Power Pros Forum

July 21-23, 2014

Weekly Awards
American League Player of the Week: Yankees C Brian McCann (.385 AVG (5/13), 3 HR, 6 RBI)
National League Player of the Week: Braves SS Andrelton Simmons (.545 AVG (6/11), 0 HR, 6 RBI)

Power Rankings
The Tigers (61-36) are this week's #1 team in the power rankings, with a score of 119.2 points.

League News
July 21
-Yankees C Francisco Cervelli placed on 15-day DL with bruised wrist (2 weeks) suffered while trying to un-jam a garage door.
-Rangers 1B Prince Fielder hits his 300th career HR!
July 22
-No News
July 23
-Pirates place SS Brendan Ryan on 60-day DL (broken bone in elbow, 5-6 months).
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Game 98 - July 21, 2014

Detroit Tigers (61-36, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Arizona Diamondbacks (48-50, 4th in NLW, 12.5 GB)
Matchup: Rick Porcello (7-7, 2.93 ERA) vs. Charles Brewer (1-4, 4.67 ERA)

Tigers - 6 | 12 | 0
Diamondbacks - 2 | 6 | 0

W - Porcello (8-7)
L - Brewer (1-5)

DET:
Avila: 2-4, HR (7), 3 RBI
Hunter: 2-4, 2B, HR (11), 2 RBI
Cabrera: 3-5, 2B, RBI
Porcello: 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 2 K, 5 BB (98 pitches)
ARZ:
Marte: 2-4, RBI
Brewer: 7 IP, 7 H, 4 R/ER, 9 K, 0 BB, HR (91 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 99 - July 22, 2014

Detroit Tigers (62-36, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Arizona Diamondbacks (48-51, 4th in NLW, 12.5 GB)
Matchup: Drew Smyly (6-5, 3.99 ERA) vs. Randall Delgado (4-5, 4.71 ERA)

Tigers - 5 | 9 | 1
Diamondbacks - 3 | 8 | 0

W - Smyly (7-5)
L - Delgado (4-6)
S - Nathan (25)

DET:
Cabrera: 2-5, GSHR (23), 4 RBI
Avila: 1-4, HR (8)
Jackson: 3-5, R
Smyly: 6.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 K, 1 BB (93 pitches)
ARZ:
Montero: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Chavez: 1-1, 2B, RBI
Delgado: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 6 K, 1 BB, HR (112 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 100 - July 23, 2014

Detroit Tigers (63-36, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Arizona Diamondbacks (48-52, 4th in NLW, 12.5 GB)
Matchup: Max Scherzer (11-4, 3.16 ERA) vs. Daniel Hudson (5-3, 3.48 ERA)

Tigers - 1 | 7 | 1
Diamondbacks - 2 | 3 | 0

W - Hudson (6-3)
L - Scherzer (11-5)
S - Reed (20)

DET:
Martinez: 1-1, HR (10)
Drew, Kinsler: 2-4 each
Scherzer: 7 IP, 3 H, 2 R/ER, 7 K, 0 BB (91 pitches)
ARZ:
Gregorius: 2-3, 2 HR (8), 2 RBI
Hudson: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R/ER, 8 K, 2 BB (111 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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100 games now into the season, and we're still doing pretty well. And now, on to Anaheim for a 4-game series with the Angels. Should be fun.

You say "Should be fun." A lot

Y'all are real good tho

July 24-27, 2014

League News
July 24
-No News
July 25
-Red Sox place LF Scott Hairston on 60-day DL (fractured skull, 6-7 months).
-Indians trade CF Michael Brantley to the Phillies for MR Mike Adams and 18-year old MiLB RF Jairo Beras.
-Giants trade LF Gregor Blanco to Red Sox for MR Burke Badenhop and 24-year old MiLB LF Preston Tucker.
-Cardinals RF Oscar Taveras suspended 4 games for criticizing umpires.
July 26
-Blue Jays place RF Jose Bautista on 15-day DL (strained oblique, 5 weeks)
July 27
-Tigers place SP Justin Verlander on 15-day DL (strained hamstring, 2-3 months).
-Tigers trade SP Drew Smyly, CF Austin Jackson, and 18-year old MiLB SS Domingo Leyba to Rays for SP David Price.
-Tigers purchase contract of CF Ezequiel Carrera from Toledo (AAA) and recall SP Robbie Ray from Toledo (AAA).
-Giants trade 3B Pablo Sandoval to Yankees for 20-year old MiLB SP Luis Severino, 18-year old MiLB C Luis Torrens, and 21-year old MiLB RF Jake Cave.
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Game 101 - July 24, 2014

Detroit Tigers (63-37, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Los Angeles Angels (52-49, 2nd in ALW, 7.5 GB)
Matchup: Justin Verlander (10-3, 3.16 ERA) vs. C.J. Wilson (8-7, 2.88 ERA)

Tigers - 4 | 7 | 3
Angels - 8 | 7 | 0

W - Wilson (9-7)
L - Coke (3-3)
S - Jepsen (2)

DET:
Castellanos: 2-4, 2B, RBI
Holaday: 2-3, RBI
Verlander: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, 1 K, 0 BB (22 pitches, left with injury in 2nd)
LAA:
Pujols: 3-4, HR (14), 4 RBI
Boesch: 1-4, 2-R HR (1)
Wilson: 6.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R/ER, 8 K, 4 BB (103 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 102 - July 25, 2014

Detroit Tigers (63-38, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Los Angeles Angels (53-49, 2nd in ALW, 6.5 GB)
Matchup: Anibal Sanchez (11-5, 2.91 ERA) vs. Tyler Skaggs (7-8, 4.73 ERA)

Tigers - 5 | 9 | 0
Angels - 0 | 8 | 0

W - Sanchez (12-5)
L - Skaggs (7-9)

DET:
Hunter: 2-4, HR (12), 4 RBI
Davis: 3-4, 2B, RBI
Castellanos: 3-3, BB, R
Sanchez: CG, 8 H, 0 R/ER, 9 K, 0 BB (118 pitches)
LAA:
Aybar: 2-4
Trout: 1-4
Skaggs: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R/ER, 2 K, 2 BB, HR (61 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 103 - July 26, 2014

Detroit Tigers (64-38, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Los Angeles Angels (53-50, 2nd in ALW, 7.5 GB)
Matchup: Rick Porcello (8-7, 2.91 ERA) vs. Garrett Richards (9-7, 3.67 ERA)

Tigers - 8 | 17 | 1
Angels - 1 | 7 | 0

W - Porcello (9-7)
L - Richards (9-8)

DET:
Castellanos: 2-5, HR (9), 3 RBI
Kinsler: 4-5, 2B, HR (12), RBI, 3 R
Kelly: 2-5, HR (3), 2 RBI
Porcello: CG, 7 H, 1 R/ER, 2 K, 0 BB, HR (112 pitches)
LAA:
Pujols: HR (15)
Richards: 1.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R/ER, 2 K, 1 BB, HR (40 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 104 - July 27, 2014

Detroit Tigers (65-38, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Los Angeles Angels (53-51, 2nd in ALW, 8.5 GB)
Matchup: Max Scherzer (11-5, 3.13 ERA) vs. Hector Santiago (5-10, 5.50 ERA)

Tigers - 2 | 7 | 2
Angels - 5 | 6 | 0

W - Santiago (6-10)
L - Scherzer (11-6)

DET:
Kinsler: 1-4, HR (13)
Cabrera: 1-4, HR (24)
Scherzer: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 5 K, 2 BB, HR (98 pitches)
LAA:
Hamilton: 1-3, 2B, 3 RBI
Iannetta: 1-4, HR (14)
Santiago: 7.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ER, 3 K, 0 BB, HR (92 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Sucks for Verlander to go down for perhaps the rest of the season, but with the addition of Price, albeit, at the expense of two decent players that have struggled at points this year, we should be set until Verlander comes back.

Jackson, I think, needed a change of scenery from his struggles, and the sparseness of crowds in Tampa may or may not help, plus Tampa needed help in center, because Jennings has been struggling for them, as well. The call-up of Robbie Ray (who was posting a 5 ERA at AAA) might be able to help in the short-term, but long-term, it could be an audition for next year's rotation. Calling Carrera up is really a temporary replacement at best; I may swing a deal for an outfielder at the deadline for a low-level prospect, but I'm not expecting anything on that front.

Yes, I may have re-created the trade that happened in real life to a point, but the other teams I talked to wanted too many prospects (and/or Nick Castellanos, who I was not giving up) for mediocre options. Hopefully, the trade will play out well for us, and we'll make a good run in the playoffs.

This trade? Should be fun.

Nice realistic David Price trade

It's almost like they didn't want to be ripped off!

True, but even putting 4 of my best prospects in the trade wasn't enough. They wanted, usually, Castellanos, Scherzer, or Verlander to pull off the trade. I wasn't going to do that.

Good one!

July 28-31, 2014

Weekly Awards
American League Player of the Week: Mariners SS Brad Miller (.467 SVG (14/30), 2 HR, 5 RBI)
National League Player of the Week: Marlins 1B Adam Lind (.519 AVG (14/27), 2 HR, 7 RBI)

Power Rankings
The Tigers (65-39) slipped to 2nd in this week's power rankings, with a score of 113.5. They were up-ended in the top spot by the Dodgers (64-41), who had a score of 116.7.

League News
July 28
-Phillies trade MR Jake Diekman to Orioles for 19-year old MiLB CF Josh Hart.
-Rockies trade SP Jorge De La Rosa to Rays for 2B Logan Forsythe and 18-year old MiLB 3B Juan Carlos Arias.
-Pirates place CF Andrew McCutchen on 15-day DL (sprained ankle, 3 weeks)
July 29
-Mariners trade MR Stephen Pryor to Nationals for 23-year old MiLB RF Drew Vettleson.
July 30
-Red Sox trade LF Mike Carp to Rays for 23-year old MiLB C Lucas Bailey and 23-year old MiLB 1B Jeff Malm.
-Indians trade RF Ryan Raburn to Diamondbacks for MR J.J. Putz and 20-year old MiLB RF Styker Trahan.
-Mets trade MR Gonzalez Germen and $504,875 to Pirates for 20-year old MiB C Wyatt Mathiesen.
July 31 (Trade Deadline)
-No News
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July 28 - Day Off
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Game 105 - July 29, 2014

Detroit Tigers (65-39, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Chicago White Sox (54-53, 2nd in ALC, 12.5 GB)
Matchup: Robbie Ray (First MLB Start) vs. Chris Sale (9-9, 3.48 ERA)

White Sox - 2 | 5 | 1
Tigers - 1 | 7 | 0
F/11

W - Lindstrom (5-8)
L - Alburquerque (2-4)
S - Jones (2)

CHW:
Garcia: Go-ahead HR (9) in 11th; 1-4
Semien: Lead-off HR (13)
Sale: 8 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 K, 0 BB (98 pitches)
DET:
Kinsler: 4-4
Hunter: 0-3, RBI, BB
Ray: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 3 K, 4 BB, HR (99 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 106 - July 30, 2014

Detroit Tigers (65-40, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Chicago White Sox (55-53, 2nd in ALC, 11.5 GB)
Matchup: David Price (10-10, 3.92 ERA) vs. Jose Quintana (9-6, 4.55 ERA)

White Sox - 2 | 8 | 0
Tigers - 1 | 7 | 0
F/10

W - Lindstrom (6-8)
L - Nathan (2-2)

CHW:
Semien: 2-4, HR (14)
Eaton: 2-5, RBI
Quintana: 8 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 8 K, 1 BB, HR (111 pitches)
DET:
Kinsler: 1-4, HR (14)
Price: 8 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 10 K, 2 BB, HR (98 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 107 - July 31, 2014

Detroit Tigers (65-41, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Chicago White Sox (56-53, 2nd in ALC, 10.5 GB)
Matchup: Anibal Sanchez (12-5, 2.74 ERA) vs. Felix Doubront (6-8, 3.42 ERA)

White Sox - 2 | 8 | 0
Tigers - 7 | 11 | 2

W - Sanchez (13-5)
L - Doubront (6-9)

CHW:
Wilkins: 2-4, 2B, HR (3), RBI
Viciedo: 2-4, RBI
Doubront: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 7 R/ER, 4 K, 1 BB, 2 HR (87 pitches)
DET:
Cabrera: 2-4, 2B, HR (25), 2 RBI
Castellanos: 2-4, HR (10), 3 RBI
Sanchez: 7.1 IP, 9 H, 2 R/ER, 7 K, 2 BB, HR (114 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Well, at least we salvaged the last game of the month. Overall, this was a successful month, and hopefully the stretch run will benefit us even more.

Next post will be the monthly recap! Stay tuned!

Main complaint about OOTP

I've noticed that in my '14 games too.

Yeah, I almost wanted to make a trade so I didn't have to put the "No News" moniker in there, but I didn't feel like I needed any more upgrades at this point.

And, yes, that is also one of the things I have a problem with, too, but I haven't seen no trades on trade deadline day yet in any of my save files.

I made some graphs.

Frequency of trades in real life.


Frequency of trades in OOTP.


Bonus OOTP Graph

Very accurate representation, I must say.

July Recap

Monthly Awards
American League
-AL Batter of the Month: Yankees C Brian McCann (.341 AVG, 8 HR, 23 RBI, 14 R)
-AL Pitcher of the Month: Angels SP C.J. Wilson (5-1 W-L, 2.00 ERA, 45 IP, 40 K)
-AL Rookie of the Month: Red Sox SS Xander Bogaerts (.295 AVG, 5 HR, 16 RBI, 14 R)

National League
-NL Batter of the Month: Phillies 2B Chase Utley (.397 AVG, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 15 R)
-NL Pitcher of the Month: Diamondbacks SP Daniel Hudson (4-0 W-L, 1.88 ERA, 43 IP, 31 K)
-NL Rookie of the Month: Cubs 2B Javier Baez (.287 AVG, 4 HR, 18 RBI, 15 R)

MLB Standings

American League
East
Place - Team - Record - GB
1. New York Yankees - 61-47 - -
T-2. Boston Red Sox - 59-49 - 2
T-2. Tampa Bay Rays - 59-49 - 2
4. Toronto Blue Jays - 57-53 - 5
5. Baltimore Orioles - 46-62 - 15

Central
Place - Team - Record - GB
1. Detroit Tigers - 66-41 - -
2. Chicago White Sox - 56-54 - 11.5
3. Cleveland Indians - 52-57 - 15
4. Minnesota Twins - 49-59 - 17.5
5. Kansas City Royals - 45-63 - 21.5

West
Place - Team - Record - GB
1. Oakland Athletics - 62-45 - -
2. Los Angeles Angels - 56-52 - 6.5
3. Seattle Mariners - 49-59 - 13.5
4. Houston Astros - 48-61 - 15
5. Texas Rangers - 41-67 - 21.5

Wild Card
Place - Team - Record - GB
T-1. Boston Red Sox - 59-49 - -
T-1. Tampa Bay Rays - 59-49 - -
T-3. Los Angeles Angels - 56-52 - 3
T-3. Toronto Blue Jays - 57-53 - 3
5. Chicago White Sox - 56-54 - 4

National League
East
Place - Team - Record - GB
1. Washington Nationals - 68-40 - -
2. Miami Marlins - 56-53 - 12.5
3. Atlanta Braves - 51-58 - 17.5
4. New York Mets - 49-59 - 19
5. Philadelphia Phillies - 47-62 - 21.5

Central
Place - Team - Record - GB
1. St. Louis Cardinals - 62-46 - -
2. Milwaukee Brewers - 55-54 - 7.5
3. Cincinnati Reds - 50-58 - 12
4. Pittsburgh Pirates - 49-59 - 13
5. Chicago Cubs - 46-62 - 16

West
Place - Team - Record - GB
1. Los Angeles Dodgers - 67-41 - -
2. Colorado Rockies - 60-49 - 7.5
3. San Diego Padres - 56-52 - 11
4. Arizona Diamondbacks - 53-55 - 14
5. San Francisco Giants - 50-59 - 17.5

Wild Card
Place - Team - Record - GB
1. Colorado Rockies - 60-49 - -
2. San Diego Padres - 56-52 - -
3. Miami Marlins - 56-53 - .5
4. Milwaukee Brewers - 55-54 - 1.5
5. Arizona Diamondbacks - 53-55 - 3

Tigers Stats/News

Hitting


Pitching


Minors


Top Prospects

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Wow, the Nationals are doing even better than you! :O