Maui
SS Bill Mastrangelo -- 2 years, total $2,560,000
CF Richard Songer -- 2 years, total $6,040,000
Cleveland
RP Nathan Lirette -- 1 year, $750,000
New York
RP Damaso Figueredo -- minor league contract
SP Mark Lawson -- minor league contract
2B Chang Waldron -- minor league contract
Seattle
C Ted Wine -- minor league contract
Los Angeles
SP Richard Pimental -- 1 year, $960,000
Hickory
RP Willie Sewell -- 2 years, $14,200,000 total
Next sim -- tomorrow night to finish up December.
Zev
Monday, March 30, 2009
2013 OOTP Team Records / History Notes
Lots of offensive records set this year and a lot of fielding lows set this year. I'm not sure what to make of the fielding records, to be honest, as the range appears so different than prior seasons.
1. Hickory became the third team ever to win only 1 game in extra innings (they went 1-6). The 2007 Houston squad remains the only team to go a season without an extra-inning victory.
2. Brooklyn's .833 winning percentage in extra innings (5-1 record) was highest in history. New York's .750 (9-3) and Houston's .714 (10-4) marks were also fourth and tied for sixth highest, respectively. On the other hand, Brooklyn tied 2007 Houston by having only six extra-inning games, fewest in SDMB history.
3. Walla Walla won only 10 one-run games and Danville just 11 last year. Both beat the previous low of 12 one-run wins.
4. New York lost only 7 one-run games, well below the previous low of 14. New York's .816 winning percentage in one-run games (31-7) crushed the previous best of the 2011 Los Angeles squad (40-16, .714).
5. The 64 extra inning games and 233 one-run games in the entire SDMB League were both the lowest ever for the 12-team league. The previous lows were 83 (2009) and 264 (2007), respectively.
Offensive records
6. Highest batting average. Seattle .302 vs. .291 (2011 Seattle). The .293 of River Cities would also have broken the prior record and the .291 of New York would have tied it.
7. Most home runs: River Cities 260 vs. 227 (2011 River Cities). The 228 hit by Seattle also would have broken the record.
8. Most runs scored: Seattle 1016 vs. 965 (2012 River Cities). The 1015 scored by River Cities also would have broken the record.
9. Most hits: Seattle 1733 vs. 1660 (2011 Seattle). River Cities' 1688 and New York's 1679 also would have broken the record.
10. Most doubles: New York 320 vs. 317 (2004 Houston).
11. Most walks: River Cities 723 vs. 694 (2004 Saskatoon).
12. Highest OBP: River Cities .373 vs. .360 (2011 Seattle). Seattle's .370 also would have broken the record.
13. Highest SLG: River Cities .487 vs. .462 (2004 Houston). Seattle's .483 also would have broken the record.
14. Highest OPS: River Cities .860 vs. .819 (2004 Houston, 2011 River Cities). Seattle's .852 also would have broken the record.
Pitching Records
15. Most saves: River Cities 63 vs. 58 (2011 Brooklyn)
16. Most hits allowed: Walla Walla 1679 vs. 1637 (2004 Butte). Los Angeles's 1671 and Saskatoon's 1648 also would have broken the record.
17. Fewest walks allowed: River Cities 308 vs. 335 (2010 Seattle). Seattle's 324 also would have broken the record.
18. Highest BA allowed: Los Angeles .292 vs. .289 (2004 Butte). Walla Walla's .291 also would have broken the record.
Fielding Records
19. Highest BABIP: Walla Walla .337 vs. .308 (2007 Houston). Los Angeles, Brooklyn, River Cities, Seattle, Saskatoon, Hickory, Houston, Maui, and Cleveland all also would have tied or broken the old mark. (Note, I only have reliable data for the 2007-2013 seasons, but my calculations show prior seasons as being much lower than 2013 too.)
20. Fewest assists: Cleveland 1484 vs. 1504 (2010 New York). Saskatoon's 1490 and Los Angeles's 1494 also would have broken the record.
21. Fewest total chances: Hickory 5891 vs. 5939 (2010 New York). Cleveland, Los Angeles, Danville and Saskatoon also would have broken the record.
22. Fewest double plays: New York 84 vs. 103 (2010 New York). River Cities, Los Angeles, and Danville also would have broken the record.
And, finally, a couple random notes:
Obviously, this was the first year ever with a one-game playoff, so River Cities and New York were both the first teams to play 163 game regular seasons. (And, I note, Brian Palazzo played in all 163 games for New York. I think Zev ought to give him a nickname of "Ironman".)
Maui's 54-108 record was the "best" worst record in the SDMB League since Covington earned the first pick with a 55-107 record in 2008. The only other year with a better worse record was 2006, when Walla Walla's 65-97 campaign came in last place.
As always, feel free to ask any questions about any of the above or any team statistics in the comments.
1. Hickory became the third team ever to win only 1 game in extra innings (they went 1-6). The 2007 Houston squad remains the only team to go a season without an extra-inning victory.
2. Brooklyn's .833 winning percentage in extra innings (5-1 record) was highest in history. New York's .750 (9-3) and Houston's .714 (10-4) marks were also fourth and tied for sixth highest, respectively. On the other hand, Brooklyn tied 2007 Houston by having only six extra-inning games, fewest in SDMB history.
3. Walla Walla won only 10 one-run games and Danville just 11 last year. Both beat the previous low of 12 one-run wins.
4. New York lost only 7 one-run games, well below the previous low of 14. New York's .816 winning percentage in one-run games (31-7) crushed the previous best of the 2011 Los Angeles squad (40-16, .714).
5. The 64 extra inning games and 233 one-run games in the entire SDMB League were both the lowest ever for the 12-team league. The previous lows were 83 (2009) and 264 (2007), respectively.
Offensive records
6. Highest batting average. Seattle .302 vs. .291 (2011 Seattle). The .293 of River Cities would also have broken the prior record and the .291 of New York would have tied it.
7. Most home runs: River Cities 260 vs. 227 (2011 River Cities). The 228 hit by Seattle also would have broken the record.
8. Most runs scored: Seattle 1016 vs. 965 (2012 River Cities). The 1015 scored by River Cities also would have broken the record.
9. Most hits: Seattle 1733 vs. 1660 (2011 Seattle). River Cities' 1688 and New York's 1679 also would have broken the record.
10. Most doubles: New York 320 vs. 317 (2004 Houston).
11. Most walks: River Cities 723 vs. 694 (2004 Saskatoon).
12. Highest OBP: River Cities .373 vs. .360 (2011 Seattle). Seattle's .370 also would have broken the record.
13. Highest SLG: River Cities .487 vs. .462 (2004 Houston). Seattle's .483 also would have broken the record.
14. Highest OPS: River Cities .860 vs. .819 (2004 Houston, 2011 River Cities). Seattle's .852 also would have broken the record.
Pitching Records
15. Most saves: River Cities 63 vs. 58 (2011 Brooklyn)
16. Most hits allowed: Walla Walla 1679 vs. 1637 (2004 Butte). Los Angeles's 1671 and Saskatoon's 1648 also would have broken the record.
17. Fewest walks allowed: River Cities 308 vs. 335 (2010 Seattle). Seattle's 324 also would have broken the record.
18. Highest BA allowed: Los Angeles .292 vs. .289 (2004 Butte). Walla Walla's .291 also would have broken the record.
Fielding Records
19. Highest BABIP: Walla Walla .337 vs. .308 (2007 Houston). Los Angeles, Brooklyn, River Cities, Seattle, Saskatoon, Hickory, Houston, Maui, and Cleveland all also would have tied or broken the old mark. (Note, I only have reliable data for the 2007-2013 seasons, but my calculations show prior seasons as being much lower than 2013 too.)
20. Fewest assists: Cleveland 1484 vs. 1504 (2010 New York). Saskatoon's 1490 and Los Angeles's 1494 also would have broken the record.
21. Fewest total chances: Hickory 5891 vs. 5939 (2010 New York). Cleveland, Los Angeles, Danville and Saskatoon also would have broken the record.
22. Fewest double plays: New York 84 vs. 103 (2010 New York). River Cities, Los Angeles, and Danville also would have broken the record.
And, finally, a couple random notes:
Obviously, this was the first year ever with a one-game playoff, so River Cities and New York were both the first teams to play 163 game regular seasons. (And, I note, Brian Palazzo played in all 163 games for New York. I think Zev ought to give him a nickname of "Ironman".)
Maui's 54-108 record was the "best" worst record in the SDMB League since Covington earned the first pick with a 55-107 record in 2008. The only other year with a better worse record was 2006, when Walla Walla's 65-97 campaign came in last place.
As always, feel free to ask any questions about any of the above or any team statistics in the comments.
Chet Edwards Comes Back Home
Chet Edwards, third baseman late of the Houston Armadillos, is going home.
Edwards signed a one-year $1,030,000 contract with the Seattle Monarchs, the team where he broke into the majors back in 2004.
The 33-year old Edwards hit .297 last year, with 3 home runs, 50 RBI and had 26 stolen bases. Over his 10 year major league career, Edwards has 419 stolen bases, good for fourth place on the all time list.
Next sim will be tomorrow night -- we'll go to 12/16.
Zev
Edwards signed a one-year $1,030,000 contract with the Seattle Monarchs, the team where he broke into the majors back in 2004.
The 33-year old Edwards hit .297 last year, with 3 home runs, 50 RBI and had 26 stolen bases. Over his 10 year major league career, Edwards has 419 stolen bases, good for fourth place on the all time list.
Next sim will be tomorrow night -- we'll go to 12/16.
Zev
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Schedule
OK, since we have some new people and we're using a new version, and since Yahoo! seems to have fixed whatever problem they were having, I suppose now is as good a time as any to go through the schedule for the offseason.
The current game date is 11/16/2013. The "game date" schedule for major events is as follows:
12/6 Winter Meetings start
12/10 Winter Meetings end
1/30 First year player pool published
3/1 First year player draft
3/2 Spring Training
4/1 2014 season starts
So, what does that mean for the league in real-world time?
It means that later tonight (I'll try to push it off until after midnight), I'll be simming the game to 12/1. On Monday, I'll sim the game another two weeks. I'll try to get in three to four sims a week of two weeks each until we hit the draft. On each sim, you can make offers to free agents or other personnel. You can also make trades of course.
On a side note, I did notice that the Rule 5 draft is not enabled and, for some odd reason, cannot be enabled. I'm going to look into that further.
Zev
The current game date is 11/16/2013. The "game date" schedule for major events is as follows:
12/6 Winter Meetings start
12/10 Winter Meetings end
1/30 First year player pool published
3/1 First year player draft
3/2 Spring Training
4/1 2014 season starts
So, what does that mean for the league in real-world time?
It means that later tonight (I'll try to push it off until after midnight), I'll be simming the game to 12/1. On Monday, I'll sim the game another two weeks. I'll try to get in three to four sims a week of two weeks each until we hit the draft. On each sim, you can make offers to free agents or other personnel. You can also make trades of course.
On a side note, I did notice that the Rule 5 draft is not enabled and, for some odd reason, cannot be enabled. I'm going to look into that further.
Zev
Newbie Question
So I'm not totally sure how things work with regard to free agent signings. Are there multiple sims devoted to offers/counteroffers, or is it just the one? In other words, if I miss the current sim - and I might, because I have a variety of nonsense consuming my time from now until about midnight tonight - will all the free agents be signed by the time I load the new sim?
Saturday, March 28, 2009
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