The Prospect Watch 2.0

boogeyboard1 · 06-24-2016, 03:59 PM

Last year I created this dynasty, in which I created fictional prospects and followed their careers. In the original version, I started with five prospects and created three more each year. This worked well for a while, but eventually there were so many players that it was too overwhelming, and most of them were terrible anyway.

So I'm going to try it again. We'll still be starting with 5 prospects (2 ages 16-17, 3 ages 18-21, everything else randomized), but we won't be adding more every year. I'm going to cap the number at five, which means I won't add any new players until one of the current players retires.

Also, I'm playing on OOTP 16 since I don't have 17 (

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Here are our five prospects:

20-year-old 2B Bernie Blake, 1 star potential, 1.0 WAR this past year at Michigan State, where the competition level is great.
18-year-old RF Reggie Gross, 1 star potential, 1.6 WAR this past year at Law High School in Milford, CT, where the competition level is average.
20-year-old C Eric Lucid, 1 star potential, 0.2 WAR this past year at Utah, where the competition level is good.
20-year-old CF Lyndon Phillips, 1 star potential, 0.9 WAR this past year at Albany, where the competition level is average.
18-year-old SS Doug Rhineha, 1 star potential, 1.9 WAR this past year at Abbeville Christian Academy (high school) in Alabama, where the competition level is average.

boogeyboard1 · 06-24-2016, 04:12 PM

Saturday June 6th

Today is the first year player draft. Since the creation of our players, Lyndon Phillips has had his 21st birthday.

All of our players went undrafted and will return to school.

boogeyboard1 · 06-24-2016, 04:43 PM

The Mariners beat the Dodgers 4 games to 2 to win the 2015 World Series.

AL ROY: TB Steven Souza
NL ROY: ATL Jace Peterson
AL Cy Young: SEA Felix "King Felix" Hernandez
NL Cy Young: LAD Clayton Kershaw
AL MVP: TOR Jose Bautista
NL MVP: COL Troy "Tulo" Tulowitzki

boogeyboard1 · 06-24-2016, 04:50 PM

Ken Griffey Jr. was inducted into the hall of fame.

boogeyboard1 · 06-24-2016, 05:09 PM

June 6th, 2016

The first year player draft is upon us again. Once again all our guys went undrafted and returned to school.

boogeyboard1 · 06-24-2016, 05:34 PM

The Rangers beat the Nationals 4 games to 3 to win the 2016 World Series.

AL ROY: BAL Chris O'Brien
NL ROY: PHI J.P. Crawford
AL Cy Young: KC Tim "Tiny" Collins
NL Cy Young: WAS Stephen Strasburg
AL MVP: TEX Prince Fielder
NL MVP: WAS Stephen Strasburg

boogeyboard1 · 06-24-2016, 05:38 PM

Manny Ramirez was inducted into the HoF

boogeyboard1 · 06-24-2016, 09:57 PM

June 6, 2017

Third time's the charm. For some at least.

The Yankees selected now 20 year old RF Reggie Gross with the 707th pick in the draft (round 24 pick 8) and have assigned him to play for the New York A2 (GCL) Yankees2. As of now it looks as if manager Joe Pettini won't be giving him much playing time, but hopefully Reggie will be able to prove himself in the little time he does get.

With the 834th pick in the draft (round 28 pick 15), the Chicago Cubs drafted now 20 year old SS Doug Rhineha and sent him to play for the Chicago N (AZL) Cubs. He too won't be getting much time in the lineup from manager Carmelo Martinez.

And finally, 23 year old CF Lyndon Phillips was drafted 995th (round 33 pick 26) by the San Diego Padres. He will play for the San Diego (DSL) Padres. Manager Manny Acta has him as the backup center fielder, the third string first baseman and right fielder, and the #2 pinch runner.

Bernie Blake and Eric Lucid went undrafted and will try their luck again next year.

boogeyboard1 · 06-26-2016, 03:28 PM

August 28, 2017

The 2017 season came to a close yesterday in the DSL, and Lyndon Phillips has officially finished his first season as a professional baseball player. He played in 29 games as a substitute player, hitting four singles in 15 at bats while walking twice and striking out four times, good enough for a 0.1 WAR. He also played 21.2 innings at first base, 26.2 at center field, which is his primary position, and 5 at left. He played best at center field but held his own everywhere. The San Diego (DSL) Padres went 30-42, which wasn't good enough to make the playoffs as they were 18 games behind the first place Reds. Hopefully next year will be even better for Lyndon, who is now 23 years old.

September 3rd

Our other two pro-prospects wrapped up their seasons yesterday.

Reggie Gross played in 7 games and had just one hit (a double) in five at bats. He also struck out once. He played three innings at LF and 13.1 in RF. No balls were hit his way in his one game in left, and he wasn't very good in right, putting up a -0.8 ZR and a .663 EFF, although he did not make any errors. This gave him a -0.1 WAR overall, but in a very small sample size. I think and hope he can play better than that. He won't have the opportunity to show it, however, as the New York A2 (GCL) Yankees2 finished the season 27-33, 8 games out of first.

Doug Rhineha only had one plate appearance this season and he worked a walk. The rest of his playing time in the five games he was put in was spent on the field. He played a game at first base and actually played pretty well there despite it being his worst position. He also played ok in two games at short, his primary position, and performed well in two games at second base. I'd like to see him get more playing time, but he actually did well with what he was given. The Chicago N (AZL) Cubs won their division with a 32-24 record and will play against the Seattle (AZL) Mariners in the first round of the playoffs. Going into the playoffs, Rhineha is the 2nd string center fielder, and he is 3rd on the depth chart at 2B and SS. He is actually scheduled to play every 5th game at second base, so if his team can win in round 1 he should be guaranteed at least one playoff appearance.

boogeyboard1 · 06-26-2016, 03:35 PM

In the first two games of the series against Seattle, Rhineha was used as a defensive sub at second base. Seattle won game 1, Chicago game 2. He sat game 3 as his team lost 5-3, making every game left a must win. He sat on the bench again as his teem eked out a 7-6 win to send it to a game 5 back in Chicago.

I hoped that manager Carmelo Martinez would give Doug the start at second today as he promised, but he went with his regular starter instead in the win or go home game. The decision payed off as his team won 3-2 to go to the championships against the Texas (AZL) Rangers.

boogeyboard1 · 06-26-2016, 03:38 PM

Doug sat and watched as his team was swept by the Rangers, who did not lose a single game in the playoffs.

boogeyboard1 · 06-26-2016, 03:44 PM

The Dodgers swept the Red Sox to win the World Series.

AL ROY: OAK Bruce Maxwell
NL ROY: PIT Austin Meadows
AL Cy Young: CHW David Robertson
NL Cy Young: LAD Clayton Kershaw
AL MVP: CLE Carlos Santana
NL MVP: ATL Freddie Freeman

boogeyboard1 · 06-26-2016, 03:47 PM

Chipper Jones was inducted into the hall of fame.

boogeyboard1 · 06-26-2016, 03:52 PM

April 8th, 2018

It's opening day in the MLB today, and I guess Padres GM A.J. Preller had some decisions to make, so he released Lyndon Phillips, who is now a minor league free agent at the age of 23. Hopefully it won't take him as long to find a new team as it did to get drafted.

boogeyboard1 · 06-26-2016, 03:58 PM

April 12th

It didn't take long at all! Lyndon Phillips signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers organization and was sent to play for the West Michigan Whitecaps, Detroit's low A team. He started one game there at center field, going 1-for-3, and then was sent to the Detroit (GCL) Tigers.

boogeyboard1 · 06-26-2016, 04:06 PM

June 6th, 2018

Our fourth amateur draft. Could this be the year 23 year olds Bernie Blake and Eric Lucid finally get drafted? I predict Blake gets picked and Lucid doesn't, since Lucid's potential is now down to a half star.

And I was right. Blake was drafted by the White Sox 868th overall (round 29 pick 19) and will start out with the Chicago A (AZL) White Sox. Ryne 'Ryno' Sandberg, former Phillies' manager who is in his second year with the team, will be giving Bernie little to no playing time.

boogeyboard1 · 06-26-2016, 04:11 PM

June 7th

A day after the amateur draft the Yankees released Reggie Gross to make room for their new players.

boogeyboard1 · 06-26-2016, 04:17 PM

2018 Rookie Leagues Opening Day

Manager Carmelo Martinez seems to have learned his lesson from not starting Doug Rhineha at all in the playoffs last season, so this year he's starting him at center field and batting him 9th. CF is the worst of his four positions, so hopefully he's able to keep up.

Basilio Cabrera has Lyndon Phillips slated as the backup 1B and CF and the 3rd string RF. He's also the team's #1 pinch runner.

Bernie Blake is now the #4 pinch runner for his team.

boogeyboard1 · 06-27-2016, 09:54 AM

June 25th

Reggie Gross signed a 1 year minor league deal with the Nationals and will play for the Washington (GCL) Nationals. Hopefully things go better this time around.

boogeyboard1 · 06-29-2016, 12:01 AM

July 28th

So far not so good for our prospects.

Bernie Blake hasn't even played a game yet this year.

Reggie Gross has played in 13 games, and he has just 1 hit in 12 at bats. He's hit 2 RBI, walked once, and struck out 3 times. His WAR is -0.3.

Lyndon Phillips has struggled in the Gulf Coast League, going 1-for-9 with a walk and 3 strikeouts. He has played well in the field at first base, but his WAR is still -0.1.

Doug Rhineha has started 26 games this year, so he's had plenty of time to prove to his organization that he's not worth keeping around. He's hitting .171 in 76 ABs and has just 1 double, 4 RBI, 4 walks, and has struck out 19 times. His ZR in right field is -4.9, and his WAR is -1.0.

06-24-2016, 03:59 PM	#1
boogeyboard1 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1,129	The Prospect Watch 2.0 Last year I created this dynasty, in which I created fictional prospects and followed their careers. In the original version, I started with five prospects and created three more each year. This worked well for a while, but eventually there were so many players that it was too overwhelming, and most of them were terrible anyway. So I'm going to try it again. We'll still be starting with 5 prospects (2 ages 16-17, 3 ages 18-21, everything else randomized), but we won't be adding more every year. I'm going to cap the number at five, which means I won't add any new players until one of the current players retires. Also, I'm playing on OOTP 16 since I don't have 17 () Here are our five prospects: 20-year-old 2B Bernie Blake, 1 star potential, 1.0 WAR this past year at Michigan State, where the competition level is great. 18-year-old RF Reggie Gross, 1 star potential, 1.6 WAR this past year at Law High School in Milford, CT, where the competition level is average. 20-year-old C Eric Lucid, 1 star potential, 0.2 WAR this past year at Utah, where the competition level is good. 20-year-old CF Lyndon Phillips, 1 star potential, 0.9 WAR this past year at Albany, where the competition level is average. 18-year-old SS Doug Rhineha, 1 star potential, 1.9 WAR this past year at Abbeville Christian Academy (high school) in Alabama, where the competition level is average.

06-24-2016, 04:12 PM	#2
boogeyboard1 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1,129	Saturday June 6th Today is the first year player draft. Since the creation of our players, Lyndon Phillips has had his 21st birthday. All of our players went undrafted and will return to school.

06-24-2016, 04:43 PM	#3
boogeyboard1 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1,129	The Mariners beat the Dodgers 4 games to 2 to win the 2015 World Series. AL ROY: TB Steven Souza NL ROY: ATL Jace Peterson AL Cy Young: SEA Felix "King Felix" Hernandez NL Cy Young: LAD Clayton Kershaw AL MVP: TOR Jose Bautista NL MVP: COL Troy "Tulo" Tulowitzki

06-24-2016, 04:50 PM	#4
boogeyboard1 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1,129	Ken Griffey Jr. was inducted into the hall of fame.

06-24-2016, 05:09 PM	#5
boogeyboard1 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1,129	June 6th, 2016 The first year player draft is upon us again. Once again all our guys went undrafted and returned to school.

06-24-2016, 05:34 PM	#6
boogeyboard1 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1,129	The Rangers beat the Nationals 4 games to 3 to win the 2016 World Series. AL ROY: BAL Chris O'Brien NL ROY: PHI J.P. Crawford AL Cy Young: KC Tim "Tiny" Collins NL Cy Young: WAS Stephen Strasburg AL MVP: TEX Prince Fielder NL MVP: WAS Stephen Strasburg

06-24-2016, 05:38 PM	#7
boogeyboard1 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1,129	Manny Ramirez was inducted into the HoF

06-24-2016, 09:57 PM	#8
boogeyboard1 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1,129	June 6, 2017 Third time's the charm. For some at least. The Yankees selected now 20 year old RF Reggie Gross with the 707th pick in the draft (round 24 pick 8) and have assigned him to play for the New York A2 (GCL) Yankees2. As of now it looks as if manager Joe Pettini won't be giving him much playing time, but hopefully Reggie will be able to prove himself in the little time he does get. With the 834th pick in the draft (round 28 pick 15), the Chicago Cubs drafted now 20 year old SS Doug Rhineha and sent him to play for the Chicago N (AZL) Cubs. He too won't be getting much time in the lineup from manager Carmelo Martinez. And finally, 23 year old CF Lyndon Phillips was drafted 995th (round 33 pick 26) by the San Diego Padres. He will play for the San Diego (DSL) Padres. Manager Manny Acta has him as the backup center fielder, the third string first baseman and right fielder, and the #2 pinch runner. Bernie Blake and Eric Lucid went undrafted and will try their luck again next year.

06-26-2016, 03:28 PM	#9
boogeyboard1 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1,129	August 28, 2017 The 2017 season came to a close yesterday in the DSL, and Lyndon Phillips has officially finished his first season as a professional baseball player. He played in 29 games as a substitute player, hitting four singles in 15 at bats while walking twice and striking out four times, good enough for a 0.1 WAR. He also played 21.2 innings at first base, 26.2 at center field, which is his primary position, and 5 at left. He played best at center field but held his own everywhere. The San Diego (DSL) Padres went 30-42, which wasn't good enough to make the playoffs as they were 18 games behind the first place Reds. Hopefully next year will be even better for Lyndon, who is now 23 years old. September 3rd Our other two pro-prospects wrapped up their seasons yesterday. Reggie Gross played in 7 games and had just one hit (a double) in five at bats. He also struck out once. He played three innings at LF and 13.1 in RF. No balls were hit his way in his one game in left, and he wasn't very good in right, putting up a -0.8 ZR and a .663 EFF, although he did not make any errors. This gave him a -0.1 WAR overall, but in a very small sample size. I think and hope he can play better than that. He won't have the opportunity to show it, however, as the New York A2 (GCL) Yankees2 finished the season 27-33, 8 games out of first. Doug Rhineha only had one plate appearance this season and he worked a walk. The rest of his playing time in the five games he was put in was spent on the field. He played a game at first base and actually played pretty well there despite it being his worst position. He also played ok in two games at short, his primary position, and performed well in two games at second base. I'd like to see him get more playing time, but he actually did well with what he was given. The Chicago N (AZL) Cubs won their division with a 32-24 record and will play against the Seattle (AZL) Mariners in the first round of the playoffs. Going into the playoffs, Rhineha is the 2nd string center fielder, and he is 3rd on the depth chart at 2B and SS. He is actually scheduled to play every 5th game at second base, so if his team can win in round 1 he should be guaranteed at least one playoff appearance.

06-26-2016, 03:35 PM	#10
boogeyboard1 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1,129	In the first two games of the series against Seattle, Rhineha was used as a defensive sub at second base. Seattle won game 1, Chicago game 2. He sat game 3 as his team lost 5-3, making every game left a must win. He sat on the bench again as his teem eked out a 7-6 win to send it to a game 5 back in Chicago. I hoped that manager Carmelo Martinez would give Doug the start at second today as he promised, but he went with his regular starter instead in the win or go home game. The decision payed off as his team won 3-2 to go to the championships against the Texas (AZL) Rangers.

06-26-2016, 03:38 PM	#11
boogeyboard1 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1,129	Doug sat and watched as his team was swept by the Rangers, who did not lose a single game in the playoffs.

06-26-2016, 03:44 PM	#12
boogeyboard1 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1,129	The Dodgers swept the Red Sox to win the World Series. AL ROY: OAK Bruce Maxwell NL ROY: PIT Austin Meadows AL Cy Young: CHW David Robertson NL Cy Young: LAD Clayton Kershaw AL MVP: CLE Carlos Santana NL MVP: ATL Freddie Freeman

06-26-2016, 03:47 PM	#13
boogeyboard1 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1,129	Chipper Jones was inducted into the hall of fame.

06-26-2016, 03:52 PM	#14
boogeyboard1 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1,129	April 8th, 2018 It's opening day in the MLB today, and I guess Padres GM A.J. Preller had some decisions to make, so he released Lyndon Phillips, who is now a minor league free agent at the age of 23. Hopefully it won't take him as long to find a new team as it did to get drafted.

06-26-2016, 03:58 PM	#15
boogeyboard1 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1,129	April 12th It didn't take long at all! Lyndon Phillips signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers organization and was sent to play for the West Michigan Whitecaps, Detroit's low A team. He started one game there at center field, going 1-for-3, and then was sent to the Detroit (GCL) Tigers.

06-26-2016, 04:06 PM	#16
boogeyboard1 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1,129	June 6th, 2018 Our fourth amateur draft. Could this be the year 23 year olds Bernie Blake and Eric Lucid finally get drafted? I predict Blake gets picked and Lucid doesn't, since Lucid's potential is now down to a half star. And I was right. Blake was drafted by the White Sox 868th overall (round 29 pick 19) and will start out with the Chicago A (AZL) White Sox. Ryne 'Ryno' Sandberg, former Phillies' manager who is in his second year with the team, will be giving Bernie little to no playing time.

06-26-2016, 04:11 PM	#17
boogeyboard1 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1,129	June 7th A day after the amateur draft the Yankees released Reggie Gross to make room for their new players.

06-26-2016, 04:17 PM	#18
boogeyboard1 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1,129	2018 Rookie Leagues Opening Day Manager Carmelo Martinez seems to have learned his lesson from not starting Doug Rhineha at all in the playoffs last season, so this year he's starting him at center field and batting him 9th. CF is the worst of his four positions, so hopefully he's able to keep up. Basilio Cabrera has Lyndon Phillips slated as the backup 1B and CF and the 3rd string RF. He's also the team's #1 pinch runner. Bernie Blake is now the #4 pinch runner for his team.

06-27-2016, 09:54 AM	#19
boogeyboard1 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1,129	June 25th Reggie Gross signed a 1 year minor league deal with the Nationals and will play for the Washington (GCL) Nationals. Hopefully things go better this time around.

06-29-2016, 12:01 AM	#20
boogeyboard1 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1,129	July 28th So far not so good for our prospects. Bernie Blake hasn't even played a game yet this year. Reggie Gross has played in 13 games, and he has just 1 hit in 12 at bats. He's hit 2 RBI, walked once, and struck out 3 times. His WAR is -0.3. Lyndon Phillips has struggled in the Gulf Coast League, going 1-for-9 with a walk and 3 strikeouts. He has played well in the field at first base, but his WAR is still -0.1. Doug Rhineha has started 26 games this year, so he's had plenty of time to prove to his organization that he's not worth keeping around. He's hitting .171 in 76 ABs and has just 1 double, 4 RBI, 4 walks, and has struck out 19 times. His ZR in right field is -4.9, and his WAR is -1.0.