So the draft is over and we have no reporter - such is life, guess you will have to figure out the winners and losers on your own. As to LOSERS here is the injury report.
Pittsburgs pitching took another blow as Rich Belhorn went on the 15 day DL, though he should be back before the all star break. Picking up 2 SPs in the previous week cushioned the blow. Mexico City also had a scare but Steve Scanlon(2B) should also be back shortly. The big news was Charlotte lossing a 3rd pitcher for the season as Leo Ramsey suffered a career shortening injury that puts him out for the season. Charlottes training budget of 16 and medical budget of 11 may be coming back to haunt the Associates. New Orleans lost reliever buddy Dykhoff for a month but he has not been a key cog in the Pelicans season. But has anyone?
Tough season in Charlotte - the question would now be, are they buyers? or sellers?
Next report at the All -Star break
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Injury update #3 - as of 1/18
As noted in the last report the River Rats lost a major starting pitcher for the season - management continues to look for a replacement. How many other teams are in a similar situarion - if you are a "seller" it may be a good time to be in the market.
Over the last 8 days the "buying" owners could include (1) Milwaukee who lost RF Carlos Palmeiro for the season, Palmeiro was having an off year but.... (2) any of the clubs that lost major players in previous reports. Fortunately for most of the teams in Sandberg the rest of this weeks injuries were short term with the players due back shortly.
That is all until after the draft.
Over the last 8 days the "buying" owners could include (1) Milwaukee who lost RF Carlos Palmeiro for the season, Palmeiro was having an off year but.... (2) any of the clubs that lost major players in previous reports. Fortunately for most of the teams in Sandberg the rest of this weeks injuries were short term with the players due back shortly.
That is all until after the draft.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Injury update #2 1/10/11
In Sandberg the River Rats have their issues but injuries are not part of the problem (Within hours of posting this summary the River Rats were devastated by an injury to their already thin pitching corps. Hector Madura went down for the regular season with an arm injury. This will be a major test of the River Rats world class medical department (20M). Failure of the medical department to effectively treat Madura will be a long term blow to the River Rats). But other teams have been hit and hit hard. On 1/2/11 Durham of the Mexico franchise went done for 2 months but should return by the all-star break and be close to his old self. San Jaun was not so lucky. Hera is out for about the same amount of time but his shakey control will be even iffier on return. And Charlotte's Jesse Patrick took it even worse in his first outting - out for the season with a career threatening injury. Wes "too much hockey as a teen" Randolf also will be limitted on his return but at least it will be during the season and he will retain some limited value.
Things then calmed down for a few days until future stud Mark Schultz tour up his hamstrings. He will miss most of the season and effectively ended his SS career (as a 3B he may still flourish)(If Salt Lake does not have a solid medical team they need to evaluate getting one - this may not be his last injury). Hector Morales career may have ended with his season as Charlotte suffered its 2nd career threatening injury in a week (sharpen your trading skills fellows Charlotte may need to go shopping.).
Thats all until the prospects are available in the draft - then look for recap #3
Things then calmed down for a few days until future stud Mark Schultz tour up his hamstrings. He will miss most of the season and effectively ended his SS career (as a 3B he may still flourish)(If Salt Lake does not have a solid medical team they need to evaluate getting one - this may not be his last injury). Hector Morales career may have ended with his season as Charlotte suffered its 2nd career threatening injury in a week (sharpen your trading skills fellows Charlotte may need to go shopping.).
Thats all until the prospects are available in the draft - then look for recap #3
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Injury report #1 - post spring training
The NB thundercats took a blow in early spring training as Starting Pitcher Mack Scott went down with a rotator cuff injury. Las Vegas was hit with a major injury as well, CFer Dennis Diaz was felled by a sore shoulder and will miss the 1st month + of the season. Rolando Barajas of New Orleans has some elbow issues but should return early in the season. His absence should not have a major impact on New Orleans 1st week.
Whether NB or LV will be looking for replacements is not presently known.
Whether NB or LV will be looking for replacements is not presently known.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Big Signings Bring New Hope
The craziest days of the year are now behind us: The free agency signing period. During the week, back and forth phone calls were made to the desired player of each franchise. These negotiations can make or break a franchise, and many franchises saw this happen right in front of them. If your interested to hear what went down, here you go.
Possibly the best, most talented player in the FA class was Pedro Siqueiros. This man could not sleep, he told me that he even got a phone call at 3 AM! His bidding went all the way up to the league maximum! That is 20,000,000 for 5 years, however the first year he will only receive 18,000,000. That is still a boat load of money. ANd the team that gave him this amount was none other than the New Britain ThunderCats who also signed Damaso Plata to the exact same deal last year. This team is really building up towards a championship. And we will see if it works, I know all the ThunderCat fans are hoping.
On the other hand, there was one team that lost some of their best players during the free agency. The Pittsburgh River Rats ended up losing three Type A free agents: Tino Hubbell, Dave Richardson, and Jose Owen. However, they are awarded with draft picks in the amateur draft because these players were signed by another team, but each of these players were very good. But, maybe they have a plan in store, and they did not need the players. Nobody knows what will happen, only time will tell.
Many other teams made some signings, and each owner is hoping their new signings come up big for them this season. Each team is going into the season with new hopes, but only one team will emerge as the victor. As spring training rolls around, we begin to see a clearer picture of what teams are trying to do. So let's see which team can pull it off.
Possibly the best, most talented player in the FA class was Pedro Siqueiros. This man could not sleep, he told me that he even got a phone call at 3 AM! His bidding went all the way up to the league maximum! That is 20,000,000 for 5 years, however the first year he will only receive 18,000,000. That is still a boat load of money. ANd the team that gave him this amount was none other than the New Britain ThunderCats who also signed Damaso Plata to the exact same deal last year. This team is really building up towards a championship. And we will see if it works, I know all the ThunderCat fans are hoping.
On the other hand, there was one team that lost some of their best players during the free agency. The Pittsburgh River Rats ended up losing three Type A free agents: Tino Hubbell, Dave Richardson, and Jose Owen. However, they are awarded with draft picks in the amateur draft because these players were signed by another team, but each of these players were very good. But, maybe they have a plan in store, and they did not need the players. Nobody knows what will happen, only time will tell.
Many other teams made some signings, and each owner is hoping their new signings come up big for them this season. Each team is going into the season with new hopes, but only one team will emerge as the victor. As spring training rolls around, we begin to see a clearer picture of what teams are trying to do. So let's see which team can pull it off.
Rule 5 draft analysis
Fortunately for world Sandberg there were no obvious "studs" left unprotected for this years draft. However, there were still some players that could hang on at the ML level and even make a contribution. Boston picked up Kyle Russell and will apparently be starting him at SS with a defensive back up. Boston pitchers may like his bat but can not be thrilled about the glove, in the long run his future may be 3B. Washington picked up Darrell (wild man) Dolan also at SS - combined with their 1B he could lead the league in errant throws if he plays regularly. The 3rd SS taken was Alex Mecardo from Pittsburg - a defensive Wiz and a Wiff at the plate he should be destined as a pinebrother defensive back up for Colorodo Springs. At catcher Scranton picked up Enrique Pena who should be a solid defensive catcher with a good eye (walks). With the possible exception of Amp Sexton, who is presently injuried and therefore harder to predict, this observer expects the rest of the players to end up on the waiver wire before the year is out.
Fortunately for world Sandberg there were no obvious "studs" left unprotected for this years draft. However, there were still some players that could hang on at the ML level and even make a contribution. Boston picked up Kyle Russell and will apparently be starting him at SS with a defensive back up. Boston pitchers may like his bat but can not be thrilled about the glove, in the long run his future may be 3B. Washington picked up Darrell (wild man) Dolan also at SS - combined with their 1B he could lead the league in errant throws if he plays regularly. The 3rd SS taken was Alex Mecardo from Pittsburg - a defensive Wiz and a Wiff at the plate he should be destined as a pinebrother defensive back up for Colorodo Springs. At catcher Scranton picked up Enrique Pena who should be a solid defensive catcher with a good eye (walks). With the possible exception of Amp Sexton, who is presently injuried and therefore harder to predict, this observer expects the rest of the players to end up on the waiver wire before the year is out.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Welcome back to all old owners and to the new owners who have joined. I really don't know why we had such a large group of departing owners but I am hoping it is the last time we have to deal with that kind of an event. I feel that we are very fortunate to have recruited so many seasoned and gongho owners and look forward to the season.
I will try to post an injury report every 25 games or so for the league as a whole and look forward to reading other owners contributions.
I will try to post an injury report every 25 games or so for the league as a whole and look forward to reading other owners contributions.
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