Baltimore Orioles (OOTP 6.51)

[Terps]

Thanks to MizzouRah's 6.51 thread, I've decided to start my own. After being disappointed by OOTP2006, I've gone back to 6.51 while 2006 remains uninstalled on my PC. I've taken over the Baltimore Orioles, as usual. I'm using CubbyFan's opening day 2006 rosters with a couple of changes made to them to make the O's roster more current as of today.

The O's are always on the losing end to the MFY's, Red Sox, and even the Blue Jays as of late. Tampa Bay is also a young and talented team and could force the O's into the cellar. The O's have not had a winning record since 1997 when they went wire to wire in the AL East before losing to the the Indians in the ALCS.

I hope to end the streak of losing seasons and bring back a winning tradition that Charm City had been used to.

[Terps]

Roster

Catchers - Ramon Hernandez was a big offseason pick up by the Orioles and will start at catcher. Backing him up will be Javy Lopez, who is also the DH. Eli Whiteside is in AAA, but will never amount to much, and will be an average back up at best. Brandon Snyder could turn out to be a star catcher in the Majors, but is only 19 years old and will take some time to develop, but he did show good signs after being drafted last season.

First Base - Jay Gibbons moves back to his minor league position of first base, as I don't think highly of him as an outfielder. Kevin Millar was picked up in the offseason and will spell Jay at first. Jeff Conine won't see much playing time here, and at 40 years old it's only a matter of time before he is cut loose. Alejandro Freire, Mike Huggins, and Corey Shafer are the only prospects at first in the organization, and it's doubtful any of them will be anything but minor league filler.

Second Base - Brian Roberts will start here and be our leadoff man as usual. He came into his own last season and is one of the top second basemen in the Majors. Chris Gomez backs up Roberts, and also fills in at short and third. Eddy Garabito & Desi Relaford are the only options in the minors, both at AAA. Hopefully neither of them see the light of day in Baltimore.

Shortstop - Miguel Tejada is the star of the organization and one of the top players in baseball. The farm system is barren at short.

Third Base - Melvin Mora has solidified himself as one of the top hitting third basemen, and has become good in the field after adjusting to the position. David Newhan backs up Melvin, as well as all outfield positions. He's the so called 'super sub' like Melvin once was before he became an everyday player. Fernando Tatis is in AAA, and will never make the Orioles unless we have a bad rash of injuries. Napoleon Calzado is in AA, and is a career minor leaguer. Tripper Johnson is the only prospect at the position, but needs to develop faster to amount to anything as he is 23 years old and in A ball.

Outfield - Luis Matos, Corey Patterson, and Nick Markakis make up our starting outfield. Matos seems to hit better the more he plays, and will try to prove that in left. If not, he is on a short leash and could be replaced quickly. Patterson was brought over from the Cubs for two scrubs, and hopefully the change of scenery does him well. He is lightning on the basepaths, and has shown the ability to hit before. Markakis was a first round pick in 2003, and at 22 years old will learn on the job in Baltimore. He is a converted pitcher with a cannon for an arm, and could roam right field for years to come. Val Majewski is the closest outfield prospect to being Major League ready. He'll start in AAA. Jeff Fiorentino will begin in A ball. He was up for a surprise cup of coffee with the Orioles last season and struggled and took him a while to get his swing back when he returned to the minors. Nolan Reimold is the top hitting prospect in the organization, and will also begin in A ball.

Starting Pitchers - Erik Bedard will be our ace. He started off 2005 on fire before being injured and then didn't regain his form afterwards. Kris Benson was brought over from the Mets, he'll be our #2 pitcher and will give us a league average performance at worst. Rodrigo Lopez is good when he's on his game, dreadful when he isn't. Daniel Cabrera is an enigma, he has some of the best pure stuff in the Majors but lacks control. Tall overpowering pitchers take a few years to harness their ability, and at 24 years old Daniel has plenty of time to do just that. Russ Ortiz was picked up following a release from Arizona. He's on a short leash, as his spot can be given back to Bruce Chen, or one of our younger pitchers.

The minors are stocked with good arms. Hayden Penn is our closest to being ready, and was already called up last season for a brief period. Brian Finch, Garrett Olson, Adam Loewen, Brandon Erbe, and J.J. Johnson are all other names you should know that are in the minors. All have the potential to be #1 to #3 starters.

Relievers - We feature a relatively young bullpen in Baltimore. Chris Britton, Sendy Rleal, and Kurt Birkins are all rookies that pitch in middle relief. Todd Williams does the mop up duties and is good at getting ground balls. LaTroy Hawkins was picked up in a trade with the Giants and will be our setup man. Chris Ray became the closer when B.J. Ryan bolted for Toronto, but it is likely that Ray can match Ryan's numbers. Ray is only 24 years old and pitched well in Baltimore last year, and could be a dominant closer for years to come.

[MizzouRah]

The BIG O's.

[Poli]

See? A team I have no real ties with! You can cut and trade anyone you want! Go Orioles!

[Terps]

We end April of 2006 with a 15-11 record, good for 3rd place in the AL East.

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff		Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Boston	19	6	.760	-	18-7	1		7-3	12-3	0-0	0-2	137	W8	9-1
New York (A)	16	7	.696	2.0	14-9	2		8-4	8-3	3-1	5-1	-	W1	8-2
Baltimore	15	11	.577	4.5	17-9	-2		12-4	3-7	0-2	2-3	-	W1	4-6
Toronto	9	14	.391	9.0	9-14	0		6-8	3-6	0-1	3-1	-	L1	4-6
Tampa Bay	9	16	.360	10.0	9-16	0		4-6	5-10	1-1	0-3	-	L4	1-9

Jay Gibbons has gotten off to a hot start, hitting .313 with 8 HR and leading the league with 28 RBI. Miguel Tejada is doing just as well, batting .348 with 8 HR and 22 RBI. Melvin Mora ends the month hitting .340 with 7 HR and 18 RBI. The big surprise so far has been Corey Patterson, who is hitting .344 with 5 HR, 17 RBI, 3 triples, 6 doubles, and 4 SB. Brian Roberts and Luis Matos have disappointed so far, hitting .216 and .151 respectively.

We also had some good pitching for the month. Erik Bedard has a 4-1 record with a 2.66 ERA. Dan Cabrera is 3-1 with a 3.71 ERA, and Russ Ortiz is 2-1 with a 2.86 ERA.

[Terps]

We go 17-11 in the month of May and improve to 32-22 on the season.

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff		Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
New York (A)	34	18	.654	-	31-21	3		19-6	15-12	5-2	9-2	109	W1	7-3
Boston	34	20	.630	1.0	34-20	0		16-11	18-9	2-1	3-5	-	W5	7-3
Baltimore	32	22	.593	3.0	33-21	-1		20-9	12-13	1-5	7-5	-	W2	6-4
Toronto	24	28	.462	10.0	23-29	1		14-16	10-12	2-3	10-7	-	L5	3-7
Tampa Bay	18	35	.340	16.5	19-34	-1		7-16	11-19	1-5	5-13	-	L4	2-8

Miguel Tejada is now hitting .326 with 17 HR and 45 RBI. Melvin Mora is now at .298 with 13 HR and 30 RBI. Jay Gibbons is hitting .284 with 11 HR and 41 RBI.

The pitching rotation has impressed so far, with all starters having ERA's under 5. Erik Bedard leads the way with an 8-2 record with a 2.59 ERA. Dan Cabrera is 5-3 with a 3.50 ERA. Kris Benson is 6-4 with a 4.98 ERA. Rodrigo Lopez is 4-3 with a 4.09 ERA. Russ Ortiz is 4-2 with a 2.93 ERA.

Overall the team is 3rd in the Majors with a 3.85 ERA and 8th in the Majors with a .278 AVG.

We also hit the amateur draft this month, and here is a recap of our signings:

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 3B Billy Rowell. Signing Bonus: $1,200,000 Round 2 pick: P Dallas Buck. Signing Bonus: $700,000 Round 3 pick: P Chris Walden. Signing Bonus: $370,000 Round 4 pick: P Gustavo Soza. Signing Bonus: $56,000 Round 5 pick: P Antoine Wafford. Signing Bonus: $38,000 Round 6 pick: P Matthew Sloat. Signing Bonus: $25,000 Round 7 pick: 3B Dion Gonzales. Signing Bonus: $25,000

[Terps]

We lose 5 in a row to end the month of June, and still sit in 3rd place.

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff		Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Boston	52	28	.650	-	52-28	0		23-16	29-12	3-1	8-6	80	W1	5-5
New York (A)	48	31	.608	3.5	45-34	3		27-15	21-16	7-4	13-7	-	W5	8-2
Baltimore	47	35	.573	6.0	48-34	-1		28-18	19-17	1-6	12-9	-	L5	4-6
Toronto	38	41	.481	13.5	36-43	2		20-24	18-17	6-5	17-10	-	L3	5-5
Tampa Bay	34	46	.425	18.0	33-47	1		13-22	21-24	2-7	11-18	-	W1	6-4

The pitching continues to hold us up, as we're 2nd in the Majors with a 3.71 ERA. The starting staff continues to all have ERA under 5, and the biggest surprise has to be Russ Ortiz. He is 6-4, but sports a 2.73 ERA, best in the AL. The bullpen continues to be solid, anchored by 24 year old closer Chris Ray. Ray has saved 20 games in 21 chances.

A .274 team batting average is good for 8th in the Majors. Miguel Tejada continues to carry the load on offense, hitting .301 with 23 HR and 63 RBI.

The trade deadline is near, and it is expected a few Orioles will be on the move. Likely candidates are pitcher Rodrigo Lopez (6-6, 4.31 ERA), C/DH Javy Lopez (.280, 10 HR, 37 RBI), 1B Jeff Conine (.295 in 44 AB's), OF Luis Matos (hitting just .257), and pitcher Kris Benson (8-6, 4.95 ERA.)

[MizzouRah]

Wow, Chris Ray has kept you in the hunt saving everything thrown his way.

[Terps]

Not a good month for the O's, we go 11-15 for July.

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff		Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Boston	68	38	.642	-	68-38	0		30-20	38-18	3-2	11-9	49	W2	7-3
New York (A)	58	46	.558	9.0	55-49	3		31-22	27-24	7-5	19-11	-	W2	5-5
Baltimore	58	50	.537	11.0	57-51	1		33-24	25-26	3-9	18-12	-	W2	6-4
Toronto	56	49	.533	11.5	51-54	5		26-30	30-19	7-5	21-11	-	W3	8-2
Tampa Bay	46	60	.434	22.0	43-63	3		19-30	27-30	4-8	16-23	-	W1	4-6

The overall team ERA jumped from 3.71 to 4.13, 7th in the Majors. The hitting stayed consistent and is at .277, also 7th in the Majors.

At the beginning of the month a deal was made with Colorado, we sent C/DH Javy Lopez and RP Todd Williams to the Rockies in exchange for 1B Ryan Shealy and 3B Jeff Baker. Shealy was blocked at 1B in Colorado by Todd Helton, and has potential to be a good power hitter but is already 26 years old. Baker also has good pop, hitting 17 HR's in AA for Colorado. He's in AAA for us, while Shealy is our DH.

The day before the deadline, we made our only other trade. SP Rodrigo Lopez and RP Luis Ramirez were sent to Boston for OF Wily Mo Pena. Pena has good power, and we lack that from our current outfield. He is only hitting .238 with 4 HR and 25 RBI, but we hope he can turn it around here. He'll get the starting nod in LF, while Luis Matos moves to the bench.

Bruce Chen replaces Lopez in the rotation. Chen had been in the bullpen. With Todd Williams depature, we called up Eddy Rodriguez from AAA to take his spot in the bullpen. Our final move of the month was designating 1B Jeff Conine for assignment. RP Jacobo Sequea was called up to fill out the 25 man roster.

We suffered on first major injury on July 30th as SP Kris Benson went down with a strained back muscle. He'll be out for 5 weeks. Eric DuBose was called up from AAA to replace him.

[Terps]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Wow, Chris Ray has kept you in the hunt saving everything thrown his way.

He has 26 saves in 29 chances after July now. Pretty close stats to what he's done for the real O's so far.

Ray in my dynasty: 3.60 ERA, 26 SV in 29 chances. 45 IP, 49 K's, 14 Runs, 14 BB.
Ray in real life: 3.19 ERA, 22 SV in 23 chances. 36.2 IP, 33 K's, 18 runs, 8 walks.

[Terps]

Oh, and former Oriole (and now former Card in real life), Sidney Ponson threw a no-no against Houston in my 1st week of July.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by Terps

Oh, and former Oriole (and now former Card in real life), Sidney Ponson threw a no-no against Houston in my 1st week of July.

[Terps]

We go 13-13 in August, and are in a heated race with Toronto and New York for 2nd place and likely the wild card. 10 of our final games are against New York and Boston, and we also have a series with Detroit who are also in the wild card hunt.

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff		Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Boston	83	52	.615	-	81-54	2		38-26	45-26	4-5	16-14	17	W2	5-5
Baltimore	71	63	.530	11.5	72-62	-1		41-30	30-33	4-9	22-14	-	W2	5-5
New York (A)	70	63	.526	12.0	67-66	3		37-29	33-34	8-7	24-14	-	L1	4-6
Toronto	70	64	.522	12.5	64-70	6		30-38	40-26	7-5	24-13	-	L1	4-6
Tampa Bay	58	76	.433	24.5	56-78	2		25-40	33-36	4-8	19-27	-	L1	5-5

American League Wildcard Race

Team W L PCT GB Streak Baltimore 71 63 .530 - W2 New York (A) 70 63 .526 .5 L1 Toronto 70 64 .522 1.0 L1 Detroit 70 65 .519 1.5 W1 Oakland 68 65 .511 2.5 L1 Cleveland 65 67 .492 5.0 L2 Los Angeles (A) 65 69 .485 6.0 L1

We remain 7th in the Majors in hitting at .279, and we're 8th in ERA with 4.23.

The Majors saw it's second no-hitter of this season in the last week of August. Giants pitcher Jason Schmidt no hit Cincy, striking out 10 while walking 5.

[Terps]

What a finish to the season... After we stay in 2nd the entire month of September, Toronto rattles off 6 wins in a row and moves a game ahead of us in the wild card and in the AL East. Kris Benson comes off the DL on October 1st and picks up the win for us against Boston, while Toronto drops their game to the Yankees.

We're set for a tiebreaker with Toronto. Erik Bedard vs. Gustavo Chacin. What was set to be a pitchers duel turned into anything but, with Bedard giving up 5 runs in 6 innings and Chacin giving up 6 in 6 innings. Fast forward to the 11th inning, we strike with a run in the top of the inning. We pull Eddy Rodriguez after giving up a run in the bottom of the 11th and turn it over to LaTroy Hawkins. Hawkins procedes to give up 3 hits without recording an out and we lose 12-11 in 11 innings.

American League Standings

East

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Boston 96 66 .593 - 94-68 2 48-33 48-33 7-7 22-17 * L1 6-4 Toronto 87 76 .534 9.5 79-84 8 39-43 48-33 8-7 29-17 - W1 8-2 Baltimore 86 77 .528 10.5 89-74 -3 48-33 38-44 5-11 26-19 - L1 5-5 New York (A) 85 77 .525 11.0 80-82 5 46-35 39-42 8-7 26-16 - W1 5-5 Tampa Bay 73 89 .451 23.0 71-91 2 33-48 40-41 5-9 23-29 - L1 5-5

Central

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Chicago (A) 93 69 .574 - 89-73 4 44-37 49-32 15-3 31-19 * W2 6-4 Detroit 84 78 .519 9.0 81-81 3 39-42 45-36 12-8 26-18 - W1 4-6 Cleveland 78 84 .481 15.0 77-85 1 35-46 43-38 9-5 24-24 - W1 2-8 Kansas City 74 88 .457 19.0 81-81 -7 38-43 36-45 6-4 17-33 - L1 4-6 Minnesota 68 94 .420 25.0 72-90 -4 36-45 32-49 5-6 13-29 - L2 3-7

West

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Oakland 85 77 .525 - 88-74 -3 45-36 40-41 8-8 25-26 * L2 5-5 Texas 84 78 .519 1.0 85-77 -1 36-45 48-33 7-12 22-25 - L1 5-5 Seattle 74 88 .457 11.0 81-81 -7 35-46 39-42 6-12 20-23 - W1 6-4 Los Angeles (A) 73 89 .451 12.0 73-89 0 38-43 35-46 8-8 24-28 - W2 5-5

National League Standings

East

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 New York (N) 89 73 .549 - 88-74 1 45-36 44-37 6-4 28-23 * W1 2-8 Philadelphia 87 75 .537 2.0 90-72 -3 42-39 45-36 8-6 26-25 - L1 4-6 Atlanta 81 81 .500 8.0 77-85 4 45-36 36-45 5-11 33-27 - W2 7-3 Florida 76 86 .469 13.0 82-80 -6 40-41 36-45 8-10 25-36 - W1 7-3 Washington 76 86 .469 13.0 77-85 -1 42-39 34-47 8-10 26-26 - L1 7-3

Central

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 St. Louis 107 55 .660 - 103-59 4 58-23 49-32 4-5 27-21 * W10 10-0 Milwaukee 81 81 .500 26.0 80-82 1 42-39 39-42 8-10 27-21 - L4 3-7 Houston 80 82 .494 27.0 83-79 -3 42-39 38-43 10-2 24-25 - L2 4-6 Chicago (N) 73 89 .451 34.0 69-93 4 31-50 42-39 4-9 19-24 - W1 4-6 Pittsburgh 69 93 .426 38.0 70-92 -1 33-48 36-45 8-6 25-23 - W1 5-5 Cincinnati 67 95 .414 40.0 66-96 1 34-47 33-48 3-9 21-25 - L1 4-6

West

Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Streak Last10 Los Angeles (N) 90 72 .556 - 81-81 9 43-38 47-34 10-5 21-16 * L4 3-7 Colorado 85 77 .525 5.0 88-74 -3 46-35 39-42 10-11 18-25 - L1 5-5 San Diego 78 84 .481 12.0 79-83 -1 40-41 38-43 10-5 23-27 - L1 3-7 San Francisco 78 84 .481 12.0 83-79 -5 40-41 38-43 8-8 18-19 - W5 7-3 Arizona 74 88 .457 16.0 76-86 -2 41-40 33-48 8-9 22-25 - W1 6-4

[MizzouRah]

Tough loss.. but that's what I love about ootp and text sims in general.. I bet you were sweating at the end of that game.

Next year!!

Could you post St. Louis's roster and stats? They had one heck of a year.

[Terps]

Sure thing: St. Louis Batting Report Tuesday, 10/3/2006

Overall Batting:

Name G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG J. Hancock 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 M. Timlin 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 S. Spiezio 10 15 5 1 1 1 5 2 1 4 .333 .375 .733 S. Rolen 155 567 183 49 4 36 153 113 72 60 .323 .398 .614 H. Luna 97 298 93 12 4 1 28 39 14 55 .312 .340 .389 R. Sanders 156 604 186 35 9 31 104 115 42 167 .308 .353 .550 J. Lugo 78 303 91 21 2 5 24 50 19 43 .300 .344 .432 A. Pujols 156 583 174 48 4 28 104 124 85 62 .298 .387 .539 S. Taguchi 125 394 114 27 2 6 47 60 21 63 .289 .324 .414 H. Ramirez 147 557 154 34 3 11 57 67 26 132 .276 .310 .408 J. Rodriguez 126 316 87 18 0 12 46 45 23 85 .275 .331 .446 J. Marquis 31 70 19 4 0 4 15 11 5 17 .271 .320 .500 J. Spivey 147 541 144 21 3 18 84 78 41 142 .266 .322 .416 Y. Molina 127 429 113 14 0 8 58 48 35 42 .263 .318 .352 G. Laird 44 131 34 10 0 0 12 9 8 30 .260 .300 .336 J. Edmonds 154 554 141 42 2 29 105 97 68 168 .255 .337 .495 A. Miles 35 92 22 4 0 1 4 8 5 9 .239 .278 .315 J. Encarnacion 131 391 92 12 0 12 58 54 34 117 .235 .293 .358 S. Hairston 27 57 13 2 0 0 3 5 1 14 .228 .241 .263 C. Duncan 4 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 C. Carpenter 34 86 17 1 0 0 7 5 3 19 .198 .225 .209 C. Silva 18 42 7 1 0 1 4 4 1 15 .167 .182 .262 A. Reyes 10 13 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 8 .154 .214 .231 G. Maddux 26 50 7 1 0 0 5 1 2 18 .140 .173 .160 J. Gall 6 15 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 .133 .188 .133 S. Ponson 28 62 4 2 0 0 3 6 4 24 .065 .119 .097 M. Lincoln 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 A. Wainwright 7 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 C. Paronto 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

St. Louis Pitching Report Tuesday, 10/3/2006

Overall Pitching:

Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K J. Marquis 34 34 22 5 0 2.90 239.1 202 81 77 53 212 C. Carpenter 35 35 21 7 0 2.56 256.2 211 82 73 44 249 S. Ponson 30 30 14 9 0 4.34 201.0 190 107 97 48 134 C. Silva 33 33 10 15 0 4.59 223.2 278 135 114 27 134 B. Thompson 87 0 8 6 3 3.74 86.2 97 42 36 22 45 J. Isringhausen 71 0 7 4 44 1.98 63.2 43 14 14 23 66 G. Maddux 27 27 7 13 0 4.26 169.0 188 100 80 23 98 A. Reyes 10 8 6 0 0 4.70 46.0 51 26 24 7 32 C. Paronto 40 0 2 0 0 6.50 36.0 54 27 26 16 22 M. Lincoln 34 0 2 2 1 3.07 44.0 34 18 15 15 33 M. Timlin 30 0 1 2 1 6.42 40.2 57 33 29 15 25 R. Rincon 9 0 1 0 1 3.97 11.1 11 7 5 2 7 A. Wainwright 7 3 1 3 0 9.90 20.0 34 22 22 9 12 J. Hancock 19 0 1 0 1 5.14 21.0 27 17 12 6 11 B. Looper 42 0 0 3 0 3.73 41.0 40 17 17 16 28 R. Springer 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 C. Mahoney 18 0 0 0 0 6.65 21.2 38 20 16 10 6

These were the only 3 trades they made:

Trade with Tampa Bay :
We get :
SS Julio Lugo
Tampa Bay gets :
P Mark Mulder
P Justin Garza
RF Sal Frisella

Trade with Kansas City :
We get :
LF Reggie Sanders
Kansas City gets :
1B Ross Gload
C Chad Tracy

Trade with Florida :
Florida gets :
P Jeff Suppan
We get :
SS Hanley Ramirez


Mulder ended up going 9-13 with an ERA over 4.50 with Tampa.

[Terps]

Divisional Playoffs

Chicago defeated Toronto 3 games to 1
Oakland defeated Boston 3 games to 1
St. Louis defeated Philadelphia 3 games to 0
New York defeated Los Angeles 3 games to 2

League Championship Series

Oakland defeated Chicago 4 games to 2
St. Louis defeated New York 4 games to 3

World Series

St. Louis defeated Oakland 4 games to 3

American League Rookie of the Year Award:
Joaquin Arias (TEX)!
He batted .309 in 599 AB, with 14 homers and 71 RBI.
National League Rookie of the Year Award:
Jeremy Hermida (SFN)!
He batted .323 in 539 AB, with 21 homers and 79 RBI.
American League Cy Young Award:
Roy Halladay (TOR)!
He had a record of 23-7 with an ERA of 2.86 and 2 shutouts.
In 35 games started, he pitched 277.1 innings, fanning 228 and walking 25 batters.
American League MVP Award:
David Ortiz (BOS)!
He batted .315 in 587 AB, with 46 homers and 144 RBI.
National League Cy Young Award:
Chris Carpenter (STL)!
He had a record of 21-7 with an ERA of 2.56 and 3 shutouts.
In 35 games started, he pitched 256.2 innings, fanning 249 and walking 44 batters.
National League MVP Award:
Miguel Cabrera (FLO)!
He batted .347 in 603 AB, with 51 homers and 128 RBI.
American League Gold Glove Winners:
Pitcher: Roy Halladay (TOR)
Catcher: Ben Molina (TOR)
First Base: Ben Broussard (CLE)
Second Base: Ronnie Belliard (CLE)
Third Base: Melvin Mora (BAL)
Shortstop: Michael Young (TEX)
Leftfield: Carl Crawford (TBA)
Centerfield: Mark Kotsay (OAK)
Rightfield: Milton Bradley (OAK)
National League Gold Glove Winners:
Pitcher: Aaron Cook (COL)
Catcher: Mike Lieberthal (PHI)
First Base: Albert Pujols (STL)
Second Base: Orlando Hudson (ARI)
Third Base: Scott Rolen (STL)
Shortstop: Edgar Renteria (ATL)
Leftfield: Alfonso Soriano (WSH)
Centerfield: Reggie Abercrombie (FLO)
Rightfield: Bobby Abreu (PHI)

[Terps]

Final stats for me: Overall Batting:

Name G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG S. Rleal 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 E. Bedard 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 .400 .400 .400 M. Tejada 159 617 196 43 6 43 135 121 48 93 .318 .366 .616 C. Patterson 153 565 177 35 9 18 80 87 26 124 .313 .343 .503 K. Millar 77 147 46 11 0 4 26 18 9 27 .313 .354 .469 M. Mora 156 622 192 28 2 29 86 104 48 137 .309 .357 .500 J. Gibbons 153 615 178 50 5 27 102 97 41 81 .289 .333 .519 B. Roberts 155 646 184 56 3 29 96 108 50 119 .285 .335 .515 L. Matos 102 299 80 10 1 4 30 25 15 60 .268 .304 .348 D. Newhan 62 172 46 13 0 3 18 22 11 52 .267 .310 .395 R. Shealy 118 375 100 17 1 12 61 45 23 81 .267 .317 .413 W. Pena 125 399 105 20 5 15 60 51 22 110 .263 .310 .451 R. Ortiz 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 .400 .250 R. Hernandez 158 605 145 27 0 7 52 69 53 67 .240 .302 .319 N. Markakis 151 509 121 19 4 13 52 69 46 120 .238 .300 .367 C. Gomez 46 150 28 8 0 1 11 14 6 14 .187 .218 .260 K. Benson 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 D. Cabrera 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000

Overall Pitching:

Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K E. Bedard 36 36 18 6 0 3.33 240.1 225 103 89 74 207 R. Ortiz 30 30 12 10 0 4.16 201.0 199 111 93 58 160 K. Benson 24 24 10 8 0 5.12 161.2 192 97 92 33 103 D. Cabrera 33 33 9 13 0 4.97 192.0 174 111 106 74 199 C. Britton 50 0 9 3 0 4.15 91.0 111 45 42 26 82 B. Chen 41 7 8 5 3 3.03 118.2 116 44 40 34 71 C. Ray 61 0 5 9 38 3.66 64.0 67 30 26 14 72 S. Rleal 35 0 3 2 2 3.42 52.2 51 21 20 29 37 K. Birkins 53 0 2 2 2 3.69 53.2 45 23 22 17 60 L. Hawkins 61 0 2 2 4 4.00 54.0 52 29 24 14 43 J. Sequea 15 0 1 2 0 4.56 25.2 20 13 13 10 20 E. Rodriguez 4 0 0 0 0 1.42 6.1 6 1 1 0 4

We signed Melvin Mora to a 3 year contract extension. We'll be letting Russ Ortiz, Bruce Chen, LaTroy Hawkins, Kevin Millar and Chris Gomez walk.

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Minor League Systems

# Team Points Top 5 Prospects 1 Kansas City 122 3B Alex Gordon (7th), 1B Justin Huber (15th), 1B Billy Butler (20th), CF Drew Stubbs (24th), C Chad Tracy (75th) 2 Colorado 120 P Shane Lindsay (3rd), 3B Ian Stewart (5th), P Max Scherzer (22nd), P Chaz Roe (85th), P Franklin Morales (89th) 3 Los Angeles (A) 109 P Tommy Mendoza (1st), 1B Kendry Morales (6th), 1B Jason Stokes (47th), P Nick Adenhart (68th), 2B Erick Aybar (95th) 4 Cincinnati 82 P Homer Bailey (10th), CF B.J. Syzmanski (29th), 1B Joey Votto (42nd), P Daniel Bard (46th), 5 Los Angeles (N) 80 3B Evan Longoria (9th), P Chad Billingsley (38th), P Scott Elbert (61st), SS Chin-Lung Hu (67th), P Ryan Ketchner (73rd) 6 Milwaukee 76 P Mark Rogers (14th), P Will Inman (26th), P Greg Reynolds (35th), 3B Ryan Braun (78th), P Jesse Harper (84th) 7 Tampa Bay 75 1B Chris Parmelee (4th), P Jeff Niemann (43rd), P Jason Hammel (51st), P Wade Townsend (59th), 8 Pittsburgh 65 P Andrew Miller (8th), P Matt Peterson (54th), P Matt Guillory (57th), P Tom Gorzelanny (62nd), 9 Chicago (N) 64 P Mark Pawelek (13th), 2B Eric Patterson (30th), P Jeremy Jeffress (48th), 10 Toronto 63 SS Sergio Santos (21st), 3B Wes Hodges (36th), P Chi-Hung Cheng (45th), P Kasey Kiker (52nd), LF Adam Lind (77th) 11 St. Louis 54 CF Colby Rasmus (2nd), 3B Travis Hanson (79th), 12 Cleveland 54 LF Brad Snyder (17th), P Adam Miller (31st), 1B Stephen Head (70th), P Andrew Brown (74th), 1B Michael Aubrey (100th) 13 Baltimore 50 C Brandon Snyder (23rd), RF Nolan Reimold (41st), LF Val Majewski (44th), P Adam Loewen (82nd), 14 Seattle 49 C Jeff Clement (18th), 3B Chris Marrero (28th), CF Adam Jones (91st), 15 Detroit 47 1B Matt LaPorta (12th), 3B Wilkin Ramirez (65th), 1B Jeff Larish (66th), 16 Houston 44 P Troy Patton (11th), P Jimmy Barrett (60th), P Juan Gutierrez (87th), 17 Oakland 43 1B Daric Barton (25th), P Chris Tillman (27th), P Ben Fritz (88th), 18 Minnesota 42 P Matt Garza (16th), P Glen Perkins (34th), 19 Arizona 40 SS Justin Upton (33rd), P Jordan Walden (37th), C Miguel Montero (69th), SS Stephen Drew (86th), 20 Washington 33 P Clint Everts (32nd), P Kyle Drabek (49th), 1B Larry Broadway (71st), 21 New York (A) 26 P Philip Hughes (39th), 3B Eric Duncan (72nd), P Jeff Marquez (81st), P Sean Henn (93rd), 22 Boston 26 P Brad Lincoln (19th), 23 Florida 25 P Chris Volstad (50th), P Elden Corso (63rd), P Ricky Nolasco (80th), P Yusmeiro Petit (90th), 24 Philadelphia 24 P Cole Hamels (40th), P Scott Mathieson (53rd), 25 San Francisco 22 1B Travis Ishikawa (56th), CF Jared Mitchell (64th), SS Marcus Sanders (83rd), P Ben Thurmond (92nd), 26 Chicago (A) 9 P Lance Broadway (58th), 27 San Diego 9 P Ian Kennedy (55th), 28 Texas 1 P Eric Hurley (96th), 29 Atlanta 1 P Beau Jones (97th), P Colton Willems (99th), 30 New York (N) 0