2015 Pittsburgh Pirates

rick1980 · 08-03-2015, 08:37 PM

Pittsburgh Pirates 2015 Season

My name is Rick I live out in PA and I am a big Pirates fan and I have decide to start a dynasty to pass the time at work on my down time. I am an over the road trucker and have been playing OOTP since 2007. What I am planning to do is sim a week at a time and then do an update.

Settings
Rating scale: 1-100
Overall/Potential: 20-80
Coaches / Scouts: OFF
Player Evaluation: 30/35/25/10
Trading: Very Hard / Heavily Favor Prospects
Rating Based of AI Evaluation
Overall rating Based on All Players
I also changed the roster expansion size from 40 to 30
Reset all injuries and DL time.

rick1980 · 08-03-2015, 10:16 PM

After being the biggest punchline in baseball for quite a while, the Pittsburgh Pirates are now coming off consecutive trips to the playoffs. The 2014 season marked a bit of a downturn, as they won six fewer regular-season games and then lost the wild-card game instead of falling in the NLDS, as they did in 2013. Gone is a key team leader, but back is pretty much everyone else of consequence -- and more. Let's take a look at the Pirates as they shoot for their third straight playoff appearance.
~ Matt Snyder

Transactions:
Claimed: RHP Juan Nicasio off waivers from LA Dodgers
Purchased contract of C Chris Stewart from AAA Indianapolis
SS Pedro Florimon Jr was designated for assignment and placed on waviers
SP Charlie Morton was designated for assignment and placed on waviers
SP Brandon Cumpton was designated for assignment and placed on waviers
MR Radhames Liz was designated for assignment and placed on waviers

Lineup:
1) Gregory Polanco (RF)
2) Josh Harrison (3B)
3) Andrew McCutchen (CF)
4) Jung-Ho-Kang (SS)
5) Pedro Alvarez (1B)
6) Neil Walker (2B)
7) Starling Marte (LF)
8) Devon Travis (2B)
9) Francisco Cervelli (C)

Bench:
C Chris Stewart
IF Corey Hart
OF Andrew Lambo
OF Jose Tabata

Starting Rotation:
1) RHP Gerrit Cole
2) LHP Francisco Liriano
3) RHP A.J Burnett
4) RHP Vance Worley
5) LHP Jeff Locke

Bullpen:
CL: Mark Melancon
SU: Antonio Bastardo
SU: Jared Hughes
MR: Tony Watson
MR: Rob Scahill
MR: Arquimedes Caminero
MR: Juan Nicasio

phillyboy19 · 08-04-2015, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rick1980

After being the biggest punchline in baseball for quite a while, the Pittsburgh Pirates are now coming off consecutive trips to the playoffs. The 2014 season marked a bit of a downturn, as they won six fewer regular-season games and then lost the wild-card game instead of falling in the NLDS, as they did in 2013. Gone is a key team leader, but back is pretty much everyone else of consequence -- and more. Let's take a look at the Pirates as they shoot for their third straight playoff appearance.
~ Matt Snyder

Transactions:
Claimed: RHP Juan Nicasio off waivers from LA Dodgers
Purchased contract of C Chris Stewart from AAA Indianapolis
SS Pedro Florimon Jr was designated for assignment and placed on waviers
SP Charlie Morton was designated for assignment and placed on waviers
SP Brandon Cumpton was designated for assignment and placed on waviers
MR Radhames Liz was designated for assignment and placed on waviers

Lineup:
1) Gregory Polanco (SS)
2) Josh Harrison (3B)
3) Andrew McCutchen (CF)
4) Jung-Ho-Kang (SS)
5) Pedro Alvarez (1B)
6) Neil Walker (2B)
7) Starling Marte (LF)
8) Devon Travis (2B)
9) Francisco Cervelli (C)

Bench:
C Chris Stewart
IF Corey Hart
OF Andrew Lambo
OF Jose Tabata

Starting Rotation:
1) RHP Gerrit Cole
2) LHP Francisco Liriano
3) RHP A.J Burnett
4) RHP Vance Worley
5) LHP Jeff Locke

Bullpen:
CL: Mark Melancon
SU: Antonio Bastardo
SU: Jared Hughes
MR: Tony Watson
MR: Rob Scahill
MR: Arquimedes Caminero
MR: Juan Nicasio

Not to be nit picky but you have Polanco listed as a SS. Good luck with the team though.

rick1980 · 08-05-2015, 10:01 AM

Saving for Future use

rick1980 · 08-05-2015, 11:18 AM

Team Info
Record: 4-2 (1 GB 2nd)
Batting Avg: .270 (7th)
Runs Scored: 35 (1st)
Homeruns: 7 (2nd)
Starters ERA: 5.71 (13th)
Bullpen ERA: 0.49 (1st)
Defensive EFF: .699 (6th)

Transactions
Released: RP Radhames Liz refused minor league assignment
Claimed: SP Brandon Morrow off waivers from San Diego, placed on active roster
Demoted: SP Jeff Locke

League News
NL Player of the Week: Yasiel Puig LAD (.458, 3 HR, 5 RBI)
AL Player of the Week: Ryan Raburn CLE (.833, 3 HR, 7 RBI)

Boxscores
April 6th

WP: J. Diaz (1-0) LP: T. Waston (0-1) SV: A. Chapman (1)
HR - PIT: J. Wang (1)

April 8th

WP: H. Bailey (1-0) LP: F. Liriano (0-1) SV: A. Chapman (2)
HR - PIT: S. Marte (1)

April 9th

WP: T. Watson (1-0) LP: S.Marshall (0-1)
HR - PIT: S. Marte (2), A. MuCutchen (1)

April 10th

WP: J. Hughes (1-0) LP: N. Cotts (0-1) SV: M. Melancon (1)
HR - MIL: M. Clark (1)

April 11th

WP: G. Cole (1-0) LP: T. Thornburg (0-1)
HR - PIT: J. Kang (2) MIL: A.Lind (1), J. Lucroy (1)

April 12th

WP: T. Watson (1-0) LP: W. Smith (1-1) SV: M. Melancon (2)
HR - PIT: A. McMutchen (2), G. Polanco (1)

rick1980 · 08-05-2015, 04:50 PM

Team Info
Record: 8-4 (+1 1/2 GB 1st)
Batting Avg: .278 (2nd)
Runs Scored: 59 (t-2nd)
Homeruns: 9 (t-8th)
Starters ERA: 4.00 (10th)
Bullpen ERA: 2.14 (4th)
Defensive EFF: .699 (7th)

Transactions
none

League News
NL Player of the Week: Jayson Werth WAS (.462, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 8 runs scored)
AL Player of the Week: Mike Trout LAA (.545, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 8 runs scored)

4/13/15 Evan Longoria TB out 6-7 Weeks (strained hamstring)
4/15/15 Matt Kemp SD out 3 Weeks (torn ligament thumb)
4/17/15 Carlos Gomez MIL out 3 Weeks (strained back muscle)
4/20/15 Jason Heyward STL out 4 Weeks (herniated disc)

Boxscores
April 13th

WP: F. Liriano (1-1) LP: D. Price (0-1) SV: M. Melancon (3)
HR - none

April 14th

WP: A. Burnett (1-0) LP: J. Velander (1-1) SV: J. Nicasio (1)
HR - PIT: N.Walker (1)

April 15th

WP: B. Morrow (1-0) LP: J. Chacin (0-2) SV: M. Melancon (4)
HR - none

April 16th
No Game

April 17th

WP: W. Smith (2-1) LP: J. Hughes (1-1) SV: J. Jeffress (3)
HR - MIL: C. Gomez (2)

April 18th

WP: M. Fiers (1-0) LP: V. Woley (0-1) SV: F. Rodriguez (1)
HR - MIL: D. Murphy (1) K. Davis (2)

April 19th

WP: F. Liriano (2-1) LP: M. Gaza (0-3) SV: M.Melancon (5)
HR - MIL: R. Braun (2) L. Schafer (1) PIT: N.Walker (2)

08-03-2015, 08:37 PM	#1
rick1980 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dingmans Ferry PA Posts: 43	2015 Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates 2015 Season My name is Rick I live out in PA and I am a big Pirates fan and I have decide to start a dynasty to pass the time at work on my down time. I am an over the road trucker and have been playing OOTP since 2007. What I am planning to do is sim a week at a time and then do an update. Settings Rating scale: 1-100 Overall/Potential: 20-80 Coaches / Scouts: OFF Player Evaluation: 30/35/25/10 Trading: Very Hard / Heavily Favor Prospects Rating Based of AI Evaluation Overall rating Based on All Players I also changed the roster expansion size from 40 to 30 Reset all injuries and DL time. Last edited by rick1980; 08-03-2015 at 10:19 PM.

08-03-2015, 10:16 PM	#2
rick1980 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dingmans Ferry PA Posts: 43	After being the biggest punchline in baseball for quite a while, the Pittsburgh Pirates are now coming off consecutive trips to the playoffs. The 2014 season marked a bit of a downturn, as they won six fewer regular-season games and then lost the wild-card game instead of falling in the NLDS, as they did in 2013. Gone is a key team leader, but back is pretty much everyone else of consequence -- and more. Let's take a look at the Pirates as they shoot for their third straight playoff appearance. ~ Matt Snyder Transactions: Claimed: RHP Juan Nicasio off waivers from LA Dodgers Purchased contract of C Chris Stewart from AAA Indianapolis SS Pedro Florimon Jr was designated for assignment and placed on waviers SP Charlie Morton was designated for assignment and placed on waviers SP Brandon Cumpton was designated for assignment and placed on waviers MR Radhames Liz was designated for assignment and placed on waviers Lineup: 1) Gregory Polanco (RF) 2) Josh Harrison (3B) 3) Andrew McCutchen (CF) 4) Jung-Ho-Kang (SS) 5) Pedro Alvarez (1B) 6) Neil Walker (2B) 7) Starling Marte (LF) 8) Devon Travis (2B) 9) Francisco Cervelli (C) Bench: C Chris Stewart IF Corey Hart OF Andrew Lambo OF Jose Tabata Starting Rotation: 1) RHP Gerrit Cole 2) LHP Francisco Liriano 3) RHP A.J Burnett 4) RHP Vance Worley 5) LHP Jeff Locke Bullpen: CL: Mark Melancon SU: Antonio Bastardo SU: Jared Hughes MR: Tony Watson MR: Rob Scahill MR: Arquimedes Caminero MR: Juan Nicasio Last edited by rick1980; 08-05-2015 at 11:21 AM. Reason: fixed Polanco's Postion

08-05-2015, 10:01 AM	#4
rick1980 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dingmans Ferry PA Posts: 43	Saving for Future use Last edited by rick1980; 08-05-2015 at 10:03 AM.

08-05-2015, 11:18 AM	#5
rick1980 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dingmans Ferry PA Posts: 43	Team Info Record: 4-2 (1 GB 2nd) Batting Avg: .270 (7th) Runs Scored: 35 (1st) Homeruns: 7 (2nd) Starters ERA: 5.71 (13th) Bullpen ERA: 0.49 (1st) Defensive EFF: .699 (6th) Transactions Released: RP Radhames Liz refused minor league assignment Claimed: SP Brandon Morrow off waivers from San Diego, placed on active roster Demoted: SP Jeff Locke League News NL Player of the Week: Yasiel Puig LAD (.458, 3 HR, 5 RBI) AL Player of the Week: Ryan Raburn CLE (.833, 3 HR, 7 RBI) Boxscores April 6th WP: J. Diaz (1-0) LP: T. Waston (0-1) SV: A. Chapman (1) HR - PIT: J. Wang (1) April 8th WP: H. Bailey (1-0) LP: F. Liriano (0-1) SV: A. Chapman (2) HR - PIT: S. Marte (1) April 9th WP: T. Watson (1-0) LP: S.Marshall (0-1) HR - PIT: S. Marte (2), A. MuCutchen (1) April 10th WP: J. Hughes (1-0) LP: N. Cotts (0-1) SV: M. Melancon (1) HR - MIL: M. Clark (1) April 11th WP: G. Cole (1-0) LP: T. Thornburg (0-1) HR - PIT: J. Kang (2) MIL: A.Lind (1), J. Lucroy (1) April 12th WP: T. Watson (1-0) LP: W. Smith (1-1) SV: M. Melancon (2) HR - PIT: A. McMutchen (2), G. Polanco (1) Last edited by rick1980; 08-05-2015 at 02:22 PM.

08-05-2015, 04:50 PM	#6
rick1980 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dingmans Ferry PA Posts: 43	Team Info Record: 8-4 (+1 1/2 GB 1st) Batting Avg: .278 (2nd) Runs Scored: 59 (t-2nd) Homeruns: 9 (t-8th) Starters ERA: 4.00 (10th) Bullpen ERA: 2.14 (4th) Defensive EFF: .699 (7th) Transactions none League News NL Player of the Week: Jayson Werth WAS (.462, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 8 runs scored) AL Player of the Week: Mike Trout LAA (.545, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 8 runs scored) 4/13/15 Evan Longoria TB out 6-7 Weeks (strained hamstring) 4/15/15 Matt Kemp SD out 3 Weeks (torn ligament thumb) 4/17/15 Carlos Gomez MIL out 3 Weeks (strained back muscle) 4/20/15 Jason Heyward STL out 4 Weeks (herniated disc) Boxscores April 13th WP: F. Liriano (1-1) LP: D. Price (0-1) SV: M. Melancon (3) HR - none April 14th WP: A. Burnett (1-0) LP: J. Velander (1-1) SV: J. Nicasio (1) HR - PIT: N.Walker (1) April 15th WP: B. Morrow (1-0) LP: J. Chacin (0-2) SV: M. Melancon (4) HR - none April 16th No Game April 17th WP: W. Smith (2-1) LP: J. Hughes (1-1) SV: J. Jeffress (3) HR - MIL: C. Gomez (2) April 18th WP: M. Fiers (1-0) LP: V. Woley (0-1) SV: F. Rodriguez (1) HR - MIL: D. Murphy (1) K. Davis (2) April 19th WP: F. Liriano (2-1) LP: M. Gaza (0-3) SV: M.Melancon (5) HR - MIL: R. Braun (2) L. Schafer (1) PIT: N.Walker (2) Last edited by rick1980; 08-05-2015 at 04:55 PM.