UPCOMING EVENTS
CURRENT DATE: Jul-27, 2024
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MESSAGE BOARD ACTIVITY
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POSTED ON: 07-16-24 12:38AM
FORUM: General Messages
TOPIC: 1st round picks unowned
AUTHOR: Expos
MESSAGE: I see Dante Nori, Ryan W~
POSTED ON: 07-15-24 12:19AM
FORUM: Minor League Draft
TOPIC: Re: 2024 Auction Phase
AUTHOR: Expos
MESSAGE: The entire league misse~
POSTED ON: 07-09-24 11:26AM
FORUM: Minor League Draft
TOPIC: Re: 2024 Auction Phase
AUTHOR: redsox
MESSAGE: The entire league missed~
POSTED ON: 06-20-24 6:43PM
FORUM: Trades / Trading
TOPIC: Mid season trading
AUTHOR: Expos
MESSAGE: Mid season trading has r~
POSTED ON: 04-22-24 1:51PM
FORUM: Minor League Draft
TOPIC: Re: 2024 Auction Phase
AUTHOR: blaze
MESSAGE: I just swapped out Jose ~
RML NEWS
Grays / TinCaps Trade
To Grays: 45K
To TinCaps: LHP Hunter Barco and RHP Jaden Hamm
Blaze / Stars Trade
To Blaze: RHP Eury Perez and RHP Devin Williams
To Stars: SS Trea Turner
Grays / Pilots Trade
To Grays: RHP Paul Sewald
To Pilots: LHP Jose Quintana
Browns / Grays Trade
To Browns: 3B Jacob Berry
To Grays: 20K
Gypsies / TinCaps Trade
To Gypsies: 2B Nicky Lopez
To TinCaps: UTL Zack McKinstry, OF Victor Robles, RHP Sawyer Gipson-Long, RHP Woo-Suk Go and 10K
RockHounds / Titans Trade
To RockHounds: RHP Craig Kimbrel and 10K
To Titans: LHP AJ Puk and SS Tai Peete
Colt .45s / Gypsies Trade
To Colt .45s: 1B Ryan Noda, RHP Jason Adam, RHP James McArthur, RHP Nick Anderson, SS Eddys Leonard and 55K
To Gypsies: 1B Paul Goldschmidt
TinCaps / Titans Trade
To TinCaps: RHP Paul Blackburn, OF Tyler O'Neill, RHP Chayce McDermott and 10K
To Titans: RHP Patrick Sandoval, OF Trent Grisham and OF Gian Zapata
Browns / Titans Trade
To Browns: OF Tyler Freeman, RHP Michael McGreevy and 15K
To Titans: OF Tyrone Taylor, RHP Cristian Mena and SS Dawel Joseph
Colt .45s / RockHounds Trade
To RockHounds: 2B Xander Bogaerts
To Colt .45s: OF Gavin Cross
Colt .45s / Titans Trade
To Colt .45s: C Travis d'Arnaud and OF Emmanuel Rodriguez
To Titans: C Willson Contreras
Gypsies / Knights Trade
To Gypsies: RHP Pete Fairbanks and RHP Will Vest
To Knights: LHP Tim Herrin and RHP Cade Smith
Colt .45s / Grays Trade
To Colt .45s: RHP Nate Pearson and 3B Brock Wilken
To Grays: LHP Josh Hader
RockHounds / Titans Trade
To RockHounds: RHP Kevin Gausman, RHP Emilio Pagan, OF Chase Davis, C Yan Gomes, C Korey Lee and OF Robert Hassell
To Titans: RHP Edward Cabrera, RHP Michael Kopech, C Endy Rodriguez, RHP Chayce McDermott, OF Jonny DeLuca and 2B Cooper Kinney
Clown Princes / Gypsies Trade
To Clown Princes: INF/OF Tyler Fitzgerald, INF Ignacio Nacho Alvarez, RHP Noah Syndergaard and RHP Michael Burrows
To Gypsies: RHP Nick Pivetta
Bandits / Gypsies Trade
To Bandits: RHP Yariel Rodriguez and LHP Yuki Matsui
To Gypsies: RHP Colin Holderman
Colt .45s / RockHounds Trade
To Colt .45s: SS Elly De La Cruz and OF Jose Siri
To RockHounds: OF Aaron Judge and 1B Wilmer Flores
Playing Schedule
Block # Dates in Strat's Schedule Our Start/Due Dates
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Block 1 March 29 - April 28 April 1 - April 27
Block 2 April 29 - May 29 May 1 - May 28
Block 3 May 30 - June 29 June 1 - June 27
Block 4 June 30 - July 29 July 1 - July 28
Block 5 July 30 - August 29 August 1 - August 28
Block 6 August 30 - September 27 September 1 - September 28
Files Updated
Now that our final Major League rosters are set for the start of the season, I've updated the Master Roster and Player/Money Totals files in the Downloads area.
Browns / RockHounds Trade
To Browns: OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr,
To RockHounds: 40K
Dodgers / RockHounds Trade
To Dodgers: LHP Matt Liberatore
To RockHounds: 15K
Files Updated
Now that our second trading period has ended, the Master Roster, Player/Money Totals and Waiver Availables files have been updated in the Downloads area.
Bandits / Clown Princes Trade
To Bandits: 1K
To Clown Princes: RHP Jakob Junis
Clown Princes / Reds Trade
To Clown Princes: 25K
To Reds: C Christian Bethancourt
Titans / Twins Trade
To Titans: LHP Garrett Crochet
To Twins: RHP Jonathan Cannon and 5K
Clown Princes / RockHounds Trade
To Clown Princes: OF Oscar Colas, C Henry Davis, LHP Reggie Crawford and 40K
To RockHounds: OF Lane Thomas and RHP Hunter Harvey
Browns / Titans Trade
To Browns: RHP Caleb Kilian
To Titans: 9K
Blaze / Dodgers Trade
To Blaze: 65K
To Dodgers: RHP Alec Manoah and RHP Yonny Chirinos
Bandits / Browns Trade
To Bandits: 3B Emmanuel Rivera
To Browns: 25K
Bandits / Browns Trade
To Bandits: OF Dillon Head, 1B Matt Mervis and 12K
To Browns: SS Geraldo Perdomo
Pelicans / Reds Trade
To Pelicans: LHP Andrew Chafin
To Reds: 20K
Bandits / Reds Trade
To Bandits: 25K
To Reds: LHP Gabe Speier
Bandits / Monarchs Trade
To Bandits: LHP David Peterson, SS Nick Ahmed and C Patrick Bailey SS Nasim Nunez
To Monarchs: DH Byron Buxton and RHP John Schreiber
Expos / Yellow Jackets Trade
To Expos: SS Paul DeJong
To Yellow Jackets: 10K
Gypsies / Titans Trade
To Gypsies: 2B Gleyber Torres
To Titans: RHP Merrill Kelly, LHP Andrew Nardi and 25K
Bandits / Gypsies Trade
To Bandits: LHP Gabe Speier
To Gypsies: 15K
Browns / Grays Trade
To Browns: OF Kyle Isbel
To Grays: 25K
Files Updated
With the conclusion of this year's Unowned Player Draft, the Master Roster and Player/Money Totals files have been updated in the Downloads area.
The results from yesterday's draft are posted on the Message Board.
A list of Waiver Availables has been added to the Downloads area.
Clown Princes / Grays Trade
To Clown Princes: SS Ricardo Cabrera
To Grays: LHP Aroldis Chapman
Browns / River Dogs Trade
To Browns: RHP Aaron Civale
To River Dogs: SS Eric Brown and 2B Cade Doughty
Browns / Knights Trade
To Browns: OF Colin Barber and 20K
To Knights: OF Seth Brown
Bandits / Grays Trade
To Bandits: LHP Hyun Jin Ryu, SS Geraldo Perdomo, SS Joey Ortiz, OF Justin Crawford, OF Garrett Mitchell, and RHP Thomas Harrington and 1,000K
To Grays: OF Ronald Acuna
Bandits / Gypsies Trade
To Bandits: OF Stuart Fairchild and 35K
To Gypsies: C Salvador Perez
Bandits / Browns Trade
To Bandits: 45K
To Browns: OF Joey Gallo
Browns / Grays Trade
To Browns: 3B Josh Jung, SS Marco Luciano and OF Dillon Head
To Grays: OF Yordan Alvarez
Bandits / Reds Trade
To Bandits: 90K
To Reds: RHP Gregory Santos
Bandits / Reds Trade
To Bandits: 25K
To Reds: C Seby Zavala
Bandits / Reds Trade
To Bandits: 50K
To Reds: OF Rob Refsnyder
Bandits / Reds Trade
To Bandits: 3B Jean Segura and 90K
To Reds: INF Jon Berti
Browns / Pilots
To Browns: 3B Eugenio Suarez
To Pilots: 1B Tre Morgan and RHP Luis Serna
Browns / TinCaps Trade
To Browns: OF Tyrone Taylor
To TinCaps: LHP Parker Messick
Bandits / Pelicans Trade
To Bandits: 80K
To Pelicans: LHP AJ Minter
Bandits / Blaze Trade
To Bandits: INF Jon Berti and 85K
To Blaze: OF Kevin Kiermaier
Free Agent Draft
Here are the results from today's Free Agent Draft.
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There was only one team that matched a bid:
Belt, Brandon (Yellow Jackets) - Matched a bid of 121k by the Grays
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These players were acquired from teams who chose not to answer bids:
Castellanos, Nick (former team: Pilgrims) was acquired by the Gypsies for 113k
d'Arnaud, Travis (former team: Captains) was acquired by the Titans for 3 x 80k
Gray, Jon (former team: Pelicans) was acquired by the Reds for 182k
Hendricks, Kyle (former team: Titans) was acquired by the Reds for 182k
Kelly, Carson (former team: Reds) was acquired by the Browns for 3 x 83k
Newman, Kevin (former team: Rockhounds) was acquired by the Gypsies for 71k
Pham, Tommy (former team: Monarchs) was acquired by the Expos for 82k
Stratton, Chris (former team: Pelicans) was acquired by the Reds for 110k
Wood, Alex (former team: Monarchs) was acquired by the Expos for 63k
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These players were acquired from teams with no answering rights:
Smith, Will (former team: Monarchs) was acquired by the Grays for 52k
Trevino, Jose (former team: River Dogs) was acquired by the Gypsies for 74k
Whitlock, Garrett (former team: Gypsies) was acquired by the TinCaps for 51k
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These players had no 'active' bids (with the amount listed being what they were originally offered) and are retained by their original team:
Anderson, Tyler (Bandits) - 50k
Baddoo, Akil (River Dogs) - 25k
Bickford, Phil (Titans) - 25k
Cabrera, Miguel (Expos) - 80k
Espinal, Santiago (Gypsies) - 38k
Gomber, Austin (Stars) - 38k
Hernandez, Enrique (Captains) - 40k
Kiner-Falefa, Isiah (Expos) - 70k
McCutchen, Andrew (Expos) - 60k
Minter, AJ (Bandits) - 70k
Smith, Dominic (RockHounds) - 70k
Smyly, Drew (Stars) - 45k
Wendle, Joey (Pelicans) - 80k
Yarbrough, Ryan (Pelicans) - 70k
World Series Results
Our 2023 World Series was netplayed yesterday and we have a winner. The Blaze upset the Bandits to claim the title in 6 games. I've attached the final playoff LZP... though it doesn't quite include all playoff results from earlier rounds.
When you look at these numbers, you'd think the Bandits would have likely won it:
- The Bandits' hitters had a .661 OPS. Blaze hitters had a .590 OPS.
- Bandits had 69 base runners to 54 for the Blaze.
- Bandits had 17 extra-base hits to 12 for the Blaze.
However, these other things tell a different story:
- Bandits had 46 LOB, while the Blaze only left 31 runners on.
- Blaze defense turned 10 DPs (8 in the first 2 games alone) to just 2 for the Bandits' defense.
- Blaze had 11 stolen bases to only 1 for the Bandits.
Here's a game by game rundown...
Game 1: Alcantara and Manoah each went 8 innings without allowing any earned runs. There were only 5 hits combined in the game. The lone run came in the 4th inning as Justin Turner's faulty defense gave up a single and an error on the same play... allowing Gimenez to score from 1st base. Blaze win 1-0.
Game 2: Bandits had 9 base runners during Carlos Rodon's 4 innings of work, but could only score 3 runs. Meanwhile, the Blaze chipped away getting clutch hit after clutch hit off Verlander to score 5 middle inning runs. The Bandits had plenty of chances to score more runs, but grounded into key DPs to end each of the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th innings. It was 5 DPs total they hit into for the game. Blaze win 5-4.
Game 3: Bandits' SS Bogaerts was injured in his first AB and that caused their defense to unravel... with Arcia (their backup SS) subsequently committing a pair of errors leading to 4 unearned Blaze runs scoring and it was 6-0 Blaze after 5 innings. Bandits left on 9 runners, while Trea Turner hit 3 homers for the Blaze. Blaze win 8-3.
Game 4: Facing elimination, the Bandits rallied for an 11-inning victory (winning on Goldschmidt's walkoff homer)... despite Edwin Diaz blowing a 9th inning save chance. It probably shouldn't have made it all the way to the 11th inning as the Bandits again held a 12-5 edge in runners left of base. Bandits win 5-4.
Game 5: Again facing elimination, Justin Verlander was stellar. He faced one batter over the minimum through 7 innings before allowing a solo homer in the 8th. Three Bandits relievers slammed the door without allowing any hits after that homer to preserve the victory and necessitate a game 6. Bandits win 3-1.
Game 6: A combination of unearned runs (via an error and a wild pitch) and clutch 2-out singles gave the Blaze an 5-0 lead after 4 innings. The Bandits had plenty of chances for their own clutch 2-out hits, but left on another 9 runners as those hits did not come. Blaze win 5-1.
Browns / Pelicans Trade
To Browns: LHP Martin Perez
To Pelicans: SS Javier Baez
Browns / Gypsies Trade
To Browns: 10K
To Gypsies: 2B Santiago Espinal
Bandits / Blaze Trade
To Bandits: OF Oswaldo Cabrera
To Blaze: 20K
Blaze / Expos Trade
To Blaze: 10K
To Expos: LHP Brooks Raley
Blaze / Stars Trade
To Blaze: 20K
To Stars: LHP Caleb Ferguson
Bandits / Gypsies Trade
To Bandits: RHP Gregory Santos, RHP Colin Holderman and 150K
To Gypsies: RHP Justin Verlander
Blaze / Browns Trade
To Blaze: 30K
To Browns: SS Nick Allen
Gypsies / Pelicans Trade
To Gypsies: 45K
To Pelicans: SS Joey Wendle and RHP Hunter Gaddis
Bandits / Grays Trade
To Bandits: OF Rob Refsnyder, OF Joey Gallo and 70K
To Grays: RHP Thomas Harrington
Grays / Pilots Trade
To Grays: OF Nelson Velazquez
To Pilots: INF Cristofer Torin and RHP Cade Kuehler
Bandits / Grays Trade
To Bandits: Alek Thomas, 3B Aidan Miller, RHP Anthony Desclafani and 45K
To Grays: RHP Tyler Glasnow
Pelicans / Pilots Trade
To Pelicans: 2B Nick Gonzalez
To Pilots: RHP Richard Fitts
2023 Playoff Teams Set
The 2023 RML playoffs will look like this...
American Conference:
- The Pelicans will play the Gypsies in the 5-game wildcard series (with the Gypsies being the home team).
- The winner of the wildcard series will advance to play the Grays in the division series (with the Grays as the home team).
- The Captains will play the Blaze in the other AC divisional series (with the Blaze as the home team).
National Conference:
- The Browns and Reds are the 2 NC wildcard teams. However, the Pilgrims won the NC West with an under .500 record and don't qualify for the playoffs, the Dodgers will be the 3rd wildcard team. Since the Browns and Reds finished with identical records of 97-65, they will play a 1-game playoff series to determine who must play the Dodgers in the wildcard series. Lloyd has determined by coin flip that the Browns will be the home team for that 1-game series.
- The winner of the eventual wildcard series will advance to play the Bandits in the divisional series (with the Bandits as the home team).
- The winner of the Browns/Reds 1-game series will play the Stars in the other divisional series (the Stars will get the home field advantage because they were a division winner while their eventual opponent was the best of the 3 wildcard teams... even though they had a better record than the Stars).
League Average OPS
The 2023 MLB league average OPS ended at .734, so for our 2024 RML season, that would make:
- Hitters unlimited at .609 and under
- Pitchers unlimited at .784 and over
Browns / Grays Trade
To Browns: LHP Ranger Suarez, LHP Cooper Hjerpe and OF Colton Ledbetter
To Grays: RHP Sonny Gray
Grays / Yellow Jackets Trade
To Grays: LHP Robbie Ray
To Yellow Jackets: RHP Brett Honeywell, RHP Luke Weaver and 10K
Bandits / Colt .45s Trade
To Bandits: SS Colson Montgomery, SS Edwin Arroyo, LHP Mason Montgomery and 43K
To Colt .45s: 1B Paul Goldschmidt and SS Xander Bogaerts
Bandits / Stars Trade
To Bandits: C Keibert Ruiz, 1B Joey Meneses, LHP AJ Minter, OF Alec Burleson, OF Dominic Canzone and 60K
To Stars: LHP Julio Urias and 3B Justin Turner
Bandits / Browns Trade
To Bandits: C Salvador Perez
To Browns: OF Teo Hernandez
Expos / Hornets Trade
To Expos: SS Isiah Kiner-Falefa
To Hornets: OF Elijah Dunham and 1B Blaine Crim
Bandits / Grays Trade
To Bandits: SS Jordan Westburg, OF Brent Rooker, 2B Nick Madrigal, C Jake Rogers and 50K
To Grays: 1B Bryce Harper