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"If you build it..."Overeasyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02302141686723873698noreply@blogger.comBlogger217125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162816257796500800.post-7328262652261105942016-01-29T20:04:00.002-08:002016-01-29T20:04:45.267-08:00Major League DL Transactions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The recent discussion in our World Chat as to whether or not injuries have increased since the last update to our game prompted me to do some research. Injuries are not saved anywhere, but DL history is. So I pulled the historical numbers for our world (Kinsella) and world Major Leagues. I included world Major Leagues for comparison purposes because I am also a member of that league giving me access to the data and because both Kinsella and Major Leagues are very close to the same age as they are both currently in season 33.</div>
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I captured the data using a Perl script which first used the Player Statistics page to get a list of all player ids from world history. I then used a second Perl script to look at the Player Profile page for each player and capture their DL History. I believe the data to be accurate, but don't shoot me if there are any errors in the data collection.</div>
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Now obviously, DL transactions do not include all injuries since an owner is not required to place an injured player on the DL and there is nothing stopping an owner from placing a player who would be out for 1 day with a hangnail on the 60 day DL. But it is the best data we have.</div>
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We will first look at 15 day DL transactions. In both worlds these were at their highest in the first 6 or 7 seasons and then settled into to a pretty consistent but also fairly wide range with transaction totals typically falling between 25 and 55. There is a little uptick for the past 3 seasons in Kinsella, but it is not out of line with previous seasons a little farther back and Major Leagues hasn't seen the same spike. I really don't see a trend of increasing injuries here.</div>
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When we look at 60 day DL transactions the numbers are even more consistent, but we do see a spike in Kinsella with transactions in seasons 29 through 32 being higher than the previous 10 seasons were. Major Leagues saw a similar but not quite as drastic increase until season 32 when the number dropped to 20 which was the lowest since season 25. I think it is possible there could be evidence of an increase in major injuries here, but I don't think we can say anything conclusively. It could just be random bad luck.<br />
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Here are the actual numbers from each of the two worlds for those who would like to see them.</div>
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And just for fun, I ran the numbers to see ML DL transactions by team throughout the history of Kinsella world. The Angels, Brewers and Cubs top the charts for most 60 day DL transactions, and it appears we all need to be stealing the medical secrets of the Twins. I'm most fascinated by the White Sox though. They have the most 15 day DL transactions by far, but are also tied with the White Sox for the fewest 60 day DL transactions. Either they have a very unique philosophy for dealing with injuries or else they have had some very strange luck.</div>
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<br />Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09225692685086577848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162816257796500800.post-33717866136168299752015-06-26T10:13:00.000-07:002015-06-26T10:14:37.127-07:00Season 31 NL Predictions<div class="MsoNormal">
NL North<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]--> Milwaukee
Brewers – Very good pitching staff with a few offensive studs carry this team
to 4<sup>th</sup> straight division title, going to be tight though with all
the free agent defections.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Cincinnati Reds – Scary lineup with an average
pitching staff means these games might be higher scoring than Bengals games.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Montreal Expos – Still a solid balanced team that
looks to be hovering over .500.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Chicago Cubs – The loss of Bravo hurts a lot. 4<sup>th</sup>
in this division is no sad state though as I would be shocked if more than 10
games separates 1<sup>st</sup> from last.<o:p></o:p></div>
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NL East<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->New York Mets – Pitching wins championships and
another banner over Shea seems more like a “when” than an “if.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Washington DC Nationals – A more aggressive
approach in free agency this season will have them competing for a wild card.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Philadelphia Phillies – Losing Hughes will be
painful and push the team deeper below .500.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Pittsburgh Pirates – The team appears to be in a
transitional period and not yet ready to compete.<o:p></o:p></div>
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NL South<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Houston Astros – 104 win team returns intact and
ready for another great season.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->St. Louis Cardinals – Another 104 win team
returns in full with the addition of a new power bat. Should be down to the
wire again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Florida Marlins – Welcome chase39! In his first free agent period in Kinsella,
he was aggressive. The new pitching staff looks top notch, but may still be
tough scoring runs.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Atlanta Braves – Not a bright outlook this
season as they look like a team ready for an overhaul.<o:p></o:p></div>
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NL West<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Los Angeles Dodgers – Great pitching powers the
team with the offense scoring just enough to win games. Going to be interesting to see if they can
hold off SF this season.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->San Francisco Giants – Probably the most
aggressive spending team over the last two seasons. Pitching gets even better
with Hughes while the offense seems to be an all or nothing bunch with plenty
of homers and poor OBP.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Arizona Diamondbacks – Lowest payroll team in
baseball is in full rebuild and going to ride the line on the MWR.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->San Diego Padres – With a team mostly comprised
of AAAA level talent and nothing of note added in free agency, I don’t see this
team winning the 64 games they need.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Major Awards<o:p></o:p></div>
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MVP – Alex Garcia, St. Louis: Tough to vote for anyone else when there is a
gold glove level CF busting out 40-50 homers. His plaque in Cooperstown is
already waiting for him.<br />
Cy Young – Matty Wallace, Milwaukee:
This season the 24 year old righthanders will emerge as one of the best
pitchers around. <br />
Rookie of the Year: Didn’t take the time
to look for Game 20 call-ups, so who knows?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Playoff Seeding:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Houston Astros<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->New York Mets<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Los Angeles Dodgers<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Milwaukee Brewers<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->5.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->WC #1 St. Louis Cardinals<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->WC #2 San Francisco Giants<o:p></o:p></div>
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Near Miss: Florida
Marlins<o:p></o:p></div>
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Playoff Predictions:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Division Play-In<br />
#3 LA Dodgers vs. #6 SF
Giants<br />
SF Giants in 5 – Big pitching
combined with timely home runs make the difference.<o:p></o:p></div>
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#4
Milwaukee Brewers vs. #5 St. Louis Cardinals<br />
St. Louis in 3 – Rematch of
last season’s big 2<sup>nd</sup> round upset, with St. Louis getting even.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Division Championship<br />
#1 Houston Astros vs. #5
St. Louis Cardinals<br />
Houston in 5 – Likely a
match-up of the league’s best records could easily go either way.<o:p></o:p></div>
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#2 NY
Mets vs. #6 SF Giants<br />
SF Giants in 5 – In a big
upset, Tony Ramirez leads the Giants past his former team.<o:p></o:p></div>
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League Championship<br />
#1 Houston Astros vs. #6 SF
Giants<br />
Houston Astros in 5 – The best
team wins and Ted Simpson gets another shot at a ring.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Overeasyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02302141686723873698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162816257796500800.post-4777159263975440682015-04-14T15:09:00.002-07:002015-04-14T15:10:31.671-07:00Season 30 Weekly Power Rankings #2<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l7 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]--> New York
Mets (27-12, 3): With every starter
having an ERA under 3.00 and with 3 of the 5 below 2.00, the Mets remain the
massive favorites in the NL. The only men who could get to first base more
often than J.P. Guerrero would be the Hemsworth brothers working in a kissing
booth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->New York Yankees (26-13, 1): Matching Flip Jones’ 18 homers, 33 year old Felipe
Moya is having a career year and leading the team while the pitching
inconsistencies continue. Rookie Vincente Colome has been impressive in his
first 3 starts (2-1, 2.57 ERA).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Portland Beavers (26-13, 5T): A good balanced offensive attack combined
with the best pitching in the league has the Beavers dominating its division.
The starting pitching has been the closest thing the AL has to matching the
Mets. After splitting a 4 game series vs. the Yankees, no clear AL favorite has
emerged.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Boston Red Sox (25-14, 5T): Flip Jones continues to lead the offense
while putting up video game numbers. The pitching staff is being led by youth
with 2<sup>nd</sup> year ace Geoff Earley and rookie Jerome Downs, who has
looked great in his first 2 starts (1-0, 1.64 ERA).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Tampa Bay Rays (25-14, 10T): One of the hottest teams this week that
simply plays good fundamental baseball (now that they have fixed their defensive
issues). Their offense has a balanced attack with no real standouts. Brett
Dixon and Clarence Kirby are leading the way for the pitching staff along with
Eddie Fick expertly closing things out at 9 for 9 in save opportunities.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Chicago Cubs (25-14, 5T): The MVP chants have
already started each time Trayvon Hammond steps up to the plate. Meanwhile,
Burke Melton is having an amazing start to the season going 13 for 14 on save
opportunities and sporting an ERA of 0.00 in 17 innings (3 unearned runs).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">7.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->St. Louis Cardinals (24-15, 8T): Damaso Jacquez has been a great free agent
pickup as he leads the offense. Kevin Stahoviak continues his amazing season
now at 7-0 in 8 starts with a world best 1.48 ERA.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">8.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Milwaukee Brewers (23-16, 13T): The defending champs woke up this week and
had one of the best records as they rise in the rankings. Milton Ross and Neil
Goodwin have powered the offense while the whole pitching staff seems to have
regained the form that carried them through last season’s playoffs. Look out Cubs!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">8.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Philadelphia Phillies (23-16, 13T): While the Phillies had a good record this
week, 2 series against San Diego helps quite a bit. While 5 homers in the week are
much better than his first week with only 1, it is not quite enough from Luis
Baez. He is the key to whether or not this team plays baseball in Philly or
golf in Hawaii during October.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">10.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Baltimore Orioles (22-17, 4): The team slipped a bit this week in the
rankings as the offense was inconsistent and the pitching has still hasn’t
found its groove. Being 9 for 15 in save opportunities and a combined ERA over
5.00, the bullpen has been a major source of frustration.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">10.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Texas Rangers (22-17, 13T): The Rangers had a good week beating the teams
they should and taking 1 of 3 from the very difficult Beavers and Red Sox to
stay in striking distance of the Rays. The bullpen brilliance of middle
relievers Rolando Gonzalez and Robinson Nunez has been the main reason that the
Rangers are in the hunt to continue their world record string of division titles.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo10; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">10.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Houston Astros (22-17, 10T): What was starting as a great week went south
when the Astros faced the contenders of the NL North, going 4-9 vs. Milwaukee,
Chicago, and Montreal. The pitching, which had been a strength, was suddenly
getting lit up as stud starters Stu DeRosa, Harry Guzman, and Cliff Howe all
saw their ERAs shoot up over 3.00.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l14 level1 lfo11; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">10.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Atlanta Braves (22-17, 17): Atlanta was up and down this week going 9-1
vs. NL North teams but ending the week with a shocking series loss to the
Padres. The starting pitching has been the strength of the team and if Alex
Manto could ever regain his Cy Young form of Season 26, the Braves would be the
division favorites.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo12; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">10.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->San Francisco Giants (22-17, 20): Residents of SF, no need to run for cover.
Those loud cracking sounds are home run balls flying off the bats, mostly of
future ROY Chad Griffith. This team looks poised to run away with the NL West
this season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo13; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">15.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Detroit Tigers (20-19, 2): The predicted fall to earth took place this week
as the offense struggled to score runs while the pitching still performed
admirably. Melky Sanchez continues to be Batman and the clubhouse is absent any
Robins.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l6 level1 lfo14; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">15.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Montreal Expos (20-19, 8T): The Expos had a mediocre week of inconsistent
offense and pitching and are slipping in the race against the more talented
Cubs and Brewers. During this Wally Barton is having one of the most amazing
offensive seasons for a 38 year old with a .385 average and .953 OPS with 9
stolen bases.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">17.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Through 32 – Get better! No time for more this week.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Overeasyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02302141686723873698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162816257796500800.post-24027515951597911422015-04-07T16:40:00.000-07:002015-04-07T16:41:47.437-07:00Season 30 Weekly Power Rankings #1<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l12 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->New York Yankees (15-4): Winning games with many contributors despite Al
Perez looking like a shell of himself. (7.84 ERA, 1.94 WHIP)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l12 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Detroit Tigers (15-5): Melky Sanchez has been outstanding but hard
to believe this is sustainable with the team barely outscoring opponents.
(76-70)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l12 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->New York Mets (14-5): The Mets have possibly the best pitching
staff since San Diego’s collection of aces from about a decade ago. J.P. Guerrero is the best person at getting on
base in the history of this league, if only his offseason conditioning were
better.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Baltimore Orioles (14-6): Led by Tori Cambridge, the offense is performing
a bit over their heads at the moment but if the starting pitching can get a bit
more consistent this team could remain high in these rankings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l12 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">5.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Boston Red Sox (12-7): Boston appears to have become Flip Jones’
town as he has quickly become the face of the franchise, with their future appearing to be postseason bound once again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">5.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Portland Beavers (12-7): The Beaver pitching staff has given opposing
hitters fits this season as the Beavers roll along as the class of the AL West.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">5.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Chicago Cubs (12-7): Trayvon Hammond is on fire and the pitching
has been brilliant in hitting friendly Wrigley. After 7 straight 2<sup>nd</sup>
place finishes, is this finally their year?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l16 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">8.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Montreal Expos (12-8): The offense is powering the team as the
pitching has not done well so far. But it seems to be the end of the line for
Rodrigo Marin as he is finally showing his age.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">8.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->St. Louis Cardinals (12-8): To start this season, Kevin Stahoviak has
been the man mowing ‘em down in route to pitcher of the week honors. His
battery mate, Sergio Gardner has been the driving force at the plate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l23 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">10.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Tampa Bay Rays (11-8): Team has been performing decently all around
but what the hell is Timo Adams doing at SS for the big club?!?!?!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l22 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">10.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Houston Astros (11-8): Stu DeRosa and Willie Delgado have been
superstars out of the gate while others have been a bit disappointing. Look for
this talented team to rise in the rankings in weeks to come.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l11 level1 lfo8; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">10.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Los Angeles Dodgers (11-8): Miguel Guerrero and FA acquisition Josh
Justice have led a mostly disappointing offense. So far the Achilles heel of
the team has been the bullpen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l14 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">13.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Texas Rangers (11-9): Rangers have some quality platoon members
doing well on offense in what looks to be another reloading season, but
championship hopes seem dim when the superstar of the team is a middle
reliever. (Rolando Gonzalez)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo10; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">13.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Milwaukee Brewers (11-9): The Brewers are a tale of two teams, the 1-9
in their division team and the 10-0 against everyone else. If that 1-9 team
keeps showing up for divisional games, will the defending champs actually miss
the postseason???<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo11; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">13.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Philadelphia Phillies (11-9): Time for a missing person report? The real
Luis Baez has not been showing up to the ball park. 1 homer in 20 games for a
guy who averages about 50 a season. He better find his homer stroke soon before
the Mets run away with it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo12; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">13.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Arizona Diamondbacks (11-9): The cheapest team in the world is getting it
done with smoke and mirrors. How they are over .500 right now is one of the
great mysteries of life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l17 level1 lfo13; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">17.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Atlanta Braves (10-9): A subpar offense of showing has negated a
brilliant start from one of the better pitching staffs. This team should be a
good competitor in a tight NL South.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l17 level1 lfo13; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">18.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Minnesota Twins (9-10): Pitchers have done decently but the lack of
power is holding them back. They badly need Doumit to regain his home run
stroke.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l18 level1 lfo14; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">18.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Cincinnati Reds (9-10): A high powered offense along with a mediocre
pitching staff has made for some high scoring excitement in Cinci. If you get a
seat in the outfield be sure to bring your glove as both teams will be sending
out some souvenirs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo15; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">20.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->San Francisco Giants (9-11): Between Dunn, Bonilla, Ramirez, and Griffith
(who has mercifully finally escaped AAA purgatory), the Giants should have one
of the most potent offenses in the league. It will be interesting to watch and
see if the bats can come alive after their slow start.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo15; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">21.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Chicago White Sox (8-12): A decent balanced offense combined with a
mediocre pitching staff has put them in the middle of the pack.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo16; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">21.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Kansas City Royals (8-12): If the rest of the team were performing like
sluggers Matthews and Robbins and starters Ackley and Vance, the Royals would
be near the top, but sadly most are screwing the pooch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l19 level1 lfo17; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">21.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Seattle Mariners (8-12): The Mariners look improved and Seattle fans
for good reason should be excited about the debuts of Glanville and
Schoeneweis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo18; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">21.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Anaheim Angels (8-12): Greg Watson has had some mammoth home run
shots, but there is not enough offense around him to help what has been a very
solid pitching performance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo19; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">21.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Pittsburgh Pirates (8-12): The offense has been solid with good power
led by P.T. Fischbach. The defense has been the biggest weakness of the team
with 7 – plays contributing to a subpar pitching result.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l21 level1 lfo20; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">26.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Oakland Athletics (7-12): What is wrong with Anibal Maduro? The league’s
worst offense has ruined a spectacular effort by one of the best pitching
staffs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l21 level1 lfo20; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">27.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Cleveland Indians (7-13): Jury is still out on the Indians as most of
their games have come against the beasts of the AL East. Starter Gio Lopez has
been one of the few bright spots so far.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo21; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">27.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Florida Marlins (7-13): The Marlins are a team that trimmed quite a
bit of payroll this season as they start a massive overhaul. One bright spot
has been the power contribution of Rule 5 pick Shane Klesko.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l15 level1 lfo22; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">29.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Toronto Blue Jays (6-13): With the lowest payroll in the AL, this team
was put together to be able to put warm bodies on the field and consume oxygen.
Management needs to be careful to protect next season’s draft pick.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l15 level1 lfo22; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">30.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Charlotte Knights (5-14): The Knights are in the midst of a disaster
season with almost everyone performing at career worst levels, highlighted by
the previously reliable Frank Mori with an ERA of 6.00.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l20 level1 lfo23; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">30.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->Washington D.C. Nationals (5-14): The Nats have been a disaster in all facets
of the game. They are in serious danger of losing next season’s draft pick.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l13 level1 lfo24; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">32.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]-->San Diego Padres (3-16): The talent level of this team appears
destined for 110 losses. It is going to require serious moves to avoid losing
another draft pick.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Overeasyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02302141686723873698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162816257796500800.post-46745413761509580312015-03-27T14:36:00.000-07:002015-03-27T14:47:57.245-07:00Season 30 Preview - NL East by blanch13<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">It’s been Season 24 since anyone but the Phillies and Mets finished 1st or 2nd in the East, and NY and Philly have both made the playoffs 5 times in those 6 seasons. Can D.C. or Pittsburgh break the stranglehold this year?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Washington D.C. Nationals (rigbystarr - 16th season)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Season 29: 56-106, 4th in East</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Offense: 591 runs (14th)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Defense: 782 runs allowed (15th)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The Nats have been building the farm system for a few seasons now, and it started to pay off last year. The contributions of rookies Erubiel Calderone (30 HR’s) and Danny Cairncross (4 wins, 3.05 ERA in 100 IP) probably pushed them over the MWR (although just barely).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">They’ll get more help from rookies this year. Season 25 IFA ($1.5MM) Yordano Gonzalez starts the season on the staff; he’ll likely be joined soon by Season 27’s #8 pick, SP Sid Miller, and Season 26 IFA ($6.1MM), SP Nigel Kuroda. They’ll form the backbone of what should be an improved staff, along with 3rd-year SP Brian Ray (7 wins, 4.13). </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The offense looks like it’s still going to struggle, although FA 2B Bryan Cambridge should be a decent upgrade from the departed Ed Sierra.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">They have 2 more excellent prospects at AAA: Manuel Guerrero (9th pick,Season 29) looks like he could become a game-changing defender at either 2B or CF who also hits for power, and SP Joba May (#2 overall Season 28), who is the future ace of the staff.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">D.C. will see a good improvement this year (maybe 65 wins) just based on the young arms. They’ll really get interesting when we see Guerrero and May with the big club in a season or 2 - they’ll have a very young, cheap talented roster and cap room to make a big splash in free agency.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Season 29: 77-85, 3rd in East</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Offense: 636 runs (9th)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The Buccos orchestrated a major CF upgrade with he signing of Bryan Mordecai. The 11-year vet has exceptional range in CF (although he’ll boot the occasional routine play) and adds 20-25 HR’s to a lineup that could certainly use more power (185 HR’s last season). The attack still suffers from a dearth of baserunners (.306 OBP Season 29), but could jump to 650-660 runs this year.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Len Reith (10-13, 3.28), Adam Strange (9-7, 3.16) and Brett Hamilton (10-3, 3.16) give Pitt a potent front three on the rotation, while quality relievers Nick Terrell (12 saves, 2.55), Santiago Sardinha (6-1, 2.74) and Eugene Bell (14 saves, 3.76) hold down the late innings. A little improvement from the 4th and 5th starters (a distinct possibility - both Kingsale and Sogard were well above their career ERA norms last season) would go a long way toward putting this staff in the top half of the NL.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The Pirates vastly improved their farm system last year. They added pitchers Banjo LaRocca (#19) and Buster Minor (#13) in the draft, and infielders Rodrigo Alberro and Cesar Andino in int’l free agency. All will be ML contributors, but not before Season 32.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I like Pitt’s chances to hit .500 - that probably won’t overhaul the Phillies or Mets, but they’re closing.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Season 29: 89-73 (2nd in East)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Offense: 790 runs (2nd)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The Phils missed the playoffs for the first time since Season 21 last year (although by just a game. They sported their usual potent offense (#2 in the NL), but the pitching fell off a little (not dramatically - they allowed just 5 more runs in a year when scoring was down - but enough to drop by 3 wins).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">They didn’t take it sitting down. They scored one of the offseason’s biggest trades, getting former ROY and 2-time All-Star SP Rich George (14-10, 4.14) from Cleveland for C Dennis Drese (.282/30/78) and prospects Sam Baker and Will Stein. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Phils’ entire starting rotation (George, Freddy Hughes, Al Jeanmar, Saul Romano and Francisco Morales) all posted ERA’s in the 3’s this season.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">They improved the staff further by signing RP Rick Dalesandro, a career 3.66 setup man who tossed 102 innings for the Angels and Giants in Season 29 (5 wins, 4 saves, 3.34). And they put a bow on top of all of it by re-signing closer Brandon Ross to a team-friendly 2-year deal ($5.6MM per).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Offensively, the weapon of choice for this team is the longball - 251 last year (2nd in NL). 1B Luis Baez leads the charge (58 taters last season), with compliments from another 8 players last year in double figures. They may miss catcher Drese in this department, although Season 24’s #1 pick (Dan Blair - #20 overall) looks ready to step into, if not completely fill, his shoes.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">On the farm, the Phils have a few prospects, but the only significant help coming anytime soon will be the aforementioned C Blair.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I think Philadelphia will win 95-97 this year, and will certainly challenge the Mets.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Season 29: 95-67, 1st in NL East, lost in the playoffs in Round 1</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Offense: 781 runs (4th)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Defense: 645 runs allowed (4th)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Coming off a World Series win in Season 28, the Mets had high hopes for Season 29. It wasn’t exactly a bad season, but a first-round playoff exit sparked a wholesale housecleaning.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">It started when management let RF Karim Saenz, OF David Newson, backup SS Pedro Lopez, MR Javy Gomez, and 2B Glenallen Richard all walk in free agency. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">It gathered steam with the trade of productive (and expensive) frontliners Alex Walden (.285/35/89) and Danny Thompson (13-12, 4.19 in 236 IP) to the White Sox for 1B Lawrence Urich (.302/29/73). </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">It really got rolling with the trade of 1B Tony Ramirez (.248/47/107) and RP Keith Owen (19 saves, 3.70) to the Giants for 3B Hack Hampton (Season 26 #11), 2B Harry Tapies (.209/16//64) and RP Lenny Kroeger (12 saves, 3.78).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Somewhere in between, the Mets got lucky and had free agent ace Deleanor Johnstone fall into their laps for $8.55MM a year as a free agent.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">It will take full shape with the Opening Day or early-season promotions of 3B Hampton, super-utilityman Terry Spencer, and DH-impersonating-a-RF Neill Hill.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">All-in-all, they have significantly less power, but are more left-handed, better at reaching base and a grade higher defensively. Are they a better regular-season team? I don’t know. But with a 3-man rotation of Johnstone, Sammy Quinones and Rico Marrero, they are a better playoff team.</span>Overeasyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02302141686723873698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162816257796500800.post-10307663049436249012015-03-25T13:01:00.003-07:002015-03-25T13:03:08.817-07:00Veteran's Committee Approved Hall of Fame Ballot for Season 30<span style="color: white;">In order to streamline our Hall of Fame voting and help to ensure that the maximum amount of worthy candidates are inducted, I conducted a poll of our long standing owners with 20 or more seasons in the league (13 of us). They were asked to say whether or not a list 30 top players from the list of Hall nominees were Hall worthy or not. The intent was to both pare down future lists of folks to consider for Hall induction and to determine this season's 5 top nominees. The top 5 vote getters (who appear on the official ballot) will be are official list for this season. Anyone not getting over 50% of the committee vote will be dropped from consideration for future Hall discussions. Here are the results of that vote (9 people participated):</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">9 - <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2607370" target="_blank">Vic Gonzales</a>, <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2425675" target="_blank">Javier Gonzalez</a>, <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=3002284" target="_blank">Kent Crawford</a></span><br />
<span style="color: white;">7 - <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1323090" target="_blank">Brandon Sutton</a>, <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1836997" target="_blank">James Hunter</a>, <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2047481" target="_blank">Enrique Cordero</a></span><br />
<span style="color: white;">6 - <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1323664" target="_blank">Bernard Springer</a>, <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2290020" target="_blank">Hiram Abbott</a>, <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2962215" target="_blank">Placido Santana</a></span><br />
<span style="color: white;">5 - <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2104645" target="_blank">Virgil Manning</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Dropped from Future Consideration</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">4 - <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2472673" target="_blank">Alan Long</a>, <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2648846" target="_blank">Howard Sweeney</a></span><br />
<span style="color: white;">3 - <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2471934" target="_blank">Bruce Lewis</a>, <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2047383" target="_blank">Juan Miro</a>, <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2648861" target="_blank">Armando Taveras</a></span><br />
<span style="color: white;">2 - <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1323210" target="_blank">Bing Miles</a>, <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2962170" target="_blank">Javier Valdes</a>, <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1322879" target="_blank">Alfonso Trajano</a>, <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1319872" target="_blank">Kordell Becker</a>, <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=3179936" target="_blank">Ryuu Choi</a>, <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1324146" target="_blank">Wes Roosevelt</a></span><br />
<span style="color: white;">1 - <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1323033" target="_blank">Clyde Redmond</a>, <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1324735" target="_blank">Pascual Martin</a>, <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1342384" target="_blank">Alejandro Vazquez</a>, <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1836983" target="_blank">Carson Graves</a>, D<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2289962" target="_blank">onatello Bollea</a>, <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2104661" target="_blank">Todd O'Sullivan</a>, <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1324052" target="_blank">Victor Lima</a></span><br />
<span style="color: white;">0 - <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1322780" target="_blank">Cliff Rivers</a>, <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1324440" target="_blank">Enrique Gonzales</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">For this years ballot, we had two folks at the top, Crawford and Cordero, who were not nominated and so cannot be official candidates this season. So besides Gonzales, Gonzalez, Sutton, and Hunter, one person needed to be chosen from those with 6 votes to be our 5th selection. The results of the run-off election were as follows (7 voters):</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">3 - Springer</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">2 - Abbott, Santana</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">So our official Season 30 HOF ballot is as follows:</span><br />
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<tr><td style="padding: 9px 5px 0px 15px;">Age: <strong>40</strong></td><td style="padding: 9px 5px 0px 15px; width: 50%;">B/T: <strong>R/R</strong></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="padding: 3px 5px 0px 15px;">Born: <strong>Monte Cristi, DO</strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="padding: 9px 5px 0px 15px;">Age: <strong>42</strong></td><td style="padding: 9px 5px 0px 15px; width: 50%;">B/T: <strong>R/R</strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="padding: 9px 5px 0px 15px;">Age: <strong>41</strong></td><td style="padding: 9px 5px 0px 15px; width: 50%;">B/T: <strong>R/R</strong></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="padding: 3px 5px 0px 15px;">Born: <strong>Pearl City, IL</strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="padding: 9px 5px 0px 15px;">Age: <strong>38</strong></td><td style="padding: 9px 5px 0px 15px; width: 50%;">B/T: <strong>R/R</strong></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="padding: 3px 5px 0px 15px;">Born: <strong>Sturgis, SD</strong></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="padding: 3px 5px 0px 15px;">Position(s): <strong>DH</strong></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="padding: 4px 5px 0px 5px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1323664" style="color: black;" target="_blank">View Hardball Dynasty Profile</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="padding: 9px 5px 0px 15px;">Age: <strong>39</strong></td><td style="padding: 9px 5px 0px 15px; width: 50%;">B/T: <strong>L/L</strong></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="padding: 3px 5px 0px 15px;">Born: <strong>Oskaloosa, KS</strong></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="padding: 3px 5px 0px 15px;">Position(s): <strong>DH/1B</strong></td></tr>
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Overeasyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02302141686723873698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162816257796500800.post-78967998789780561222015-03-19T09:55:00.004-07:002015-03-19T09:56:36.267-07:00Season 30 HOF Candidates<span style="color: white;">Position Players:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1323664" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Bernard Springer</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1323210" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Bing Miles</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1323090" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Brandon Sutton</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2471934" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Bruce Lewis</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1322780" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Cliff Rivers</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1323033" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Clyde Redmond</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1324440" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Enrique Gonzales</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2290020" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Hiram Abbott</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1836997" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">James Hunter</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2962170" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Javier Valdes</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2047383" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Juan Miro</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1324735" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Pascual Martin</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2962215" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Placido Santana</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2607370" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Vic Gonzales</span></a><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Pitchers:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2472673" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Alan Long</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1342384" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Alejandro Vazquez</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1322879" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Alfonso Trajano</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2648861" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Armando Taveras</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1836983" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Carson Graves</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2289962" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Donatello Bollea</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2047481" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Enrique Cordero</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2648846" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Howard Sweeney</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2425675" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Javier Gonzalez</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=3002284" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Kent Crawford</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1319872" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Kordell Becker</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=3179936" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Ryuu Choi</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2104661" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Todd O'Sullivan</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1324052" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Victor Lima</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2104645" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Virgil Manning</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1324146" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Wes Roosevelt</span></a><br />
<br />Overeasyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02302141686723873698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162816257796500800.post-1615774593731984102015-03-13T10:04:00.000-07:002015-03-13T10:04:09.109-07:00Season 30 League MakeupAs we head into Season 30, I was curious about the makeup of our league in terms of how long everyone has been here, how much experience they have overall, and how much success they have. Here is what I found:<div>
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Kinsella's Average GM: 15.1 seasons in Kinsella, 78.8 seasons of experience, 35.4 playoff appearances, and 3.0 WS titles</div>
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Average AL GM: 16.9 seasons in Kinsella, 85.6 seasons of experience, 39.3 playoff appearances, and 3.3 WS titles</div>
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Average NL GM: 13.3 seasons in Kinsella, 71.9 seasons of experience, 31.6 playoff appearances, and 2.7 WS titles</div>
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Here are the highs and lows by division:</div>
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Tenured High: 110 - AL East (all other divisions between 45-64)</div>
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Tenured Low: 45 - NL North</div>
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Experienced High: 455 - AL East</div>
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Experienced Low: 220 - NL West</div>
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Playoffs High: 222 - AL East</div>
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Playoffs Rate: 58.7% - NL South</div>
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WS Titles: 19 - AL West</div>
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WS Title Rate: 5.5% - AL West</div>
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Tenured High: 30 - 5 GMs</div>
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Tenured Low: 1 - olemiss33 and hopkinsheel</div>
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Experience High: 165 - tk21772</div>
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Experience Low: 8 - jdavidson1</div>
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Playoffs: 82 - hopkinsheel</div>
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Playoffs Rate: 75.2% - hopkinsheel </div>
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WS Titles: 13 - blanch13</div>
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WS Title Rate: 11.8% - blanch13</div>
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Overeasyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02302141686723873698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162816257796500800.post-27874882967410519632014-12-31T09:49:00.000-08:002014-12-31T09:49:15.423-08:00"Get to Know a GM" Volume #2 - blanch13The first to reply to my query is the current GM of the World Series Champion New York Mets. blanch13 originally joined Kinsella as the GM of the Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays back in Season 5. The team had been completely gutted by previous management and he took the team from the depths to be a powerhouse in the AL, but unfortunately our version of the Buffalo Bills as they lost 3 straight WS. He left the Rays at the top of their game for a 7 season sabbatical until returning to take over a hapless Mets team. The Mets fortunes quickly improved and he now sits atop the league as the defending champion.<br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #454545; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">blanch13 (b13): Soon-to-be 60 yo divorced guy, 1 daughter
aged 25 in Madison WI. I've lived in Austin for 7 years now. I run a business
coaching practice an internet marketing agency.</span><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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<span style="background: white;">KB: Where does your username come from?</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">b13: Partly from my last name - Blanchard - and
partly from the number I wore in high school sports - 13.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">KB: Besides sports, what are some of your other
interests and hobbies?</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">b13: Who are your favorite players of all-time
(any sport)?</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Basketball -
Havlicek</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Baseball - The Mick</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Football - Joe
Willie and Snake Stabler</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">KB: Which are your favorite teams?</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">b13: The LSU Tigers</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">KB: Did you play sports growing up?</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">b13: All growing up, baseball and football in HS,
a bit of rugby in college.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">KB: What is the top sports related thing you want
to do in life that you have not yet done?</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">b13: Hike the Milford Track (KB:
Had to google this. FYI it is a famous hiking trail in New Zealand.)</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">KB: What would you consider your greatest WIFS
accomplishment?</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">b13: Had some good ones, but improving the Mets
for 7 straight years and finally winning the WS right here in Kinsella is
probably tops </span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">KB: Do you have any favorite players from any of
your HBD teams?</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">b13: The best player I've ever had has been Oscar
Young, a power-hitting IF who has won 6 MVP's in 10 seasons in Summer of '49.
Unfortunately, he's leaving me for greener pastures after this season.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">KB: What is your favorite aspect of HBD?</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">b13: The overall depth and complexity of the sim.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">KB: What is your least favorite aspect of
Hardball Dynasty?</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">b13: The predictability/linearity of the
ratings/development system.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">KB: If you were in HBD, what position would you
play? And, what would you be rated?</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">b13: I'd be what I was as a high-school baseball
player - a power-hitting, strong-armed, bad-fielding SS. Something like con-pwr-vL-vR-eye
of 56-99-60-70-90 and range-glv-armS-ArmA of 87-79-99-88</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Overeasyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02302141686723873698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162816257796500800.post-83919286393631661492014-12-25T22:09:00.000-08:002014-12-25T22:09:47.897-08:00"Get to Know a GM" Volume #1 - overeasyI am reviving a blog series that I started doing years ago, but unfortunately only went out a few times. Over the course of this season, the plan is to publish these fairly regularly so that very quickly we will know a bit about the folks who have been sharing this obsession with us for a few years now. I couldn't start this up without re-doing it myself, so here you are as the first in the series it is a self interview in our first entry in the "Get to Know a GM" with your league founder and commissioner.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">overeasy (OE): I'm a 40 year old married father of 3 young boys (8, 6, and 4). I've been with my college sweetheart since I was an 18 year old freshman at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA. We currently reside in Spokane, WA where I work as an electrical engineer for a small consulting firm.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">KB: Where does your username come from?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">OE: It is how I like my eggs. Every morning (and I mean EVERY morning) I get woken up by the boys by 5:30 am and start cooking breakfast. I make eggs for all 5 of us every morning which is sometimes complimented with oatmeal and/or sausage.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">KB: Besides sports, what are some of your other interests and hobbies?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">OE: Most days it pretty much feels like all I do is work at home to help keep our household going, work at work to make the money, and sleep. When I do try to make time for something else, I like to play </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">tournament style </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Texas Hold'Em poker. I feel like I am good for a hobbyist player and have a lifetime net positive over $1000, nice since I've never played with a buy-in over $50. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">KB: Which are your favorite teams?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">OE: Baseball - Despite having grown up in northern CA where almost everyone was a Giants or A's fan, I am an Atlanta Braves fan. It happened because the first two little league teams I was on were both called the Braves and since every Braves game was shown on WTBS I was able to see them even more than the local teams.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Football - It was impossible not to be a 49er fan growing up within walking distance of the park where they had their in-season practice camp and having my first season paying attention to the sport be the year of their first Super Bowl title.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Basketball - Growing up in the 80s, I am fairly certain that everyone in the state of CA was a Laker fan, but after the Magic era ended they pretty much lost all appeal. While I pay attention to the sport, I am not a big fan of the style of play that came into vogue from the Jordan era and like watching March Madness more than the NBA.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Hockey - ? I grew up in Northern CA years before the San Jose Sharks came around and hockey was not on the radar. I never learned much about it until my sophomore year of college when the floor of my dorm did a league of NHL '94 on Sega Genesis.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">KB: Who are your favorite players of all-time (any sport)?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">OE: Baseball - Dale Murphy as he was the best player for my team during some very lean years. It is a shame that he is not in the Hall of Fame. So what if his career practically dropped off a cliff in his early thirties, anyone who is ever in the conversation as best player in the game for about a decade deserves to be in. If he had tragically died in an accident in the late 80s, he would have been voted in. So why do his horrid years cancel out the greatness of his first decade?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">KB: Did you play sports growing up?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px;">OE: I played baseball and basketball growing up. In baseball, my best skill was fielding ground balls as a second baseman. I think my problem at the plate was all mental as I over thought everything. My best ever hitting game was one where our regular SS was missing and they moved me there. I was so freaked out playing SS that I proceeded to make 3 errors in the field while going 4 for 4 at the plate. My baseball playing days ended with Colt league in 9th or 10th grade.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px;">Playing basketball, I had a decent outside shot and did my best to hustle and play as fundamentally sound as I could. My lack of height (5'11") and speed ended my basketball career with the high school freshman team.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px;">Needing something to do athletically, I picked up tennis as a sophomore and earned a varsity letter as a junior and senior. One interesting fact of this is that my doubles partner my senior year was Adam Carson, the drummer for the band A.F.I. (If you haven't heard of them, ask a teenager. They actually appeared on Saturday Night Live and won an MTV VMA.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">KB: What is the top sports related thing you want to do in life that you have not yet done?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">OE: I have no aspirations for any physical events, but if poker is considered a sport I would someday like to play at the World Series in Vegas. I would love to visit the Field of Dreams in Iowa and the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">KB: What would you consider your greatest WIFS accomplishment?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">OE: The individual success has been fun, with my happiest moment being in HD when I led my alma mater, the Pacific Tigers, to the NCAA title game. But my greatest WIFS accomplishment has been starting and maintaining this league as one of the top tier leagues of HBD.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">KB: Do you have any favorite players from any of your HBD teams?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">OE: I'll stay with talking about Kinsella for this one. My favorite player is still Brandon Sutton. The guy was huge for our first run of success. It drives me a bit crazy that his two teammates of that era were able to get elected to the Hall and he is still waiting. He was the guy who kept being league MVP runner-up year after year and was the best of the three. Part of it was my own fault, since most of those seasons we clinched the division and bye very early and I just benched him to make sure he was healthy for the playoffs, being scared of an injury to my most important offensive player. So I probably shorted him close to 150 games for his career, costing him the opportunity for 3000 hits and 500 home runs. At the same time, I also played him at DH to save on fatigue even though he was fine at 1B, better than most of the other current HOF candidates who spent more time there.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">KB: What is your favorite aspect of HBD?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">OE: As a kid who used to use his baseball cards to create fictional seasons, even tracking the statistics of the players, HBD is basically a dream come true. Back then, I many times ignored the real life capability of the players and gave them their attributes based on how they looked in their baseball card picture. Dave Stewart was actually a multiple Cy Young winner in my imaginary world when he looked like a bad ass on his Rangers baseball card and Glenn Bragg was a monster slugger for the Reds.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">KB: What is your least favorite aspect of Hardball Dynasty?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">OE: This used to be coach hiring, but I suppose by now I've grown accustomed to the lameness. My least favorite thing now is when people decide to leave this league as finding good folks to replace them has become more challenging as the popularity of the game has waned. The whole HBD maintenance activity to change the game to a new server has provided a glimmer of hope that there might be something happening again to renew interest. My stronger belief though is that they changed the server to get things more consolidated and save money on their data center expenses.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">KB: If you were in HBD, what position would you play? And, what would you be rated?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">OE: In my younger days, I would have been a mediocre range and arm, high glove 2nd baseman with a bat made for the tryout camp.</span>Overeasyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02302141686723873698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162816257796500800.post-43457657869979340942014-12-22T13:12:00.002-08:002014-12-24T10:28:43.613-08:00Hall of Fame Polling Results<span style="color: white;">Season 29 Hall of Fame Official Candidates:</span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2607370" target="_blank">Vic Gonzales</a> - 10</span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2104642" target="_blank">Diego Wilfredo</a> - 9</span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2834589" target="_blank">Damian Brantley</a> - 8</span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2290020" target="_blank">Hiram Abbott</a> - 6</span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2648847" target="_blank">Fred Lewis</a> - 6</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Wait Until Next Year:</span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1836997" target="_blank">James Hunter</a> - 5</span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1323664" target="_blank">Bernard Springer</a> - 5</span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1323090" target="_blank">Brandon Sutton</a> - 4</span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2104698" target="_blank">Hersh Taylor</a> - 4</span><br />
<span style="color: white;"><a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=2047383" target="_blank">Juan Miro</a> - 3</span>Overeasyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02302141686723873698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162816257796500800.post-92058241273865322872014-06-18T09:26:00.001-07:002014-06-18T09:26:23.064-07:00Season 27 Hall of Fame Candidates - The Frontrunners<div class="MsoNormal">
Hersh Taylor, 1B: 4
AS, 1 MVP, 3 SS (1 1B, 1 LF, 1 DH)<br />
Hersh spent all but his
final season in the homer suppressing Kauffman Stadium with the KC Royals. While better suited for DH, he spent most of
his seasons attempting to field at 1B. Hersh earned all of his paychecks at the
plate where he was a home run and RBI machine. Despite his home ball park,
Hersh finished his career with over 500 homers, almost 1700 RBI, and a 0.900
OPS. The stars aligned for him perfectly
in Season 17 when he set career marks in almost every category (114 runs, 222
hits, 55 homers, .350 BA, 1.080 OPS) on his way to his only MVP award. He had
many other fine seasons, but never anything else close to the magic of Season
17.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hiram Abbott, 1B: 1
AS, 1 MVP, 5 SS (4 1B, 1 LF)<br />
Like Hersh, Hiram was
another player at 1B who was best suited for DH and earned everything he got
with his work at the plate. Since Hiram spent the bulk of his career in the NL,
he had to play somewhere. He also had the disadvantage of playing in pitcher
friendly home parks during his prime years in Shea and Dodger Stadium. He was a
bit overshadowed early in his career playing 1B in the NL along with Hall of
Fame Legends Dee Dee Hutton and Kevin Marte as well as the great Pedro Garrido
and Pascual Martin. Not quite a slugger like the other 1B/DH types on the
ballot, Hiram still slugged quite well with 384 homers and a great 0.933 OPS,
but his forte was getting on base and had a career .410 OBP (5<sup>th</sup>
all-time). He had a huge season back in 13, bringing in his only MVP
award. His other MVP worthy season in
Season 8 was in a league dominated by Hutton and Marte.<o:p></o:p></div>
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James Hunter, DH: 2
AS, 2 SS<br />
Of anyone on this list,
James had the biggest disadvantage from his home ballpark, playing his entire
career in Seattle’s pitching paradise, Safeco Field. Unlike the previous folks,
he was able to avoid the embarrassment of looking foolish in the field for all
but one season playing at his natural DH position. Other than a couple of big
seasons where he OPS’d over 1, his annual numbers don’t look that impressive on
the surface, but for those of you who have ever fielded a team in a pitching park,
they look very impressive. While his
career was probably drug out a bit too long by a sentimental ownership group,
averaging over 30 homers a season with an over 0.900 OPS for the first 15 years
of his career was a Hall worthy feat.
Throw in the fact that he was #4 all-time in runs created and he feels
like a lock.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bingo Miller, 2B-LF:
8 AS, 2 SS (1 2B, 1 LF), 1 GG (LF), 3 WS Rings<br />
While he did not have quite
the offensive prowess of Earl Jacobsen or Lorenzo Manto, Bingo is arguably the
best all-around 2B in history combining offense and defense. While he wasn’t
anywhere near GG level either, he covered the position well and gave a great
boost at the plate providing offense from a key defensive position. With almost
400 doubles, over 300 homers, and a solid .384 career OBP, Bingo was a
brilliant 2-hole hitter on some great Yankee and Marlins squads. He was also a
major contributor to 3 championship teams.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bernard Springer, C:
7 AS, 2 SS<br />
Bernard Springer is possibly
the greatest right-handed hitter in league history, prior to the arrival of Ted
Simpson. The only knocks on him are low durability and mediocre defense, which
have been his greatest obstacles to easy induction. Until Mr. Simpson, no right handed batter
could touch his production in Season 1-6. Then in Season 7-8, OPSing almost .900
while playing in Petco is just as impressive.
Even with his lackluster defense, Springer is still probably the 2<sup>nd</sup>
best all-around catcher in league history, because his bat was that good.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Brandon Sutton, DH-1B:
4 AS, 4 SS, 1 WS Ring<br />
Primarily used as a DH in
his career, he was actually a better fielder than the two 1B at the top of this
list. But mediocre durability pushed him into his role at DH so his big bat
could be in the lineup as much as possible. Brandon was the best hitter of a
trio of Yankees (HOFers Cunningham and Guillen) that dominated the AL East for
over a decade. The primary story of his individual career was of Sutton always
being a bridesmaid and never a bride. He was a 7 time MVP candidate, which
included 5 second place finishes. He is #5 all-time in runs created with great
career averages. (.316 BA, .398 OBP, .930 OPS)<o:p></o:p></div>
Overeasyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02302141686723873698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162816257796500800.post-58153338397611393862014-06-11T10:06:00.002-07:002014-06-11T10:06:47.706-07:00Season 27 Hall of Fame HopefulsHere are this season's top candidates for the hall of fame. I have narrowed the nomination lists to the best 20 position players and the best 20 pitchers. If everyone votes for up to 10 players, then the top 5 vote getters will become our official ballot candidates.<br />
<br />
Top 20 Position Players (In alphabetical order)<br />
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<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.5pt; width: 81pt;" width="107"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">NAME</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">POS</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">G</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">AB</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">R</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">H</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2B</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">3B</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">HR</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">RBI</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">SB</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">AVG</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">OBP</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">SLG</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">OPS</span></td>
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<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Bernard
Springer</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">C</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1907</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">6322</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1048</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1932</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">207</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">12</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">497</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1300</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">4</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.306</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.379</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.578</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.957</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerBattingStatsRepeater__ctl152_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Bing Miles</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">LF</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2428</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">9747</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1459</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2976</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">271</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">64</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">154</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1016</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">327</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.305</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.382</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.394</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.776</span></td>
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<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Bingo Miller</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2B</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2193</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">8184</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1328</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2336</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">389</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">40</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">339</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1194</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">3</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.285</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.384</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.467</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.851</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Brandon Sutton</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">DH</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2385</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">8959</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1486</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2827</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">430</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">31</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">481</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1604</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.316</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.398</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.532</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.930</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Bruce Lewis</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">CF</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1951</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">7285</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1124</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1897</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">252</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">46</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">471</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1337</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">145</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.260</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.329</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.502</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.831</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerBattingStatsRepeater__ctl36_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Ching-Lung
Chang</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">LF</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1756</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">6900</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1266</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2046</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">431</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">57</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">277</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1019</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">395</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.297</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.362</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.496</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.858</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerBattingStatsRepeater__ctl200_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Cliff Rivers</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">CF</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2243</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">8530</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1321</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2289</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">415</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">34</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">429</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1243</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">16</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.268</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.333</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.476</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.809</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerBattingStatsRepeater__ctl192_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Clyde Redmond</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2B</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2036</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">7665</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1309</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2239</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">412</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">41</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">340</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1178</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">235</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.292</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.385</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.490</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.875</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Enrique
Gonzales</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">C</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1690</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">6091</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">943</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1989</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">352</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">28</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">215</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">976</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.327</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.394</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.499</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.893</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Gene Simms</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">C</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2122</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">7151</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1144</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2204</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">366</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">24</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">263</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1175</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">8</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.308</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.410</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.476</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.886</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerBattingStatsRepeater__ctl242_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Hersh Taylor</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1B</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2106</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">8297</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1263</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2429</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">374</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">34</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">506</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1684</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">6</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.293</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.371</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.529</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.900</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerBattingStatsRepeater__ctl1_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Hiram Abbott</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1B</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2133</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">7879</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1280</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2501</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">416</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">26</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">384</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1303</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">21</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.317</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.410</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.523</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.933</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerBattingStatsRepeater__ctl97_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">James Hunter</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">DH</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2701</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">10135</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1426</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2846</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">421</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">51</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">526</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1679</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">125</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.281</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.369</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.488</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.857</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerBattingStatsRepeater__ctl256_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Jason Walls</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">LF</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2174</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">8257</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1121</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2487</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">399</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">19</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">263</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1081</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">8</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.301</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.358</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.450</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.808</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerBattingStatsRepeater__ctl127_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Jolbert Lopez</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">LF</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2090</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">7393</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1282</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2264</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">447</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">62</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">279</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1171</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">289</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.306</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.400</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.497</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.897</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Jolbert Romero</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">C</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1888</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">5691</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">813</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1727</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">271</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">18</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">294</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">989</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">7</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.303</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.375</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.512</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.887</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerBattingStatsRepeater__ctl154_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Juan Miro</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">LF</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2690</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">10984</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1675</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">3165</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">553</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">41</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">337</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1491</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">213</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.288</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.355</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.438</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.793</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Pascual Martin</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1B</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1870</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">6491</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1103</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2138</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">458</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">97</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">264</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1124</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">158</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.329</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.396</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.552</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.948</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerBattingStatsRepeater__ctl71_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Pedro Garrido</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1B</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1902</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">7407</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1221</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2307</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">339</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">28</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">462</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1488</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.311</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.383</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.552</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.935</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Willie Jose</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">RF</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2165</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">8046</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1109</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2174</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">332</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">30</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">441</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1303</span></td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">33</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.270</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.329</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.483</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.812</span></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
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<div>
Top 20 Pitchers (In alphabetical order)</div>
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<col span="16" style="mso-width-alt: 1186; mso-width-source: userset; width: 26pt;" width="34"></col>
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<tr height="19" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="19" style="height: 14.5pt; width: 86pt;" width="115"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">NAME</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">G</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">W</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">L</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">SV</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">IP</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">H</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">R</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">ER</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">HR</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">BB</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">SO</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">AVG</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">OBP</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">SLG</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">WHIP</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; width: 26pt;" width="34"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">ERA</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Al Diaz</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">497</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">204</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">151</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">3124</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">3054</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1428</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1325</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">416</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">892</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2109</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.252</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.308</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.400</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1.26</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">3.82</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerPitchingStatsRepeater__ctl106_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Alan Long</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">464</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">215</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">118</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2749</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2520</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1167</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1051</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">354</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">876</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1826</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.240</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.304</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.379</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1.24</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">3.44</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Alejandro
Vazquez</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">717</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">242</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">209</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">4</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">4190</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">4099</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1960</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1822</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">550</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1312</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2966</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.253</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.314</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.398</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1.29</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">3.91</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerPitchingStatsRepeater__ctl198_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Alfonso
Trajano</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1208</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">103</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">67</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">144</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1754</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1470</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">608</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">553</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">153</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">572</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1313</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.225</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.293</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.329</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1.16</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2.84</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerPitchingStatsRepeater__ctl3_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Andres
Alcantara</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">604</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">37</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">45</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">267</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">730</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">682</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">284</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">264</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">85</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">237</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">624</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.246</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.311</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.377</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1.26</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">3.25</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerPitchingStatsRepeater__ctl1_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Cole Acker</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">358</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">123</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">100</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2017</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1988</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">894</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">782</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">206</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">567</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1571</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.255</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.311</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.383</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1.27</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">3.49</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerPitchingStatsRepeater__ctl179_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Cristian
Simmons</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1197</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">130</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">81</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">77</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2083</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2046</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">887</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">811</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">217</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">664</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1472</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.254</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.315</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.373</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1.30</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">3.50</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerPitchingStatsRepeater__ctl151_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Denny Rath</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">726</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">22</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">39</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">331</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">709.2</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">713</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">319</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">300</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">93</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">238</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">608</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.257</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.320</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.397</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1.34</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">3.80</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerPitchingStatsRepeater__ctl78_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Dickie Howard</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">391</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">37</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">22</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">54</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">508</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">427</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">164</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">152</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">42</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">150</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">393</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.226</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.286</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.326</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1.14</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2.69</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerPitchingStatsRepeater__ctl29_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Enrique
Cordero</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1086</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">104</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">89</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">341</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1438</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1078</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">475</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">429</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">133</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">446</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1258</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.206</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.274</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.312</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1.06</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2.68</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerPitchingStatsRepeater__ctl160_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Gerardo
Rodriguez</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">903</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">56</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">44</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">180</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1067</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">910</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">394</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">366</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">103</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">313</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">898</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.226</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.289</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.330</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1.15</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">3.09</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerPitchingStatsRepeater__ctl191_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">J.P. Taveras</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">451</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">182</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">106</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2680</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2474</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1137</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1040</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">298</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">762</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2419</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.241</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.300</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.366</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1.21</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">3.49</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Ken Upshaw</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1095</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">61</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">90</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">446</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1082</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1031</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">487</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">449</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">137</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">385</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">920</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.247</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.316</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.376</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1.31</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">3.73</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerPitchingStatsRepeater__ctl11_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Kordell Becker</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">592</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">215</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">149</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">3391</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">3037</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1437</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1326</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">434</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1097</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2347</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.236</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.301</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.377</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1.22</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">3.52</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerPitchingStatsRepeater__ctl43_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Luis Duran</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">658</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">195</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">150</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">9</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2900</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2585</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1225</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1107</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">324</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1009</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2490</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.236</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.306</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.367</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1.24</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">3.44</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Scot Pickford</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">658</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">204</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">153</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">5</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">3250</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">3039</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1483</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1374</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">423</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1114</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2766</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.244</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.312</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.385</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1.28</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">3.80</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" id="_ctl0__ctl0_mcPH_CareerPitchingStatsRepeater__ctl102_DataRow" style="height: 14.5pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="border-top: none; height: 14.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Victor Lima</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">615</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">84</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">51</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">185</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1327</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1129</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">437</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">415</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">129</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">339</span></td>
<td class="xl65" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1163</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.227</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.283</span></td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">0.339</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">1.11</span></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">2.81</span></td>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 82-80</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW:</b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Can the Dodgers turn the corner? They didn’t add any new offense, even
though they wanted a right handed slugger and didn’t get one. There are some
young guys that should appear throughout the season as wvwc mixes and matches
to get the best production.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">If the Dodgers can find the right combo
and up their run production to over 700, they will win the division. If
not…they could lose ground. I’m betting on the improvement</span>. <b>Prediction:
85-77</b></div>
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Alejandro Saenz, Wilton Atkins, Alejandro Saenz, Vin Phelps,
Luis Valdivia, Harry Gross</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
I cannot figure out why the Dodgers didn’t perform up to expectations. The
talent is certainly available, and Chavez Ravine is a great place to play. So,
here are the observations in bullet point style:<br />
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</span></span></span>How does a player like Alberto Jacquez only get
154 plate appearances??? Here is a guy that has an MLB OPS of .845. His defense
is awful…so if wvc doesn’t plan to play him…trade him? The same goes for Mathew
Gwynn, Bryan Cambridge, Luis Rodriguez, Darrell Franklin</div>
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mid-season, for offensive players that they don’t use?</div>
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</span></span></span>How does a team, with such solid defense and
good pitching, still give up 654 runs?</div>
This team is still loaded, but they have to find a way to get some offense
without killing the defense. Trades are probably the best way. I don’t see wvc
networking or angling for deals, and really that is what it will take for this
team to get the players it wants and reach the upper echelons of Kinsella.<br />
This year I project the team to score anywhere from 650 to 800 runs. Huge
difference? Of course! Will the biggest bats play, finally? The Dodgers should
allow somewhere between 630 and 680 runs…once again dependent on trading
defense for offense.<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 83-81 to 93-69</span><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 78-84</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Overall, this teams strength is offense. But it won’t make up for the
lack of pitching and defense. Expect a LONG season in Arizona. <b>PREDICTION: 68-94</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Alberto Castillo, Donovan Crawford, Jose Pizzaro, Jair
Villafuerte, Dennis Dixon, Les Walker, Barry Shaw, BC Lopez, Stephen Dimaggio</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Otis O’Keefe,
Kent Robertson, Bert Barber, Eswalin Rosa, Tony Cabrera</b><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW (courtesy of owner Beanpole):</span></b><br />
A lot of house cleaning of below-average talent, but in this case I think
it’s a case of addition by subtraction – of the nine players who hit the door,
only one picked up a major league deal elsewhere. Jose Pizzaro’s power will be
missed, but he is squeezed out by a cheaper options at 1B (Wilfredo Ortiz,
Stone Buford). Outfield is the strength of this unit, with future MVP CF
Raymond Taylor anchoring a unit that has OFs Raymond Wolf, Vic Shipley and
rookie leadoff man Bert Barber all vying for playing time.<br />
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Infield defense is much improved as SS Santiago Amaro shifts to 2B to provide
an upgrade over departing 2B Donovan Crawford, and rookie SS Eswalin Rosa gets
his shot at a starting job. Benji Castro returns at 3B, and platoon infielder
Andres Campos is a power threat. C Craham Delahanty, in his second season, is
the primary catcher.<br />
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The pitching continues to be awful. I’m very happy that geriatric starter Ozzie
Jordan (39) and Yuninesky Mercado (36) are in their final years. They’ll be
joined by 38-year-old Julio Matos, Harry Pena and newcomer Kent Robertson
(acquired by trade from Minnesota). This group overachieved last year and I’ll
need another magical year to be competitive.<br />
<br />
Armando Chavez emerged to grab the closer role last year and will keep it in
Season 26. The worst free-agent signing in league history, Trace Weber, will
make $11.9 million this year as a setup man and I’ll try to get 100 innings out
of him before he goes to $13 million next year (sigh). Cooper Osborne will also
throw some important innings.<br />
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Beanpole’s prediction:<br />
I overachieved last year by winning 78 games. If my pitching holds up (and I
have 20 in medical and 20 in training), I could get to 85 games and challenge
for a wild card berth, but it’s doubtful. At least we’re getting the budget
under control.<br />
My prediction:<br />
Overall, I agree with an owner that can self-evaluate so well. Raymond
Taylor had a breakout season, and there was contributions from multiple
players. However, I don’t see them reaching 85 wins with the current group.
They need more offense, and the pitching staff isn’t quite ready to reach down
to the 600 runs allowed level. They should score 720 to 760 runs, and allow 770
to 740.<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 76-86</span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 77-85</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The predicted win/loss was exactly on point. I’m not going to say I told
you so. That’s not appropriate. What I will say, is that this team could be a
whole lot better.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The same proposition applies this
season. Play players the right way, win. Play players in the wrong spots…lose. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prediction: 66-96</b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: David Yang, Alex Gabriel, Richard Purcell, Lon Heffner, Louie
Masato, Rico Alvarez, Timo Tabaka, Jeremi Johnstone, Reyel Pineiro, Carlos
Mota, Burke Millar, Gio Tejeda</span></b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Shep Carroll, Andrew Pettitte, Greg Wilkins,
Mario Cox, Ismael Johnson, Lorenzo Terrero, Edgardo Martin, Brett Aspromonte,
Joseph Suzuki, Cal Stone, Carlos Wilfredo, Destin beamon</span></b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Preview:</span></b><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">San Francisco has seemed to be my
favorite team to pick on. Maybe it’s just a product of being a Dodgers fan, so
hating the Giants is in my DNA now. Not sure. Either way, tmantom made some
improvements last year and beat my prediction by 11 wins.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The offense was MUCH improved and
actually reached 706 runs. Quite a feat after being the most inept offense in
Kinsella history. Rather than sticking with the group that made such strides,
most are now gone.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The pitching staff has been completely
remade. Seven pitchers are gone from the team, including starters Timo Tabaka
and Jeremi Johnstone (whew, tmantom sure did dodge a bullet there!). A whole
slew of pitchers were promoted, and the rest came from Rule V. Greg Wilkins
takes over the #5 starter role, and Andrew Pettitte takes on the unusual #6
spot. Neither are ML ready. Other than Carlos Wilfredo (the #2 starter???) I
don’t see any other good pick ups in the rule V. And why the ‘???’ you ask.
Because Wilfredo isn’t a starter with his 91 durability and 31 stamina. Tmantom…always
looking for an angle.</span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Overall, I can’t figure out what the heck
the Giants are doing. Why is a player like <a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/HBD/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=5207814">Mario
Cox</a> in the big leagues??? There just isn’t one player that makes me go “wow,
nice pick up.” Or “that makes sense.” None. Expect this team to go back down.
Offense should score 590 to 620 runs, and the pitching staff will give up 800
to 820 runs.</span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 60-102</span><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 87-75</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b>The team is completely retooled,
with the defense AND offense improving.Ivan Megias, and Benny Guerrero
returning as possibly the best 1-2 starting combo in the league. Plin Olivares
is possibly the best setup man in the business. Angel Ferrer returns to the
closer role, which he lost back in season 20 after 8 blown saves. Previous
ownership never let him pitch more than 65 innings. Olivares would be a better
fit, but that is just one bloggers opinion. Overall, I’m not sure if the Padres
can hold on to their crown. But I like what I see. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Prediction: 82-80</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Ivan Megias, Fred Lewis, Diego Wilfredo, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Willie Boyle,
Will Lange, Esteban Iglesias, Oliver Cole, Cy Bruntlett, Octavio Lopez</b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Jeanpaul pointed out that the reason for
the turnaround in San Diego was the defense. I would have to agree. The
pitching staff benefited greatly.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The pitching was the best in Kinsella,
only allowing 552 runs. That takes a lot of pressure off the offense to
produce. But that complacency might hurt this year. Gone are Megias, Lewis and
Wilfredo. Although age finally caught up to Lewis and Wilfredo they were
productive. </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The offense has improved without losing
the defensive tenacity. Willie Boyle is a superstar, Bruntlett is a future gold
glover (but won’t win one because he is platoon only).</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Overall, the offense doesn’t change too
much. Expect 630 to 650 runs, and on the other side of the ball expect the
pitching defense to have another good season 580 to 540.</span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 86-76</span><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 81-81</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW:T</b>his year…it just won’t be enough
for the O’s to overcome the rest of the AL and steal a playoff spot. BUT if
Smoltz and Bando perform over their heads, and the pitching is better than
expected…you never know. <b>Prediction: 81-81</b></div>
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Karim Saenz, Julian Bennett, Dickie Wallace, Felix Turner,
Brian Russell, Sam Long, Sven Hammonds, Daric Averill</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Melvin Damon, Johnny
McNamara, Burke Miller, Jeremi Johnstone (lost to dl for year), Trevor Tyner,
Lonny Sierra, Ivan Gomez, Pablo Beltran, Mike Gordon (r), Louie Uribe (r)</span></b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
Crabman’s team is rebuilding on the fly, and as a result there are quite a
few new faces in Baltimore. Gone are starters Sam Long, and Sven Hammonds. One of
the replacements, Jeremi Johnstone, was lost for the year which puts a damper
on the Orioles season.<br />
The offense took a hit with the loss of Karim Saenz. Saenz was one of the
more productive members of the team last year. That leaves Terrence Smoltz to
lead this team. Gomez was a great pick up, as was Damon (who basically came
over for free, your welcome). Tyner might raise some eye brows if he can get on
base ahead of the big bats. I really like Gordon and Uribe. They aren’t “super”
prospects, but they will rake and might be worth 70-90 runs apiece. That will
make a huge difference.<br />
Overall, this team looks weaker than last year’s Orioles. You can expect
them to score a little less, which puts them in the danger zone…anywhere from 760
to 790. The pitching should have been better, but the loss of Johnstone HURT.
Expect them to jump up to the 780 to 760 range.<br />
Crabman had tears in his eyes as he admitted that this was “officially
ending a great era for Baltimore baseball. A bunch of veterans and fill-ins
were acquired to keep the team competitive but this will probably be a down
year in Charm City.” Sad days, indeed. But it could be much worse.<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 79-83</span><br clear="all" style="mso-special-character: line-break; page-break-before: always;" />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 97-65</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b>he Yankees feel they can win 100
games and earn another division title. I would have to agree. This team is
stacked and should push their way into the ALCS once again with the hope of a
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</span><b>PREDICTION: 101-61</b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Sean Pearson, Kid Peters, Miguel Sanchez, Arthur Loney,
Donatello Bollea, Carson Graves, Denny Watson</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Humberto
Sierra, Julian Bennett, Rico Alvarez, Pedro Santiago, Alex Cruz</b><br />
<br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I didn’t think it would be possible for
overeasy to make this team even more dangerous. But the Yankees made some key acquisitions,
and replaced non-performers with players that could take the Yankees back to
the promised land after just missing out last season.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Julian Bennet, Rico Alvarez, and Pedro
Santiago are all capable of providing 80 runs. Which will be key after losing
Pearson, Peters and Sanchez. </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Most importantly the pitching staff went
from Porsche to Lamborghini with the addition of Alex Cruz. To go with Cruz
stars Al Perez, and Javier Gonzalez should continue to produce. Ciraco and
Redding anchor a decent but not overwhelming bullpen. </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Overall, this team is a title contender.
I picked them last year, and I might pick them again this year. Expect them to
score 870 to 900 runs. They will allow 690 to 660.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 97-65</span><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 54-108</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The team is in a free fall with little to no hope of pulling the rip
cord. This is basically the same team that jclark threw out last year. This
team only scored 608 runs last year, while their pitching was actually the best
in the AL East. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prediction: 68-94</b></div>
<br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Geraldo Hernandez, Charles Farrell, James Randall, Mendy
Williams, Phillip Shouse, Frank Leach, Bryce Hafner, Sawyer Velarde</span></b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW: Bill Thompson, Joe Johnson, Ray Bell,
Mike Bowker, Sammy Frey, Trace Epstein, Ted Lombard</span></b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Preview:</span></b><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Boston took a huge nosedive last year,
finishing well below even what I predicted. While I had the offense pegged
correctly, I did not forsee the pitching/defense to be taken to the woodshed.
Giving up 866 runs after having the best pitching staff must have hurt. I know
jclark has a lot of pride and seeing his team fall so far must be killing him.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Three of the starters that really sucked
are now gone. Williams, Shouse, Leach, and Hafner. Ray Bell and Mike Bowker get
their shots at the rotation. Bowker came on strong at the September call ups.
The bullpen looks solid with Crawford, Sheridan, Peralta, and Dalesandro
locking down from the 7<sup>th</sup> inning on. </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The wildcard is Lombard. He is a good
defensive player, but he’s been iffy with the bat. Still, he’s an improvement.
Combined with Pedro Fuentes, Babe James, and Jerry Murray the offense looks
much improved. Sammy Frey was an intrigueing pick up in Rule V and is very
capable of contributing 80-100 runs. </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Overall, jclark has done a great job
bringing this team back to respectability. It rests on the shoulders of the new
additions. The rookie pitchers, Frey, and Lombard will determine how far this
team goes. Expect them to be MUCH better offensively scoring anywhere from 740
to 770 runs. The pitching is also better, and will come back down to 710 to 670
range. It looks like the Red Sox should have a winning season again and be the
most improved in the league.</span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 84-78</span><br />
<div style="background-color: #ECEBD4; border:solid 1px grey; width:413px; height:75px;"><table style="border: none;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><img src="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Images/FranchiseLogos/Rectangle/Cleveland.jpg" width="148" height="73" alt="Cleveland" /></td><td><div style="background-image:url('http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Images/FranchiseProfile/general_box_blog.gif'); height:73px; margin:0; padding:0; width:261px;"><table style="width:261px; color:black; font-family:Tacoma; font-size:12px;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; padding:11px 5px 0px 5px;">Cleveland Indians (AL)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; padding:3px 5px 0px 5px;"><a style="color:black;" href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/UserProfile.aspx?uid=186608" target="_blank">drichter</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; padding:3px 5px 0px 5px;"><a style="color:black;" href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/FranchiseProfile.aspx?fid=4172" target="_blank">View Hardball Dynasty Profile</a></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div>
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 84-78</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The big problem looking at this team was Javier Valdes who
got very old in the off season and certainly will not contribute the 4.1 war
that he put up last year.The pitching staff isn’t any better, and I’m afraid to
say that the Indians are becoming a one hit wonder after their miraculous
season. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prediction: 74-88</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Luis Valdivia, Todd O’Sullivan, Brian Lee, Craig Frazier,
Sammy Hamilton, Quinton Hobbes, Justin Lidge </span></b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jose Pizzaro,
Rodrigo Salinas, Chad Richardson, David Castro, William Page</b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I’m starting to think Cleveland, and
their owner drichter, just don’t like me very much. Another year with no
preview or insight. And the fact that I picked them to only win 74 games. </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Last year I predicted Javier Valdes would
fall off, and I was correct. He went from 4.1 war down to 2.2. But he came to
camp in better condition and should not drop off unless he gets injured. Which
is a possibility at age 35. Young guys stepped up. Les Brown, and Tiny Sosa
combined with veterans with just enough in the tank (Craig Frazier and Sammy
Hampton) all contributed to lead the offense to 842 runs. Gordon had an off
year but still contributed 89 runs. </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Pizzaro, Richardson, and Castro should
fill the roles vacated by Frazier and Hampton and keep the offense running on
high octane.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The pitching staff was solid last year,
and the dead weight was cut. Rodrigo Salinas gives the Indians a solid bullpen
arm that can log 120 innings in relief. A big luxury. After going 23-27 in one
run games, his addition will help immensely.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Expect the Indians to score between 810
and 840 runs, and give up 710-690 runs. Much improved.</span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 91-71</span><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 60-102</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">This is another team that is fun to keep an eye on. DHerz has a plan, and
that is to eventually unseed Florida and St. Louis and take over as the team to
beat. They will get there eventually. <b>Prediction: 68-94</b></span></div>
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Virgil Trinidad</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Royce King, Tony
Wilfredo (back after being traded to Tampa), Dorssys Saenz</span></b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
The preview last year was just a little optimistic. But the Astros played it
smarter than most realized. They made several deadline deals in preparation for
this year. “Last season was terrible, but the lineup / rotation the end of the
season was very successful, so hopefully more of the same this season,” said
owner dherz. <br />
The starting rotation features Damaso Pujols, Fergie Munro, and Phillip
Shouse. Expect to see Luigi Mercedes, and Juan Torres sometime very soon. That’s
a very capable starting five. The bullpen is also MUCH improved with super
reliever Vargas, Redondo, with future help coming in the form of Jake Wilson,
Cesar Alomar, and Sammy Montero. Rookies are un predictable as Dherz knows. “This
group could be good and it could be terrible. Probably something in between.”<br />
This team is very hard to project due to the influx of talent that could
make their debut. Things are going to improve in Houston very quickly. The
other three teams in the division should be looking over their shoulder during
the course of the year.<br />
Expect the Astros offense to improve. Not a lot, but at least to 670 and at
most 700. The pitching is MUCH better, and expect them to finish between
750-770. <br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 71-91</span><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 74-88</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“</span>Johnstone and Daniels give me a legit #1 and a solid #3 and both
will be more reliable come playoff time than last season's offerings,” said
cyben. Everything about this team is aimed at a deep playoff run. This will be
a team to watch.<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.
</span><b>PREDICTION: 94-68</b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Juan Sivilla, Banana Conine, Johnny Kennedy</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">John Patel</b><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Calamity hit the Cardinals early last
year when they lost Delanor Johnstone and had to put him on the 60 day dl. He
did come back to get 31 starts, but he took a hit due to the elbow issue. And
the worst part is that it has happened AGAIN this year. Keep in mind this isn’t
some 40 health guy. He was in the 80’s and now is in the 70’s. Sometimes this
game just isn’t fair.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Mo Daniels led the staff, but didn’t
improve as expected. Still, striking out 181 and logging 225 innings while
still progressing is pretty amazing. Imagine this team with Redondo and Reese
still in the bullpen. The Cards were 22-23 in one run games, and I can’t help
but wonder how different things could have been. But it’s not like they got
screwed. While Toby Willis was a bust, Ricardo Ramirez was solid. Time will
tell if the trade for former 1<sup>st</sup> round pick Mathew Munoz will pay
off. He’s at least three years away.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">On paper this is probably the best team
in Kinsella. And I cannot stress enough how much pure talent this team has on
the offensive side of the ball, and the defense those players bring to the
table. Garcia led the team last year, but only managed 94 runs created. He is
an MVP candidate and you can expect that number to jump 20 to 30 runs. For the
rest of the group, I see a big jump as well.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Instead of turning my back on this team,
I’m doubling down. I know they made my prediction look like a joke, but this
team has too much talent. Expect them to score 770 to 800 runs, and give up 670
to 640.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 91-71 (with a chance to
finish 97-65)</span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 92-70, World Series Champions</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">This just in, ted is pretty good at this game. His team scored 815 runs,
and allowed 541. They are still getting older, but this team is just good. No
big changes so far, and that includes another playoff run. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prediction: 103-59</b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Glenn Gosling, Alex Cruz, Juan Palacios</span></b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rob Scott,
Tomas Soto, Bryce Hafner </b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Ted got himself another ring, winning his
third World Series title. This year’s collection of talent is a year older, and
curiously Ted is only running with a 9 man pitching staff. That’s a head
scratcher…</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Gone is Tuck Eichorn, Elrod Riggs, and
former starter Kent Crawford. I can’t help but think that the pitching staff
this year will be worse than the 604 runs they allowed.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The offense scored 746 runs. Most of that
came from Yamil Ramirez, Nick Helms, Rodrigo Marin, and Brady Sierra. Nick
Helms is now gone leaving three solid bats, plus the iffy Eugene Castillo. </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">As much as I like the way Ted conducts
business, this year seems to be a big step backwards for a premier franchise. I
expect them to only score 700 to 720 runs, and allow 650-670 runs. After nine seasons
of 89 wins or more, making the playoffs every year, and three world series
titles…the train is pulling into the station.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 86-76</span><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 74-88</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Khoury Hayes went to Tampa for almost nothing, and took his 82 runs/2.8
war with him. But he was replaced with one of the better free agents in Tomas
Dotel. But based on numbers alone, the production is a wash. David Lo was
another good pick up and moves to LF to solidify a weaker defense. Overall, the
young guys are going to play better this year. Even though they are rebuilding,
they are not to be overlooked. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Prediction: 80-82</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Benji Gutierrez, Bryce Vina </span></b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Orber
Coronado, Albert Prieto, Ricardo Martinez, Sean Pierson</b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Last year Tomas Dotel and David Lo joined
the Braves with high expectations. However…Dotel only provided 75 runs, and Lo
was well below replacement level only contributing 50. The loss of Khoury Hayes
was glaring.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The pitching staff allowed 686 runs,
about average. This year they return everyone, even the poor performers like
Montanez, and Tejada. </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The offense was miserable, only scoring
651 runs. Are Dotel and Lo going to rebound? Once again, Bux let go of a solid
offensive talent when Bryce Vina skipped town. His replacement? 32 year old
Sean Pearson. Pearson had a career year, but has been inconsistent in his
career. Which version will the Braves get?</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">For the offense, it’s up to Dotel, Lo,
Parent, and Pearson. A lot can go right for this team. The Braves should score
between 700 and 750 runs…a wide gap. The pitching staff is about the same and
should post 670-700.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 81-81</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162816257796500800.post-10277575920400204922014-03-26T14:20:00.001-07:002014-03-26T21:53:56.341-07:00AL North Preview<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 88-74</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Twins made moves to improve their team and chase that World Series
Ring. While the rest of the AL contenders look a little more solid on paper the
Twins have as good a chance as anyone. <b>Prediction: 98-64</b></span></div>
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Vance Barker, Kent Robertson, Fred Wolf, Rodrigo Salinas,
Brandon Outman, Al Palcious, Khoury Hayes</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Paxton Banks, Gerald
Schneider, Nelson Penny, Vin Batista, Rafael Sanchez, Angel Feliz, Brian Lee,
Benito Rojas</span></b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
The Twins are very confident coming into the new year. They return one of
the better offenses in the AL thanks to Pedro Lucano, Charley O’Brien,
Glenallen Richard, and Tom Darwin. <br />
It was a season of change as Thunderdonkey goes after his 4<sup>th</sup>
consecutive playoff birth. Ivan Gomez was shipped out last season, and this
year Benito Rojas joins the team. If anything, the Twins will be more powerful
at the plate.<br />
The pitching staff experienced a huge amount of turnover in the offseason.
Vance Barker was lost in free agency to Kansas City. The Twins compensated as
much as possible by bringing in vets like Nelson Penny and Paxton Banks. The
bullpen was awful last year, and has been shored up as well.<br />
Overall, the Twins remain a contender for the AL crown. The offense should
be expected to score between 840 and 890. The pitching staff will only be slightly
better falling between 740 and 770.<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 88-74</span><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 80-82</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On the offensive side there was a lot of movement. I’m not
sold on the change was for the better. For a team that was offensively inept
they seem to have gotten weaker. Overall, it’s hard to see this team making
another run. JNew is a magician so you never know. </span><b>PREDICTION: 73-99</b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Trace Epstein, Ricky Martin, William Page, Nick Terrell</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Derek Lewis,
Albert Rodriguez</b><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
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Unlike the Twins, the White Sox are very pessimistic. And
with good reason. They lost two starters, and two excellent relievers. The
offense that only scored 693 runs returns everyone, and there was no help in
sight. So, while the rebuilding continues it is possible that the South Siders
will continue to slide. </div>
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I see things working a little differently for Chicago. Here
were the things I saw that may contradict the pessimism:</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Carlos Martin can’t be allowed to lead the team
in plate appearances. Preston Hall, who was number two, also should not be
getting that many at bats.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Lou Goldstein needs more at bats. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Wandy Martin led the team with 84 Runs Created…he
will be even better this year.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Several guys simply had bad luck last year.
BABIP under .280 qualifies that bad luck. Who had BABIP under that level?
Martin, Kirk, Cornelius, Cruz, Priest, and Rojas. Every single one of those
players had 400 or more at bats.</div>
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The White Sox aren’t expected to be contenders, but I think
they will be tough out for whoever they play. I expect them to score 740 to 760
runs. They should allow 740 to 720 runs.</div>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 81-81</span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 95-67</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What in the world happened in Toronto??? This team should
have won last season, but only managed 75 wins. Their pitching allowed 770
runs, and only managed to score 730. Not Toronto-like. Toronto lost a lot of
pitching help, and the only incoming players are rule V cast offs. Sorry, but
I’m off the bandwagon. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prediction:
72-90</b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Jeff Walcott, Ebeneezer Lloyd, Willie Manzanillo</span></b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Martin
McFeely, Reggie Johnson</b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Apparently, the Blue Jays needed a wakeup
call. Last years preview must have been used as bulletin board material because
Toronto finally played like the team they should have been all along. </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The team returns everyone from their
offense that scored 789 runs. Victor Blanco, Phil Doumit, and Wally Barton
produced at incredible levels. Red Jones was a surprising breakout player, and
maybe up for Reggie Johnson’s off year.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The pitching staff really led the way,
only allowing 658 runs. The defense was a little above average while pitchers
Al Jeanmar, Pascual Ramirez, and Harry Guzman had fantastic years on the bump.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The Blue Jays didn’t lose any players of
consequence, and should have another solid year on their march to the playoffs.
Expect them to score maybe a little more…between 780 and 810. The pitching
staff remains solid, as does the defense. Expect them to allow 670 to 650.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 92-70</span><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 92-70</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b>A few of the older players are
starting to slide, and losing pitchers like Munro and Goodwin are not always
easily replaced. In the final analysis…I think this team was a bit unlucky last
year. But it goes back to my lack of trust in this team. A playoff shot might
be in their future, but I feel this team takes a step back. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Prediction: 80-82</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ted Lombard,
Derek Lewis, Timothy Wolf, Nelson Penny</b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Milt Leonard,
Sawyer Velarde, Juan Palacios, Wladimir Ayala, Yamid Plata</b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The Tigers were another team I overlooked
in this division. I have had serious trust issues with this team for a few
years now, and they finally beat my prediction and lived up to potential. But
can it last???</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Ted Lombard was traded for reliever Sawyer
Velarde. This was actually a GREAT trade. Lombard only produced 74 runs, and
while his defense was good it’s time for Terrence Stevens to get his shot.
Ayala is a defensive wizard at short. Palacious will be a great setup guy for
Velarde.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Overall, jdrake seems to have finally put
it all together. A little of that trust was built last year and I hope they don’t
prove me wrong. The Tigers should score between 830 and 860. They should allow
680 to 650 runs. </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 96-66</span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 91-71; Division Champion</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b>This is suddenly the most scary
team in the NL East, if not the entire NL. Blanch added “The Mets may have
over-performed a bit last season, but the team is really taking shape now -
fewer 35 year-old, 1-year stopgaps and more guys who will be around for 10+
years. I see them winning 89 this year and making the playoffs.” I would have
to agree with the veteran owner, but he is selling them short. They will do way
more harm than even he thinks<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. <b>Prediction:
94-68</b></span></div>
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Chris Brown, Alberto Soto, Manny Dupler, David Castro, Felix
Ryan, Jesus Feliz, Mark Corey</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lou McDonald, Mariano
Valentin, Sammy Hampton, Alex Gabriel, Karim Saenz</span></b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW (courtesy of Blanch):</span></b><br />
The little Mets took a big step forward last year, winning 91 games and
taking a competitive division. Then the Phillies exposed their pop-gun offense,
sweeping them in Round 1 and holding them to a measly 1 run in 3 games.<br />
<br />
Clearly, the off-season priority was to add hitting. They have a good crop of
prospects ready to come up but they're all defense and pitching: defensive whiz
SS Cesar Pena, speedburner/glove man Junichi Bong, swingman D.T. Duncan, and
short reliever Keith Owen. <br />
<br />
So, Step 1 was to move Alex Walden - complete with 30-HR bat and balky glove -
to 3B.<br />
<br />
Step 2 - seeing not much offensive help in free agency - was to trade for
range-challenged DH Karim Saenz and tell him to start working out with an
outfielder's glove.<br />
<br />
Step 3 - still seeing nothing in free agency - was to double down on the
"DH as COF" plan and sign the even-more-range-challenged,
injury-in-waiting, professional hitter Alex Gabriel to a 1 year, $2.4 MM deal. <br />
<br />
So the Mets could trot out a lineup that includes DH Saenz in LF, DH Gabriel in
RF, the mediocre-but-cheap Doug Beam at 1B, and all-or-nothing free-swinger
Vicente Torres spelling all 3 spots. <br />
<br />
With sterling defense at all the up-the-middle spots, is this a plan that will
work? Who knows? But it will be interesting<br />
Synopsis (courtesy of dg): Overall, it will be interesting to see how the
trade off affects the team overall. The Mets should improve their scoring and
finish with 700-730 runs, while the pitching staff/defense will go up to
620-650.<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 90-72</span><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 85-77</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dan Newson was picked up, and Felix Brandt will FINALLY get
full time in the majors.While Dillon is confident, he is still a realist “The
NL East should be a tough division with the emergence of the Mets, improved
Nats, and always tough Pirates,” stated the miracle man “the offense will
improve some, but we won’t have enough reliable pitching.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I went against the Phillies once. Not again. </span><b>PREDICTION:
89-73</b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Banjo Kashmir, Herb Winn, Norm Fowler, Lonny Castro, Willie
Castilla, Pedro Gutierrez</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jude Leslie,
Sven Hammonds, Nick Helms, Tanyone Wilson, Kent Crawford, George Vaughn</b><br />
<br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
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pull a rabbit out of their hat when they needed it the most. The team was an
astounding 22-14 in one run games, and 6-3 in extra innings. Their offense wasn’t
potent, but consistent. Their pitching wasn’t overpowering, but a terrific
defense held them together.</div>
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This year Dillon upgraded in LF and snagged slugger Jude
Leslie. He could be a difference maker. Taking over at first is Nick Helms, and
while time has caught up with him he is still a potent slugger that could bash
as many as 40 homeruns. Added to the group left over from last year, this team
is officially scary. </div>
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I’m not sold on the pitching staff, but it didn’t kill them
last year thanks to their defense. The Phillies should see a big upgrade
offensively and finish somewhere between 740 and 770 runs. The pitching/defense
should remain about the same, but taking luck into account between 690 to 670
range. </div>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 86-76</span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 75-87</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There was a HUGE amount of turnover. Some of the bigger
non-productive contracts came off the books (Wiki, Nix, Ortiz, Lane), and
replaced with guys that will make a good wage but be more productive (Bailey,
Munro, Hayes).</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This team isn’t better than last
season. They are about the same. And they won’t finish at or above .500.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prediction: 71-91</b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Glenn Gosling, Alex Cruz, Juan Palacios</span></b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tuck
Eichhorn, Brian Russell, Yusmeiro Torres, Brian Russell, Nick Terrell, Bing
Whitman, Les Carter, Wiki Rincon, Howard Sweeney</b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I’m still trying to wrap my head around
the Pirates allowing their two best pitchers, Cruz and Palacios, to walk in
free agency. New owner jthornton has some good time under his belt, and a
pretty good record. </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">He made some decent pick ups for the
offensive side of the ball, but the pitching staff is now in shambles.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">In the analysis I don’t see the once
mighty Pirates taking a big step back. They should score somewhere between
660-680 runs, and allow 800 to 830 runs. Ouch.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 64-98</span><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 64-98</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It looks like Charlotte stuck with the team they had, but
promoted pitchers Steve Miller, and Al Santiago. They also snagged Alex
Atchison in Rule V. None will help.Same team, same result.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Prediction: 70-92</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vin Batista,
Harry Ugueto, Lou McDonald, Stubby Hernandez, Rube Flores</b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Woody Rushford</b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">For a team that finished in last, I
expected the Nats to make some kind of move. They did…backwards. Unless there
is a hidden plan somewhere, Rigby allowed a decent starter and two offensive
contributors leave.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The offense looks to take a step back
into dangerous territory, somewhere between 560 to 590 range. The pitching
staff won’t take too much of a hit, but won’t improve. I have them pegged
between 770 and 750</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 60-102</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162816257796500800.post-72108812774626794232014-03-25T11:26:00.004-07:002014-03-25T11:26:37.312-07:00AL South Preview<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 100-62; Division Champion</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">If you didn’t take my advice last season, please do so now. If you are
losing, look at how akg has built his teams and emulate that as much as
possible. Overall, this team is still the class of the AL South. It should be
no surprise to see them in them in the playoffs. <b>Prediction: 88-74</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Benito Rojas, Luis Dotel, Leon Wilkerson, Olmedo Hernandez,
Humberto Sierra, Albert Rodriguez</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Miguel Sanchez,
Glenallen Gagnon, Carlos Gimenez, Pat Yamada, Andres Nieves, Tony Kingston,
Chris Brown, Willie Manzanillo</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">As usual, I underestimated the Rangers.
They always seem to bust my predictions. Maybe I should just add 10 wins by
default? AKG is the most consistent owner in Kinsella. This year he kept his
core offensive producers together (PT Castilla, Julian Matos, Andres Nieves,
Miguel Guerrero, and Ed Pickering) and dipped into free agency and rule V to
fill the holes on the bench. As usual, a very smart and cost effective
approach. Especially when he sits back, and waits until the prices drop for free
agents.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">This pitching staff was superb. Espinoza,
Mendoza, Myers, and Coleman are probably the best four starters in the league.
They add Gagnon and that makes five solid starters that can win every time out.
The relievers that didn’t perform well were let go, and replaced by guys that I’m
sure AKG hopes will fare better. But the load falls on Gonzalez and Alicea (who
both had over 150 IP in relief, and FIP under 4.00).</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Overall, this team is about as solid as I’ve
ever seen. It’s a team built for a championship run. There is simply no
weakness. I predict runs scored to remain about the same 840-870, and runs
allowed should improve and hover between 580-610. Wow.</span><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 104-58</span></b><br />
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<tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; padding: 11px 5px 0px 5px; text-align: center;">Kansas City Royals (AL)</td></tr>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 79-83</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Numbers didn’t tell the whole story as they Royals didn’t lose as much as
I thought. The offense was one of the weaker in the AL, but the pitching was
decent. I was wrong last time looking strictly at numbers. But when a team is
starting someone like Ramiro Sojo (30’s for splits), but also gets a solid aging
veteran like Mike Person I just can’t figure out what the game plan is. Gotta
go with my instinct… <b>PREDICTION: 54-108</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Tanyon Wilson, Brad Brooks, Rabbit Munson.</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Timo Tabaka,
Vance Barker, Luis Valdes, Elvis Raymond</b><br />
<br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
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It is very hard to get a read on a team that doesn’t submit
a preview, or even communicate with you. When that happens, I just take the
numbers I see. KC made some strange moves last year (you can read up <a href="http://worldkinsella.blogspot.com/2013/12/al-south.html">http://worldkinsella.blogspot.com/2013/12/al-south.html</a>).
In the end they killed my prediction 25 games.</div>
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The offense that scored 740 runs sticks together this year.
They were led by Kiko Robbins, Jose Camacho, Germany Adcock, and Julio Martin.
There seemed to be a lot of platoons being utilized effectively.</div>
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The pitching staff was turned over, since hinz let two of
his starters (Brad Brooks, and Rabbit Munson) walk. They were also not very
effective so it wasn’t much of a loss. Tabaka and Barker take their place and
the Barker pickup is HUGE as he becomes the ace of the staff in my opinion.
Elvis Raymond and Wilfredo DeJesus, are probably two of the best signings for
the Royals. They will anchor a bullpen that now goes incredibly deep when
combined with Sardinha.</div>
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I won’t mistake overlooking this team again, especially
since they are in my division. I see this team scoring 760 to 790 runs, and
with the improvements to pitching only allowing 720-740 runs. Major improvement
and now a Wild Card birth is in sight.</div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 84-78</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 75-87</span></b><br />
<br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There was a HUGE amount of turnover. Some of the bigger
non-productive contracts came off the books (Wiki, Nix, Ortiz, Lane), and
replaced with guys that will make a good wage but be more productive (Bailey,
Munro, Hayes).</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This team isn’t better than last
season. They are about the same. And they won’t finish at or above .500.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prediction: 71-91</b></div>
<br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Warren Parker, Tony Wilfredo, Humberto Johnson, Josias
Mercedes, Alex Izturis</span></b><br />
<br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Cory Fogg,
Daryle Smith, Norm Fowler, Daric Averill, Khoury Hayes, Leon Wilkerson</b><br />
<br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">One of the benefits of doing the blog is
getting to see who got dropped, and whether or not they would be an upgrade for
your own team. I found quite a few steals as I went through team stats and
out/in. I’m hoping it helps.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The offense has been completely reworked.
Guys are changing positions, losing jobs, and being DFA’d left and right. Khoury
Hayes was traded mid season (despite being an excellent contributor), and since
his new team let him go he decided to return the bay. Cory Fogg joins the team
to play 2b, moving Theo Baily to left field. Hayes will share time with rookie
sensation Willie Lary. Dennis Drese is weak at catcher, but can’t DH just yet
thanks to Boone Rivera. </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The defense is MUCH improved and
hopefully helps a pitching staff that got SHELLED. Brett Dixon was the only
positive contributor as I struggled to find someone, anyone(!!!) to make good starts
and earn a spot in the bullpen. That problem hasn’t been fixed, but they should
allow 877 runs again. If they do, I may shoot myself.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Dixon anchors a staff that now has Norm
Fowler, Clarence Kirby, Jerry Blake, and Cesar Zorilla. In other words…I’m
screwed. The bullpen isn’t bad. Page is the closer with Averill and Smith doing
their best to get him the chance to close.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Overall, I’m not optimistic that this
team can make the playoffs. It really depends on the pitching (which sucks) and
the defense (which could help quite a bit). The offense could finally reach
over 800 runs…and I peg them anywhere from 780-810. The pitching/defense is the
wildcard. I see them still sucking…840-810 while I scramble to limit the
damage. </span><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 75-87</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 64-98</span></b><br />
<br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It looks like Charlotte stuck with the team they had, but
promoted pitchers Steve Miller, and Al Santiago. They also snagged Alex
Atchison in Rule V. None will help.Same team, same result.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Prediction: 70-92</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Cory Fogg,
Pedro Santiago, JP Cabrera, David Martin, Albert Mendoza, Tex Hamilton, Mendy
Mathews, Vic Andrews, Harry Calvo, Earl LeMahieu</b><br />
<br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mark Chang,
Harpo Watson, Denny Watson, Justin Spencer, Cesar Trajano, Luis Valdavia,
Gregory Diamond, Bryce Vina, Glenn Gosling. Miguel Perez</b><br />
<br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
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In the previews so far, I have not seen a team that made so
many positive changes. BigNR obviously didn’t like giving up 971 runs (!!!!!),
and it showed in the moves he made.</div>
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The pitching staff was overhauled. Tex Hamilton and Mendy
Mathews were actually pretty good for the Knights. But they couldn’t go deep
into games at all. Which put an incredible amount of pressure on a mediocre
bullpen. The defense is REALLY what hurt the pitching. They finished dead last.
Francisco Ortega was responsible for 60 errors. He has good range, but a poor
glove and it showed. This will be an issue until he is replaced.</div>
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My overall assessment of this team is that they took steps
in A direction. But was it the RIGHT direction? Pitching was blamed, but really
it was the defense. And while some spots were fixed (like Gosling at 3b) issues
remain (Ortega). The Knights should score anywhere from 770-800 runs, and allow
870-840. An improvement for sure. </div>
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 71-91</span></b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162816257796500800.post-29859024115408064992014-03-24T20:55:00.000-07:002014-03-24T20:55:39.710-07:00NL North Preview<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 95-67; Wild Card/NLCS</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b>The Cubs must have read the blog
last year. Many changes were made to the team during the year and little by
little the Cubs became more and more competitive. Overall, I think this team is
ready now. The Cubs are a team to watch <b>Prediction: 92-70</b></div>
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Sid Sherman, Cesar Trajano, Justin Spencer</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kevin Miller</span></b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The Cubs ALMOST made me look like a
genius last year. They made it to the NLCS, but fell just short. Littlejim did
an amazing job with his Cubbies, and was able to turn the franchise into a perennial
contender. </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">To start the season, the fat was trimmed
allowing the core group to continue growing. This team could actually be better
than last year’s version. Yunel Park turned out to be a decent pickup (not like
Puig, but decent). Leading the way was Trayvon Hammond, Ken Reagan, and Jason
Descalso. They did enough to score 781 runs. Not a lot, but with an average
defense and stellar pitching more than enough to win consistently. </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The top four starters were a sight to
behold. Vernon Broadway, Luis Bravo, Jim Becket, and Orval Crandle were all
excellent. From the pen, Ben Nicholson and Burke Melton were devastating.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Overall, I still see this team as a title
contender. THE title contender? Not sure yet. I think they score anywhere from 770
to 820 runs, and give up 700 to 670. With one more bullpen arm, and maybe one
more bat this team could take it all.</span><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 88-74</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 68-94, last</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Brewers should begin to round back into shape soon.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The entire pitching staff has been
gutted. Only the young and Lariel Chavez remain. The same could be said of the
offense. A lot of new faces. We will have to see where this team goes from
here. <b>PREDICTION: 70-92</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Andrew Rudolph, Edinson Martinez, Al Santana</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
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The Brewers made several big moves last year in preparation
for this year. Lariel Chavez was traded for a couple mediocre minor league
prospects, Boone Rivera was traded for a relief pitcher. Those trades were
probably losses in hindsight. But in two other trades mongoose netted Edgard
Nunez and Cesar Molina. Both of which contributed nicely.</div>
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Unfortuneatly, the offense spent another year in the crapper
(not even reaching 600 runs), while the pitching staff went from 806 runs all
the way down to 721. This year, the Brew Crew hit free agency HARD, but no one
that really makes this team much better.</div>
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Overall, the offense is still searching for anyone that can
get an OPS .800 (Okay, Bobby Simmons was .804 but only in 389 PA). They should
score 590-610 runs. The runs allowed has bottomed out for this team so runs
allowed should be about 750-720.</div>
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 65-97</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 70-92</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Expos one of the top tier teams of Kinsella, and have been able to do
so by not being afraid to make changes. At the end of last year, Vic
Villafuerte joined the club for the home stretch and playoffs. This year ssauve
made a few more brilliant moves to hopefully snag that elusive championship. </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Can the Expos be better than their 109
win team last year? With the group being brought in, the answer is…only if they
win the World Series.</span> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prediction:
113-49</b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Trevor Tyner, Erick Linton, Glenallen Gagnon, Julio Callaspo</span></b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ken Kraemer,
Erik Cosby, Mendy Mathews, Bernie Hampton</b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Ssauve has never been shy about trying to
upgrade his team. He does have a new nickname…Maverick. He knows when to hold’em,
when to fold’em, when to walk away, and when to run. A couple players were picked
up on waivers, the trade that sent Linton to hell and Cosby to heaven, and some
smooth free agent pickups.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">This year’s version still looks sharp,
but there are cracks. Age will bite this team, or an injury. Although Ssauve
won’t want to hear this, I think the Expos reign is coming to an end in the NL
North. They should score between 710 and 730 runs, while allowing 650 to 620
runs.</span><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 93-69</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 82-80</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Reds were not to be feared last year, winning 10 games less than
predicted. The pitching staff got ROCKED to the tune of 974 runs (that’s 6+
runs per game…OUCH). </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">At this time I don’t see any
involvement by sockless_joe. No free agent signings. Only a rule V pickup. </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Once again, the league questions the
commitment that the ownership has to the franchise in Cincinnati. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Prediction: 54-108</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Lonny Sierra, Manuel Johnson, Ugueth Pulido, Alfredo Uribe,
Morgan Newson, Marty Browne</span></b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Erick Linton,
Douglas Hodges, Warren Hume, Phil Tracy, Sammy Redondo</b><br />
<br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
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Sockless Joe made me EAT MY WORDS with his body of work last
season. The Reds finished with a winning record instead of in the toilet. How
did they do it???</div>
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</span></span></span>A very productive offense that scored 858 runs</div>
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This team really should have finished at least four games
under .500. But those one run wins turned out to be huge in the grand scheme of
things.</div>
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So, what will this year bring? Three of the five starters were
sent packing (Sierra, Johnson, Pulido). The loss of all three will hurt. Left
behind is ace Spike Smoltz and relievers Stew McFeely and Daryle Smith. At this
time I see NO new additions, so I have no idea what Sockless has up his sleeves
this time. There are some good free agents still available in free agency with
prices going down after the start of the season.</div>
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I won’t get burned twice when my good name is on the line.
So, for runs scored we should see 850-880. In runs allowed I’m going to assume
someone will be brought in to pitch at some point and they will be better than
what was dumped. So, put them anywhere from 850 to 890 runs allowed. </div>
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 77-85</span></b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162816257796500800.post-59774604300136820422014-03-24T16:53:00.001-07:002014-03-24T16:53:54.875-07:00Season 26 Previews: AL WEST<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 105-57, Division Champions</span></b><br />
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<b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">This is the same dangerous team, but can they finally make it back to the
World Series? <b>Prediction: 103-59</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Willie Boyle, Vance Cora, Quinton Brand, Will Lange, Elvis
Raymond, Esteban Iglesias, Sid Cameron</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN: Cesar Toca, Earl LeMathieu, Ivan Megias, Hipolito Matos, Jeurys
Valdes, </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Despite dominating the regular season
year after year, the Athletics only have their Division Titles to hold up. Mikebr
wants a ring. Period. To make that happen he pulled off several trades, released
some dead weight, and promoted from within. </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Guys to watch out for this year are defending
MVP Luis Baez and his sidekick Anibal Maduro. The pitching staff features four
of the best pitchers in the AL: Richard Cameron, Lawrence Rosales, Endy Miller,
and new addition Ivan Megias who holds a CY and seven all-star appearances.
Losing Elvis Raymond could be a mistake considering his value out of the pen.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Overall, the moves bring in new faces
without really changing the production that much.I still think the offense
scores 750-800 runs. The defense and pitching should hold their runs allowed
below 600 easily barring any major injuries.</span><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 80-82</span></b><br />
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<b><b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: </b></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The team was overhauled from top to bottom. “We </span>will be relying on
a number of guys this season who are in the minors and/or have no major league
experience.” The Angels seem very optimistic, and as always sweetnss will be
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Paxton Banks, Benji Limon, Alex Cabrera</span></b></b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Bill Thompson,
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<b><span style="font-weight: normal;">The Angels finished pretty much where I thought they would.
The offense was one of the best, scoring an outstanding 830 runs. However, the
pitching staff was underwhelming by allowing 789. It was smart of sweet to keep
his offensive core group together, since they ripped the cover off the ball. I’m
not sure how much of a difference the overpriced JP Cabrera will help the Halos
coming over from Charlotte. Rodney Magee is the guy to keep an eye on, and
should be considered and MVP contender.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-weight: normal;">The starting pitching staff remains largely intact, minus
Paxton Banks. Albert Maradona and Joe Maloney posted excellent numbers and fit
nicely as a one and two. It’s unclear if Sam Long will move into the rotation.
The bullpen is MUCH stronger, and could help the Angels win those close games
(they were 19-28 in one run games). Ebenezer “Scrooge” Lloyd, Tony Campbell,
and Fernando Carrasco should be able to get them through the 7<sup>th</sup>-9<sup>th</sup>.
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<b><span style="font-weight: normal;">My overall assessment of this team is that sweet has gotten
his team a step closer to the playoffs this year. He took a good look at his
glaring weaknesses and addressed those without messing up the chemistry. I
think the offense will be just a little better (they had a low babip last
year), and the pitching staff is looking good. Runs scored should be between
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREDICTION: 87-75</span></b><br />
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<tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; padding: 11px 5px 0px 5px; text-align: center;">Portland Beavers (AL)</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="padding: 3px 5px 0px 5px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/UserProfile.aspx?uid=342903" style="color: black;" target="_blank">dakar</a></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="padding: 3px 5px 0px 5px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/FranchiseProfile.aspx?fid=4174" style="color: black;" target="_blank">View Hardball Dynasty Profile</a></td></tr>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 70-92</span></b><br />
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<b><b>LAST YEARS PREVIEW: It looks like The Beavers has
plateaued. I don’t see them moving forward, but no one is there to push them
back either. <b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prediction: 73-89</span></span></b></b></b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Andres Tatis, Greg
Hewson, Paulie Winn.</span><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> none<br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
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</b></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The Beavers started the offseason on a
positive note, dumping unproductive players. But that is where the momentum
stopped. At this point I don’t see any young guys coming up, and Dakar hasn’t
let me know any of his plans this year. </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The offense was subpar, and is now a year
older. Patrick Kipling, once a dominating force, is starting to feel the effects
of his 12 major league seasons. Portland didn’t have a good pitching staff
outside of starter Hunter Young and reliever Louis Thomas.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Overall, this team seems to be ready to
stall in the 70 win range for a second year, and is projected to drop into the
60’s. The offense will take a step back and score between 610-630 runs. The
pitching staff won’t improve either allowing 770-740 runs. Not a fun year in
the city of weird.</span></span><b><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">
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<b><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">LAST YEARS RECORD: 54-108</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">OUT: Erik Cosby, Ruben Valdes, Ed Curtis, Ricky Page</span></b><br />
<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">IN:</span></b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Erick Linton,
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">PREVIEW:</span></b><br />
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At some point, Seattle has to start improving. Right????</div>
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The offense was anemic (603), and the pitching staff
improved from horrifying to simply awful. Still…it’s an improvement. I’ve been
saying for awhile now that The M’s are a terrifyingly bad defensive team. They
proved it again last year. Cliff Fox, Russ Byrne, Mendy Williams, and Gary
Richardson requested a meeting to talk about the lack of defense. All attempts
were rebuffed. All of those pitchers had average to very good FIP (fielding independent
pitching). But it’s obvious they don’t get any help from their fielders that
averaged over an error a game, and turned only 127 double plays (about one
every three games). Pitchers HATE that stuff. </div>
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So, what’s new now that it’s three years of 100 losses in a
row??? The only offense they did have, Erik Cosby, was traded for another
overpriced veteran pitcher in Erik Linton. Warren Hume was overpaid to be the
#4 starter. Sammy Redondo was picked up, but God only knows if Sug will try to
play him at SS. And Phil Tracey was paid huge bucks to close (when the team
probably won’t see many close situations.</div>
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In the meantime, the defense still sucks and the offense is
WEAKER than last year. Ugh. To answer the initial question…no…things will not
be improving. They are going from BAD to WORSE. Runs scored should be 510-550,
runs allowed 850-800.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162816257796500800.post-884069227979448082014-01-10T11:18:00.002-08:002014-01-10T11:18:51.064-08:00Top 10 power Rankings!50 Game Power Rankings<br />
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<b>1. Oakland Athletics 35-15</b><br />
The A's are having a solid season thanks to great pitching. Lawrence Rosales is 8-3, and Richard Cameron is 9-1. Most important has been the bullpen led by Esteban Iglesias who is 13 for 13 in saves. Luis Baez is having an MVP season with .326/.390/.668 line with 19 homeruns. The A's are 15-4 in their last 19 games.<br />
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<b>2. Montreal Expos 31-19</b><br />
<b>3. Toronto Blue Jays 32-18</b><br />
<b>4. Detroit Tigers 30-20</b><br />
<b>5. Texas Rangers 32-18</b><br />
<b>6. Philadelphia Phillies 30-20</b><br />
<b>7. Chicago Cubs 30-20</b><br />
<b>8. Minnesota Twins 29-21</b><br />
<b>9. Florida Marlins 28-22</b><br />
<b>10. San Diego Padres 27-23</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162816257796500800.post-77317038299638154402014-01-10T11:07:00.003-08:002014-01-10T11:07:46.927-08:00Moonlight Graham Award Winner!<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
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The "Moonlight Graham GM of the Year" award was created to
recognize and memorialize the top contributing GM in Kinsella. The award
is named for a character in the book "Shoeless Joe" and the movie
"Field of Dreams". In the story, as in real life, Moonlight Graham
really did exist. He only got one chance at the majors, and after his
one chance he went to practice medicine. He lived a long life, loved one
woman, and was a remarkable man according to all that knew him.<br />
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In the movie Graham gets a chance to go back with the greatest players
of all time after he saves a little girl. He made the choice between
playing ball, and being a good man. For all that encompasses Moonlight
Graham's character and the real man, the award is named for him.<br />
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The winner of this years award is....<br />
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Texas Rangers owner, AKGSPORTS!!!!!! </h2>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162816257796500800.post-61006183640140900252013-12-31T13:58:00.004-08:002013-12-31T16:39:06.036-08:00Final Predictions: Season 25Love it, or hate...I have to do it. My predictions for the playoffs
with Division winners, ALCS/NLCS, World Series, and the predicted Champ:<br />
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American League:</div>
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DC- Oakland Athletics</div>
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DC- Texas Rangers</div>
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DC- Minnesota Twins</div>
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DC- New York Yankees</div>
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WC- Baltimore Orioles</div>
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WC-Detroit Tigers (with a losing record)</div>
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National League:</div>
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DC- New York Mets</div>
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DC- Florida Marlins</div>
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DC- Montreal Expos</div>
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DC- Los Angeles Dodgers</div>
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WC- Chicago Cubs</div>
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WC- St. Louis Cardinals</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>ALCS: Yankees vs Twins</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>NLCS: Dodgers vs Cubs</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">World Series: Cubs vs Yankees</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b><u>Winner: Chicago Cubs</u></b></i></span></div>
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