2012 Franchise Progress Thread

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If they'll trade Doc they'll trade anyone.

[brett the jet favre]

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I don't know if this is cause for concern or not but, last night I was messing around with my pirates franchise, saw Jose Bautista on the trade block, figured what the hell, it would be cool to have him come back to the burgh. Offered Jameson Taillon and another prospect for him thinking no way they will take this offer. To my suprise they took it. Granted Bautista is in the last year of his contract, it just feels like i cheated.

Thats why i never trade for big names.

[bols8875]

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Well, I've been playing my Indians chise nonstop since the game came out. I'm playing over half the game and sorta managing and jumping in the others. Its May 25, and we're 25-20 0.5 games back of the Tigers and 1.5 games back in the Wild Card. I just made a trade yesterday...Carlos Lee for 2 B prospects. Kotchman was horrible for me at first and I really needed a big right handed bat. Houston is in rebuilding so I figured it was pretty realistic, prob the only trade ill pull off all year, maybe another small one at the deadline. As a team were hitting .271 and the team ERA is 3.46

Sizemore (back from injury played about 5 games) - .212 1 HR
Asdrubal Cabrera - .367 10 HR
Choo - .246 3 HR
Santana - .311 7 HR
Hafner - .249 8 HR
Lee - .246 8 HR
Kipnis - .280 6 HR
Duncan - .272 6 HR
Hannahan - .219 0 HR
Donald - .284 0 HR
Kotchman - .278 3 HR (Just hit a walk off in the rubber game with Detroit)

Masterson 2-3 2.37 ERA
Jimenez 2-5 4.94
Lowe 3-2 3.79
Tomlin 4-3 3.66

Chris Perez 0.48 14/15 Saves
Slowey 5-0 3.04

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Hey guys playing my mess around chise with the Bravos waiting on OSFM, just wondering what yall that a fair trade for Johan might be? I know it's not realistic but I like pitching with him and as stated its just a waiting franchise.

Thinking of something centering around Hudson, but not sure what else to throw in? And please don't give me any starting position players please in love with my lineup right now!

I don't think it would take Hudson to acquire Johan being that the Mets are in rebuilding mode and trying to shed salary instead of trying to add.....Its kinda hard since u dont have your full minors and I know the Braves are stocked with young pitching talent...But to answer your question, i'd probably send two high-level B pitching prospects, and a B OF prospect

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Well, I've been playing my Indians chise nonstop since the game came out. I'm playing over half the game and sorta managing and jumping in the others. Its May 25, and we're 25-20 0.5 games back of the Tigers and 1.5 games back in the Wild Card. I just made a trade yesterday...Carlos Lee for 2 B prospects. Kotchman was horrible for me at first and I really needed a big right handed bat. Houston is in rebuilding so I figured it was pretty realistic, prob the only trade ill pull off all year, maybe another small one at the deadline. As a team were hitting .271 and the team ERA is 3.46

Sizemore (back from injury played about 5 games) - .212 1 HR
Asdrubal Cabrera - .367 10 HR
Choo - .246 3 HR
Santana - .311 7 HR
Hafner - .249 8 HR
Lee - .246 8 HR
Kipnis - .280 6 HR
Duncan - .272 6 HR
Hannahan - .219 0 HR
Donald - .284 0 HR
Kotchman - .278 3 HR (Just hit a walk off in the rubber game with Detroit)

Masterson 2-3 2.37 ERA
Jimenez 2-5 4.94
Lowe 3-2 3.79
Tomlin 4-3 3.66

Chris Perez 0.48 14/15 Saves
Slowey 5-0 3.04

nice to see that your Lee acquisition is paying dividends so far

[bols8875]

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Well, I've been playing my Indians chise nonstop since the game came out. I'm playing over half the game and sorta managing and jumping in the others. Its May 25, and we're 25-20 0.5 games back of the Tigers and 1.5 games back in the Wild Card. I just made a trade yesterday...Carlos Lee for 2 B prospects. Kotchman was horrible for me at first and I really needed a big right handed bat. Houston is in rebuilding so I figured it was pretty realistic, prob the only trade ill pull off all year, maybe another small one at the deadline. As a team were hitting .271 and the team ERA is 3.46

Sizemore (back from injury played about 5 games) - .212 1 HR
Asdrubal Cabrera - .367 10 HR
Choo - .246 3 HR
Santana - .311 7 HR
Hafner - .249 8 HR
Lee - .246 8 HR
Kipnis - .280 6 HR
Duncan - .272 6 HR
Hannahan - .219 0 HR
Donald - .284 0 HR
Kotchman - .278 3 HR (Just hit a walk off in the rubber game with Detroit)

Masterson 2-3 2.37 ERA
Jimenez 2-5 4.94
Lowe 3-2 3.79
Tomlin 4-3 3.66

Chris Perez 0.48 14/15 Saves
Slowey 5-0 3.04

lol...ever since I made the Carlos Lee trade, Kotchman has been lights out! I'm talking .450 in his last 5 games. Pretty funny and realistic, as im sure he feel threatened and mad that we went out and replaced him at 1B...i doubt thats programmed in the game, but cool nevertheless!

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lol...ever since I made the Carlos Lee trade, Kotchman has been lights out! I'm talking .450 in his last 5 games. Pretty funny and realistic, as im sure he feel threatened and mad that we went out and replaced him at 1B...i doubt thats programmed in the game, but cool nevertheless!

a lil competition is healthy for the soul...it's not programmed in the game but if a guy feels his job is at stake, it's only natural that he'll start playing better...whatever it takes for your guys to be clicking....i'd be a lil worried about your 3b situation....Hannahan doesnt seem to be doing much of anything and if Chisenhall isn't ready for the majors, u gunna need to upgrade there as well

[bols8875]

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a lil competition is healthy for the soul...it's not programmed in the game but if a guy feels his job is at stake, it's only natural that he'll start playing better...whatever it takes for your guys to be clicking....i'd be a lil worried about your 3b situation....Hannahan doesnt seem to be doing much of anything and if Chisenhall isn't ready for the majors, u gunna need to upgrade there as well

Trust me man, I know. LOL...Hannahan is complete garbage. I've been playing Jason Donald there just about everyday and he's been playing great as of late. His ratings arent very good but right now he's hitting .298 with a .372 OBP! Doubt that will last but as long as hes decent the rest of my lineup can make up for it hopefully.

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Trust me man, I know. LOL...Hannahan is complete garbage. I've been playing Jason Donald there just about everyday and he's been playing great as of late. His ratings arent very good but right now he's hitting .298 with a .372 OBP! Doubt that will last but as long as hes decent the rest of my lineup can make up for it hopefully.

considering Hannahan isn't makin much, i'd prolly just dump him and bring some1 up from the minors to back-up Donald at 3b....and yeah, u dont need Fielder-types at every position.....as long as he plays solid defense and gives u something with the bat, ur fine....Gotta get Ubaldo on track tho....ur not going anywhere with ur ace sporting a 5.00 ERA

[bols8875]

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considering Hannahan isn't makin much, i'd prolly just dump him and bring some1 up from the minors to back-up Donald at 3b....and yeah, u dont need Fielder-types at every position.....as long as he plays solid defense and gives u something with the bat, ur fine....Gotta get Ubaldo on track tho....ur not going anywhere with ur ace sporting a 5.00 ERA

Ya I might bring up Chisenhall or Andy Laroche. Also the Tribe signed Christian Guzman which could be interesting. Funny you say that about Ubaldo, in the game I'm currently playing I'm in the bottom of the 7th and Ubaldo's gone 6 1/3 with 5 k's and has only given up 2 hits.

[bols8875]

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Well I jinxed Ubaldo, lol. Gave up 2 runs in the 7th but it was sorta BS bc with 2 outs Dunn hit one right to the 2B with the shift on (short right field) and it was like he wasnt even there. Maybe a glitch bc of the shift but anyways ill take 7 IP with 2 ER!...up 5-2 in the top of the 8th.

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Ya I might bring up Chisenhall or Andy Laroche. Also the Tribe signed Christian Guzman which could be interesting. Funny you say that about Ubaldo, in the game I'm currently playing I'm in the bottom of the 7th and Ubaldo's gone 6 1/3 with 5 k's and has only given up 2 hits.

LaRoche and Guzman isn't gunna solve anything...not for the long-term anyway....This is gunna be a biased opinion considering im a sucker for young players but i'd bring up Chisenhall and keep him in the lower half of the lineup...Like u said, if the rest of the lineup is producing, u can afford to have a sore thumb stickin out in the 7th, 8th or 9th hole.....He can't be much worse then Hannahan is now anyways lol.....and that might be more then Dunn has hit all of last year lmfao

[bols8875]

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LaRoche and Guzman isn't gunna solve anything...not for the long-term anyway....This is gunna be a biased opinion considering im a sucker for young players but i'd bring up Chisenhall and keep him in the lower half of the lineup...Like u said, if the rest of the lineup is producing, u can afford to have a sore thumb stickin out in the 7th, 8th or 9th hole.....He can't be much worse then Hannahan is now anyways lol.....and that might be more then Dunn has hit all of last year lmfao

Ya Im gonna give Hannahan a couple more games/chances to prove he can get a hit once in a blue moon. lol, but ya Ive planned on bringing up Lonnie the entire time, just trying to keep it realistic and I think the Tribe would wait til later in the year to bring him up even though he was playing for them for a while last year.

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Ya Im gonna give Hannahan a couple more games/chances to prove he can get a hit once in a blue moon. lol, but ya Ive planned on bringing up Lonnie the entire time, just trying to keep it realistic and I think the Tribe would wait til later in the year to bring him up even though he was playing for them for a while last year.

If i was a Tribe fan, i rather see Chisenhall opening day then any of those retread bums...how long u think it's gunna take Lindor to make it to the majors?

[bols8875]

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If i was a Tribe fan, i rather see Chisenhall opening day then any of those retread bums...how long u think it's gunna take Lindor to make it to the majors?

I dunno I'd say more than likely in his 3rd year but if he plays well and moves up the minors quickly, im sure we could see him at the end up 2013. A lot depends on how the Tribe is doing record-wise.