Safeco Field Remodel - Page 2

legofarley · 01-19-2013, 01:11 PM

BACK TO THE EXPERIMENT!

July 8, 2012 - P Felix Hernandez and 1B Justin Smoak elected to All-Star game. The NL won the All-Star game 6-1.
July 23, 2012 - OF Ichiro Suzuki traded to New York Yankees for P Dellin Betances and OF Cole Garner. P Brandon League traded to Los Angeles Dodgers with P Dellin Betances for P Allen Webster. OF Tony Campana and P Blake Beaven recalled from AAA Tacoma.

At the end of July, the M's are 50-56, sitting at 14 GB in 3rd Place in the AL West.

FightingIgs · 01-20-2013, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by legofarley

July 8, 2012 - P Felix Hernandez and 1B Justin Smoak elected to All-Star game. The NL won the All-Star game 6-1.

Justin Smoak to the All-Star game? Okay -- now you're veering a long ways away from reality

Vatechfan · 01-20-2013, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by legofarley

I'm very glad that the Upton trade didn't go through. Arizona would have acquired Nick Franklin & Taijuan Walker among others. Justin Upton Rumors: Friday: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com

I'm bummed to see Jaso go after last year, but I think Morse is one of those Mariners players who shouldn't have been traded in the first place. As a side note, in my simulation right now Jaso is .267 in AAA Tacoma and was hitting .143 in Seattle. I know it's just a sim, but food for thought.

OK so upon further review of that trade i would like to say you sir are correct!! That would have been a horrible trade. (Side note i didn't actually see who was in the trade initially, I had just seen that Upton turned it down). Good job Upton.

legofarley · 01-20-2013, 06:36 PM

Aug. 1, 2012 - IF Chone Figgins placed on the DL. IF Carlos Triunfel promoted to Seattle.
Aug. 30, 2012 - P Blake Beavan placed on the DL. P Erasmo Ramirez promoted to Seattle.

At the end of August, 2012 the M's are 65-68, trailing by 15 games and are in 3rd place in the Al West.

legofarley · 01-20-2013, 06:39 PM

SEPTEMBER, 2012 CALL UPS FOR ROSTER EXPANSION:
P Michael Fiers, C John Jaso, OF Trayvon Robinson.

Sept. 2, 2012 - IF Chone Figgins returns from DL.

At the end of the regular season the M's mustered a record of 80-82 finishing 18 Games behind Texas at 3rd place. The final AL West standings are below:
Texas Rangers - 1st place - 98-64 - Division Champion playoff berth.
Los Angeles Angels - 2nd Place - 85-77 at 13 GB - Wildcard playoff berth. They will play the pigtail game against the Yankees.
Seattle Mariners - 3rd Place - 80-82
Oakland Athletics - 4th Place - 69-93

OutfieldGrass · 01-20-2013, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by legofarley

I'm not a big fan of that trade either. Vargas is a good pitcher and most of his losses last year came from the bullpen costing him the game. Yes he did give up a lot of home runs, but that seems like something that can be ironed out in the offseason.

I have been as big of a Jason Vargas fan as anybody and had advocated locking him up for a few years but with the fences coming and his penchant for giving up HR's I was just not confident that he would maintain, or raise, his trade value. We needed offense and we took advantage of what Vargas has done. He very well could repeat but there is as big of a chance that he tanks. Especially after looking at the home/road splits.

legofarley · 01-20-2013, 07:11 PM

Wildcard Playoff Games:
LA Angels defeat NY Yankees, 6-2. St. Louis Cardinals defeat Cincinnati Reds, 10-5

Divisional Series Results:
LA Angels defeat Texas Rangers, 3 games straight.
Cleveland Indians defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 3 games to 1.
St. Louis Cardinals defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 3 games straight.
Atlanta Braves defeat Colorado Rockies, 3 games to 1.

League Championship Series Results:
LA Angels defeat Cleveland Indians, 4 games to 1 and Win the American League Championship.
St. Louis Cardinals defeat Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 2 and Win The National League Championship.

Los Angeles Angels win the World Series 4 games straight to defeat the Cardinals and claim their World Series Ring. The Angels only other World Series win was in 2002.

legofarley · 01-20-2013, 07:28 PM

Below is a pic of all the M's team stats for 2012.

To start the offseason headed toward 2013, the M's released pitching coach Chris Chambliss and voided the final contract year for C Miguel Olivo. Also P Jason Vargas was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for 1B Kendrys Morales. This leaves the M's looking for a left handed starting pitcher for next year.

C Miguel Olivo, P Kevin Millwood, P George Sherrill, P Shawn Kelley, IF Chone Figgins will be released to free agency.

The M's signed Robin Ventura as the new hitting coach.

C John Jaso traded to Washington Nationals for OF Mike Morse.

IF Alex Liddi traded to NY Mets for OF Jason Bay.

OF Raul Ibanez was not released by the Yankees, therefore I am going to pursue a good catcher and good outfielder to supplement the team. Lefty P Danny Hultzen may be a starter for the M's next year, but since he had an ERA north of 5.00 at AAA Tacoma, I will also pursue a free agent lefty starter.

Traded OF Trayvon Robinson & a minor league OF to Cleveland Indians for C Lou Marson and cash. Last year for the Indians Marson hit .310/.396/.379 in 87 at bats.

Signed free agent C Miguel Montero, formerly of the Arizona Diamondbacks to a $42 million 3 year contract. Last year Montero hit .253/.328/.392 with 13 HR's and 61 RBI's over 549 at bats. His past performances show that can hit as high as .290 but will most likely hit about .270 next year.

Traded P Hector Noesi & OF Darren Ford to Detroit Tigers for lefty P Drew Smyly. 2012 was Smyly's rookie season in which he went 12-8 with a 5.04 ERA in starting 29 games.

legofarley · 01-20-2013, 10:16 PM

It's January 1, 2013 in my experiment. The Houston Astros are officially part of the AL West Division and the fences have been moved in at Safeco Field. It's time to start the comparison. Next up is Spring Training with a very different looking Seattle Mariners. Stay tuned...

Scottiedog · 01-21-2013, 07:44 AM

Interesting piece Lego. I'm following right along....please keep this going!

legofarley · 01-21-2013, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Scottiedog

Interesting piece Lego. I'm following right along....please keep this going!

I will keep it going. But it might be a few days before I get back to it. Thanks for reading.

I'm really interested to see what happens. The HR park factors went from 1.0 to 1.019 for lefties and 0.8 to 0.84 for righties. It's going to be interesting.

legofarley · 01-21-2013, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by OutfieldGrass

I have been as big of a Jason Vargas fan as anybody and had advocated locking him up for a few years but with the fences coming and his penchant for giving up HR's I was just not confident that he would maintain, or raise, his trade value. We needed offense and we took advantage of what Vargas has done. He very well could repeat but there is as big of a chance that he tanks. Especially after looking at the home/road splits.

The chance of him having a good year I think is pretty good. Since he has one of the best defenses in baseball behind him and he's playing AGAINST the M's. He'll probably be an All-Star, just because that's how the M's luck usually goes.

legofarley · 01-21-2013, 11:00 PM

I guess I had some spare time tonight after all!

Jan. 12, 2013 - Signed free agent P Joel Peralta to a 2 year, $12.5 million deal. Peralta spent the last two years with Tampa Bay Rays. Last year he was 4-2 with 45 saves and a 3.13 ERA through 68 games/72 IP.

Mar. 6, 2013 - Spring Training 2013 is here! Listed below is the Mariners 40-man Roster:
P Blake Beavan
P Michael Fiers
P Felix Hernandez
P Danny Hultzen (Spent 2012 with AAA Tacoma)
P Hisashi Iwakuma
P James Paxton (spent 2012 with AA Jackson)
P Erasmo Ramirez
P Drew Smyly (spent 2012 with Detroit)
P Allen Webster (spent 2012 with AAA Albuquerque and AAA Tacoma)
P Roenis Ellias (spent 2012 with AA Jackson)
P Charlie Furbush
P Chance Ruffin
P Tom Wilhelmson
P Joel Peralta (spent 2012 with Tampa Bay)
C Miguel Montero
C Lou Marson
C Adam Moore (Surprisingly he hit .326/.429/.457/.885 at AAA Tacoma in 29 games and .279/.326/.419/.745 at Seattle in 12 games in 2012)
1B Justin Smoak (Again a surprising .276/.358/.481/.840 with 28 HR & 99 RBI in 155 games in 2012)
1B Kendrys Morales (Spent 2012 with LA Angels and Toronto)
1B Anthony Phillips (Spent 2012 with AA Jackson)
2B Dustin Ackley
2B Carlos Triunfel
2B Kyle Seager
3B Eric Campbell (spent 2012 with AAA Tacoma and Seattle)
3B Francisco Martinez (spent 2012 with AA Jackson)
SS Brenden Ryan
SS Nick Franklin (spent 2012 with AAA Tacoma)
OF Denny Almonte (spent 2012 with AA Jackson)
OF Mike Carp
OF Jason Bay (spent 2012 with NY Mets)
OF Tony Campana
OF Vincent Catricala (spent 2012 with AAA Tacoma)
OF Chih-Hsien Chiang (spent 2012 with AA Jackson & AAA Tacoma)
OF Michael Saunders
OF Franklin Gutierrez
OF Ruben Sierra Jr. (acquired thru free agency during 2012. Spent time with A Clinton in 2012)
OF Carlos Peguero (in 2012 batted .196/.252/.371 in Seattle over 46 games, then .317/.362/.662 in AAA Tacoma over 49 games)
OF Johermyn Chavez (spent 2012 with AA Jackson)
OF Mike Morse (spent 2012 with Washington)
DH Jesus Montero

Mar. 20, 2013 - Sadly, the M's owner Hiroshi Yamauchi passed away today. His son, Jesus Yamauchi (HAHAHAHAHAHAHA really OOTP?!) will be taking over. He's considered a tolerant economizer. The real bummer of this situation is where Junior immediately pulls $25 million out of the team's budget. The trade deadline will be interesting this year.

April 1, 2013 - After an abysmal spring training, where the M's could only manage a 7-15 record after losing 2.6 WAR on the offseason, it's finally Cut Day.

Being sent to the Minors:
P Erasmo Ramirez
P Michael Fiers
P James Paxton
1B Anthony Phillips
2B Carlos Triunfel
3B Eric Campbell
3B Francisco Martinez
OF Ruben Sierra Jr.
OF Carlos Peguero
OF Johermyn Chavez
OF Denny Almonte
OF Tony Campana
OF Vincent Catricala
OF Chih-Hsien Chiang

Designated for Assignment:
C Adam Moore (Cleared Waivers and outrighted to AAA Tacoma)

legofarley · 01-22-2013, 12:25 AM

Here's the Opening Day roster for the Seattle Mariners for 2013:

P Blake Beavan
P Felix Hernandez
P Danny Hultzen
P Hisashi Iwakuma
P Drew Smyly
P Roenis Ellias
P Charlie Furbush
P Chance Ruffin
P Allen Webster
P Tom Wilhelmson
P Joel Peralta
C Miguel Montero
C Lou Marson
1B Justin Smoak
1B Kendrys Morales
2B Dustin Ackley
3B Kyle Seager
SS Brendan Ryan
SS Nick Franklin
OF Mike Carp
OF Jason Bay
OF Franklin Gutierrez
OF Michael Saunders
OF Mike Morse
DH Jesus Montero

After spectacular individual performances during spring training, the catchers and first basement and shortstops will be platooned and for now Bay and Saunders are the bench bats. The M's are predicted to finish with 84 wins in 2nd place behind the LA Angels. The new owner just wants our M's to finish at .500 on the season.

Here goes 2013!

Scottiedog · 01-22-2013, 03:46 AM

Good luck Lego. I see the makings of a solid team. What's the minor leagues look like for ya? Any young stars in the future for ya?

legofarley · 01-22-2013, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Scottiedog

Good luck Lego. I see the makings of a solid team. What's the minor leagues look like for ya? Any young stars in the future for ya?

I think Fiers, Paxton, Walker, and Campbell all have a good shot at being star players. I also have Mike Zunino and I'm interested to see what might happen with Ruben Sierra Jr.

legofarley · 01-22-2013, 10:49 PM

At the end of April, 2013 the M's are 11-12 and in second place trailing behind Texas Rangers by just 1-1/2 games.

C Miguel Montero is only hitting .108
1B Justin Smoak is doing better than Morales at .235 with 2 HR and 10 RBI
Rookie SS Nick Franklin is hitting .268 to SS Brendan Ryan's .107
RF Mike Morse is hitting .283 with 5 HR and 19 RBI
DH Jesus Montero is starting to tear it up hitting .379 with 4 HR and 9 RBI
OF Jason Bay has yet to play a single game.

legofarley · 01-22-2013, 10:54 PM

May 7, 2013 - RF Mike Morse placed on DL. OF Vincent Catricala promoted from AAA Tacoma to Seattle.
May 29, 2013 - RF Mike Morse returns from DL and OF Vincent Catricala sent back to AAA Tacoma.

At the end of May, 2013 the M's fell off to 18-32, which puts them at 9-1/2 GB in 5th place. That's right you read correctly. The M's only managed 7 wins in May AND they're worse than the Astros. UGH!!!

legofarley · 01-23-2013, 10:24 PM

June 1, 2013 - Recalled P Erasmo Ramirez from AAA Tacoma and Sent P Chance Ruffin down to AAA Tacoma.

June 10, 2013 - Something badly needed to be done as the M's continued their epically bad slide. The pitching went from one of the best in the league to worst in the league, to match the batting I guess. I traded P Drew Smyly to Tampa Bay Rays for P Josh Lueke. I also demoted P Roenis Ellias to AAA Tacoma and brought up P Tyler Burgoon. And since I'm apparently running out of money, thanks to ownership changes, I will be shopping around SS Brendan Ryan as he is currently hitting .145 and is in the last year of his contract. I may also make a trade to make financial room for Mike Morse and even out the budget.

June 17, 2013 - Traded OF Franklin Gutierrez and SS Brendan Ryan to Chicago White Sox for OF Melky Cabrera. Traded two players hitting under .220 for a player hitting .335. Good Deal? Also recalled 3B Eric Campbell from AAA Tacoma.

I'm also placing Jason Bay on DFA. He's only had one appearance this year, and it was as a pinch runner. He has not had a single AB this year and bringing Cabrera onboard only decreases his chances at AB's. His absence opens up a spot for OF Tony Campana to be recalled from AAA Tacoma where he's been hitting .310 over 252 AB's.

June 27, 2013 - Jason Bay traded to Texas Rangers for MR Jeff Karstens & OF Tyler Massey. Also promoted P Michael Fiers from AAA Tacoma. P Erasmo Ramirez & P Allen Webster demoted to AAA Tacoma.

At the end of June, 2013 the M's are 29-47 and in 5th Place, but only 10 games back from 1st place. Still a better month than May, at 11-15. Kendrys Morales has done nothing, batting .186/.225/.237 with 1 HR and 10 RBI. I'm thinking about trading him to open up more playing time for Mike Carp. It's looking like Morse and Miguel Montero are holding their own, but all other offseason free agents signed have provided bupkiss in helping the team.

legofarley · 01-24-2013, 12:24 AM

July 12, 2013 - The injury bug strikes!! P Hisashi Iwakuma is out for 2 weeks and DH Jesus Montero is out for 3 weeks. P Allen Webster recalled from AAA Tacoma for the interrim.

July 17, 2013 - All-Star Game! And, not a single Mariner was elected to the All-Star Game. the AL wins it 10-9.

July 29, 2013 - Traded 1B Kendrys Morales to San Francisco Giants for C Jackson Williams.

July 31, 2013 - Iwakuma and J. Montero are back from the DL.

At the end of July, 2013 the M's are 39-62, 15 GB out of 1st place, still hanging out in the basement (5th Place).

01-19-2013, 01:11 PM	#21
legofarley Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 460	BACK TO THE EXPERIMENT! July 8, 2012 - P Felix Hernandez and 1B Justin Smoak elected to All-Star game. The NL won the All-Star game 6-1. July 23, 2012 - OF Ichiro Suzuki traded to New York Yankees for P Dellin Betances and OF Cole Garner. P Brandon League traded to Los Angeles Dodgers with P Dellin Betances for P Allen Webster. OF Tony Campana and P Blake Beaven recalled from AAA Tacoma. At the end of July, the M's are 50-56, sitting at 14 GB in 3rd Place in the AL West. __________________ El Jimbo - OOTP fanatic since V. X & Official Fan of Justafan Last edited by legofarley; 01-19-2013 at 02:03 PM.

01-20-2013, 06:36 PM	#24
legofarley Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 460	Aug. 1, 2012 - IF Chone Figgins placed on the DL. IF Carlos Triunfel promoted to Seattle. Aug. 30, 2012 - P Blake Beavan placed on the DL. P Erasmo Ramirez promoted to Seattle. At the end of August, 2012 the M's are 65-68, trailing by 15 games and are in 3rd place in the Al West. __________________ El Jimbo - OOTP fanatic since V. X & Official Fan of Justafan

01-20-2013, 06:39 PM	#25
legofarley Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 460	SEPTEMBER, 2012 CALL UPS FOR ROSTER EXPANSION: P Michael Fiers, C John Jaso, OF Trayvon Robinson. Sept. 2, 2012 - IF Chone Figgins returns from DL. At the end of the regular season the M's mustered a record of 80-82 finishing 18 Games behind Texas at 3rd place. The final AL West standings are below: Texas Rangers - 1st place - 98-64 - Division Champion playoff berth. Los Angeles Angels - 2nd Place - 85-77 at 13 GB - Wildcard playoff berth. They will play the pigtail game against the Yankees. Seattle Mariners - 3rd Place - 80-82 Oakland Athletics - 4th Place - 69-93 __________________ El Jimbo - OOTP fanatic since V. X & Official Fan of Justafan Last edited by legofarley; 01-20-2013 at 07:01 PM.

01-20-2013, 07:11 PM	#27
legofarley Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 460	2012 PLAYOFF RESULTS FROM OOTP 13 (just for fun)! Wildcard Playoff Games: LA Angels defeat NY Yankees, 6-2. St. Louis Cardinals defeat Cincinnati Reds, 10-5 Divisional Series Results: LA Angels defeat Texas Rangers, 3 games straight. Cleveland Indians defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 3 games to 1. St. Louis Cardinals defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 3 games straight. Atlanta Braves defeat Colorado Rockies, 3 games to 1. League Championship Series Results: LA Angels defeat Cleveland Indians, 4 games to 1 and Win the American League Championship. St. Louis Cardinals defeat Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 2 and Win The National League Championship. Los Angeles Angels win the World Series 4 games straight to defeat the Cardinals and claim their World Series Ring. The Angels only other World Series win was in 2002. __________________ El Jimbo - OOTP fanatic since V. X & Official Fan of Justafan

01-20-2013, 07:28 PM	#28
legofarley Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 460	2013 offseason report Below is a pic of all the M's team stats for 2012. To start the offseason headed toward 2013, the M's released pitching coach Chris Chambliss and voided the final contract year for C Miguel Olivo. Also P Jason Vargas was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for 1B Kendrys Morales. This leaves the M's looking for a left handed starting pitcher for next year. C Miguel Olivo, P Kevin Millwood, P George Sherrill, P Shawn Kelley, IF Chone Figgins will be released to free agency. The M's signed Robin Ventura as the new hitting coach. C John Jaso traded to Washington Nationals for OF Mike Morse. IF Alex Liddi traded to NY Mets for OF Jason Bay. OF Raul Ibanez was not released by the Yankees, therefore I am going to pursue a good catcher and good outfielder to supplement the team. Lefty P Danny Hultzen may be a starter for the M's next year, but since he had an ERA north of 5.00 at AAA Tacoma, I will also pursue a free agent lefty starter. Traded OF Trayvon Robinson & a minor league OF to Cleveland Indians for C Lou Marson and cash. Last year for the Indians Marson hit .310/.396/.379 in 87 at bats. Signed free agent C Miguel Montero, formerly of the Arizona Diamondbacks to a $42 million 3 year contract. Last year Montero hit .253/.328/.392 with 13 HR's and 61 RBI's over 549 at bats. His past performances show that can hit as high as .290 but will most likely hit about .270 next year. Traded P Hector Noesi & OF Darren Ford to Detroit Tigers for lefty P Drew Smyly. 2012 was Smyly's rookie season in which he went 12-8 with a 5.04 ERA in starting 29 games. Attached Images __________________ El Jimbo - OOTP fanatic since V. X & Official Fan of Justafan Last edited by legofarley; 01-20-2013 at 09:37 PM.

01-20-2013, 10:16 PM	#29
legofarley Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 460	It's January 1, 2013 in my experiment. The Houston Astros are officially part of the AL West Division and the fences have been moved in at Safeco Field. It's time to start the comparison. Next up is Spring Training with a very different looking Seattle Mariners. Stay tuned... __________________ El Jimbo - OOTP fanatic since V. X & Official Fan of Justafan

01-21-2013, 07:44 AM	#30
Scottiedog All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In a van...down by the river! Posts: 745	Interesting piece Lego. I'm following right along....please keep this going! __________________ President Ronald Wilson Reagan "Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a difference in the world, but the Marines don't have that problem. " ******** Giovani della Casa "I cannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the most argumentative”**

01-21-2013, 11:00 PM	#33
legofarley Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 460	2013 Preseason & Spring Training I guess I had some spare time tonight after all! Jan. 12, 2013 - Signed free agent P Joel Peralta to a 2 year, $12.5 million deal. Peralta spent the last two years with Tampa Bay Rays. Last year he was 4-2 with 45 saves and a 3.13 ERA through 68 games/72 IP. Mar. 6, 2013 - Spring Training 2013 is here! Listed below is the Mariners 40-man Roster: P Blake Beavan P Michael Fiers P Felix Hernandez P Danny Hultzen (Spent 2012 with AAA Tacoma) P Hisashi Iwakuma P James Paxton (spent 2012 with AA Jackson) P Erasmo Ramirez P Drew Smyly (spent 2012 with Detroit) P Allen Webster (spent 2012 with AAA Albuquerque and AAA Tacoma) P Roenis Ellias (spent 2012 with AA Jackson) P Charlie Furbush P Chance Ruffin P Tom Wilhelmson P Joel Peralta (spent 2012 with Tampa Bay) C Miguel Montero C Lou Marson C Adam Moore (Surprisingly he hit .326/.429/.457/.885 at AAA Tacoma in 29 games and .279/.326/.419/.745 at Seattle in 12 games in 2012) 1B Justin Smoak (Again a surprising .276/.358/.481/.840 with 28 HR & 99 RBI in 155 games in 2012) 1B Kendrys Morales (Spent 2012 with LA Angels and Toronto) 1B Anthony Phillips (Spent 2012 with AA Jackson) 2B Dustin Ackley 2B Carlos Triunfel 2B Kyle Seager 3B Eric Campbell (spent 2012 with AAA Tacoma and Seattle) 3B Francisco Martinez (spent 2012 with AA Jackson) SS Brenden Ryan SS Nick Franklin (spent 2012 with AAA Tacoma) OF Denny Almonte (spent 2012 with AA Jackson) OF Mike Carp OF Jason Bay (spent 2012 with NY Mets) OF Tony Campana OF Vincent Catricala (spent 2012 with AAA Tacoma) OF Chih-Hsien Chiang (spent 2012 with AA Jackson & AAA Tacoma) OF Michael Saunders OF Franklin Gutierrez OF Ruben Sierra Jr. (acquired thru free agency during 2012. Spent time with A Clinton in 2012) OF Carlos Peguero (in 2012 batted .196/.252/.371 in Seattle over 46 games, then .317/.362/.662 in AAA Tacoma over 49 games) OF Johermyn Chavez (spent 2012 with AA Jackson) OF Mike Morse (spent 2012 with Washington) DH Jesus Montero Mar. 20, 2013 - Sadly, the M's owner Hiroshi Yamauchi passed away today. His son, Jesus Yamauchi (HAHAHAHAHAHAHA really OOTP?!) will be taking over. He's considered a tolerant economizer. The real bummer of this situation is where Junior immediately pulls $25 million out of the team's budget. The trade deadline will be interesting this year. April 1, 2013 - After an abysmal spring training, where the M's could only manage a 7-15 record after losing 2.6 WAR on the offseason, it's finally Cut Day. Being sent to the Minors: P Erasmo Ramirez P Michael Fiers P James Paxton 1B Anthony Phillips 2B Carlos Triunfel 3B Eric Campbell 3B Francisco Martinez OF Ruben Sierra Jr. OF Carlos Peguero OF Johermyn Chavez OF Denny Almonte OF Tony Campana OF Vincent Catricala OF Chih-Hsien Chiang Designated for Assignment: C Adam Moore (Cleared Waivers and outrighted to AAA Tacoma) __________________ El Jimbo - OOTP fanatic since V. X & Official Fan of Justafan Last edited by legofarley; 01-22-2013 at 12:14 AM.

01-22-2013, 12:25 AM	#34
legofarley Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 460	2013 Opening Day Here's the Opening Day roster for the Seattle Mariners for 2013: P Blake Beavan P Felix Hernandez P Danny Hultzen P Hisashi Iwakuma P Drew Smyly P Roenis Ellias P Charlie Furbush P Chance Ruffin P Allen Webster P Tom Wilhelmson P Joel Peralta C Miguel Montero C Lou Marson 1B Justin Smoak 1B Kendrys Morales 2B Dustin Ackley 3B Kyle Seager SS Brendan Ryan SS Nick Franklin OF Mike Carp OF Jason Bay OF Franklin Gutierrez OF Michael Saunders OF Mike Morse DH Jesus Montero After spectacular individual performances during spring training, the catchers and first basement and shortstops will be platooned and for now Bay and Saunders are the bench bats. The M's are predicted to finish with 84 wins in 2nd place behind the LA Angels. The new owner just wants our M's to finish at .500 on the season. Here goes 2013! __________________ El Jimbo - OOTP fanatic since V. X & Official Fan of Justafan Last edited by legofarley; 01-22-2013 at 12:29 AM.

01-22-2013, 03:46 AM	#35
Scottiedog All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In a van...down by the river! Posts: 745	Good luck Lego. I see the makings of a solid team. What's the minor leagues look like for ya? Any young stars in the future for ya? __________________ President Ronald Wilson Reagan "Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a difference in the world, but the Marines don't have that problem. " ******** Giovani della Casa "I cannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the most argumentative”**

01-22-2013, 10:49 PM	#37
legofarley Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 460	At the end of April, 2013 the M's are 11-12 and in second place trailing behind Texas Rangers by just 1-1/2 games. C Miguel Montero is only hitting .108 1B Justin Smoak is doing better than Morales at .235 with 2 HR and 10 RBI Rookie SS Nick Franklin is hitting .268 to SS Brendan Ryan's .107 RF Mike Morse is hitting .283 with 5 HR and 19 RBI DH Jesus Montero is starting to tear it up hitting .379 with 4 HR and 9 RBI OF Jason Bay has yet to play a single game. __________________ El Jimbo - OOTP fanatic since V. X & Official Fan of Justafan

01-22-2013, 10:54 PM	#38
legofarley Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 460	May 7, 2013 - RF Mike Morse placed on DL. OF Vincent Catricala promoted from AAA Tacoma to Seattle. May 29, 2013 - RF Mike Morse returns from DL and OF Vincent Catricala sent back to AAA Tacoma. At the end of May, 2013 the M's fell off to 18-32, which puts them at 9-1/2 GB in 5th place. That's right you read correctly. The M's only managed 7 wins in May AND they're worse than the Astros. UGH!!! __________________ El Jimbo - OOTP fanatic since V. X & Official Fan of Justafan Last edited by legofarley; 01-22-2013 at 11:08 PM.

01-23-2013, 10:24 PM	#39
legofarley Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 460	June 1, 2013 - Recalled P Erasmo Ramirez from AAA Tacoma and Sent P Chance Ruffin down to AAA Tacoma. June 10, 2013 - Something badly needed to be done as the M's continued their epically bad slide. The pitching went from one of the best in the league to worst in the league, to match the batting I guess. I traded P Drew Smyly to Tampa Bay Rays for P Josh Lueke. I also demoted P Roenis Ellias to AAA Tacoma and brought up P Tyler Burgoon. And since I'm apparently running out of money, thanks to ownership changes, I will be shopping around SS Brendan Ryan as he is currently hitting .145 and is in the last year of his contract. I may also make a trade to make financial room for Mike Morse and even out the budget. June 17, 2013 - Traded OF Franklin Gutierrez and SS Brendan Ryan to Chicago White Sox for OF Melky Cabrera. Traded two players hitting under .220 for a player hitting .335. Good Deal? Also recalled 3B Eric Campbell from AAA Tacoma. I'm also placing Jason Bay on DFA. He's only had one appearance this year, and it was as a pinch runner. He has not had a single AB this year and bringing Cabrera onboard only decreases his chances at AB's. His absence opens up a spot for OF Tony Campana to be recalled from AAA Tacoma where he's been hitting .310 over 252 AB's. June 27, 2013 - Jason Bay traded to Texas Rangers for MR Jeff Karstens & OF Tyler Massey. Also promoted P Michael Fiers from AAA Tacoma. P Erasmo Ramirez & P Allen Webster demoted to AAA Tacoma. At the end of June, 2013 the M's are 29-47 and in 5th Place, but only 10 games back from 1st place. Still a better month than May, at 11-15. Kendrys Morales has done nothing, batting .186/.225/.237 with 1 HR and 10 RBI. I'm thinking about trading him to open up more playing time for Mike Carp. It's looking like Morse and Miguel Montero are holding their own, but all other offseason free agents signed have provided bupkiss in helping the team. __________________ El Jimbo - OOTP fanatic since V. X & Official Fan of Justafan Last edited by legofarley; 01-24-2013 at 12:19 AM.

01-24-2013, 12:24 AM	#40
legofarley Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 460	July 12, 2013 - The injury bug strikes!! P Hisashi Iwakuma is out for 2 weeks and DH Jesus Montero is out for 3 weeks. P Allen Webster recalled from AAA Tacoma for the interrim. July 17, 2013 - All-Star Game! And, not a single Mariner was elected to the All-Star Game. the AL wins it 10-9. July 29, 2013 - Traded 1B Kendrys Morales to San Francisco Giants for C Jackson Williams. July 31, 2013 - Iwakuma and J. Montero are back from the DL. At the end of July, 2013 the M's are 39-62, 15 GB out of 1st place, still hanging out in the basement (5th Place). __________________ El Jimbo - OOTP fanatic since V. X & Official Fan of Justafan Last edited by legofarley; 01-24-2013 at 12:43 AM.