Complete Universe Facegen Pack

[negroleagueenthusiast]

Any chance we could get an updated one for Michael Harris II and Vaughn Grissom? Apologize if I missed them!

[LansdowneSt]

The Atlanta Braves pushed the call-up button on May 28, taking Michael Harris II all the way from the Class AA Mississippi Braves to Atlanta, making Harris, just turned 21, the youngest player in Major League Baseball. The move – skipping Class AAA altogether – raised some eyebrows. There was his age, plus the fact Harris had played only 43 games above the Class A level. Were the Braves rushing him, panicking because the defending world champions were off to a disappointing 22-24 start?

Those of us who had watched Harris at Trustmark Park knew better. He was ready. As a baseball player, he was 21 going on 28. Bruce Crabbe, the M-Braves manager, gushed more about Harris’ maturity than he did the kid’s obvious talent. Crabbe talked about Harris’ “rare professionalism at such a young age.” “He’s so smart,” Crabbe said. “He just gets it.”

Back in April, I asked Harris if he had a timetable for reaching Atlanta. He shook his head. “Whenever they need me, I plan to be ready,” he said.

He got the call 36 days later. - Rick Cleveland, mississippitoday.org

facegen by request, hopefully this one gets cleared by the MLBPA and can ship with the game.

[LansdowneSt]

Welcome to the majors, Mr. Grissom. This was impressive to see even though I was rooting for the Sox. Just crushed it.

https://www.mlb.com/video/vaughn-gri...=braves-homers

[negroleagueenthusiast]

thank you!

[luckymann]

A trio more from my beloved Eclipse League in dire need of a facelift whenever you get the chance please bud - as always, no rush.

Thx

G

Taylor Duncan




Juan Samuel - who, just quietly, is killing it and, I think, deserves better than this one...




Julio Gonzalez



You can imagine how that one stands out, given the EL's premise, on a Mac to boot...

[LansdowneSt]

The Atlanta Braves selected Taylor Duncan with the 10th overall pick in the 1971 Amateur Draft. Scouts saw him as a good comparison to Joe Morgan but in his first minor league season, Duncan would break his ankle sliding into second in his first professional season. This injury has been called the reason why he never lived up to his full potential.

After two trades in the minors, the Oakland A's would select Duncan in the Rule 5. The woeful A's (69-93) gave him an extended shot to succeed in 1978, playing mostly third base. Though Duncan held his own at times in the big leagues, he was released by the A's following that season. He'd then bounce around the minor leagues with the Detroit Tigers, Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates and Toronto Blue Jays organizations from 1979-1980.

Then he talked to his friend Leon Lee, who was already a few years into a tremendous career in Japan. His high school friend told him about the great amounts of money he was making and how much success he was having. Leon, the father of Derrek Lee, had revitalized his baseball career and he felt the same could be done with Duncan.

He signed with the Seibu Lions for 12 million yen in the middle of the year. Upon arrival, in his first intrasquad game, he hit a home run. Duncan seemed to enjoy his time in Japan as he loved the food and wanted to build a house there. He even tied the team record in home runs when the season began, but it was his poor fielding that forced the Lions to part ways with their Gaijin. Lions coaches cited a knee injury that forced him into poor reaction times. He'd then head to Mexico to finish his career. He had a stroke and passed away in 2004 at the age of 50 in Asheville, NC. - http://graveyardbaseball.blogspot.com/

Redid the facegen.

[LansdowneSt]

Baseball is all Juan Samuel has ever known. He came to the United States from the Dominican Republic as a 19-year-old Phillies prospect and ended his 16-year major league career in 1998 as a three-time all-star. Along the way, he appeared on the cover of Baseball America five times from 1982 through 1993.

Samuel was known for his free-swinging approach during an era when a greater premium was placed on on-base percentage and putting the ball in play. It helps explain how he still owns the major league record for a righthanded hitter with 701 at-bats in his rookie season of 1984. Samuel’s response to leading the National League in strikeouts in consecutive seasons from 1984 through 1987 was representative of the style of play he learned in the Dominican Republic. “We don’t walk out of the island. We hit our way out,” Samuel said.

Samuel, a career .259/.315/.420 hitter in 6,081 at-bats who amassed 161 home runs and 396 stolen bases, said he once poked fun at fellow Dominicans Julio Franco and Tony Fernandez. “I don’t think you guys are Dominican,” Samuel recalled saying to them. “You guys know the strike zone too well.” - Baseball America

This new facegen should be less orange in your game, luckymann

[luckymann]

Fantastic stuff as usual bud, appreciate it muchly.

G

[LansdowneSt]

Right-hander Julio Gonzalez a 27-year-old pitcher from Banes, Cuba was signed by the Washington Senators before the 1948 season and assigned to the Havana Cubans of the Florida International League. Gonzalez would throw a 15-13 record with a great 2.18 ERA while pitching 202 innings in his first season in the league, helping his team to the league championship and play-off title. He fell off to an 8-10 record with a 3.48 ERA in 1949 but his teammates still won the league championship and were runners-up to the Tampa Smokers in the play-offs. He was called up to the big leagues in early August by the Senators and made his pitching debut on August 9, 1949. Julio showed guts and appeared in 13 games, pitching 34 innings with no decisions and a 4.72 ERA. Unfortunately, he didn't impress the owners enough and this would be his one and only chance at the big boys.

He retired from professional ball at the end of the 1955 season with six active seasons under his belt. He was 34 years or so old and he had to be satisfied with his 37-46 minor league record and a 4.44 ERA while pitching 729 innings. He called it a career and went where old pitchers go, with a lot of good stories to tell. - bRef Bullpen wiki

The shadows in the picture gave me fits but then I remembered your "before" picture, luckymann, and figured this would work.

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by LansdowneSt

The shadows in the picture gave me fits but then I remembered your "before" picture, luckymann, and figured this would work.

Yes, indeed it does my friend thank again.

G

[CBLCardinals]

FG gurus,

Can you create MJ Melendez of the KC Royals?

Thanks in advance!

[LansdowneSt]

Everyone who knows anything about KC Royals baseball knew it was coming. Leaving hot catching prospect MJ Melendez in the minors for long wasn’t an option, not after the way he stormed through Double-A and Triple-A last year with a minor league-best and award-winning 41 home runs, 103 RBIs and a .286/.386/.625 line.

But when the Royals called him up from Omaha immediately after their May 1 game, they did so not out of an overwhelming sense he was ready for the majors, but instead because Cam Gallagher’s injury that day forced their trusty backup catcher to the Injured List. The club needed an immediate replacement, and Melendez was the logical choice.

And although he was, with the obvious exception of seven-time All-Star Salvador Perez, the best backstop in the organization, Melendez’s performance at Omaha proved that nothing more than necessity triggered his promotion. His hitting was awful when the call came—a .167 average, .286 OBP and .286 SLG weren’t major league-worthy.

That, though, was then. This is now, and Melendez appears to be in the majors to stay. - kingsofkauffman.com

As requested...

[CBLCardinals]

Awesome thank you!!

[CBLCardinals]

FG gurus,

Can you create Taj Bradley, one of the top pitching prospects in baseball? In game looks a bit generic?

thanks!

[LansdowneSt]

Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Curveball: 45 | Cutter: 60 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 55 | Overall: 55

The Rays took Bradley in the fifth round of the 2018 Draft out of Redan High (Stone Mountain, Ga.) -- a program known for Domonic Brown, Brandon Phillips and Wally Joyner -- and signed him for $747,500 (slot: $343,600). Young for his class, the right-hander spent his first two seasons in Rookie ball before starting to show signs of a breakout at 2020 fall instructs. That came to fruition in 2021, when Bradley led the Minors with a 1.83 ERA over 103 1/3 innings at Low-A and High-A. He also fanned 123 and walked 31 in that span. Bradley has picked up right where he left off in 2021 and has been just as effective this season, having reached Triple-A at just 21 years old in July.

His fastball and cutter give him a decent floor, but given how well he works within his profile, Bradley has star potential as a starter for Tampa Bay. - mlb.com

I closed his mouth in the Rays' pic and used that for the facegen. Wasn't easy. This kid always smiles

[luckymann]

Hey bud, here's my next batch of ELers needing an upgrade whenever you get the time - as always, no rush.

Thanks so much.

G

Curt Motton




Jose Nuñez




Jim Clark

Might be a tough one, as I couldn't find a pic of him anywhere.




Luis Andújar

[low]

Thanks for doing all these.

[LansdowneSt]

Jim Clark played 13 games for the Cleveland Indians in 1971, a team which lost 102 games even with star power the likes of Vada Pinson, Graig Nettles, Chris Chambliss, Ray Fosse and Sam McDowell. Not much out there on him but on his 1965 MiLB annual questionnaire, when asked what he would consider his most interesting or unusual experience in baseball, the then-18-year-old Clark replied, "Hitting a pitch over my head onto the school cafeteria roof 450 feet away." I hope the varsity coach at LA High still talks about it.

Speaking of LA High, I used his HS picture from the yearbook as it had a cleaner, straight on shot. Aged him up a bit to a man as he had his cup of coffee as a 24-year-old.

[LansdowneSt]

“(Curt) Motton has been Baltimore’s best pinch-hitter ever since I’ve been managing this club. He was an automatic choice in this spot.”
— Orioles manager Earl Weaver after Motton’s game-tying double helped Baltimore come from behind to beat Oakland’s Vida Blue in the 1971 American League Championship Series

Curt Motton grew up in the Oakland, California, housing projects with future major leaguers Willie Stargell and Tommy Harper. Stargell became a Hall of Famer and Harper had a 15-season big-league career. In Motton’s eight major-league seasons he was never a regular, but he found his big-league niche as a pinch-hitter. After retiring, Motton got into real estate and insurance sales, but he returned to baseball in 1981 as a minor-league instructor with the San Francisco Giants, where his best friend in baseball, Frank Robinson, was managing. After five years in that position, Motton returned to Rochester and was on the Red Wings’ coaching staff from 1986 through 1988, then was Baltimore’s first-base coach from 1989 through 1991 when Robinson took over as the Orioles’ skipper. “People in Baltimore remember me because I was part of those (great) ballclubs,” he said. - SABR

Used the O's picture for the basis of the fg

[LansdowneSt]

Chicago Tribute, March 5, 1996: SARASOTA, Fla. — Spring is a time for the proverbial phenoms to strut their stuff, giving shivering folks up north a bit of hope that the future is as bright as management always says it is. There is no such phenom in White Sox camp this year, nor has there been since Frank Thomas tore up Grapefruit League pitching in the spring of 1990. But after a relatively long dry period in which few Sox prospects made the grade in the majors, some finally are turning heads. Shortstop Chris Snopek, right-hander Luis Andujar and left-handed reliever Larry Thomas made significant imprints with the Sox after their callups late in the '95 season, and figure to be vital players in the team's hoped-for revival.

Luis Andujar was not to be a vital player in then-oft-wished, never realized Sox revival of the mid-90's. Helped by the ballpark, he was the best pitcher in the Southern League in 1995 and pitched well enough in 1996 for just over thirty innings. But there after his ERA ballooned, he was traded in 1996 to the Jays before getting released not long after.

Redid the facegen.