Power Pros Forum

So, this isn't really a log as so much as just a tool for me to track my progress. There won't be stories and there (probably) won't be game summaries. This is just a way to keep track of progress I've made and events that happen, since I feel like the game doesn't do a very good job of that. This could be dead by the end of the day, or it could last a while. I really have no *(censored)* clue. But I guess if you're interested in (possibly) seeing the changes, feel free to follow.

Prediction: You will make the World Series in 2018.

Prediction predicted that, or you did?

I've always wondered how Prediction got his username

2013 Preview

Preseason Ranking: 30th
-Contact: 30th
-Power: 23rd
-Speed: 24th
-Defense: 28th
-Pitching: 30th

Lineups
RHP
J. Altuve, 2B
B. Wallace, 1B
J. Maxwell, CF
C. Carter, LF
C. Pena, DH
J. Castro, C
J.D. Martinez, RF
M. Dominguez, 3B
R. Cedeno, SS

LHP
J. Altuve, 2B
B. Wallace, 1B
J. Maxwell, CF
C. Carter, DH
J.D. Martinez, LF
M. Dominguez, 3B
R. Ankiel, RF
J. Castro, C
R. Cedeno, SS

Rotation
1. B. Norris
2. E. Bedard
3. P. Humber
4. L. Harrell
5. J. Lyles

Bullpen
B. Peacock, Long Reliever
J. Ely, Long Reliever
D. Kuechel, Long Reliever
H. Ambriz, Middle Reliever
X. Cedeno, Middle Reliever
W. Wright, Set-Up
J. Veras, Closer

Prospects
1. Carlos Correa, SS, ETA early 2015
2. George Springer, CF, ETA early 2014
3. Jonathan Singleton, 1B, ETA mid 2014
4. Jarred Cosart, SP, ETA mid 2013
5. Lance McCullers, RP, ETA mid 2015

Outlook
Magic 8 Ball, will we win 65 games this year? *shakes*

Broken Image

What broken image? I see it just fine

April-May 2013

Standings
AL East
Red Sox: 31-26
Rays: 29-27
Blue Jays: 29-27
Yankees: 27-28
Orioles: 26-29
AL Central
Tigers: 31-23
Indians: 27-28
White Sox: 27-28
Royals: 23-31
Twins: 22-33
AL West
Athletics: 33-23
Rangers: 32-23
Angels: 30-26
Mariners: 24-31
Astros: 17-38
NL East
Phillies: 35-20
Nationals: 29-26
Marlins: 27-28
Braves: 27-28
Mets: 23-32
NL Central
Reds: 32-23
Brewers: 27-27
Cardinals: 27-28
Pirates: 26-30
Cubs: 25-30
NL West
Dodgers: 33-20
Diamondbacks: 29-26
Rockies: 27-29
Padres: 26-28
Giants: 25-30

Stats
J. Altuve: .249 AVG, 23 R, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 8 SB
B. Wallace: .302 AVG, 19 R, 3 HR, 26 RBI, 0 SB
J. Maxwell: ,234 AVG, 16 R, 5 HR, 23 RBI, 2 SB
C. Carter: . 188 AVG, 21 R, 11 HR, 28 RBI, 0 SB
C. Pena: .261 AVG, 16 R, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 0 SB
J. Castro: .272 AVG, 16 R, 3 HR, 17 RBI, 0 SB
J.D. Martinez: .180 AVG, 15 R, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 0 SB
M. Dominguez: . 256 AVG, 18 R, 6 HR, 20 RBI, 0 SB
R. Cedeno: .209 AVG, 20 R, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 2 SB
J. Elmore: .186 AVG, 7 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 SB
F. Martinez: .164 AVG, 5 R, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 0 SB [DEMOTED, B. BARNES PROMOTED]
C. Corporan: .206 AVG, 3 R, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB
R. Ankiel: .213 AVG, 6 R, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 1 SB

B. Norris: 65 IP, 2-7, 45 K, 3.74 ERA, 1.43 WHIP
E. Bedard: 62.1 IP, 3-5, 48 K, 4.19 ERA, 1.41 WHIP
P. Humber: 64 IP, 4-6, 48 K, 4.64 ERA, 1.39 WHIP
L. Harrell: 61 IP, 3-6, 35 K, 6.05 ERA, 1.62 WHIP [DEMOTED, J. COSART PROMOTED]
J. Lyles: 63 IP, 4-6, 29 K, 4.14 ERA, 1.56 WHIP
B. Peacock: 20.2 IP, 0-2, 12 K, 3.05 ERA, 1.06 WHIP
J. Ely: 9 IP, 0-0, 10 K, 4.00 ERA, 1.22 WHIP
D. Kuechel: 29.1 IP, 0-1, 10 K, 3.07 ERA, 1.50 WHIP
H. Ambriz: 31.2 IP, 0-0, 27 K, 6.54 ERA, 1.74 WHIP
X. Cedeno: 31.2 IP, 0-1, 29 K, 7.11 ERA, 1.64 WHIP
W. Wright: 30 IP, 0-0, 25 K, 4.80 ERA, 1.47 WHIP
J. Veras: 14.1 IP, 12 SV, 11 K, 6.28 ERA, 2.65 WHIP

...we suck

me too

lastros gonna last, you know

Can't wait for 2018 tho...

and you'll never find out.

2013 MLB Draft

First Round
1. Houston: Starter Jermaine Cameron, age 21, 63 overall, 98 potential
2. Chicago: Closer Rex Barron, age 20, 70 overall, 93 potential
3. Colorado: Closer Alex Berry, age 18, 62 overall, 89 potential
4. Minnesota: Right Fielder Lee Haley, age 18, 75 overall, 64 potential
5. Cleveland: Closer Jose Blanco, age 18, 58 overall, 91 potential
6. Boston: Third Baseman Alfonso Tejera, age 22, 75 overall, 62 potential
7. Miami: Starter Darrick Winter, age 20, 70 overall, 91 potential
8. Kansas City: Third Baseman C.J. Cotton, age 19, 74 overall, 82 potential
9. Toronto: Starter Jose Rocha, age 18, 63 overall, 95 potential
10. New York: Catcher Carlos Blanco, age 20, 73 overall, 87 potential
11. Seattle: First Baseman Henry Macias, age 22, 73 overall, 79 potential
12. San Diego: First Baseman Omar Nunez, age 20, 73 overall, 74 potential
13. Pittsburgh: Starter Troy Sharp, age 18, 72 overall, 81 potential
14. Philadelphia: Second Baseman Barry Lofgren, age 19, 72 overall, 82 potential
15. Arizona: Shortstop William Steen, age 18, 72 overall, 70 potential
16. Chicago: Starter Evan Chamberlain, age 21, 67 overall, 94 potential
17. Los Angeles: Starter Dave Pesky, age 22, 67 overall, 94 potential
18. Detroit: Third Baseman Derrick Ramsay, age 20, 71 overall, 83 potential
19. St. Louis: Starter Harvey Fahey, age 20, 64 overall, 89 potential
20. Tampa Bay: Center Fielder Marshall Demaria, age 18, 71 overall, 71 potential
21. Baltimore: Starter Julio Escobar, age 21, 56 overall, 97 potential
22. Texas: First Baseman Lewis Warren, age 22, 70 overall, 90 potential
23. Oakland: Starter Kevin Hinton, age 18, 68 overall, 87 potential
24. San Francisco: Starter Chuck Michael, age 20, 69 overall, 70 potential
25: New York: Starter Antonio Huerta, age 19, 59 overall, 91 potential
26. Cincinnati: Right Fielder Alexis Nunez, age 20, 68 overall, 57 potential
Compensatory Round
27. St. Louis: Starter Sam Quezada, age 20, 54 overall, 94 potential
28. Tampa Bay: Reliever Fernando Francisco, age 21, 66 overall, 58 potential
29. Texas: Second Baseman Charles Goto, age 20, 66 overall, 91 potential
30: Atlanta: Shortstop Alfonso Irizarry, age 19, 66 overall, 86 potential
31: New York: Starter Ryan Crockett, age 18, 52 overall, 95 potential
32. New York: Starter Randy Perry, age 20, 56 overall, 91 potential
Second Round
33. Houston: Left Fielder Tommy Kuo, age 22, 66 overall, 95 potential
34. Chicago: Reliever Kenny McKee, age 18, 63 overall, 85 potential
35. Colorado: Reliever John Nobless, age 20, 53 overall, 91 potential
36. Minnesota: Starter Dave Huddleston, age 19, 65 overall, 81 potential
37. Boston: Starter Claude Holcomb, age 18, 65 overall, 78 potential
38. Miami: Starter Eric Myrick, age 22, 57 overall, 88 potential
39. Kansas City: Reliever Dave Campillo, age 19, 65 overall, 77 potential
40. Toronto: Starter Carlos Cedeno, age 22, 62 overall, 87 potential
41. New York: Third Baseman Michael Franco, age 22, 65 overall, 62 potential
42. Seattle: Right Fielder Doug Cobb, age 20, 65 overall, 81 potential
43. San Diego: Starter Matt Kirkland, age 20, 64 overall, 81 potential
44. Pittsburgh: Reliever Jeffrey Guinn, age 19, 64 overall, 64 potential
45. Philadelphia: Third Baseman Mohammed Hines, age 18, 64 overall, 76 potential
46. Arizona: Starter Earnest Miranda, age 21, 63 overall, 75 potential
47. Milwaukee: First Baseman Bryant Roberts, age 18, 63 overall, 81 potential
48. Chicago: Starter Sammy Benitez, age 19, 59 overall, 85 potential
49. Los Angeles: Reliever Carlos Alfonzo, age 18, 54 overall, 85 potential
50. Detroit: Left Fielder Miles Koehne, age 20, 63 overall, 85 potential
51. St. Louis: Reliever Tom Wright, age 18, 52 overall, 85 potential
52. Los Angeles: Reliever Ken Bracken, age 22, 62 overall, 56 potential
53. Tampa Bay: Left Fielder Sean Sellers, age 20, 62 overall, 91 potential
54. Baltimore: Reliever Darren Scott, age 21, 55 overall, 84 potential
55. Texas: Starter Eddy Dodge, age 21, 61 overall, 65 potential
56. Oakland: Reliever Jamal LeFave, age 18, 58 overall, 79 potential
57. Atlanta: Reliever Mike Ferren, age 19, 61 overall, 74 potential
58. San Francisco: Starter Julio Campos, age 22, 60 overall, 77 potential
59. New York: Reliever Alden VanDyke, age 18, 52 overall, 84 potential
60. Cincinnati: Reliever Armando Nunez, age 22, 60 overall, 79 potential
61. Washington: Reliever John Cowan, age 18, 49 overall, 84 potential

2013 MLB All-Star Game Rosters

AL
Y. Darvish, SP, Texas
C.J. Wilson, SP, Los Angeles
D. Fister, SP, Detroit
M. Pineda, SP, New York
J. Verlander, SP, Detroit
D. Phelps, RP, New York
J. Nathan, RP, Texas
G. Balfour, RP, Oakland
M. Rivera, RP, New York
J. Hanrahan, RP, Boston
G. Holland, RP, Kansas City
R. Madson, RP, Los Angeles

J. Reyes, SS, Toronto
D. Pedroia, 2B, Boston
M. Cabrera, 3B, Detroit
J. Bautista, RF, Toronto
E. Longoria, DH, Tampa Bay
P. Fielder, 1B, Detroit
Y. Cespedes, LF, Oakland
C. Santana, C, Cleveland
A. Jones, CF, Baltimore

J. Montero, C, Seattle
J. Mauer, C, Minnesota
B. Butler, 1B, Kansas City
E. Encarnacion, 1B, Toronto
J. Altuve, 2B, Houston
J. Kipnis, 2B, Cleveland
A. Ramirez, SS, Chicago
A. Rios, LF, Chicago
A. De Aza, CF, Chicago
M. Trout, CF, Los Angeles
A. Jackson, CF, Detroit

NL
C. Luebke, SP, San Diego
C. Villanueva, SP, Chicago
C. Hamels, SP, Philadelphia
C. Lee, SP, Philadelphia
M. Latos, SP, Cincinnati
B. Badenhop, RP, Milwaukee
R. Betancourt, RP, Colorado
B. League, RP, Los Angeles
H. Street, RP, San Diego
A. Chapman, RP, Cincinnati
S. Romo, RP, San Francisco
C. Kimbrel, RP, Atlanta

C. Crisp, CF, Washington
M. Prado, 3B, Arizona
J. Votto, 1B, Cincinnati
R. Braun, DH, Milwaukee
C. Gonzalez, LF, Colorado
A. Ethier, RF, Los Angeles
T. Tulowitzki, SS, Colorado
B. Posey, C, San Francisco
B. Phillips, 2B, Cincinnati

R. Martin, C, Pittsburgh
R. Brantly, C, Miami
I. Davis, 1B, New York
A. Gonzalez, 1B, Los Angeles
D. Uggla, 2B, Atlanta
D. Freese, 3B, St. Louis
P. Sandoval, 3B, San Francisco
J. Rollins, SS, Philadelphia
A. McCutchen, CF, Pittsburgh
M. Kemp, CF, Los Angeles
N. Aoki, RF, Milwaukee

June-July 2013

Standings
AL East
Red Sox: 58-51
Yankees: 55-53
Blue Jays: 53-56
Orioles: 49-59
Rays: 47-62
AL Central
Tigers: 63-44
White Sox: 52-55
Royals: 51-55
Indians: 50-57
Twins: 46-61
AL West
Rangers: 65-44
Athletics: 60-48
Angels: 54-53
Mariners: 53-54
Astros: 46-61
NL East
Nationals: 61-47
Phillies: 59-48
Braves: 54-54
Marlins: 49-58
Mets: 44-63
NL Central
Reds: 66-43
Cardinals: 53-53
Brewers: 51-57
Cubs: 48-59
Pirates: 46-61
NL West
Dodgers: 61-45
Giants: 58-48
Diamondbacks: 55-53
Rockies: 54-55
Padres: 53-56

Stats
J. Altuve: .269 AVG, 48 R, 4 HR, 32 RBI, 21 SB
R. Cedeno: .237 AVG, 40 R, 8 HR, 27 RBI, 2 SB
B. Wallace: .270 AVG, 37 R, 4 HR, 41 RBI, 0 SB
M. Dominguez: .231 AVG, 34 R, 7 HR, 36 RBI, 0 SB
J. Maxwell: .230 AVG, 33 R, 10 HR, 45 RBI, 3 SB
J. Castro: .291 AVG, 37 R, 10 HR, 37 RBI, 0 SB
J.D. Martinez: .224 AVG, 30 R, 5 HR, 23 RBI, 0 SB
C. Pena: .262 AVG, 33 R, 7 HR, 40 RBI, 0 SB
J. Elmore: .182 AVG, 22 R, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 5 SB
R. Ankiel: .210 AVG, 14 R, 5 HR, 19 RBI, 2 SB
C. Corporan: .221 AVG, 13 R, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 0 SB
B. Barnes: .204 AVG, 12 R, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 3 SB

E. Bedard: 130.1 IP, 8-6, 99 K, 3.66 ERA, 1.27 WHIP
P. Humber: 97.2 IP, 9-8, 77 K, 5.16 ERA, 1.43 WHIP
J. Lyles: 97.1 IP, 5-6, 51 K, 5.55 ERA, 1.64 WHIP
L. Harrell: 61 IP, 3-6, 35 K, 6.05 ERA, 1.62 WHIP
B. Peacock: 80 IP, 4-7, 48 K, 3.49 ERA, 1.28 WHIP
J. Ely: 49 IP, 5-2, 43 K, 2.76 ERA, 1.27 WHIP
J. Cosart: 25.2 IP, 0-3, 19 K, 7.71 ERA, 2.06 WHIP
D. Kuechel: 62.2 IP, 0-2, 24 K, 3.30 ERA, 1.45 WHIP
H. Ambriz: 63.1 IP, 3-3, 45 K, 4.83 ERA, 1.52 WHIP
X. Cedeno: 56.1 IP, 2-5, 48 K, 5.43 ERA, 1.67 WHIP
W. Wright: 55.2 IP, 1 SV, 25 K, 4.20 ERA, 1.42 WHIP

We actually had a winning record over those two months!

2013 Trades

5/8: Y. Puig (OF) → Brewers, S. Gennett (2B) → Dodgers
5/17: J. Smoak (1B) → Royals, K. Herrera (RP) → Mariners
5/25: D. Gordon (SS) and K. Jansen (RP) → Twins, R. Doumit (C), M. Pelfrey (SP), and M. Sano (3B) → Dodgers
6/1: T. Cruz (C) and E. Mujica (RP) → Yankees, A. Pettitte → Cardinals
6/11: B. Brach (RP), M. Mikolas (RP), and N. Hundley (C) → Rays, C. Ramos (RP) and T. Guerrieri (SP) → Padres
6/16: Francisco Lindor (SS) → Orioles, Taylor Teagarden (C) → Indians
6/20: W. Lopez (RP) → Cubs, H. Rondon (RP) and T. Wood (SP) → Rockies
6/24: W. Myers → Mariners, C. Furbush → Rays
6/29: S. Hairston (RF) and J. Baez (SS) → Padres, C. Quentin (LF) → Cubs
7/2: A. Bradley (SP), C. Pennington (SS), and T. Skaggs (SP) → Angels, E. Aybar (SS) → Diamondbacks
7/4: M. Holliday (LF) → Phillies, J. Biddle (SP) → Cardinals
7/6: M. Holliday (LF) → Dodgers, M. Sano (3B) → Phillies
7/9: C. Crisp → Nationals, A. Rendon → Athletics
7/11: X. Bogaerts (SS) and J. Saltalamacchia (C) → Cardinals, Y. Molina (C) → Red Sox
7/13: T. Walker (SP) and C. Triunfel (SS) → Cardinals, T. Rosenthal (RP) → Mariners
7/14: K. Youkilis (3B) → Dodgers, C. Seager (3B) and J. Hairston Jr (3B) → Yankees
7/15: D. Ruf (LF), D. Brown (RF), and P. Aumont (RP) → Rangers, M. Perez (SP) → Phillies
7/16: Y. Escobar → Mariners, N. Franklin → Rays
7/19: S. Choo (CF) → Rangers, M. Olt (3B) → Reds
7/21: A. Bradley (SP) and S. Downs (RP) → Reds, S. Marshall (RP) → Angels
7/22: A. Ramirez (SS) → Angels, T. Skaggs (SP), C. Pennington (SS), and K. Cowart (3B) → White Sox
7/23: R. Martin (C) → Yankees, M. Williams (CF), F. Cervelli (C), and G. Sanchez (C) → Pirates
7/25: B. Norris (SP) and C. Carter (LF) → Giants, K. Crick (SP) and J. Osich (RP) → Astros
7/27: J. Veras (RP) and M. Foltynewicz (SP) → Pirates, G. Polanco (CF) → Astros
7/28: J. Lester (SP) → Mariners, M. Zunino (C) and B. Beavan (SP) → Red Sox
7/29: A. Susac (C) → Rays, K. Johnson (2B) → Giants
7/29: O. Infante (2B) → Athletics, A. Russell (SS) and J. Weeks (2B) → Tigers
7/30: M. Cuddyer (RF) → Yankees, B. Boesch (RF) → Rockies
8/3: R. Betancourt (RP) and T. Story (SS) → Marlins, J. Rauch (RP) and C. Kotchman (1B) → Rockies
8/21: B. Lyon (RP) and J. Buck (C) → Cubs, S. Camp (RP), S. Feldman (SP), and C. Marmol (RP) → Mets
8/24: J. Morneau (1B) → Padres, J. Baez (SS) and T. Guerrieri (SP) → Twins