WASHINGTON BATS:
27-24 overall, Leader in Wildcard Race....but how?
1-2 vs. Carolina
3-1 @ Wilmington
I expected to struggle against the (new) mighty Tobs. Should have swept Tom though.
The Good
-I wish catchers weren't a dime a dozen in the BLB. My three hottest hitters right now are all catchers by trade. Tyrone Abbott, Mike Murdock and Artie Walker are all on fire. I've been getting them in the lineup by splitting time at catcher, first and left field, but it really isn't helping my pitching out...which I'll get to later, in the bad/ugly section. Oh, and my top hitting prospect in AAA is a catcher.
-That's about it for the good.
The Bad
- Derrek Tucker is out for two months. Fuck. Herniated disk in his damn back. Two months?! Cripes.
-Sending down Don Bolton and Leo Mena. My scout loves both of them but they just can't get it done in the pen. Hopefully they can get it together in Triple-A.
-My Disabled List looks like an All-Star Team. Derrek Tucker, Len Jenkins, Shawn Burton and Michio Nago.
The Ugly
-Here is the Bats starting rotation going into next week. Tell me if you have heard of any of these guys: Rhett Erickson, Pat Daniels, Waylon Morgan, Juan Jose Cabrera, Manny Duran and Eros Cook. Probably the collective worst rotation I have ever thrown out for a sim.
The Signings
Signed free agent C Jim Vallee to a 1-year contract worth a total of $280,000.
Signed free agent CF Jed Lynch to a 1-year contract worth a total of $750,000.
Signed free agent RF Juan Jose Hidalgo to a 1-year contract worth a total of $350,000.
Signed free agent SP Juan Jose Cabrera to a 1-year contract worth a total of $800,000.
Signed free agent SS Shumkichi Kiyomizu to a minor league contract.
Vallee will provide defensive relief at catcher, especially during the dog days of summer. Lynch will start here and there and be a defensive replacement/pinch runner. JJH, I quite frankly didn't think he would sign for so little. JJC, has zero control, but great stuff, movement, stamina and groundball...maybe I can get lucky? Kiyomizu is a better defensive/pinch hit option than old Jimmy Joy.
Up Next
-Two @ Virginia, two @ Morgantown, three vs. Wilmington...let's say, 0-2, 1-1, 1-2...for a 2-5 week.
Comment