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April in Review
April was not a good month for the Oakland Athletics. The A's went 9-18 for the month in last in the division and last in the AL. Here are the standings for the AL West.

Seattle Mariners 18-9
Texas Rangers 13-14
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 13-14

And now, we analyze the performance of each AL West team so far:

The Seattle Mariners have been quite a surprise this year going 18-9. Their pitchers have posted a 4.10 ERA, 1st in the division. The have also only allowed 114 runs on 176 hits, also best in the division. They have given up a whopping 24 homers though who is last in the division. They have 222 K's, 2nd, and 112 walks, 1st. On offense, Seattle has hit a .231 average, 2nd, scored 156 runs, 2nd, had 213 hits, 2nd, hit 21 homers, 3rd, had 17 sacrifices, 1st, and 38 stolen bases, 2nd. The Mariners big play has come from Chone Figgins (2CDBCCD) who is hitting .341 with 3 homers and 22 RBIs. He is also 10/11 on stolen base opportunities.

The Texas Rangers have been a big disappointment this year, they've gone 13-14 a bit under .500, but that's nothing compared to the last 5 or 6 years. On defense, the Rangers' pitchers have posted a 4.36 ERA, 2nd, given up 189 runs, 2nd, given up 23 homers, 3rd, gotten 167 strikeouts, last, and walked 125 batters, 2nd. On O, Texas has hit .262, 1st, scored 160 runs, 1st, hit 243 hits, 1st, hit 18 homers, last, gotten 11 sacrifices, 2nd, and stolen 46 bases, 1st. Obviously, the Rangers havent disappointed on offense. Yu Darvish (98 BA 4CUT 4SLD 4CB 4SPLT 5HSHU) has torn it up this year with a 1.75 ERA, a 4-0 record, and 59 strikeouts. Michael Young (2BBBDCB) leads the team in batting average hitting a .393 clip. Mitch Moreland (3DBEBCD) and Ian Kinsler (3CAADCB) have contributed with the long bomb hitting 5 apiece. Kinsler is also 11 for 12 stealing bases.

The L.A. Angels have been a mediocre team this year. They, also, have a 13-14 record tied for 2nd in the division. Their pitchers have pitched a 5.22 ERA, 3rd, given up 155 runs, tied last, given up 223 hits, 3rd, given up 18 homers, tied 1st, gotten 205 strikeouts, 3rd, and walked 132 batters, 3rd. The team has hit .210, 3rd, scored 134 runs, 3rd, gotten 186 hits, last, hit 22 homers, tied 1st, gotten 8 sacrifices, 3rd, and stolen 25 bases, 3rd. Albert Pujols leads the batting average with a .271 average and has tacked on 2 dingers. Jose Bautista and Torii Hunter lead the homers race with 4 each. Austin Jackson has yet to be thrown out stealing going 10 for 10.

The A's have been a huge disappointment. On paper, well, they could be one of the best teams in the league. The Athletics have posted a 5.37 ERA, last, given up 155 runs, tied last, given up 224 hits, last, given up 18 homers, tied 1st, thrown 242 strikeouts, 1st, and walked 141 batters, last. They have hit a .210 clip, last, scored 109 runs, last, gotten 193 hits, 3rd, knocked 22 dingers, tied 1st, gotten 6 sacrifices, last, and gotten 18 stolen bases, last. Total, the A's have been a terrible team. Ryan Roberts leads the average race hitting a .278 clip with 2 bombs. Collin Hollandsworth has put up an AL West leading 6 homers hitting .257. Juan Uribe leads the team in stolen bases going 5/5.

Month End Stuff (Standings, Individual Titles, Rumor Mill, etc.)

Standings

AL East
New York Yankees 18-9 --GB
Boston Redsox 13-14 5.0GB
Baltimore Orioles 12-15 6.0GB
Tampa Bay Rays 11-16 7.0GB
Toronto Blue Jays 11-16 7.0GB

AL Central
Detroit Tigers 17-10 --GB
Chicago Whitesox 17-10 --GB
Cleveland Indians 14-13 3.0GB
Minnesota Twins 12-15 5.0GB
Kansas City Royals 11-16 6.0GB

AL West
Seattle Mariners 18-9 --GB
Texas Rangers 13-14 5.0GB
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 13-14 5.0GB
Oakland Athletics 9-18 9.0GB

NL East
Philadelphia Phillies 17-10 --GB
Miami Marlins 15-12 2.0GB
Washington Nationals 14-13 3.0GB
Atlanta Braves 13-14 4.0GB
New York Mets 11-16 6.0GB

NL Central
Chicago Cubs 21-6 --GB
St. Louis Cardinals 17-10 4.0GB
Cincinnati Reds 14-13 7.0GB
Milwaukee Brewers 10-17 11.0GB
Houston Astros 10-17 11.0GB
Pittsburgh Pirates 7-20 14.0GB

NL West
Los Angeles Dodgers 22-5 --GB
Arizona Diamondbacks 14-13 8.0GB
San Diego Padres 13-14 9.0GB
San Francisco Giants 12-15 10.0GB
Colorado Rockies 6-21 16.0GB

Individual Titles (AL and NL)
AVG
-Hanley Ramirez (Marlins) .448
-Troy Eckert (Diamondbacks) .447 (ROOKIE ALERT)
-Michael Young (Rangers) .393
HR
-Carlos Beltran (Cardinals) 11
-Joey Votto (Rays) 10
-Eric Hosmer (Royals) 9
RBI
-Carlos Beltran (Cardinals) 38
-Eric Hosmer (Royals) 34
-Chris Davis (Orioles) 32
SB
-Brian Roberts (Astros) 14/15
-Carlos Gonzalez (Rockies) 12/14
-Ichiro (Mariners) 12/15
ERA
-C.C. Sabathia (Yankees) 0.79
-Luis Perez (Blue Jays) 0.81
-Jordan Zimmermann (Whitesox) 0.92
W (Only SPs)
-Aaron Harang (Dodgers) 6-0
-Jeff Samardzija (Tigers) 5-0
-C.C. Sabathia (Yankees) 4-0
Ks
-Stephen Strasburg (Nationals) 77
-Francisco Liriano (Pirates) 70
-C.C. Sabathia (Yankees) 62
Saves
-Drew Storen (Dodgers) 10/10
-Jonathan Papelbon (Phillies) 6/7
-Frank Francisco (Mets) 6/7

Trades/Rumor Mill
-No trade rumors yet

Notable Accomplishments
-none

Athletics Season Stats
-Pitching
Yovani Gallardo 2.34 ERA, 2-1, 44 K's
Justin Masterson 3.67 ERA, 3-1, 34 K's
Matt Garza 8.38 ERA, 0-4, 29 K's
Brett Anderson 6.98 ERA, 0-4, 15 K's
Shaun Marcum 7.15 ERA, 0-2 21 K's
Nic Maza 7.36 ERA, 0-0 3 K's
Joe Thatcher 4.70 ERA
David Hernandez 7.31 ERA
Jordan Norberto 3.91 ERA
Cory Gearrin 6.46 ERA
Vinnie Pestano 0.00 ERA 2/3
Dustin Goldsmith 4.50 ERA
-Batting
Ryan Roberts .278 2 13 3/4
Collin Hollandsworth .257 6 18 4/5
Everth Cabrera .231 0 6 2/2
Josh Reddick .215 4 13 1/3
Lyle Overbay .208 2 5 0/2
Bryce Harper .206 1 18 1/4
Jonny Gomes .200 3 17 0/2
Justin Upton .170 2 10 0/1
Juan Uribe .105 0 4 5/5
Jesus Flores .500 0 0 0/0
Matt Munro .250 0 1 0/0
Daniel Descalso .200 2 3 0/0
Heath Barden .--- 0 0 2/3
Aaron Seibel .--- 0 0 0/0


Reports say that Daniel Descalso will now start at third base in AL games and Juan Urbie will play third during NL ballpark games.

I like how you did that update. Nice job

Thanks Liam, iT took awhile

May in Review
May was a pretty decent month for the A's. They went 16-11 for the month boosting their season record to 25-29, a .463 winning percentage. Here are the AL West standings.

Seattle Mariners 34-20
Texas Rangers 33-21
Oakland Athletics 25-29
Los Angeles Angels PF Anaheim 23-31

And now, we analyze the performance of the AL West teams so far:

The Seattle Mariners have still been playing well going 16-11 for the month. This season, the Mariners have posted a 4.40 team ERA, 2nd in the division, given up 269 runs, 2nd, given up 394 hits, 1st, given up 47 homers, tied last, struck out 436 batters, 1st, and walked 285 batters 2nd. Hitting, the M's have posted a .234 average, 3rd, scored 292 runs, 3rd, gotten 396 hits, 3rd, hit 37 bombs, last, gotten 28 sacrifices, 2nd, and stolen 55 bases, 2nd. Ichiro leads the team in batting average hitting a .333 clip and is 18/25 on the base paths. Justin Smoak, has a .217 average but has bombed 7 homers and has 38 RBIs for the year.

The Rangers had an above solid month going 20-7. The Rangers' pitchers have put up a 4.31 ERA, 1st, given up 243 runs, 1st, given up 400 hits, 2nd, given up 47 homers, tied last, struck out 386 batters, 3rd, and walked 254 batters, 1st. They are hitting .271, 1st, scored 329 runs, 1st, gotten 502 hits, 1st, hit 40 homers, tied 2nd, gotten 29 sacrifices, 1st, and stolen 80 bases, 1st. Obviously, the Rangers should be leading the division. Yu Darvish is having a sensational season, 9-0 with a 1.36 ERA and 133 strikeouts. Michael Young, is hitting .405 with 4 bombs and 49 RBIs in early season MVP contention. Moreland and Kinsler are leading the team with their 16 combined homers (8 each).

The A's definitely sparked in May going 16-11. Their pitchers posted a 5.10 ERA so far, 3rd, given up 293 runs, 3rd, given up 437 hits, 3rd, given up 37 homers, 1st, struck out 412 batters, 2nd, and walked 294 batters, 3rd. They are sporting a .244 team batting average, 2nd, they've scored 305 runs, 2nd, gotten 458 hits, 2nd, 53 homers, 1st, 18 sacrifices, last, and stolen 46 bases, last. Yovani Gallardo has posted a 2.61 ERA and a 5-2 record for the year. Collin Hollandsworth is sporting a .277 average for the year and has 11 homers for the year. Josh Reddick also has fisted 11 shots hitting a .271 clip.

The Angels did not have a good month in May going 8-17. They have posted a 5.90 team ERA, last, given up 338 runs, last, 445 hits, last, 45 homers, 2nd, struck out 351 batters, last, and walked 315 batters, last. They are hitting .220, last, scored 260 runs, last, on 391 hits, last, they've hit 40 homers, 3rd, 21 sacrifices, 3rd, and theyve stolen 54 bases, 3rd. Kendrys Morales has posted a .278 average with 6 homers and Albert Pujols has posted a .276 average with 6 homers. Austin Jackson is still uncatchable on the base paths going 16 for 16 on the year.

Standings
AL East
New York Yankees 34-20 --GB
Toronto Blue Jays 29-25 5.0GB
Boston Redsox 24-30 10.0GB
Baltimore Orioles 24-30 10.0GB
Tampa Bay Rays 18-36 16.0GB

AL Central
Chicago Whitesox 32-22 --GB
Detroit Tigers 31-23 1.0GB
Cleveland Indians 30-24 2.0GB
Minnesota Twins 22-32 10.0GB
Kansas City Royals 19-35 13.0GB

AL West
Seattle Mariners 34-20 --GB
Texas Rangers 33-21 1.0GB
Oakland Athletics 25-29 9.0GB
Los Angeles Angels 23-31 11.0GB

NL East
Miami Marlins 36-18 --GB
Philadelphia Phillies 35-19 1.0GB
Atlanta Braves 32-22 4.0GB
Washington Nationals 30-24 6.0GB
New York Mets 24-30 12.0GB

NL Central
Chicago Cubs 37-17 --GB
St. Louis Cardinals 29-25 8.0GB
Cicinnati Reds 28-26 9.0GB
Milwaukee Brewers 20-34 17.0GB
Houston Astros 17-37 20.0GB
Pittsburgh Pirates 14-40 23.0GB

NL West
Los Angeles Dodgers 43-11 --GB
Arizona Diamondbacks 26-28 17.0GB
San Francisco Giants 23-31 20.0GB
San Diego Padres 20-34 23.0GB
Colorado Rockies 18-36 25.0GB

Individual Titles (All MLB)
AVG
-Robinson Cano (Yankees) .420
-Hanley Ramirez (Marlins) .407
-Michael Young (Rangers) .405
HR
-Carlos Beltran (Cardinals) 15
-Ryan Howard (Phillies) 14
-Adam Lind (Blue Jays) 14
RBI
-Carlos Beltran (Cardinals) 59
-Eric Hosmer (Royals) 53
-Chris Davis (Orioles) 50
SB
-Hanley Ramirez (Marlins) 26/30
-Michael Young (Rangers) 21/23
-Ben Revere (Diamondbacks) 20/22
ERA
-C.C. Sabathia (Yankees) 1.26
-Yu Darvish (Rangers) 1.36
-Luis Perez (Blue Jays) 1.51
W (Starters only)
-C.C. Sabathia (Yankees) 9-0
-Yu Darvish (Rangers) 9-0
-Aaron Harang (Dodgers) 9-0
K's
-Yu Darvish (Rangers) 133
-C.C. Sabathia (Yankees) 131
-Stephen Strasburg (Nationals) 127
Saves
-Drew Storen (Dodgers) 19/19
-Matt Thornton (Whitesox) 16/16
-Jonathan Papelbon (Phillies) 14/17


Trades/Rumor Mill
May 16th—John Lannan (91 CA 1SLD 2CB 2CHG 3SIFB) traded to the Boston Redsox from the Nationals for 3B Chipper Jones (2GBEBBC).

May 20th—Phil Coke (93 DB 2CB 2CHG) dealt to the Orioles from the Diamondbacks for Willie Bloomquist (2DDCBDD).

May 14th—Jordan Lyles (93 DB 2SLD 2CUT 2CB 2CHG) traded to the Whitesox from the Cubs for C Tyler Flowers (2EDFDED), Addison Reed (95 BC 5SLD 4CHG), and 3B Swanson (3CFCDDD).

May 22nd—James McDonald (95 CA 4CB 4CHG 3SIFB) traded to the Mariners from the Pirates for Marco Scutaro (2CCBDCD).

•Yankees rumored to be dangling RP David Robertson (94 BC 4CB 4CHG) as bait.
•Angels are rumored to be trying to trade away star pitcher Cole Hamels (98 BA 4CUT 2CB 5CHG).
•The Diamondbacks have mentioned SP Chris Sale (97 CA 4SLD 4CHG 3SPLT) on trade talks.
•Ryan Vogelsong (95 CA 1SLD 3CB 2CHG 3SIFB) of the Giants has also been brought up in trade talks.

Notable Accomplishments
-None

Athletics Season Stats
-Pitching
Yovani Gallardo 2.61 ERA, 5-2, 67 K's
Justin Masterson 4.44 ERA 4-1 46 K's
Brett Anderson 4.74 ERA 3-4 24 K's
Shaun Marcum 5.16 ERA 3-3 47 K's
Matt Garza 7.88 ERA 2-4 42 K's
Nic Maza 9.71 ERA, 0-2, 16 K's
David Hernandez 5.27 ERA
Joe Thatcher 4.14 ERA
Jordan Norberto 4.67 ERA
Dustin Goldsmith 4.70 ERA
Cory Gearrin 5.19 ERA
Vinnie Pestano 5.23 ERA 4/7
-Batting
Collin Hollandsworth .277 11 48 8/10
Everth Cabrera .276 1 22 9/10
Josh Reddick .271 11 41 9/12
Ryan Roberts .267 7 29 4/6
Bryce Harper .249 6 42 2/9
Justin Upton .237 5 36 4/5
Lyle Overbay .225 3 23 0/2
Jonny Gomes .217 4 36 2/4
Daniel Descalso .260 5 20 0/1
Jesus Flores .250 0 0 0/0
Heath Barden .200 0 1 3/4
Matt Munro .143 0 1 0/0
Juan Uribe .102 0 4 5/5
Aaron Seibel .--- 0 0 0/0


Athletics GM, Billy Beane, reported that Daniel Descalso will be the everyday starter after his solid play this year and that they look to trade Juan [Uribe] for starting pitching growth. It is also reported that Nic Maza has been sent down to the AAA Sacramento to bring up starter Derik Zuniga (88 DB 3SLD 3CHG).


Next update... draft 2015!

2015 MLB Draft

Yankees Selections
P Grisales (88 DB 2CHG)
P Bumatay (88 DC 2SLD)

Rays Selections
RF Pulido (2DFDCBB)
C Swann (3DFFCBD)

Redsox Selections
SS Thrower (2EFEDBC)
1B Osorno (3FFDEDG)

Blue Jays Selections
2B Chiaffredo (2DFBCCE)
P Rosado (86 EC 1SLD)

Orioles Selections
3B Gettis (2EDDCBD)
LF Basner (3FDDCDE)

Tigers Selections
SS Ziegler (3DEEDCA)
P Veras (91 EC 1SLD)

Twins Selections
3B Cichero (2EDCCCC)
LF Munro (3EFDDDG)

Indians Selections
RF Dinas (2ECEEBD) Power Hitter Ability
C Iwata (2GFDCDD)

Whitesox Selections
2B Fiore (3DEBECD)
P Totten (87 DC 3SLD 2CB 2SPLT)

Royals Selections
P Senreiso (90 DB 2CUT 2SLD)
C Larson (3DFFBBC)

Rangers Selections
CF Porter (2DFCDDE)
1B Stanley (3GFFDEE)

Angels Selections
RF Figueroa (3DCCDCD)
1B Bumstead (3GFDFEE)

Athletics Selections
P Colton Brewer (90 CB 3SLD)
LF Gianpablo Ugueto (2GFECCD)

Mariners Selections
3B Meyers (2EEEBDD)
2B Giron (3FFCCDF)

Phillies Selections
C Fullmer (3EDDBCE)
LF McGlinchy (2GFDDDG)

Braves Selections
RF Nolen (3ECCDBD)
P Tremie (88 EC 3SLD)

Marlins Selections
3B Cunnane (2EDEDDA)
P Cannizaro (90 DD 3SLD)

Mets Selections
RF Bannister (3EEBDBC)
P Maza (87 DE 2SLD)

Nationals Selections
CF Coste (3EEEEDE)
P Shibilo (80 EC 1SLD 1CHG)

Reds Selections
CF Lambin (3ECDCDC)
C Barker (3GFDCDF)

Cardinals Selections
SS Caceres (2EFCDCD)
P Sekiguchi (86 ED 2CB)

Brewers Selections
CF Voyles (2DDCECC)
1B Febles (3EFDDDE)

Cubs Selections
P Richard (93 DC 2CHG)
P Ordaz (83 EE 1SLD 2CB)

Pirates Selections
3B Hiatt (2EFEBCD) 3rd pick
LF Hampson (2EFEEDG)

Astros Selections
P Telemaco (93 CC 2CB 1CHG) 1st pick
P Barton (89 DC 1CB 1SPLT)

Diamondbacks Selections
P Diggins (90 CB 2SPLT) 2nd pick
P Kelton (84 EB 12SFB 2CHG)

Giants Selections
C Nina (3DEEACA)
C Oviedo (2GFDCBF)

Padres Selections
P Lockwood (82 CC 1SLD 1CB 1CHG)
C Griffiths (3EFEDCF)

Dodgers Selections
2B Lozano (2FDDDCE)
1B Sandberg (3GEEFEF)

Rockies Selection
P Cust (91 CB 1CUT 2CB 2FORK)
P Budzinski (80 DE 1CB)

The Athletics have approved a trade with the Mets sending Jonny Gomes and Matt Garza to the Mets for 1B (now DH) Marvin Straw (4DAFFDD) and SP Chris Schwinden (90 FB 2SLD 2CB 3CHG).

I was looking at the possible free agent class for 2017 and it was very scary how it was loaded with superstars. People like Cutch, Giancarlo, CarGo, those are just like 3 out of 50 superstars. It is scary!

By the way, who follows this?

Me, but it doesn't matter as long as you like doing it

Im following.

Can I take Colton Brewer as an agent?

If agents are allowed, I'll take Masterson and Roberts.

Bryce Harper and Yovani Gallardo, please.

I like it so far.

Maza and make him practice CTRL please

Yeah, 2 agents are allowed.

Liam, obviously you aren't reding the full updates because Maza has already been traded.

I thought he was just in AAA?