RBI 2014 Project Thread - Beta version 1.1 released!

[Turd]

He was pretty bummed after he got hurt, but I was able to talk him into getting back out there...it's more than just a sport, this is teaching him a lot of different tools for life...

[herecometherats]

Regarding the Braves: Medlen is out for season. Beachy is visiting the Dr. and may need another Tommy John's surgery.
Minor is also injured right now.

So I imagine the top two out of the rotation now will be Tehran and newly signed Santana.
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[VEGAS]

Corbin out (likely Tommy John) for AZ. New SP needed.
I guess SP should be:
RHP Trevor Cahill
LHP Wade Miley

[jjelmo11]

Jose Iglesias now out indefinitely for DET as his 'shin splints' are now being called stress fractures.  He may or may not play this year.  We'll have to see if they pick someone up in the next few days or go with Danny Worth at SS.

[VEGAS]

TURD,

Just checking in on the ROM. I have a mass amount of work to do this week... which of course means I am looking for a distraction to put it off a little longer. ;-)
Any chance the ROM (in whatever draft version its in, pops up this week?)
Also, I know that I, along with others have been posting any SERIOUS injury updates (like player out for the year), are you still looking for us to post those? Or is that slowing down the process? Is that info better shared after a draft is released but before the final version or CARTS are created?

Vegas, there's a good chance I just use this weekend to make the ROM official and then address any possible roster tweaks with a subsequent release.  I would rather get it done now and playable and anyone who wants it on a cart will just have to wait for the updates...

[Turd]

Not slowing down the process, I haven't been able to do any work on it this week.  I'm going to take the rosters as is (with posted updates) and make changes.  I have about a few hours of work to do on it yet and then I'll release the beta version. STay tuned, perhaps I'll get some time one of these evenings. I've been going to bed early due to exhaustion.  Been workin' too hard at my real job lately!

[VEGAS]

"Real jobs" suck. They get in the way of RBI too much.

[VEGAS]

Also, since we're still sending in updates, I think I saw Jarrod Parker SP (OAK) is out for the year.

[Turd]

Shoring up the rosters today.  Will put out a beta as soon as possible. Depends on how much time I have today...

[Turd]

Interesting project idea that I'll probably never get time for...rate 25 players per team and write a web page that lets the players select the lineups and generate a ROM based off of that...

I guess it remains to be seen just how well the new RBI does and if it still warrants a project...

[herecometherats]

Shoring up the rosters today.  Will put out a beta as soon as possible. Depends on how much time I have today...

Wooooooooooooooooooo

[Turd]

Got batters done. Now the hard part...pitchers.

[jjelmo11]

Alright, so the Tigers have had a bunch of guys hurt and made some trades (acquired Romine and Gonzalez to split time at SS to replace Iglesias).  Things still aren't too clear, but here's where things could be as of now.  The pitchers you had initially look good.  I think the lineup could be something like this, keeping in mind that you could put any one of several guys from the LF or SS platoons in the 8th spot.  Dirks would be the guy to put there if he were healthy.  No worries if things are already set in stone.

Thanks for all the work you do.  Looking forward to it.



2014DET
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1. Ian Kinsler 2B
2. Torii Hunter RF
3. Miguel Cabrera 1B
4. Victor Martinez DH
5. Austin Jackson CF
6. Alex Avila C
7. Nick Castellanos 3B
8. Don Kelly LF (or bench)

9. Andy Dirks (or start and hit 8th- out for a while)
10. Rajai Davis
11. Alex Gonzalez
12. Andrew Romine (or hit 8th???)

-=Pitchers=-
13. Justin Verlander
14. Max Scherzer
15. Al Alburquerque
16. Joe Nathan

[Turd]

THatnks, I'll match that up with with I had...I'll have some updates hopefully soon.

[BeefMaster]

Twins' center fielder is Alex Presley, not Ryan Pressly.  I'd like to say that Pinto will start over Suzuki, but Terry Ryan has made statements to the contrary (and, actually, there's a decent chance they start Pinto in AAA, in which case the backup catcher is probably Chris Herrmann).  I'd consider it unlikely that Parmelee makes the roster if Kubel also does, but no one seems to have any idea who would be the backup center fielder.  If you want a guy who's close to a lock to be on the roster, Eduardo Escobar is probably the best bet, although he's terrible.

Pitching-wise, replace Fien with Jared Burton or Anthony Swarzak (Burton is the setup man; Swarzak was their best righty reliever last year).  Hughes over Correia would be defensible in the rotation, but neither are all that good, so whatever.

Ron Gardenhire was quoted the other day as saying that Aaron Hicks will probably get another shot as the starting center fielder, pushing Presley to the bench.  Assuming Kubel does make the roster as the starting DH, as has been assumed (he still hasn't been officially added to the 40-man roster), that still leaves the last RBI roster spot up in the air - Josmil Pinto, Chris Herrmann, Chris Parmelee, and Chris Colabello are competing for two spots.  Pinto and Colabello probably make the most sense (best backup catcher, righthanded RF/1B), but Gardy's talked about carrying three catchers so Pinto can DH, and Parmelee is out of options, so still not clear how it will shake out.  In order of preference on the RBI roster, Pinto > Parmelee > Colabello > Herrmann.

[VEGAS]

Grady Sizemore named starting CF (and leadoff hitter) for Boston. Bradly jr to minors most likely.

[Turd]

Thanks ya...

[Turd]

Still on this. Haven't had the motivation or time this past week other things going on. I'm still looking to get a beta out soon.

[VEGAS]

Still on this. Haven't had the motivation or time this past week other things going on. I'm still looking to get a beta out soon.

Choose your motivation:

[jjelmo11]

So maybe not Kelly in the 8th spot for the Tigers.  Better to put him on the bench and go with Davis, Gonzalez, or Dirks (injured for now).  Really isn't that big of a deal though.  Everything else mentioned before looks pretty good - especially the boobs and beers.

JJ