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DawnBTVS · 04-08-2008, 09:39 AM

I'm also looking forward to Jack Cust's arrival.

We ended up struggling a little bit, finishing at 12-15 on the month in part because of our wayward offense.

NL Central Standings
St. Louis: 30-20
New Evil Empire: 27-23
Milwaukee: 25-25
Chicago: 24-25
Cincinnati: 22-26
Pittsburgh: 18-33

The first issue was Tony Tarasco in CF hittng .148/.213/.232 in 155 AB. While I'm pleased that I actually made a change early in the season this time around, I decided to insert Pedro Valdes who has never played CF in his career. But he's an offensive machine so like his poor experiment at 1B... it should be interesting nonetheless. Remember the description of Jeremy Giambi playing LF in Moneyball? Here's my recreation.

On the other hand, we have Dave Hansen. What to do with him? He's hitting .215/.333/.328 in 195 AB and making $6.02 Million per year. My genius clearly knows no bounds. Anyway... HE CAN'T FIELD! I mean that literally because he has 14 errors on the season already and would be a great DH if I didn't have Tino Martinez there.

So, now I'm stuck with a good DH who can't field... a DH who is stuck at DH because of Carlos Pena, and a no defense all hit CFer. Of course, the DH isn't hitting at all but still has a .632 OPS at age 34 so I'm reluctant to bench him.

I do have Kevin Orie who I can call up to help at 3B which I'll probably end up doing.

Here are the guys impressing with the bats...
Mel Rosario: .228/.322/.381 with 7 HR and 24 RBI in 197 AB. Has 28 BB.
Carlos Pena: .282/.349/.508 with 10 HR and 28 RBI in 195 AB. Has 20 BB.
Mike Lansing: .264/.324/.399 with 3 HR and 20 RBI in 163 AB. Has 12 BB.
Colin Long: .281/.335/.322 with 1 HR and 21 RBI in 171 AB. Has 13 BB.
Pedro Valdes: .288/.413/.365 with 0 HR and 4 RBI in 52 AB. Has 7 BB.
Carl Everett: .272/.345/.457 with 7 HR and 26 RBI in 173 AB. Has 14 BB.

On the pitching side, the arms are still doing alright...
Roy Oswalt: 5-1 with a 2.77 ERA in 65.0 IP with 67 K vs. 6 BB.
Josh Fogg: 3-0 with a 4.80 ERA in 54.1 IP with 32 K vs. 21 BB.
Willie Blair: 4-4 with a 4.29 ERA in 56.2 IP with 21 K vs. 16 BB.
Gio Gonzalez: 3-6 with a 3.41 ERA in 63.1 IP with 36 K vs. 21 BB.
Mike Crudale: 1.77 ERA in 20.1 IP with 22 K vs. 7 BB.
Francisco Espinoza: 2.79 ERA in 29.0 IP with 24 K vs. 6 BB.
Rafael Soriano: 0.87 ERA in 10.1 IP with 9 K vs. 7 BB.
Jerry Spradlin: 2.75 ERA in 19.2 IP with 16 K vs. 5 BB.
Jose Antonio Nunez: 15 S and a 3.97 ERA in 22.2 IP with 22 K vs. 7 BB.

I decide to call up Kevin Orie and send down Sun-Woo Kim who had an 8.31 ERA in 13.0 IP.

In more sad news, the career of Miguel Cairo has ended at age 28 due to a ruptured disc in his back. He'll be most known for his solid season in 1998 where he amassed 674 AB with a line of .270/.311/.392 while scoring 105 R with 9 HR and 68 RBI. Since 1999, he has been bouncing around AAA and even AA for us.

He was only hitting .217/.293/.319 at AA in 138 AB prior to the injury.

In the minor leagues a few guys are standing out...
Brian Walker: Is only 23 but should see the bullpen soon. Currently has a 2.95 ERA with 22 K vs. 6 BB in 18.1 IP.
Jeremy Fish: A small fan favorite... He's 25 but seems to be getting control as he has a 3.24 ERA with 32 K vs. 8 BB in 25.0 IP. Hope he can keep it up.
Andrew Bater: Doing damn well for being 21. He's hitting .359/.429/.505 with 6 HR and 22 BB in 206 AB. Could replace Hansen if I can get a trade partner later in the year.
Ken Carson: Another in the glut of solid outfielders. He's never really had that great season to propel himself until now: .298/.422/.434 with 3 HR and 44 BB in 205 AB.
Jack Cust: Has cooled down a little to .273/.352/.394 with 6 HR and 26 BB in 216 AB.
Bill Archer: At 26 he probably doesn't have a future with us but he's hitting .295/.351/.512 with 9 HR and 18 BB in 207 AB. Just has never been able to develop to his potential.
Esteban German: Starting to come around at AA. Hitting .306/.372/.413 with 4 HR and 19 BB in 196 AB.
Howard Hancock: Hitting well at Single A in his 2nd season. Currently has a line of .396/.456/.491 with 3 HR and 18 BB in 212 AB.

Next post will see the MLB Draft and results of June. Expect to see a trade or two as well.

04-08-2008, 09:39 AM	#73 (permalink)
DawnBTVS Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sudbury, MA Posts: 145	2nd month in and issues are appearing... uh-oh I'm also looking forward to Jack Cust's arrival. We ended up struggling a little bit, finishing at 12-15 on the month in part because of our wayward offense. NL Central Standings St. Louis: 30-20 New Evil Empire: 27-23 Milwaukee: 25-25 Chicago: 24-25 Cincinnati: 22-26 Pittsburgh: 18-33 The first issue was Tony Tarasco in CF hittng .148/.213/.232 in 155 AB. While I'm pleased that I actually made a change early in the season this time around, I decided to insert Pedro Valdes who has never played CF in his career. But he's an offensive machine so like his poor experiment at 1B... it should be interesting nonetheless. Remember the description of Jeremy Giambi playing LF in Moneyball? Here's my recreation. On the other hand, we have Dave Hansen. What to do with him? He's hitting .215/.333/.328 in 195 AB and making $6.02 Million per year. My genius clearly knows no bounds. Anyway... *HE CAN'T FIELD!* I mean that literally because he has 14 errors on the season already and would be a great DH if I didn't have Tino Martinez there. So, now I'm stuck with a good DH who can't field... a DH who is stuck at DH because of Carlos Pena, and a no defense all hit CFer. Of course, the DH isn't hitting at all but still has a .632 OPS at age 34 so I'm reluctant to bench him. I do have Kevin Orie who I can call up to help at 3B which I'll probably end up doing. Here are the guys impressing with the bats... Mel Rosario: .228/.322/.381 with 7 HR and 24 RBI in 197 AB. Has 28 BB. Carlos Pena: .282/.349/.508 with 10 HR and 28 RBI in 195 AB. Has 20 BB. Mike Lansing: .264/.324/.399 with 3 HR and 20 RBI in 163 AB. Has 12 BB. Colin Long: .281/.335/.322 with 1 HR and 21 RBI in 171 AB. Has 13 BB. Pedro Valdes: .288/.413/.365 with 0 HR and 4 RBI in 52 AB. Has 7 BB. Carl Everett: .272/.345/.457 with 7 HR and 26 RBI in 173 AB. Has 14 BB. On the pitching side, the arms are still doing alright... Roy Oswalt: 5-1 with a 2.77 ERA in 65.0 IP with 67 K vs. 6 BB. Josh Fogg: 3-0 with a 4.80 ERA in 54.1 IP with 32 K vs. 21 BB. Willie Blair: 4-4 with a 4.29 ERA in 56.2 IP with 21 K vs. 16 BB. Gio Gonzalez: 3-6 with a 3.41 ERA in 63.1 IP with 36 K vs. 21 BB. Mike Crudale: 1.77 ERA in 20.1 IP with 22 K vs. 7 BB. Francisco Espinoza: 2.79 ERA in 29.0 IP with 24 K vs. 6 BB. Rafael Soriano: 0.87 ERA in 10.1 IP with 9 K vs. 7 BB. Jerry Spradlin: 2.75 ERA in 19.2 IP with 16 K vs. 5 BB. Jose Antonio Nunez: 15 S and a 3.97 ERA in 22.2 IP with 22 K vs. 7 BB. I decide to call up Kevin Orie and send down Sun-Woo Kim who had an 8.31 ERA in 13.0 IP. In more sad news, the career of Miguel Cairo has ended at age 28 due to a ruptured disc in his back. He'll be most known for his solid season in 1998 where he amassed 674 AB with a line of .270/.311/.392 while scoring 105 R with 9 HR and 68 RBI. Since 1999, he has been bouncing around AAA and even AA for us. He was only hitting .217/.293/.319 at AA in 138 AB prior to the injury. In the minor leagues a few guys are standing out... Brian Walker: Is only 23 but should see the bullpen soon. Currently has a 2.95 ERA with 22 K vs. 6 BB in 18.1 IP. Jeremy Fish: A small fan favorite... He's 25 but seems to be getting control as he has a 3.24 ERA with 32 K vs. 8 BB in 25.0 IP. Hope he can keep it up. Andrew Bater: Doing damn well for being 21. He's hitting .359/.429/.505 with 6 HR and 22 BB in 206 AB. Could replace Hansen if I can get a trade partner later in the year. Ken Carson: Another in the glut of solid outfielders. He's never really had that great season to propel himself until now: .298/.422/.434 with 3 HR and 44 BB in 205 AB. Jack Cust: Has cooled down a little to .273/.352/.394 with 6 HR and 26 BB in 216 AB. Bill Archer: At 26 he probably doesn't have a future with us but he's hitting .295/.351/.512 with 9 HR and 18 BB in 207 AB. Just has never been able to develop to his potential. Esteban German: Starting to come around at AA. Hitting .306/.372/.413 with 4 HR and 19 BB in 196 AB. Howard Hancock: Hitting well at Single A in his 2nd season. Currently has a line of .396/.456/.491 with 3 HR and 18 BB in 212 AB. Next post will see the MLB Draft and results of June. Expect to see a trade or two as well.