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End Of Season Stats
by Richard Griffin, Toronto Star
Tuesday, October 1, 2014

Here's how the 2014 season went:

Standings

AL East
1. Orioles (88-74)
2. Rays (86-76, 2 GB)
3. Blue Jays (82-80, 6 GB)
3. Red Sox (82-80, 6 GB)
5. Yankees (76-86, 12 GB)

AL Central
1. Royals (101-61)
2. Twins (85-77, 16 GB)
3. Tigers (83-79, 18 GB)
4. Indians (71-91, 30 GB)
5. White Sox (64-98, 37 GB)

AL West
1. A's (88-74)
2. Angels (79-83, 9 GB)
2. Rangers (79-83, 9 GB)
4. Mariners (77-85, 11 GB)
5. Astros (76-86, 12 GB)

AL Wild Card
1. Rays (86-76)
2. Twins (85-77)

AL League Leaders

AVG
1. A. Gordon, KC - .319
2. B. Butler, KC - .312
2. L.J. Hoes, HOU - .312
4. N. Aoki, KC - .306
5. C. Crisp, OAK - .298
5. A. Jones, BAL - .298

H
1. J. Altuve, HOU - 184
2. O. Infante, KC - 183
3. A. Jones, BAL - 180
3. B. Butler, KC - 180
5. N. Aoki, KC - 178

HR
1. B. Moss, OAK - 42
2. J. Willingham, MIN - 40
3. H. Goldson, TOR - 39
4. D. Ortiz, BOS - 37
5. A. Pujols, LAA - 32

RBI
1. B. Butler, KC - 125
2. D. Ortiz, BOS - 124
3. A. Jones, BAL - 115
4. A. Pujols, LAA - 113
5. P. Fielder, TEX - 109

SB
1. E. Andrus, TEX - 58
2. B. Gardner, NYY - 47
3. M. Bourn, CLE - 45
4. J. Ellsbury, NYY - 41
5. M. Trout, LAA - 38
5. J. Kipnis, CLE - 38

OPS
1. M. Trout, LAA - .962
2. B. Butler, KC - .955
3. B. Moss, OAK - .937
4. A. Gordon, KC - .927
5. G. Springer, HOU - .904

W
1. D. Price, TB - 19
2. J. Shields, KC - 17
3. A. Cobb, TB - 16
4. M. Scherzer, DET - 15
4. J. Weaver, LAA - 15

ERA
1. M. Scherzer, DET - 2.82
2. C. Buchholz, BOS - 2.85
3. C. Archer, TB - 2.89
4. M. Harrison, TEX - 2.93
5. J. Danks, CWS - 2.99

K
1. M. Scherzer, DET - 295
2. F. Hernandez, SEA - 272
3. J. Masterson, CLE - 262
4. A. Sanchez, DET - 249
5. U. Jimenez, BAL - 246

SV
1. T. Hunter, BAL - 56
1. G. Holland, KC - 56
3. D. Robertson, NYY - 54
3. G. Balfour, TB - 54
5. J. Johnson, OAK - 45

NL East
1. Nationals (85-77)
2. Braves (83-79, 2 GB)
3. Mets (81-81, 4 GB)
4. Marlins (72-90, 13 GB)
5. Phillies (68-94, 17 GB)

NL Central
1. Reds (92-70)
2. Cardinals (90-72, 2 GB)
3. Brewers (87-75, 5 GB)
4. Pirates (81-81, 11 GB)
5. Cubs (62-100, 30 GB)

NL West
1. Dodgers (91-72)
2. Rockies (90-73, 1 GB)
3. Diamondbacks (89-73, 1.5 GB)
4. Giants (72-90, 18.5 GB)
5. Padres (71-91, 19.5 GB)

NL Wild Card
1. Cardinals (90-72)
2. Rockies (90-73)

NL League Leaders

AVG
1. A. McCutchen, PIT - .336
2. T. Tulowitzki, COL - .330
3. A. Gonzalez, LAD - .308
3. D. Gordon, LAD - .308
5. W. Ramos, WAS - .303

H
1. C. Johnson, ATL - 181
2. F. Freeman, ATL - 175
3. T. Tulowitzki, COL - 172
4. J. Votto, CIN - 170
5. C. Gonzalez, COL - 169

HR
1. P. Alvarez, PIT - 35
1. T. Tulowitzki, COL - 35
3. J. Bruce, CIN - 34
3. C. Gonzalez, COL - 34
5. G. Stanton, MIA - 32

RBI
1. M. Adams, STL - 115
2. P. Alvarez, PIT - 107
3. C. Gonzalez, COL - 103
4. C. Granderson, NYM - 101
5. M. Trumbo, ARI - 97

SB
1. D. Gordon, LAD - 72
2. E. Young, NYM - 64
3. J. Segura, MIL - 50
4. C. Gomez, MIL - 40
5. J. Lake, CHC - 35

OPS
1. T. Tulowitzki, COL - 1.027
2. A. McCutchen, PIT - .953
3. G. Stanton, MIA - .942
4. P. Goldschmidt, ARI - .931
5. C. Gonzalez, COL - .929

W
1. H. Bailey, CIN - 18
2. A. Wainwright, STL - 16
2. Y. Gallardo, MIL - 16
4. C. Kershaw, LAD - 15
4. M. Leake, CIN - 15

ERA
1. A. Wainwright, STL - 2.46
2. C. Kershaw, LAD - 2.70
3. J. Cueto, CIN - 2.84
4. M. Estrada, MIL - 2.93
5. S. Strasburg, WAS - 3.01

K
1. H. Bailey, CIN - 273
2. C. Lee, PHI - 265
3. C. Kershaw, LAD - 252
3. S. Strasburg, WAS - 252
5. G. Gonzalez, WAS - 251

SV
1. T. Rosenthal, STL - 56
2. C. Janssen, COL - 53
3. F. Rodriguez, MIL - 52
4. C. Kimbrel, ATL - 48
5. J. Grilli, PIT - 47
5. K. Jansen, LAD - 47


And now, here are the Blue Jays' final stats for the year:

Pitchers
R.A. Dickey (185.1 IP, 9-13, 5.05 ERA, 158 K, 17 QS)
Dean Stradley (181 IP, 10-8, 4.87 ERA, 203 K, 11 QS)
Moses Adler (180.1 IP, 10-8, 3.69 ERA, 123 K, 18 QS) (injured 9/7)
Danny Hopkins (176.2 IP, 8-13, 4.33 ERA, 201 K, 14 QS)
Marcus Stroman (185.1 IP, 8-12, 4.66 ERA, 221 K, 14 QS)
Juan Perez (80.2 IP, 8-6, 3.35 ERA, 97 K)
Austin Langer (52.1 IP, 4-1, 2.41 ERA, 37 K, 7 SV)
Stephen Brooks (51 IP, 2-2, 3.00 ERA, 61 K, 5 SV)
Lamont Cates (53 IP, 3-2, 2.21 ERA, 62 K, 14 SV)
Todd Redmond (112.1 IP, 9-5, 3.53 ERA, 143 K)
Leo Vizcaino (66.2 IP, 3-5, 4.73 ERA, 76 K, 21 SV)
Thad Weber (65.1 IP, 4-4, 2.89 ERA, 53 K)

Catchers
Dioner Navarro (.273 (107/392) /.340/.421, 14 HR, 42 RBI)
John Scott (.237 (104/439) /.298/.433, 25 HR, 69 RBI, 4 SB)
A.J. Jimenez (.203 (12/59) /.217/.237, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB)

Infielders
Edwin Encarnacion (.290 (121/417) /.383/.525, 26 HR, 68 RBI, 9 SB)
Kent Murphy (.277 (105/379) /.307/.404, 10 HR, 37 RBI, 16 SB)
Brett Lawrie (.249 (142/570) /.320/.409, 20 HR, 74 RBI, 15 SB)
Jose Reyes (.285 (162/569) /.351/.450, 11 HR, 65 RBI, 30 SB)
Michael Scott (.296 (55/186) /.356/.409, 1 HR, 16 RBI, 2 SB)
Munenori Kawasaki (.241 (32/133) /.344/.338, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 4 SB)

Outfielders
Hayden Goldson (.245 (131/534) /.292/.511, 39 HR, 102 RBI, 9 SB)
Mackenzie Matthews (.123 (13/106) /.183/.189, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 5 SB)
Eury Perez (.259 (59/228) /.289/.346, 1 HR, 26 RBI, 16 SB)
Jose Bautista (.286 (114/399) /.364/.496, 21 HR, 67 RBI, 4 SB)

And there it is. The 2014 regular season is officially o(gre)ver.
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A couple things:

The game won't let me show the full stats for the September call-ups, but I think only 1 forum-created player (Tsuchii) is affected by it anyways.

Reminder that the deadline for the draft thingy I said I would do is coming up, it will be Friday at the latest. There's still 2 players left to go. Details are on page 7.

Also, if you want to know how a player around the league did, or if you have any questions about anything relevant to this log, don't be afraid to ask.

I have one; How did MacKenzie Matthews only hit .123?

Holy crap!

The Royals dominated the AL!

What about award winners?

I'll get to those after I sim the postseason.

2014 Playoff Bracket



Oakland A's - 2014 World Series Champions

All 2014 Awards
by MLB.com
Friday, November 1, 2014

With the World Series now over with, here is a summary of the award winners for the 2014 season:

MVP
AL - KC 1B/DH Billy Butler (.312/.424/.530, 30 HR, 125 RBI)
NL - COL SS Troy Tulowitzki (.330/.417/.610, 35 HR, 95 RBI, 7 SB)

Cy Young
AL - TB SP David Price (219.1 IP, 19-8, 3.36 ERA, 217 K)
NL - CIN SP Homer Bailey (216.2 IP, 18-7, 3.24 ERA, 273 K)

Reliever of the Year
AL - BAL RP Tommy Hunter (59.1 IP, 1-2, 1.82 ERA, 52 K, 56 SV)
NL - STL RP Trevor Rosenthal (58.2 IP, 0-3, 3.22 ERA, 70 K, 56 SV)

Rookie of the Year
AL - HOU CF George Springer (.282/.373/.531, 26 HR, 96 RBI, 34 SB)
NL - SD 1B/LF Tommy Medica (.272/.340/.469, 12 HR, 39 RBI)

Hank Aaron Award
AL - LAA CF Mike Trout (.291/.406/.556, 26 HR, 99 RBI, 38 SB)
NL - COL SS Troy Tulowitzki (.330/.417/.610, 35 HR, 95 RBI, 7 SB)

Gold Glove Award
AL
P - Jarred Cosart, HOU
C - Ryan Hanigan, TB
1B - Chris Davis, BAL
2B - Dustin Pedroia, BOS
3B - Evan Longoria, TB
SS - Pedro Florimon, MIN
LF - Brett Gardner, NYY
CF - Jacoby Ellsbury, NYY
RF - Shane Victorino, BOS

NL
P - Cliff Lee, PHI
C - Miguel Montero, ARI
1B - Freddie Freeman, ATL
2B - Darwin Barney, CHC
3B - Matt Carpenter, STL
SS - Andrelton Simmons, ATL
LF - Carl Crawford, LAD
CF - Denard Span, WAS
RF - Gerardo Parra, ARI

Silver Slugger Award
AL
DH - Billy Butler, KC (.312/.424/.530, 30 HR, 125 RBI)
C - Brian McCann, NYY (.293/.375/.475, 24 HR, 74 RBI)
1B - Brandon Moss, OAK (.288/.362/.576, 42 HR, 106 RBI, 12 SB)
2B - Robinson Cano, SEA (.292/.368/.490, 22 HR, 101 RBI)
3B - Carlos Santana, CLE (.290/.389/.496, 25 HR, 91 RBI, 5 SB)
SS - Xander Bogaerts, BOS (.279/.374/.455, 20 HR, 85 RBI, 12 SB)
OF - Alex Gordon, KC (.319/.381/.545, 27 HR, 106 RBI, 13 SB)
OF - Mike Trout, LAA (.291/.406/.556, 26 HR, 99 RBI, 38 SB)
OF - George Springer, HOU (.282/.373/.531, 26 HR, 96 RBI, 34 SB)

NL
P - Travis Wood, CHC (.269/.310/.388, 2 HR, 8 RBI)
C - Wilson Ramos, WAS (.303/.359/.477, 20 HR, 75 RBI)
1B - Paul Goldschmidt, ARI (.295/.400/.531, 29 HR, 84 RBI, 17 SB)
2B - Aaron Hill, ARI (.284/.343/.475, 22 HR, 84 RBI, 11 SB)
3B - Ryan Zimmerman, WAS (.291/.373/.488, 24 HR, 84 RBI)
SS - Troy Tulowitzki, COL (.330/.417/.610, 35 HR, 95 RBI, 7 SB)
OF - Carlos Gonzalez, COL (.301/.367/.561, 34 HR, 103 RBI, 21 SB)
OF - Colby Rasmus, COL (.289/.365/.511, 26 HR, 89 RBI, 10 SB)
OF - Giancarlo Stanton, MIA (.290/.388/.554, 32 HR, 84 RBI, 6 SB)

World Series MVP
OAK 1B Brandon Moss (.308, 2 HR, 6 RBI)

...And with that, the offseason begins!

shut up nerd

Gibbons Resigns
by Bob Elliot, Toronto Sun
Saturday, November 2, 2014



John Gibbons has announced that he will resign from the managerial role of the Blue Jays.

Gibbons' reunion with the team lasted only 2 seasons, as he comes off a 2014 season in which he managed the Jays to an 82-80 record, their first season above .500 in 4 years. Still, it could have been a much better season had the team not faltered down the stretch, going 9-16 in September and missing out on a playoff spot.

Gibbons managed the team from 2004-2008 and 2013-2014, leading the Blue Jays to a +.500 record in 3 (2014, 2007, 2006) of his 5 full seasons as manager. His career managerial record stands at 461-473, good for around a .494 winning percentage. He is known for his fiery attitude, which has resulted in heated conflicts with some players, the most well-known case being his feuds with lefty Ted Lilly and infielder Shea Hillenbrand in 2006.

Gibbons' main reason for resigning is that he "needed a break from the game for a while."

It is also likely that most, if not all, of the Jays' coaching staff will be replaced along with Gibbons, as expected with the departure of a manager. Derek Dorian said that he expects to name the new manager "pretty soon, hopefully." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

To the 3 people who requested edited players from the draft: Your edits have been applied. If you want to see a pic of the finished result, then please say so.

Interesting... I'm curious to see to where this leads.

Yes please.

Yes please bro!

I'd like to see the finished product on Mr. Jones, please

Jays' New Manager Chosen
by Bob Elliot, Toronto Sun
Saturday, November 9, 2014

The Blue Jays have announced their new manager, as Rickey Armas will take over after the resignation of John Gibbons. The team announced that it will be a 2-year deal.

This will be Armas' first role as a Major League coach in any capacity, fitting the theme the Jays have going on at the moment. Armas, 61, bounced around between the minor and independent leagues during his playing career, being notable at the time for playing up until 1998, when he was 45 years young. Armas immediately made the transition from playing to coaching, landing the managerial role for the last team he played for, the Florence Freedom in the independent Frontier League. After leading them to a championship in 2000, he was hired by the San Diego Padres to manage the Lake Elsinore Storm, their new High-A club at the time. After winning a league title in 2001, his first year in the organization, and a division title in 2005, his last, he went over to manage the Marlins' AA and AAA teams until being hired by the Jays.

"Obviously there are concerns about experience, not that that hasn't stopped me before," GM Derek Dorian stated during the official press conference, "but I believe that Armas is a great guy for the job. He's extremely intelligent, both in general and in matters regarding baseball, he knows how to win, and he has a never-say-die attitude that I think will really motivate these young players."

"I think that what will set me apart from other managers is the behind-the-scenes stuff," Armas said. "I have been lauded by previous organizations I've worked with for being able to calm any angry player. I am also well-versed in many languages, so I can also help any foreign player that has been signed feel right at home. I may be an old guy, but make no mistake, I'll be the most youthful one in that clubhouse! I certainly enjoy a loose atmosphere, and I will try to avoid any harmful conflict with players, both mentally and physically."

With the main man signed, the spaces for the rest of the organization's coaching spots should be filled quite soon.
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ok, all three of you have had your pictures sent to you. also, i noticed that dish's character looked nothing like him in-game so i tweaked his looks in addition to a couple other minor details on other various players.

2014 Rule 5 Draft Results
by Charlie Wilmoth, MLB Trade Rumors
Friday, December 6, 2014

The Rule 5 draft has officially ended. Let's take a look at the results:

1. Cubs - None
2. White Sox - SP Aaron Northcraft (ATL)
3. Phillies - C Tom Murphy (COL)
4. Padres - None
5. Marlins - None
6. Giants - None
7. Yankees - 2B Henry Rodriguez (CIN)
8. Astros - RP Kevin Quackenbush (SD)
9. Mariners - None
10. Angels - C Juan Centeno (NYM)
11. Rangers - None
12. Mets - None
13. Pirates - SS Chris Taylor (SEA)
14. Red Sox - None
15. Blue Jays - None
16. Tigers - None
17. Braves - None
18. Twins - SS Erisbel Arruebarruena (LAD)
19. Nationals - None
20. Rays - RP Oliver Drake (BAL)
21. Brewers - None
22. Orioles - None
23. A's - None
24. Diamondbacks - None
25. Rockies - RP Sam Demel (LAD)
26. Cardinals - None
27. Dodgers - None
28. Reds - None
29. Royals - None

None of the teams that picked a player in the first round chose to pick another player in the second round.

Blue Jays 40-Man Roster Announced
by Richard Griffin, Toronto Star
Thursday, February 27, 2015 (can you believe it?)


DUNEDIN - Jays righty R.A. Dickey throws a bullpen session. Dickey looks to bounce back from a miserable 2014 season in what will likely be his last year in the Majors.

Here is the Blue Jays' 40-man roster, the team we will be seeing during Spring Training.

Pitchers
#43 R.A. Dickey, R/R, 40 years old (77 OVR)
#60 Dean Stradley, S/R, 32 years old (85 OVR)
#25 Moses Adler, L/L, 26 years old (83 OVR)
#18 Danny Hopkins, R/R, 24 years old (83 OVR)
#54 Marcus Stroman, R/R, 23 years old (82 OVR)
#38 Sean Nolin, L/L, 25 years old (85 OVR)
#2 Yoshimitsu Tsuchii, L/L, 26 years old (79 OVR)
#15 Kyle Drabek, R/R, 26 years old (78 OVR)
#36 Drew Hutchison, R/R, 24 years old (75 OVR)
#31 Deck McGuire, R/R, 25 years old (74 OVR)
#57 Juan Perez, L/L, 36 years old (69 OVR)
#51 Austin Langer, R/L, 27 years old (80 OVR)
#23 Stephen Brooks, S/R, 24 years old (84 OVR)
#58 Todd Redmond, R/R, 29 years old (76 OVR)
#39 Leo Vizcaino, R/R, 28 years old (90 OVR)
#41 John Stilson, R/R, 24 years old (80 OVR)
#49 Lamont Cates, R/R, 24 years old (79 OVR)
#29 Dustin McGowan, R/R, 32 years old (77 OVR)
#52 Thad Weber, R/R, 30 years old (75 OVR)
#67 Hunter Strickland, R/R, 26 years old (73 OVR)

Catchers
#30 Dioner Navarro, S/R, 31 years old (82 OVR)
#32 John Scott, L/R, 32 years old (77 OVR)
#21 Yenier Bello, R/R, 30 years old (77 OVR)
#20 A.J. Jimenez, R/R, 24 years old (76 OVR)

Infielders
#10 Edwin Encarnacion, R/R, 32 years old (89 OVR)
#9 Kent Murphy, R/R, 26 years old (80 OVR)
#17 Ryan Goins, L/R, 27 years old (76 OVR)
#14 Brandon Hicks, R/R, 29 years old (78 OVR)
#13 Brett Lawrie, R/R, 25 years old (83 OVR)
#16 Ramiro Pena, S/R, 29 years old (74 OVR)
#7 Jose Reyes, S/R, 31 years old (95 OVR)
#28 Michael Scott, R/R, 23 years old (75 OVR)
#33 Danny Worth, R/R, 29 years old (75 OVR)

Outfielders
#6 Hayden Goldson, R/R, 25 years old (85 OVR)
#4 Damon Allred, R/R, 26 years old (81 OVR)
#40 Mackenzie Matthews, R/R, 29 years old (82 OVR)
#8 Anthony Gose, L/L, 24 years old (79 OVR)
#11 Kevin Pillar, R/R, 26 years old (79 OVR)
#3 Eury Perez, R/R, 25 years old (75 OVR)
#19 Jose Bautista, R/R, 34 years old (98 OVR)

This season is a very important one for the team, as they could very well have most of the team fall victim to the dreaded sophomore slump. It will be very interesting to see how the team will play under new manager Rickey Armas and a coaching staff composed of first-timers just like him. At least there should be a spike in attendance compared to last year. The Jays' first spring training game is tomorrow against the Yankees.

New additions Hicks, Worth, and Pena are all battling along with Michael Scott, Ryan Goins, and even Kent Murphy for infield spots, one of which was vacated once the team decided not to tender Munenori Kawasaki a contract (he has since signed a minor league deal with the Rockies). All of the aforementioned players have at least 2 options remaining.

Lastly, all of the 2014 draft picks will start the season out in Class-A Dunedin.