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BREAKING NEWS

Major League Baseball has decided to completely relaunch itself. Every team from the MLB and its minor-league system has been disbanded and in its place sixteen teams -- eight from the United States and eight from Canada -- will form along with Triple-A affiliates. The teams will take part in a draft including all major and minor league players and free agents in addition to some college and high school players on January 1, 2015. Spring Training will start on March 6 and Opening Day will be April 10.

The teams and divisions are as follows:

US League

Division A: Houston Frackers, New York Taxis, Miami Beach, Boston Chowder
Division B: Las Vegas Payouts, San Diego Quakes, Chicago Gusts, Los Angeles Palms

Canadian League

Poutine Division: Toronto Helldogs, Mississauga Wave Riders, Montreal 14ers, Edmonton Spuds
Maple Division: Alberta Diamond, Saskatchewan Hooks, Hamilton Penmen, Flin Flon Miners

I am taking control of the San Diego Quakes and will fulfill the duties of both the General Manager and the field manager (or "GM" and "manager", respectively.)

Draft results coming soon!

Here’s how the first round went down…

1. Houston Frackers: CF Mike Trout
2. Flin Flon Miners: CF Billy Hamilton
3. Miami Beach: SP Clayton Kershaw
4. New York Taxis: RF Giancarlo Stanton
5. Edmonton Spuds: CF Andrew McCutchen
6. Boston Chowder: RF Yasiel Puig
7. Hamilton Penmen: SP Jose Fernandez
8. Chicago Gusts: SS Troy Tulowitzki
9. Alberta Diamond: C Buster Posey
10. San Diego Quakes: RF Bryce Harper
11. Mississauga Wave Riders: CF Joc Pederson
12. Las Vegas Payouts: CF Carlos Gomez
13. Toronto Helldogs: RF Jason Heyward
14. Saskatchewan Hooks: CF George Springer
15. Montreal 14ers: CF Byron Buxton
16. Los Angeles Palms: 2B Jose Altuve

And here’s how the Quakes drafted…

1. RF Bryce Harper
2. 2B Mookie Betts
3. SP Sonny Gray
4. CL Craig Kimbrel
5. SS Carlos Correa
6. RF Hunter Renfroe
7. SP Drew Hutchison
8. SP Raisel Iglesias
9. SP Julio Teheran
10. RP Brandon Finnegan
11. CF Jake Marisnick
12. 2B Dustin Pedroia
13. C Josh Phegley
14. 3B Joey Gallo
15. 1B Ryan Zimmerman
16. C Austin Hedges
17. CL Aroldis Chapman
18. LF Jackie Bradley Jr.
19. SP Brady Aiken
20. 3B Will Middlebrooks

After the draft, teams scrambled to sign free agents to fill out their minor league rosters. Here are the signings that the Quakes made, including some of the top college players, who were signed to the reserve roster:

(Jan. 9) C Hank Conger (1yr/850k), RPs Alex Claudio (1yr/750k) and Carter Capps (1yr/500k), and INF Matt Duffy (1yr/700k) were all signed to major league contracts. SPs Walker Buehler, Carson Fulmer, Kyle Funkhouser, Dillon Tate, Michael Matuella, Jake Thompson, and Kohl Stewart; RPs Andrew Bellatti and Tayron Guerrero; Cs Reese McGuire and Jakson Reetz; 1B C.J. Cron; 2B Devon Travis; and OFs Bradley Zimmer, Nomar Mazara, Billy McKinney, and Clint Frazier were all signed to minor league contracts. Mazara was given the largest signing bonus: $1.2 million.

(Jan. 16) RPs Hunter Strickland (1yr/750k) and Chasen Shreve (1yr/500k) and OFs Jon Jay (3yr/3.9m) and Delino DeShields Jr. (1yr/500k) were signed to major league deals.

(Jan. 17) SP Scott Feldman (1yr/1.15m) was signed to a major league contract.

The San Diego Quakes have finalized their opening day roster after a spring training in which they won 16 games and lost 12. The roster is as follows, with spring training stats:

SP Sonny Gray — 6 GS, 1-1, 2.25 ERA, 3.5 K/BB
SP Julio Teheran — 6 GS, 2-3, 3.00 ERA, 2.6 K/BB
SP Drew Hutchison — 6 GS, 4-0, 0.75 ERA, 5.8 K/BB
SP Raisel Iglesias — 5 GS, 1-2, 1.80 ERA, 1.7 K/BB
RP Carter Capps — 22.1 IP, 21 K/5 BB, 1.61 ERA
RP Brandon Finnegan — 27.1 IP, 33 K/10 BB, 2.96 ERA
RP Chasen Shreve — 14.1 IP, 23 K/4 BB, 1.26 ERA
CL Aroldis Chapman — 13.1 IP, 24 K/9 BB, 0.67 ERA
CL Craig Kimbrel — 18.2 IP, 36 K/10 BB, 1.45 ERA
C Hank Conger — .197, 2 HR, 9 RBI
C Josh Phegley — .200, 4 RBI
1B Ryan Zimmerman — .270, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 1 SB
2B Mookie Betts — .286, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 6 SB
2B Dustin Pedroia — .259, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 3 SB
3B Will Middlebrooks — .260, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 1 SB
SS Matt Duffy — .320, 2 HR, 3 RBI
CF Delino DeShields Jr. — .214, 3 RBI, 3 SB
CF Jon Jay — .262, 1 HR, 3 RBI
CF Jake Marisnick — .204, 3 RBI, 2 SB
RF Bryce Harper — .273, 5 HR, 8 RBI

LF Jackie Bradley Jr. was placed on the DL on March 28 with a torn thumb ligament. He’ll be out for at least a few weeks at the start of the season, but he was hitting .268 with 2 RBI and one steal before the injury.

Players who were optioned to the minors, again with spring stats:

SP Scott Feldman — 5 GS, 1-3, 6.30 ERA, 2.2 K/BB
RP Alex Claudio — 20 IP, 24 K/7 BB, 4.05 ERA
RP Hunter Strickland — 21 IP, 27 K/8 BB, 3.00 ERA
C Austin Hedges — 1 for 9
3B Joey Gallo — .154, 3 RBI
SS Carlos Correa — .333, 1 HR, 6 RBI
RF Hunter Renfroe — .133, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitching roles and lineups will become more clearly defined over the next few days as teams prepare for the 100-game season ahead.

I don't know what's funnier. Billy Hamilton being picked 2nd, or your catchers

I have no clue why Hamilton went second.

And hey, at least I've got Hedges, McGuire, and Reetz down on the farm, one of them could definitely get the call if Conger/Phegley are struggling or if they're just absolutely raking it down at AAA.

I definitely regret not drafting more good SP though, other teams have them stockpiled and I'm just stuck with guys like Feldman and Iglesias in the rotation. Apparently the hot strategy was to draft a ton of good SP and let all the relievers become free agents -- guys like Kenley Jansen and Dellin Betances are without a team right now, while Daniel Hudson and Nick Tropeano are listed as closers -- and I didn't pick up on that during the draft.

Phegley and Conger?

Ugh

Ugh

Ugh


Go Frackers!!!!

The Quakes have announced their finalized rotation plans, as well as planned bullpen usage and lineups.

Sonny Gray will start the opening game, followed by fellow right-handers Julio Teheran, Drew Hutchison and Raisel Iglesias. Right-hander Carter Capps and left-handers Brandon Finnegan and Chasen Shreve will pitch in middle relief. Southpaw Aroldis Chapman and righty Craig Kimbrel will be used as co-closers as well as in “stopper” roles, meaning they will typically come in late during tight games.

Mookie Betts will lead off and play shortstop, followed by Dustin Pedroia at second, Ryan Zimmerman at first, and Bryce Harper in right field. Will Middlebrooks will bat fifth and play third base. Jon Jay will start in left field and bat sixth, and Jake Marisnick will follow him hitting seventh and manning center. Hank Conger and Josh Phegley will rotate behind the dish and bat eighth. Matt Duffy and Delino DeShields Jr. will be used off the bench to keep starters fresh and to pinch-hit. Against lefties, Marisnick will bat sixth, Conger/Phegley will bat seventh, and Jay will bat eighth.

Next up, we’ll take a look at how the rest of the league sizes up.

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Frack the Frackers.

Like I said, I've got a strong trio of catching prospects, and Conger and Phegley aren't horrible fill-in options for the meantime.

Uh...So I played five games...then I accidentally deleted the league history...so, uh, yeah, this log's...dead, I suppose...I'll start another one soon...

sorry

The game had somehow messed up and played games with the reserve rosters (I added an AA league for that, but told it not to play any games) so I was trying to delete that.

Apparently though, if you click on "delete league history", it deletes the entire history of ALL the leagues

so yeah :/

You're stupid and it's hilarious

U wot m8???????????

1v1 me irl!!!!!!!!1!!!1!!!!!!

[sequel coming after I finish this 100 round draft then delete the league and start over 700 more times]