Goat Cheese: A Cubs Franchise 2015-

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Dynasty Settings

Team: Chicago Cubs
Settings: All-Star Zone Hitting/Classic Pitching/Button Accuracy Fielding
(Season 1 - Note typically dropped to vet when below .500)

House Rule:
Can only use suggested offer trades or cpu offered trades. No sign and trade or trading player acquired via trade during the season.

Games Played: Every pitch of every game with very little exceptions. Season one a few innings were simmed in mercy and a few games when the Cubs were eliminated from contention.

Current game: 2015 (carrying save to 2016 when the carry over issues are patched).

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2015 Recap

Record 80-82 (4rd place)

The Cubs battled most of the season for a wildcard slot but feel off a cliff around August. The slump ultimately kept the 2015 Cubs out of the post season. (Side note, crediting a slump to bad advice. Rest your players or they will suck!) Surprisingly the Cards finished last in a tough and competitive NL Central. The Brewers won the division 89-73.

1B Anthony Rizzo - Unfortunately he missed around 3 months with a broken leg. If he was healthy all year the Cubs may have made the post season. Missing 3 months he still managed to hit 30 Home Runs and drive in 82 RBI's with a .332 batting average.

RF Jorge Soler - NL RotY Great rookie season, 11 HR 55 RBI's .276 avg.

SS Starlin Castro - Off year for Castro, .251 avg., 19 HR and 61 RBI's

2B Javier Baez - Amazingly an unexpected bright spot for the Cubs last season. He hit .295 with 19 HR's and 62 RBI's

CF Dexter Fowler - .266 avg, 10 HR and 52 RBI's

3B Tommy LaStella - .259 avg., 2 HR and 34 RBI's

LF Ryan Sweeney - Left field was a platoon position for the Cubs in 2015. Ryan Sweeney played a decent amount of time in left with 293 ABs, .263 avg, 6 HR and 31 RBI's

C - Ryan Doumit was brought in after the Cubs traded Montero to the Reds for some pitching prospects. Doumit had a very productive season hitting .306, 14 HR and 60 RBI's.

SP - Jon Lester 14-9, 205 k's, 3.10 era

SP - Jake Arrieta 8-8, 127 k's, 3.48 era

SP - Travis Wood 6-10, 4.34 era, 170 k's

SP - Jason Hammel 11-9, 183 k's, 3.19 era

RP - Edwin Jackson 2-6, 53 k's 2.72 era

RP - Pedro Strop 7-6, 2 sv, 87 k's, 3.42 era

RP - Neil Ramirez 3-4, 75 k's, 3.13 era

CP - Hector Rondon 2-3, 34 sv, 64 k's, 3.03 era

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2015 Award Winners

National League

MVP - SP MIA Jose Fernandez
Cy Young - SP MIA Jose Fernandez
Batting Title - 1B AZ Paul Goldschmidt
Reliever of the Year - CP SD Joaquin Benoit
Rookie of the Year - RF CHI Jorge Soler
Hank Aaron Award - 1B AZ Paul Goldschmidt

Gold Glove

P AZ Jeremy Hellickson
C MIA Jarrod Saltalamacchia
1B ATL Freddie Freeman
2B WAS Yunel Escobar
3B MIL Aramis Ramirez
SS COL Troy Tulowitzki
LF PIT Starling Marte
CF NYM Juan Lagares
RF Nick Markakis

Silver Slugger
C MIL Jonathan Lucroy
1B AZ Paul Goldschmidt
2B PHI Chase Utley
3B NYM David Wright
SS COL Troy Tulowitzki
RF MIL Ryan Braun
RF WAS Jayson Werth
CF PIT Andrew McCutchen

Post Season MVP
SS MIL Jean Segura

American League

MVP - 1B DET Miguel Cabrera
Cy Young - SP NYY Masahiro Tanaka
Batting Title - 3B TEX Adrian Beltre
Reliever of the Year - CP LAA Huston Street
Rookie of the Year - CF BOS Rusney Castillo
Hank Aaron Award - CF LAA Mike Trout

Gold Glove

P BAL Kevin Gausman
C NYY Brian McCann
1B BAL Chris Davis
2B BOS Dustin Pedroia
3B SEA Kyle Seager
SS BAL J.J. Hardy
LF TEX Ryan Ludwick
CF BAL Adam Jones
RF TEX Shin-Soo Choo

Silver Slugger
C TOR Dioner Navarro
1B DET Miguel Cabrera
2B SEA Robinson Cano
3B TEX Adrian Beltre
SS HOU Jed Lowrie
RF TOR Jose Bautista
CF LAA Mike Trout
RF OAK Josh Roddick

Post Season MVP
RF Steve Pearce

World Series MVP
RF BAL Steve Pearce

I didn't track the Post Season however I assume Baltimore won the World Series based on the MVP. Probably over Milwaukee. I still have access to 2015 records by team. I may add those at a later date.

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2016 April Recap

Record 13-8 (1st Tie)

Schedule

MIL L 3-4 (Simmed on accident)
MIL W 4-3
MIL W 4-3
PIT L 1-6
PIT W 7-6
PIT L 0-5
stl L 2-4
stl L 3-8
stl W 5-1
pit W 5-1
pit W 7-4
pit L 3-5
cin L 2-8
cin W 2-1
cin W 9-6
cin W 5-4
STL W 2-1
STL W 9-3
STL W 2-0
CIN L 4-5
CIN W 3-0

CIN
PHI
PHI
PHI

Trades 4/20 Cubs traded SP Diego Rosales (high potential prospect from draft) to the Rays for SP Matt Moore.

Free Agent Signing - 2B Eduardo Escobar 1 yr/940k (Need a utility player that can give Rizzo and off day at 1B.)

Rotation:
SP Jon Lester
SP Jake Arrieta
SP Jason Hammel
SP Matt Moore
SP Travis Wood

RP Pedro Strop
RP Neil Ramirez
RP Tommy Hunter
RP Carlos Contreras
RP Edwin Jackson
RP Jason Varckette (rule 5)

CP Hector Rondon

C Ryan Doumit
C Wellington Castillo
1B Anthony Rizzo
2B Javier Baez
3B Tommy LaStella
SS Starlin Castro
LF Steven Arias
CF Dexter Fowler
CF Arismendy Alcantara
RF Jorge Soler
RF Ryan Sweeney

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Press Conference - April 27th

The Cubs have announced the signing of utility IF Eduardo Escobar. RF Ray Delcarmen has been optioned to Triple-A Iowa.

Press Reporter - Why bring in an unproven player in Escobar now?

GM Box - Rizzo is looking a bit ragged over at first right now. We didn't have any utility infields ready to bring up. Escobar has solid experience and should be a stop gap that we can plug-in where needed. He also gives an option over at 3rd base. (Side note: LaStella has been awful at the plate.)

Press Reporter B - Any reason why Ray Delcarmen was sent down to triple A?

GM Box - We needed to make room on the 25 man for Escobar. He had a crack at the starting job but his sub .150 avg has proven that he isn't ready at this time. Hey I need to hit john (runs from the podium).

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Cin (13-8) vs Chi (13 - 8) April 27th, 2016
Homer Bailey 2-1, 1.21 vs. Jake Arrieta 0-0, 1.38

Game Notes
@ghostOfHarryCaray - Escobar just took a dome shot from Bailey. He looks shook up but was able to take 1st base. Then Arrieta helps himself with a double, driving in 2 runs. Cubs lead 2-0 bottom of the 2nd.