2018 Season Summary
After sitting at 44-46 at the ASB and plagued with injuries; we made some changes to the roster, and went 41-31 in the second half of the season to squeeze into the playoffs at 85-77. An 8-0 win over Oakland put us in the ALDS where the winningest team in baseball, the Boston Red Sox, humbled us, ending our season in a 12-2 buttwhooping in which Tanaka lasted a measly 2.2 innings before getting the hook.
Houston would go on to defeat the Colorado Rockies in the World Series, 4 games to 3. Houston 1B Tyler White was the WS MVP. He hit .409 with 2 HR (both walkoffs) and 4 RBI. During the regular season he had a .236/.319/.349 triple slash, with 9 HR and 30 RBI in 108 games. Gurriel tore his MCL in May, and Houston just kinda said F*** it, lets give this guy a shot I guess.
| MLB Standings - Updated: Nov 3, 2018 |
| AL EAST | W | L | GB |
| Boston Red Sox | 103 | 59 | - |
| New York Yankees | 85 | 77 | 18.0 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 81 | 81 | 22.0 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 77 | 85 | 26.0 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 64 | 98 | 39.0 |
| AL CENTRAL | W | L | GB |
| Cleveland Indians | 97 | 65 | |
| Detroit Tigers | 81 | 81 | 16.0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 79 | 83 | 18.0 |
| Minnesota Twins | 75 | 87 | 22.0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 56 | 106 | 41.0 |
| AL WEST | W | L | GB |
| Houston Astros | 102 | 60 | - |
| Oakland Athletics | 88 | 74 | 14.0 |
| Seattle Mariners | 78 | 84 | 24.0 |
| Houston Rangers | 70 | 92 | 32.0 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 69 | 93 | 33.0 |
| NL EAST | W | L | GB |
| Washington Nationals | 95 | 67 | - |
| New York Mets | 85 | 77 | 10.0 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 84 | 78 | 11.0 |
| Atlanta Braves | 66 | 96 | 29.0 |
| Miami Marlins | 64 | 98 | 31.0 |
| NL CENTRAL | W | L | GB |
| Chicago Cubs | 100 | 62 | - |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 87 | 76 | 13.5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 81 | 81 | 19.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 80 | 82 | 20.0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 69 | 93 | 31.0 |
| NL WEST | W | L | GB |
| Colorado Rockies | 99 | 63 | - |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 90 | 72 | 9.0 |
| San Francisco Giants | 86 | 77 | 13.5 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 82 | 80 | 17.0 |
| San Diego Padres | 58 | 104 | 41.0 |
| 2018 MLB Award Winners |
| Award | Player | Pos | Team |
| AL Most Valuable Player | Justin Verlander | P | Houston Astros |
| NL Most Valuable Player | Nolan Arenado | 3B | Colorado Rockies |
| AL Cy Young Award | Justin Verlander | P | Houston Astros |
| NL Cy Young Award | Clayton Kershaw | P | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| AL Hank Aaron Award | Mike Trout | CF | Los Angeles Angels |
| NL Hank Aaron Award | Nolan Arenado | 3B | Colorado Rockies |
| AL Rolaids Relief Award | Addison Reed | RP | Minnesota Twins |
| NL Rolaids Relief Award | Wade Davis | RP | Colorado Rockies |
| AL Rookie of the Year | Eloy Jiminez | OF | Chicago White Sox |
| NL Rookie of the Year | Ronald Acuna Jr. | LF | Atlanta Braves |
Notable Retirements
| 2018 Notable Retirements - Hitting |
| NAME | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | OBP | SLG |
| Rajai Davis | 4332 | 634 | 1125 | 231 | 43 | 62 | 393 | 268 | 870 | 411 | 103 | .260 | .308 | .376 |
| Mike Napoli | 4572 | 697 | 1125 | 224 | 11 | 267 | 744 | 650 | 1468 | 39 | 24 | .246 | .346 | .475 |
| Victor Martinez | 7079 | 907 | 2095 | 413 | 4 | 241 | 1154 | 710 | 888 | 7 | 7 | .296 | .361 | .458 |
| Albert Pujols | 9998 | 1736 | 3019 | 623 | 18 | 619 | 1941 | 1266 | 1196 | 114 | 44 | .302 | .383 | .554 |
| Jayson Werth | 5484 | 883 | 1465 | 300 | 22 | 229 | 779 | 764 | 1450 | 132 | 23 | .267 | .360 | .455 |
| Chase Utley | 6802 | 1096 | 1878 | 402 | 57 | 264 | 1021 | 713 | 1182 | 151 | 22 | .276 | .358 | .468 |
| Ichiro Suzuki | 9885 | 1415 | 3080 | 362 | 96 | 117 | 780 | 643 | 1072 | 509 | 117 | .312 | .355 | .403 |
| Tim Tebow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 Notable Retirements - Pitching |
| NAME | GP | GS | W | L | SV | QS | HLD | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP | ERA |
| C.C. Sabathia | 535 | 514 | 240 | 148 | 0 | 304 | 2 | 3391.1 | 3216 | 1395 | 347 | 1032 | 2898 | 1.25 | 3.70 |
| James Shields | 396 | 389 | 141 | 130 | 1 | 233 | 0 | 2512.0 | 2498 | 1116 | 340 | 722 | 2144 | 1.28 | 4.00 |
| Bartolo Colon | 564 | 555 | 248 | 190 | 0 | 284 | 1 | 3460.1 | 3601 | 1576 | 435 | 958 | 2535 | 1.32 | 4.10 |
Hall of Fame
Albert Pujols (2000-2018) .302AVG, 619HR, 1941RBI, 3019H
Ichiro Suzuki (2000-2018) .312AVG, 117HR, 780RBI, 3080H
***Dislcaimer*** I simmed the offseason because I didn't want to cheese the CPU with budgets off. The CPU Yankees decided they would take advantage of the budgets off anyways. I don't hate it
Transaction Report
Red Sox sign OF Bryce Harper to 7 year, 186.6M deal (26.65m/yr)
Tigers sign SS Manny Machado to 7 year, 216.6M deal (30.94/yr)
Mets sign C Robinson Chirinos to 2 year, 12.4M deal (6.2/yr)
Yankees sign 2B Jose Altuve to 10 year, 309.5M deal (30.95/yr)
Yankees sign 1B Paul Goldschmidt to 9 year, 278.5M deal (30.94/yr)
Angels sign 2B D.J. LeMahieu to 5 year, 115.4M deal (23.07m/yr)
Yankees sign SP Jose Quintana to 4 year, 62.0M deal (15.50m/yr)
Blue Jays sign OF Michael Brantley to 5 year, 58.8M deal (11.76m/yr)
Rangers sign SP Gio Gonzalez to 3 year, 33.9M deal (11.30m/yr)
Giants sign 3B Mike Moustakas to 3 year, 34.5M deal (11.50m/yr)
Dodgers acquire 2B Ketel Marte from the Diamondbacks for 1B Edwin Rios, SP Mitchell White
Marlins trade 2B Isan Diaz to the Indians for SS Willi Castro
The Padres acquire RP Tyler Thornburg, CF Cole Brannen from the Red Sox for 2B Estuery Ruiz
The Cardinals trade RP Luke Gregerson to the Nationals for C Pedro Severino
The Reds trade SS Jose Israel Garcia to the Red Sox for RP Marcus Walden
The Cubs trade RP Brian Duensing to the Rays for LF Garrett Whitley and 1B Joe McCarthy