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    The Farm Report

    The Lineup:
    Inside Pitch: All the dirt from the minors in one location. Beware, if you can’t stand the heat of the inside pitch… well you know… stay out the kitchen!

    System Report: We’ve got a new #1! We’ll tell you who it is; and why did Virginia drop out of the top spot? Analysis like only The Report can deliver.

    Prospect Futures: What kid has been climbing up the top 100 charts faster than an Elvis song? Find out in our first edition of Prospect Futures!

    Minor Leaguer of the Week: Who’s been dominating the bush leagues? Here’s a hint… He plays for the new #1 organization!

    Inside pitch:
    Is a current BLB star, and former top prospect already hitting his peak in his early 20’s? Some BLB insiders seem to think so. A pitcher on an east coast team suffered a failed talent evaluation sometime over the week of April 30-May 6. Many hope the news is only a temporary set back for one of the BLB’s brightest youngsters.

    What hot prospect has once again graded up in his weekly training reports? Reports out of Indianapolis are suggesting that Pete Miller a catcher with the AAA team, may have graded above his talent evaluations for a whopping fourth time! We’ve been tracking this stuff for two years, and Miller is by far the biggest surprise we’ve ever seen at The Report.

    Is Magness in a funk? Nate Magness, SP for Virginia, recently graded lower than expected on a talent evaluation. After a brief mourning period in which Colonials fan (s)? considered giving up on the organization as a whole… order was restored and Magness seems to be back on the right track. Whispers indicate that scouts were worried that he may have lost some of his ability to effective strike big league hitters out… Those fears have subsided some after seeing that Magness has already punched out 17 guys in just 21.2 innings.

    System Report:
    The fall of one team is the opportunity of another this week as Indy has slipped past Virginia to claim the top spot in this week’s System Report. Spurred on by a positive talent evaluation of Pete Miller, the Clowns now posses two of the top hitting prospects in all of baseball and seem content to hold their spot atop the rankings for quite a while.

    Indianapolis Clowns 128
    Wilmington Wildcats 121
    Virginia Colonials 120
    Windy City Playboys 108
    Washington Bats 104
    Dallas Snappers 100
    Davenport Brawlers 100
    Syracuse Slammers 93
    Pawtucket Patriots 90
    Pittsburgh Millers 75
    Denver Bulls 71
    California Kodiaks 74
    Baltimore Bulldogs 57
    Mississippi Storm 64
    Los Alamos Bandits 64
    Carolina Tobs 48
    Maine Guides 43
    Hartford Whalers 54
    Philadelphia Freedom 41
    Los Lunas Javelinas 22
    Hyundai Dinos 14
    Sin City Gamblers 14
    Batavia Muckdogs 7
    Morgantown Mohawks 0

    Prospect Futures:
    Week to week we'll take a look at who's rising, and who's sinking.

    Starting off, the week's biggest gainer is RF Carlos Bamentos of Baltimore!
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    Bamentos comes in this week at 74. Last week he was out of the Top 100. He gained at LEAST 26 spots this week. A star in the making perhaps?

    As for the biggest loser, outside of California's stagnant offense of course, is SP Dave Sieverwright of Philadelphia.
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    Dave drops out of the top 100 after coming in at 61 last week. Of course, this is due to Dave being in the BLB, and not due to negative evaluations by the talent scouts. We wish Dave well with his future in the BLB.

    Minor Leaguer of the Week:
    This week’s Minor Leaguer of the week is 1B Robby Shannon of the Fort Wayne Comets!
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    Robby went 15-30 with 2HR’s and 13RBI’s and 10 runs!

    On top of that, Mr. Shannon has shown great skill with the glove putting up a .997 fielding percentage in 335 total chances!

    Edit: Clay... fix my article. It did it again.
    California Kodiaks - GM - 1982-2013
    Brewmaster's Cups: 1987
    Import League Champions: 1987, 1989
    Porter Division Champions:
    1986, 1987, 1989, 1999
    , 2000
    Import League Wild Card: 2001, 2003, 2004

  • #2
    Look at Carlos getting some love!!!!


    Baltimore Bulldogs - BLB since '84
    - Porter Champs: '92, '93, '97, '98, '01, '03, '06, '08, '12
    - Playoffs: '92, '93, '97, '98, '99, '01, '03, '06, '08, '12, '13, '14, '15, '16
    - Brewmaster's Cup: '01

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    • #3
      He didn't make the report, but I'm starting to think Cy Kirkpatrick might be a pretty good starter.

      http://www.simgamingnetwork.com/blb/...ayer_2089.html
      Washington Bats, 2013-

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      • #4
        I liked Cy Kirkpatrick in that draft.
        The Great One!

        To many rings to count...

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        • #5
          Of course, this is due to Dave being in the BLB
          Guys don't drop out of the Top 100 due to being in the BLB though. Unless I'm missing something.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by mahoney2 View Post
            Guys don't drop out of the Top 100 due to being in the BLB though. Unless I'm missing something.
            That is correct.

            There is a criteria for when they are no longer eligible to be on the list, but it's not being in the BLB.
            The Great One!

            To many rings to count...

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            • #7
              I think its their 25th or 26th birthday that drops them off the list completely. It's funny guys will go from being a Top 10 prospect when they're 25 and 364 days old and off the list at 26.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by mahoney2 View Post
                I think its their 25th or 26th birthday that drops them off the list completely. It's funny guys will go from being a Top 10 prospect when they're 25 and 364 days old and off the list at 26.
                Is that how it works? I have always wondered but not enough to look closely. I think it would be better if they dropped them from the list once a player has lost his rookie eligiblity for the following year.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Riverman View Post
                  Is that how it works? I have always wondered but not enough to look closely. I think it would be better if they dropped them from the list once a player has lost his rookie eligiblity for the following year.
                  That's exactly what it SHOULD be for top prospects. Maybe have a different list for "Future Stars" that is like a blanket under 25 list. But, I agree on the Top Prospects.
                  The Great One!

                  To many rings to count...

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                  • #10
                    That's exactly what it SHOULD be for top prospects. Maybe have a different list for "Future Stars" that is like a blanket under 25 list. But, I agree on the Top Prospects.
                    Yup. That's how Baseball America's Top 100 list actually works. #1 Prospect Victor Gonzalez of AAA Lynn Patriots is only 19. He's playing extremely well in AAA and will move to the BLB probably next season. He's going to be on the list and in the BLB for like the next 6 years as a "Top Prospect". (Knocks on wood no huge ratings drop coming)

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                    • #11
                      Well then... I guess Dave dropped... cause the scouts hate him.
                      California Kodiaks - GM - 1982-2013
                      Brewmaster's Cups: 1987
                      Import League Champions: 1987, 1989
                      Porter Division Champions:
                      1986, 1987, 1989, 1999
                      , 2000
                      Import League Wild Card: 2001, 2003, 2004

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                      • #12
                        He'll probably be back on in a week or two. I have had guys in the years past who would be 70ish and drop off the list for 2 weeks, then come back on right where they were before, or close to it.

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                        • #13
                          Yeah, there is a lot of movement. I have guys who even drop out of my Team Top 10 for weeks then jump back in at #5 and in the Top 100.

                          On the topic of someone like Gonzalez being on the list for 5 years in the BLB... I think Mel Woodbury was #1 from like the time I joined the league in '79 through like '82 or '83 and he joined the BLB in '80.
                          The Great One!

                          To many rings to count...

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                          • #14
                            P.S. It must be 26... because the list is still chock full of 25 year olds
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                            To many rings to count...

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                            • #15
                              I assume his ratings took a dip then?

                              I just wish this game was a little more consistent... It seems from year to year, outside of a handful of guys... players swing wildly in one direction or the other. Either they have career years or they fall off the earth. Same with ratings... I understand the current rating changing... I just wish their potential didn't constantly change... or ratings for that matter. Players just don't forget how to hit or pitch every other year and then remember it the next... it's reasonable to believe if a player is good one year... they should be pretty decent the next. In OOTP, that's not always the case.
                              California Kodiaks - GM - 1982-2013
                              Brewmaster's Cups: 1987
                              Import League Champions: 1987, 1989
                              Porter Division Champions:
                              1986, 1987, 1989, 1999
                              , 2000
                              Import League Wild Card: 2001, 2003, 2004

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