Architect of Oakland: The Pierre Lemieux Chronicles

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July 28, 2025

Week 16 Notes

Record: 49-49, .500
Position: 1st place
Runs Scored: 461 – 2nd in Liberty
Runs Allowed: 432 – 11th in Liberty
Defense: .688 – 12th in Liberty
Power Ranking: 85.0 (19th in UBL)
Owner Mood: Delighted; Fan Interest: 52/100

• Last week: 0-3 @ DAL, 2-1 vs DET
• 7/21: DAL 4, OAK 1 – Stuckless (DAL) 6 IP 3 H 1 R 6 K
• Cleveland Rangers left fielder John Richards slugged his 400th career homerun.
• Josh Ditzel is 2-3 weeks ahead of schedule on his injury recovery and could be available for a rehab assignment in 1-2 weeks.
• 7/22: DAL 10, OAK 6 – Gonzalez (DAL) 2-3 1 HR 4 RBI
• 7/23: DAL 8, OAK 4 – Martinella (OAK) 3-4 2 HR 2 RBI
• 7/24: Off Day
• 7/25: OAK 5, DET 3 – Reed (OAK) 6.2 IP 3 H 2 R 7 K
• 7/26: OAK 3, DET 2 – Pierce (OAK) 6.2 IP 4 H 2 R 5 K
• Nashville Stars 1B Danny Puga is out for the rest of the season with a ruptured tendon in his foot.
• The first big trade deadline move features the Atlanta Stars shipping 7x all star first baseman Travis Johnson to the Tucson Spinners in exchange for a 5 prospect package including UBL #7 over prospect, SP Jose Sanchez.
• The Oklahoma City Redhawks acquire a new ace in SP Michael Joseph from the Cleveland Rangers for 3 prospects.
• 7/27: DET 11, OAK 5 – Corrales (DET) 2-4 1 HR 3 RBI
• Next week: 3 vs TOR, 3 @ PIT
• I received a call from Camacho’s agent, the writing was on the wall…

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Portland, Oakland Announce Big Swap

The story of the day in the baseball world is the major trade between the Oakland Commodores and Portland Pioneers. The Commodores will receive 27-year old C Frank Miller, 20-year old minor league RF Ken Banta, 23-year old minor league LHP Jon Jones, 19-year old minor league RF Carlos Ocasio, and 20-year old minor league RHP Rafael Sotelo in the deal, while the Pioneers will pick up 30-year old C Marçall Camacho and $10,710,000 in cash.

This was a seemingly out-of-the-blue move that nobody saw coming. An Oakland insider familiar with the negotiations called the trade "one that people will be talking about for quite some time." Neither general manager could be reached for comment.

This year, Camacho has socked 99 hits in 332 at-bats for a .298 average with 10 home runs. He is getting on base at a .384 pace and his totals also include 38 RBIs and 53 runs scored.

Miller is currently hitting .261 with 10 home runs and 44 RBIs, while scoring 41 runs.

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I want to be clear: this is not a move that indicates us giving up on the season. Based on our previous meetings that I’ve documented, neither player nor agent would budge on anything. This is a trade package that was explored around the all star break. Camacho might still opt out of his deal this offseason giving us the opportunity to sign him again. While fans are upset that Camacho is gone, the clubhouse secretly appreciates it as the clubhouse atmosphere has one less big personality to deal with. Portland sits atop the Dominion League West division, 2 games up on the Los Angeles Titans. This is a win now move for a team that is looking to retain their division title from last year.

Miller is an established catcher in his 4th season in the UBL, accumulating 15.3 WAR in his first 3 years. He’s putting together another good year, is defensively above average, a good personality to have in the clubhouse and a fan favorite. It was important for us to acquire a capable catcher when trading Camacho, and Miller slots into our starting catcher spot. Banta and Ocasio are two hitters of similar profile, both being high power, high strikeout guys. Both are outfielders, but Banta grades better defensively than Ocasio. Both have been performing well in rookie ball and will be assigned to our short A team. Jones is a reliever that could potentially be a very good closer. The lefty will be assigned to AA, but may see a promotion to AAA soon if he continues to perform the way he has thus far. Sotelo could one day slot into the middle of a good rotation, and has bounced around 3 levels this year. He will join Banta and Ocasio in short A.

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Oakland Sends Beyers to Houston

Done deal! The Oakland Commodores have agreed to send 22-year old minor league 2B Josh Beyers to the Houston Legion for 31-year old LHP James McAllaster. The trade, rumored for days, was completed in the wee hours this morning.

To date McAllaster has 14 saves with a 2-1 season record and a 1.95 ERA. He also has made 32 relief appearances, thrown 37 innings and struck out 51.

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Oakland - New Orleans Trade: Sasso For Wilkinson

The Oakland Commodores have released a statement confirming the trade of 24-year old minor league RHP Kevin Bevin and 26-year old LHP Steve Sasso to the New Orleans Slammers for 30-year old LHP Travis Patefield and 32-year old RHP Andy Wilkinson. The deal was finalized today.

New Orleans will retain a portion of Wilkinson's remaining contract.

So far this year, Sasso has a 2-4 record with a 5.28 ERA.

Wilkinson has worked 38.1 innings in 37 relief appearances thus far this season and picked up 17 saves. He has dished out 53 strikeouts and walked 17 with a 4-3 mark and a 3.29 ERA.

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This should be the last of our moves to improve our pitching overall. McAllaster had a surprisingly low asking price while being on the trade block, showing that the last place Legion are looking to sell. He will slot into our bullpen replacing Paul Gregory, who will be DFA’d and more than likely released, as that experiment did not pan out as expected. Beyers is a first baseman whose only above average potential skill is his contact, only at a 55.

The trade with New Orleans improves both the rotation and bullpen. Patefield is a captain in the clubhouse and has been around league average this year, and replaces Sasso who was starting to struggle. Wilkinson is a good rental reliever for this year and will replace Bettis, who has been returned to the Ironclads as he was a rule 5 pick. Bevin was starting to struggle in AAA and seemed to be never good enough for the bigs, but maybe too good for AAA. With all these moves, we still will not be designating a closer yet. Ressler is having a good July and I would like him to be able to get that role back this year.

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August 4, 2025

Week 17 Notes

Record: 53-51, .510
Position: 1st place
Runs Scored: 481 – 3rd in Liberty
Runs Allowed: 449 – 11th in Liberty
Defense: .692 – 11th in Liberty
Power Ranking: 92.8 (11th in UBL)
Owner Mood: Delighted; Fan Interest: 52/100

• Last week: 2-1 vs TOR, 2-1 @ PIT
• 7/28: OAK 6, TOR 0 – Patefield (OAK) 7 IP 3 H 0 R 7 K
• 7/29: TOR 3, OAK 0 – Munguia (TOR) 7.2 IP 5 H 0 R 6 K
• Jorge Gonzales was assigned to AAA for a rehab assignment.
• 7/30: OAK 4, TOR 3 (15) – Reed (OAK) 8.2 IP 7 H 0 R 10 K
• Adam Ens was placed on the IL with a tired arm and is expected to be out for 3 weeks. Josh Ditzel was sent to AAA for a rehab assignment and Javier Bueno was recalled.
• 7/31: Off day. Paul Gregory was traded to the Sacramento Terriers for 3B Eric Sweatman (assigned to AAA) and RHP Bobby Dailey (assigned to A). Neither will probably have much of an impact.
• Oklahoma City Red Hawks 3B Ryan Elliott and Dallas Outlaws RF Fernando Segarra collect their 2000th hits.
• The trade deadline passes with no further moves. We finish July with a 13-11 record.
• 8/1: OAK 2, PIT 0 – Pierce (OAK) 8 IP 1 H 0 R 8 K
• INF David Myhand was claimed off of waivers from the Albuquerque Mets. Myhand started the year with the San Francisco Dukes and was traded to Albuquerque in April, and sports a 114 OPS+ this year. He has above average defense all around the infield, and will be our new backup infielder. Juan Molieri was DFA’d.
• 8/2: OAK 8, PIT 7 (10) – Melendez (OAK) 3-4 1 HR 3 RBI
• Raffaele Martinella exited the game in the 3rd after getting hit by a pitch and was later determined to have fractured finger. He is out for 5 weeks. Jorge Gonzales was activated off the IL after a 3 game rehab stint.
• 8/3: PIT 4, OAK 0 – Carl (PIT) 3-4 2 HR 3 RBI
• Next week: 3 @ ATL, 3 @ NAS

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August 11, 2025

Week 18 Notes

Record: 53-57, .482
Position: t1st place w SDB
Runs Scored: 498 – 3rd in Liberty
Runs Allowed: 477 – 10th in Liberty
Defense: .690 – 11th in Liberty
Power Ranking: 75.8 (24th in UBL)
Owner Mood: Delighted; Fan Interest: 52/100

• Last week: 0-3 @ ATL, 0-3 @ NAS
• 8/4: Off day.
• 8/5: ATL 6, OAK 5 – A 3 run 9th walks it off for the Comets
• 8/6: ATL 7, OAK 6 – Thomas (ATL) 3-3 1 2B 3 RBI
• Bryan Petty was claimed off of waivers from the San Diego Brigadiers. The 25 year old is an exceptional defender and has good contact skills. He has options left and will be assigned to AAA.
• 8/7: ATL 6, OAK 2 – Herrera (ATL) 7 IP 2 H 2 R 13 K
• 8/8: NAS 4, OAK 3 – Barlini (NAS) 3-4 1 2B 1 3B 1 HR 1 RBI
• 8/9: NAS 4, OAK 1 – Pearsall (NAS) 6 IP 4 H 1 R 3 K
• 8/10: NAS 1, OAK 0 – Reed (NAS) 7 IP 6 H 0 R 6 K
• Next week: 3 vs BOS, 3 vs PHI

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August 18, 2025

Week 19 Notes

Record: 55-61, .474
Position: 2nd place, 1 GB SDB
Runs Scored: 526 – 3rd in Liberty
Runs Allowed: 508 – 12th in Liberty
Defense: .689 – 11th in Liberty
Power Ranking: 76.3 (26th in UBL)
Owner Mood: Delighted; Fan Interest: 52/100

• Last week: 2-1 vs BOS, 0-3 vs PHI
• 8/11: Off day. Josh Ditzel was activated off the IL following a rather rough 2 game rehab stint (11.57 ERA in 2.1 IP). Stephen Solomon was demoted to AAA.
• 8/12: BOS 5, OAK 1 – Waterhouse (BOS) 4-4 1 HR 1 RBI
• 8/13: OAK 7, BOS 6 – A walkoff single by Do-hyun Lee ends our 8 game losing streak.
• 8/14: OAK 9, BOS 5 – Gonzales (OAK) 3-4 2 2B 1 HR 3 RBI
• 8/15: PHI 4, OAK 3 – Rivera (PHI) 5.2 IP 2 H 2 R 2 K
• 8/16: PHI 1, OAK 0 – Luther (OAK) 7 IP 2 H 1 R 14 K
• Adam Ens begins his rehab assignment in AAA.
• 8/17: PHI 10, OAK 8 (10) – Riddle (PHI) 4-5 1 HR 3 RBI
• Next week: 3 @ MIL, 3 @ CHA

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August 25, 2025

Week 20 Notes

Record: 57-65, .467
Position: 2nd place, 1 GB SDB & ALB
Runs Scored: 543 – 3rd in Liberty
Runs Allowed: 532 – t10th in Liberty
Defense: .691 – 11th in Liberty
Power Ranking: 76.1 (25th in UBL)
Owner Mood: Delighted; Fan Interest: 52/100

• Last week: 2-1 @ MIL, 0-3 @ CHA
• 8/18: Off day. Josh Ditzel was DFA’d as he just doesn’t have it anymore, giving up 2+ runs in his 3 appearances back from the IL. Adam Ens was activated off the IL.
• 8/19: OAK 5, MIL 0 – Pierce (OAK) 6.1 IP 6 H 0 R 5 K
• 8/20: OAK 7, MIL 5 – Melendez (OAK) 3-4 1 RBI
• Reliever Jeremy Argento saves his 500th game.
• 8/21: MIL 9, OAK 3 – Boggs (MIL) 1-2 1 HR 3 RBI
• 8/22: CHA 4, OAK 2 – Farmer (CHA) 5.1 IP 6 H 2 R 6 K
• 8/23: CHA 4, OAK 0 – Rosas (CHA) 7 IP 4 H 0 R 9 K
• 8/24: CHA 2, OAK 0 (10) – Cardenas (CHA) 8.1 IP 3 H 0 R 11 K
• Next week: 3 vs IND, 3 vs CLE

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September 1, 2025

Week 21 Notes

Record: 63-65, .467
Position: 1st place, 1 game ahead of SDB
Runs Scored: 579 – 3rd in Liberty
Runs Allowed: 542 – 7th in Liberty
Defense: .694 – 8th in Liberty
Power Ranking: 96.6 (9th in UBL)
Owner Mood: Delighted; Fan Interest: 52/100

• Last week: 3-0 vs IND, 3-0 vs CLE
• 8/25: Off day. Mike Ressler will be put back into the closer role. He has a 1.93 ERA/2.04 ERA in August. We will see how that goes this week.
• 8/26: OAK 3, IND 1 – Tyree (OAK) 6 IP 6 H 1 R 3 K
• 8/27: OAK 4, IND 2 – Patefield (OAK) 6 IP 2 H 1 R 5 K
• 8/28: OAK 16, IND 3 – Navarro (OAK) 2-4 2 HR 4 RBI
• 8/29: OAK 5, CLE 0 – Reed (OAK) 7 IP 3 H 0 R 10 K
• 8/30: OAK 6, CLE 3 – Gonzales (OAK) 4-4 1 2B 1 HR 1 RBI
• 8/31: OAK 2, CLE 1 – Tyree (OAK) 7 IP 4 H 1 R 6 K
• Next week: 3 @ ALB, 4 @ LV

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September 8, 2025

Week 22 Notes

Record: 67-68, .496
Position: 1st place, 2 1/2 game ahead of ALB
Runs Scored: 606 – 4th in Liberty
Runs Allowed: 554 – 7th in Liberty
Defense: .697 – 8th in Liberty
Power Ranking: 92.3 (11th in UBL)
Owner Mood: Delighted; Fan Interest: 52/100

• Last week: 1-2 @ ALB, 3-1 @ LV
• With rosters expanding to 40, we have made a few callups. Frankie Haney, Andy Reilly, Stephen Solomon rejoin the bullpen. Raffaele Martinella has been activated off the IL and will play against righties in left field, replacing a cold Leo Jimenez. Jose Flores and Bryan Petty rejoins the big league club to serve as backups/defensive replacements.
• 9/1: OAK 3, ALB 2 – Patefield (OAK) 5.1 IP 4 H 1 R 2 K
• Nick Bakken exited the game with a sore shoulder and will be out for 3 weeks.
• 9/2: ALB 2, OAK 1 – Moore (ALB) 6 IP 4 H 1 R 5 K
• 9/3: ALB 2, OAK 1 – We are 17-25 in 1 run games this year. That is simply not good enough.
• 9/4: OAK 8, LV 1 – Pijnenburg (OAK) 3-4 1 HR 2 RBI
• 9/5: OAK 9, LV 1 – Tyree (OAK) 8 IP 7 H 1 R 4 K
• 9/6: OAK 3, LV 0 – Patefield (OAK) 7 IP 2 H 0 R 8 K
• 9/7: LV 4, OAK 2 – Nunez (LV) 6 IP 4 H 1 R 5 K
• Adam Ens exited the game with a sore elbow and will be out for 2 weeks.
• Next week: 3 vs PHO, 3 @ NY

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September 15, 2025

Week 23 Notes

Record: 72-69, .511
Position: 1st place, 5 game ahead of ALB
Runs Scored: 652 – 2nd in Liberty
Runs Allowed: 555 – 6th in Liberty
Defense: .698 – 8th in Liberty
Power Ranking: 99.0 (8th in UBL)
Owner Mood: Delighted; Fan Interest: 52/100

• Last week: 3-0 vs PHO, 2-1 @ NY
• 9/8: OAK 10, PHO 4 – Gonzales (OAK) 2-3 2 HR 5 RBI
• 9/9: OAK 12, PHO 1 – Salvador (OAK) 2-3 2 HR 4 RBI
• 9/10: OAK 3, PHO 1 – Tyree (OAK) 7.2 IP 4 H 1 R 8 K
• 9/11: Our last off day of the season as we wrap it up with 24 games straight.
• 9/12: OAK 7, NY 3 – J. Navarro (NY) 3-4 1 HR 2 RBI
• Jorge Gonzales exited the game in the 7th and is out for 4 weeks with a high ankle sprain, ending his regular season.
• Top prospect Francisco Rubio has been called up from AAA. Rubio has been raking with a 129 OPS+ in August and 238 OPS+ thus far in September. He will play third base with Pijnenburg shifting back to short.
• 9/13: NY 1, OAK 0 – Rubio (OAK) 1-4 in UBL debut
• 9/14: OAK 14, NY 2 – M. Navarro (OAK) 4-5 2 2B 1 HR 1 RBI
• Next week: 3 @ SDB, 4 vs ALB

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September 22, 2025

Week 24 Notes

Record: 76-72, .511
Position: 1st place, 7 game ahead of ALB/SDB
Magic Number: 8
Runs Scored: 676 – 3rd in Liberty
Runs Allowed: 587 – 6th in Liberty
Defense: .698 – 8th in Liberty
Power Ranking: 93.5 (11th in UBL)
Owner Mood: Delighted; Fan Interest: 52/100

• Last week: 1-2 @ SDB, 3-1 vs ALB
• 9/15: SDB 1, OAK 0 – Dan Pierce left the game in the third, but is only day to day with abdominal pain and should be fine for his next start.
• 9/16: SDB 4, OAK 1 – Rodriguez (SDB) 6.1 IP 5 H 0 R 5 K
• Charlotte Diamonds CF Adam Merritt and Indianapolis Tigers 1B Ricky Rosta collect their 2000th hits.
• 9/17: OAK 6, SDB 2 – Reyna (OAK) 2-4 2 HR 4 RBI
• 9/18: OAK 2, ALB 0 – Luther (OAK) 8 IP 2 H 0 R 14 K
• Nick Bakken was activated off the IL
• 9/19: OAK 4, ALB 3 (10) – Reed (OAK) 5 IP 5 H 2 R 4 K
• 9/20: OAK 7, ALB 6 – Rubio (OAK) 2-4 1 HR 2 RBI
• 9/21: ALB 5, OAK 4 – Flores (ALB) 2-4 1 HR 2 RBI
• Next week: 3 vs LV, 4 @ PHO

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September 29, 2025

Week 25 Notes
Record: 79-76, .510

Position: 1st place, 5 game ahead of SDB/LV
Magic Number: 3
Runs Scored: 707 – 3rd in Liberty
Runs Allowed: 622 – 7th in Liberty
Defense: .699 – 7th in Liberty
Power Ranking: 92.8 (12th in UBL)
Owner Mood: Delighted; Fan Interest: 52/100

• Last week: 1-2 vs LV, 2-2 @ PHO
• 9/22: LV 5, OAK 1 – Linne (LV) 6.2 IP 4 H 1 R 3 K
• Adam Ens was activated off the IL.
• 9/23: OAK 6, LV 4 – Luther (OAK) 5 IP 3 H 2 R 6 K
• 9/24: LV 12, OAK 4 – Diaz (LV) 2-3 2 HR 2 RBI
• 9/25: OAK 5, PHO 2 (13) – Petty (OAK) pinch hit 2 run 3B
• 9/26: PHO 4, OAK 3 – We are now 19-29 in 1 run games.
• 9/27: PHO 8, OAK 1 – Olortegui (PHO) 3-3 1 HR 4 RBI
• 9/28: OAK 11, PHO 0 – Luther (OAK) 9 IP 2 H 0 R 11 K
• Next week: 3 vs NY, 4 vs SDB

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October 6, 2025

Week 26 Notes

Record: 85-77, .525
Position: 1st place
Runs Scored: 747 – 3rd in Liberty
Runs Allowed: 644 – 7th in Liberty
Defense: .701 – 7th in Liberty
Owner Mood: Ecstatic; Fan Interest: 53/100

• Last week: 3-0 vs NY, 3-1 vs SDB
• 9/29: OAK 9, NY 1 – Reed (OAK) 8 IP 3 H 0 R 8 K
• 9/30: OAK 3, NY 1 – Pierce (OAK) 7.2 IP 4 H 1 R 4 K
• With San Diego and Las Vegas splitting the first two games of their series putting them 6 games back of us in the division, we have clinched the Liberty League West Division for the first time in Commodores history!
• We finished September with a 18-11 record.
• 10/1: OAK 7, NY 6 (15) – Flores (OAK) walkoff RBI single
• 10/2: OAK 7, SDB 4 – Rodriguez (OAK) 3-4 1 HR 2 RBI
• 10/3: SDB 7, OAK 2 – Acosta (SDB) 6.2 IP 5 H 0 R 7 K
• 10/4: OAK 5, SDB 1 – Guillermo Salvador suffers a hamstring strain and is out for 2-3 weeks.
• 10/5: OAK 7, SDB 2 – Martinella (OAK) 2-3 1 HR 4 RBI