It's fine. I could probably expound at length about my own squad's issues, but I'm not patient enough to type that much.
Yeah, apologies, didn't realize how big that text block was until I loaded this thread up in my phone.
TLDR: Beni and Bogey are beasts.
Yeah I was looking at league leaders last night and saw that Benitendi was having an even better season than God Emperor Mike Trout. What a monster.
I'm kinda annoyed that Erick Weiss on Detroit might beat out Rizzo for RotY given that Weiss is 28 and Rizzo is 23, but alas. Also I had Weiss on my Rule 5 list but didn't manage to get him :(
ConfirmBoston and LAD have agreed to the following trade.
Los Angeles Dodgers send:
CF Joc Pederson (MLB)
SP Michael Danielak (AAA)
1B Edwin Rios (AAA)
C Keibert Ruiz (AA)
for
SP Chris Sale (MLB)
RP Jason Groome (MLB)
SS Yomar Valentin (AAA)
LF Fabian Andrade (A-)
Former players who become coaches during the course of a game (read: not already coaches at the start of the game in 2017) are some of the best candidates to find really great coaches. I had Richie Sexton come back as a hitting coach and in the editor his teach hitting rating was 187 (max is 200 so 100 is average). Their stats are randomized but given that the reputation attributes for coaches are almost completely irrelevant regarding their actual skill level I'm generally ok with rolling the dice on a player turned coach.Man, I have so many ex-players as coaches. I love a recognizable name. I've got Larkin, Mike Hampton, and Mark Grace on the ML team. Jason Grimsley, Charlie Hough, and Ozzie Timmons are my AAA staff. Mitch Williams and Barry Bonds are at AA. Harold Reynolds and Eric Young at A+. George Brett at A. Jason Ellison and Dante Bichette at A-.
The knuckleball can do screwy things in OOTP. I've had Steven Wright put up multiple <4 ERA seasons when using the Red Sox, and he isn't even a particularly well rated knuckleballer. Josh Gann (the kid you got) has the best profile I've seen the game generate for one. Especially interesting that he was created with three pitches, but no fastballs, yet higher than standard velocity compared to most knuckleballers. The low work ethic isn't great but I've always found intelligence matters more for pitchers and he's got that as a positive.My first round draft pick is already in the starting rotation. Probably one of the quickest promotions in modern baseball history.
The knuckleball can do screwy things in OOTP. I've had Steven Wright put up multiple <4 ERA seasons when using the Red Sox, and he isn't even a particularly well rated knuckleballer. Josh Gann (the kid you got) has the best profile I've seen the game generate for one. Especially interesting that he was created with three pitches, but no fastballs, yet higher than standard velocity compared to most knuckleballers. The low work ethic isn't great but I've always found intelligence matters more for pitchers and he's got that as a positive.
His ERA will likely regress as his BABIP normalizes, but plugging a first rounder into your rotation not much more than a month after the draft and knowing he's probably going to consistently post a >100 ERA+ over 200+ inning for the next decade is a pretty nice haul.
Your only problem is that the Astros are just stacked. Being 5 out on my division while my team is playing good ball is a bit frustrating for me but you're 10 out with nearly the same record.