2012-2042; A Boston Red Sox Franchise

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I'm starting this one as the Red Sox because they are a middle-of-the-road team currently with in a huge city with a great fan base and the biggest rivalry in baseball. I will sim every, either by watching or supersimming these games, as my decision for each game will be said above that games box score. I will update my dynasty after every game, so all stats will be up to date. All games will be reviewed as well. Below are the franchise settings:

Controlled Teams: 1
Difficulty: JayRomezki 8's Realistic Stats & Gameplay Final Set
Season Length: 162 games
Roster Type: mkharsh's Spring Training Roster
Edit CPU Rosters: ON (For non attribute reasons)
CPU Trading: ON
Force Trades: OFF
Trade Deadline: ON
Fantasy Draft: None
Fatigue/Injuries: ON
Inj. Frequency: 15
Game Length: 9 innings
Playoff Format: 1(Wild Card)-5-7-7
Minor League Format: 5-5

COMMENTS WELCOME

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Team Finances
Budget/Salaries/Attendance

Budget
Organization Budget: 173.47M
MLB Payroll: 132.46M
MiLB Payroll: 14.23M
Total Expenses: 149.74M
Profit/Loss (aka. Salary Cap): 23.73M

Team Salaries

Attendance

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MLB Clubhouse
Roster/Depth Chart/Injuries/Staff

Roster

Boston Red Sox 2012 Roster
#	PITCHERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
11	Clay Buchholz	SP	L/R	27	6'3"	190 lbs	2.80M
19	Josh Beckett	SP	R/R	31	6'5"	225 lbs	12.60M
30	Andrew Miller	LR	L/L	26	6'7"	210 lbs	832K
31	Jon Lester	SP	L/L	28	6'4"	240 lbs	6.10M
37	Chris Carpenter	MR	R/R	26	6'4"	220 lbs	360K
40	Andrew Bailey	CL	R/R	27	6'3"	240 lbs	3.12M
41	Mark Melancon	SU	R/R	27	6'2"	215 lbs	400K
44	Vicente Padilla	MR	R/R	34	6'0"	130 lbs	480K
46	Franklin Morales	LR	L/L	26	6'0"	210 lbs	680K
51	Daniel Bard	SP	R/R	26	6'4"	215 lbs	1.29M
64	Michael Bowden	MR	R/R	25	6'3"	215 lbs	783K
91	Alfredo Aceves	SP	R/R	29	6'3"	220 lbs	960K
#	CATCHERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
39	Jarrod Saltalamacchia	C	S/R	26	6'4"	235 lbs	2.00M
60	Ryan Lavarnway	C	R/R	24	6'4"	225 lbs	331K
#	INFIELDERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
3	Mike Aviles	SS	R/R	31	5'10"	205 lbs	960K
4	Brad Emaus	2B	R/R	26	6'0"	205 lbs	331K
8	Nick Punto	SS	S/R	34	5'9"	190 lbs	1.20M
15	Dustin Pedroia	2B	R/R	28	5'9"	180 lbs	6.40M
20	Kevin Youkilis	3B	R/R	33	6'1"	220 lbs	9.60M
28	Adrian Gonzalez	1B	L/L	29	6'2"	225 lbs	16.80M
34	David Ortiz	1B	L/L	36	6'4"	230 lbs	11.66M
#	OUTFIELDERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
2	Jacoby Ellsbury	CF	L/L	28	6'1"	185 lbs	6.44M
12	Cody Ross	RF	R/L	31	5'10"	195 lbs	2.40M
13	Carl Crawford	LF	L/L	30	6'2"	215 lbs	15.60M
55	Ryan Kalish	CF	L/L	24	6'0"	215 lbs	331K

Depth Chart

Boston Red Sox Depth Chart - 2012

• Catcher
• Ryan Lavarnway
• Jarrod Saltalamacchia

• First Base
• Adrian Gonzalez

• Second Base
• Dustin Pedroia
• Brad Emaus

• Third Base
• Kevin Youkilis

• Shortstop
• Mike Aviles
• Nick Punto

• Left Field
• Carl Crawford

• Center Field
• Jacoby Ellsbury
• Ryan Kalish

• Right Field
• Cody Ross

• Starting Pitcher
• Jon Lester
• Josh Beckett
• Clay Buchholz
• Daniel Bard
• Alfredo Aceves

• Relief Pitcher
• Mark Melancon
• Vicente Padilla
• Andrew Miller
• Michael Bowden
• Franklin Morales

• Closer
• Andrew Bailey

• Designated Hitter
• David Ortiz

• Disabled List
• Chris Carpenter

Staff
MLB Manager: Bobby Valentine
AAA Manager: Jose Slaten
AA Manager: Blake Sison
A Manager: Jacob Conrad
Pitching Coach: Bob McClure
Batting Coach: Dave Magadan
Trainer: Nathaniel Paul
Scout: Dewon Carter

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MiLB Clubhouse
Minor League Depth Chart/Injuries

AAA Roster / Injuries

AAA Pawtucket Depth Chart - 2012

• Catcher
• Kelly Shoppach

• First Base
• Lars Anderson

• Second Base
• Wayne Gallagher

• Third Base
• Nate Spears

• Shortstop
• Pedro Ciriaco
• Jose Iglesias

• Left Field
• Darnell McDonald
• Ken Froom

• Center Field
• Ryan Sweeney
• Sandy Goodwin
• Larry Clemens

• Right Field
• Jason Repko

• Starting Pitcher
• Ross Ohlendorf
• Daisuke Matsuzaka
• John Lackey
• Aaron Cook
• Bret Anderson

• Relief Pitcher
• Rich Hill
• Clayton Mortensen
• Felix Doubront
• Bobby Jenks
• Scott Atchison
• Junichi Tazawa

• Closer
• Matt Albers

• Designated Hitter
• Rob Nelson

AA Depth Chart / Injuries

AA Portland Depth Chart - 2012

• Catcher
• Joey Graham
• Andy Graham

• First Base
• Harvey Young

• Second Base
• Herman Green

• Third Base
• Augie Lee

• Shortstop
• Jake Martinez
• Geronimo Wagner
• Larry Moore

• Left Field
• Luis Taveras
• Bubba Thompson

• Center Field
• Lenny Burke

• Right Field
• Joe Byrnes

• Starting Pitcher
• Ozzie Castro
• Rene Barrett
• Jeff Lee
• Larry Burton
• Gil Wilson

• Relief Pitcher
• Jesse Carlson
• Jim Flaherty
• Joe Bauer
• Rusty Monroe
• Ray Butler
• Jeff Perry

• Closer
• Justin Germano

• Designated Hitter
• Raul Matos

A Depth Chart / Injuries

A Salem Depth Chart - 2012

• Catcher
• Cliff Marshall
• Josh Edwards

• First Base
• Chris Curtis

• Second Base
• Rube Watson

• Third Base
• Walt Wood

• Shortstop
• Dale Rodgers

• Left Field
• Billy Coleman

• Center Field
• Shane Fox

• Right Field
• Rex Leach
• Tim Brown

• Starting Pitcher
• Alexis Guillen
• Larry Lee
• Glenn Kennedy
• Lou Clark
• Toby Young

• Relief Pitcher
• Ed Vaughn
• Jeremy Allen
• Carlos Heredia
• Joe Dixon
• Woody Murphy
• Jim Mills

• Closer
• Lew Rodgers

• Designated Hitter
• Cesar Diaz

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Standings/Stats/Transactions/Awards/etc.

Schedule
Boston Red Sox 2012 Schedule

Standings

Stats

Red Sox Transactions

Awards

Power Rankings

Top 25 Prospects

1. Manny Banuelos, SP, AAA, NYY
2. Bryce Harper, RF, MLB, WSH
3. Camden Nelson Graves, 3B, AAA, MIN
4. Yu Darvish, SP, MLB, TEX
5. Taylor Anthony, CF, AAA, SEA
6. Matt Moore, SP, MLB, TB
7. Julio Teheran, SP, AAA, ATL
8. Manny Machado, SS, MLB, BAL
9. Brain Kingrey, RF, AAA, OAK
10. Jimmy Grimmage, CF, AAA, TB
11. Mike Wright, CF, AA, MIA
12. Jesus Montero, C, MLB, SEA
13. Xavier MvBath, 2B, AAA, BAL
14. Vic Smithm 1B, AAA, STL
15. Alex Robertson, LR, AA, CLE
16. Devin Mesoraco, C, MLB, CIN
17. Jesus Hernandez, SP, AAA, TEX
18. Arodys Vizcaino, MR, MLB, ATL
19. David Dukes, CL, A, HOU
20. Lance Lynn, MR, MLB, STL
21. Pete Clark, LF, AA, TOR
22. Roger Howard, 1B, A, CWS
23. Tom Milone, SP, MLB, OAK
24. Andres Cedeno, RF, AA, NYM
25. Mike Podell, SS, MLB, CHC

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Archives
Links to all news updates

Game Reviews

Monthly Preview/Reviews


Season Preview/Reviews
Red Sox Announce Opening Day Roster, pg. 1, post #7


Player Spotlight

Transaction News

Other

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Red Sox announce Opening Day Roster
Lester, Beckett headline rotation as team gets set to take on Tigers April 5th
By Justin Albers / MLB.com | 4/3/2012 3:37 PM ET

BOSTON -- As spring training closed for all MLB teams Monday, teams were gearing up and heading home. The Red Sox were no exception.

The BoSox left JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, FL yesterday after a 8-7 win over the Washington Nationals, as they took the flight, not home, but to Detroit, where the Red Sox will face the newly-equipped Detriot Tigers on Opening Day April 5th.

With that, the Sox announced the Opening Day roster. Jon Lester and Josh Beckett headlined the rotation with newly acquired Andrew Bailey set as the closer. As for the position players, Carl Crawford, Jacoby Ellsbury, and Cody Ross will take the outfield on the 5th, along with Adrian Gonzalez, fan favorite Dustin Pedroia, Kevin 'Yoooouk' Youkilis, and Mike Aviles manning the infield, as rookie Ryan Lavarnway will be behind the plate.

Here is a look at the Red Sox opening day roster.

Boston Red Sox 2012 Roster
#	PITCHERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
11	Clay Buchholz	SP	L/R	27	6'3"	190 lbs	2.80M
19	Josh Beckett	SP	R/R	31	6'5"	225 lbs	12.60M
30	Andrew Miller	LR	L/L	26	6'7"	210 lbs	832K
31	Jon Lester	SP	L/L	28	6'4"	240 lbs	6.10M
37	Chris Carpenter	MR	R/R	26	6'4"	220 lbs	360K
40	Andrew Bailey	CL	R/R	27	6'3"	240 lbs	3.12M
41	Mark Melancon	SU	R/R	27	6'2"	215 lbs	400K
44	Vicente Padilla	MR	R/R	34	6'0"	130 lbs	480K
46	Franklin Morales	LR	L/L	26	6'0"	210 lbs	680K
51	Daniel Bard	SP	R/R	26	6'4"	215 lbs	1.29M
64	Michael Bowden	MR	R/R	25	6'3"	215 lbs	783K
91	Alfredo Aceves	SP	R/R	29	6'3"	220 lbs	960K
#	CATCHERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
39	Jarrod Saltalamacchia	C	S/R	26	6'4"	235 lbs	2.00M
60	Ryan Lavarnway	C	R/R	24	6'4"	225 lbs	331K
#	INFIELDERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
3	Mike Aviles	SS	R/R	31	5'10"	205 lbs	960K
4	Brad Emaus	2B	R/R	26	6'0"	205 lbs	331K
8	Nick Punto	SS	S/R	34	5'9"	190 lbs	1.20M
15	Dustin Pedroia	2B	R/R	28	5'9"	180 lbs	6.40M
20	Kevin Youkilis	3B	R/R	33	6'1"	220 lbs	9.60M
28	Adrian Gonzalez	1B	L/L	29	6'2"	225 lbs	16.80M
34	David Ortiz	1B	L/L	36	6'4"	230 lbs	11.66M
#	OUTFIELDERS	POS	B/T	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
2	Jacoby Ellsbury	CF	L/L	28	6'1"	185 lbs	6.44M
12	Cody Ross	RF	R/L	31	5'10"	195 lbs	2.40M
13	Carl Crawford	LF	L/L	30	6'2"	215 lbs	15.60M
55	Ryan Kalish	CF	L/L	24	6'0"	215 lbs	331K