 OPS in A ball. Odd ratings: he's a 5 versus RHP in Avoiding Ks but a 19 against LHP.

Yeah, who's got the most awesomest nickname in the last pick league?

Manslaughter!

Watch out Barry Bonds... I may suck, but I am coming at you!

Jestor · 01-11-2005, 04:02 AM

With my being injury prone, I'm probably out on the DL

Dagrims · 01-11-2005, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Y0DA55

Yeah, who's got the most awesomest nickname in the last pick league?

Manslaughter!

Watch out Barry Bonds... I may suck, but I am coming at you!

Wait until you find out it's really pronounced "Man's Laughter". Kidding - I gave him that nickname late at night when I got the name confused with Jayson Williams. I decided to leave it because it does sound good (particularly for a Last Pick).

Thunder044 · 01-11-2005, 08:42 AM

I'd like to nominate my players name, for when a team gets a final round draft pick next:

Uzi Thundakowski.........

Thanks.

potatoman · 01-16-2005, 03:57 PM

....

Dagrims · 01-18-2005, 01:56 AM

June 2001 Update
Toronto has laid claim to the LPL's best record at 50-32, a five game cushion over Trenton in the Buffoon League East. Vancouver has won 12 straight in the West but still trails Denver (47-35) by five games. Cleveland (47-35) has a two game edge over Philadelphia in the Chump League North, while in the South all six teams are separated by seven games with St. Louis (45-37) leading by three over Atlanta and Memphis.

Thomas Kopf still leads the majors in homeruns (29), RBI (63) and runs scored (64), but Cleveland's Joseph Thom is right behind him at 28, 62 and 64 respectively. Thom also has taken the overall lead in OPS at 1.177. John Mohler is first in wins with 12, while Edward Rolle has the best ERA at 1.70 and Ali Naccarato has racked up 186 strikeouts already. Best headline so far? "Season Ending Injury Strikes Louisville's Colon". That's gotta hurt. Warner Hartley (.338/22/56) is still prospect #1 for the league, but he gets way too much press so let's have a midseason progress report on each of the Last Picks. Each player has ratings changes listed first - all but one player (Hayes) had talent ratings remain unchanged from the beginning of the season.

Eric Andrews C -1/-2/+6/-2/0 - His power increase sounds impressive until it's recalled that it was a 3 at season's start. He's hitting .351 in AA with a .419 OBP and more walks than strikeouts. Andrews also has 30 doubles.

Steve Bartman RP +3/+3/+4 - Steve woke up on June 28th to the telephone ringing. It was his agent. "Alou there, how ya doin? Remember how happy you were that your favorite team drafted you? Well, you've been traded. To the Red Sox." Bartman felt like reaching out and grabbing his agent through the phone line, but he would have just dropped him anyway. He was dealt along with two other relievers for a major league starting CF with a .582 OPS. Bartman is having a great year in AA, with a 1.98 ERA in 36 innings. He's struck out 39 and has 11 saves.

Jerry Bond SP no change - 7-6 in 16 starts, Bond has struck out 116 in 114 innings and got promoted to AAA where he's made one start, winning it. He had three shutouts in AA ball and a 3.79 ERA.

Garth Brooks RP 0/-3/-3 - His ratings are not going in the desired direction, but he is 5-0 with two saves in AA ball, with a 2.16 ERA in 25 relief innings.

Chris Chatham C 0/0/-3/-1/0 - Chatham is having a very nondescript AA campaign, hitting .211 with a dismal .614 OBP.

Marcus Chiang RF -2/-4/-4/-3/-1 - 29 years old and his ratings are dropping, and they weren't high to start with. In 60 AAA games since being promoted, Chiang is hitting .250 with a .361 SLP.

Jeremy Cobb SP no change - 6-8 with a 3.15 ERA in 18 starts at A ball. He's struck out 113 against 39 walks in 126 IP.

Patrick Garde RP 0/-1/+2 - 26 innings pitched, 3.42 ERA, seven saves in AA ball. He's walked 16 which is a bit alarming.

Brett Hayes SP 0/+2/0 talent rating in control now 7 (+1) - His control rating is already second highest at 58 (to Thidedeaux's 62), and with the talent bump it should increase. He's walked just 27 in 110 IP while striking out 117 and has a 7-5 record with a 2.45 ERA in 15 AA starts. He's 25, so his ratings still have room to grow. Or fall.

Randall Hoffinpenis SP no change - He was 4-5 in 10 starts with a 4.54 ERA in AA ball, so the club rewarded him by promoting him. In six AAA starts he's 1-3 with a 5.08 ERA, allowing 77 baserunners in just 39 IP. He's Hoffintrouble getting anyone out.

Ken Jennings RP no change - What is "little-used", Alex? Jennings has just four appearances since being signed as a minor-league free agent by Jacksonville. He's allowed just 11 baserunners in 10 innings, so it's unusual that his AAA manager hasn't used him more.

Pete Kahle C 0/0/0/-2/+2 - His eye rating fell while his avoid Ks rating improved, which seems odd. But Kahle isn't like the other Last Picks. No, he's still the only one with major league experience. His average actually fell in June and is now at .111 in 54 AB. His OPS is .380. No, not his slugging. That's his combined OBP and SLP. With runners in scoring position he is 0-15. He has as many HBP as extra base hits (3). Shall I continue?

Alan Liao C no change - His ratings are still dismal, but he's also just 16. His OPS keeps improving and is now at .628. He has a 10:1 K:BB ratio, however, with 78 Ks in 82 games.

Chuck Mathews RP +2/0/0 - He hasn't been used much at A ball, appearing in just 12 games with a 5.17 ERA in 16 IP. Sometimes you can look at the statistics for a long time and still think of nothing else to say.

Tim Moungey LF 0/0/+6/0/+3 - The Octopus got a power boost, and he's hit nine homers in 81 games. Not great, but the power rating is still just 24. In AA ball, he has a .731 OPS.

Joe Neldrett LF +2/+4/+3/0/+5 - Ratings up, which is a good sign, but stats still stink. In 81 games at A ball he's hitting .220, with 68 strikeouts and just 20 walks. He does have 39 RBI with 10 homers so the power threat is there.

Will Netsky CF +4/+15/+3/0/+7 - A huge jump in his gap rating is definitely a factor in his great half season. He's slugging .531 with an OPS of .884 at A level, with 28 doubles and 12 HR. He's scored 47 and driven in the same amount. Expect a promotion to AA shortly.

Pelvis Resley RP -1/0/0 - 31 AA appearances, most of them good. He's got five saves and has struck out 29 in 27 IP, with a 2.63 ERA.

Jake Scott RP 0/-3/+2 - Scott has put together some good outings for the AAA squad, going 2-0 with a 2.61 ERA in 21 innings. He's walked just two batters among 17 Ks.

Boudreaux Thidedeaux RP +4/+3/0 - Easily the worst stats of any Last Pick reliever. He's allowed 35 baserunners in 23 IP with a 7.04 ERA. New Orleans released him on June 21, so he took his wonderfully Cajun name to Trenton, where he was immediately beat up repeatedly and jammed into a trash can headfirst. Alan Liao helped him out, but managed a quick (and undetected) sucker punch while doing so. Welcome to Jersey.

Scott Thompson 3B -2/+2/0/+1/+1 - Thompson's compiled a solid first half for the AA team, reaching base at a .374 clip. He also has 26 extra base hits.

Jeff Watson RP +2/-3/0 - A durable MR, Watson has tossed 39 innings in just 17 appearances and has a 2.79 ERA to show for it, in AAA ball. He's allowed 45 baserunners, and it wouldn't be a stretch to see him called up by year-end.

Brian Williams RF no change - With 11 SB he leads the Last Picks in that category. He's walked a pitiful 10 times in 72 starts at A ball. He has 63 hits, but also 63 strikeouts.

Reggie Wright SP no change - Performing well in A ball, Reggie appears to have the Wright stuff, at least through one half of the season. He's 8-5 in 17 starts, with a 3.02 ERA. He's allowed 150 baserunners in 125 innings.

What will the second half bring? The forecast calls for a couple more Last Pick promotions to the majors, with a chance for very scattered hits by Pete Kahle.

potatoman · 01-21-2005, 10:41 PM

Nice!

Dagrims · 01-21-2005, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by potatoman

Nice!

I finished the next month of games, and will write up something this weekend. For now though, I'll mention that Alan Liao's OPS slumped a bit to .602 and his K:BB ratio is an amazing 109:11 in 112 games. He is hitting .260, however.

Jestor · 01-21-2005, 11:08 PM

Glad to see I've got some power ability developing

scprideandms · 01-24-2005, 12:55 PM

Boudreaux just plain sucks!!!

rangers85 · 01-24-2005, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Dagrims

June 2001 Update
Scott Thompson 3B -2/+2/0/+1/+1 - Thompson's compiled a solid first half for the AA team, reaching base at a .374 clip. He also has 26 extra base hits.

Go me, I'm kicking some ass. Are the casinos pegging me yet to have the best career out of any of the last pickers?

BaseballFan · 01-24-2005, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Dagrims

June 2001 Update

Jerry Bond SP no change - 7-6 in 16 starts, Bond has struck out 116 in 114 innings and got promoted to AAA where he's made one start, winning it. He had three shutouts in AA ball and a 3.79 ERA.

Go me! I was overpowering those AA folk!

Dagrims · 01-24-2005, 10:23 PM

July 2001 Update
Cleveland's got a three game lead over Philadelphia in the Chump North; St. Louis is opening things up in the South; it's Toronto by four games over Syracuse in the Buffoon East; and Denver is pacing the West by four games over San Francisco and five over Vancouver. Russell Vanhouten is the new offensive league leader with 38 homers and 88 driven in, although Thom and Kopf are right behind him on the leader boards. Edward Rolle, at 1.47, has nearly a full run edge over the next best ERA. Toronto's Andrew Wilmer leads the league with 238 strikeouts. AA phenom Hartley blasted his 30th homerun and remains the top prospect.

Here's the news worth mentioning regarding the Last Picks:

Pete Kahle remains the only Last Pick with major league experience, although that may change with the expansion to 40-man rosters in September. His OPS actually fell from last month's dismal .380, to .359. The dude has a .159 SLP in 82 at-bats.

Eric Andrews has slowed down although he's still batting .320 in AA and now has 38 doubles.

Steve Bartman is improving as the season progresses. He now has a 1.53 ERA in 53 innings of AA relief, with 15 saves.

Garth Brooks has six wins with nary a loss in 40 innings of relief, accompanying a 1.85 ERA in AA. He's allowed just 39 baserunners.

Brett Hayes is proving that the promotion to AAA was deserved, allowing 29 baserunners in 28 innings (four games). He's 11-5 in the minors to date.

Randall Hoffinpenis has AAA stats that are nearly identical to those he compiled in AA. I'm not going to bother typing them all out because they're mediocre; I just thought it was odd.

Will Netsky broke his jaw on the last day of the month while trying to set a minor league record for most sunflower seeds in his mouth at one time. Unfortunately, this will sideline him for at least a month, taking away from an otherwise very solid campaign in A ball (.289/.329/508 with 16 homers).

Boudreaux Thidedeaux may just be getting better. Or less horrible. It's hard to distinguish. His ERA has improved to 6.30 and he allowed just 11 baserunners in his last seven innings.

Brian Williams stole just one base during July but still leads the Last Picks with 12 thefts. He's been gunned down seven times, drawing striking comparisons to 50 Cent.

Reggie Wright has been a workhorse, pitching 172 innings in just 23 starts. Surprisingly, he has but one complete game. He's 12-6 with a 3.29 ERA.

hayesb26 · 01-24-2005, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Dagrims

Brett Hayes is proving that the promotion to AAA was deserved, allowing 29 baserunners in 28 innings (four games). He's 11-5 in the minors to date.

I smell a promotion to the bigs in September!!

WillTheThrill · 01-24-2005, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Dagrims

July 2001 Update

Will Netsky broke his jaw on the last day of the month while trying to set a minor league record for most sunflower seeds in his mouth at one time. Unfortunately, this will sideline him for at least a month, taking away from an otherwise very solid campaign in A ball (.289/.329/508 with 16 homers).

I love this, great work!

Operation Shutdown · 01-25-2005, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Dagrims

Chris Chatham C 0/0/-3/-1/0 - Chatham is having a very nondescript AA campaign, hitting .211 with a dismal .614 OBP.

A .614 on base percentage isn't bad.

I assume you meant OPS. Of course I blame it all on Littlefield.

01-11-2005, 08:42 AM	#65
Thunder044 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 120	I'd like to nominate my players name, for when a team gets a final round draft pick next: Uzi Thundakowski......... Thanks. __________________

01-16-2005, 03:57 PM	#66
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01-18-2005, 01:56 AM	#67
Dagrims Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,827	June 2001 Update Toronto has laid claim to the LPL's best record at 50-32, a five game cushion over Trenton in the Buffoon League East. Vancouver has won 12 straight in the West but still trails Denver (47-35) by five games. Cleveland (47-35) has a two game edge over Philadelphia in the Chump League North, while in the South all six teams are separated by seven games with St. Louis (45-37) leading by three over Atlanta and Memphis. Thomas Kopf still leads the majors in homeruns (29), RBI (63) and runs scored (64), but Cleveland's Joseph Thom is right behind him at 28, 62 and 64 respectively. Thom also has taken the overall lead in OPS at 1.177. John Mohler is first in wins with 12, while Edward Rolle has the best ERA at 1.70 and Ali Naccarato has racked up 186 strikeouts already. Best headline so far? "Season Ending Injury Strikes Louisville's Colon". That's gotta hurt. Warner Hartley (.338/22/56) is still prospect #1 for the league, but he gets way too much press so let's have a midseason progress report on each of the Last Picks. Each player has ratings changes listed first - all but one player (Hayes) had talent ratings remain unchanged from the beginning of the season. Eric Andrews C -1/-2/+6/-2/0 - His power increase sounds impressive until it's recalled that it was a 3 at season's start. He's hitting .351 in AA with a .419 OBP and more walks than strikeouts. Andrews also has 30 doubles. Steve Bartman RP +3/+3/+4 - Steve woke up on June 28th to the telephone ringing. It was his agent. "Alou there, how ya doin? Remember how happy you were that your favorite team drafted you? Well, you've been traded. To the Red Sox." Bartman felt like reaching out and grabbing his agent through the phone line, but he would have just dropped him anyway. He was dealt along with two other relievers for a major league starting CF with a .582 OPS. Bartman is having a great year in AA, with a 1.98 ERA in 36 innings. He's struck out 39 and has 11 saves. Jerry Bond SP no change - 7-6 in 16 starts, Bond has struck out 116 in 114 innings and got promoted to AAA where he's made one start, winning it. He had three shutouts in AA ball and a 3.79 ERA. Garth Brooks RP 0/-3/-3 - His ratings are not going in the desired direction, but he is 5-0 with two saves in AA ball, with a 2.16 ERA in 25 relief innings. Chris Chatham C 0/0/-3/-1/0 - Chatham is having a very nondescript AA campaign, hitting .211 with a dismal .614 OBP. Marcus Chiang RF -2/-4/-4/-3/-1 - 29 years old and his ratings are dropping, and they weren't high to start with. In 60 AAA games since being promoted, Chiang is hitting .250 with a .361 SLP. Jeremy Cobb SP no change - 6-8 with a 3.15 ERA in 18 starts at A ball. He's struck out 113 against 39 walks in 126 IP. Patrick Garde RP 0/-1/+2 - 26 innings pitched, 3.42 ERA, seven saves in AA ball. He's walked 16 which is a bit alarming. Brett Hayes SP 0/+2/0 talent rating in control now 7 (+1) - His control rating is already second highest at 58 (to Thidedeaux's 62), and with the talent bump it should increase. He's walked just 27 in 110 IP while striking out 117 and has a 7-5 record with a 2.45 ERA in 15 AA starts. He's 25, so his ratings still have room to grow. Or fall. Randall Hoffinpenis SP no change - He was 4-5 in 10 starts with a 4.54 ERA in AA ball, so the club rewarded him by promoting him. In six AAA starts he's 1-3 with a 5.08 ERA, allowing 77 baserunners in just 39 IP. He's Hoffintrouble getting anyone out. Ken Jennings RP no change - What is "little-used", Alex? Jennings has just four appearances since being signed as a minor-league free agent by Jacksonville. He's allowed just 11 baserunners in 10 innings, so it's unusual that his AAA manager hasn't used him more. Pete Kahle C 0/0/0/-2/+2 - His eye rating fell while his avoid Ks rating improved, which seems odd. But Kahle isn't like the other Last Picks. No, he's still the only one with major league experience. His average actually fell in June and is now at .111 in 54 AB. His OPS is .380. No, not his slugging. That's his combined OBP and SLP. With runners in scoring position he is 0-15. He has as many HBP as extra base hits (3). Shall I continue? Alan Liao C no change - His ratings are still dismal, but he's also just 16. His OPS keeps improving and is now at .628. He has a 10:1 K:BB ratio, however, with 78 Ks in 82 games. Chuck Mathews RP +2/0/0 - He hasn't been used much at A ball, appearing in just 12 games with a 5.17 ERA in 16 IP. Sometimes you can look at the statistics for a long time and still think of nothing else to say. Tim Moungey LF 0/0/+6/0/+3 - The Octopus got a power boost, and he's hit nine homers in 81 games. Not great, but the power rating is still just 24. In AA ball, he has a .731 OPS. Joe Neldrett LF +2/+4/+3/0/+5 - Ratings up, which is a good sign, but stats still stink. In 81 games at A ball he's hitting .220, with 68 strikeouts and just 20 walks. He does have 39 RBI with 10 homers so the power threat is there. Will Netsky CF +4/+15/+3/0/+7 - A huge jump in his gap rating is definitely a factor in his great half season. He's slugging .531 with an OPS of .884 at A level, with 28 doubles and 12 HR. He's scored 47 and driven in the same amount. Expect a promotion to AA shortly. Pelvis Resley RP -1/0/0 - 31 AA appearances, most of them good. He's got five saves and has struck out 29 in 27 IP, with a 2.63 ERA. Jake Scott RP 0/-3/+2 - Scott has put together some good outings for the AAA squad, going 2-0 with a 2.61 ERA in 21 innings. He's walked just two batters among 17 Ks. Boudreaux Thidedeaux RP +4/+3/0 - Easily the worst stats of any Last Pick reliever. He's allowed 35 baserunners in 23 IP with a 7.04 ERA. New Orleans released him on June 21, so he took his wonderfully Cajun name to Trenton, where he was immediately beat up repeatedly and jammed into a trash can headfirst. Alan Liao helped him out, but managed a quick (and undetected) sucker punch while doing so. Welcome to Jersey. Scott Thompson 3B -2/+2/0/+1/+1 - Thompson's compiled a solid first half for the AA team, reaching base at a .374 clip. He also has 26 extra base hits. Jeff Watson RP +2/-3/0 - A durable MR, Watson has tossed 39 innings in just 17 appearances and has a 2.79 ERA to show for it, in AAA ball. He's allowed 45 baserunners, and it wouldn't be a stretch to see him called up by year-end. Brian Williams RF no change - With 11 SB he leads the Last Picks in that category. He's walked a pitiful 10 times in 72 starts at A ball. He has 63 hits, but also 63 strikeouts. Reggie Wright SP no change - Performing well in A ball, Reggie appears to have the Wright stuff, at least through one half of the season. He's 8-5 in 17 starts, with a 3.02 ERA. He's allowed 150 baserunners in 125 innings. What will the second half bring? The forecast calls for a couple more Last Pick promotions to the majors, with a chance for very scattered hits by Pete Kahle. __________________ "Read books, get brain."

01-21-2005, 10:41 PM	#68
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01-24-2005, 12:55 PM	#71
scprideandms All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: N KY, 25 miles from Cincy Posts: 1,314	Boudreaux just plain sucks!!! __________________ Change your playground + change your playfriends + change your playtoys + change your playtime = Change your life. If you keep on doing what you've always done you'll keep on gitting what you've always gotten.

01-24-2005, 10:23 PM	#74
Dagrims Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,827	July 2001 Update Cleveland's got a three game lead over Philadelphia in the Chump North; St. Louis is opening things up in the South; it's Toronto by four games over Syracuse in the Buffoon East; and Denver is pacing the West by four games over San Francisco and five over Vancouver. Russell Vanhouten is the new offensive league leader with 38 homers and 88 driven in, although Thom and Kopf are right behind him on the leader boards. Edward Rolle, at 1.47, has nearly a full run edge over the next best ERA. Toronto's Andrew Wilmer leads the league with 238 strikeouts. AA phenom Hartley blasted his 30th homerun and remains the top prospect. Here's the news worth mentioning regarding the Last Picks: Pete Kahle remains the only Last Pick with major league experience, although that may change with the expansion to 40-man rosters in September. His OPS actually fell from last month's dismal .380, to .359. The dude has a .159 SLP in 82 at-bats. Eric Andrews has slowed down although he's still batting .320 in AA and now has 38 doubles. Steve Bartman is improving as the season progresses. He now has a 1.53 ERA in 53 innings of AA relief, with 15 saves. Garth Brooks has six wins with nary a loss in 40 innings of relief, accompanying a 1.85 ERA in AA. He's allowed just 39 baserunners. Brett Hayes is proving that the promotion to AAA was deserved, allowing 29 baserunners in 28 innings (four games). He's 11-5 in the minors to date. Randall Hoffinpenis has AAA stats that are nearly identical to those he compiled in AA. I'm not going to bother typing them all out because they're mediocre; I just thought it was odd. Will Netsky broke his jaw on the last day of the month while trying to set a minor league record for most sunflower seeds in his mouth at one time. Unfortunately, this will sideline him for at least a month, taking away from an otherwise very solid campaign in A ball (.289/.329/508 with 16 homers). Boudreaux Thidedeaux may just be getting better. Or less horrible. It's hard to distinguish. His ERA has improved to 6.30 and he allowed just 11 baserunners in his last seven innings. Brian Williams stole just one base during July but still leads the Last Picks with 12 thefts. He's been gunned down seven times, drawing striking comparisons to 50 Cent. Reggie Wright has been a workhorse, pitching 172 innings in just 23 starts. Surprisingly, he has but one complete game. He's 12-6 with a 3.29 ERA. __________________ "Read books, get brain." Last edited by Dagrims; 01-24-2005 at 10:24 PM.