Forgot the ratings. Burnett is an 84, Burnitz is an 83, and Wright is an 86 at +/- 1 scouting, I don't know peaks, however, because I have them hidden.
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Brewers lose Belliard
Belliard was injured Thursday night against the Cardinals
The Brewers will be without their starting second basemen, Ronnie Belliard, for three weeks after he was injured Thursday night against the Cardinals. The injury was diagnosed as a severely sprained thumb and was suffered in the seventh inning while covering second on a steal attempt, Belliard fought through the pain for the final two innings of the game.
The injury comes at a bad time for the Brewers, as they just traded away their best hitter this season, Jeromy Burnitz, to the Florida Marlins as part of a deal to get A.J. Burnett. Belliard had been one of the team's most productive hitters at the time of the injury, leading the team in average at .309, as well as getting on base at a .379 clip and slugging .412 from the lead off spot, as well as hitting three homers, driving in eight runs, and scoring 20. Belliard had also been playing GG defense, in addition to the offense, and was likely the team's leading candidate for the All-Star game at this early stage of the season. Belliard will be replaced in the lineup by reserve infield Luis Lopez. Belliard was obviously frustrated after finding out that he would have to endure a stint on the DL, saying "It blows. The team had been playing so well and I know I had been a big part of that success. Its going to be frustrating not to be out there with the guys and not being able to help them try and win some ballgames, but theres nothing I can do now except do my rehab work everyday and hope and pray for a speedy recovery."
Belliard joins a list of injured players for the Brewers that already includes 1B Mark Sweeney, SP Jimmy Haynes, and RP Ray King, though all their injuries are minor ones that will keep them out less than a week.
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I just realized something. Two of my house rules kind of conflict, the one about keeping peaks hidden and the thing about draftees that I adopted from PoC13, so what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna keep peaks hidden for everything except for rounds 2-6 of the draft, because usually I've already made a decision about who I'm going to draft by the time the draft rolls around, and this way I won't be tempted to change my mind based on what I would see for peaks in the first round, but I can also make sure I don't destroy the draft class by selecting a bunch of 90+ peak guys in every round by accident.
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Burnett hurls gem in Milwaukee debut, but Brewers fall
Burnett threw a seven inning gem in his Milwaukee debut against the Reds
The 23 year old rookie A.J. Burnett pitched a beautiful game in his debut with the Milwaukee Brewers. Burnett went seven innings, allowed no runs, struck out four, walked two, and allowed seven hits. The seven shutout innings extends his scoreless innings streak to 16.
Despite the excellent start by Burnett, the Brewers offense couldn't help him get the win in his debut. The game remained tied at 0-0 going into the bottom of the ninth with Bob Scanlan on the mound. Scanlan retired the first two batters easily, but allowed a double by Michael Tucker for the third batter of the inning, and then a single to Norris Hopper down the right field to plate the game-winning run.
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HTML Code:Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds May 14, 2000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Brewers (MIL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Reds (CIN) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 0 MILWAUKEE ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg M. Grissom (RF) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 K. Barker (1B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 V. Wells (CF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 G. Jenkins (LF) 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 .266 J. Hernandez (SS) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 T. Houston (3B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 L. Lopez (2B) 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 H. Blanco (C) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 A. Burnett (P) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 J. Mouton (P) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 B. Scanlan (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 5 1 0 0 0 7 2 MILWAUKEE ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA A. Burnett 7.0 7 2 0 0 0 4 131 3.77 B. Scanlan 1.2 3 0 0 1 1 1 25 11.34 TOTALS 8.2 10 2 0 1 1 5 156 CINCINNATI ab h bb r hr bi k sb avg N. Hopper (CF) 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 B. Larkin (SS) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 S. Casey (1B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .314 D. Young (RF) 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .265 E. Taubensee (C) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 A. Boone (3B) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302 A. Ochoa (LF) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 P. Reese (2B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 P. Harnisch (P) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .048 A. Dunn (P) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M. Wohlers (P) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M. Tucker (P) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 TOTALS 34 10 2 1 0 1 5 0 2B: M. Tucker (3) CS: N. Hopper CINCINNATI ip h bb hr r er k pit ERA P. Harnisch 7.0 4 1 0 0 0 5 94 2.85 M. Wohlers 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 30 0.00 TOTALS 9.0 5 1 0 0 0 7 124 WP: M. Wohlers (1-0) LP: B. Scanlan (2-1) Temperature: 86F Wind: 2 MPH (out to center) Attendance: 33,444 Time: 2:48
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HTML Code:Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds May 14, 2000 TOP OF THE FIRST Pete Harnisch takes the mound for the Reds. Marquis Grissom popped up to the third baseman in foul ground. <---> Kevin Barker singled through the left side. <--1> Vernon Wells grounded to first, forcing the runner at second. <--1> Geoff Jenkins walked. <-21> Jose Hernandez popped up to short. <-21> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. In the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0. BOTTOM OF THE FIRST A.J. Burnett takes the mound for the Brewers. Norris Hopper singled to left. <--1> Norris Hopper was caught stealing second. <---> Barry Larkin grounded to second. <---> Sean Casey struck out. <---> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. At the end of the first, the game is tied at 0. TOP OF THE SECOND Tyler Houston popped up foul down the third base line. <---> Luis Lopez struck out. <---> Henry Blanco grounded to short. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. In the middle of the second, the game is tied at 0. BOTTOM OF THE SECOND Dmitri Young flied out to left. <---> Eddie Taubensee grounded to second. <---> Aaron Boone struck out. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. At the end of the second, the game is tied at 0. TOP OF THE THIRD A.J. Burnett struck out. <---> Marquis Grissom singled into right field. <--1> Marquis Grissom stole second. <-2-> Kevin Barker flied out to center. <-2-> Vernon Wells grounded to short. <-2-> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. In the middle of the third, the game is tied at 0. BOTTOM OF THE THIRD Alex Ochoa lined out to left field. <---> Pokey Reese grounded to the second baseman. <---> Pete Harnisch grounded to second. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. At the end of the third, the game is tied at 0. TOP OF THE FOURTH Geoff Jenkins struck out. <---> Jose Hernandez struck out. <---> Tyler Houston struck out. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. In the middle of the fourth, the game is tied at 0. BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH Norris Hopper popped up to the third baseman. <---> Barry Larkin grounded to the shortstop. <---> Sean Casey singled to right. <--1> Dmitri Young singled down the third base line, advancing the runner to third. <3-1> Eddie Taubensee flied out to left field. <3-1> 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. At the end of the fourth, the game is tied at 0. TOP OF THE FIFTH Luis Lopez grounded to third. <---> Henry Blanco flied out to left field. <---> A.J. Burnett popped up to third. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. In the middle of the fifth, the game is tied at 0. BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH Aaron Boone grounded to second. <---> Alex Ochoa singled to left. <--1> Pokey Reese popped up to the catcher in foul ground. <--1> Pete Harnisch struck out. <--1> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. At the end of the fifth, the game is tied at 0. TOP OF THE SIXTH Marquis Grissom flied out to left field. <---> Kevin Barker grounded to second. <---> Vernon Wells grounded to third. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. In the middle of the sixth, the game is tied at 0. BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH Norris Hopper singled to right. <--1> Barry Larkin popped up to short. <--1> Sean Casey popped up to second. <--1> Dmitri Young walked. <-21> Eddie Taubensee popped up back to the pitcher. <-21> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. At the end of the sixth, the game is tied at 0. TOP OF THE SEVENTH Geoff Jenkins grounded to short. <---> Jose Hernandez singled to center field. <--1> Tyler Houston flied out to left. <--1> Luis Lopez singled to left. <-21> Henry Blanco popped up to the second baseman. <-21> 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. In the middle of the seventh, the game is tied at 0. BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH Aaron Boone singled to left. <--1> Alex Ochoa laid down a sacrifice bunt to the pitcher. <-2-> Pokey Reese struck out. <-2-> Adam Dunn pinch hit for Pete Harnisch. <-2-> Adam Dunn walked. <-21> Norris Hopper singled through the left side. <321> Barry Larkin flied out to left field. <321> 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 3 left on base. At the end of the seventh, the game is tied at 0. TOP OF THE EIGHTH Mark Wohlers came in to pitch for the Reds. <---> James Mouton pinch hit for A.J. Burnett. <---> James Mouton singled down the left field line. <--1> Marquis Grissom popped up back to the pitcher. <--1> Kevin Barker struck out. <--1> James Mouton stole second. <-2-> Vernon Wells popped up to short. <-2-> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. In the middle of the eighth, the game is tied at 0. BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH Bob Scanlan came in to pitch for the Brewers. <---> Sean Casey flied out to left. <---> Dmitri Young struck out. <---> Eddie Taubensee singled to left field. <--1> Aaron Boone grounded to the pitcher. <--1> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. At the end of the eighth, the game is tied at 0. TOP OF THE NINTH Geoff Jenkins struck out. <---> Jose Hernandez flied out to center. <---> Tyler Houston flied out to center. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. In the middle of the ninth, the game is tied at 0. BOTTOM OF THE NINTH Alex Ochoa grounded to the second baseman. <---> Pokey Reese grounded to the third baseman. <---> Michael Tucker pinch hit for Mark Wohlers. <---> Michael Tucker doubled in the left field gap. <-2-> Norris Hopper singled down the right field line, scoring a run. <--1> REDS WIN: 1-0
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May 2000 Milwaukee Brewers Update
Grissom is batting a solid .272 on the season
Team Stats:
Overall Record: 25-28
May Record: 13-14
Pythagorean Record: 23-30
Current Standings: 4th place, 11 games back
Team ERA: 5.29
Team Batting Average: .259
Runs Scored: 252
Runs Allowed: 292
Team Leaders:
Wins: John Snyder (5)
ERA: Ben Sheets (4.64)
Strikeouts: Ben Sheets (58)
Saves: Curtis Leskanic (9)
Innings Pitched: Ben Sheets (77.2)
Batting Average: Mark Sweeney (.282)
Home Runs: Geoff Jenkins (11)
RBI's: Geoff Jenkins (44)
Steals: Marquis Grissom (5)
Runs: Geoff Jenkins (33)
Recap: Much like April, May was an ugly month for the Brewers. The team is one bad losing streak from falling completely out of contention, which could happen any day now, and if not for playing so well against divisional opponents we'd already be out of it. May did, however, see a young ace by the name of A.J. Burnett make his way north to The City of Festivals, and do very well in his short time with the Brewers. Since joining the Milwaukee Brewers Burnett is 1-1 with a 2.49 ERA and 18 K's and a .235 BAA in 25 1/3 innings pitched, and seemingly cemented himself as top NL Rookie of the Year candidate. In May, Vernon Wells also raised himself to a respectable line of .252/.321/.468 in 139 AB's, batting mostly in the three hole ahead of Geoff Jenkins. The team did suffer a litany of injuries in May, including a sprained thumb that kept Ronnie Belliard out of the lineup for three weeks. The team is far too young and inexperience (and where its not young its just plain bad) to keep up this level of relative success, its only a matter of time before the wheels come off and they slip to 20 games below .500.
Pitching:
Pitching Notes:
- Ben Sheets had two very good outings in the month of May. On May 15th against Cincinnati he pitched a complete game, allowed just one hit, a home run, a walk, and struck out seven, and then in his last start, against Toronto, he pitched eight innings, allowed one run on 10 hits, and struck out six.
- John Haynes ERA almost quadrupled in May.
- A.J. Burnett has been great since joining the Brewers, posting a 2.49 ERA in 25.1 innings with the team, he does however, have almost as many walks as K's (14 to 18).
- Aside from Valerio de los Santos and his 3.14 ERA, the bullpen has completely imploded.
- Ben Sheets and A.J. Burnett have proven themselves two of the top candidates for NL RoY and have led the rotation, combining for a deceiving 4-8 record, and an ERA of 3.57.
Batting:
Batting Notes:
- Although Marquis Grissom is hitting a respectable .277 with an OBP of .330, he is slugging just .376, amassing to an OPS of only .706.
- Vernon Wells has raised his batting average to .252, and is now batting .252/.321/.468 with eight homers and 20 RBI's on the season. In additon, he has stolen four bases and has yet to be caught.
- Geoff Jenkins is leading the team in two of three triple crown categories (HR's and RBI's), and is only 10 points behind Mark Sweeney for the batting average lead. As well as hitting .272/.355/.497 on the season.
- Ronnie Belliard is due to return from his sprained thumb in the team's next game against the Blue Jays on June 1st, and will bring his .309/.379/.412 line back to the #2 hole.
- After hitting over .280 for the month of April, Henry Blanco is hitting an anemic .224/.273/.366 through the end of May.
- Overall the lineup is performing pretty decently. Aside from Tyler Houston and Henry Blanco, the lineup is hitting .276/.339/.444.
- And lastly, the team is hitting only .259/.317/.422 as a whole.
(Next after the league update is going to be the draft!)
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HITTING STATS:
HTML Code:Player Name Team Avg OBP SLG H AB 2B 3B HR RBI R SB CS Grissom, Marquis MIL .277 .330 .376 56 202 5 0 5 15 32 5 4 Jenkins, Geoff MIL .272 .355 .497 53 195 9 1 11 44 33 1 0 Houston, Tyler MIL .238 .298 .402 45 189 7 0 8 24 23 1 1 Sweeney, Mark MIL .282 .335 .437 49 174 12 0 5 20 26 0 0 Blanco, Henry MIL .224 .273 .366 36 161 5 0 6 17 15 0 0 Hernandez, Jose MIL .261 .310 .472 42 161 5 1 9 29 28 0 0 Wells, Vernon MIL .252 .321 .468 35 139 6 0 8 20 25 4 0 Belliard, Ron MIL .309 .379 .412 42 136 5 0 3 8 20 2 0 Lopez, Luis MIL .231 .315 .308 15 65 5 0 0 10 5 1 0 Hayes, Charlie MIL .296 .333 .574 16 54 3 0 4 10 8 0 1 Collier, Lou MIL .231 .333 .269 6 26 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 Casanova, Raul MIL .292 .292 .458 7 24 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 Mouton, James MIL .250 .333 .375 6 24 0 0 1 2 4 1 1 Burnett, A.J. MIL .130 .130 .130 3 23 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Sheets, Ben MIL .087 .120 .087 2 23 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Snyder, John MIL .100 .182 .100 2 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Haynes, Jimmy MIL .235 .235 .294 4 17 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 D'Amico, Jeff MIL .273 .333 .273 3 11 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Weathers, Dave MIL .000 .000 .000 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mouton, Lyle MIL .000 .250 .000 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Acevedo, Juan MIL .000 .000 .000 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leskanic, Curt MIL .000 .000 .000 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scanlan, Bob MIL .500 .500 .500 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 de los Santos, Valerio MIL .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 King, Ray MIL .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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HTML Code:Player Name Team Starts W L ERA IP SV CG K K/9 BB BB/9 OBA OOBA OSA H/9 Burnett, A.J. MIL 12 4 5 3.69 75.2 0 1 66 7.85 31 3.69 .239 .316 .352 8.33 Sheets, Ben MIL 12 3 7 4.64 77.2 0 1 58 6.72 22 2.55 .256 .315 .419 9.27 Snyder, John MIL 12 5 4 4.69 71.0 0 0 46 5.83 45 5.70 .290 .396 .434 10.65 Haynes, Jimmy MIL 10 2 5 6.32 57.0 0 0 46 7.26 33 5.21 .297 .388 .489 10.74 D'Amico, Jeff MIL 6 2 0 5.85 40.0 0 0 26 5.85 11 2.48 .292 .343 .506 11.03 Weathers, Dave MIL 0 1 0 4.60 31.1 1 0 21 6.03 18 5.17 .301 .390 .439 10.63 Acevedo, Juan MIL 0 1 0 4.66 29.0 0 0 21 6.52 13 4.03 .252 .333 .449 8.38 Leskanic, Curt MIL 0 1 4 5.60 17.2 9 0 15 7.64 15 7.64 .246 .388 .292 8.15 Scanlan, Bob MIL 1 3 1 7.52 26.1 0 0 12 4.10 9 3.08 .339 .393 .545 12.99 de los Santos, Valerio MIL 0 1 1 3.14 28.2 0 0 18 5.65 14 4.40 .236 .331 .349 7.85 King, Ray MIL 0 4 2 5.33 25.1 0 0 11 3.91 17 6.04 .280 .390 .450 9.95
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MLB May 2000 Update
National League:
NL East:
- Atlanta Braves 35-20
- Florida Marlins 34-23, 2 GB
- Philadelphia Phillies 27-30, 9 GB
- Montreal Expos 22-33, 13 GB
- New York Mets 20-36, 15.5 GB
NL Central:
- St. Louis Cardinals 37-17
- Houston Astros 28-25, 8.5 GB
- Pittsburgh Pirates 28-26, 9 GB
- Cincinnati Reds 25-28, 11.5 GB
- Milwaukee Brewers 25-29, 12 GB
- Chicago Cubs 21-32, 15.5 GB
NL West:
- San Francisco Giants 35-22
- Los Angeles Angels 29-27, 5.5 GB
- Colorado Rockies 25-29, 8.5 GB
- Arizona Diamondbacks 22-33, 12 GB
- San Diego Padres 23-34, 12 GB
Batting Average: (CIN) Ken Griffey Jr., .359
Home Runs: (PIT) Brian Giles, 23
RBI's: (STL) Jim Edmonds, 67
Steals: (HOU) Glen Barker, 23
Runs: (STL) J.D. Drew, 62
Wins: (SFG) Russ Ortiz, 8
ERA: (ATL) Greg Maddux, 1.63
Strikeouts: (CHC) Kerry Wood, 87
Saves: (FLA) Antonio Alfonseca, 17
Innings Pitched: (ATL) Greg Maddux, 88.1
American League:
AL East:
- Toronto Blue Jays 41-16
- New York Yankees 35-21, 5.5 GB
- Boston Red Sox 33-22, 7 GB
- Baltimore Orioles 29-29, 12.5 GB
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays 26-29, 14 GB
AL Central:
- Cleveland Indians 36-21
- Minnesota Twins 26-30, 9.5 GB
- Detroit Tigers 25-32, 11 GB
- Chicago White Sox 22-35, 14 GB
- Kansas City Royals 20-36, 15.5 GB
AL West:
- Seattle Mariners 36-19
- Oakland A's 30-25, 6 GB
- Anaheim Angels 21-36, 16 GB
- Texas Rangers 18-39, 19 GB
Batting Average: (TBD) Kevin Stocker, .363
Home Runs: (CLE) Jim Thome, 22
RBI's: (CLE) Jim Thome, 62
Steals: (BAL) Delino DeShields, 18
Runs: (CLE) Jim Thome, 55
Wins: (NYY) Roger Clemens, 8
ERA: (NYY) Roger Clemens, 2.81
Strikeouts: (BOS) Pedro Martinez, 85
Saves: (NYY) Mariano Rivera, 16
Innings Pitched: (KCR) Jeff Suppan, 89.0
Notable Transactions:
ANA sends CF Garrett Anderson (88) to the Florida Marlins in exchange for SP prospects Nate Robertson (55/??) and Matt Lindstrom (66/??)
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BTW, I accidentally simmed an extra day after doing my own team's monthly update and before doing the league monthly update for May.
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Today is going to be my biggest day on the job to date; Draft Day. We were picking at #11 overall and the pick I made on this day would have resonating affects on the franchise for years. If I made a good pick, one that panned out really well and became a superstar, it could change the franchise for the better for the better part of the next 20 years, however, if I made a bad pick, we could be cellar dwellers for the next 20 years.
I knew who my top three guys were entering the draft and I figured at least one of them would get down to us at #11. They were Ian Kinsler, Robinson Cano, and Francisco Rodriguez. I really wanted to bring in a second basemen of the future and Cano and Kinsler were the class of this second base crop as far as I was concerned. Both had excellent range already and had the arm and fielding to play shortstop down the road if needed, and both were excellent offensive players at second and had the potential to hit for power, and although Cano was generally considered the better prospect I preferred Kinsler to Cano, it was just this feeling I got about him. And as for Rodriguez, he was on everyone's radar. He was already major league ready at the tender age of 18, with great strikeout ability, two phenomenal pitches in his fastball and especially his slider. Not to mention the fact that he'd been dominant in high school, posting a DICE of 0.00 in his sophomore through senior years, and a .67 in his freshman year. I figured at least one of them would slip to us, but if none of them did we still had 3B David Wright, CF Grady Sizemore, and SS Yunel Escobar on our radar.
When it finally did come to our pick each of my top three guys were off the board. Kinsler went #3 to the Royals, way higher than I expected him to go, Rodriguez went #8 to the Angels, lower than I expected, and Cano went to the Rockies at #10, just before our pick. Even some of the other guys we'd looked at were off the board. Sizemore went #5 to the Expos, Yadier Molina went #4 to the Cubs, and Hart went #6 to the Tigers.
So with our top three guys gone we had a much more difficult decision than I had anticipated we would have. None of the other second base prospects in the draft appealed to me the way the other two had. Aaron Hill, while sure-handed with the glove, I didn't think the offense would come around adequately. Our system was already loaded with talented pitching prospects but dry on the positional side, so it wouldn't make sense to take a guy like Gorzelanny or Willis. Ultimately it came down to David Wright and Kelly Johnson, and with Mel Stocker, a talented OF prospect, in the system we decided on David Wright.
I was excited about the pick, my CEO and owner Wendy Selig was not however, and she did not hesitate to let me know about it.
"What were you thinking with that pick!" she screamed at me, immediately after I made it.
"That in 3 or 4 years Wright is going to be one of the top third basemen in baseball and that he'll be a cornerstone player for us." I returned calmly.
"There were a ton of talented pitchers at the top of this draft that we could've had. Gorzelanny and Willis were still on the board when you made that pick. Why not take one of them!?"
"Because," I began "we already have a ton of talented arms in the system. We're dry for positional prospects, the only notable hitting prospects in the system are Mel Stocker and Billy Hall, and we have a ton of pitchers, Jeff Bennett, Ben Diggins, and Luis Martinez, to name a few. It wouldn't have done us any good to take Gorzelanny or Willis, at least one or two of the guys down on the farm right now is bound to turn out right. We need the positional prospects and Wright was the best one on the board."
"He **** well better work out!" and she stormed off.
We closed out the draft by taking 1B Adrian Gonzalez in the second round, RF Carlos Quentin in the third, SP Robinson Tejada in the fourth, C Chris Stewart in the fifth, and pitcher Jay Beard in the final round.
(Gonna do a post-draft review of my prospects next, probably won't be until tomorrow though. Gotta spread these things out since I'm only doing monthly updates twice a week
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So much for not posting as much, I hope you don't get burnt out on this one because your dynastys are some of the better ones
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I said two monthly updates a week (although I may make that number three because then I could do one Mon., Wed., Fri. and do some other sort of article in between each day) and this is the first for this week
I'm notorious for my impatience with people that know me (IE my friends, parents, family members), and I think that contributed to me getting burnt out the last time around. By simming a month at a time that is unlikely to happen.
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Actually, after thinking about it I think I am going to update three times a week. I'll try to do it Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and have some articles in between updates.
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Brewers Draft Review
The Brewers made out very well this draft, snagging Virginia product David Wright at #11 overall
The Brewers are a team in rebuilding mode, and not much to rebuild on at the major or minor league level. They came into this draft with a variety of needs to address, most notably getting some positional prospects into the system, prior to the draft the only notable positional prospects in the system were Billy Hall, Alex Sanchez, and Mel Stocker, and they addressed those needs extremely well by bringing in one of the top players in the entire draft in David Wright, as well as getting two other very good position prospects in Adrian Gonzalez and Carlos "Hard Hittin'" Quentin.
Pick #1 (#11 overall)
Pluses:
- Complete package offensively
- Can hit for average, power, draw walks, and even steal some bases
- Had a FANTASTIC senior year in High School
- No health concerns whatsoever
Minuses:
- His defense could be a question mark, may force a position change
- A bit far off from being ML Ready
Projection:
Could be the best player from this draft class a few years down the road. Has the offensive potential to be an annual .300+ hitter, with 30-35 bombs, 120+ RBI's and a .400+ OBP, and even steal 10-15 bases a season. His defense is suspect at this point, but it will likely come with time. Clearly the 3B of the future, and will start his pro career with the Rookie League Helena Brewers.
Pick #2 (#40 Overall)
Pluses:
- Projects as an excellent defensive 1B
- Very well balanced lefty bat
- Can hit for average and power and draw some walks
- Also had a great Senior year of HS
Minuses:
- Very, very slow
- His eye may not come around
- A bit of a health concern
Projection:
Should be a solid ML first basemen down the road. Could potentially become a .280-.300 hitter, capable of hitting 20-25 home runs and driving in 100 runs. Could also become a Gold Glove first basemen. He is a big health concern, so he could just as easily become all that as he could never make it to AA because of health problems.
Pick #3 (#70 Overall)
Pluses:
- Also well rounded offensively
- Pretty fast and more than capable of drawing a walk, also capable of hitting the ball out of the park or driving it to the gap
- Excellent defensive outfielder
Minuses:
- HUGE health concerns
- Not much of a contact hitter
Overall this was an excellent draft for the Brewers that, a few years down the road, we may be able to look back on and point to as one huge reason for a Brewer turnaround.
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Hernandez headed to Cincy
Hernandez heads to Cincinnati along with Marquis Grissom, in return the Brewers get another top OF prospect, Josh Hamilton
The Brewers rebuild continues, and now there are two new victims, Marquis Grissom and Jose Hernandez. The Brewers will send Jose Hernandez (80) and Marquis Grissom (75) to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Reds outfield prospect Josh Hamilton (70/??). This trade looks good for both teams, Hernandez had piled up 17 home runs on the season for the Brewers and Grissom had been a solid contributor as well, and Hamilton is an extremely young, talented outfield prospect that the Brewers can build around down the road.
Cincinnati Reds Side: With this deal the Reds got two very solid, viable major league veterans in exchange for a relatively far off, extremely young, though talented, outfield prospect.
At the time of the trade Grissom had been putting together another solid season, hitting .270 with nine homers, 26 RBI's, and 12 steals. He has a line of just .270/.319/.386, but had been doing just fine in the leadoff hole for the Brewers. He is a tad expensive, at 2.1 million through 2002, but hes a nice piece for a Cincinnati Reds team thats looking to make a playoff push.
Grissom was a solid addition, however the real gem of this deal for the Reds is Jose Hernandez. The 30 year old shortstop was in the midst of a career year when the trade was made, posting an excellent line of .270/.324/.523 for the Brew Crew. He was leading the team in homers, with 17, in addition to driving in 51 runs and playing solid defense at SS. Hernandez is a real good pickup for this ballclub.
The Reds made out quite well in this deal. They pulled in two solid, more than capable veterans who were putting together a couple very good seasons for their team, and gave up a talented but very, very young and faroff outfielder.
Milwaukee Brewers Side: The Brewers made out well in this deal as well. They managed to get some money off the books and bring in an elite prospect to the organization.
The Brewers did give up a couple of players who were having very good seasons, but they are getting older and are due for a decline, but they made out very well with Hamilton. Hamilton is one of the most talented prospects in the game today. He is an excellent defensive outfielder with the range to get to any ball hit anywhere near him, and not only that but his arm strength is legendary with those who have seen him throw. Hes an excellent offensive player as well. At the time of trade he was hitting an astounding .410/.492/.634 with 11 homers, 77 RBI's, and seven steals with the Reds A-ball affiliate. He is a bit of a health concern, but if he can stay healthy he'll be a superstar.
This was an excellent trade for the Brewers, dumping some salary and aging veterans, and bringing in a top tier talent in Hamilton.
The Verdict: Slight edge to the Brewers, but basically a draw. The Brewers got an extremely rare talent with Hamilton, that if he can just stay healthy will be a Hall of Fame player, while the Reds got two solid, but overpaid and old, veterans.
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lol, well when I was actually doing the draft Adrian Gonzalez was only a peak of like 83 with my scouting, and Quentin isn't that special right now, but I realized after, in commish mode, that I accidentally violated one of my house rules because of my scouting.
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