The Southern California Trojans, a Strat-O-Matic Baseball Dynasty

DanGarion · 01-07-2011, 10:55 AM

So back in March a guy from work asked me if I was interested in joining a local Strat-O-Matic league. Up until that point I had never played Strat, heck I had never actually seen the cards up close till then either. I was going to be taking over a team that had basically been run into the ground and didn't have any high draft picks for the upcoming 2010 draft. I was basically being thrown to the wolves...

A little background. From what I've gathered so far this specific league Really Ultimate Baseball League (RUBL) http://rublstrat.com has been around for about 30 years and most of the team owners (12 teams 10 owners) have been in the league for much of that time. There is one other guy that joined the league last year (2009) so he's sort of taken me under his wing and taught me the ropes this season.

My background, I've played OOTP for years the Real World Baseball League ( The RWBL ) has been my home for years even with a couple year hiatus for the league. Other than that I've been in a fantasy baseball keeper league for years. Strat is a different beast altogether but you can loosely use keeper league knowledge to help to build your team, the main thing is to remember you are dealing with how players already performed more so than you are worry about how they will do in the future (although that does come into play since the league is a keeper league with a yearly draft).

So this is where I was before the draft. Remember I really didn't understand that much about the game and what was happening, all I really knew is that I didn't have any picks in the first three rounds of the upcoming draft (I had pick 4.4 and 5.5)

SP Scott Baker
SP AJ Burnett
SP Aaron Cook
SP Matt Garza
SP Luke Hochevar
SP Brandon Morrow
P Sean Marshall
RP Octavio Dotel
RP Hideki Okajima
RP Chris Ray
RP Brian Wilson
RP Joe Nelson

C Brian Schnider
C Miguel Montero
C Chris Iannetta
1B Lyle Overbay
1B Mike Jacobs
1B Jason Giambi
1B Chris Davis
IF Nick Punto
2B Kaz Matsui
IF Jeff Baker
2B Mike Fotenot
3B Ian Stewart
3B Edwin Encarnacion
SS Marco Scutaro
SS Cristian Guzman
SS Mike Aviles
LF Eric Byrnes
LF Fred Lewis
OF Ryan Spilsborghs
2B/LF Alfonso Soriano
CF Marlon Byrd
CF Jody Gerut
CF Nate McLouth
OF Felix Pie
CF Willy Taveras
RF Nelson Cruz
RF Jose Guillen
RF Brad Hawpe
OF Matt Joyce

Realizing my team was going to suck in 2010 the guy that got me to join helped me quickly make a trade of Marco Scutaro for 2011 2nd, 2012 3rd, and SS Ryan Theriot. Which filled some gaps I had in my draft for the upcoming seasons.

DanGarion · 01-07-2011, 10:57 AM

Here are the first two rounds of the 2010 draft (remember I had no picks till 4.4).

Round Pick FullName TeamName Overall
1 1 Tommy Hanson Back Bay White Hawks 1
1 2 Matt Wieters Fryburg Turtles 2
1 3 Andrew McCutchen Gotham Knights 3
1 4 Ben Zobrist Grossepointe Hit Men 4
1 5 Garrett Jones Jamestown Giants 5
1 6 Gordon Beckham San Gabriel Slaughter 6
1 7 Colby Rasmus San Gabriel Slaughter 7
1 8 Elvis Andrus Springfield Thunder 8
1 9 Andrew Bailey Jamestown Giants 9
1 10 Dexter Fowler Fryburg Turtles 10
1 11 Joel Pineiro Grossepointe Hit Men 11
1 12 David Price Baskerville Hounds 12
2 1 Homer Bailey Baskerville Hounds 13
2 2 Rick Porcello Fryburg Turtles 14
2 3 Matt Latos San Gabriel Slaughter 15
2 4 Michael Wuertz Grossepointe Hit Men 16
2 5 David Aardsma San Gabriel Slaughter 17
2 6 J A Happ Back Bay White Hawks 18
2 7 Chris Coghlan Del Mar Stallions 19
2 8 Cameron Maybin Springfield Thunder 20
2 9 Brendan Ryan Gotham Knights 21
2 10 Ryan Hanigan Back Bay White Hawks 22
2 11 Brett Anderson Jamestown Giants 23
2 12 Omar Infante Baskerville Hounds 24

If anyone wants to see the rest of the draft I can provide it, I just didn't want to bore you all.

DanGarion · 01-07-2011, 11:26 AM

Here is what I got in the 2010 draft.

4 4 Randy Wells Orange Trojans 40
5 5 Luke Gregerson Orange Trojans 53
6 5 Kris Medlen Orange Trojans 65
9 5 Ramon Santiago Orange Trojans 101
10 5 Jorge De La Rosa Orange Trojans 113
11 5 Adam Kennedy Orange Trojans 125
12 5 Bob Howry Orange Trojans 137

I picked up these guys in the toss pile (basically the pile everyone throws their guys into when they are cutting down to their 40 man roster).
101 2 Zach Duke Orange Trojans 1202
101 8 Jim Thome Orange Trojans 1208
Brett Cecil
Here are the players I tossed after the draft (and my feelings on what they did in 2010) to get down to my 40 man roster (I'll post my roster in the next post)

Sean Marshall - had a great 2010 and will be great for someones bullpen next season
Chris Ray - another MR that will probably help someone out next season
Brian Schnider - nothing of note
Mike Jacobs - nothing of note
Jason Giambi - nothing of note
Chris Davis - Hits righties well, but I projected that he wasn't going to end up doing much for the Rangers and I guessed right.
Mike Fontenot - nothing of note
Mike Aviles - probably could have helped me, hit well this year, but if I remember correctly he's not good defensively
Eric Byrnes - nothing of note
Jody Gerut - nothing of note
Jose Guillen - nothing of note

DanGarion · 01-07-2011, 11:36 AM

SP Matt Garza
SP AJ Burnett
SP Scott Baker
SP Jorge De La Rosa
SP Randy Wells
SP Aaron Cook
SP Luke Hochevar
SP Brandon Morrow
SP Zach Duke
SP Brett Cecil
SP Kris Medlen
RP Luke Gregerson
RP Bobby Howry
RP Octavio Dotel
RP Hideki Okajima
RP Brian Wilson
RP Joe Nelson

C Miguel Montero
C Chris Iannetta

1B Lyle Overbay
IF Nick Punto
2B Kaz Matsui
IF Jeff Baker
IF Ramon Santiago
IF/LF Adam Kennedy
3B Ian Stewart
3B Edwin Encarnacion
SS Cristian Guzman
SS Ryan Theriot

LF Fred Lewis
OF Ryan Spilsborghs
2B/LF Alfonso Soriano
CF Marlon Byrd
CF Nate McLouth
OF Felix Pie
CF Willy Taveras
RF Nelson Cruz
RF Brad Hawpe
OF Matt Joyce

DH Jim Thome

DanGarion · 01-07-2011, 12:06 PM

Opening Day Starters are in bold (March 31st 2010)

SP Matt Garza
SP AJ Burnett
SP Scott Baker
SP Jorge De La Rosa
SP Randy Wells

RP Luke Gregerson
RP Bobby Howry
RP Octavio Dotel
RP Hideki Okajima
CL Brian Wilson

C Chris Iannetta
C Miguel Montero

1B Lyle Overbay
2B/3B/SS Nick Punto
2B Kaz Matsui
2B/3B/1B Jeff Baker
2B/SS Ramon Santiago
3B/2B/RF/1B Adam Kennedy
3B Ian Stewart
3B Edwin Encarnacion
SS Cristian Guzman
SS Ryan Theriot

LF Fred Lewis
OF Ryan Spilsborghs
2B/LF Alfonso Soriano
CF Marlon Byrd
CF Nate McLouth
OF Felix Pie
CF Willy Taveras
RF Nelson Cruz
RF Brad Hawpe
OF Matt Joyce

DH Jim Thome

Opening Day Lineup

CF McLouth
2B Kennedy
RF Hawpe
DH Thome
LF Cruz
1B Overbay
3B Stewart
C Iannetta
SS Santiago

SP Garza

Lost 3-1 against San Gabriel

JonInMiddleGA · 01-07-2011, 03:40 PM

Wouldn't almost anything be better in CF than McLouth?

DanGarion · 01-07-2011, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Wouldn't almost anything be better in CF than McLouth?

See that's the rub, McLouth in 2009 ain't half bad so for playing him in 2010 it's a decent choice, but in 2010 he's going to suck mightily so next year I'll probably keep him on my 40 man roster but no where near the 25 man.

DanGarion · 01-07-2011, 03:58 PM

Here are the trades I've made this season.

Trojans Trade Jim Thome for Gotham 2011 4th and 2011 7th
Trojans Trade Miguel Montero for Jamestown 2011 6th and 2012 6th
Trojans Trade 2011 1st and Gregerson for Garyville 2012 3rd, Dan Haren and Clayton Kershaw
Trojans Trade Felix Pie to Baskerville for Humberto Quintero
Trojans Trade Ramon Santiago (will update when I remember)
Trojans Trade Brad Hawpe (will update when I remember)
Trojans Trade Brian Wilson for Death Valley's 2012 3rd, Gotham's 2011 8th and Brad Bergensen

DanGarion · 01-07-2011, 04:04 PM

1st Half Results
Orange Trojans 24-57, 35 games out
2nd Half Results (so far 21 games to go)
Orange Trojans 14-46, 24.games out

Code:

Left Division				
Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Garyville Titans	87	33	0.725	0
Death Valley Roadkill	90	36	0.714	0
Back Bay White Hawks	60	42	0.588	18
San Gabriel Slaughter	78	69	0.531	22.5
Gotham Knights	65	97	0.401	43
Orange Trojans	38	103	0.27	59.5
				
Right Division				
Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Jamestown Giants	79	53	0.598	0
Fryburg Turtles	73	50	0.593	1.5
Grossepointe Hit Men	73	59	0.553	6
Springfield Thunder	70	80	0.467	18
Baskerville Hounds	63	89	0.414	26
Del Mar Stallions	39	104	0.273	45.5

DanGarion · 01-07-2011, 04:05 PM

I should be playing my last 7 series tomorrow and Tuesday after that I will update the standings and then work on posting my teams performances...

DanGarion · 01-10-2011, 12:18 PM

The Orange Trojans, went 1-2 against fellow cellar dweller Del Mar Stallions. The Trojans also went 2-4 against the team they traded their 2011 1st Draft to (a team they went 0-14 against before finally winning in the third game this weekend). These results have major implications on who may end up with the 1st overall pick of the draft... As it stands the Trojans are 41-109 and the Stallions are 46-109. 162 games make the season. There is very little change the Trojans will win 5 more games this season with 12 left.

DanGarion · 01-22-2011, 02:06 PM


.		AB	SO vlhp	BB v lhp	HIT v lhp	OB v lhp	TB v lhp	HR v lhp	BP v lhp	CL v lhp	DP v lhp	SO v rhp	BB v rhp	HIT v rhp	OB v rhp	TB v rhp	HR v rhp	BP v rhp	CL v rhp	DP v rhp	STEALING	STL	SPD	B	H	FIELDING
.	Cruz	399	22	7	34.7	41.7	63.4	2.3	4	-3	22	20	9	29.4	38.4	52.1	5	8	-3	22	*5,6/- (19-13)	A	14	D	D	rf-2(-3)e8 lf-3e8
.	Spilsborgh	341	24	23	16.6	42.6	26.9	1	0	-5	13	27	5	27.6	35.7	42.6	2.8	3	-6	17	4-6/8 (13-5)	D	13	D	D	rf-4(0)e10 lf-4e10 cf-4e10
.	Theriot	586	0	7	27.6	36.6	28.9	0	w	-11	19	7	4	25.5	31.5	29.7	1	w	-11	20	*2-5,11,12/- (16-12)	A	16	A	B	2b-3e10 ss-4e18
.	Lewis	428	31	4	23.6	31.6	32.8	0	w	-7	17	26	8	23.6	35.7	40	1.3	1	-7	16	*2-5,12/- (18-13)	B	15	D	D	lf-4(0)e5 rf-4e5 cf-4e5
.	Byrd	580	7	0	39.4	45.4	54.5	1.6	3	-4	21	16	4	23.6	33.6	33.3	0.8	0	-4	20	3/- (17-6)	D	13	D	C	cf-3(-2)e3
.	Quintero	265	25	0	14.4	16.4	14.4	0	w	-3	18	25	0	21.3	23.3	28.6	1.3	1	-3	18	-/- (---)	E	9	D	D	c-2(-2)e7,T-5(pb-2)
.	Guzman	365	6	0	35.6	38.6	45.5	1.6	w	-1	19	20	0	19.9	22.9	26	0.9	w	-1	19	4,5/- (13-6)	C	14	B	C	2b-4e18 ss-4e29 rf-5(+3)e25
.	Stewart	386	38	14	16.1	33.1	22.1	1	1	-11	13	31	8	19.1	30.1	34.9	4.5	5	-10	17	4,5/- (14-6)	C	13	D	C	3b-2e16
.	Encarnacion	332	14	29	11.1	41.2	40.1	9.6	8*	0	14	16	3	19.1	23.1	37	4.2	8	-7	22	2/- (20-6)	E	11	D	D	3b-4e31
.	Overbay	534	27	9	14.3	24.3	28.9	3.8	7	-5	17	27	13	18.8	32.8	34.5	2	3	-5	13	2/- (20-6)	E	10	D	D	1b-2e7
.	Kennedy	342	4	11	22.3	36.3	27.3	0	w	2	22	4	11	17.9	31.9	26.4	1.8	w	2	22	*7/- (19-12)	B	12	D	B	2b-4e16 1b-4e13 3b-4e32
.	Soriano	496	17	14	23	38	51.4	3.5	6	-1	17	34	6	15.8	22.9	35.5	3.5	7	-2	18	4/- (17-6)	C	12	D	D	lf-5(-1)e9
.	Joyce	216	51	7	0	9	0	0	w*	0	20	24	24	15.7	41.7	39.7	3.8	7	2	14	5,6/10 (13-6)	D	13	D	D	rf-2(-2)e9 lf-3e9
.	Punto	252	13	10	20.1	31.1	21	0	w	1	7	23	11	14.8	26.8	22.8	1.2	w	1	6	*4,5/- (17-11)	B	13	A	C	3b-2e5 ss-2e28 2b-2e56
.	McLouth	242	28	2	1.5	7.4	1.5	0	w*	0	19	21	18	9.6	31.6	20.4	1.8	3*	0	15	*4,6/- (18-12)	B	15	B	D	cf-3(-1)e5 lf-3e5
.	Iannetta	188	30	17	8.5	29.5	22.4	3.5	4	0	14	24	20	4.9	28.9	17.1	3.4	4*	0	12	2/- (20-6)	E	9	D	D	c-3(+1)e4,T-16(pb-3) 1b-5e25 3b-5e37
.	Baker	206	16	5	33.7	39.7	54.9	1.8	3	-11	24	56	10	3.5	14.5	3.5	0	w	-1	18	2/- (20-6)	E	12	D	D	3b-4e47 2b-4e4 1b-4e10 rf-4(+1)e16

DanGarion · 01-22-2011, 02:15 PM

Posted above at how my cards are laying out for next season. Nelson Cruz is going to be a beast. Jeff Baker is funny because his card kills lefties, but he can't do shit against a righty.

DanGarion · 01-22-2011, 02:16 PM

Here is my pitching staff next season, getting Kershaw AND Haren for basically Buster Posey or Jason Heyward (and Luke Gregerson) was an amazing deal.


.	PITCHERS	IP	SO vlhp	BB vlhp	HIT v lhp	OB v lhp	TB v lhp	HR v lhp	BP v lhp	DP vlhp	SO v rhp	BB v rhp	HIT v rhp	OB v rhp	TB v rhp	HR v rhp	BP v rhp	DP v rhp	HO	ENDURANCE	FIELD
.	Haren,D	235	5	6	15.7	21.6	31.4	3.2	5	4	46	0	23.1	23.1	34.9	1.6	2	0	1	S(7*)	3- 6
.	Garza,M	205	15	10	15.5	25.5	28.9	2.4	4	7	22	4	20.5	24.5	35.4	2.8	4	7	-2	S(6*) R(3) C(0)	3- 7
.	Kershaw,C*	204	55	7	7.1	14.1	20	3.4	5*	0	29	10	9.9	20	14.8	0	0	1	-6	S(7*)	3- 7
.	Wells,R	194	10	12	16	28	21.5	0.2	0	3	21	4	21	25	38.4	2.2	4	3	0	S(6*)	4-36
.	Cecil,B*	173	27	0	14.2	14.2	25.4	1.4	1	11	10	8	20.6	28.6	35.7	2	2	12	-4	S(6)	3- 8
.	Baker,S	170	31	6	20.1	26.1	45.3	3.4	6	2	20	3	22.5	25.5	37.7	2.2	5	4	-2	S(6)	3- 8
.	Bergesen,B	170	1	8	24.4	32.3	47.8	2.2	4	7	8	2	19	21	34.8	2.6	4	7	0	S(6) R(3)	1- 0
.	Morrow,B	146	41	18	13	30.9	25.5	0.6	0	0	44	7	17.6	24.6	28.9	1	1	0	-1	S(6)	3- 0
.	De La Rosa,J*	122	35	17	10.4	27.5	23.6	2	2*	9	26	12	17	29	35	2.6	2*	12	0	S(6)	2- 0
.	Medlen,K	108	25	1	24.6	25.6	40.9	1.8	3	12	18	2	18.9	20.9	28.1	2.8	4	11	-2	S(6) R(3)	2- 0
.	Hochevar,L	103	19	8	20.1	28.1	33.3	1.2	3	6	16	10	15.1	25.2	26.8	0.6	1	6	5	S(6)	4/14/2011
.	Dotel,O	64	17	18	17.9	35.9	50	3.4	6*	0	55	10	2.5	12.6	9.4	2.2	3*	0	9	R(1) C(4)	4/23/2011

DanGarion · 01-22-2011, 02:19 PM

Only was able to play one series this week went 1-2. I have 9 games left all against the same team (the owner has been a real slacker with showing up to game nights all season).

I'm starting to look towards the draft and what I'm going to have to do to start improving my team. I'm not going to push to improve much for 2011, looking more towards 2012, I'm not planning to throw in the season, but considering the team I have I should get the #1 pick next season. Which means I need to start thinking about who is going to come up in 2011 in the MLB since they will have cards for the 2012 draft.

DanGarion · 02-03-2011, 02:40 PM

Well the season is over. 43-119 was our overall record with the worst record in the league. I barely edged out the other worst team by 1 game.

Here are some statistics to look over.

Pitching

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.	Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	W	L	S	G	GS	CG	SHO	E	ERA	WHIP	Hper9	Kper9	BBper9
.	Death Valley Roadkill	590	464	184	183	137	458	48	46	20	19	68	66	11	2	0	2.79	1.02	7.08	6.99	2.09
.	Garyville Titans	1367.1	1196	570	540	442	1449	169	103	47	47	432	150	32	10	6	3.55	1.2	7.87	9.54	2.91
.	Fryburg Turtles	1404.2	1348	657	599	594	1178	173	97	59	40	536	156	18	12	9	3.84	1.38	8.64	7.55	3.81
.	Back Bay White Hawks	911.2	849	433	400	309	810	115	58	41	32	293	99	15	3	3	3.95	1.27	8.38	8	3.05
.	Grossepointe Hit Men	1486.1	1495	709	664	438	1251	185	93	69	46	490	162	22	8	3	4.02	1.3	9.05	7.58	2.65
.	Jamestown Giants	1373.2	1365	693	645	478	1151	163	86	66	38	490	153	34	1	1	4.23	1.34	8.94	7.54	3.13
.	San Gabriel Slaughter	1447.2	1428	738	695	510	1224	191	83	79	30	359	162	27	4	14	4.32	1.34	8.88	7.61	3.17
.	Baskerville Hounds	1530.2	1491	819	769	647	1082	196	65	97	34	315	162	60	1	3	4.52	1.4	8.77	6.36	3.8
.	Springfield Thunder	1473.1	1463	790	752	668	1270	189	76	86	28	371	161	26	6	10	4.59	1.45	8.94	7.76	4.08
.	Gotham Knights	1439.1	1550	847	809	567	1092	229	64	97	26	482	160	14	5	1	5.06	1.47	9.69	6.83	3.55
.	Orange Trojans	1430.1	1716	991	930	526	1232	252	38	118	17	333	162	63	6	11	5.85	1.57	10.8	7.75	3.31
.	Del Mar Stallions	1436.2	1766	1009	944	641	912	216	44	118	21	429	162	40	4	22	5.91	1.68	11.06	5.71	4.02

DanGarion · 02-03-2011, 02:41 PM

Batting

Hitting

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.	Team	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	HBP	SB	CS	GIDP	E	S	SF	AVE	OBP	SLG	OPS	RperG	HperG	BBperG
.	Death Valley Roadkill	162	6218	1761	270	30	97	984	1026	953	1191	12	266	53	24	25	4	0	0.283	0.38	0.383	0.763	6.33	10.87	5.88
.	Fryburg Turtles	156	5414	1458	297	47	220	840	867	629	1271	57	178	29	163	65	13	48	0.269	0.349	0.463	0.812	5.56	9.35	4.03
.	Jamestown Giants	162	5265	1501	322	31	233	858	875	654	985	39	54	12	197	58	2	27	0.285	0.367	0.491	0.858	5.4	9.27	4.04
.	San Gabriel Slaughter	162	5739	1593	323	43	241	807	858	532	1229	55	111	22	153	72	3	40	0.278	0.342	0.475	0.817	5.3	9.83	3.28
.	Garyville Titans	156	5045	1445	274	37	215	795	820	506	916	40	111	21	154	61	16	38	0.286	0.354	0.483	0.837	5.26	9.26	3.24
.	Grossepointe Hit Men	162	5543	1497	313	43	245	812	823	604	1306	75	70	18	181	67	2	34	0.27	0.348	0.475	0.823	5.08	9.24	3.73
.	Springfield Thunder	162	5664	1432	273	24	214	664	704	540	1197	69	68	16	192	96	0	32	0.253	0.324	0.423	0.747	4.35	8.84	3.33
.	Gotham Knights	162	5607	1505	329	51	142	652	679	344	1089	63	107	25	120	74	21	40	0.268	0.316	0.421	0.737	4.19	9.29	2.12
.	Baskerville Hounds	162	5364	1370	271	45	199	635	667	430	1141	59	117	33	124	28	2	22	0.255	0.316	0.434	0.75	4.12	8.46	2.65
.	Orange Trojans	162	5431	1268	320	27	174	612	608	560	1330	74	90	40	146	100	3	40	0.233	0.312	0.398	0.71	3.75	7.83	3.46
.	Del Mar Stallions	162	5533	1272	236	42	184	576	601	530	1414	59	72	17	160	82	12	37	0.23	0.302	0.387	0.689	3.71	7.85	3.27
.	Back Bay White Hawks	162	3521	974	197	23	75	399	432	328	601	28	75	17	133	27	44	26	0.277	0.341	0.41	0.751	2.67	6.01	2.03

DanGarion · 02-03-2011, 02:59 PM

Offensive Highlights
Marlon Byrd (45) and Lyle Overbay (42) were in top 10 in doubles
Nelson Cruz (25) was top 25 in Home Runs
Nate McLouth (77) was 12th in BB
Ian Stewart (145), Overbay (141), Cruz (138), and McLouth (131) all were in top 20 in Ks
McLouth (17) Stolen Bases were 25th best
McLouth (13), Chris Iannetta (12), and Ryan Theriot (9) like to get hit by pitches

Pitching Highlights
Matt Garza (237), Scott Baker (213), and Jorge dela Rosa (201) were top 25 in innings pitched
Garza (255), De La Rosa (255), Baker (238) were all top 10 in hits allowed
Garza (18), De La Rosa (16), Baker (16), lost a lot...
De La Rosa (13), Garza (12), Luke Hochevar (10), Baker (8) were basically forced to complete games when they sucked (all top 10)
Suprisingly enough Garza (3) was third in Shutouts, that's what happens when complete so many games
DeLaRosa (42), Baker (40), and Garza (37) suffered from whiplash all season being top 10 in HRs allowed
Garza (206) was 12th in Ks
DeLaRosa (107) was 4th in BB, Garza's (92) was good for 13th

DanGarion · 02-24-2011, 09:50 PM

Ok the finalized draft list has been sent out. Our 2011 draft is on March 11th. Here are the picks I have.

2.1
2.8
4.3
5.2
5.8
5.11
6.12
8.3
9.1
10.1
11.1
12.1

So far it appears as if the guy I want to draft at 2.1 will be available and will be a steal at the spot (Austin Jackson). I will probably attempt to get a 1B, MI, or SP at 2.8 and then hope to be able to get some stuff as I wait for my 4th and 5 round picks. One thing to look forward to is that I will have the first pick in the discard pile, and I'm sure some teams discards will be better than the pieces I currently have on my team.

ntndeacon · 02-25-2011, 12:02 AM

Let's go trojans!

DanGarion · 02-25-2011, 06:19 PM

I've traded my 2.8 pick for a #1 in 2012 (will probably be somewhere around 1.8-1.12 in 2012). My team has way of competing in 2011 anyway so an extra #1 in next years draft could be a goldmine.

DanGarion · 03-08-2011, 12:45 PM

Draft day is Friday. Odds are I will get Austin Jackson with my 2.1 pick. That will be a nice building block. After that I'm not sure what exactly I will pick up but I'm hoping something falls to me at 4.3 that will improve my offense.

DanGarion · 03-18-2011, 10:29 AM

Well draft day came and the Trojans were unable to get Austin Jackson at 2.1. The team that drafted 1.10 went against his projected choice which set off a trade for the 1.12 spot that ended up getting Austin Jackson. The Trojans ended up with Logan Morrison. Not a bad card or player, but his current defense leaves something to be desired (he's a 5e8).

Here is how the first two rounds of the draft went.

Overall Round Pick Team Player
1 1 1 Gotham Buster Posey
2 1 2 Garyville Jason Heyward
3 1 3 Del Mar Carlos Santana
4 1 4 Del Mar Mike Stanton
5 1 5 Springfield Pedro Alverez
6 1 6 Grosse Pointe Stephen Strausburg
7 1 7 San Gabriel Daniel Hudson
8 1 8 San Gabriel Neftali Feliz
9 1 9 Grosse Pointe Starlin Castro
10 1 10 Baskerville Jhoulys Chacin
11 1 11 Baskerville Madison Bumgarner
12 1 12 Canyon Gulch Austin Jackson
13 2 1 Orange Logan Morrison
14 2 2 Fryburg Daniel Bard
15 2 3 Garyville Joaquin Benoit
16 2 4 Fryburg Jose Bautista
17 2 5 Springfield Brian Matusz
18 2 6 San Gabriel Even Meek
19 2 7 Gotham Aubrey Huff
20 2 8 Death Valley Daric Barton
21 2 9 Del Mar Ike Davis
22 2 10 Grosse Pointe Jose Tabata
23 2 11 Baskerville Jaime Garcia
24 2 12 Death Valley Colby Lewis

DanGarion · 03-18-2011, 10:39 AM

Here is the Orange Trojans draftees.

13 2 1 Orange Logan Morrison
39 4 3 Orange Peter Bourjos
50 5 2 Orange Chris Johnson
56 5 8 Orange John Axford
59 5 11 Orange Brian Duensing
72 6 12 Orange Lou Marson
75 7 3 Orange Tyler Clippard
87 8 3 Orange Jason Motte
97 9 1 Orange Wilson Valdez
109 10 1 Orange Trevor Crowe
121 11 1 Orange Eric Hinske
133 12 1 Orange Andrew Cashner

Morrison, Bourjos, Johnson, and Crowe give me a decent core to build with, but it all depends on how they continue to play in real baseball the next couple years. The pitchers were mainly to just cover my relieving staff since the only holdover from last year is Dotel. Cashner ended up getting released so I could get to my 40 man roster. Valdez is an awesome SS defensively, so I will be using him till his at-bats run out.

Here is my complete roster.

Batters
Jeff Baker
Peter Bourjos
Marlon Byrd
Trevor Crowe
Nelson Cruz
Carlos Gomez
Christian Guzman
Eric Hinske
Chris Ianetta
Chris Johnson
Matt Joyce
Adam Kennedy
Matt LaPorta
Lou Marson
Logan Morrison
Lyle Overbay
Nick Punto
Humberto Quintero
Alfonso Soriano
Ryan Spilborghs
Ian Stewart
Ryan Theriot
Wilson Valdez

Pitchers
John Axford
Scott Baker
Brad Bergesen
AJ Burnett
Brett Cecil
Tyler Clippard
Jorge De La Rosa
Octavio Dotel
Brian Duensing
Matt Garza
Dan Haren
Luke Hochevar
Clayton Kershaw
Kris Medlen
Brandon Morrow
Jason Motte
Randy Wells

DanGarion · 03-23-2011, 08:51 PM

18 Games in the Orange Trojans have traded Nelson Cruz for 2013, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd round picks and Pat Burrell.

Ramzavail · 03-25-2011, 10:24 PM

now if Matt Joyce could fulfill his promise, you're golden. Upsell Cruz and have a baby Nelson Cruz will less speed to play RF.

DanGarion · 03-27-2011, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramzavail

now if Matt Joyce could fulfill his promise, you're golden. Upsell Cruz and have a baby Nelson Cruz will less speed to play RF.

Yeah, I'm really banking on Joyce to turn the corner, his card is nice versus righties, but it's terrible versus lefties.

DanGarion · 05-20-2011, 03:52 PM

So through 51 games the Orange Trojans are 12-39 and 21 games back in their division. I'm well on my way to either the #1 or #2 pick (not that I'm bragging, since I really do try and win). Highlights for the season so far...

Matt Joyce has a 1.122 OPS in 32 games and 90 at-bats, 7 HRs, 19 extra base hits, .311 BA, .400 On Base, .722 slugging. All but 3 of these at-bats are against righties.

Jeff Baker continues to feast on lefties batting .306 with a .918 OPS.

Wilson Valdez has been an awesome fielder to have a SS, too bad he's only batting .142 (not to mention the 13 double plays he has hit into)...

I changed my philosophy about 12 games ago and decided to field the best possible fielding team for as long as I can this season. My offense regressed because of it, but I'm enjoying not giving up so many stupid plays just because someone can't reach the ball.

Tyler Clippard has been a great reliever. 2.63 ERA, 1.024 WHIP.

Lowlights.

Kershaw went 0-7 till he finally got his first win, he's pitched ok, but he really got hurt by our terrible defense through the first 40 games. I've already use 47% of his innings for the season and we are only 51 out of 162 games in!

Dotel has pitched atrocious even with trying to keep him only for righties and with no one on, I've been hurt a lot by him (fortunately we are usually out of the game when he's pitching so it doesn't really matter).

Kris Medlen and Brandon Marrow are probably not the best back of the rotation guys to have, both have WHIPs over 1.500 and ERAs over 5 (so does our #3 Garza).

I have three guys that normally start batting under the Mendoza line. (Valdez, Quintero, and Overbay)

33 Homeruns in 514 at-bats doesn't really scare the opponents.

We only produce 3.098 runs per game, while giving up a 5.14 ERA, something has to change there next year.

2012 Outlook.

Looking forward to drafting Hosmer or Hellickson with my top pick, hoping some more prospects will start playing sooner rather than later, the catcher from Toronto is looking nice as well.

As for the players I have, Joyce is playing awesome, along with Morrison (too bad he got hurt), Ianetta looks like a bounce back candidate. On the pitching front the top three of my rotation Garza, Haren, and Kershaw might get some improvement next season.

DanGarion · 06-08-2011, 10:20 AM

The Trojans have dropped 21 straight and are currently at 12-51.

MrBug708 · 06-08-2011, 01:39 PM

There is a team based out of San Gabriel?!?

DanGarion · 06-08-2011, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrBug708

There is a team based out of San Gabriel?!?

It's just a name, I don't think he lives there.

MrBug708 · 06-08-2011, 01:43 PM

Ah...ok. I lived there for 12 years of my life

DanGarion · 09-15-2011, 09:58 AM

Let's just say this year is worse than last...

Overall
Left Division Wins Losses Win% GB
San Gabriel Slaughter 71 31 .696 -
Death Valley Roadkill 69 39 .639 5
Garyville Titans 70 41 .631 5.5
Canyon Gulch Mavericks 50 55 .476 22.5
Gotham Knights 52 59 .468 23.5
Orange Trojans 25 88 .221 51.5
Overall
Right Division Wins Losses Win% GB
Fryburg Turtles 64 35 .646 -
Springfield Thunder 64 47 .577 6
Jamestown Giants 52 50 .510 13.5
Del Mar Stallions 55 55 .500 14.5
Baskerville Hounds 43 77 .358 31.5
Grosse Pointe Hit Men 32 70 .314 33.5

DanGarion · 09-29-2011, 03:39 PM

Our pitching is dominating....

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.	Name	Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	W	L	S	G	GS	CG	SHO	E	ERA	WHIP	Hper9	K/9	BB/9
.	Clayton Kershaw	Orange	236	233	136	117	104	228	29	4	21	0	29	30	16	2	2	4.46	1.428	8.89	8.69	3.97
.	Dan Haren	Orange	199.1	244	136	125	56	169	32	5	19	0	26	26	8	0	4	5.64	1.505	11.02	7.63	2.53
.	Brandon Morrow	Orange	162.2	184	93	88	58	192	15	4	15	0	23	23	4	0	1	4.87	1.488	10.18	10.62	3.21
.	Roy Halladay	Canyon Gulch	187	197	91	90	47	138	22	8	14	0	24	24	9	0	0	4.33	1.305	9.48	6.64	2.26
.	David Price	Gotham	173.2	164	94	86	78	144	19	6	14	0	24	24	6	2	0	4.46	1.393	8.5	7.46	4.04
.	Matt Garza	Orange	189	224	120	113	69	144	27	4	14	0	25	25	9	0	2	5.38	1.55	10.67	6.86	3.29
.	Jon Garland	Del Mar	186.2	197	126	114	93	138	33	8	13	0	28	28	5	0	2	5.5	1.554	9.5	6.65	4.48
.	Felix Hernandez	Canyon Gulch	216.1	183	88	85	74	197	22	11	12	0	27	27	10	3	0	3.54	1.188	7.61	8.2	3.08
.	Jeremy Guthrie	Springfield	174.2	199	93	90	50	106	27	9	11	0	25	25	2	0	1	4.64	1.426	10.25	5.46	2.58
.	Chris Carpenter	Del Mar	187.2	196	104	95	63	152	29	8	11	0	26	26	4	2	2	4.56	1.38	9.4	7.29	3.02

DanGarion · 09-29-2011, 03:49 PM

Our all star offense!

DanGarion · 10-08-2011, 12:15 AM

I'm hoping to make a trade with another team to shore up my SS issue. Going to try and trade a couple of my 3rd round picks for JJ Hardy and hopefully a 2nd. We will see how that works, but it could really help make me a top half team next season.

DanGarion · 10-11-2011, 11:37 PM

Well the Trojans made a trade this week. Sending two of my 3rd round picks (3.1 and probably 3.6) for J.J. Hardy at the end of the year. Filling the gaping hole at SS. Hardy should be about a 2e7 with nice pop against both lefties and righties. Wish he had a little better onbase but there are no SS in the draft and he can play all season giving me some MUCH needed pop, especially when I compare him to my current options of Wilson Valdez, Nick Punto, and Christian Guzman.

DanGarion · 10-21-2011, 10:08 AM

Projections are showing that J.J. Hardy is a 2e8 at SS, which would awesome if true, plus he's got 50 TB chances against Lefties and 40 TB chances against Righties so things are looking good at SS.

DanGarion · 11-17-2011, 04:19 PM

How much do you feel the 1.1 draft pick is worth if I can get any of these players in the draft for it?

Eric Hosmer, 1B, 21, LH, Kansas City Royals
Michael Pineda, SP, 22, RH, Seattle Mariners
Jeremy Hellickson, SP, Tampa Bay Rays
Brett Lawrie, 3B, 21, RH, Toronto Blue Jays
Dustin Ackley, 2B, 23, LH, Seattle Mariners
Mike Moustakas, 3B, 23, LH, Kansas City Royals
Domonic Brown, RF, Philadelphia Phillies
Jemile Weeks, 2B, 24, S, Oakland Athletics
Jason Kipnis, 2B, 24, LH, Cleveland Indians
Aroldis Chapman, SP, Cincinnati Reds
Desmond Jennings, LF, Tampa Bay Rays

And any other player that didn't have 125 ABs before the season started or 50 IPs.

DanGarion · 12-02-2011, 11:25 AM

Ok so the season is almost over (only 12 more games to go) but I'm already looking to next year. Here are some projections on my teams performance next season, showing RAA for the players in a 12 team league. This is before the draft. I have some definite areas needed for improvement.

DanGarion · 12-19-2011, 05:10 PM

I made a website for my team, oh and the team name has officially changed.

SoCal Trojans Baseball

DanGarion · 12-28-2011, 01:51 PM

Orange -- Trojans Baseball Monday announced the team has changed its official name to the Southern California (SoCal) Trojans of Orange. This change will effective January 1, 2012.
The inclusion of Southern California reflects the original name by the owners in January 1976 and recognizes the Trojans as the Really Ultimate Baseball's Left Division representative in the Southern California territory that Really Ultimate Baseball expects the team to serve.

Typical Weekend Day Game at Trojans Stadium of Orange

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The Southern California region, which is comprised of the entire Southern Half of California, is the second largest media market in the country. This name change will strengthen the Trojans' long-term economic health by enhancing the marketability through this metropolitan area and beyond.

Trojans RF Matt Joyce in Alternative Home Sunday Reds

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Trojans Baseball and the "SC" brand will now to be the marketing focus of the organization and Trojans Stadium of Orange remains the home of the 2011 defending Let Division Cellar Dweller team.

Future Trojans 1B Eric Hosmer in Alternative Home Sunday Reds

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The Trojans have enjoyed tremendous success in Orange, highlighted by a back to back losing seasons. The organization will continue to work closely with the City of Orange in promoting the Orange community, Trojan Stadium of Orange, and the Trojans' baseball experience.

DanGarion · 12-28-2011, 02:32 PM

Hitting Leaders

Batting Average Leaders
Marlon Byrd .292
Ryan Spilborghs .260
Logan Morrison .249

OBP Leaders
Matt Joyce .370
Logan Morrison .359
Marlon Byrd .330

Slugging Leaders
Matt Joyce .498
Pat Burrell .489
Jeff Baker .440

On Base Plus Slugging Leaders
Matt Joyce .868
Pat Burrell .817
Logan Morrison .741

Doubles Leaders
Marlon Bryd 36
Logan Morrison 25

Triples Leaders
Matt Jorce 8
Logan Morrison 7
Ian Stewart 5

Home Run Leaders
Ian Stewart 14
Pat Burrell 10
Matt Joyce 10
Ryan Spilborgs 10

RBI Leaders
Marlon Byrd 51
Ian Stewart 45
Ryan Spilborghs 42

Runs Scored Leaders
Marlon Byrd 50
Ryan Theriot 47
Ian Stewart 41

Stolen Base Leaders
Ryan Theriot 24
Carlos Gomez 10
Trevor Crowe 8

Error Leaders
Ryan Theriot 13
Nick Punto 11
Chrisian Guzman 8

Pitching Leaders

Innings
Dan Haren 252
Clayton Kershaw 245
Matt Garza 237.2

Strikeouts
Clayton Kershaw 240
Brandon Morrow 214
Dan Haren 210

Wins
Dan Haren 6
Kris Medlen 5
Brandon Morrow 5
Matt Garza 5

Complete Games
Clayton Kershaw 17
Matt Garza 11
Dan Haren 11

ERA (Starters)
Clayton Kershaw 4.59
Dan Haren 5.04
Kris Medlen 5.18

ERA (Relievers)
Tyler Clippard 3.72 in 82.1 IP
Jason Motte 3.91 in 46 IP
John Axford 3.95 in 43.1 IP

WHIP
Tyler Clippard 1.263
Clayton Kershaw 1.424
Jason Motte 1.457

Losses
Dan Haren 23
Clayton Kershaw 22
Matt Garza 19

DanGarion · 12-28-2011, 02:43 PM

Final Standings...

Trojans end up breaking the MLB record for least wins in a season at 34...

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.	Overall					Overall
.	Left Division	Wins	Losses	Win%	GB	Right Division	Wins	Losses	Win%	GB
.	San Gabriel Slaughter	103	59	0.636	-	Fryburg Turtles	104	58	0.642	-
.	Garyville Titans	102	60	0.63	1	Springfield Thunder	93	69	0.574	11
.	Death Valley Roadkill	101	61	0.623	2	Jamestown Giants	90	72	0.556	14
.	Canyon Gulch Mavericks	86	76	0.531	17	Del Mar Stallions	82	80	0.506	22
.	Gotham Knights	77	85	0.475	26	Baskerville Hounds	54	108	0.333	50
.	Orange Trojans	34	128	0.21	69	Grosse Pointe Hit Men	46	116	0.284	58

DanGarion · 12-28-2011, 04:17 PM

End of season roster notes

C Humberto Quintero -
C/1B?/3B? Chris Ianetta + looking forward to him actually having a starting job
C Lou Marson - does hit LH though so depending on draft may keep

1B Matt LaPorta -
1B Derrek Lee + because of LH results
1B Lyle Overbay DROP
1B/2B/3B/RF/LF? Jeff Baker + because of LH results and utility
Retired Christian Guzman DROP
SS JJ Hardy ++ Starting SS
1B/LF/RF Eric Hinske -
3B Chris Johnson -
2B/3B/SS Nick Punto Utility
3B Ian Stewart 40 Man
2B/SS Ryan Theriot - but may have to keep if I can't get a 2B
2B/3B/SS Wilson Valdez Utility
1B/2B/3B/RF? Adam Kennedy Utility

LF/1B? Logan Morrison ++ penned in at LF all season, although his defense hurts
LF Alfonso Soriano + hits lefties has power, can't field
OF Ryan Spilborghs DROP
RF/LF Matt Joyce ++ starting RF against righties, wish he hit lefties, love his defense
CF Peter Bourjos + Starting CF, just wish he had better OB to lead off
LF Pat Burrell + probably a DROP
CF Marlon Byrd TRADE, with Bourjos in CF I need to find someone to trade him to, hits RH
OF Trevor Crowe Possibly No Card 40 Man
RF/CF Kosuke Fukudome - but looking to DROP due to age
CF Carlos Gomez + to hit LH and occasional platon start there, he's young, I will miss the ability to play him in OF

SP Clayton Kershaw ++ Ace of the staff, the only thing that hurts is that he's a lefty
SP Dan Haren ++ 12 best card in the deck
SP Matt Garza ++ solid #3 for 12 team league
SP Scott Baker + if he can stay healthy in real life he makes me staff amazing
SP Brandon Morrow + really hope he turns the corner this year and becomes the solid #2 I think he can be
SP Randy Wells DROP just not looking good long term
SP Brad Bergesen DROP same here
SP Brett Cecil - might be worth keeping for the innings
SP Luke Hochevar 40 Man still has the chance to break out
SP Kris Medlen No Card 40 man another potential #2, but currently shelved till 2012
SP/MR Brian Duensing DROP worked great against lefties out of the pen for me, won't be as strong so I might not get my SP/MR swing man back
MR Jason Motte + gem of a pick up last year, I got lucky with all my picks in relief from last year, they all are keepers
MR Tyler Clippard ++ dominates both sides of the plate, will be a great guy to throw out there, especially since the innings he has
MR Octavio Dotel - usually just throw him out for one guy, if I keep him that will remain
CL John Axford + will probably share closing duties with Motte, but the 'stache will be back!

DanGarion · 01-03-2012, 10:36 PM

The RUBL commissioners office has officially announced that the Trojans' 1st round pick from Jamestown for the upcoming draft is the 7th pick of the draft! This is huge news as the Trojans are looking to acquire a solid 2B bat with this pick and projections are showing that this may be possible. More news to come.

DanGarion · 01-17-2012, 11:20 AM

Big news out of Southern California today. The Trojans just acquired the 5th overall pick of the 2012 draft. Trading away their 2nd in 2012 and the 3rd they acquired from Death Valley in the trade that sent Nelson Cruz packing early in 2011.

This solidifies the Trojans 2012 draft they have 3 1st round picks, which includes the names of Hosmer, Lawrie, Hellickson, Pineda, Ackley, and Jennnings.

DanGarion · 02-01-2012, 12:07 PM

I'm currently working on some offers to trade my #7 overall pick down into the 2nd round and get some future picks as well.

DanGarion · 02-02-2012, 05:40 PM

Well this is what my lineup is looking like it will be this season. It's not pretty but it's not terrible either. This is assuming I get my 3 choices for the first round.

DanGarion · 02-14-2012, 02:38 PM

I traded picks 3.7 and 3.11 in 2012 for pick 2.3. No more trading for me at this time. My plans are to get Hosmer, Ackley, Moustakas, and Wilson Ramos with my first 4 picks. I will then wait till pick 3.10 to continue drafting.

01-07-2011, 11:36 AM	#4
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	2010 Orange Trojans 40 Man Roster SP Matt Garza SP AJ Burnett SP Scott Baker SP Jorge De La Rosa SP Randy Wells SP Aaron Cook SP Luke Hochevar SP Brandon Morrow SP Zach Duke SP Brett Cecil SP Kris Medlen RP Luke Gregerson RP Bobby Howry RP Octavio Dotel RP Hideki Okajima RP Brian Wilson RP Joe Nelson C Miguel Montero C Chris Iannetta 1B Lyle Overbay IF Nick Punto 2B Kaz Matsui IF Jeff Baker IF Ramon Santiago IF/LF Adam Kennedy 3B Ian Stewart 3B Edwin Encarnacion SS Cristian Guzman SS Ryan Theriot LF Fred Lewis OF Ryan Spilsborghs 2B/LF Alfonso Soriano CF Marlon Byrd CF Nate McLouth OF Felix Pie CF Willy Taveras RF Nelson Cruz RF Brad Hawpe OF Matt Joyce DH Jim Thome __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

01-07-2011, 12:06 PM	#5
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	2010 Orange Trojans Opening Day 25 Man Roster Opening Day Starters are in bold (March 31st 2010) SP Matt Garza SP AJ Burnett SP Scott Baker SP Jorge De La Rosa SP Randy Wells RP Luke Gregerson RP Bobby Howry RP Octavio Dotel RP Hideki Okajima CL Brian Wilson C Chris Iannetta C Miguel Montero 1B Lyle Overbay 2B/3B/SS Nick Punto 2B Kaz Matsui 2B/3B/1B Jeff Baker 2B/SS Ramon Santiago 3B/2B/RF/1B Adam Kennedy 3B Ian Stewart 3B Edwin Encarnacion SS Cristian Guzman SS Ryan Theriot LF Fred Lewis OF Ryan Spilsborghs 2B/LF Alfonso Soriano CF Marlon Byrd CF Nate McLouth OF Felix Pie CF Willy Taveras RF Nelson Cruz RF Brad Hawpe OF Matt Joyce DH Jim Thome Opening Day Lineup CF McLouth 2B Kennedy RF Hawpe DH Thome LF Cruz 1B Overbay 3B Stewart C Iannetta SS Santiago SP Garza Lost 3-1 against San Gabriel __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

01-07-2011, 03:40 PM	#6
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Wouldn't almost anything be better in CF than McLouth? __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

01-07-2011, 03:58 PM	#8
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Here are the trades I've made this season. Trojans Trade Jim Thome for Gotham 2011 4th and 2011 7th Trojans Trade Miguel Montero for Jamestown 2011 6th and 2012 6th Trojans Trade 2011 1st and Gregerson for Garyville 2012 3rd, Dan Haren and Clayton Kershaw Trojans Trade Felix Pie to Baskerville for Humberto Quintero Trojans Trade Ramon Santiago (will update when I remember) Trojans Trade Brad Hawpe (will update when I remember) Trojans Trade Brian Wilson for Death Valley's 2012 3rd, Gotham's 2011 8th and Brad Bergensen __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO! Last edited by DanGarion : 01-07-2011 at 04:00 PM.

01-07-2011, 04:05 PM	#10
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	I should be playing my last 7 series tomorrow and Tuesday after that I will update the standings and then work on posting my teams performances... __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

01-07-2011, 10:57 AM	#2
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Here are the first two rounds of the 2010 draft (remember I had no picks till 4.4). Round Pick FullName TeamName Overall 1 1 Tommy Hanson Back Bay White Hawks 1 1 2 Matt Wieters Fryburg Turtles 2 1 3 Andrew McCutchen Gotham Knights 3 1 4 Ben Zobrist Grossepointe Hit Men 4 1 5 Garrett Jones Jamestown Giants 5 1 6 Gordon Beckham San Gabriel Slaughter 6 1 7 Colby Rasmus San Gabriel Slaughter 7 1 8 Elvis Andrus Springfield Thunder 8 1 9 Andrew Bailey Jamestown Giants 9 1 10 Dexter Fowler Fryburg Turtles 10 1 11 Joel Pineiro Grossepointe Hit Men 11 1 12 David Price Baskerville Hounds 12 2 1 Homer Bailey Baskerville Hounds 13 2 2 Rick Porcello Fryburg Turtles 14 2 3 Matt Latos San Gabriel Slaughter 15 2 4 Michael Wuertz Grossepointe Hit Men 16 2 5 David Aardsma San Gabriel Slaughter 17 2 6 J A Happ Back Bay White Hawks 18 2 7 Chris Coghlan Del Mar Stallions 19 2 8 Cameron Maybin Springfield Thunder 20 2 9 Brendan Ryan Gotham Knights 21 2 10 Ryan Hanigan Back Bay White Hawks 22 2 11 Brett Anderson Jamestown Giants 23 2 12 Omar Infante Baskerville Hounds 24 If anyone wants to see the rest of the draft I can provide it, I just didn't want to bore you all. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO! Last edited by DanGarion : 01-07-2011 at 11:04 AM.

01-07-2011, 11:26 AM	#3
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Orange Trojans 2010 Draft (and toss pile pickups) Here is what I got in the 2010 draft. 4 4 Randy Wells Orange Trojans 40 5 5 Luke Gregerson Orange Trojans 53 6 5 Kris Medlen Orange Trojans 65 9 5 Ramon Santiago Orange Trojans 101 10 5 Jorge De La Rosa Orange Trojans 113 11 5 Adam Kennedy Orange Trojans 125 12 5 Bob Howry Orange Trojans 137 I picked up these guys in the toss pile (basically the pile everyone throws their guys into when they are cutting down to their 40 man roster). 101 2 Zach Duke Orange Trojans 1202 101 8 Jim Thome Orange Trojans 1208 Brett Cecil Here are the players I tossed after the draft (and my feelings on what they did in 2010) to get down to my 40 man roster (I'll post my roster in the next post) Sean Marshall - had a great 2010 and will be great for someones bullpen next season Chris Ray - another MR that will probably help someone out next season Brian Schnider - nothing of note Mike Jacobs - nothing of note Jason Giambi - nothing of note Chris Davis - Hits righties well, but I projected that he wasn't going to end up doing much for the Rangers and I guessed right. Mike Fontenot - nothing of note Mike Aviles - probably could have helped me, hit well this year, but if I remember correctly he's not good defensively Eric Byrnes - nothing of note Jody Gerut - nothing of note Jose Guillen - nothing of note __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

01-10-2011, 12:18 PM	#11
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	The Orange Trojans, went 1-2 against fellow cellar dweller Del Mar Stallions. The Trojans also went 2-4 against the team they traded their 2011 1st Draft to (a team they went 0-14 against before finally winning in the third game this weekend). These results have major implications on who may end up with the 1st overall pick of the draft... As it stands the Trojans are 41-109 and the Stallions are 46-109. 162 games make the season. There is very little change the Trojans will win 5 more games this season with 12 left. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

01-22-2011, 02:15 PM	#13
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Posted above at how my cards are laying out for next season. Nelson Cruz is going to be a beast. Jeff Baker is funny because his card kills lefties, but he can't do shit against a righty. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

01-22-2011, 02:19 PM	#15
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Only was able to play one series this week went 1-2. I have 9 games left all against the same team (the owner has been a real slacker with showing up to game nights all season). I'm starting to look towards the draft and what I'm going to have to do to start improving my team. I'm not going to push to improve much for 2011, looking more towards 2012, I'm not planning to throw in the season, but considering the team I have I should get the #1 pick next season. Which means I need to start thinking about who is going to come up in 2011 in the MLB since they will have cards for the 2012 draft. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

02-03-2011, 02:59 PM	#18
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Offensive Highlights Marlon Byrd (45) and Lyle Overbay (42) were in top 10 in doubles Nelson Cruz (25) was top 25 in Home Runs Nate McLouth (77) was 12th in BB Ian Stewart (145), Overbay (141), Cruz (138), and McLouth (131) all were in top 20 in Ks McLouth (17) Stolen Bases were 25th best McLouth (13), Chris Iannetta (12), and Ryan Theriot (9) like to get hit by pitches Pitching Highlights Matt Garza (237), Scott Baker (213), and Jorge dela Rosa (201) were top 25 in innings pitched Garza (255), De La Rosa (255), Baker (238) were all top 10 in hits allowed Garza (18), De La Rosa (16), Baker (16), lost a lot... De La Rosa (13), Garza (12), Luke Hochevar (10), Baker (8) were basically forced to complete games when they sucked (all top 10) Suprisingly enough Garza (3) was third in Shutouts, that's what happens when complete so many games DeLaRosa (42), Baker (40), and Garza (37) suffered from whiplash all season being top 10 in HRs allowed Garza (206) was 12th in Ks DeLaRosa (107) was 4th in BB, Garza's (92) was good for 13th __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

02-24-2011, 09:50 PM	#19
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Ok the finalized draft list has been sent out. Our 2011 draft is on March 11th. Here are the picks I have. 2.1 2.8 4.3 5.2 5.8 5.11 6.12 8.3 9.1 10.1 11.1 12.1 So far it appears as if the guy I want to draft at 2.1 will be available and will be a steal at the spot (Austin Jackson). I will probably attempt to get a 1B, MI, or SP at 2.8 and then hope to be able to get some stuff as I wait for my 4th and 5 round picks. One thing to look forward to is that I will have the first pick in the discard pile, and I'm sure some teams discards will be better than the pieces I currently have on my team. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

02-25-2011, 12:02 AM	#20
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	Let's go trojans!

02-25-2011, 06:19 PM	#21
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	I've traded my 2.8 pick for a #1 in 2012 (will probably be somewhere around 1.8-1.12 in 2012). My team has way of competing in 2011 anyway so an extra #1 in next years draft could be a goldmine. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

03-08-2011, 12:45 PM	#22
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Draft day is Friday. Odds are I will get Austin Jackson with my 2.1 pick. That will be a nice building block. After that I'm not sure what exactly I will pick up but I'm hoping something falls to me at 4.3 that will improve my offense. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

03-18-2011, 10:29 AM	#23
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Well draft day came and the Trojans were unable to get Austin Jackson at 2.1. The team that drafted 1.10 went against his projected choice which set off a trade for the 1.12 spot that ended up getting Austin Jackson. The Trojans ended up with Logan Morrison. Not a bad card or player, but his current defense leaves something to be desired (he's a 5e8). Here is how the first two rounds of the draft went. Overall Round Pick Team Player 1 1 1 Gotham Buster Posey 2 1 2 Garyville Jason Heyward 3 1 3 Del Mar Carlos Santana 4 1 4 Del Mar Mike Stanton 5 1 5 Springfield Pedro Alverez 6 1 6 Grosse Pointe Stephen Strausburg 7 1 7 San Gabriel Daniel Hudson 8 1 8 San Gabriel Neftali Feliz 9 1 9 Grosse Pointe Starlin Castro 10 1 10 Baskerville Jhoulys Chacin 11 1 11 Baskerville Madison Bumgarner 12 1 12 Canyon Gulch Austin Jackson 13 2 1 Orange Logan Morrison 14 2 2 Fryburg Daniel Bard 15 2 3 Garyville Joaquin Benoit 16 2 4 Fryburg Jose Bautista 17 2 5 Springfield Brian Matusz 18 2 6 San Gabriel Even Meek 19 2 7 Gotham Aubrey Huff 20 2 8 Death Valley Daric Barton 21 2 9 Del Mar Ike Davis 22 2 10 Grosse Pointe Jose Tabata 23 2 11 Baskerville Jaime Garcia 24 2 12 Death Valley Colby Lewis __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

03-18-2011, 10:39 AM	#24
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Here is the Orange Trojans draftees. 13 2 1 Orange Logan Morrison 39 4 3 Orange Peter Bourjos 50 5 2 Orange Chris Johnson 56 5 8 Orange John Axford 59 5 11 Orange Brian Duensing 72 6 12 Orange Lou Marson 75 7 3 Orange Tyler Clippard 87 8 3 Orange Jason Motte 97 9 1 Orange Wilson Valdez 109 10 1 Orange Trevor Crowe 121 11 1 Orange Eric Hinske 133 12 1 Orange Andrew Cashner Morrison, Bourjos, Johnson, and Crowe give me a decent core to build with, but it all depends on how they continue to play in real baseball the next couple years. The pitchers were mainly to just cover my relieving staff since the only holdover from last year is Dotel. Cashner ended up getting released so I could get to my 40 man roster. Valdez is an awesome SS defensively, so I will be using him till his at-bats run out. Here is my complete roster. Batters Jeff Baker Peter Bourjos Marlon Byrd Trevor Crowe Nelson Cruz Carlos Gomez Christian Guzman Eric Hinske Chris Ianetta Chris Johnson Matt Joyce Adam Kennedy Matt LaPorta Lou Marson Logan Morrison Lyle Overbay Nick Punto Humberto Quintero Alfonso Soriano Ryan Spilborghs Ian Stewart Ryan Theriot Wilson Valdez Pitchers John Axford Scott Baker Brad Bergesen AJ Burnett Brett Cecil Tyler Clippard Jorge De La Rosa Octavio Dotel Brian Duensing Matt Garza Dan Haren Luke Hochevar Clayton Kershaw Kris Medlen Brandon Morrow Jason Motte Randy Wells __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

03-23-2011, 08:51 PM	#25
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	18 Games in the Orange Trojans have traded Nelson Cruz for 2013, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd round picks and Pat Burrell. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

03-25-2011, 10:24 PM	#26
Ramzavail College Starter Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Strong Island, NY	now if Matt Joyce could fulfill his promise, you're golden. Upsell Cruz and have a baby Nelson Cruz will less speed to play RF.

05-20-2011, 03:52 PM	#28
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	So through 51 games the Orange Trojans are 12-39 and 21 games back in their division. I'm well on my way to either the #1 or #2 pick (not that I'm bragging, since I really do try and win). Highlights for the season so far... Matt Joyce has a 1.122 OPS in 32 games and 90 at-bats, 7 HRs, 19 extra base hits, .311 BA, .400 On Base, .722 slugging. All but 3 of these at-bats are against righties. Jeff Baker continues to feast on lefties batting .306 with a .918 OPS. Wilson Valdez has been an awesome fielder to have a SS, too bad he's only batting .142 (not to mention the 13 double plays he has hit into)... I changed my philosophy about 12 games ago and decided to field the best possible fielding team for as long as I can this season. My offense regressed because of it, but I'm enjoying not giving up so many stupid plays just because someone can't reach the ball. Tyler Clippard has been a great reliever. 2.63 ERA, 1.024 WHIP. Lowlights. Kershaw went 0-7 till he finally got his first win, he's pitched ok, but he really got hurt by our terrible defense through the first 40 games. I've already use 47% of his innings for the season and we are only 51 out of 162 games in! Dotel has pitched atrocious even with trying to keep him only for righties and with no one on, I've been hurt a lot by him (fortunately we are usually out of the game when he's pitching so it doesn't really matter). Kris Medlen and Brandon Marrow are probably not the best back of the rotation guys to have, both have WHIPs over 1.500 and ERAs over 5 (so does our #3 Garza). I have three guys that normally start batting under the Mendoza line. (Valdez, Quintero, and Overbay) 33 Homeruns in 514 at-bats doesn't really scare the opponents. We only produce 3.098 runs per game, while giving up a 5.14 ERA, something has to change there next year. 2012 Outlook. Looking forward to drafting Hosmer or Hellickson with my top pick, hoping some more prospects will start playing sooner rather than later, the catcher from Toronto is looking nice as well. As for the players I have, Joyce is playing awesome, along with Morrison (too bad he got hurt), Ianetta looks like a bounce back candidate. On the pitching front the top three of my rotation Garza, Haren, and Kershaw might get some improvement next season. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

06-08-2011, 10:20 AM	#29
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	The Trojans have dropped 21 straight and are currently at 12-51. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

06-08-2011, 01:39 PM	#30
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	There is a team based out of San Gabriel?!?

06-08-2011, 01:43 PM	#32
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Ah...ok. I lived there for 12 years of my life

09-15-2011, 09:58 AM	#33
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Let's just say this year is worse than last... Overall Left Division Wins Losses Win% GB San Gabriel Slaughter 71 31 .696 - Death Valley Roadkill 69 39 .639 5 Garyville Titans 70 41 .631 5.5 Canyon Gulch Mavericks 50 55 .476 22.5 Gotham Knights 52 59 .468 23.5 Orange Trojans 25 88 .221 51.5 Overall Right Division Wins Losses Win% GB Fryburg Turtles 64 35 .646 - Springfield Thunder 64 47 .577 6 Jamestown Giants 52 50 .510 13.5 Del Mar Stallions 55 55 .500 14.5 Baskerville Hounds 43 77 .358 31.5 Grosse Pointe Hit Men 32 70 .314 33.5 __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO! Last edited by DanGarion : 09-15-2011 at 09:59 AM.

09-29-2011, 03:49 PM	#35
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Our all star offense! __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO! Last edited by DanGarion : 09-29-2011 at 03:52 PM.

10-08-2011, 12:15 AM	#36
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	I'm hoping to make a trade with another team to shore up my SS issue. Going to try and trade a couple of my 3rd round picks for JJ Hardy and hopefully a 2nd. We will see how that works, but it could really help make me a top half team next season. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

10-11-2011, 11:37 PM	#37
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Well the Trojans made a trade this week. Sending two of my 3rd round picks (3.1 and probably 3.6) for J.J. Hardy at the end of the year. Filling the gaping hole at SS. Hardy should be about a 2e7 with nice pop against both lefties and righties. Wish he had a little better onbase but there are no SS in the draft and he can play all season giving me some MUCH needed pop, especially when I compare him to my current options of Wilson Valdez, Nick Punto, and Christian Guzman. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

10-21-2011, 10:08 AM	#38
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Projections are showing that J.J. Hardy is a 2e8 at SS, which would awesome if true, plus he's got 50 TB chances against Lefties and 40 TB chances against Righties so things are looking good at SS. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

11-17-2011, 04:19 PM	#39
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	How much do you feel the 1.1 draft pick is worth if I can get any of these players in the draft for it? Eric Hosmer, 1B, 21, LH, Kansas City Royals Michael Pineda, SP, 22, RH, Seattle Mariners Jeremy Hellickson, SP, Tampa Bay Rays Brett Lawrie, 3B, 21, RH, Toronto Blue Jays Dustin Ackley, 2B, 23, LH, Seattle Mariners Mike Moustakas, 3B, 23, LH, Kansas City Royals Domonic Brown, RF, Philadelphia Phillies Jemile Weeks, 2B, 24, S, Oakland Athletics Jason Kipnis, 2B, 24, LH, Cleveland Indians Aroldis Chapman, SP, Cincinnati Reds Desmond Jennings, LF, Tampa Bay Rays And any other player that didn't have 125 ABs before the season started or 50 IPs. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

12-02-2011, 11:25 AM	#40
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Ok so the season is almost over (only 12 more games to go) but I'm already looking to next year. Here are some projections on my teams performance next season, showing RAA for the players in a 12 team league. This is before the draft. I have some definite areas needed for improvement. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO! Last edited by DanGarion : 12-02-2011 at 11:26 AM.

12-19-2011, 05:10 PM	#41
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	I made a website for my team, oh and the team name has officially changed. SoCal Trojans Baseball __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

12-28-2011, 01:51 PM	#42
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Orange -- Trojans Baseball Monday announced the team has changed its official name to the Southern California (SoCal) Trojans of Orange. This change will effective January 1, 2012. The inclusion of Southern California reflects the original name by the owners in January 1976 and recognizes the Trojans as the Really Ultimate Baseball's Left Division representative in the Southern California territory that Really Ultimate Baseball expects the team to serve. [/caption] The Southern California region, which is comprised of the entire Southern Half of California, is the second largest media market in the country. This name change will strengthen the Trojans' long-term economic health by enhancing the marketability through this metropolitan area and beyond. [/caption] Trojans Baseball and the "SC" brand will now to be the marketing focus of the organization and Trojans Stadium of Orange remains the home of the 2011 defending Let Division Cellar Dweller team. [/caption] The Trojans have enjoyed tremendous success in Orange, highlighted by a back to back losing seasons. The organization will continue to work closely with the City of Orange in promoting the Orange community, Trojan Stadium of Orange, and the Trojans' baseball experience. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO! Last edited by DanGarion : 12-28-2011 at 01:52 PM.

12-28-2011, 02:32 PM	#43
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Hitting Leaders Batting Average Leaders Marlon Byrd .292 Ryan Spilborghs .260 Logan Morrison .249 OBP Leaders Matt Joyce .370 Logan Morrison .359 Marlon Byrd .330 Slugging Leaders Matt Joyce .498 Pat Burrell .489 Jeff Baker .440 On Base Plus Slugging Leaders Matt Joyce .868 Pat Burrell .817 Logan Morrison .741 Doubles Leaders Marlon Bryd 36 Logan Morrison 25 Triples Leaders Matt Jorce 8 Logan Morrison 7 Ian Stewart 5 Home Run Leaders Ian Stewart 14 Pat Burrell 10 Matt Joyce 10 Ryan Spilborgs 10 RBI Leaders Marlon Byrd 51 Ian Stewart 45 Ryan Spilborghs 42 Runs Scored Leaders Marlon Byrd 50 Ryan Theriot 47 Ian Stewart 41 Stolen Base Leaders Ryan Theriot 24 Carlos Gomez 10 Trevor Crowe 8 Error Leaders Ryan Theriot 13 Nick Punto 11 Chrisian Guzman 8 Pitching Leaders Innings Dan Haren 252 Clayton Kershaw 245 Matt Garza 237.2 Strikeouts Clayton Kershaw 240 Brandon Morrow 214 Dan Haren 210 Wins Dan Haren 6 Kris Medlen 5 Brandon Morrow 5 Matt Garza 5 Complete Games Clayton Kershaw 17 Matt Garza 11 Dan Haren 11 ERA (Starters) Clayton Kershaw 4.59 Dan Haren 5.04 Kris Medlen 5.18 ERA (Relievers) Tyler Clippard 3.72 in 82.1 IP Jason Motte 3.91 in 46 IP John Axford 3.95 in 43.1 IP WHIP Tyler Clippard 1.263 Clayton Kershaw 1.424 Jason Motte 1.457 Losses Dan Haren 23 Clayton Kershaw 22 Matt Garza 19 __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO! Last edited by DanGarion : 12-28-2011 at 02:52 PM.

12-28-2011, 04:17 PM	#45
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	End of season roster notes C Humberto Quintero - C/1B?/3B? Chris Ianetta + looking forward to him actually having a starting job C Lou Marson - does hit LH though so depending on draft may keep 1B Matt LaPorta - 1B Derrek Lee + because of LH results 1B Lyle Overbay DROP 1B/2B/3B/RF/LF? Jeff Baker + because of LH results and utility Retired Christian Guzman DROP SS JJ Hardy ++ Starting SS 1B/LF/RF Eric Hinske - 3B Chris Johnson - 2B/3B/SS Nick Punto Utility 3B Ian Stewart 40 Man 2B/SS Ryan Theriot - but may have to keep if I can't get a 2B 2B/3B/SS Wilson Valdez Utility 1B/2B/3B/RF? Adam Kennedy Utility LF/1B? Logan Morrison ++ penned in at LF all season, although his defense hurts LF Alfonso Soriano + hits lefties has power, can't field OF Ryan Spilborghs DROP RF/LF Matt Joyce ++ starting RF against righties, wish he hit lefties, love his defense CF Peter Bourjos + Starting CF, just wish he had better OB to lead off LF Pat Burrell + probably a DROP CF Marlon Byrd TRADE, with Bourjos in CF I need to find someone to trade him to, hits RH OF Trevor Crowe Possibly No Card 40 Man RF/CF Kosuke Fukudome - but looking to DROP due to age CF Carlos Gomez + to hit LH and occasional platon start there, he's young, I will miss the ability to play him in OF SP Clayton Kershaw ++ Ace of the staff, the only thing that hurts is that he's a lefty SP Dan Haren ++ 12 best card in the deck SP Matt Garza ++ solid #3 for 12 team league SP Scott Baker + if he can stay healthy in real life he makes me staff amazing SP Brandon Morrow + really hope he turns the corner this year and becomes the solid #2 I think he can be SP Randy Wells DROP just not looking good long term SP Brad Bergesen DROP same here SP Brett Cecil - might be worth keeping for the innings SP Luke Hochevar 40 Man still has the chance to break out SP Kris Medlen No Card 40 man another potential #2, but currently shelved till 2012 SP/MR Brian Duensing DROP worked great against lefties out of the pen for me, won't be as strong so I might not get my SP/MR swing man back MR Jason Motte + gem of a pick up last year, I got lucky with all my picks in relief from last year, they all are keepers MR Tyler Clippard ++ dominates both sides of the plate, will be a great guy to throw out there, especially since the innings he has MR Octavio Dotel - usually just throw him out for one guy, if I keep him that will remain CL John Axford + will probably share closing duties with Motte, but the 'stache will be back! __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

01-03-2012, 10:36 PM	#46
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	The RUBL commissioners office has officially announced that the Trojans' 1st round pick from Jamestown for the upcoming draft is the 7th pick of the draft! This is huge news as the Trojans are looking to acquire a solid 2B bat with this pick and projections are showing that this may be possible. More news to come. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!