Morneau & Ethier switch teams

get

Justin Morneau 1B 92


get

Andre Ethier RF 92

This is what the GM of the BrewCrew Boda had to say "Was hard to move Morneau a player who gave his all to our organization for 4 1/2 seasons, during that time he was a 2 time allstar and league MVP once, we wish you the best in Philly, but we simply didn't have room for Justin with Leon Luzardo's recent jump."

Brewers Release Eleven

LF-Tim Hitt-71
CF-Frances Diaz-73
CF-Corey McCrae-74
RF-Caleb Gindl-73
3B-Sid Ramirey-70
3B-Marc Holton-76
SS-Azumabito Tokuta-72
C-Jef lles-73
SP-Willy Peralta-65
SP-Jimmy Nelson-69
RP-Tyler Thornburg-69

Toronto gets Lastings Milledge

receive

Patrick Campbell 2B 79/82
Eric Marvell 2B 80/83


receive

Harris Joy 3B 81/83
Lastings Milledge OF 83

Toronto's GM Krytical had this to say "Had too many 2B Specs and nobody too play 3B for me this year now i have someone and a backup OF for 2 guys who werent gonna see any playing time behind Munford and Maclachlan."

Washington makes two Trades

CIN/WAS

receive:

SP Dan Thomson 67/77 - 21yo - $15,400 thru '19
Washington 3rd Round Pick - 2017


for


receive:


RP Jordan Smith 80 - 31yo - $38,700 thru '18

The Reds GM Erick had this to say "Jordan has never gotten much of a chance from us and has pretty much sat in AAA most of his time here because of being blocked. We move him for a player and a pick. For his rating, I like Thomsons vitals... but gotta hope for a jump so its a crapshoot there."

PHI/WAS

get

4th round pick

$5,000,000

get

Bryce Stowell RP 80

The Phillies had this to say " been trying to move Stowell for a while, just a back up reliever for us."

More Off-Season Trading Blocks

If you missed the 1st on here's a link to it. (http://basmoguljunkies2.blogspot.com/2012/08/some-off-season-trading-blocks.html)

D-Backs Block http://z13.invisionfree.com/BaseMogul_Junkies/index.php?showtopic=2616

Oakland Block http://z13.invisionfree.com/BaseMogul_Junkies/index.php?showtopic=2638

Twins Block http://z13.invisionfree.com/BaseMogul_Junkies/index.php?showtopic=2653

Phillies Block http://z13.invisionfree.com/BaseMogul_Junkies/index.php?showtopic=2531

2017 IFA Results

CF Rey Mysterio 84/90

The won the bidding on Rey Mysterio with a bid of $160 million. 

3B John Cena 91

The won the bidding on 3B John Cena with a bid of $81 million

SS Shawn Michaels 87/88

The won the bidding for SS Shawn Michaels with a bid of $80 million

C Bubba Ray Dudley 92

The won the bidding for C Bubba Ray Dudley with a bid of $62 million. 

RP Brock Lesner 55/56 he is suppose to be a 90

The won the bidding for RP Brock Lesnar with a bid of $120 million. 

SP Ric Flair ??/??

Nobody won the bidding for Ric Flair because nobody placed a bid for Flair.

3 Specs sent to Minnesota

CHC/MIN

Receive:
SP Libertad Pleno 87

Receive:
LF Justin Fenderson 75/84
SP Chad Atikson 73/78
SP Sean Simmons 76/79

Cubs GM CPBaseballFan had this to say about the trade. "Pleno helps my SP and will make a good 3rd or 4th Starter. "

A 2016 IFA was traded

FLA/TOR

Gets:
SP Felipe Nunez (83)

Gets:
C Jason Kalin (72/80)

The Marlins GM FGM had this to say, "The Marlins accept this deal. Our starting pitching is pretty set, but we wanted that in between guy who can start or be a good reliever and believe we've found it in Nunez. We like what he brings to the table."

Braves and Dodgers trade

LAD/ATL

TO

25yo RHP Carlos Martinez (86) $510,000 until Arb '17


TO

23yo RHP Tom Riddle (86) $510,000 until Arb '19
24yo RF Mark Dunton (81/83) minors until Arb '19
LOS ANGELES (N) 2017 - 2nd

Atlanta GM had this to say "Martinez really turned it on last year, and our gut tells us he has another jump in him, to become a more-than-solid #3 or #4. he can simply overpower an entire lineup! unfortunately, with Siciliano waiting in the wings, his days were number in our rotation. Hudson can keep the chair warm, and Voldemort will serve as the alternate starter for now. Hudson will then move into that role upon Siciliano's promotion, leaving the long-term picture a big cloudy. picking up a 2nd hedges that risk, and Dunton is mostly a contingency plan, if our IFA plans go awry."

Yoensis moves from the East to the West

LAD/PHI

Gets

OF Yoenis Cespedes 88



Gets
SP Alex Fernandez Jr 73/86
OF Austin Jackson 85
4th round pick 

The Phillies had this to say "With the acquisition of Matt Kemp, Cespedes is no longer in our plans. We need more of a CF type with some speed. Jackson will be part of a platoon in CF and improve our outfield defense. Fernandez lengthens our minors and is an older prospect who is still up in the air about how good he will be. 4th rounders are still a solid pick and could turn into a very useful player."

Montero is Finally out of Chicago

After months are offers and close deals, Miguel Montero is out of Chicago.

CHC/DET

gets
RP Atonio Bastardo 88

gets
RP Grant Cooney 75/83
C Miguel Montero 90

accepts, Bastardo is a very solid releiver and he could be the peice to help me make the playoffs along with Evan Culp and if I get Lincy. Montero is over-payed and I am getting Kurt Suzuki and Cooney does not match up to Bastardo.gets

First FA's to sign

RP Joba Chamberlin 3 years 4m
RP Brandon Kintzler   3y @ $11M
3B Chase Headley 1.5M for 2 years to LAA
2B Michael Bourn  Three years at $5 mil per.
SS Zack Cozart .5M for 2 years to LAA
C Jesus Montero 2 years 1M to LAA
OF Michael Choice  Three years, $4 mil per.

Decker Left

Former GM of the Yankees Decker91 left BMJ because he was banned from Free Agency for simming ahead to help with his bidding strategies on FA's. He also accused the BMJ staff of cheating.

Decker was the GM of the NYY for 1 week. He was here for Sim 10-ARB and simmed ahead to (as I said before) help with his bidding strategies on free agents.

Daniel Hudson and Kendrys Morales sent to Atlanta

PIT/ATL

TO

SS Dale Gunnison (81) $510,000 until Arb '19
P Dean Mannington (75/91) minors Arb '19
1B Brian Speaks (78/86) minors Arb '19
OF Blaine Weschel (66/82) minors Arb '19
2B Joe Neufeld (71/81) minors Arb '19
ATLANTA 2017 - 1st


TO

P Daniel Hudson (92) $3,700,000 until FA '17
1B Kendrys Morales (87) $8,000,000 until FA '18
PITTSBURGH 2017 - 2nd
PITTSBURGH 2017 - 3rd

Pittsburgh's GM icefreeze said this "I downgrade Morales for Speaks, but Speaks has some upside and Morales is wasting his talents on my team. He is worth all of 8M but for me I dont have the 8 Mill to give him. I move up a few spots from my pick in the 2nd to his pick at the end of the 1st. Hudson is moved, he is cheap for his overall but I have players waiting behind him and every penny counts. Neufled helps as a bench player with some upside, same for Weschel. Gunniston is interesting, may contend for a spot on my starting lineup if I can't find someone better to play SS. Overall I hate what I give up, but I like what I get back, helps my team long term."

Winter Ball and Winter League

If you want to send players to Winter Ball or League then post them by Wednesday. Follow link below to get to the Winter Ball/League thread.

 http://z13.invisionfree.com/BaseMogul_Junkies/index.php?showforum=10

FGM and Decker Sanctioned

The other day FGM put out a file before the recent one came out with simming turned on but it was fixed shortly after. But our NYY gm decker downloaded the file and simmed ahead to help with his FA bidding. As many of you know they also had a huge bidding war on Lincy. 

So nwuhockey put a ban on FGM and Decker from signing FA's till Sim 1.

All the leading bids or FGM and Decker have been eliminated and all FA leads are updated now.

First Trade of 2017

WAS/ATL

TO

P Blake Beaven (84) $3.0M|Arb '17
ATLANTA 2017 - 4th
ATLANTA 2017 - 5th
ATLANTA 2017 - 6th
$5 million cash


TO

OF Sid Diarte (67/81) minors Arb '19
WASHINGTON 2017 - 2nd

The Braves GM S6xstringslash said this abou the trade "Beaven worked out really really well for us, seeing time in the bullpen and rotation. hopefully, we can buy a long reliever in FA, or shift Carlos Martinez into that role, so i can't turn down a 2nd rounder and lottery ticket for Beaven."

Interview with the GM of the 2016 World Champion Marlins: FuturemarlinsGM

Question 1: Did you expect Hector Noesi to do as good as he did?

Answer 1: Hector Noesi had a career year in his first season with the Marlins, so I highly doubt he will repeat that performance, especially given his vitals dropping somewhat over the last couple months of the season, but I fully expect him to continue to be an effective starter for us in helping us eat innings and win games.

 Question 2: Do you think the only reason you made the playoffs is because you got Nick Barnese?

Answer 2: Sure acquiring Barnese provided a great boost to the rotation, but when you look at a team making the playoffs, you have to go down to the very basic concept of what defines a team.  It's all 25 guys on the roster coming together and performing and picking each other up when they may have off days.  Barnese was no doubt instrumental in that, but I believe it was our entire starting rotation performing very well as well as the call up of Cerero that got the Marlins into the playoffs this season.

 Question 3: Which Free Agent do you have the most interest in?

Answer 3: As you could tell with my bidding thus far, I have had my mind set on acquiring SP Tim Lincecum and SS Stephen Drew.  Lincecum is such a rare super talent that's once in a decade type free agent.  He can instantly propel a solid team into a true contender.  As for Drew, the Marlins have made it no secret that we want a true upgrade at the shortstop position and Drew represents the best fit from the available free agents out there.

Question 4: At the start of the year did you think that the Marlins would win the 2016 World Series?

Answer 4: Honestly never even thought winning the World Series was possible for this team that was still in the rebuilding process of moving aging and expensive talent out for younger good talent.  In fact, making the playoffs was even a question in my mind since I wasn't sure how the revamped lineup would mesh.

Question 5: Do you think the Marlins have a chance to make it to the playoffs in 2017?

Answer 5: The simple answer: yes.  We feel like we have a proven team now that can possibly defend our championship yet again.  With just a few more pieces added, this team will definitely be set to contend yet again in 2017.

IFA's are posted

These are the scouting reports for all 2017 IFA's.
Send all bids to FuturemarlinsGM

SP Ric Flair

Throws: Left

Height: 6’ 0” Weight: 205 lbs.

Birthdate: 06/17/1990 (Age 27)

Scouting Report:
Flair is the definition of a finesse pitcher; featuring excellent control and decent movement, but little to no power. His fastball clocks out at most in the mid-80s. He’s also been known to be a proven innings eater as he can pitch far into games. Warning to NL teams though, he can’t hit his way through a paper bag. If you want the craftiest SP, then Flair is the man for you.

RP Brock Lesnar

Throws: Right

Height: 6’ 6” Weight: 275 lbs.

Birthdate: 10/13/1988 (Age 29)

Scouting Report:
Just like in real life, Lesnar brings the power and brings the pain. He brings the power with a fastball more powerful and with greater velocity than the phenom Aroldis Chapman. But he brings the pain also as he has little control over this power and his movement can be erratic at times. Just saying that if you thought John Rocker was crazy or that Chapman has the fastest stuff, you haven’t seen anything yet until you see Brock Lesnar.

C Bubba Ray Dudley

Bats: Right

Height: 6’ 4” Weight: 312 lbs.

Birthdate: 08/14/1991 (Age: 26)

Scouting Report:
Dudley is an absolute brick behind the plate, but also on the base paths. If you thought Benji Molina was slow, wait until you see Dudley. Nothing will get by this guy but being as massive as he is, his range of motion with his arm cuts down his arm some. At the plate, some compare him to a Ryan Howard. In Japanese baseball, he destroyed jumbo-trons with his power as he smashed 55 HR, but had an OBP in the low .300s. If you want a true slugging brick wall behind the plate, then Dudley’s your guy.

SS Shawn Michaels

Bats: Switch

Height: 5’ 10” Weight: 185 lbs.

Birthdate: 08/03/1993 (Age: 24)

Scouting Report:
Michaels displays good skills at all aspects of his game, but nothing really stands out. All his offensive vitals are solid across the board, but definitely not at star level. As far as his defense, he features fantastic range and very good fielding, but his arm is average. Just a heads up though, he has had a few injuries in his career which has his health in the low 70s, so he can be a risky acquisition. In addition, despite being just 24 years old, he’s already peaked. If you want reliability at SS, then Michaels can be stopper for you.

3B John Cena
Bats: Right

Height: 6’ 2” Weight: 240 lbs.

Birthdate: 09/24/1992 (Age: 25)

Scouting Report:
Cena definitely could be the missing piece for a team. He’s a consistent threat at the plate as he features good contact, well above average power, and a solid eye at the plate. Cena won’t be a threat on the bases but could steal a base here or there. But the questions come with his fielding. While he’s reliable in fielding, his lack of range and average arm could be an issue. Also, Cena has been through in an injury or two that, like Michaels, has knocked his health down to the low 70s. If you want a potential champ player at 3B, then Cena may be what your franchise needs.

CF Rey Mysterio

Bats: Switch

Height: 5’ 6” Weight: 164 lbs.

Birthdate: 07/19/1995 (Age: 22)

Scouting Report:
Mysterio is an absolute flyer. His speed and range in the OF is unrivaled by anyone in the league. He makes all the plays in the OF and could potentially be Gold Glove material. But there is one glaring weakness to his defense: his arm. He likely won’t be throwing out any runners from the OF with his arm. As far as his bat, he makes solid consistent contact and has a decent eye, but has little power to speak of as most flyers do. You’d be surprised to know that despite his highlight reel ways, he’s never been injured. If you want an underdog, high-flying outfielder, then Mysterio could be the solution.

If you want any of them PM FGM.

GM Of the Year Award

Follow the link below to vote on who you think is the GM Of the Year.
http://z13.invisionfree.com/BaseMogul_Junkies/index.php?showtopic=2537&st=0&#last

Two Important Messages

First off, if you have not yet answered to post season roll call then the link is below.
http://z13.invisionfree.com/BaseMogul_Junkies/index.php?showtopic=2536&st=15&#last

Second off, BMJ may be moving to Baseball Mogul 2013. This is if there are more yes' then no's in the poll provided below.
http://z13.invisionfree.com/BaseMogul_Junkies/index.php?showtopic=2563&st=0&#last

Top Players on Free Agency

Hitters:
3B Jay Bruce 93
RF Ichiro 92
1B Chris Carter 91
SS Stephen Drew 89
RF Hunter Pence 88
C Jesus Montero 87
3B Ian Stewart 87
CF Thomas Pham 87

Pitchers:
SP Tim Lincecum 99
SP Johnny Cueto 93
SP Ryan Tucker 87
SP Jake Arrieta 86
RP Leo Nunez 84
RP Jim Johnson 83
SP Michael Bowden 83
SP Ethan Martin 82

Some Off-Season Trading Blocks

BAL Block http://z13.invisionfree.com/BaseMogul_Junkies/index.php?showtopic=2556&st=0&#entry22277714

WAS Block http://z13.invisionfree.com/BaseMogul_Junkies/index.php?showtopic=2539

PHI Block http://z13.invisionfree.com/BaseMogul_Junkies/index.php?showtopic=2531

2016 Playoff Results

NL Wild Card Game

MIL V.S. FLA

FLA wins the game 7-3

DET V.S. NYY

DET wins the game 4-2

ALDS:

LAA 105-57 V.S. DET  97-65

DET wins the series 3-2

CLE 101-61 V.S. BOS 99-63

BOS wins the series 3-1

NLDS:

CIN 107-55 V.S. FLA 90-72

FLA wins the series 3-0

ARI 106-57 V.S. ATL 101-61

ARI wins the series 3-1

ALCS:

DET V.S. BOS

BOS wins the series 4-3

ARI V.S. FLA

FLA wins the series 4-3

Worls Series:

FLA V.S. BOS

FLA wins the series 4-3

The Marlins are the 2016 World Champions.

I didn't think the Marlins would win the World Series considering that they had the worst record in the playoffs.

Worst Record in Baseball History

The 2016 San Diego Padres got the worst record in baseball history beating there previous record set in 2013 when they went 40-122. In 2016 the Padres got 37 games won and 125 games lost. The Padres were 69 games back, in the NL West.

The Padres did not do a trade during the 2016 season and only did some before April. The Padres had two major trades that included Jim Moore, Kyushi Morri, and Johnny Cueto all traded from the Padres. The first trade was on March 1st when they traded Jim Moore to the Diamondbacks for 3B Timothy Talton, SP Seth Brabazon, and SP Leon Martillo. The other major trade was the Padres traded LF Kyushi Morri, SP Johnny Cueto, and RP Donnie Joesph to Detroit for CF Drew Mackey, 2B Fernando Huaracha, SP Maurice Gillette, and RP Dan Jones.

I think if the Padres get better during the off-season they may not get 100 loses again.

2016 Playoff Predictions

MIL beats FLA, The Marlins have had an off month in September going 13-14, but the Brewers have been hot since August and I see them defeating the Marlins.

DET bets NYY, In 2016 i saw that the Tigers are 5-1 against the Yankees. So, I see that Detroit will not lose another to New York.

ALDS Predictions:

DET V.S. LAA

LAA wins 3-2

CLE V.S. BOS

CLE wins 3-1

NLDS Predictions:

CIN V.S. MIL

CIN wins 3-0

ARI V.S. ATL

ATL wins 3-2

ALCS Predictions:

LAA V.S CLE

LAA wins 4-2

CIN V.S. ATL

CIN wins 4-1

World Series Predictions:

LAA V.S. CIN

CIN wins 4-2

The Reds win the World Series.
I will give the results of the actual playoffs.

NL Wild Card Race

Since the beginning of August, first place in the NL Wild Card has bounced around from the Cardinals, Marlins, and now the Brewers.

I honestly think that the reason the Cardinals didn't stay in first since the start of August is because of the injuries sustained to Aroldis Chapman and Jorge De La Rosa. Since De La Rosa came back he is 2-0 with a 2.36 ERA in 3 games. The Cardinals promoted prospect Gil Ramero for Aroldis and since promoting Gil he is 0-2 with a 6.67 ERA in 5 starts. The Cardinals are 81-68 and 3 games out of the Wild Card.

The Brewers were tied with the Marlins in the Wild Card after sim 10. After the 11th sim the Brewers became first in the Wild Card passing the Marlins. The Brewers went 21-8 in August which really implemented that they could have a shot to win the Wild Card. If the Brewers can get consistent wins they will most likely make it to the playoffs.

The Florida Marlins have gotten worse in September, having a 4-10 record. On June 7th the Marlins did a trade with the Dons getting Nick Barnese. This trade really helped the Marlins considering that Nick is 10-0 on the Marlins, but now that he got injured it might cost the Marlins a playoff spot. Another pitcher that has really helped the Marlins this year is 29 year old Hector Noesi. Hector is 17-6 getting the most wins he has ever got. He was signed by the Marlins on March 1st 2016.

The Team I see winning the NL Wild Card is the Brewers, seeing that the Cardinals and Marlins were plagued by injuries to Aroldis Chapman and Nick Barnese.

Deadline Trades PT 2

CHW/NYY

get:

Ross Kays, SS, 77/80

gets:

Grant Balfour, RP, 78, 3.5 mil until 2017

White Sox GM nwuhockey said this "Balfour has been a great piece in our pen the last few years but as we get younger and needed another IF we felt Kays would be a better fit."

LAD/LAA

Gets

71/81 Josh Hudley OF
76 Kevin Jepsen RP



Gets

IF Johnathan Herrera 83

This trade was vetoed by FutureMarlinsGM who said this "Herrera is an underrated IF given his impressive vital set in both hitting and fielding as he has 90+ fielding at both middle IF positions. He should command more than just an average throw-in reliever and a run-of-the-mill OF prospect."

NYY/CHC

gets
RP Brian McClughan 71/79

gets
RP Kerry Wood 75

 The Yankees get a average reliever in Kerry Wood and gives up a good spec.

Deadline Trades PT 1

CIN/PIT

Reds receive:

SP Chris Washington 82/87 - 26yo - $500k thru '19
SP Trevor Bell 82 - 29yo - $4m thru '16


for


Pirates receive:


3B Leon Ruby 66/86 - 23yo - $25,100 thru '19
Reds 2nd Round Pick - 2017
$4 million cash


The Pirates get two good specs from the Reds in Leon and the 2nd pick. The 2nd round pick could turn out really good or really bad for the Pirates, so only the future will tell who wins in this trade.
The Reds get a decent spot starter in Trevor Bell and a decent spec in Chris Washington. Washington needs to improve his vitals to be a good starter because his vitals now aren't that good. Bell does have good control and movement but I can only see him as a long or middle reliever cause he does have bad endurance.

CHC/ARI

ARI trade:
1B-Paul Brumbaugh 81

CHC trade:
1B-Tod Tolerton 72/84


Arizona GM Bearsfolife had this to say "I have a lot of 1B prospects but Tolerton was a guy that I felt like was fair compensation for giving up Brumbaugh. Brumbaugh is just a bench guy for me but has good contact abilities. Fair deal I think."

Michael Taylor to the Yankees

get:

2nd round pick
Trevor Friend, OF, 74/87
Vic Valdez, SP, 78/86

get:

Michael Taylor, OF, 89, 5 mil until 2017

The new Yankees GM Decker had this to say about the trade "Yankees Accept need another bat to make the WC push Friend is one of my many 1b prospects I could afford to lose valdez never makes my rotation."

Seattle Completes two Trades

ARI/SEA

Arizona trades:
OF-Shawn Nelson 80

Seattle trades:
RP-Harold Schillan 79/81

Seattle receives a young and decent OF with good power and decent contact. Arizona gets a very good relief pitcher that has great control and movement.

SEA/CHC

Gets:
SP Zach Britton (82)

Gets:
SS Estelion Peguero (75/82)

Cubs GM CPBaseballFan had this to say "Estellion Peguero has good potential and will be good in the future."

Indians Release Five

On Saturday the Indians released five pitcher, four starters and one reliever.

They released:

RP Juan Jaine (75)

SP Kent Logan (73/75)

SP Art Kerrison (73)

SP Hector Rondon (68)

SP Randall Delgado (67)

 The Player with the most value in the bunch is Juan Jaine. Jaine has very good power and I think he may be able to find a job elsewhere.

Pittsburgh Trades Blake Beaven

to :

21yo P Zack Bennett (74/82) minors Arb '19


to :

27yo P Blake Beaven (84) $3.2M til Arb '16

The Brave Manager s6xstringslash said this ''Bennett just keeps getting better -- to us, his ceiling has risen from middle-reliever to potential setup man. the knock on him is lagging development of his secondary pitches. but we're not asking for Taillon, either, instead bolstering the bullpen with a long relief/spot starter type in Beaven, whose control we covet. he's susceptible to the big fly (something Bennett rarely allows), but we're gearing up for the playoffs."

Marlins are looking for an Upgrade

The Florida Marlins are looking for an upgrade at shortstop. The Marlins current shortstop is Osvaldo Martinez, and Osvaldo is in his first season playing every day at short. Osvaldo is impressive in his first season playing every day, hitting .280 with 53 RBIs and 117 hits. Osvaldo has played on the Marlins since 2010.

The Marlins are 68-52 and are tied for first in the Wild Card with the Cardinals. The sole reason I think this is, is that the Cardinals have been plagued with injuries since Aroldis Chapman got injured. Right now it seems like the Marlins will win the Wild Card. 

Now players that I could see the Marlins getting are, Hanley Ramirez 93 or Asdrubal Cabrera 90.
Hanley is on the Santa Ana Dons, who have said that there rebuilding. Hanley has very good contact and power and has good speed. Hanley is 32 and is making 17.1 Million until 2018, and in 2016 he has a .296 AVG and 20 home runs.
The Indians have showed much interest in trading Asdrubal considering that they have Chris Owings. Asdrubal is 30 and makes only 4.9 Million until 2018, and in 2016 he has a .249 AVG and has 5 home runs.

Interview with Angels GM Onelessreason

Question 1: Do you think 2016 could be the year the Angels become World Champions, considering that you are running away with the AL West?

Answer 1: We are hopeful.  We feel we have had a strong team since the inception of the league.  The issue is the league has a good bit of teams that are capable of winning it year in and year out.  We tried to tweak a few things that we feel should help put us over the hump this year.  Only time will tell.

    Questions 2: You have done many trades in 2016, so which trade do you think has helped your team the most?

   Answer 2: We have been doing some moving and shaking.  It's hard to narrow it down to one trade specifically but we really liked the additions of Elvis Andrus and Starlin Castro.  We feel they are two players that will help us not only for the 2016 campaign but well into the future. 

    Question 3: Which trade (if any) do you think hurt your team the most?

 Answer 3: Well; only time will tell on that.  We will say we did not like giving up Jose Conchula.  We were in talks with the Cubs and wanted to deal Byron Buxton (who looks like a really good prospect himself) but after it was vetoed we had to draw up another deal to get Castro.  Jose Conchula was going to fit into our plans for a while.  That one still stings.

    Question 4: Since you will most likely make it to the playoffs, which team do you think would give you the most competition?

   Answer 4: Great question.  The AL is always tough with the Boston Red-Sox and New York Yankees always having quality teams.  The Central is hard to keep a grasp on as they always change leaders.  In the NL, we'd say the Reds and Brewers are pretty tough road blocks.

Question 5: Which player do you think is your best hitter? Also which player is your best pitcher?

Answer 5:  Tough questions.  We feel each player offers something different and unique.  I'll give the ole Wiley vets some plug here.  I'll go Justin Verlander at pitcher and Carlos Gonzalez as a hitter.  CarGo has been with us for many playoff runs and consistently delivers a high average and a lot of power.  Justin Verlander although acquired a season ago has been everything we've ever wanted and more.  He's a workhorse and a true ace.

Philllies looking to Trade Cespedes

The Phillies announced that they are looking to trade CF Yoenis Cespedes. Cespedes is in year second big league season, and has 16 home runs with a .249 AVG in his 2nd season. Cespedes makes 10.0 million dollars until 2017 and is 30 years old. Once any new news on Cespedes comes up I will tell you, so check back soon.

Los Angeles Trade

gets
Jeff Epner 77/90
Geoff Siddorn 77/81
John Hudley 71/81
Branden Blackburn 65/88

for

gets

Johathan Herrera 84
Jake McGee 81
John Hester 84
Terry Ching 81

The Dodgers GM Freshface had this to say "I did this trade because I needed a back-up catcher as the one I have now stinks. Also MeGee & Ching help me get more arms for the pen which is getting better." 
The Angels get two future good players in Epner and Blackburn and two decent players in Siddorn and Hundly.
The Angels GM onelessreason said this about the trade "Accept think Herrera is underrated and Hester McGee can help Lad."

St. Louis loses Chapman for the Rest of the Year

The St.Louis Cardinals who are in first place in the NL Wild Card by 4.5 games. This is a big blow to the Cardinals rotation because; the Cards don't have any other pitchers that can fill the void of Chapman in their rotation.

Aroldis ruptured his cervical disc on July 22nd, and since Aroldis got injured the Cardinals are 6-3. I predict that without Aroldis the Cardinals might not make the playoffs.

Santa Ana Rebuilding

At 10:09 EST on Wednesday it was announced that the Santa Ana Dons are rebuilding. Players on their chopping block are, SS Hanley Ramirez 93, LF Paul Goldschmidt 93, 2B Neil Walker 90, C Jonathon Villar 90, SP Jered Weaver 94, and SP Jair Jurjens 90, these are just some of the players on the chopping block of the Dons.

So far in 2016 the Dons are in last in the AL East with a record of 41-68, which is the 2^nd worst record in the American League. The Santa Ana Dons, who used to be the Tampa Bay Rays haven't had a winning season since moving to Santa Ana.

Angels Resign Three

Today Angels GM onelessreason signed Jacoby Ellsbury,  Allen Newton, and Sergio Santos to contract extensions.

RP Allen Newton 87 - 2.8M for 4 years

CF Jacoby Ellsbury 92 - 10.3M for 5 years

RP Sergio Santos 89 - 6.1M for 5 years. 

Hart Leaves Chicago

RF Corey Hart was added to the Free Agent Pool recently, because he was released by the Cubs. Hart is 34 and was making 17.0 million until 2017. Hart  has helped the Cubs lineup this year by getting 8 home runs in 262 at-bats, helping the Cubs to a 34-59 record. Hart had been on the Cubs for 2 in a half years, and in that time he hit 50 home runs and had a .254 batting average. In his career he has 208 home runs, 783 RBIs, and a .265 AVG.                                
                                                       

Two pitchers sent to the Mets

On Wednesday the Mets did two trade to get two good starters. One of these trade was with the Reds and the Other was with the Cubs.

NYM/CHC

  gets
C Jason Vanalstyne 69/92
RP Grant Cooney 75/85

gets
SP Matt Cain 93

This is what Homer had to say about the trade. "I hate grooming pitchers, and I don't have the time to groom Vanalstyne for the future. I get the last piece I need for my rotation which I desperatley need.''

CIN/NYM

receive:

NYM 2nd Round Pick - 2017


for

receive:

SP Kyle Weiland 89 - 29yo - $2.5m thru '17

Erick said this about the trade. "We have no place for Kyle at all, and dont have one in the future. We also drop some payroll while getting a pick that can help our terrible farm system." '