Thursday, April 30, 2009

DMB MP and CM Closer Usage – I’m not satisfied

M Rivera is the closer for my Naturals. He has appeared in 27 games to date and was misused by the CM on at least 7 to 9 occasions (26% to 33% of the time). So that means that he has less usage remaining for the rest of the season. This is a weakness that repeats time after time with the DMB CM.

At all times my bullpen is made up of 6 active relief pitchers and in none of the occasions were all of them tired when the CM brought Rivera into the game as other than a closer. Rivera has never appeared anyplace but closer in my MP.

Five times Rivera was brought in while the Naturals were trailing and in the second game of the season he was put in while we were 5 runs behind??? What the Hell good is a closer when you are 5 runs down????

On two occasions he was brought in when we were leading by 4 or more runs and in one of those games he was brought in to pitch 2 innings??? Why use innings when any bum can close games like this out?

On two occasions he was brought in to pitch the 8th and 9th innings with the game tied. I probably would not use him in this way and most MLB managers don’t use a top closer in this way either unless it’s a playoff game.

I note that Strat-O-Matic and now Action PC allow more detailed instructions on bullpen usage. In fact even SBS (which is free) allows for strict closer usage. I will be interested to see if Version 10 deals with this issue.
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GBC Hitter Usage


Players are limited to 110% of their actual plate appearances/batters faced (PA/BF) and may only play in positions that they are rated for by DMB. An exception is that outfielders may play any outfield position. However, ratings will not be changed. A player may play until he reaches or exceeds his usage limitation.
Batters with less than 550 actual Plate Appearances (PAs) are limited to a maximum of 150% of their actual split PAs (versus either left handed or right handed pitchers) during regular season play. When a batter reaches or exceeds the limit versus either side, he must be removed from the active roster for the rest of the regular season.

Free Agent Moves

TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Naturals Troncoso Pagan Eyre Wells Reyes Cairo
Blue Sox
Brawlers Hanigan Palmer Stetter Duncan
Knights
Cows
Fireballs Nippert Tomko
Marvels Lo Duca Reyes Rusch
Bad Men Martis Richmond Ayala Cuddyer DiFelice Badenhop Kennedy
Athletics Mujica Nix Posednik Crosby Robertson Gomes
Aesir Wright Bowen Ardoin Guerrier Herges Sheffield Miller
Bluebirds
Cobras German Meyer Castillo Julio
Outlaws Carlin Young Ishikawa
Mallers
Dodgers
SeaWolves Barrett Hampson Stokes Cabrera Gonzalez
Sliders Embree Kobyashi Mahay Ryan Westbrooke
Royals
Blues Coffey Valdez Calero Guzman Pavano Gonzalez Tavares
Misfits Adams
Locomotives Valentine Hernandez Batista
Indians
Bisons Jackson Lopez Kobayashi
Jellybellies
Cooperstown League
  Aaron Division  
Gahanna Naturals Miller Park Bob Mayhew
Fulton Blue Sox Wrigley Field Terry Frame
Bloomington Brawlers Nationals Park Bryan Flick
Camelot Knights Turner Field Quynh Nguyen
South Park Cows Yankee Stadium Nick Lianos
Chicago Fireballs PNC Park Chuck Gross
  Mantle Division  
Grand Canyon Marvels Petco Park Dave Pittner
Bay Bad Men McAfee Coliseum Jim Gill
Sherbrooke Athletics Rogers Center David Roch
Asgard Aesir Great American BP Dean Toso
Scottsdale Cobras Chase Field Aaron Kurasch
Carlisle Indians Citizens Bank Park Greg Hough
Cartwright League
  Clemente Division  
San Carlos Outlaws A T & T Park Bob Mayhew
New Market Mallers Metrodome Paul Nascene
Ridgewood Dodgers Dodger Stadium Mark Phelps
Erie SeaWolves Shea Stadium Bill Dod
Midwest Sliders Fenway Park Mike Vieau
Montreal Royals Angel Stadium Howard Trager
  Musial Division  
Milton Bluebirds Comerica Park Glen Lindsay
Mill Street Blues Camden Yard Bryan Flick
Lake Wobegon Misfits Rangers Ballpark Kevin Nascene
Portland Locomotives Safeco Field Quynh Nguyen
Buffalo Bisons Coors Field Dean Toso
Froggy Jellybellies Busch Stadium Ed Blake

GBC Prospect List

First Last POS Birth MLB GBC
Juan Duran OF 9/2/1991 CIN 9 AV1
Jason  Heyward OF 8/9/1989 ATL 2 AV1
Devin Mesoraco C 6/19/1988 CIN 10 AV1
Drew Stubbs OF 10/4/1984 CIN 3 AV1
Chris Valaika SS 8/14/1985 CIN 4 AV1
Josh Vitters 3B 8/27/1989 CHC 1 AV1
Carlos Carrasco P 3/3/1987 PHL 2 AV2
Nick Hagadone P 1/1/1986 BOS 3 AV2
Ricky Porcello P 12/27/1988 DET 1 AV2
Matt Wieters C 5/21/1986 BAL 1 AV2
Yonder Alonso 1B 4/8/1987 CIN 1 BB
Daniel Bard P 6/25/1985 BOS 4 BB
Jeremy Hellickson P 4/8/1987 TPA 8 BB
Cedric Hunter OF 3/10/1988 SDP 6 BB 
Chris Tillman P 4/15/1988 BAL 2 BB 
Perdo Alvarez 3B 2/6/1987 PIT 1 BBM
Phillippe Aumont P 1/27/1989 SEA 3 BBM
Matt Dominguez 3B 8/28/1989 FLR 6 BBM
Kyle Drabek P 12/8/1997 PHL 5 BBM
Jeremy Jeffress P 9/21/1987 MLK 4 BBM
Jarrod Parker P 11/24/1988 ARZ 1 BBM
Gordon Beckham SS 9/16/1986 CWS 1 CF
Adrian Cardenas 2B 10/10/1987 OAK 5 CF
Brett Cecil P 7/2/1986 TOR 3 CF
Jordan Schafer OF 9/4/1986 ATL 3 CF
Henry Sosa P 7/28/1985 SFG CF
Everth Cabrera SS 11/17/1986 SDP CI
Bud Norris P 3/2/1985 HOU 2 CI
Xavier Paul  OF 2/25/1985 PHL CI
Wilken Ruan OF 9/18/1978 PHL CI
Aaron  Hicks OF 10/2/1989 MIN 1 CK
Casey Kelly SS 10/4/1989 BOS 6 CK
Matt LaPorta OF 1/8/1985 CLE 2 CK
Koji Uehara P 4/3/1975 BAL CK
Dayan  Viciedo 3B 3/10/1989 CWS CK
Jemile Weeks 2B 1/26/1987 OAK 9 CK
Jason  Donald SS 9/8/1984 PHL 4 ESW
Brad Holt P 10/13/1986 NYM 4 ESW
Jeff Locke P 11/20/1987 ATL 7 ESW
Logan Morrison 1B 8/25/1987 FLR 3 ESW
Martin Perez P 4/4/1991 TEX 5 ESW
Mike Stanton OF 11/8/1989 FLR 2 ESW
Junichi Tazawa P 6/6/1986 BOS ESW
Mitch Atkins P 10/1/1985 CHC FBS
Brad Bergesen P 9/25/1985 BAL FBS
David  Hernandez P 5/13/1985 BAL FBS
Edgar Martinez P 10/23/1981 BOS FBS
Buster Posey C 3/27/1987 SFG 2 FBS
Tim Alderson P 11/3/1988 SFG 4 FJB
Jake Arrieta P 3/6/1986 BAL 4 FJB
Tyler Flowers C 1/24/1986 ATL FJB
Justin Jackson SS 12/11/1988 TOR 4 FJB
Josh Reddick OF 2/19/1987 BOS 5 FJB
Cole Rohrbough P 5/23/1987 ATL 6 FJB
Danny Duffy P 12/21/1988 KCR 6 GCM
Matt Latos P 12/9/1987 SDP 2 GCM
Michael Main P 12/14/1988 TEX 8 GCM
Trevor Reckling P 5/22/1989 LAA 4 GCM
Jordan Walden P 11/16/1987 LAA 2 GCM
Blake Wood P 8/8/1985 KCR 10 GCM
Jordan Zimmerman P 5/23/1986 WAS 1 GCM
Brandon Allen 1B 2/12/1986 CWS 4 GN
Lonnie Chisenhall SS 10/4/1988 CLE 6 GN
Tommy Hanson P 8/28/1986 ATL 1 GN
Austin Jackson OF 2/1/1987 NYY 1 GN
Aaron Poreda P 10/1/1986 CWS 2 GN
Austin Romine C 11/22/1988 NYY 4 GN
Tim Beckham SS 1/27/1990 TPA 2 LWM
Jhoulys Chacin P 1/7/1988 COL 2 LWM
Eric Hosmer 1B 10/24/1989 KCR 2 LWM
Kenshin Kawakami P 6/22/1975 ATL LWM
Brad Lincoln P 5/25/1985 PIT 4 LWM
Dominic Brown OF 9/3/1987 PHL 1 MB
Lorenzo Cain OF 4/13/1986 MLK 6 MB
Jason  Castro C 6/18/1987 HOU 1 MB
Casey Crosby P 9/17/1988 DET 4 MB
Greg Halman OF 8/26/1987 SEA 1 MB
Wilmer Flores SS 8/6/1991 NYM 2 MR
Josh Lindblom P 6/15/1987 LAD 4 MR
Colby Rasmus OF 8/11/1986 STL 1 MR
Brett Wallace 3B 8/26/1986 STL 2 MR
Sean  West P 6/15/1986 FLR 4 MR
Lars Anderson 1B 9/25/1987 BOS 1 MSB
Wade Davis P 9/7/1985 TPA 3 MSB
Taylor Green 3B 11/2/1986 MLK 8 MSB
David  Huff P 8/22/1984 CLE 8 MSB
Shooter Hunt P 8/16/1986 MIN 7 MSB
Brett Lawrie C 1/18/1990 MLK 3 MSB
Gerardo Parra OF 5/6/1987 ARZ 2 MSB
Yorman Rodriguez OF 8/15/1992 CIN 5 MSB
Neftali Soto 3B 2/28/1989 CIN 7 MSB
Danny Valencia 3B 9/19/1984 MIN 5 MSB
Brett Anderson P 2/1/1988 OAK 1 NMM
Todd Frazier SS 2/12/1986 CIN 2 NMM
Michael Inoa P 9/24/1991 OAK 3 NMM
Chris Marrero 1B 7/2/1988 WAS 3 NMM
Michael Saunders OF 11/19/1986 SEA 2 NMM
Chris Carter 1B 12/18/1986 OAK 6 PL
Andrew McCutchen OF 10/10/1986 PIT 2 PL
Jake McGee P 8/6/1986 TPA 9 PL
Jose Tabata OF 8/12/1988 PIT 3 PL
Ivan DeJesus SS 5/1/1987 LAD 6 RD
Neftali Feliz P 5/2/1988 TEX 1 RD
Jairo Heredia P 10/8/1989 NYY RD
Andrew Lambo OF 8/11/1988 LAD 1 RD
Ethan Martin  P 6/6/1989 LAD 3 RD
Carlos Santana C 4/8/1986 CLE 1 RD
Kyle Skipworth C 3/1/1990 FLR 7 RD
David Cooper 1B 2/12/1987 TOR 5 SA
Desmond Jennings OF 10/30/1986 TPA 5 SA
Brian Matusz P 2/11/1987 BAL 3 SA
Mike Moustakas 3B 9/11/1988 KCR 1 SA
Nick Weglarz OF 12/16/1987 CLE 3 SA
Kyle Blanks 1B 9/11/1986 SDP 1 SC
Madison Bumgarner P 8/1/1989 SFG 1 SC
Freddie Freeman 1B 9/12/1989 ATL 5 SC
Christian Friedrich P 7/8/1987 COL 3 SC
Michael Taylor OF 12/19/1985 PHL 6 SC
Michael Burgess OF 10/20/1988 WAS 4 SCO
Trevor Cahill P 3/1/1988 OAK 2 SCO
Gorkys Hernandez OF 9/7/1987 ATL 4 SCO
Beau Mills 1B 8/15/1986 CLE 5 SCO
Ryan Perry P 2/13/1987 DET 2 SCO
Nolan Reimold OF 10/12/1983 BAL 5 SCO
Justin Smoak 1B 12/5/1986 TEX 3 SCO
Jess Todd P 4/20/1986 STL 4 SCO
Angel Villalona 1B 8/13/1990 SFG 3 SCO
Dellin Betances P 3/23/1988 NYY 5 SPC
Andrew Brackman P 12/4/1985 NYY 3 SPC
Fernando Martinez OF 10/10/1988 NYM 1 SPC
Jesus Montero C 11/28/1989 NYY 2 SPC
Ben Revere OF 5/3/1988 MIN 2 SPC
Elvis Andruss SS 8/26/1988 TEX 4 TB
Ross Detwiler P 3/6/1986 WAS 2 TB
Brandon Erbe P 12/25/1987 BAL 6 TB
Derek Holland P 10/9/1986 TEX 2 TB
Wilson Ramos C 8/10/1987 MIN 3 TB
Carlos Triunfel SS 2/27/1990 SEA 4 TB

Prospect Draft Information

  • Approximate start date is March 1
  • Timeframes/procedures as in Free Agent draft will be followed
  • 10 round serpentine style in reverse order of Free Agent Draft
  • Eligible Player Pool
  • 1) A player must be under contract to a MLB franchise.
  • 2) A player must NOT be on the current GBC disk.
  • 3) A player must not have lost eligibility to be MLB rookie of the year
  • Determining rookie status:
  • A player shall be considered a rookie unless, during a previous season or seasons, he has (a) exceeded 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the Major Leagues; or (b) accumulated more than 45 days on the active roster of a Major League club or clubs during the period of 25-player limit (excluding time in the military service and time on the disabled list).
  • Identifying and tracking players drafted in the GBC Prospect Draft
  • 1) It is the responsibility of each manager to identify all players taken by his team. The following information is needed to validate each pick;
  • a. The prospects first and last name
  • b. The MLB franchise that the prospect’s contract is held by
  • c. The birth date of the prospect
  • As all managers who have been involved with prospect tracking know, the above information is necessary and not just window-dressing. Players from other countries often have name and/or birth date changes and are often hard to track. Players from the U.S. often have a nickname and this often causes confusion. It is up to each manager to identify his prospect pick in such a way that the prospect can be tracked.