Spring Training 2 SIM Complete - Next SIM Fri 6/17

[Z]

I like not having Interleague play.

Me too.

[Ryan]

No injuries to speak of, so that's good.

My owner must have bumped his head, however. He thinks we should win it all. Then went on to tell me how disappointed he is with me. Okay, pal.

I do wonder however, if you don't reach your goals, how likely the owner will hold back budget-wise? If there's an impact, that kinda sucks.

[Andrew]

I do wonder however, if you don't reach your goals, how likely the owner will hold back budget-wise? If there's an impact, that kinda sucks.

Hopefully not. Our owner set a goal of "Don't suck completely" which may be tough to meet.

[Delandis]

Spring Training 2 SIM Complete - Next SIM Fri 6/17

No injuries to speak of, so that's good.



My owner must have bumped his head, however. He thinks we should win it all. Then went on to tell me how disappointed he is with me. Okay, pal.



I do wonder however, if you don't reach your goals, how likely the owner will hold back budget-wise? If there's an impact, that kinda sucks.

We have owners turned off so I think that goals are purely cosmetic.

[umd]

We have owners turned off so I think that goals are purely cosmetic.

Good, I traded Robertson instead of extending him, will be slower on the base paths and don't really have a shot at a cup anymore.

[Pat]

We have owners turned off so I think that goals are purely cosmetic.

Oh really? How is budget increased/decreased?

[BradZ]

Oh really? How is budget increased/decreased?

Tied to revenue.

[Delandis]

Tied to revenue.

That's what my numbers look like to me.

[Pat]

Tied to revenue.

Seriously? Oh man... I definitely approached this expansion thing the wrong way.

[Ryan]

We have owners turned off so I think that goals are purely cosmetic.

Oh really? How is budget increased/decreased?

Tied to revenue.

This all makes sense!

[mike]

Well we had a nice spring but obviously that doesn't matter. Couple interesting notes:

Ty McKay wins the starting RF job. He's a career .285/.334/.413 hitter and this spring he posted a .313/.387/.388 slash line which well out performs Mr. Cleto. Back to AAA for some seasoning, son.

Jamie O'Hearn makes his introduction to the Top Players list (#13) and he responds with a .403/.483/.688/1.171 Spring slash. Could be a special player, we're gonna need him.

Andy Garcia had him self one hell of a spring, .412/.446/.765/1.211

The LF position/platoon of Cy Mock and Dan Amyot produced decent numbers this spring as well

Mock: .316/.398/.632/1.029 ... 6 HR|16 RBI
Amyot: .290/.395/.478/.873 ... 3 HR|11 RBI


Finally, Kayden Walker continues to trend in the direction I like, and it comes down to strikeouts. He took a big jump last year from 7.0 K/9 -> 8.1 while lowering his BB/9 from 2.2 -> 1.7.... This spring, 'Smoke' Struck out 24 in 20 IP which is good for a 10.8 K/9.

If he keeps striking out batters at an increased rate he could be in line for a monster season, slid right behind the big three of Talley, Taylor and Syversten.

Should be a fun year.

P.S ... The schedule is stupid. I realize that we had to adjust things to accommodate the changes but it looks dumb. Saturday off days? ew.

[funclown]

Oh really? How is budget increased/decreased?

Season Ticket sales projections.

[funclown]

Pawtucket comes away with one injury. With the age now becoming a factor steadily as we continue into the back half of the decade we just need to rest people in ST.

Were ready to go. Good luck old and new Ale rivals. Lets take down that evil Pitt team.

Pawtucket over/ under is 96 wins. Safe guess.

[Pat]

Seattle had two Spring injuries but both players appear to be fully recovered and hopefully without too much rust. The 18-10 record doesn't mean much but I'd prefer it over 10-18.

Performances of note:

-1B T.J. Payette the LH 1B chosen instead of slugger T.J. Dunn hit was arguably the Pilots best hitter this Spring - .296/1.045 with just a .278 BABIP. His 6 HR and 15 RBI were team bests. He's going to need to have a big year to help me ignore Dunn's 40+ HR season he's going to have.

-Despite falling off a horse, 3B Zachary Henne looks like he has found his stroke. In just 17 games he hit 4 HRs and 14 RBI for a team leading 1.092 OPS. As long as he can stay healthy, which is a long shot, Henne should have an All-Star type season.

-Ace Felipe Vega had a 1.80 ERA and .95 WHIP, leading all Seattle SPs. The $88M man Dave Dunham wasn't far behind at 2.35 and 1.17. They are the key to the 8th ranked rotation.

[Matt]

My owner is looking at a .500 team. By now he knows my past of underachieving.