My Lionville Tiger-Cats are lookin' good! Damn good! Here are RL batting and pitching real-life stats for my players, followed by my thoughts on the just-completed draft.
1976 Lionville Tiger-Cats Black=on active roster Blue=minor leaguers CODES YEAR TEAM BAL AB DO TR HR BAVG BB K'S RBI OB% SL% Joe Morgan 1 0 1976 CIN 5R 472 30 5 27 .320 114 41 111 .453 .576 Greg Luzinski 3 0 1976 PHN 1R 533 28 1 21 .304 50 107 95 .375 .478 Ted Simmons 4 0 1976 SLN 1L 546 35 3 5 .291 73 35 75 .375 .394 Jerry Morales 7 0 1976 CHN E 537 17 0 16 .274 41 49 67 .325 .395 Willie Davis 9 0 1976 SDN E 493 18 10 5 .268 19 34 46 .298 .375 Ken Reitz 10 0 1976 SFN 3L 577 21 1 5 .267 24 48 66 .297 .333 Ed Kranepool 11 0 1976 NYN 2R 415 17 1 10 .292 35 38 49 .347 .410 Chris Speier 12 0 1976 SFN E 495 18 4 3 .226 60 52 40 .315 .297 Joe Torre 15 0 1976 NYN 1L 310 10 3 5 .306 21 35 31 .360 .406 Jim Wynn 17 0 1976 ATN 1L 449 19 1 17 .207 127 111 66 .382 .367 Leon Roberts 19 0 1976 HON E 235 11 2 7 .289 19 43 33 .350 .443 Tommy Helms 21 0 1976 PIN 8L 87 5 1 1 .276 10 5 13 .357 .391 Ed Ott 23 0 1976 pin 1L 39 2 0 0 .308 3 5 5 .349 .359 Rob Sperring 25 0 1976 CHN 2L 93 3 0 0 .258 9 25 7 .324 .290 Ken Boswell 26 0 1976 HON 3R 126 8 1 0 .262 8 8 18 .306 .341 Jerry Martin 28 0 1976 PHN 7L 121 7 0 2 .248 7 28 15 .289 .355 Larry Milbourne 30 0 1976 HON 4L 145 4 0 0 .248 14 10 7 .319 .276 Hozay Morales 13 0 1976 MON 2R 158 11 0 4 .316 3 20 37 .337 .462 LEFT% BAL WON LOST ERA IP HITS WALKS K'S HR GS SV Jones 20 2L 22 14 2.74 315 274 50 93 15 40 0 Hooton 45 1R 11 15 3.25 227 203 60 116 16 33 0 Carlton 18 1L 20 7 3.13 253 224 72 195 19 35 0 Reed 37 6R 8 7 2.46 128 88 32 96 8 4 14 Kison 46 8R 14 9 3.08 193 180 52 98 10 29 1 Sambito 28 1L 3 2 3.54 53 45 14 26 4 4 1 Sanders 40 1R 1 2 2.87 47 39 12 16 4 0 1 Swan 43 7R 6 9 3.55 132 129 44 89 11 22 0 Downing 25 2L 1 2 3.83 47 43 18 30 3 3 0 Taylor 46 2R 2 3 4.50 40 38 13 14 4 0 0 Walker 34 2R 1 2 4.12 20 22 3 11 2 0 3 Leon 37 1R 2 4 2.75 36 32 15 16 2 0 3
Really, had I not drawn the #1 slot in the draft lottery, I was planning to take a starting pitcher in the first round. But with that #1 overall pick I just had to go for the RL MVP Joe Morgan, he of the astronomical 1.020 OPS. He'll be on base all the time! Then I watched in amazement as the other 9 managers all took hitters. That enabled me to pick up the RL Cy Young winner Randy Jones in round 2. The MVP and the Cy Young winner -- who would have thought?
As that round and the next two following progressed, I continued to be surprised how infrequently the other managers went for starting pitchers. A lot of the good hitters were getting snapped up, but still I was happy to get Greg Luzinski in round 3 and Ted Simmons in round 4.
Then it was time to go for another starter. The selection was still great, and I had a hard time deciding between Burt Hooton and Don Sutton. It's hard to pass up a 20-game winner, but I went for Hooton, thinking his upside in this year and the next couple to be a little greater.
Sutton went later in round 5 as did the first reliever, Rawley Eastwick. I was thinking another hitter for round 6, but, incredibly, Steve Carlton was still on the board. I couldn't pass him up.
I had hoped to get Ron Reed as my closer, with his sub-1.00 WHIP. After relievers Eastwick, Ken Forsch, Skip Lockwood, Bruce Sutter, and Charlie Hough got taken, I decided that the time was right to snag Reed as my #8 pick.
In later rounds I was happy to set up a good platoon arrangement at first base with Ed Kranepool in round 11 and Joe Torre in round 15. Jim Wynn was one of the last above average OPS regulars left when round 17 began. I decided he would make a dandy DH.
Even in the last few rounds there were a couple of nice surprises:
What to do?
One tradable commodity I had was 16th-round choice Bob Bailey whom I had envisioned as a pinch-hitter extraordinaire. Devault manager Barney Charney, the former rabbi, decided he'd cut me a break and accept Bailey in a swap for catcher Jose Morales, his 13th-round selection. I decided it was a pretty fair deal, despite some fear of taking advantage of Charney. Although Morales was a .300-plus hitter and had 34 more RL ABs than Bailey, Bailey had an excellent RL OPS of .884, a mark bettered by only five everyday players in the league. And Charney did seem a little short in outfield depth.
And with that, the roster was set. With the addition of Morales, there are 2 players on the squad with first initial J and last name Morales. To make it easier to tell them apart in box scores, I've changed Jose Morales to the phonetic Hozay Morales. It's nice to be "The Commish".
For the sake of "authenticity", I don't like including Strat-O-Matic game-specific ratings in this blog. I've decided, however, to include the rest of the game's Roster Report for the Tiger-Cats below. For one thing, the first section below includes RL stealing stats. Moreover, I'll probably be glad to have access to these ratings when I'm away from the computer on which the game is installed.
Sutton went later in round 5 as did the first reliever, Rawley Eastwick. I was thinking another hitter for round 6, but, incredibly, Steve Carlton was still on the board. I couldn't pass him up.
I had hoped to get Ron Reed as my closer, with his sub-1.00 WHIP. After relievers Eastwick, Ken Forsch, Skip Lockwood, Bruce Sutter, and Charlie Hough got taken, I decided that the time was right to snag Reed as my #8 pick.
In later rounds I was happy to set up a good platoon arrangement at first base with Ed Kranepool in round 11 and Joe Torre in round 15. Jim Wynn was one of the last above average OPS regulars left when round 17 began. I decided he would make a dandy DH.
Even in the last few rounds there were a couple of nice surprises:
- In RL Jerry Martin was used as a more than capable defensive replacement for Luzinski. I did a double-take when I noticed him still on the board as round 28 began. I took him.
- In round 30 Larry Milbourne was still around so I took him. I had passed him up in the early 20s in favor of utility men Tommy Helms, Rob Sperring, and Ken Boswell. Milbourne became my last pick. Morgan will only be good for about 140 games, and although Milbourne's defense is suspect, it's not awful, and he has a realistic number of RL at bats to serve in the role as Morgan's backup. Furthermore, Milbourne may see a lot of service as a pinch-runner given the presence of slowpokes like Luzinski, Simmons, Ken Reitz, Kranepool, and Torre.
What to do?
One tradable commodity I had was 16th-round choice Bob Bailey whom I had envisioned as a pinch-hitter extraordinaire. Devault manager Barney Charney, the former rabbi, decided he'd cut me a break and accept Bailey in a swap for catcher Jose Morales, his 13th-round selection. I decided it was a pretty fair deal, despite some fear of taking advantage of Charney. Although Morales was a .300-plus hitter and had 34 more RL ABs than Bailey, Bailey had an excellent RL OPS of .884, a mark bettered by only five everyday players in the league. And Charney did seem a little short in outfield depth.
And with that, the roster was set. With the addition of Morales, there are 2 players on the squad with first initial J and last name Morales. To make it easier to tell them apart in box scores, I've changed Jose Morales to the phonetic Hozay Morales. It's nice to be "The Commish".
For the sake of "authenticity", I don't like including Strat-O-Matic game-specific ratings in this blog. I've decided, however, to include the rest of the game's Roster Report for the Tiger-Cats below. For one thing, the first section below includes RL stealing stats. Moreover, I'll probably be glad to have access to these ratings when I'm away from the computer on which the game is installed.
LEFT% POWER BAT STEAL BUNT H&R RUN SUPPLEMENT-STEAL SB CS Morgan 33 N/N L AA B B 17 * 33% 0% (19-15) 60 9 Luzinski 25 N/N R E D D 9 8% 8% (13-3) 1 2 Simmons 38 N/W S E D B 10 61% 0% (3-1) 0 7 Morales 30 N/N R D C C 14 31% 36% (13-3) 3 8 Davis 28 W/N L B C B 17 * 14% 0% (19-11) 14 2 Reitz 38 N/W R D C B 8 28% 6% (13-7) 5 4 Kranepool 13 W/N L E C C 8 3% 0% (20-6) 1 0 Speier 39 N/W R D B C 13 11% 3% (13-5) 2 2 Torre 47 N/W R E C C 8 17% 25% (13-1) 1 3 Wynn 33 N/N R B D D 15 * 19% 0% (17-11) 16 6 Roberts 60 N/N R E D D 13 3% 0% (20-6) 1 0 Helms 67 N/W R E B B 9 0% 0% (0-0) 0 0 Ott 2 W/W L E D D 12 0% 0% (0-0) 0 0 Sperring 31 W/W R E A D 14 100% 0% (3-1) 0 2 Boswell 8 W/W L E D B 11 3% 0% (20-6) 1 0 Martin 46 N/W R C D D 16 * 50% 3% (15-11) 3 2 Milbourne 35 W/W S C C B 16 * 17% 0% (19-12) 6 1 Morales 33 N/N R E D C 8 0% 0% (0-0) 0 0 Catcher 1b 2b 3b ss lf cf rf ARM ClAv DP Morgan 1e16 .320 10 Luzinski 4e30 4e10 +0 .304 40 Simmons 3e3 +0t4p4 4e18 4e65 4e11 +1 .291 36 Morales 2e6 2e6 -3 .274 68 Davis 2e4 -1 .268 30 Reitz 2e20 4e48 .267 70 Kranepool 3e6 4e6 4e6 +4 .292 50 Speier 4e25 4e17 4e53 3e22 .226 56 Torre 3e16 4e25 .306 64 Wynn 4e11 4e11 +2 .207 26 Roberts 4e6 4e6 +0 .289 22 Helms 3e15 4e35 4e48 .276 0 Ott 3e0 -2t0p7 .308 20 Sperring 4e27 4e18 4e27 4e15 +1 .258 22 Boswell 4e19 4e31 4e88 4e16 +3 .262 72 Martin 4e25 2e6 2e6 2e6 +0 .248 56 Milbourne 4e30 .248 48 Morales 4e8 +2t12p2 4e24 .316 60 CODES YEAR TEAM THROWS START RELIEF CLOSER BATS Randy Jones 2 0 1976 SDN L 9 N #1WR Burt Hooton 5 0 1976 LAN R 7 N #1WR Steve Carlton 6 0 1976 PHN L 8 N #3WL Ron Reed 8 0 1976 PHN R 5 3 3 #2WR Bruce Kison 13 0 1976 PIN R 7 3 0 #3WR Joe Sambito 14 0 1976 hon L 7 2 0 #3WL Ken Sanders 18 0 1976 nyn R 2 0 #1WR Craig Swan 20 0 1976 NYN R 6 N #1WR Al Downing 22 0 1976 LAN L 6 3 N #1WR Chuck Taylor 24 0 1976 mon R 2 N #1WR Tom Walker 27 0 1976 sln R 2 2 #5WR Max Leon 29 0 1976 atn R 2 0 #1WR *-RATING HOLD BALK WILD-PITCH DP FIELD STL BNT RUN Jones Y -3 1 0 0 1e0 E A 10 Hooton Y +5 0 1 0 3e0 E B 10 Carlton Y +3 4 7 0 3e0 E C 10 Reed N +2 0 3 0 3e23 E C 10 Kison N +0 0 4 0 2e15 E C 10 Sambito N -3 0 8 0 2e0 E D 10 Sanders N -5 9 0 0 2e0 E D 10 Swan N +7 7 0 0 3e22 E C 10 Downing N -1 0 9 0 3e0 E D 10 Taylor N -2 0 10 0 3e0 E D 10 Walker N +3 0 0 0 4e0 E D 10 Leon N -5 0 0 0 4e0 E D 10
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