Control Expert sent to LA

gets:
SP Roy Halladay 95



gets:
SP Ubaldo Jiminez 94
2B Phillip Baird 76/83


The Cubs GM Offseason had this to say about trading Halladay, "Sending Halladay off to a contender, getting younger and a little cheaper if Ubaldo sticks around, though he could be showcased in the NL for a later trade, given the state of things. Pick up a spec as well, to help the rebuild."

Lester Leaves Baltimore

 trade

SP Troy Kress (62/85)
Washington Nationals 3rd round draft pick 2017


 trade

SP Jon Lester (93)

The Nationals GM Nats had said this about getting Lester, "From the way he pitched this year Dan Haren will certainly be either traded soon or not brought back this year, he is producing horribly for me. ENTER JON LESTER, he is gonna be 4th/5th SP, with Haren gone and potentially Nolasco gone, and lightning could strike twice with another O's pitcher Mike Wright struggling in WASH. I have Meija, Syndegaard, Waters, Telesco and most likely none of them will move, so even though I lose Kress I have more then enough replacements for him."

Orioles looking to aquire BJ Upton

The Orioles have offered Outfielder B.J. Upton a 2yr 1 Million dollar deal. B.J. started the season on the Dodgers triple A team and was released in mid-April. Since then he went to Japan and has had some success there.
So far in 2016 the 31 year old Upton has a .313 batting average with 11 HRs and 51 RBIs. I see B.J. as a replacement outfielder in the Minors as apart of the O's.

Chicago goes after Montero

On Sunday the Chicago Cubs went after Catcher Miguel Montero. Miguel was offered a 1yr 450K deal with the Cubs. Miguel May be looking at the everyday job as apart of the Cubs since the Cubs traded there former catcher Steve Clevenger to Houston.
The 32 year old Montero hasn't played in the Majors since 2014 as a Ranger. He has been playing in the Independent leagues for the past two years playing in Japan, Front, and the Dominican Republic. In his time on the Indpendents Montero batted .313 with 78 RBIs and 15 HRs in 104 games.

Napoli moves to the West

gets

OF Donkey Caniff 83/87

gets

C Mike Napoli 92
KirbyPuckett said this about the trade, "Get a good young power hitting outfielder for a guy I wasn't going to resign after this year."

Astros get Clevenger

receives
C Steve Clevenger 81/81

receives
SS Tito Zubero 71/82
C Pat Neagle 69/77

My Take: Good trade for both teams

NL CY Young: Possible Takers

SFG SP Brett Anderson- Brett is possibly the best Starter in all of BMJ, he has 109 K's, with a 1.79 ERA and a 6-2 record. Brett has won two CY Youngs since 2012, winning the 2012 and 2014 CY Youngs. Brett is one of the top contenders at the time for the CY Young.

COL SP Chien-Ming Wang- The Righty from Taiwan had been on his last legs at the end of 2014 pitching in only 26.1 Innings with a 2.42 ERA. But then in the 2014-15 offseason he was trade with Andrew Bailey to Colorado. This led him to an amazing career year, and this year will be no different as he is 5-0 in 6 games with a 1.17 ERA and 43 K's.

ATL SP Shelby Miller- Shelby is the top Starter in Atlanta having an 8-1 record with a 2.28 ERA and 91 K's. Shelby started 2016 with a bang pitching a No Hitter in May. In 11 starts in 2016 Shelby has given up more then 2 runs only 3 times against the Phillies, Mets, and Marlins. If he keeps giving up 2 Earned runs in games than we may see a 20 game and CY Young winner in Atlanta.

Expansion Cities

At the end of 2016 there will be an Expansion, adding two teams to BMJ. The Cities are being chosen by the BMJ Council and the commissioners. Our BMJ Insidser CPB caught up with one of the commisioners (Nwuhockey) and he gave us insight on the possible cities for expansion. The possible cities are, Calgary, Orlando, or Santa Ana. I was told by Nwuhockey that the cities will most likely be Orlando and Santa Ana. Adding these teams will put a 3rd team in Florida and a 6th team in California.

Baltimore Releases

Josh Bell 3B
Mark Teixiera 1B
Luis Exposito C
Matt Antonelli 2B
Gabriel Lino C
Aaron Green OF
Blake Davis SS
Jai Miller OF
Jason Berken RP
Phil Pinkey RP
Jeremiah Soto SP

Mccutchen Out of Cleveland?

It was reported yesterday that the Cleveland Indians want to deal Center Fielder Andrew Mccutchen. This season Andrew is hitting .294 with 25 RBIs and 7 HRs. Andrew has been apart of Cleveland since 2015 when he was traded from Detroit for 2B Kolten Wong and SP Jake Washington. The teams I think will be after Mccutchen are, the Phillies, Dodgers, Giants, and Athletics.
As of right now I have been told the Indians GM that the Nationals, Marlins, and Dodgers have shown interest in Mccutchen.

Miami Top Prospects go to Seattle

Gets

SP Archie Bradley 89
SP Garrett Gould 86
RF Aaron Hicks 92
RP Stephen Phillips 75
SEA 2nd round pick in 2017 draft

Gets

RF Gabriel Guerrero 83/95
C Oscar Hernandez 88/92
MiamiMike had this too say about the trade, "Giving up 2 very good prospects and getting back all peaked players. I know Bradley and Gould are not (that) good vitals wise anyway, but they can help for now and until my SP farm is ready and after maybe anchor my bullpin. and Guerrero will be better than Hicks I am sure, but Hicks can play now and wanted some speed in the OF. The 2nd rounder I think evened things out a bit, cause I think this is just a bit of quantity for quality the MIA specs being quality. I think SEA gains 2 very good specs that he can build his team around and look for the future. Good trade and best of luck."

White Sox Rebuild

It was reported at 4:57 PM EST that the White Sox will be going through a full rebuild.
The White Sox have a record of 27-28 and hold the spot as 2nd place in the AL West 11.0 Games behind the first place Tigers. In 2015 the Sox tried to make a surprising run for a playoff spot but they were cut off when they faced and lost to the Angels in the Wild Card Game.

Pitchers Retiring

SP Ervin Santana 33 98-83, 4.30 ERA, and 1193 K's

SP Tim Stauffer 33 56-60, 4.06 ERA, and 659 K's

SP Nick Blackburn 34 42-50, 4.48 ERA, and 380 K's

Top Catcher Sent to Baltimore

gets

Jesus Montero C 93 $3.25 mil '18 26

gets

Bal 1st round pick 2017
Jason Schisselman 68/87 SP pennies 19
Mark Dawson 65/91 SP 21 pennies
KirbyPuckkett said this about the trade "Add a young replacement catcher for Napoli after this season."

Toronto Continues there Rebuild

21 SP Rob Schimmerhorn 67/86 arb 2019
3 million cash


33 3B Edwin Encarnacion 85 overall 7 mil until 2017






OF Jon Gladney (75/79)
SP Geronimo Sanchez (68/88)




CF Colby Rasmus (93)

Ian Kinsler goes to Colorado

Gets:
2B Ian Kinsler (95) Age: 33 Salary: $10.65 million through 2016
$6 million cash

Gets:
SP Michael Pineda (91) Age: 27 Salary: $5 million through 2018
2B Reese Havens (83) Age: 29 Salary: $3 million through 2016

The Dodgers GM FMGM had this to say "Continuing with our youth movement, we trade our final offensive veteran star in Kinsler for a much needed young SP in Pineda who comes with a favorable contract as well as Havens who helps give us a temporary replacement for Kinsler until hopefully Carlson develops into the starting role."

Washington Trades there 1st round Pick

 trades

SP Sammy Solis 93
SP Matthew Saxon 73/87 (21st pick in draft, first round pick of the Washington Nationals)



  trades

CF Gustavo Cabrera 85/91
2B Delino DeShields 85/90
SP Mike Wright 92

"I know this is a drastic trade that can change the dynamics of my team and potentially make it either stronger or weaker, I am well aware of taking the consequences that come off with it.
With this trade I replace Solis with Wright, I get a potential star CF and a potential star IF in Delfino DeShields."  This statement was said by the Nats GM.


My Take on the Trade: I think this was a good trade for both teams because, Baltimore gets a great young starter along with a good prospect in Matthew Saxon, and the Nats get a replacement for Solis and two young hitters with loads of potential.

Colarado Adds Another Top Starter To Their Team

receive

SP Zach Britton - 93 ovr - 2.6 mil thru '17
$10 mil cash


receive:

SP David Aiello - 78/92 - pennies thru '19
2nd round draft pick in 2017 draft

This was FMGM's take on the trade "Feel like Seattle should have gotten a bit more for their top SP, but Aiello and the 2nd round pick balance out the trade enough to be approvable."

San Diego Trades Five Draft Picks Approve or Veto?

Trades:
SP: J. Carlos (68/90) = 21 - 20,900 - Arbitration - 2019

Trades:
CF: G. Davis (77/79) = 24 - 41,800 - Arbitration - 2019
SP: M. Wisler (79/85) = 23 - 440k - Arbitration - 2018
2nd Round Pick (18)
3rd Round Pick (18)
4th Round Pick (18)
5th Round Pick (18)
6th Round Pick (18)

This trade is yet to be approved or vetoed by any commissioner but I think this is a bad trade for San Diego. There trading there 2-6 picks in the Draft which I still think is a bad trade for San Diego, but to add to the picks the Padres are trading a good reliever in Wiser and a decent fielder with good speed in Davis.

Power Hitter heads to Ohio

Receives

3B Gabriel Rosa  83/90
CF Juan Porras  75/88
Cin 1st round pick

Receives

RF Giancarlo Stanton  93
$ 10 Mil


"While Stanton is a very good power hitter and still young he can help out Cin. While I can get Rosa who is a solid spec and gain a 1st rounder and porras who can help me in this rebuilding process. Very fair deal I think the 10 mil will be useful to him also. Good trade." This was said by Miami's GM Mike.

BMJ Radio Show: 2016 2 month Review/Draft Preview

http://z13.invisionfree.com/BaseMogul_Junkies/index.php?showtopic=5357&st=0&#last

Dodgers Trade Draft Pcks

Gets:
RP Javier Andrade (81) Age: 23 Salary: $440K until Arb 2018
$10 million cash

Gets:
All three 4th round draft picks
Both 5th round draft picks
Both 6th round draft picks

FMGM had this reasoning for doing the trade "We add a much needed young left hander with power to our bullpen as well as a good amount of cash in exchange for 7 late round draft picks."

2016 BMJ Draft Pre-Picks

So Far these Prospects have been chosen.

1. CLE Peter Mills SP 82/97

In Texas Tech Mills had the best stats of anyone in the draft. Mills had 1.30 ERA in his college life with a 18-2 record and 246 Ks. Peter has a great future on Cleveland and will definitely be a Superstar.

2. PIT Matt Siciliano SP 64/98

Matt is one of the smartest guys in the because he skipped 8th grade and went directly to high school at 13. In his 4 years in High School and 2 in College he racked up a 2.59 ERA with a 46-16 record and 689 Ks. Matt has the potential to lead a team to the Playoffs.

3. MIA Matthieu Farwell 2B 80/96

Matthieu is the best batter in the draft. in 4 years at high school and 2 years at Mississippi State College Matt batted an astounding .456 with 28 HRs and 271 RBIs.

Toronto Trades Huston

receive:

RP Huston Street 82 - 32yo - $5.5m thru '17
C Eduardo Ramirez 66/78 - 22yo - $28,600 thru '18


for


receive:

OF Avisail Garcia 83/87 - 24yo - $440k thru '18
DET 2nd Round Pick - #23 in the 2nd Round

This trade helps Toronto in there rebuild and also helps Detoit get some well needed help in the pen. Overall I think this is a pretty fair deal.

Red Sox Trading Block

3B Adrian Beltre (84) - Decent defensive 3B with nice contact and some power
1B Mark Hamilton (84) - Lefty 1B, good veteran on a cheap deal
CF Norichika Aoki (83) - Lefty CF with 91 contact, would be nice bench hitter
OF Curtis Worsham (83) - Young (23) OF with power, can also play 2B, bench bat
3B Chris Nelson (81) - Versatile infielder can play 2B, 3B, and SS
1B Jerry Harris (80) - Young (22) lefty 1B with 93 power
OF Alfredo Silverio (81) - Versitile OF can play defense at all 3 positions, good arm
LF Tyler Collins (80) - Lefty LF, only 25 yrs old

SP Phillippe Aumont (87) - Swing guy, can start or come out of the pen
SP Tim Melville (81) - Underrated SP, spot starter with some decent ability
RP Micah Urrutia (79) - Middle or long reliever
RP Stu McKinven (79) - Young (23) RP with decent stuff
RP Michael Dunn (79) - Lefty RP with nice power (93)
RP Jeremy Jeffries (79) - Veteran RP with very good track record

When asked what he would want for these players SoxFan said "Not looking to break the bank on any of these guys, maybe specs with comparable peaks or reasonable picks."

Top 10 Prospects in the Amateur Draft

1. SP Peter Mills 23
2. 2B Mathieu Farwell 20
3. SP John Vawser 18
4. RP Pat Smith 19
5. SP Jace Bork 21
6. 2B Tom Adams 20
7. SP Dustan Wurz 24
8. SP Kenneth Kojima 21
9. SP Logan Vawser 20
10. 1B Curt Weddle 20

Awards for the Month: May

NL:

CY Young:
ARI SP Raul Alcantara 4-1 record 30 Ks and a 1.58 ERA

ROTM:
ARI SP Raul Alcantara 4-1 record 30 Ks and a 1.58 ERA

AL:

CY Young:
TOR SP Josh Johnson 3-0 record 46 Ks and a 3.45 ERA

ROTM:
NYY SS Tony Wolters 1 HR 13 RBIs and a .265 Batting Average

Eastside Blockbuster

sends

2B Albert Sorto 86/95
SP Bryan Lee 78/86
SP Justin Lee 67/84
SP Corey Ashmore 73/82
BOS 2nd rounder

to for

RF Max Kepler 83/88
SP Quentin Roth 51/81
MIA 1st Rounder
OAK 1st rounder
MIA 3rd rounder

Soxfan said this about the trade "We have been looking to deal Sorto, who has no real spot in Boston. The heart of the deal is Sorto for Kepler and the 7th overall pick. The remainder of the pieces were put in over a series of exhaustive negotiations. This is the best offer we had for Sorto, and MIA worked hard to get this compromise. Makes sense for both of us."

Bautista goes back to Pittsburgh

Pirates receive:

RF Jose Bautista 90

Toronto receives:

1st Round Draft Pick (via LA Dodgers)
4th Round Draft Pick
RP Scott Gladney 82/84

Vertio had this to say about the trade "Lose a very good 1st round pick and I'll have to replace Gladney in my bullpen somehow, but Bautista should bring another force to my lineup and very good defense at 3B."

Awards for the Month: April

AL

MVP:
BOS 3B Miguel Carbrera 8 HRs 30 RBIs and a .371 Batting Average

CY Young:
TEX SP Liam Hendricks 5-0 record 31Ks and  a 2.12 ERA

ROTM:
BAL 2B Delino Deshields 2 HRs 16 RBIs and a .322 Batting Average

NL

MVP:
MIA 3B Paul Hemmen 1 HR 27 RBIs and a .422 Batting Average

CY Young:
ATL SP Shelby Miller 4-0 record 36Ks 1.64 ERA

ROTM:
MIA 3B Paul Hemmen 1 HR 27 RBIs and a .422 Batting Average

Mets get a Co-GM

It was announced June 23rd that the Mets GM MetsFan had gotten a CO-GM in the newest member to BMJ Dont Hate Appreciate. With Metsfan as the sole GM the Mets have yet to get a winning season.
If Metsfan and DHA make the right moves to the right teams it won't be long until you see the Mets in the Playoff picture. As of now the Mets are 13-13 in fourth place in the NL East and five games back.

Toronto Ace sent to Cleveland

gets


Zack Grenkie SP 93


 gets


Dion Bencoma SP 62/94

Freshface had this to say about getting Grenkie "I wish I would have done this before the season started because I was in desperate need of a front line starter. Now I hopefully have the frontline SP and hopfully I can turn the season around."

A West Blockbuster

COL gets:
SP Casey Kelly 93, 26 y/o, 1/7M
3B James Darnell 93, 29 y/o, 1/7M

SDP gets:
SP Jair Jurrjens 91, 30 y/o, 1/5M
3B Lonnie Chisenhall 93, 27 y/o, 2/3.75M
2B Eric Ellender 92/94, 23 y/o, min

San Diego's new GM Don Johnson had this to say "I really didn't want to trade Kelly but Jurrjens will fill in well for a couple years and COL made it worth my while. Darnell I did want to move because his power is getting murdered by PETCO. Accepted."

A Perfect Start

On April 13th the Colorado Rockies faced the San Francisco Giants, and the starter for the Rockies Adam Wainwright pitched a perfect game. Wainwright pitched 84 pitches 73% of them bein strikes.
The last Perfect Game pitched was back on April 18th 2014 by Brett Anderson who is now on the Giants.

Members of the BMJ GM Committee Announced

ALE- Gamer
ALC- Ryan
ALW- Chuck
NLE- s6
NLC- Vertigo
NLW- Rmel

"Members of the committee you will be pmed the passwords and we will begin our vote for speaker of the committee."

The Bird Trade

 get
1st
2nd

get
28 SP Chad Jenkins 92 overall 2.75 mil arb
20 RP Thaddeus Dostie 71/80 arb 2018
23 3B Matthew Dean 83/86 arb 2018

When asked why he did the trade KirbyPuckett said "Get a young cheap pitcher that I am hoping will turn it around with a fresh start. I also get a young 3rd basemen that I can use as my starter down the road."

2016 Season Predictions

AL East
BOS seed 2
TBR WC # 2
TOR
BAL
NYY

AL Central
DET seed 1
MIN
CHW
CLE
KCR

AL West
TEX seed 3
OAK WC # 1
ANA
SEA

NL East
ATL seed 2
WAS WC # 1
PHI
MIA
NYM

NL Central
PIT seed 1
MIL
CIN
HOU
CHC
STL

NL West
SDP seed 3
LAD WC # 2
COL
ARI
SFG

Napoli and Lester are available

It was said by KirbyPuckett34 that starting pitcher Jon Lester and catcher Mike Napoli were open to being traded.
 Napoli is currently playing back-up for Matt Wieters and is making 16 million until the end of the season. It has currently been reported that Napoli would be looking for a 10.5 million dollar contract for 4years.
Lester is coming off a pretty bad 2015 going 10-14 with a 4.96 ERA with 173 strikeouts. Lester is making 10.1 million until the end of the 2017 season. Lester is 32 and hasn't had a sub 4 ERA since 2012 when he went 20-4 at the age of 28. I don't think Lester has a good season left, maybe on the right team he could be league average but that's pretty much it.

Cleveland is the only team that has shown any interest in Lester as said by Kirby. As of right now no team has interest in Napoli.

League Council Voting and My Predictions

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Vote on who you want to represent your division in the BMJ GM Council.

My Predictions:

AL East: kirbypuckett34

AL Central: Ryan
AL West: kc1

NL East: s6xstringslash

NL Central: Vertigo
NL West: W2b2011

Montero to Chicago second try

gives up
Montero, Jesus C C 26 $3,250,000 3 -- 93 93

gives up
10mil
1st rd pick 22
Golson, Greg CF Bench 30 $440,000 Arb '18 $440K for 2 yrs 75 75

I think this helps both teams by getting the Mets out of debt while still getting a decent return for Montero. Also Chicago gets a starting catcher which they have needed.