The 1946 Dallas Rangers: How bad could it be?

Denny Lemaster · 10-06-2016, 10:59 AM

Generally speaking, I tend to like run universes. Mainly because I am horrible when it comes to running a single team. I am terrible at drafting. I can’t manage a bullpen. I tend to overextend club budgets. Pretty much any way a team’s fortune can be destroyed, I can do it. Heck, the last time I tried this, I was fired in less than a dozen games. If the goal of OOTP was to tank, I would be the king.

But I keep trying. I keep failing, but I keep trying. This is my latest attempt to not fail.

A thanks to cephasjames for his Fictional Uniform & Logo set.
I’m still using OOTP12, FYI.

Denny Lemaster · 10-06-2016, 11:00 AM

United States League
Eastern Division
Washington Generals
Pittsburgh Pioneers
Philadelphia Keystones
New York Nationals
Boston Rebels

Western Division
Milwaukee Hops
Los Angeles Angels
Detroit Robins
Chicago Gangsters
Chicago Colonels

All-American League
Eastern Division
New York Bears
Miami Whales
Buffalo Bisons
Brooklyn Blue Sox
Baltimore Bombers

Western Division
San Francisco Miners
Hollywood Stars
Dallas Rangers
Cleveland Kings
Chicago Athletes

Denny Lemaster · 10-06-2016, 11:02 AM

I usually am pretty stat based with my dynasties, but maybe if I keep closer track of my actions I can actually build a winner. I’ll be guiding the Dallas Rangers, in the AAL West.

The owner is Deon Gearin, 55 years old, he is Tolerant and a Penny-pincher.

Going into the Inaugural Draft, the Scouting Director, Henry Crichton, is Excellent Scouting Majors, Good Scouting Minors, and Decent Scouting Amateurs. He generally Favors Ability in his projections. Our draft budget is $300,000. We have the 17^th pick in a Serpentine Draft.

Both my Pitching Coach (Bobby Aguillen, 45) and Hitting Coach (Brit Battershell) are pretty much Average all around. I’d like a better Trainer.

Minor League System
AAA-Kansas City Huskers (Western League)

AA-Ft. Worth Cats (Central League)

AA-Greenville Spinners (South Atlantic League)

A-St. Augustine Saints (Florida State League)

A-Stockton Ports (California League)

SA-Bremerton Bluejackets (Northwest League)

R-Boise Hawks (Pioneer League)

Denny Lemaster · 10-06-2016, 11:06 AM

So where do I find myself at the beginning of Spring Training?

Minor League System rates 20^th out of 20.

Only 2 prospects make the Top 100 list. No. 56, 19 year old 3B Corie Bresett and no. 65, 22 year old P Holt Duffrey.

Positional Strength chart shows lots of issues.

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Burnell Kassick	15th	Landen McHone	10th	12th
First Basemen	Houston Schaekel	19th	Houston Schaekel	14th	17th
Second Basemen	Travis Frazier	17th	Travis Frazier	8th	16th
Third Basemen	Gilbert DeBoard	1st	Corie Bresett	8th	2nd
Shortstops	Tyget Redecker	13th	Palmer Everidge	7th	11th
Left Fielders	Patrick Meskin	14th	Fehmi Rrustemi	9th	13th
Center Fielders	Prendahl Wenman	19th	Britt Rathbun	12th	18th
Right Fielders	Amery Kaechele	19th	Moisés Corneto	8th	17th
Starting Pitchers	Ryan Rezaie	20th	Jed Chugg	5th	16th
Relievers	Cristofer Hernando	20th	Stephen Sparacello	16th	20th
Closers	Amaben Pakenham	19th	Holt Duffey	4th	18th

And the preseason prediction pegs us at 59-97, barely better than the predicted worst team (Miami Whales, 53-103).

It is looking to be another long season for me. Let’s hope Spring Training gives me some hope or insight to better this mess.

Denny Lemaster · 10-08-2016, 12:37 PM

The record (4-8) doesn't bother me. The inconsistent offense doesn't bug me either. But this pitching, this hurts.

	W	L	SV	ERA	G	GS	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	WHIP	OAVG	BABIP
Othell Ragosta	0	0	0	0.00	5	0	5.1	3	0	0	0	1	4	0.75	.167	.214
Cris Pla	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	3.2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.55	.167	.182
Cristofer Hernando	0	0	0	1.59	5	0	5.2	8	2	1	0	1	5	1.59	.333	.421
Amaben Pakenham	0	0	0	1.80	4	0	5.0	7	3	1	0	1	5	1.60	.333	.438
Holt Duffey	2	0	0	1.80	5	0	5.0	1	1	1	0	1	3	0.40	.063	.077
Ryan Rezaie	1	0	0	2.25	3	0	4.0	3	1	1	0	1	3	1.00	.231	.300
Tripp Wildhaber	0	2	0	3.60	3	3	15.0	16	8	6	0	7	4	1.53	.271	.291
Stephen Sparacello	0	0	1	3.60	4	0	5.0	8	2	2	0	2	1	2.00	.381	.400
Dick Latulippe	0	0	0	5.63	4	1	8.0	10	5	5	0	10	4	2.50	.323	.370
Dud Scannapieco	0	1	0	5.79	5	0	4.2	6	4	3	1	1	1	1.50	.316	.294
Ed Westheimer	0	2	0	7.20	2	2	10.0	11	8	8	1	6	2	1.70	.275	.270
Aurelius Mascarenas	0	0	0	7.20	5	0	5.0	3	4	4	0	8	1	2.20	.188	.200
Jed Chugg	0	1	0	8.44	3	2	10.2	23	15	10	0	11	1	3.19	.434	.442
Mathieu François	1	2	0	10.13	3	3	10.2	16	14	12	4	5	5	1.97	.333	.308
Vito Mejía	0	0	0	15.75	3	0	4.0	10	7	7	0	3	1	3.25	.556	.588
Victorino Majalca	0	0	1	20.25	4	0	4.0	8	9	9	0	6	1	3.50	.421	.444

Cris Pla has been disabled for about 2 weeks. As one of the few players making more than the minimum, he's all but assured a roster slot.
Scannapieco will miss about a week after the ST off day.
Rezaie, the highest paid player on my roster, is out for at least 6 months. That is alot of lost value, both in terms of innings/performance and possible trade value.
I would like to break camp with 9 or 10 pitchers, but I don't see enough pitchers warranting a slot so far.

Augetout · 10-08-2016, 01:59 PM

Building from the absolute bottom with non-historical names----something I wouldn't even consider doing until I have a much better idea of how the game works.

Kudos to you, sir.

Denny Lemaster · 10-10-2016, 10:27 PM

The record was worse (2-10) and the offense was a bit more sluggish, but I do feel better about my club than I did after the first 12 ST games. We DID improve our run differential from -39 to -22, so at least we appear to be on the right track.

I’m not foolish-I’m pretty sure this isn’t a playoff team. I’m not sure this is even a .500 team. But I am confident there are a few pieces here which can be part of a winning/playoff team.

In terms of W/L, this will probably be a lost season. Fourth place and fewer than 90 losses are my own personal goals for the club. More importantly I need to have a great June draft and identify who can be a part of championship squad. 37 of our 40 man roster players are 26 or younger. And all but three of those players are under team control through 1952. If I’m given enough time by ownership I certainly could build a winning organization. Whether I’m the person to build said organization is another question.

Denny Lemaster · 10-10-2016, 10:33 PM

	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Palmer Everidge SS	12	42	6	12	4	0	1	5	19	4	8	0	0	.286	.348	.452	.800
Houston Schaekel 1B	11	42	4	10	1	0	0	7	11	3	6	0	0	.238	.289	.262	.551
Prendahl Wenman CF	12	41	3	15	0	1	1	5	20	5	7	0	1	.366	.435	.488	.923
Travis Frazier 2B	12	40	5	10	1	0	1	6	14	2	1	0	0	.250	.286	.350	.636
Gilbert DeBoard 3B	13	39	6	11	1	0	0	4	12	8	4	0	0	.282	.417	.308	.724
Lew Genuardi 2B	11	38	3	5	3	0	0	3	8	5	6	0	0	.132	.233	.211	.443
Johnathon Rochte LF	10	37	7	13	2	1	1	4	20	5	2	0	0	.351	.429	.541	.969
Qorgyle Pfieffer SS	13	36	4	9	1	0	2	7	16	4	5	1	0	.250	.333	.444	.778
Britt Rathbun CF	10	35	1	8	1	0	0	1	9	4	5	0	0	.229	.308	.257	.565
Landen McHone C	13	33	1	9	2	0	0	1	11	3	5	0	0	.273	.333	.333	.667
Patrick Meskin LF	10	32	4	12	1	0	0	1	13	8	1	0	0	.375	.488	.406	.894
Mawney Polifrone 2B	14	32	5	7	2	0	1	6	12	9	3	0	0	.219	.381	.375	.756
Kendall Rieben 2B	11	31	0	7	2	0	0	1	9	3	0	0	0	.226	.294	.290	.584
Fehmi Rrustemi LF	8	31	4	7	1	0	0	4	8	1	5	0	0	.226	.250	.258	.508
Lee McCoach RF	11	30	3	4	1	0	0	1	5	6	2	0	0	.133	.278	.167	.444
Tyget Redecker SS	12	30	0	4	0	0	0	1	4	3	0	0	0	.133	.212	.133	.345
Segundo Garabito CF	9	29	6	10	1	0	0	1	11	2	2	2	0	.345	.387	.379	.766
Paco Talamantez C	9	29	2	3	1	0	0	2	4	6	7	0	0	.103	.257	.138	.395
Moisés Corneto RF	8	28	2	7	1	0	0	3	8	5	3	0	1	.250	.364	.286	.649
Amery Kaechele RF	10	28	3	11	1	0	1	4	15	8	3	0	0	.393	.528	.536	1.063
Luz Samaro CF	9	28	4	10	2	0	0	1	12	2	2	0	0	.357	.387	.429	.816
Ansel MacClachlan C	13	27	2	6	1	0	0	4	7	1	4	0	0	.222	.241	.259	.501
Dan Voulgaris C	13	24	2	3	2	0	0	0	5	2	8	0	0	.125	.192	.208	.401
Burnell Kassick C	12	23	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	2	6	0	0	.130	.259	.130	.390
Arnold van Dam C	12	22	1	5	2	0	0	2	7	2	2	0	0	.227	.292	.318	.610

	W	L	SV	ERA	G	GS	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	WHIP	OAVG	BABIP
Othell Ragosta	1	0	0	0.00	7	0	8.1	4	0	0	0	3	5	0.84	.143	.174
Holt Duffey	2	1	0	0.82	8	0	11.0	5	3	1	0	1	8	0.55	.135	.172
Amaben Pakenham	0	0	0	1.00	7	0	9.0	9	3	1	0	2	7	1.22	.257	.321
Ryan Rezaie-60 Day DL	1	0	0	2.25	3	0	4.0	3	1	1	0	1	3	1.00	.231	.300
Cristofer Hernando	0	0	0	3.38	8	0	10.2	14	5	4	0	2	10	1.50	.318	.412
Cris Pla	1	1	0	3.68	3	3	14.2	12	6	6	0	9	5	1.43	.222	.245
Dick Latulippe	0	2	0	4.05	6	3	20.0	23	13	9	0	16	8	1.95	.299	.333
Tripp Wildhaber	0	3	0	4.15	5	5	26.0	28	15	12	0	14	6	1.62	.283	.301
Aurelius Mascarenas	0	0	0	4.50	8	0	8.0	3	4	4	0	11	3	1.75	.125	.143
Ed Westheimer	0	2	0	5.14	4	2	14.0	11	8	8	1	6	3	1.21	.212	.208
Stephen Sparacello	0	2	1	5.57	7	3	21.0	31	13	13	0	6	2	1.76	.360	.369
Dud Scannapieco	0	1	0	6.14	7	2	14.2	19	11	10	1	9	6	1.91	.317	.340
Jed Chugg	0	1	0	7.56	6	2	16.2	29	19	14	1	12	3	2.46	.392	.400
Mathieu François	1	2	0	8.04	6	3	15.2	21	16	14	5	8	9	1.85	.309	.296
Vito Mejía	0	2	0	11.17	7	1	9.2	19	13	12	2	8	4	2.79	.442	.459
Victorino Majalca	0	1	1	11.25	7	0	8.0	13	10	10	0	10	1	2.88	.382	.394

Denny Lemaster · 10-10-2016, 11:08 PM

United States League Predicted Standings

Eastern Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Runs	AVG	HR	SB	Runs against	ERA	K	BB
Washington Generals	85	71	.545	-	849	.281	56	69	787	4.64	486	745
Pittsburgh Pioneers	82	74	.526	3	854	.288	53	59	849	4.74	445	726
New York Nationals	82	74	.526	3	876	.306	69	23	904	5.27	453	711
Boston Rebels	67	89	.429	18	830	.279	67	94	906	5.14	410	789
Philadelphia Keystones	63	93	.404	22	810	.282	64	81	990	5.65	411	804

Western Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Runs	AVG	HR	SB	Runs against	ERA	K	BB
Los Angeles Angels	93	63	.596	-	932	.293	68	186	742	4.16	362	752
Chicago Colonels	86	70	.551	7	929	.299	56	78	821	4.52	393	756
Milwaukee Hops	78	78	.500	15	1072	.319	82	43	1034	5.96	405	898
Chicago Gangsters	77	79	.494	16	826	.275	56	57	883	4.94	461	877
Detroit Robins	69	87	.442	24	756	.272	54	190	819	4.59	330	845

Top 10 Hitters
Player	Team	G	AB	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
T. Gedman, 1B	MILW	156	615	17	105	0	.376	.500	.518
R. Masterjohn, CF	PITT	156	614	15	108	20	.370	.479	.545
K. Castania, RF	MILW	156	610	11	141	0	.350	.449	.475
I. Saviñón, CF	CHIC	156	584	2	98	10	.347	.485	.461
A. O'Hegarty, CF	NYKN	156	603	13	101	0	.345	.459	.493
D. Baber, 3B	MILW	148	524	13	113	5	.350	.460	.515
A. Norenberg, CF	LANA	156	633	6	109	35	.344	.439	.443
G. Baldwin, LF	BOST	156	592	19	101	2	.314	.441	.480
T. Corda, LF	LANA	156	646	19	134	36	.300	.376	.467
K. Bonnett, LF	MILW	156	722	9	99	20	.324	.391	.422

Top 10 Pitchers
Player	Team	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	HA	BB	K	K/9
W. Jayes	CHIC	39	17	15	0	3.40	288.0	299	93	65	2.04
K. Moshier	LANA	39	18	13	0	3.99	274.0	279	122	80	2.63
D. Baldassano	CHIC	39	19	12	0	4.23	279.0	277	181	61	1.98
A. Mesch	LANA	39	18	14	0	4.05	315.1	332	145	58	1.65
Y. Vizcarrondo	PITT	39	20	13	0	4.51	265.1	297	101	84	2.87
J. Niklaus	LANA	79	11	6	16	2.62	142.2	126	58	63	4.02
I. Ordoño	DETR	39	17	11	0	4.19	254.1	274	157	35	1.25
C. Oblander	PITT	39	17	15	0	4.23	282.1	306	129	78	2.50
A. Kozielec	CHIG	93	12	5	14	3.13	181.0	176	74	82	4.08
B. Hargett	LANA	39	18	12	0	4.61	268.1	261	209	50	1.69

All-American League Predicted Standings

Eastern Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Runs	AVG	HR	SB	Runs against	ERA	K	BB
Baltimore Bombers	92	64	.590	-	959	.301	71	77	794	4.47	408	787
Brooklyn Blue Sox	89	67	.571	3	980	.294	114	29	849	4.72	434	742
New York Bears	76	80	.487	16	810	.288	66	71	845	5.00	440	683
Buffalo Bisons	65	91	.417	27	816	.287	78	30	964	5.46	395	800
Miami Whales	53	103	.340	39	750	.274	43	125	1011	5.52	408	871

Western Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Runs	AVG	HR	SB	Runs against	ERA	K	BB
Hollywood Stars	102	54	.654	-	1030	.308	102	41	781	4.46	478	772
Cleveland Kings	90	66	.577	12	1003	.309	64	62	900	4.93	410	844
San Francisco Miners	78	78	.500	24	819	.271	54	51	758	4.28	441	694
Chicago Athletes	77	79	.494	25	818	.283	82	53	821	4.58	421	719
Dallas Rangers	59	97	.378	43	759	.276	62	47	1021	5.81	371	923

Top 10 Hitters
Player	Team	G	AB	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
J. Manscal, CF	CLEV	154	607	13	166	7	.407	.484	.528
J. Kuhaneck, 2B	BALT	156	686	13	136	12	.380	.442	.534
B. Nesselrode, LF	CLEV	156	623	11	115	19	.338	.457	.467
L. Bollack, RF	BKYN	156	609	20	107	1	.323	.457	.489
R. Shevchuk, CF	BKYN	156	723	25	107	17	.322	.386	.506
R. Oyervidez, CF	BALT	156	624	7	84	24	.323	.466	.430
K. Koliba, 1B	HOLY	151	594	19	145	1	.312	.416	.501
M. Kology, 1B	CLEV	156	676	10	129	14	.333	.403	.460
C. Kepshire, LF	HOLY	151	600	22	129	0	.323	.422	.498
R. Nuncil, LF	SFRN	156	566	6	79	10	.331	.496	.472

Top 10 Pitchers
Player	Team	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	HA	BB	K	K/9
E. Nájera	BALT	39	21	12	0	3.12	278.0	278	101	82	2.67
L. Delelmo	BKYN	39	20	13	0	3.27	299.1	295	118	108	3.26
A. MacLaughlin	HOLY	39	19	12	0	3.67	292.1	316	77	86	2.64
Z. Cudal	CHIA	39	19	11	0	3.93	279.1	306	94	69	2.22
J. Biebl	SFRN	39	18	15	0	3.75	301.0	321	87	80	2.39
L. Virus	BUFF	39	16	12	0	3.27	247.2	252	85	62	2.27
B. Tomkinson	BALT	39	17	10	0	3.94	278.0	275	133	93	3.01
J. Gurke	SFRN	39	18	12	0	4.10	293.2	295	128	83	2.56
R. Maguey	HOLY	30	19	6	0	4.46	192.2	213	76	61	2.87
J. Monreal	HOLY	39	19	10	0	4.56	254.1	247	193	83	2.93

Spring Training

USL East	W	L	PCT	GB	AAL East	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Nationals	15	9	0.625	--	Brooklyn Blue Sox	18	6	0.750	--
Pittsburgh Pioneers	14	10	0.583	1	Buffalo Bisons	14	10	0.583	4
Washington Generals	12	12	0.500	3	New York Bears	12	12	0.500	6
Boston Rebels	11	13	0.458	4	Baltimore Bombers	9	15	0.375	9
Philadelphia Keystones	10	14	0.417	5	Miami Whales	8	16	0.333	10
USL West	W	L	PCT	GB	AAL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Colonels	18	6	0.750	--	Hollywood Stars	19	5	0.792	--
Los Angeles Angels	11	13	0.458	7	Chicago Athletes	13	11	0.542	6
Chicago Gansters	11	13	0.458	7	Cleveland Kings	11	13	0.458	8
Detroit Robins	10	14	0.417	8	San Francisco Miners	10	14	0.417	9
Milwaukee Hops	8	16	0.333	10	Dallas Rangers	6	18	0.250	13

Denny Lemaster · 10-10-2016, 11:11 PM

I have now decided on the goal for the coming season. After evaluating several factors, I have come to the conclusion that you should be able to achieve a winning season, playing better than .500 ball.

Good Luck!
Deon Gearin

He clearly feels much better about the club.

Sizeman21 · 10-11-2016, 01:01 AM

Enjoying this so far. Let's see where it goes!

Denny Lemaster · 10-11-2016, 05:37 PM

The ST stats are posted above.

Most clubs are carrying 8 pitchers, but I’m going with 10. I figure I will be more ‘modern’ in my bullpen usage and will need few more arms than most clubs. I had 15 pitchers on the ST roster (16, if you count the disabled Ryan Rezaie), even with the overall pitching issues, picking out 5 guys to send down might not be that hard.

When sorting the ST stats (ERA/AVG/OPS/WHIP/FIP) four guys were consistently in the bottom five: Victorino Majalca, Vito Mejia, Jed Chugg and Mathieu Francois. Those were easy to send down. The fifth pitcher was a bit harder to select, 3 or 4 guys made themselves candidates for AAA. I finally went with Stephen Sparacello who was hit harder than anyone left.

I actually think I may have a decent bullpen, but I’m really unsure about the starting 4. They could slot as decent 3^rd/4^th/spot starters, but sending these guys out every day? The pitching staff shakes out as:

	T	Pitcher
Starter	R	Ed Westheimer
Starter	R	Tripp Wildhaber
Starter	L	Cris Pla
Starter	R	Dick Latulippe
Middle Reliever	R	Othell Ragosta
Middle Reliever	L	Aurelius Mascarenas
Middle Reliever	R	Dud Scannapieco
Setup Reliever	R	Holt Duffey
Setup Reliever	R	Cristofer Hernando
Closer	R	Amaben Pakenham

Denny Lemaster · 10-11-2016, 05:43 PM

Catchers

I think I went a little overboard with drafting catchers. This is the position I usually find myself getting caught short. The two or three I usually draft is never enough. Six might be too many, but hey, catchers always get hurt right?

Having 15 roster slots for position players, I feel like I can carry 3 catchers. Two getting the bulk of the playing time (probably a platoon) with the third acting as a PH/Double Switch piece.

Lefty swinging Landen McHone was not just the best hitting catcher in ST, but he could be one of the best defensive catchers in either league.
In a perfect world, Burnell Kassick would be sent to AAA, but he refused assignment as is his right. Our club isn’t in position to eat his $13,000 salary. He at least has the defensive chops to function in the role of the 3^rd catcher. And if he starts hitting, he could work his way into the right handed portion of the platoon.

The final slot, and initial platoon partner for McHone, came down between Arnold van Dam and Ansel MacClachlan. Van Dam shows a hair more power and made better contact overall. I can see these two doing a bit of back and forth during the season.

Dan Voulgaris also makes the trip to AAA, while I decide to DFA Paco Talamantez. Paco has pretty much maxed out his talent, and I don’t see him contributing much this season of the next. I’d rather have the roster slot open.

Infield

The rest of the roster was relatively easy to sort out. Houston Schaekel will hopefully be my big slugger at first, Travis Frzaier the defensive whiz with a good eye at second, Palmer Everidge and Qogyle Pfieffer platooning at short and Gilbert DeBoard as my superstar third baseman.

The only ‘real’ decision was for utility infielder. Mawney Polifrone was overall better defensively than Kendall Rieben, and provides ‘veteran’ leadership. Whatever that means. I may find I need another backup infielder later, so Rieben will probably be the first call up for that role.

Outfield

My outfielders overall were the best part of our ST offense. Six players hit over .340 during the spring, so I decided to go with that group: Amery Kaechele, Johnathon Rochte, Prendahl Wneman, Patrick Meskin, Luz Amaro and Segundo Garabito. I’m probably giving up something on right field defense with this group, but with the struggles we had offensively in ST that is a tradeoff I will make right now. The roster might be a bit lefty heavy (8 lefty, 7 righty) but in our division the other four clubs all are carrying 6/7 right handed pitchers. Going lefty heavy might not be a bad thing.

Catchers
#	B	Player	Pos
3	R	Burnell Kassick	C
32	L	Landen McHone	C
23	R	Arnold van Dam	C

Infielders
#	B	Player	Pos
24	R	Mawney Polifrone	2B
6	L	Gilbert DeBoard	3B
21	R	Travis Frazier	2B
22	L	Houston Schaekel	1B
2	R	Palmer Everidge	SS
1	L	Qorgyle Pfieffer	SS

Outfielders
#	B	Player	Pos
18	L	Patrick Meskin	LF
15	L	Prendahl Wenman	CF
4	L	Johnathon Rochte	LF
3	L	Amery Kaechele	RF
14	R	Segundo Garabito	CF
28	R	Luz Samaro	CF

Denny Lemaster · 10-11-2016, 10:45 PM

If the charts are to be believed, Dallas has the worst farm system in baseball. We have two top 100 prospects, and one of those players is on the major league roster. This is a weak weak system. I figure it can’t hurt to pick up any half-way decent waiver claim or free agent I can get for a minor league contract. These are limited investments in possible future upside. At worst, they are organizational depth. At best, they grow into a viable bench/bullpen player.

I put in a waiver claim for Brooklyn right hander Ferny Costantino (age 27). Decent movement and OK control. Brooklyn used him as a starter in ST, which wasn’t the role for him. Back end of the bullpen guy, but with my bullpen size any time I can upgrade I need to take it. Everyone else on waivers has salary obligations I cannot assume.

I make an aggressive play in minor league Free Agents.

Right handed Pitcher Cesaro de la Parra, 23. Overwhelming stuff. Needs more movement and control, but even slight improvement could have him a bullpen ace. I also make minor league offers to 6 other pitchers. Four of them are probably undervalued as they have lower stamina (R Elys Preece, 20; R Rickey Bendure, 20; R Yoshimatsu Otsuji, 25, R Kain Petrie, 18). The other two (R Abbott Zamloch, 26 and R Kody Moskau, 22) could be a solid spot starter types.

I find 4 position players worth taking a flyer on. OF Valar Forestieri, 24; IN Ozzy Albany, 29; OF Lew Naaktfeboren, 25, and IN Angelo Colorada, 25 all fit the same profile. Good contract, no homerun power, pretty good defense and can run a little. All are probably are end of the bench guys at their best.

Denny Lemaster · 10-12-2016, 12:21 PM

The Kings play their games in Cleveland Municipal Stadium, which can be described as a ballpark slightly favoring hitters. The building seats 78000 fans.

It is too early to comment on their season success and stats so far.

Here are the projected pitching matchups, our pitchers listed first:
RHP E. Westheimer (0-0, 0.00 ERA) versus RHP J. Oseguera (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
RHP T. Wildhaber (0-0, 0.00 ERA) versus RHP D. Eperjesi (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
LHP C. Pla (0-0, 0.00 ERA) versus RHP R. Ueberroth (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

The top 5 players on their team are:
1. SS Beric Schmig (Age: 27, Current Ability Score : 80, Talent/Potential Score: 80)
2. 1B Mike Kology (28, 74, 77)
3. SP José Carlos Oseguera (38, 70, 72)
4. RF Merlin Rinkle (35, 69, 73)
5. 2B Gordy Bys (28, 69, 69)

Denny Lemaster · 10-12-2016, 10:38 PM

Dallas Rangers
Owner: Deon Gearin, 56, is Tolerant & Penny-pincher, expects a Winning Record and is Happy

Budget: $405,000 (10th) Payroll: $277,500 (12th)

$0 available for Free Agents
$28,590 available for Extensions

GM: Denny Lemaster, 46 (me)
MA: Kym Bravos, 49 ($10,100 through 1948)
SC: Henry Crichton, 59 ($3,900 through 1948)

POS	Name	Age	B	T	OVR	CON	GAP	POW	EYE	K's	CON vL	POW vL	CON vR	POW vR	SPE	STE
3B	Gilbert DeBoard	26	L	R	80	101	63	18	61	121	95	16	103	19	61	99
SS	Palmer Everidge	24	R	R	22	45	47	35	57	54	49	40	44	33	49	52
2B	Travis Frazier	22	R	R	29	58	50	27	58	106	60	29	57	26	52	53
CF	Segundo Garabito	25	R	R	22	42	45	28	50	60	44	31	41	27	71	100
RF	Amery Kaechele	22	L	L	54	63	70	41	68	76	56	34	66	43	28	37
C	Burnell Kassick	37	R	R	43	44	50	38	58	49	49	43	43	36	3	3
C	Landen McHone	21	L	R	22	36	47	34	53	48	30	25	37	36	8	11
LF	Patrick Meskin	26	L	L	31	59	65	39	64	85	50	30	62	42	31	29
SS	Qorgyle Pfieffer	23	L	R	22	43	47	47	47	54	39	41	44	49	57	95
2B	Mawney Polifrone	36	R	R	24	49	39	48	67	61	52	52	48	46	6	5
LF	Johnathon Rochte	25	L	L	22	58	70	30	46	79	47	23	61	32	65	90
CF	Luz Samaro	23	R	R	22	51	52	24	61	76	56	26	49	22	61	70
1B	Houston Schaekel	23	L	L	58	71	75	55	69	66	59	44	75	59	47	20
C	Arnold van Dam	26	R	R	22	51	45	25	42	60	58	29	49	24	3	8
CF	Prendahl Wenman	26	L	L	22	53	60	18	44	53	46	15	55	19	64	62

POS	Name	Age	B	T	OVR	STU	MOV	CON	STU vL	STU vR	VELO	STM	G/F	HLD
MR	Holt Duffey	23	L	R	80	60	57	49	57	62	94-96 Mph	50	53 %	18
MR	Cristofer Hernando	25	R	R	29	50	73	35	48	52	90-92 Mph	20	53 %	75
S4	Dick Latulippe	23	L	R	35	37	54	48	36	38	87-89 Mph	63	49 %	25
MR	Aurelius Mascarenas	24	L	L	28	47	72	28	51	45	89-90 Mph	17	71 %	69
CL	Amaben Pakenham	26	S	R	80	56	49	66	52	59	90-92 Mph	2	46 %	2
S3	Cris Pla	31	L	L	38	59	60	32	63	58	89-90 Mph	74	49 %	62
MR	Othell Ragosta	23	R	R	39	46	66	40	40	51	90-92 Mph	24	55 %	83
MR	Dud Scannapieco	24	R	R	20	40	51	33	37	43	90-92 Mph	33	50 %	21
S1	Ed Westheimer	22	R	R	56	36	70	54	35	37	89-90 Mph	70	58 %	6
S2	Tripp Wildhaber	26	S	R	29	32	57	39	33	31	91-93 Mph	97	54 %	74

Lineup vs RHP

#	B	Name	Pos	AVG	HR	RBI	SB
1	L	Gilbert DeBoard	3B	.000	0	0	0
2	L	Amery Kaechele	RF	.000	0	0	0
3	R	Travis Frazier	2B	.000	0	0	0
4	L	Patrick Meskin	LF	.000	0	0	0
5	L	Houston Schaekel	1B	.000	0	0	0
6	R	Luz Samaro	CF	.000	0	0	0
7	L	Landen McHone	C	.000	0	0	0
8	L	Qorgyle Pfieffer	SS	.000	0	0	0
9		-

Lineup vs LHP
#	B	Name	Pos	AVG	HR	RBI	SB
1	R	Travis Frazier	2B	.000	0	0	0
2	L	Gilbert DeBoard	3B	.000	0	0	0
3	R	Mawney Polifrone	1B	.000	0	0	0
4	R	Segundo Garabito	LF	.000	0	0	0
5	L	Amery Kaechele	RF	.000	0	0	0
6	R	Luz Samaro	CF	.000	0	0	0
7	R	Arnold van Dam	C	.000	0	0	0
8	R	Palmer Everidge	SS	.000	0	0	0
9		-

Injuries
Player	Injury	Out for...	Disabled List Status
P Ryan Rezaie	torn labrum (Shoulder)	6 months	34 day(s) left (60-day DL)

Denny Lemaster · 10-12-2016, 10:57 PM

Owner: Jose Pla, 51, he is Tolerant & Charitable, expects .500-Ball, and is Happy

Budget: $283,000 (t-17^th) Payroll: $271,220 (14^th)

$0 available for Free Agents or Extensions

GM: Ronaldo Mideiros, 37 ($10,900 through 1948)
MA: Max Skidgel, 56 ($10,200 through 1947)
SC: Romeo Torikian, 35 ($1,200 through 1946)

Minor League System
19th of 20

Top 100 Prospects

P H. Shaughnessy (38th) , C F. Gonell (50th)

AAA-Cincinnati Redbirds (IL)
AA-Augusta Green Sox (SAL)
AA-Albany Senators (EL)
A-Ft. Wayne Wizards (MWL)
A-Dayton Ducks (AA)
SA-Wellsville Rainmakers (NYP)

Pitching Staff

Role	T	Pitcher	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP	Status
Starter	R	José Carlos Oseguera	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	Rested
Starter	R	Dean Eperjesi	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	Rested
Starter	R	Rodney Ueberroth	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	Rested
Starter	R	Regin Hellems	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	Rested
Middle Reliever	R	Noah Athey	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	Rested
Middle Reliever	R	Doyle Keyworth	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	Rested
Middle Reliever	R	Orren Linge	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	Rested
Middle Reliever	L	Cris Triviso	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	Rested

Catchers
#	B	Player	Pos	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	.AVG	OBP	SLG
21	R	Frisco Gonell	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
18	R	Hanz Merk	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000

Infielders
#	B	Player	Pos	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	.AVG	OBP	SLG
70	R	Mike Kology	1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
5	R	Beric Schmig	SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
79	R	Rylee Majchrzak	3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
8	R	Gordy Bys	2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
34	R	Liam Nahlen	SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
26	R	Tommy Echave	SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
20	R	Carleton Medenwaldt	2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
28	L	Dylan Corradino	2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000

Outfielders
#	B	Player	Pos	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	.AVG	OBP	SLG
21	L	Javy Manscal	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
48	L	Merlin Rinkle	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
25	L	Broderick Nesselrode	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
13	L	Mike Joyce	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
36	R	Tall Katechis	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
9	L	Rock Meloan	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	L	Arnell Spinden	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000

Lineup vs RHP
#	B	Name	Pos	AVG	HR	RBI	SB
1	R	Gordy Bys	2B	.000	0	0	0
2	R	Beric Schmig	SS	.000	0	0	0
3	R	Mike Kology	1B	.000	0	0	0
4	L	Broderick Nesselrode	LF	.000	0	0	0
5	L	Javy Manscal	CF	.000	0	0	0
6	L	Merlin Rinkle	RF	.000	0	0	0
7	R	Rylee Majchrzak	3B	.000	0	0	0
8	R	Frisco Gonell	C	.000	0	0	0
9		-

Lineup vs LHP
#	B	Name	Pos	AVG	HR	RBI	SB
1	L	Broderick Nesselrode	LF	.000	0	0	0
2	R	Gordy Bys	2B	.000	0	0	0
3	R	Beric Schmig	SS	.000	0	0	0
4	R	Mike Kology	1B	.000	0	0	0
5	L	Javy Manscal	CF	.000	0	0	0
6	R	Rylee Majchrzak	3B	.000	0	0	0
7	R	Tall Katechis	RF	.000	0	0	0
8	R	Frisco Gonell	C	.000	0	0	0
9		-

Injuries
Player	Injury	Out for...	Disabled List Status
P Chris Merrithew	elbow ligament reconstruction surgery	10 months	31 day(s) left (60-day DL)
P Delbert Slaughter	ulnar nerve irritation	3-4 months	47 day(s) left (60-day DL)

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Frisco Gonell	19th	Frisco Gonell	1st	7th
First Basemen	Mike Kology	2nd	Kenn Geluso	7th	2nd
Second Basemen	Gordy Bys	5th	Albert Pacheca	20th	13th
Third Basemen	Rylee Majchrzak	16th	Travis O'Meara	6th	12th
Shortstops	Beric Schmig	1st	Miles Stocksdale	13th	3rd
Left Fielders	Broderick Nesselrode	4th	Rock Meloan	18th	8th
Center Fielders	Javy Manscal	6th	Jud Pinches	13th	7th
Right Fielders	Merlin Rinkle	6th	Arson McGrorty	20th	12th
Starting Pitchers	José Carlos Oseguera	18th	John Lillicrap	19th	20th
Relievers	Noah Athey	19th	Hosteen Shaughnessy	10th	19th
Closers	Noah Athey	17th	Hosteen Shaughnessy	10th	14th

Denny Lemaster · Monday, April 1st, 1946

Monday, April 1st, 1946
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dallas Rangers	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	10	0
Cleveland Kings	0	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	X	6	11	0

Dallas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
G. DeBoard 3B	4	1	3	0	1	0	0	.750	0	0
A. Kaechele RF	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	.500	0	0
T. Frazier 2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	6	.250	0	1
P. Meskin LF	4	1	1	1	0	0	3	.250	0	1
H. Schaekel 1B	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.333	0	0
L. Samaro CF	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	.500	0	1
L. McHone C	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	0	0
Q. Pfieffer SS	3	0	0	0	1	2	2	.000	0	0
E. Westheimer P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
a-J. Rochte PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
b-O. Ragosta P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
c-P. Wenman PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
Totals	34	3	10	3	4	2	18

a - J. Rochte pinch hit for E. Westheimer in the 7th
b - O. Ragosta substituted for J. Rochte in the 7th
c - P. Wenman pinch hit for O. Ragosta in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Frazier (1, 6th Inning off J. Oseguera, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Schaekel (1, 8th Inning off J. Oseguera, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: P. Meskin (1, 6th Inning off J. Oseguera, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. DeBoard 3 , T. Frazier 2 , P. Meskin 3 , H. Schaekel 2 , A. Kaechele 2 , L. Samaro 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Frazier , P. Meskin
GIDP: L. McHone
Sac Fly: T. Frazier
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: G. DeBoard (1)
CS: L. Samaro (1)

Cleveland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
G. Bys 2B	5	0	1	2	0	0	1	.200	0	2
B. Schmig SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	0	0
M. Kology 1B	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	.250	0	0
B. Nesselrode LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.250	0	0
J. Manscal CF	2	2	1	0	2	0	0	.500	0	0
M. Rinkle RF	4	2	3	3	0	0	2	.750	1	3
R. Majchrzak 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.250	0	0
F. Gonell C	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.500	0	0
J. Oseguera P	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.000	0	1
a-T. Katechis PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	0	0
N. Athey P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
Totals	33	6	11	6	2	4	10

a - T. Katechis pinch hit for J. Oseguera in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Gonell (1, 2nd Inning off E. Westheimer, 0 on, 1 out) G. Bys (1, 6th Inning off E. Westheimer, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Rinkle (1, 2nd Inning off E. Westheimer, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Gonell 3 , M. Kology , B. Schmig , R. Majchrzak , G. Bys 2 , J. Manscal , M. Rinkle 6 , B. Nesselrode
2-out RBI: G. Bys , M. Rinkle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Schmig , G. Bys , M. Rinkle
Sac Bunt: J. Oseguera
Sac Fly: J. Oseguera
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bys-Schmig-Kology)
PB: F. Gonell

Dallas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
E. Westheimer L (0-1)	6.0	9	5	5	2	1	1	114	67	7.50
O. Ragosta	2.0	2	1	1	0	3	0	29	18	4.50

PITCHING
Game Score: E. Westheimer 33
Batters Faced: E. Westheimer 29, O. Ragosta 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Westheimer 6-11, O. Ragosta 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Westheimer 114-67, O. Ragosta 29-18
WP: O. Ragosta

Cleveland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
J. Oseguera W (1-0)	8.0	8	3	3	4	1	0	131	79	3.38
N. Athey SV (1)	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	17	11	0.00

PITCHING
Game Score: J. Oseguera 51
Batters Faced: J. Oseguera 34, N. Athey 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Oseguera 12-9, N. Athey 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Oseguera 131-79, N. Athey 17-11

GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Merlin Rinkle
Ballpark: Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (45 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 pm
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 8495

United States League

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	4	7	1
Pittsburgh	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	X	6	8	1
W: Cassidy Oblander (1-0) L: Skip Devers (0-1) HR - PITT: Roosevelt Masterjohn (1), Jérémy Pillet (1) POG-PITT: Roosevelt Masterjohn 2-3, HR, 4 RBI

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Gangsters	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	5	1
Washington	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1
W: Hackett Fritsch (1-0) L: Rygier Baldoni (0-1) S: Ash Kozielec (1) HR - None POG-CHIG: Hackett Fritsch 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	3
Colonels	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	5	1
W: Wallen Eyar (1-0) L: Walker Jayes (0-1) HR - DETR: Kermit Senneff (1) POG-DETR: Wallen Eyar 9 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	5	9	0
Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	10	0
W: Fat Mascarella (1-0) L: Cleyton Beilke (0-1) HR - BOST: Deniz Faubion (1) POG-BOST: Fat Mascarella 9 IP, 10 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

All-American League

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Miami	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	X	3	7	2
W: Jhaqo Towe (1-0) L: Luca Virus (0-1) HR - None POG-MIAM: Jhaqo Towe 9 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 0 K

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
Athletes	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	1
Bears	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	15	0
W: Natanael Azcarreta (1-0) L: Wascar Espiridión (0-1) HR - None POG-NYKB: Elie Bassis 10.1 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 6 K

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dallas	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	10	0
Cleveland	0	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	X	6	11	0
W: José Carlos Oseguera (1-0) L: Ed Westheimer (0-1) S: Noah Athey (1) HR - CLEV: Merlin Rinkle (1) POG-CLEV: Merlin Rinkle 3-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	5	9	0
Brooklyn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	11	3
W: Eider Nájera (1-0) L: Leonides Delelmo (0-1) HR - None POG-BALT: Elder Najera 7 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 2 K

Performances of the Day
1. Jhaqo Towe, MIAM
9 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, W

2. Merlin Rinkle, CLEV
3 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

3. Roosevelt Masterjohn, PITT
2 for 3, HR, 4 RBI, R, BB

Denny Lemaster · Tuesday, April 2nd, 1946

Tuesday, April 2nd, 1946
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Dallas Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	8	0
Cleveland Kings	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	11	0

Dallas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
L. Samaro CF	5	0	1	0	0	2	1	.333	0	1
Q. Pfieffer SS	5	0	1	0	0	1	1	.125	0	0
P. Meskin LF	3	2	3	1	2	0	0	.571	1	2
G. DeBoard 3B	5	0	0	0	0	1	6	.333	0	0
T. Frazier 2B	5	0	3	1	0	0	2	.444	0	2
H. Schaekel 1B	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	.143	0	0
b-A. Mascarenas P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
c-H. Duffey P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
A. Kaechele RF	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.286	0	0
L. McHone C	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.000	0	0
T. Wildhaber P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	0	0
a-M. Polifrone 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
Totals	37	2	8	2	3	10	16

a - M. Polifrone substituted for T. Wildhaber in the 8th
b - A. Mascarenas substituted for H. Schaekel in the 8th
c - H. Duffey substituted for A. Mascarenas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Frazier (2, 2nd Inning off D. Eperjesi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Frazier (1, 8th Inning off D. Eperjesi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Meskin (1, 6th Inning off D. Eperjesi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Frazier 6 , P. Meskin 6 , Q. Pfieffer , L. Samaro
2-out RBI: T. Frazier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. McHone , G. DeBoard , T. Frazier , H. Schaekel , L. Samaro
Sac Bunt: T. Wildhaber
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: Q. Pfieffer (1) , L. Samaro (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pfieffer-Frazier-Schaekel)

Cleveland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
G. Bys 2B	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	.222	0	2
B. Schmig SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	0	0
N. Athey P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
c-T. Katechis PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	0	0
D. Keyworth P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
M. Kology 1B	5	0	1	0	0	1	2	.222	0	0
B. Nesselrode LF	4	3	3	2	1	0	1	.500	2	2
J. Manscal CF	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	.500	0	0
M. Rinkle RF	5	0	1	1	0	2	3	.444	1	4
R. Majchrzak 3B	3	0	2	0	1	0	1	.429	0	0
F. Gonell C	3	0	0	0	0	1	5	.286	0	0
b-M. Joyce PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0	0
d-H. Merk C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0	0
D. Eperjesi P	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	0	0
a-L. Nahlen SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0	0
Totals	38	3	11	3	4	5	20

a - L. Nahlen substituted for D. Eperjesi in the 9th
b - M. Joyce pinch hit for F. Gonell in the 9th
c - T. Katechis pinch hit for N. Athey in the 9th
d - H. Merk substituted for M. Joyce in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Kology (1, 5th Inning off T. Wildhaber, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Nesselrode (1, 4th Inning off T. Wildhaber, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Nesselrode 2 (2, 2nd Inning off T. Wildhaber, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off A. Mascarenas, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Kology 2 , B. Schmig , R. Majchrzak 2 , G. Bys , J. Manscal 2 , M. Rinkle , B. Nesselrode 10
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Eperjesi , M. Kology , B. Nesselrode , T. Katechis
GIDP: M. Kology
Team LOB: 10

Dallas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
T. Wildhaber	7.1	6	1	1	3	4	1	107	73	1.23
A. Mascarenas BS (1)	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	8	5	13.51
H. Duffey L (0-1)	1.1	4	1	1	1	1	0	38	25	6.75

PITCHING
Game Score: T. Wildhaber 63
Batters Faced: T. Wildhaber 30, A. Mascarenas 3, H. Duffey 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Wildhaber 13-4, A. Mascarenas 2-0, H. Duffey 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Wildhaber 107-73, A. Mascarenas 8-5, H. Duffey 38-25

Cleveland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
D. Eperjesi	8.1	6	2	2	3	9	1	128	74	2.16
N. Athey	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	5	0.00
D. Keyworth W (1-0)	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	12	0.00

PITCHING
Game Score: D. Eperjesi 69
Batters Faced: D. Eperjesi 34, N. Athey 2, D. Keyworth 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Eperjesi 7-9, N. Athey 1-0, D. Keyworth 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Eperjesi 128-74, N. Athey 6-5, D. Keyworth 16-12

GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Broderick Nesselrode
Ballpark: Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Weather: Rain (42 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 20 mph
Start Time: 2:05 pm
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 7801

United States League

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	6	0
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	8	0
W: Ricardo Canilliac (1-0) L: Yorman Vizcarrondo (0-1) HR - None POG-PITT: Yorman Vizcarrondo 9 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Gangsters	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0
Washington	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	X	2	8	0
W: Davis Heustess (1-0) L: Beltran Salva (0-1) HR - None POG-CHIG: Davis Heustess 8 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, K

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	8	1
Colonels	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	1
W: Ricky Usherwood (1-0) L: Drin Baldassano (0-1) S: Werlag Covar (1) HR - None POG-DETR: Ricky Usherwood 6.2 IP, 6 H, ER, 6 BB, 4 K

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles	0	0	5	2	0	0	2	2	0	11	16	1
Milwaukee	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1
W: Kennedy Moshier (1-0) L: Jammos Belon (0-1) HR - LANA: Amaury Vallos (1) POG-LANA: Amaury Vallos 4-5, 2B, HR, 2 R, 5 RBI

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Boston	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	0
Nationals	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	12	1
W: Robert Cadiere (1-0) L: Stephen Gemas (0-1) HR - None POG-NYKN: Robert Cadiere 10 IP, 12 H, ER, 3 BB, 8 K

All-American League

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Miami	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	X	5	9	1
W: Hugh Lesnau (1-0) L: Damion Karlon (0-1) HR - MIAM: Bokkai Siagyo (1) POG-MIAM: Hugh Lesnau 9 IP, 5 H, 0 R, BB, K

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Athletes	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	6	11	1
Bears	1	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	X	7	13	1
W: Natanael Azcarreta (2-0) L: Wascar Espiridión (0-2) S: Bishop Fiecke (1) HR - NYKB: Sandro Abete (1) POG-NYKB: Sandro Abete 2-4, HR, 3 RBI, R

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	8	0
Cleveland	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	11	0
W: Doyle Keyworth (1-0) L: Holt Duffey (0-1) HR - DALL: Patrick Meskin (1) CLEV: Broderick Nesselrode 2 (2) POG-CLEV: Broderick Nesselrode 3-4, 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Hollywood	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	4	9	0
San Francisco	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	5	2
W: Armand MacLaughlin (1-0) L: Jeff Gurke (0-1) HR - SFRN: Lythene Gwyther (1) POG-HOLY: Armand MacLaughlin 9 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	14	0
Brooklyn	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	7	0
W: Berke Tomkinson (1-0) L: Grant Foglesong (0-1) HR - BKYN: Ynilo Silba (1), Rubin Sigwart (1), Lukas Bollack (1) POG-BALT: Graig Dondero 4-5, 2B, RBI, R, SB

Performances of the Day
1. Amaury Vallos, LANA
4 for 5, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 R

2. Hugh Lesnau, MIAM
9 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, W

3. Davis Heustess, WASH
9 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, W

Denny Lemaster · 10-14-2016, 02:08 PM

Four of my five ‘full season’ minor league clubs start their season tomorrow. Stockton begins their season on the 8^th. Time to move some bodies around to make sure we have full rosters.

All of the players I offered minor league contracts to accepted and are awaiting assignment. I am also awarded my wavier claim of P Ferny Constantin.

Minor league rosters vex me more than the Major League one. It isn’t about building the best team necessarily, but about slotting guys at the right place for development. Fortunately or unfortunately I’m going to have to lean hard on the Minor League System Report to make some decisions.

I have very few ‘hard and fast’ philosophies about running minor league system, but one I do have is this: if you are over thirty and not ready or overmatched at AAA, you are not going to contribute to a winning club. There are occasional exceptions: players coming back from injuries for example, but none the trio I have at Kansas City meet that qualification.

Otherwise, I my goal was to get the “Not ready for Level” and “Probably overmatched at Level” slotted ‘properly’. Moving players back and forth, trying to get as level appropriate as possible. Working top down, as it were.

AAA was easy enough. Seven of the minor league signees and my waiver pick up all fit were slotted at AAA. That doesn’t speak well of my drafting ability, but hey, I did a decent job of finding pieces from the scrapheap.

I have two AA clubs, Ft. Worth and Greenville. Whether by design or chance, Ft. Worth came together faster and more ‘complete’ than Greenville.

After Ft. Worth, there isn’t much to choose from. I could shift players between AA Greenville and A St. Augustine/Stockton, but it would between fringe minor leaguers. Players who are not quite ready for the AA, but maybe just a hair better than a Class A player. At this level, it does not seem like there would be much point into trying shift players back and forth. To round out a St. A and Stockton’s rosters I did throw out a few minor league contract offers. Players I don’t expect to contribute long-term, but needed to complete teams.

I do have a grouping of players currently assigned at Short A Bremerton who may or may not have down the road value. At least when I get to the June draft I don’t have to scramble to find every player needed for the SA and R levels.

#52 prospect 3B Corie Bresett is currently assigned to Class A Stockton.

10-06-2016, 10:59 AM	#1
Denny Lemaster Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4,837	The 1946 Dallas Rangers: How bad could it be? Generally speaking, I tend to like run universes. Mainly because I am horrible when it comes to running a single team. I am terrible at drafting. I can’t manage a bullpen. I tend to overextend club budgets. Pretty much any way a team’s fortune can be destroyed, I can do it. Heck, the last time I tried this, I was fired in less than a dozen games. If the goal of OOTP was to tank, I would be the king. But I keep trying. I keep failing, but I keep trying. This is my latest attempt to not fail. A thanks to cephasjames for his Fictional Uniform & Logo set. I’m still using OOTP12, FYI.

10-06-2016, 11:00 AM	#2
Denny Lemaster Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4,837	1946 Alignment United States League Eastern Division Washington Generals Pittsburgh Pioneers Philadelphia Keystones New York Nationals Boston Rebels Western Division Milwaukee Hops Los Angeles Angels Detroit Robins Chicago Gangsters Chicago Colonels All-American League Eastern Division New York Bears Miami Whales Buffalo Bisons Brooklyn Blue Sox Baltimore Bombers Western Division San Francisco Miners Hollywood Stars Dallas Rangers Cleveland Kings Chicago Athletes

10-06-2016, 11:02 AM	#3
Denny Lemaster Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4,837	Team/Organization overlook I usually am pretty stat based with my dynasties, but maybe if I keep closer track of my actions I can actually build a winner. I’ll be guiding the Dallas Rangers, in the AAL West. The owner is Deon Gearin, 55 years old, he is Tolerant and a Penny-pincher. Going into the Inaugural Draft, the Scouting Director, Henry Crichton, is Excellent Scouting Majors, Good Scouting Minors, and Decent Scouting Amateurs. He generally Favors Ability in his projections. Our draft budget is $300,000. We have the 17^th pick in a Serpentine Draft. Both my Pitching Coach (Bobby Aguillen, 45) and Hitting Coach (Brit Battershell) are pretty much Average all around. I’d like a better Trainer. Minor League System AAA-Kansas City Huskers (Western League) AA-Ft. Worth Cats (Central League) AA-Greenville Spinners (South Atlantic League) A-St. Augustine Saints (Florida State League) A-Stockton Ports (California League) SA-Bremerton Bluejackets (Northwest League) R-Boise Hawks (Pioneer League)

10-08-2016, 01:59 PM	#6
Augetout Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2016 Location: Prescott, Arizona Posts: 193	Building from the absolute bottom with non-historical names----something I wouldn't even consider doing until I have a much better idea of how the game works. Kudos to you, sir. __________________ "When I got out of the cab, I had the best moment of my baseball career, because right in front of the stadium was a statue of me! It was a big surprise. It wasn't like I was an All-Star. There were a couple of mistakes: The statue was me batting left-handed, and I hit right-handed, and they got the number wrong. The statue was #7, and of course I wore #9 when I played with the Cards. No big deal, I think they got a deal on the statue. It was by some guy named "Stan the Man"---Bob Uecker

10-10-2016, 10:27 PM	#7
Denny Lemaster Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4,837	Spring Training: Second Half The record was worse (2-10) and the offense was a bit more sluggish, but I do feel better about my club than I did after the first 12 ST games. We DID improve our run differential from -39 to -22, so at least we appear to be on the right track. I’m not foolish-I’m pretty sure this isn’t a playoff team. I’m not sure this is even a .500 team. But I am confident there are a few pieces here which can be part of a winning/playoff team. In terms of W/L, this will probably be a lost season. Fourth place and fewer than 90 losses are my own personal goals for the club. More importantly I need to have a great June draft and identify who can be a part of championship squad. 37 of our 40 man roster players are 26 or younger. And all but three of those players are under team control through 1952. If I’m given enough time by ownership I certainly could build a winning organization. Whether I’m the person to build said organization is another question. Last edited by Denny Lemaster; 10-10-2016 at 10:54 PM. Reason: corrected 2nd half record

10-10-2016, 11:11 PM	#10
Denny Lemaster Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4,837	Owner Expectations I have now decided on the goal for the coming season. After evaluating several factors, I have come to the conclusion that you should be able to achieve a winning season, playing better than .500 ball. Good Luck! Deon Gearin He clearly feels much better about the club.

10-11-2016, 01:01 AM	#11
Sizeman21 Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: The bleachers of Sportsman's Park Posts: 435	Enjoying this so far. Let's see where it goes!

10-11-2016, 10:45 PM	#14
Denny Lemaster Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4,837	Minor Moves, Minor offers If the charts are to be believed, Dallas has the worst farm system in baseball. We have two top 100 prospects, and one of those players is on the major league roster. This is a weak weak system. I figure it can’t hurt to pick up any half-way decent waiver claim or free agent I can get for a minor league contract. These are limited investments in possible future upside. At worst, they are organizational depth. At best, they grow into a viable bench/bullpen player. I put in a waiver claim for Brooklyn right hander Ferny Costantino (age 27). Decent movement and OK control. Brooklyn used him as a starter in ST, which wasn’t the role for him. Back end of the bullpen guy, but with my bullpen size any time I can upgrade I need to take it. Everyone else on waivers has salary obligations I cannot assume. I make an aggressive play in minor league Free Agents. Right handed Pitcher Cesaro de la Parra, 23. Overwhelming stuff. Needs more movement and control, but even slight improvement could have him a bullpen ace. I also make minor league offers to 6 other pitchers. Four of them are probably undervalued as they have lower stamina (R Elys Preece, 20; R Rickey Bendure, 20; R Yoshimatsu Otsuji, 25, R Kain Petrie, 18). The other two (R Abbott Zamloch, 26 and R Kody Moskau, 22) could be a solid spot starter types. I find 4 position players worth taking a flyer on. OF Valar Forestieri, 24; IN Ozzy Albany, 29; OF Lew Naaktfeboren, 25, and IN Angelo Colorada, 25 all fit the same profile. Good contract, no homerun power, pretty good defense and can run a little. All are probably are end of the bench guys at their best.

10-12-2016, 12:21 PM	#15
Denny Lemaster Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4,837	Crichton Reports on Upcoming Opponent: Cleveland Kings The Kings play their games in Cleveland Municipal Stadium, which can be described as a ballpark slightly favoring hitters. The building seats 78000 fans. It is too early to comment on their season success and stats so far. Here are the projected pitching matchups, our pitchers listed first: RHP E. Westheimer (0-0, 0.00 ERA) versus RHP J. Oseguera (0-0, 0.00 ERA) RHP T. Wildhaber (0-0, 0.00 ERA) versus RHP D. Eperjesi (0-0, 0.00 ERA) LHP C. Pla (0-0, 0.00 ERA) versus RHP R. Ueberroth (0-0, 0.00 ERA) The top 5 players on their team are: 1. SS Beric Schmig (Age: 27, Current Ability Score : 80, Talent/Potential Score: 80) 2. 1B Mike Kology (28, 74, 77) 3. SP José Carlos Oseguera (38, 70, 72) 4. RF Merlin Rinkle (35, 69, 73) 5. 2B Gordy Bys (28, 69, 69)

10-14-2016, 02:08 PM	#20
Denny Lemaster Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4,837	April 3, Minor Moves Four of my five ‘full season’ minor league clubs start their season tomorrow. Stockton begins their season on the 8^th. Time to move some bodies around to make sure we have full rosters. All of the players I offered minor league contracts to accepted and are awaiting assignment. I am also awarded my wavier claim of P Ferny Constantin. Minor league rosters vex me more than the Major League one. It isn’t about building the best team necessarily, but about slotting guys at the right place for development. Fortunately or unfortunately I’m going to have to lean hard on the Minor League System Report to make some decisions. I have very few ‘hard and fast’ philosophies about running minor league system, but one I do have is this: if you are over thirty and not ready or overmatched at AAA, you are not going to contribute to a winning club. There are occasional exceptions: players coming back from injuries for example, but none the trio I have at Kansas City meet that qualification. Otherwise, I my goal was to get the “Not ready for Level” and “Probably overmatched at Level” slotted ‘properly’. Moving players back and forth, trying to get as level appropriate as possible. Working top down, as it were. AAA was easy enough. Seven of the minor league signees and my waiver pick up all fit were slotted at AAA. That doesn’t speak well of my drafting ability, but hey, I did a decent job of finding pieces from the scrapheap. I have two AA clubs, Ft. Worth and Greenville. Whether by design or chance, Ft. Worth came together faster and more ‘complete’ than Greenville. After Ft. Worth, there isn’t much to choose from. I could shift players between AA Greenville and A St. Augustine/Stockton, but it would between fringe minor leaguers. Players who are not quite ready for the AA, but maybe just a hair better than a Class A player. At this level, it does not seem like there would be much point into trying shift players back and forth. To round out a St. A and Stockton’s rosters I did throw out a few minor league contract offers. Players I don’t expect to contribute long-term, but needed to complete teams. I do have a grouping of players currently assigned at Short A Bremerton who may or may not have down the road value. At least when I get to the June draft I don’t have to scramble to find every player needed for the SA and R levels. #52 prospect 3B Corie Bresett is currently assigned to Class A Stockton.