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Encarnacion Out
by Richard Griffin, Toronto Star
Saturday, May 24, 2014



The Blue Jays received very grim news today, as Edwin Encarnacion was diagnosed with a fractured arm after being hit there by a pitch in yesterday's 3-2 win against the Orioles. He was placed on the 15-day DL today, and will likely be out from 6 to 8 weeks.

Encarnacion has been the Jays' best hitter so far this season, hitting .317, with 10 home runs and 36 runs batted in, posting a .934 OPS. His power bat and veteran leadership will surely be missed in a very young and inexperienced lineup.

30 year-old Luis Jimenez will be called up to take Encarnacion's place. Jimenez was the Blue Jays' Minor League Player of the Month in April, so hopefully he can mitigate the woes of the Blue Jays faithful. However, he does have some huge shoes to fill, if only for a month.

Does it bother anyone else that the injuries in The Show are kind of unrealistic? Too many broken/fractured bones and not enough muscle/tendon injuries.

Monthly Report - May
by Richard Griffin, Toronto Star
Saturday, June 1, 2014

The 2014 season has just ended its second month of play. With that said, let's take a look at how things are going through 2 months:

Standings

AL East
1. Orioles (30-25, 0 GB)
2. Blue Jays (30-26, 0.5 GB)
3. Rays (27-29, 3.5 GB)
4. Yankees (24-31, 6 GB)
5. Red Sox (21-36, 10 GB)

AL Central
1. Royals (32-22, 0 GB)
2. Twins (31-24, 1.5 GB)
3. Tigers (25-29, 7 GB)
4. Indians (24-31, 8.5 GB)
4. White Sox (24-31, 8.5 GB)

AL West
1. Mariners (31-24, 0 GB)
2. Astros (30-25, 1 GB)
3. A's (30-26, 1.5 GB)
4. Rangers (27-28, 4 GB)
5. Angels (25-31, 6.5 GB)

NL East
1. Nationals (29-26, 0 GB)
2. Phillies (27-28, 2 GB)
2. Braves (27-28, 2 GB)
4. Mets (26-29, 3 GB)
5. Marlins (24-31, 5 GB)

NL Central
1. Cardinals (34-21, 0 GB)
2. Brewers (30-24, 3.5 GB)
3. Pirates (30-26, 4.5 GB)
4. Reds (26-29, 8 GB)
5. Cubs (25-30, 9 GB)

NL West
1. Diamondbacks (34-21, 0 GB)
2. Rockies (31-25, 3.5 GB)
3. Giants (27-28, 7 GB)
4. Dodgers (25-28, 8 GB)
5. Padres (20-34, 13.5 GB)

The Blue Jays have lost 6 of 8 ever since Encarnacion's injury. The Astros are still managing to stay competitive, but the AL West has gotten a lot tighter over the last month. The Dodgers and Tigers are still massive disappointments, and the NL East is plain garbage. Those have been my observations after May.

Now let's go over the Blue Jays. Let's see how the players are performing after 1 month of play, as well as take a look at some noteworthy minor leaguers:

Pitchers
R.A. Dickey (69.1 IP, 3-4, 5.32 ERA, 66 K)
Dean Stradley (64.0 IP, 4-1, 4.08 ERA, 71 K)
Moses Adler (63.2 IP, 2-3, 4.52 ERA, 40 K)
Danny Hopkins (54.2 IP, 1-7, 5.43 ERA, 66 K)
Marcus Stroman (70.1 IP, 5-4, 3.97 ERA, 91 K)
Juan Perez (31.0 IP, 3-1, 3.19 ERA, 42 K)
Austin Langer (23.0 IP, 2-1, 2.74 ERA, 19 K)
Stephen Brooks (25.1 IP, 1-0, 2.49 ERA, 31 K)
Lamont Cates (20.1 IP, 2-1, 2.21 ERA, 23 K)
Todd Redmond (38.0 IP, 3-1, 2.84 ERA, 49 K)
Leo Vizcaino (17.0 IP, 1-2, 4.24 ERA, 18 K, 16 SV)
Thad Weber (10.2 IP, 1-1, 1.69 ERA, 12 K) (promoted to MLB 5/10)

Catchers
Dioner Navarro (.248 (41/165) /.322/.358, 5 HR, 15 RBI)
John Scott (.262 (50/191) /.336/.471, 11 HR, 28 RBI)

Infielders
Edwin Encarnacion (.317 (57/180) /.395/.539, 10 HR, 36 RBI, 4 SB) (injured 5/24)
Luis Jimenez (No official PA)
Kent Murphy (.214 (6/28) /.281/.321, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 SB) (injured 4/13)
Ryan Goins (.297 (35/118) /.352/.500, 4 HR, 12 RBI)
Brett Lawrie (.276 (56/203) /.344/.512, 11 HR, 35 RBI, 8 SB)
Jose Reyes (.284 (55/194) /.349/.418, 4 HR, 20 RBI, 12 SB)
Michael Scott (.299 (20/67) /.356/.388, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 2 SB)
Munenori Kawasaki (.300 (12/40) /.391/.450, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 2 SB)

Outfielders
Hayden Goldson (.263 (47/179) /.304/.536, 13 HR, 36 RBI, 2 SB)
Todd Rosado (.200 (14/70) /.263/.257, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
Mackenzie Matthews (.136 (12/88) /.189/.216, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 5 SB) (demoted to AAA 6/1)
Anthony Gose (.228 (39/171) /.265/.361, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 7 SB)
Jose Bautista (.278 (50/180) /.351/.506, 11 HR, 32 RBI, 1 SB)

The bullpen looks to have regressed a little, same with the starters. Marcus Stroman, however, has been very impressive lately. Another encouraging sign has been Dioner Navarro slowly starting to break out of his cold spell.

Now for the notable minor leaguers:

AAA [Buffalo Bisons (31-25, 5 GA)]
LF/RF Damon Allred (.162 (11/68) /.287/.441, 6 HR, 13 RBI, 3 SB)
CF Kevin Pillar (.282 (53/188) /.360/.388, 3 HR, 21 RBI, 4 SB) (promoted to MLB 6/1)
CF Aatu Selin (.294 (20/68) /.360/.397, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 2 SB) (promoted to AAA 5/10)
SP Yoshimitsu Tsuchii (66.1 IP, 6-1, 4.07, 38 K)
RP James Bennett (29.1 IP, 1-1, 3.68 ERA, 41 K)
RP Jeremy Jeffress (6.0 IP, 0-1, 1.50 ERA, 9 K, 3 SV) (demoted to AAA 5/10)

AA [New Hampshire Fisher Cats (33-23, 2 GB)]
C A.J. Jimenez (.359 (55/153) /.426/.464, 1 HR, 23 RBI, 7 SB) (Minor League Player of the Month)
1B Pete Grossman (.310 (31/100) /.400/.560, 7 HR, 25 RBI, 2 SB) (injured 4/28)
1B L.B. Dantzler (.347 (68/205) /.429/.459, 4 HR, 39 RBI)
3B Lonnie Bradshaw (.240 (53/221) /.287/.394, 7 HR, 31 RBI, 3 SB)
SP/RP Robert Tomlinson (44.0 IP, 6-1, 2.05 ERA, 37 K) (promoted to AAA 6/1)
SP Darby Clancy (65.1 IP, 5-2, 3.72 ERA, 37 K)
RP Joel Rockwell (41.1 IP, 3-3, 4.14 ERA, 47 K)
RP Francisco Munoz (24.1 IP, 0-1, 4.07 ERA, 23 K, 13 SV)

The Blue Jays also received good news when they found out that Kent Murphy is slated to return sometime near the end of next week. However, it is interesting to see what role he will play considering his attitude and the fact that the second base platoon of Ryan Goins and Michael Scott has been very productive lately. Word is that Murphy will end up being the DH until either Encarnacion returns or Goins'/Scott's production slips.

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I will play one more game and then do the draft. The plan I have for the draft will happen after the draft is over and the results are posted.

Time to release Hopkins

Murphy's "attitude".

He doesn't want to play boring ass defense anyway. DH is the best position in the game.

If Pete's injury isn't knee-related, this game sucks.

but srsly what is this major injury

It's a wrist fracture.

yeah. he should be back by the end of the month.

(21-34) Padres 5, (30-27) Blue Jays 4



Jays' Slump Continues
by Gregor Chisholm, MLB.com
Saturday, June 1, 2014


SAN DIEGO - Brett Lawrie hits a 2-run double into right field.

June starts out poorly for the Blue Jays, losing to the lowly Padres in San Diego by a score of 5-4.

Despite the game being at night, Marcus Stroman was clearly affected by the long flight from Atlanta to San Diego, giving up 4 earned runs and 10 hits in only 3.1 innings of work. One of the few bright spots today for the Jays was Hayden Goldson, who went 4-5 and scored 2 runs. Luis Jimenez also did well in his debut, picking up his first 2 hits as a Blue Jay, also scoring a run.

Two Padres had superb days at the plate tonight. One of them was first baseman Yonder Alonso, who went 3-5, scoring 3 runs and hitting his 2nd longball on the year. The other was center fielder Will Venable, who reached base all 5 times he stepped up to the plate, tallying 4 hits in the process, also stealing his 7th base on the season. Venable was asked what caused his great day at the plate.

"I really just didn't try to do too much up there tonight. I know Stroman has a good fastball, so I just came into my AB's against him just trying to get the timing right on it. I didn't want to be too late on any of his pitches, so I cut down on my stride a little and turned on anything he threw on the inner half. Both of my hits against him were to the right side, so even if those hits were fielded, I could still say that I accomplished what I wanted to do. But then again, if they were fielded, you wouldn't be interviewing me, would you?"

Eric Stults went 5 innings, giving up 2 runs on 8 hits and striking out 6, earning his 5th win on the season and bringing his ERA to 2.77. Huston Street closed out the game for his 15th save despite walking 2 batters.

2014 MLB Draft Results
by Charlie Wilmoth, MLB Trade Rumors
Thursday, June 6, 2014

The 2014 MLB Draft results are in! Let's see how the first and compensation rounds went for each team.

1. Astros - SP Timmy Linn, 21 years old, L/L, 5'10"/199 (69 overall, 90 potential)
2. Cubs - SP Renaldo Mendell, 18 years old, R/R, 6'4"/212 (60 overall, 97 potential)
3. Rockies - 1B Chris Garcia, 19 years old, L/R, 6'0"/201 (71 overall, 87 potential)
4. Twins - SP Blair Moreno, 20 years old, R/R, 6'3"/189 (71 overall, 87 potential)
5. Indians - RF Damon Koehne, 18 years old, L/R, 6'1"/189 (67 overall, 95 potential)
6. Red Sox - LF Enrique Carrasco, 18 years old, S/L, 6'3"/190 (63 overall, 96 potential)
7. Marlins - SP Alexi Rosado, 22 years old, R/R, 5'11"/209 (58 overall, 91 potential)
8. Royals - SP Luis Pinto, 19 years old, R/R, 6'1"/218 (65 overall, 90 potential)
9. Blue Jays - SP Jose Cisneros, 19 years old, R/R, 6'3"/209 (65 overall, 85 potential)
10. Mets - SP Prince Bronson, 19 years old, R/R, 6'4"/214 (60 overall, 96 potential)
11. Mariners - RF Jaime Rosa, 18 years old, R/R, 5'9"/185 (66 overall, 97 potential)
12. Padres - 1B Greg Duke, 22 years old, R/R, 6'4"/223 (60 overall, 83 potential)
13. Pirates - 2B Bryan Silva, 18 years old, L/R, 5'11"/214 (71 overall, 79 potential)
14. Phillies - SP Ralph Balladares, 19 years old, R/L, 6'3''/212 (63 overall, 99 potential)
15. Diamondbacks - RF Will Walsh, 20 years old, S/L, 6'2"/211 (72 overall, 88 potential)
16. White Sox - 3B Miguel Chavez, 18 years old, R/R, 6'2"/221 (62 overall, 86 potential)
17. Dodgers - SP Edgar Melendez, 21 years old, L/L, 5'11"/209 (61 overall, 90 potential)
18. Tigers - SP Andy Katin, 21 years old, L/L, 6'2"/190 (64 overall, 99 potential)
19. Cardinals - LF Maury Torrez, 19 years old, L/R, 5'9"/172 (71 overall, 96 potential)
20. Rays - 1B Harvey Morris, 20 years old, S/R, 5'11''/194 (63 overall, 88 potential)
21. Orioles - SP Buford Nickerson, 20 years old, R/R, 5'10"/207 (73 overall, 77 potential)
22. Rangers - RP Jeremy Baggett, 19 years old, L/L, 5'10''/199 (60 overall, 87 potential)
23. A's - SP Phillip Gifford (cool name), 20 years old, R/R, 6'1''/194 (63 overall, 90 potential)
24. Giants - SP Lionel Lumsden, 21 years old, R/R, 6'4"/218 (62 overall, 97 potential)
25. Yankees - 1B Amos Jorgenson, 22 years old, R/R, 6'5"/194 (61 overall, 91 potential)
26. Reds - LF Robert Wimberly, 18 years old, R/R, 5'10"/168 (59 overall, 99 potential)
27. Cardinals - 1B Howard Lottridge, 19 years old, L/R, 6'1"/178 (60 overall, 92 potential)
28. Rays - RP Mark Reyes, 19 years old, L/L, 6'2"/215 (58 overall, 95 potential)
29. Rangers - SP Tommy Smith, 18 years old, R/R, 6'0"/203 (61 overall, 95 potential)
30. Braves - RF Pedro Flores, 22 years old, R/R, 5'11"/197 (62 overall, 87 potential)
31. Yankees - RP Rafael Moreno, 18 years old, R/R, 6'3"/195 (57 overall, 99 potential)
32. Yankees - 3B Von Nobles, 22 years old, R/R, 6'3"/213 (63 overall, 80 potential)
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Please note that all potentials listed may be subject to change, possibly even of the extreme variety.

Also, as for that thing I was planning on doing after this draft is over, I'll explain it in my next post, where all the Jays' draft picks will be posted.

I'm intrigued yet also confused.


I need to know more!

Blue Jays Draft Results
by Richard Griffin, Toronto Star
Friday, June 7, 2014

With the MLB Draft officially over, let's see who our Blue Jays have selected to be a part of their franchise:

Round 1: SP Jose Cisneros, 19 years old
Round 2: SP Ramon Chavez, 22 years old, S/R, 5'11"/198 (60 overall, B potential) ✓
Round 3: RF Ronald Marmolejo, 18 years old, L/L, 6'2''/178 (51 overall, A potential) ✓
Round 4: C Moses Ramirez, 21 years old, R/R, 5'11''/179 (48 overall, A potential)
Round 5: SP Carlo Samuels, 21 years old, S/R, 6'3"/212 (55 overall, C potential)
Round 6: 1B Greg Singletary, 22 years old, R/R, 6'4"/207 (47 overall, C potential)
Round 7: RP Cam Gildehaus, 21 years old, R/R, 6'1''/221 (51 overall, D potential)

GM Derek Dorian has already agreed to contracts with the Jays' first 5 picks, and he says that he does not plan on signing Singletary or Gildehaus.

Best of luck to all the draftees! They all look to have bright futures in the organization.
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OKAY, so here's what I plan on doing.

If you want, I will customize certain draftees to be the way you choose them to be. If you want to do this, just use the same template found on page 1 of this log, and of the 5 players signed, pick the one you want me to edit.

The only things I refuse to edit are ages and ratings (I also can't manually edit potential in this version), so please omit those from the template. Everything else is fair game.

This is first-come, first-serve, and even if you already have 2 players made, you can still get in on this. I would prefer that people who haven't made any players pick before anyone else, but you are free to do what you want.

If you don't like the draftees or the guy you really wanted has been taken, then there's always next season. Luckily, I'm simming most of these games, so next season will be here before you know it.

The deadline for this is the end of the year, so there should be plenty of time. Please remember that the draftees will not be playing until next season, so please be patient.

Sorry if my explanation is too confusing. If anyone still has questions, please ask.

I call Ramirez! I'll get his stuff up soon

I choose to edit Ronald Marmolejo
Name: Anatole Hazewood
Jersey Number: 15
Primary/Secondary Position: RF/CF
Nationality: American
Batting/Throwing Hand: L/L
Height: 6'3
Weight: 185 lbs.

Appearance (Body): Slim guy. I don't know what else to add here so if you want me to be more specific just say so.
Appearance (Face): Long hair and a goatee (again if you need me to be more specific just say so)

Equipment:
Glove Color: Black
Bat Color: Black
Batting Gloves (On/Off, if yes, Style 1, 2, or 3): Off
Pant Style (high socks, stirrups, long, baggy): High socks
Cleat Style (there's 3 of them): Style 2

Stance/Windup: Open stance. Sort of like Chase Utley



Backstory (Optional): Anatole was the oldest of four children living in the suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota. At age 15, his life took a turn for the worse when his parents were killed in a car crash. Having to juggle school, guiding his younger siblings, and thinking about his future, there was little time for baseball. However he still made time for his favorite sport. Although he got poor grades and was seemingly destined for a job as a cashier in Minnesota his whole life, he starred on his school's baseball team as their best hitter. He caught the eye of the Blue Jays and was drafted. He is now determined to take his siblings in no matter how poor his salary is in the minor leagues.

I'll edit Chavez.

Name: Jake Jones
Age: 22 (obviously)
Jersey Number: 1 (if unavailable, 69)
Primary/Secondary Position: Pitcher (whatever role)
Nationality: American
Batting/Throwing Hand: L/L
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 190

Appearance (Body): skinny
Appearance (Face): tan, short brown hair, green eyes

Equipment: no
Glove Color: red
Bat Color: red
Batting Gloves (On/Off, if yes, Style 1, 2, or 3): Off
Pant Style (high socks, stirrups, long, baggy): baggy
Cleat Style (there's 3 of them): 1

Stance/Windup: stretch 1?

Strengths/Weaknesses: w.e

Backstory (Optional): Jake is a pimp. He likes listening to Eminem. Jake spends much of his time showing off his body at the beach. He has a reputation for causing trouble, and after home runs against him, he may feel the need to retaliate with a beanball.

I'm not editing this part, I don't know if this changes anything but I thought I'd let you know



The body appearance is fine. What hair and skin color do you want him to have, though?