Create A Career - Page 12

hfield007 · 03-30-2013, 10:12 PM

Hope my guy makes it to the show in the next 2-3 years.

MarkCuban · 03-31-2013, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hfield007

Hope my guy makes it to the show in the next 2-3 years.

Fields is getting his first taste of full-season ball. Just about everybody got promoted over the off season.

MarkCuban · 03-31-2013, 06:36 PM

2016 Assignments
ML-Level
C Crash Davis, hitting #4/#5 for Cleveland
RF Barry Bums, hitting #5 for Cleveland (vs RHP w/DH) for Cleveland
[B]SS Timothy Hawk, hitting #8/#9 for Chicago (AL)

AAA-Level
1B Shawn Cameron, Leading off for New Orleans

AA-Level
SS Deepak Khabra, Hitting #5/#6 for the New Britain Rock Cats
SP Dean Caufeild #2 Starter for Tulsa Drillers

A Level
Scott Fields #2 Starter for St. Lucie Mets
Eric Scott Montross #3 Starter for South Bend
1B/3B Mike "Mullet" Hegstrand, #3/#4 Hitter for A Carolina
CF/2B Jeffrey Lage, Backup UTIL for Savannah
C Damian Rosetto, Backup C Augusta

S A Level
Rusty "The Poet" Priske MR for Williamsport

MarkCuban · 03-31-2013, 10:04 PM

Season Start: SS Timothy Hawk, White Sox

White Sox have him hitting way too low. White Sox still experimenting with Hawk at Short. He's picking up the position fairly quickly, and has the skills to stick.

MarkCuban · 03-31-2013, 10:11 PM

RF Barry Bums, Cleveland

Cleveland has a good chance to make the playoffs. Bums is platooning in Cleveland. It's a good situation to be in, and with his sky-high power rating, expect him to make the best of it.

MarkCuban · 03-31-2013, 10:14 PM

C Crash Davis, Cleveland

Crash is the success story of Create A Career. He projects as an-all star, and has above-average defensive skills. Bums, and the rest of the Wahoos, will rely on Davis for the Tribe's playoff push.

MarkCuban · 03-31-2013, 10:24 PM

1B Shawn Cameron AAA New Orleans (Miami AAA)

You're gonna hear this is a "make or break" year for a lot of guys, Cameron Included. Shaun has an outside shot at Rookie of the Year if he gets hot-- he's already on par with the 1B on the big club.

MarkCuban · 03-31-2013, 10:29 PM

SP Dean Caufield AA Tulsa Drillers (AA Colorado)

SP Dean Caufield seems to improve as he faces more adversity. He's about to get his first taste of AA ball. Dean probably needs 12/12/12 to make the show. Dean is a long-shot to ever reach stardom, but a role in long relief or back-end starter could be only a season away.

MarkCuban · 03-31-2013, 10:39 PM

SS Deepak Khabra AA Rochester Red Wings (Minnesota AA)

Khabra is hoping to build off his solid AA campaign... with another season in AA. If he can continue to hit the cover off the ball, they'll be a place for Khabra

MarkCuban · 03-31-2013, 10:47 PM

1B/3B Mike "Mullet" Hegstrand A Carolina Mudcats (Cleveland A)

"Mullet" is a good bet to join young players Barry Bums and Crash Davis down the road. Hegstrand is being brought up slowly, like Crash was, and many scouts see the "Mullet" surpassing AA and AAA similar to C Davis.

MarkCuban · 03-31-2013, 10:53 PM

SP Scott "Strawberry" Fields A St. Lucie Mets (Mets A)

Fields is on the slow track. He didn't sign after being drafted in '13, slipped three rounds after that, and spent his first two seasons in short season. Developmentally Fields has a long way to go before he hits the majors. "Strawberry" has wonky control combined with a low stamina.

MarkCuban · 03-31-2013, 10:58 PM

SP Eric Scott "The Montross" Montross

A failure in A Ball will probably doom "The Montross". He's been below average at stops in Rookie and Short-Season. This is probably his last, desperate, crow.

MarkCuban · 03-31-2013, 11:04 PM

SS/CF/2B Jeffery Lage, A Savannah Sand Gnats (Mets A)

Jeffery Lage is a backup/utility man in Savannah. It's a downgrade from his previous place on the team he excelled at last year. This might be the sunset of Lages short baseball career

MarkCuban · 03-31-2013, 11:07 PM

C Damien Rosetto A Augusta Greenjackets (A San Francisco)

Damien is a backup in Augusta. Not a great place for him to be at the moment. "Dago Red" needs to string together a solid performance to continue his improvement

MarkCuban · 03-31-2013, 11:13 PM

MR Rusty Priske, S A Williamsport

Rusty Priske was scheduled in late march to progress to full-season. Ge would instead be repeating with the Crosscutters in 2016. Will have to see if Priske passes the bullpen test this season, again.

MarkCuban · 04-01-2013, 11:58 PM

2015 Season Projections ML Level
1. C Crash Davis
Cleveland Indians (Projected Record: 83-79)
Spring Training: .143, 2 HR 5 RBI
Projected Stats: 600 AB, .260/.340/.500, 30 HR, 100 HR
Projected AL All-Star
The focus will be on Crash from early on in the season. He's going to be the focal point of a Cleveland Team projected to be in the postseason hunt. All signs point to a breakout year for Crash with the exception of a subpar spring.
2. SS Timothy Hawk
Chicago White Sox (Projected Record: 74-88)
Spring Training: .220 with 3 HR and 13 RBI
Projected Stats: 550 AB, .255/.345/.420 with 15 HR, 55 RBI
Scouts are split on how well Timothy Hawk has developed. Hawk has great power tools yet in the minors relied more on his contact hitting. He flashed power in short major league stints. It's hard to judge how Hawks' rookie season will pan out.
3. RF Barry Bums
Cleveland Indians (Projected Record: 83-79)
Spring Training: .218, 3 HR, 10 RBI
Projected Stats: 400 AB, .235/.280/.490, 25 HR, 70 HR
Barry is platooning, yet hitting fifth in the Indians batting order. He'll be right behind fellow prospect Crash Davis, star hitter, in the lineup against RHP. Bums is shaking off a sub-par performance in Toronto. The Indians need Barry to bounce back.

MarkCuban · 04-02-2013, 09:17 PM

Minors Part One
4. Shawn Cameron (AAA New Orleans) (Miami Organization)
Projected Stats AAA: 400 AB, .295/.400/.400, 2 HR and 30 RBI, 20 SB
Projected Stats ML: 200 AB, .250/.350/.375, 2 HR and 20 RBI, 5 SB
Shawn is a lead-off man playing a power position. He's a ++ contact bat with ++ speed. He can play several positions yet he's best at first. The Marlins are projected to finish at 82-80 (near the playoff chase), and have no good solution at First Base, making a call-up to big leagues soon.
ETA: 2016

5. Mike "Mullet" Hegstrand (A Carolina) (Cleveland Organization)
Projected Stats: A: 200 AB, .290/.340/.490, 10 HR, 30 RBI
Projected Stats: AA: 400 AB, .250/.310/.400, 15 HR, 50 RBI
Mullet is developing quickly. I expect that he'll get promoted soon, as he already obliterated A ball in Lake County during his rookie season. He's developed beyond the limitations of A Ball and is ready for AA. Expect solid power numbers from the hard-hitting resident of the hot corner.
ETA: 2017

6: Scott "Strawberry" Fields (A St. Lucie)
Projected Stats: High A: 20 GS, 7-4 3.55 ERA 72 SO
Strawberry has been brought along very slowly due to control issues. The mets seem to have a history of advancing players slowly and it's probably a good idea for Strawberry to spend a few years honing his skills. He has too much stuff to be stranded in A ball. He should have a break-out 2016 season proving to all the doubters he deserves a major-league roster spot.
ETA: 2019

MarkCuban · 04-03-2013, 01:32 PM

7. SP Dean "Buddy" Caufield
Projected Stats: AA 20 S, 11-7 3.40 ERA 90 K
"Buddy" seems to rise to the occasion each level he advances to. His skills translate easily into a AAA starter. I don't expect him to be world beating in his first season at the new level but he should be above-average. Buddy shone in his high-A debut. Expect more of the same debuting in a new league he's already head and shoulders above.
ETA: 2017

8. 2B/SS/CF Deepak Khabra
Projected Stats: AA 400 AB: .276/.370/.500, 30 HR, 80 RBI, 20 SB
AAA 100 AB: .230/.340/.460, 5 HR, 20 RBI, 5 SB
Khabra has + speed and + power. He's developing quickly. The major impediment to advancement is his defense. He's improving at all three positions he can field. Khabra has a good chance to hit a major league roster sometime in the near future.
ETA: 2017

9. MR Rusty Priske
Projected Stats: S A 5 G, 6.2 IP, 1.91 ERA
Projected Stats: Low A 15 G, 25.5 IP, 3.17 ERA
Priskes' conversion to MR led to a comeback season by the young hurler. He saw all of his actuals improve modestly after the season. He was slated to start the season in Low A. I expect, given his stats in S A last year, he gets moved up quickly. This is a make-or-break season for Priske, and we can see if he's able to use last year's momentum to pass the bullpen test... again.
ETA: 2019

rpriske · 04-03-2013, 01:51 PM

At least you call me Mister.

j/k

MarkCuban · 04-03-2013, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by rpriske

At least you call me Mister.

j/k

There's a good possibility Scott "Strawberry" Fields ends up as a MR as well.
It seems with pitchers that low potentials are easier to overcome with a few good seasons (see Caufield, Dean). I don't think Priske is going to be a star, but he could very well pitch in the majors.

03-31-2013, 06:36 PM	#223
MarkCuban All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 575	2016 Assignments ML-Level C Crash Davis, hitting #4/#5 for Cleveland RF Barry Bums, hitting #5 for Cleveland (vs RHP w/DH) for Cleveland [B]SS Timothy Hawk, hitting #8/#9 for Chicago (AL) AAA-Level 1B Shawn Cameron, Leading off for New Orleans AA-Level SS Deepak Khabra, Hitting #5/#6 for the New Britain Rock Cats SP Dean Caufeild #2 Starter for Tulsa Drillers A Level Scott Fields #2 Starter for St. Lucie Mets Eric Scott Montross #3 Starter for South Bend 1B/3B Mike "Mullet" Hegstrand, #3/#4 Hitter for A Carolina CF/2B Jeffrey Lage, Backup UTIL for Savannah C Damian Rosetto, Backup C Augusta S A Level Rusty "The Poet" Priske MR for Williamsport __________________ Warning: Poster may not actually be owner of Dallas Mavericks. Last edited by MarkCuban; 03-31-2013 at 10:06 PM.

03-31-2013, 10:04 PM	#224
MarkCuban All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 575	Season Start: SS Timothy Hawk, White Sox White Sox have him hitting way too low. White Sox still experimenting with Hawk at Short. He's picking up the position fairly quickly, and has the skills to stick. __________________ Warning: Poster may not actually be owner of Dallas Mavericks. Last edited by MarkCuban; 03-31-2013 at 10:07 PM.

03-31-2013, 10:11 PM	#225
MarkCuban All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 575	RF Barry Bums, Cleveland Cleveland has a good chance to make the playoffs. Bums is platooning in Cleveland. It's a good situation to be in, and with his sky-high power rating, expect him to make the best of it. __________________ Warning: Poster may not actually be owner of Dallas Mavericks.

03-31-2013, 10:14 PM	#226
MarkCuban All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 575	C Crash Davis, Cleveland Crash is the success story of Create A Career. He projects as an-all star, and has above-average defensive skills. Bums, and the rest of the Wahoos, will rely on Davis for the Tribe's playoff push. __________________ Warning: Poster may not actually be owner of Dallas Mavericks.

03-31-2013, 10:24 PM	#227
MarkCuban All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 575	1B Shawn Cameron AAA New Orleans (Miami AAA) You're gonna hear this is a "make or break" year for a lot of guys, Cameron Included. Shaun has an outside shot at Rookie of the Year if he gets hot-- he's already on par with the 1B on the big club. __________________ Warning: Poster may not actually be owner of Dallas Mavericks.

03-30-2013, 10:12 PM	#221
hfield007 All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,712	Hope my guy makes it to the show in the next 2-3 years.

03-31-2013, 10:29 PM	#228
MarkCuban All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 575	SP Dean Caufield AA Tulsa Drillers (AA Colorado) SP Dean Caufield seems to improve as he faces more adversity. He's about to get his first taste of AA ball. Dean probably needs 12/12/12 to make the show. Dean is a long-shot to ever reach stardom, but a role in long relief or back-end starter could be only a season away. __________________ Warning: Poster may not actually be owner of Dallas Mavericks.

03-31-2013, 10:39 PM	#229
MarkCuban All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 575	SS Deepak Khabra AA Rochester Red Wings (Minnesota AA) Khabra is hoping to build off his solid AA campaign... with another season in AA. If he can continue to hit the cover off the ball, they'll be a place for Khabra __________________ Warning: Poster may not actually be owner of Dallas Mavericks.

03-31-2013, 10:47 PM	#230
MarkCuban All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 575	1B/3B Mike "Mullet" Hegstrand A Carolina Mudcats (Cleveland A) "Mullet" is a good bet to join young players Barry Bums and Crash Davis down the road. Hegstrand is being brought up slowly, like Crash was, and many scouts see the "Mullet" surpassing AA and AAA similar to C Davis. __________________ Warning: Poster may not actually be owner of Dallas Mavericks.

03-31-2013, 10:53 PM	#231
MarkCuban All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 575	SP Scott "Strawberry" Fields A St. Lucie Mets (Mets A) Fields is on the slow track. He didn't sign after being drafted in '13, slipped three rounds after that, and spent his first two seasons in short season. Developmentally Fields has a long way to go before he hits the majors. "Strawberry" has wonky control combined with a low stamina. __________________ Warning: Poster may not actually be owner of Dallas Mavericks.

03-31-2013, 10:58 PM	#232
MarkCuban All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 575	SP Eric Scott "The Montross" Montross A failure in A Ball will probably doom "The Montross". He's been below average at stops in Rookie and Short-Season. This is probably his last, desperate, crow. __________________ Warning: Poster may not actually be owner of Dallas Mavericks.

03-31-2013, 11:04 PM	#233
MarkCuban All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 575	SS/CF/2B Jeffery Lage, A Savannah Sand Gnats (Mets A) Jeffery Lage is a backup/utility man in Savannah. It's a downgrade from his previous place on the team he excelled at last year. This might be the sunset of Lages short baseball career __________________ Warning: Poster may not actually be owner of Dallas Mavericks.

03-31-2013, 11:07 PM	#234
MarkCuban All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 575	C Damien Rosetto A Augusta Greenjackets (A San Francisco) Damien is a backup in Augusta. Not a great place for him to be at the moment. "Dago Red" needs to string together a solid performance to continue his improvement __________________ Warning: Poster may not actually be owner of Dallas Mavericks.

03-31-2013, 11:13 PM	#235
MarkCuban All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 575	MR Rusty Priske, S A Williamsport Rusty Priske was scheduled in late march to progress to full-season. Ge would instead be repeating with the Crosscutters in 2016. Will have to see if Priske passes the bullpen test this season, again. __________________ Warning: Poster may not actually be owner of Dallas Mavericks. Last edited by MarkCuban; 03-31-2013 at 11:14 PM.

04-01-2013, 11:58 PM	#236
MarkCuban All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 575	2015 Season Projections ML Level 1. C Crash Davis Cleveland Indians (Projected Record: 83-79) Spring Training: .143, 2 HR 5 RBI Projected Stats: 600 AB, .260/.340/.500, 30 HR, 100 HR Projected AL All-Star The focus will be on Crash from early on in the season. He's going to be the focal point of a Cleveland Team projected to be in the postseason hunt. All signs point to a breakout year for Crash with the exception of a subpar spring. 2. SS Timothy Hawk Chicago White Sox (Projected Record: 74-88) Spring Training: .220 with 3 HR and 13 RBI Projected Stats: 550 AB, .255/.345/.420 with 15 HR, 55 RBI Scouts are split on how well Timothy Hawk has developed. Hawk has great power tools yet in the minors relied more on his contact hitting. He flashed power in short major league stints. It's hard to judge how Hawks' rookie season will pan out. 3. RF Barry Bums Cleveland Indians (Projected Record: 83-79) Spring Training: .218, 3 HR, 10 RBI Projected Stats: 400 AB, .235/.280/.490, 25 HR, 70 HR Barry is platooning, yet hitting fifth in the Indians batting order. He'll be right behind fellow prospect Crash Davis, star hitter, in the lineup against RHP. Bums is shaking off a sub-par performance in Toronto. The Indians need Barry to bounce back. __________________ Warning: Poster may not actually be owner of Dallas Mavericks.

04-02-2013, 09:17 PM	#237
MarkCuban All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 575	Minors Part One 4. Shawn Cameron (AAA New Orleans) (Miami Organization) Projected Stats AAA: 400 AB, .295/.400/.400, 2 HR and 30 RBI, 20 SB Projected Stats ML: 200 AB, .250/.350/.375, 2 HR and 20 RBI, 5 SB Shawn is a lead-off man playing a power position. He's a ++ contact bat with ++ speed. He can play several positions yet he's best at first. The Marlins are projected to finish at 82-80 (near the playoff chase), and have no good solution at First Base, making a call-up to big leagues soon. ETA: 2016 5. Mike "Mullet" Hegstrand (A Carolina) (Cleveland Organization) Projected Stats: A: 200 AB, .290/.340/.490, 10 HR, 30 RBI Projected Stats: AA: 400 AB, .250/.310/.400, 15 HR, 50 RBI Mullet is developing quickly. I expect that he'll get promoted soon, as he already obliterated A ball in Lake County during his rookie season. He's developed beyond the limitations of A Ball and is ready for AA. Expect solid power numbers from the hard-hitting resident of the hot corner. ETA: 2017 6: Scott "Strawberry" Fields (A St. Lucie) Projected Stats: High A: 20 GS, 7-4 3.55 ERA 72 SO Strawberry has been brought along very slowly due to control issues. The mets seem to have a history of advancing players slowly and it's probably a good idea for Strawberry to spend a few years honing his skills. He has too much stuff to be stranded in A ball. He should have a break-out 2016 season proving to all the doubters he deserves a major-league roster spot. ETA: 2019 __________________ Warning: Poster may not actually be owner of Dallas Mavericks.

04-03-2013, 01:32 PM	#238
MarkCuban All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 575	7. SP Dean "Buddy" Caufield Projected Stats: AA 20 S, 11-7 3.40 ERA 90 K "Buddy" seems to rise to the occasion each level he advances to. His skills translate easily into a AAA starter. I don't expect him to be world beating in his first season at the new level but he should be above-average. Buddy shone in his high-A debut. Expect more of the same debuting in a new league he's already head and shoulders above. ETA: 2017 8. 2B/SS/CF Deepak Khabra Projected Stats: AA 400 AB: .276/.370/.500, 30 HR, 80 RBI, 20 SB AAA 100 AB: .230/.340/.460, 5 HR, 20 RBI, 5 SB Khabra has + speed and + power. He's developing quickly. The major impediment to advancement is his defense. He's improving at all three positions he can field. Khabra has a good chance to hit a major league roster sometime in the near future. ETA: 2017 9. MR Rusty Priske Projected Stats: S A 5 G, 6.2 IP, 1.91 ERA Projected Stats: Low A 15 G, 25.5 IP, 3.17 ERA Priskes' conversion to MR led to a comeback season by the young hurler. He saw all of his actuals improve modestly after the season. He was slated to start the season in Low A. I expect, given his stats in S A last year, he gets moved up quickly. This is a make-or-break season for Priske, and we can see if he's able to use last year's momentum to pass the bullpen test... again. ETA: 2019 __________________ Warning: Poster may not actually be owner of Dallas Mavericks.

04-03-2013, 01:51 PM	#239
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,508 Blog Entries: 1	At least you call me Mister. j/k