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END OF APRIL REPORT
END OF APRIL:
Record: 18-8, .692 winning %
Standing: 1st place N.L. West, 3 games over Los Angeles.
Best in MLB: Baltimore, 21-5, .808 winning %, 7 games over Boston, Detroit, and New York.
Worst in MLB: Chicago Cubs, 7-19, .269 winning %, 11 games behind St. Louis
I don’t think I could have hoped for anything better. St. Louis also is 18-8 and leading the N.L. East, and we have a crucial 3 game series set at home starting on May 6th. J.R. Richard is 2nd in baseball in strikeouts with 41 in six starts, one behind Philadelphia’s Steve Carlton. For this, Richard was given a new 5-year contract worth $15.5 million a season (it may be 1980 in the game, but we’re using 2002 baseball economics.) This should last me for the rest of his prime. Sambito has saved 7 of my 18 wins at a sub-1 ERA, and will receive a new deal when he’s ready to negotiate (hopefully). Nolan Ryan was injured near the end of April, but it was nothing serious and should be back after the first week of May. 2B Joe Morgan has been a disaster at the leadoff spot, failing to crack the Mendoza line. On the other hand, CF Terry Puhl has been a pleasant surprise at the #6 spot, hitting .305 with two homers and 13 RBI. I decide to swap Puhl and Morgan, hoping Puhl will give the 2-3-4 guys more RBI chances. Rick Monday is traded to the White Sox.
NEXT: End of May Report
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