fullmetal2405's Dynasty - Operation Sports

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Posted on May 24, 2011 at 01:11 AM.

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I planned on doing this all year. Before MLB 11 came out, I decided I was going to post this. And then I forgot. So now, in the middle of May in my Orioles franchise, I will quickly update on what has happened thus far and then start posting every (in-game) week. Let's see how well this goes.

So I chose the Orioles because I like a rebuilding project. They might not be as far away from being good as other teams, but I still like the area and I like the team. I used the latest (at the time) SCEA Rosters. First priority was creating myself. I've done this in every franchise mode in any game I've ever played. Not sure why I just always have. When I create myself in a franchise mode I put my attributes as close to real-life as possible, then I bump everything up so I'm on par with a player who is AAA ready. I'm a switch hitting catcher with speed (yes that is accurate to real life) secondary position of the infield. Again, accurate to real life. Better defensively than offensively. This time around I had a phenomenal spring training and decided to put myself on the MLB roster at third, with Reynolds DHing, as he doesn't have the best hands out there on the field.

After that the next step was to trade Guerrero. I hate him with a passion. So a week or so into April I struck a deal with the White Sox. I gave up Guerrero, Pie, and a prospect for Adam Dunn, Gavin Floyd, and a pitching prospect.

Next move I made was to deal away Josh Bell, Brendon Harris and Adam Jones to the MEts for Jose Reyes, RA Dickey, and Dillon Gee. Figured I should strengthen the middle infield and pick up a big name. Didn't think it would be too out of the realm of possibility with Reyes' contract and the Mets not winning anything.

After that I did some house keeping with my minor league teams to give them full benches and bullpens. I also signed Willy Taveras as a bench player to fill a hole on the bench left by Jones. I also signed Rocco Baldelli and John HEster to minor league deals as part of my cleaning up and re-organizing.

Injury updates to this point. Ben Sheets (signed in spring training to use as a reliever) broke his arm during his second appearance and is out for another week or two. Rip Aoki, a minor leaguer I edited to make a Mussina-like pitcher, is out with a shoulder injury for another 3 weeks. Zach Britton is out for another month with a fractured wrist. Troy Patton is probably done for the year with a bulging disc. A minor league infielder by the name of Phillip Uchida has another couple weeks left of recovery from his shoulder injury. And minor leaguer Lou Rader is out for a couple months with a broken hand. I could do without any more injuries.

Here's what the team is looking like so far:

Baltimore Orioles Depth Chart - 2011

Catcher
Matt Wieters
Tim Casey
Jake Fox

First Base
Derrek Lee
Adam Dunn
Tim Casey
Jake Fox

Second Base
Brian Roberts
Tim Casey

Third Base
Tim Casey
Mark Reynolds
Jake Fox

Shortstop
Jose Reyes
Cesar Isturiz
Tim Casey

Left Field
Luke Scott
Nolan Reimold
Jake Fox

Center Field
Nolan Reimold
Willy Taveras

Right Field
Nick Markakis
Adam Dunn
Jake Fox

Starting Pitcher
Jeremy Guthrie
Brian Matusz
Gavin Floyd
Jake Arrieta
RA Dickey
Dillon Gee

Relief Pitcher
Dillon Gee
Kevin Gregg
Jim Johnson
Mark Hendrickson
Mike Gonzales
Scot Shields

Closer
Koji Uehara
Mike Gonzales

Designated Hitter
Mark Reynolds
Adam Dunn

Disabled List
Ben Sheets
Rip Aoki
Phillip Uchida
Zach Britton
Lou Rader
Troy Patton

And here's how their stats stack up:

2011 Baltimore Orioles Stats - Hitting
NAME	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG
Tim Casey	181	41	66	15	3	18	41	10	32	14	4	.365	.402	.779
Nick Markakis	175	27	54	13	1	4	20	10	41	1	2	.309	.344	.463
Brian Roberts	174	28	46	5	1	2	11	19	39	11	1	.264	.344	.339
Mark Reynolds	153	19	36	2	1	7	28	17	44	3	2	.235	.310	.399
Jose Reyes	129	24	44	11	2	3	11	15	22	11	6	.341	.411	.527
Derrek Lee	128	12	33	6	1	2	17	2	33	1	1	.258	.278	.367
Matt Wieters	124	12	34	6	0	5	17	15	15	1	0	.274	.366	.444
Luke Scott	106	13	31	2	0	4	17	10	21	0	0	.292	.350	.425
Nolan Reimold	104	15	29	4	0	4	16	11	23	1	0	.279	.345	.433
Adam Dunn	100	18	28	6	0	11	23	19	32	0	0	.280	.402	.670
Cesar Izturis	33	8	9	0	0	0	0	1	9	2	0	.273	.294	.273
Jake Fox	19	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	.263	.263	.263
Willy Taveras	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667
JJ Hardy*	123	14	34	11	0	5	13	7	26	0	0	.276	.315	.488

2011 Baltimore Orioles Stats - Pitching
NAME	GP	GS	W	L	SV	QS	HLD	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	ERA
Kevin Gregg	17	0	2	2	0	0	1	28.1	21	12	2	8	29	1.02	3.81
Koji Uehara	16	0	3	0	12	0	0	17	11	5	2	3	10	0.82	.65
Mike Gonzales	13	0	0	0	0	0	5	14.1	11	5	0	6	18	1.19	3.14
Jim Johnson	13	0	0	1	0	0	1	15.1	16	8	1	3	10	1.24	4.70
Mark Hendrickson	13	0	1	0	0	0	4	18.1	18	7	3	4	4	1.20	3.44
Scot Shields	12	0	1	0	2	0	2	11.2	13	3	0	8	10	1.80	2.31
Jeremy Guthrie	8	8	3	3	0	4	0	47.2	54	28	8	9	32	1.32	5.29
Brian Matusz	8	8	4	2	0	5	0	52.1	58	21	9	8	36	1.26	3.61
Gavin Floyd	8	8	3	4	0	4	0	50.1	54	26	9	10	28	1.27	4.65
Jake Arrieta	8	8	5	2	0	6	0	53.1	44	23	8	12	27	1.05	3.88
RA Dickey	8	8	2	3	0	4	0	41.1	48	27	10	18	25	1.60	5.88
Ben Sheets	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	7.1	1	0	0	1	8	0.27	0.00
Zach Britton	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	12	8	1	1	2	6	0.83	0.75
Dillon Gee	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	0.33	0.00
Brad Bergesen*	9	0	1	0	0	0	1	15.2	19	6	1	2	8	1.34	3.45
Justin Duchscherer*	7	7	3	1	0	4	0	45	47	26	10	9	31	1.24	5.20

* Denotes a player who is no longer on the MLB roster

And the standings:

MLB Standings - Updated: May 15, 2011
AL EAST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Red Sox	28	12	-	216	149
Orioles	25	15	3.0	209	178
Yankees	22	18	6.0	200	200
Rays	19	21	9.0	200	188
Blue Jays	11	28	16.5	150	218
AL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Tigers	23	17	-	216	173
Twins	22	17	0.5	181	174
White Sox	20	20	3.0	193	185
Indians	18	21	4.5	172	188
Royals	13	26	9.5	146	206
AL WEST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Angels	24	16	-	179	145
Athletics	19	21	5.0	170	196
Rangers	19	21	5.0	174	186
Mariners	15	25	9.0	165	185
AL WILD CARD RACE	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Orioles	25	15	-	209	178
Twins	22	17	2.5	181	174
Yankees	22	18	3.0	200	200
White Sox	20	20	5.0	193	185
Athletics	19	21	6.0	170	196
Rangers	19	21	6.0	174	186
Rays	19	21	6.0	200	188
Indians	18	21	6.5	172	188
Mariners	15	25	10.0	165	185
Royals	13	26	11.5	146	206
Blue Jays	11	28	13.5	150	218
NL EAST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Braves	21	20	-	185	174
Nationals	19	20	1.0	156	157
Mets	18	21	2.0	187	207
Marlins	16	23	4.0	146	154
Phillies	16	23	4.0	146	173
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Brewers	25	15	-	190	151
Reds	24	15	0.5	177	133
Cardinals	22	18	3.0	161	209
Cubs	21	18	3.5	153	151
Astros	20	19	4.5	143	148
Pirates	14	27	11.5	148	190
NL WEST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Giants	25	14	-	202	158
Dodgers	22	19	4.0	184	153
Padres	18	21	7.0	138	147
Diamondbacks	18	21	7.0	160	174
Rockies	17	22	8.0	189	186
NL WILD CARD RACE	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Reds	24	15	-	177	133
Cardinals	22	18	2.5	161	209
Dodgers	22	19	3.0	184	153
Cubs	21	18	3.0	153	151
Astros	20	19	4.0	143	148
Nationals	19	20	5.0	156	157
Mets	18	21	6.0	187	207
Padres	18	21	6.0	138	147
Diamondbacks	18	21	6.0	160	174
Rockies	17	22	7.0	189	186
Marlins	16	23	8.0	146	154
Phillies	16	23	8.0	146	173
Pirates	14	27	11.0	148	190

So there you have it. Like I said I'll try and get updates done every week (in-game time). Not that anyone will read this or care about it. But oh well.