Ultimate Roster Project (PC,Xbox,PS2)

[Totte]

Does Lawrence have a sinker? I don't really want to mess with BBY's work.quote]

I read somewhere in another thread that it's one of his most used pitches. Is there a San Diego fan here who can confirm this? Does Brian Lawrence have a sinker?

[sfgiantsflgators]

"The velocity on Lawrence's fastball is slightly below average, but he can throw it with sink or as a cutter. He also throws a good slider and changeup, working down in the zone and inducing batters to put the ball on the ground. He still hasn't found a solution for lefties, who continue to rake him for a .300-plus batting average and an OPS (on-base plus slugging) far in excess of .800."

That's directly from his ESPN.com player page, who gets their information from Stats, Inc. From the looks of it he doesn't have a sinker per se, but his fastball has the ability to "sink" or "cut"...

IDK, I guess maybe his 2-seam could be replaced with a cutter and leave his fastball as is with it's 12-6 drop since that seems to be basically what his sinker is. But it's not my roster set - it's llcmac and Hypno's decision. 8)

[sfgiantsflgators]

noticed this a minute ago when playing against the Oklahoma Redhawks:

Erik Thompson's FB goes about 95 MPH, his changeup 76, curveball 74...and his slider 68. I'm thinking his slider should be upped to mid 80's.

(I said the Redhawks but I checked UR 2.3 and he's on the Bakersfield Blaze - apparently my dynasty liked him enough to promote him to AAA...probably his wicked slider) :mrgreen:

[miget33]

Everything to this point has been added, cept Rich Hil, I'll add him later tonite.l

I already have Hill Created if you could Pm your email I'll send him to you.

[Andruw25]

his panties in a bunch? he stopped b/c some people didnt listen to him. he didnt want them added anywhere on the net and some guys didnt listen.

also he didnt stop converting the rosters to xbox. you have to be a donar on his site to get them. you should be lucky that a guy was converting rosters for ya, saving you some money on a new pc and game.

Is he still converting to PS2 as well Fiddy? I checked the donor forum and didn't see 2.3 for either...most likely due to some health issues Kraw was having. Hardly an issue, just wanted to double check that the conversions are still going on for both (and for those who've given) since I'm enjoying the rosters on console.

[teeds]

damn, you're fast. well here's some more for ya

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move Seung Song from FA to SJ Giants

GIANTS

MLB

Noah Lowry - weight 210

AAA

Brandon Villafuerte - weight 195 (probably switch from Slim to Athletic)

Yamid Haad - weight 225

Mike Cervenak - weight 202

Jamie Athas - weight 190

Doug Clark - bats L

Julio Ramirez - 8/10/77

Adam Shabala - bats L

AA

Matt Cain - weight 215

Chris Begg - 9/12/79

Carlos Valderrama - 11/30/77, weight 190

Guillermo Rodriguez - 5/15/78

A

Kevin Frandsen - weight 175 (Athletic to Slim)

Garrett Broshuis - weight 170

Pablo Sandoval - weight 180

also, create Clay Timpnor (5/13/83, L/L, 6'2, 197). Baseball America rates him as #18 in the system. Here's some excerpt from the Prospect Handbook:

"...best defensive outfielder in the system, as he's more accomplished than [Fred] Lewis in centerfield. Timpner has above-average speed and maximizes his range by getting great jumps and taking good routes. His arm is average. [...] efficient basestealer [...] one of the better baserunners in the org. SF doesn't expect him to hit for power at the MLB level [...] isn't sure if he'll drive the ball or be a slap hitter. His bat will determine [...] everday CF or useful extra outfielder."

http://www.topprospectalert.com/claytimpner.jpg

PS...yay. 100th post.

well done avngres220. i'll get cracking on some more teams soon.

[AI03]

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[AI03]

Brian Dopirak:

FROM VIKINGFANFAN4EVER on Operationsports.com (Not trying to plagiarize or take credit):

"Brian Dopirak #22

Dayton Cubs (A)

R R 6'4 235

http://www.daytonacubs.com/roster.html?player=1112802132

Stats So Far This Year:

AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SLG OBP E TB

.247 39 154 18 38 5 0 6 24 9 29 1 2 .396 .287 7 61

1B Brian Dopirak, Chicago Cubs – Dopirak had a difficult time in 2003 playing in A ball. He was not hitting that well at all, but repeating A ball must have done something for him. Last year he hit .307 with 38 doubles and 39 homers, which are good indicators for future success if he can keep it up. I like his chances to hit, and he should be very valuable to a major league club. He is the next…Jeff Bagwell.

No longer will we see the word ‘raw’ used to describe Dopirak’s power. In a league not known for the home run, the Cub first basemen rounded the bases thirty-nine times this year, nearly breaking the Midwest League record. He has gone a long way to prove how refined his power actually is, and has left us wondering if it’s possible for even more to develop. Scary thought for opposing NL Centrailians.

In his quest to be more than a power hitter who doesn’t make contact, Dopirak quenched that knack with a .307 batting average this year. His worst month was .261 in May, and in only two months (April and May) was his average under .290. Dopirak had one of the minors’ best hitting streaks this year, a 27-gamer that spread from early June to July. Despite all this, I was still a bit skeptical of Dopirak being a real .300 hitter. I calculated his BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play), and found it was .331. Regulated to the NL average of .298 (thanks THT), Dopirak’s average slips to .285. Simply put, a .331 BABIP is not sustainable, thus making his .307 average a bit of a fluke. He’s not Greg Vaughn, but let’s not be projecting .300 batting averages down the line quite yet.

But any questioning of his contact skills – or his other flaw, the strikeout – was calmed in a month-and-a-half long span extending from May 28 to July 23. Included in that 50 game stretch was that 27-game hitting streak, and more than half (20) of his home runs for the season. While I do think his season line in the Florida State League will look closer to what “The Rest†says, few minor leagues can boast that type of Bondsian (minus the walks, Dopirak’s next task) performance for even fifty games. First base opens on the North Side in 2007, which will be a nice time for Dopirak to continue to prove doubters wrong.

Slugging first baseman Brian Dopirak was the biggest success story from this year's Cubs AFL contingent. Coming off an MVP season in the Low Class A Midwest League, the 20-year-old Dopirak hit .274/.324/.568 with seven HRs in 95 ABs. Like any young power hitter, he's still got to cut down on the strikeouts, but this was an excellent growth season for the Florida native.

Pic of batting stance:

http://www.minorleaguewatch.com/AZFall/fin-04nlc.html

The predominant scouting report on Dopirak reads "will either hit 40 HRs in the major leagues, or flame out in AA". Well, he didn't hit 40 HRs, but only 1 minor leaguer hit more longballs than his Midwest League leading 39. Dopirak also led his league in doubles and extra base hits, while finishing 2nd in SLG, runs scored, and runs batted in. As impressive as the power numbers are, the "Big Bro", as his teammates call him, went a long way to ending talk of a future "flame out" by finishing 7th in the league in batting average and leading the league in basehits. Dopirak was easily named the MWL's most valuable player and top prospect. He will continue to hone his craft as one of the youngest players in the prospect-laden Arizona Fall League.

Link to stats:

http://www.northsidebaseball.com/Prospects...php?playerid=40

Link comparing him to other players and prospects.

http://www.northsidebaseball.com/Articles/...hp?ArticleID=67

We always knew that he had the home run potential, but in, put it on display. He led the Cubs minor leagues in both doubles and home runs with 38 and 39. His incredible season made him the Cubs top prospect according to most minor league gurus."

[Fiddy]

Is he still converting to PS2 as well Fiddy? I checked the donor forum and didn't see 2.3 for either...most likely due to some health issues Kraw was having. Hardly an issue, just wanted to double check that the conversions are still going on for both (and for those who've given) since I'm enjoying the rosters on console.

yup, he is still doing the ps2 rosters

[sfgiantsflgators]

another minor catch:

On Witchita Wranglers, Kyle Middleton is white.

in "vitals" news, i'm probably gonna start at the top of the alphabet and work my way through the teams (leisurely) so if anyone else is in the middle of one please tells me and it still rings true that i don't know much about the skin tone numbering so i probably won't be catching any flaws in that area...only the ones i've seen before or play against in game and question, then go look up. 8)

[dkrause]

i apologize, i didn't realize you didn't have the info.

i'll probably post some suggestions for the a's in a day or two.

Maybe i am in the minority here (maybe not) but the A's seem overrated.

Durazo- . 281 career hitter. Not last year was the expection. .293 VS R the last 3 years. overall 22 homers. 91/85 just seems a tad high to me for this real production. Maybe 85/80.

Ginter- Pretty good power based on 162 game avgs but 85/82 VS L- wow. His 3 year lefties avg is .263 so the 85 has to go to maybe 68. Power seems high. maybe 72. so lefty- 68/72 seems better.

Chavez- when did he start hitting lefties? The splits are monster here toward righty. Lefty needs to drop from 87/81 to 67/71. Although hitting righty could improve to 80/86.

Kendall- I is his power is too high- drop 7 points per side. I think his speed is a tad low. i would raise to 77.

Byrnes- I feel based on his 3 year numbers and last year that the guys is overrated vs L. .311 is ok but .542 slugging- 14 homers in 347 AB to me seems high to give his guy a 92/83 split vs L. more like 90/75 at best. Versus R i think he is a tad low actually for power. .422 slugging isn't great but does equal 58 power to me. maybe 65-66 would be closer.

Crosby- .250 vs righties? then 73 for contact seems high. The guy might be a stud some day but lower the contact to 68 or 70 at least. The guy does have 4 stars- he'll improve enough.

Harden- According to espn the FB control would be about 10 less i would say but he should have movement on in i would think. What i don't know.

Zito- Seems like his fastball as a little movement to it was well. i believe it fades to the left (into a lefty) like 3-9 movement maybe a 4 for movement.

You welcome to use all or none of these. Its up to you.

Don

[dkrause]

Det Monroe with that 86/80 vs righties seem high to me as well. 3 year splits are accually .260/ .432 slug vs R, .269/ .520 L. If heavily weight in last year and this year info instead it does swing more toward hitting righty better but not 86/80. more like 76/72.

Det Logan- No pro homers. the Lefty power goes from 64 to 54 in my book. plus he is a little guy.

I am not trying to kill the players just soften some of these marginals to not have splits like all-stars based on a few AB last year.

thanks-Don

[teeds]

another minor catch:

On Witchita Wranglers, Kyle Middleton is white.

in "vitals" news, i'm probably gonna start at the top of the alphabet and work my way through the teams (leisurely) so if anyone else is in the middle of one please tells me and it still rings true that i don't know much about the skin tone numbering so i probably won't be catching any flaws in that area...only the ones i've seen before or play against in game and question, then go look up.

are you playing on the pc? i don't understand what you mean by not knowing skin tone numbers. i look at the player in the game from the edit screen, and then look at a pic from his minor league team's website to determine if he is the right skin color.

[GamerPyle]

Ryan Jensen is a knuckleballer, in the rosters you guys didnt give him his signature knuckleball.

R.Jensen ip h r er bb so hr k/9 bb/9 hr/9 whip dera

>> >50% knck 32.8 22 21 20 22 30 8 8.2 6.0 2.2 1.3 6.61

[sfgiantsflgators]

are you playing on the pc? i don't understand what you mean by not knowing skin tone numbers. i look at the player in the game from the edit screen, and then look at a pic from his minor league team's website to determine if he is the right skin color.

what i mean is that in MVPedit, in the skin tone box, i don't know what the numbers correspond to except that 1 is white and double digits are black. i have it for PC and for some reason it doesn't let me Alt+Tab out of the game so the only way to see what skin tone a player has in game and then match it with his real tone is to go through a long process...i'll leave it up to the people with lots of time and/or the means of doing it quicker to figure out that aspect of this project. :)

[teeds]

changes for the Washington Nationals

MLB

gary majewski - #38

jon rauch - #51

zach day - #40

tony blanco - should be black (face 11)

AAA

hector carrasco - #48

brendan harris - #54

marlon byrd - #26

jason bowers - 5'10 195

micah bowie - bdate nov 10, 1974

larry broadway - change body type to "athletic"

matt cepicky - 6'2 240

tyrell godwin - bdate july 10, 1979

AA

travis hughes - bdate march 27, 1978... body type "athletic"

wesley carroll - wesley should be "wes"

brandon watson - should be black (face 11)... bdate sept 30, 1981

david gil - black hair, face 8

scott hodges - bdate dec 26, 1978

richard lane - should be "rich"

cristian guerrero - face 11

juan lorenzo - face 11

... also move dee haynes from AA STL to AA WSH

A

donnie bridges - bdate dec 10, 1978... blonde hair, sideburns

jason norderum - brown hair, 6'3

jason stevenson - clean shaven, 6'1 175

melvin dorta - face 8

clark parker - bdate sept 28, 1975... black (face 11)... 5'10 180

marcus nettles - black (face 10)

edgar baez - should be "edgardo"... face 10

rogearvin bernadina - 6'0 170, black (face 13)

bill bray - white (face 4)

gary bunn - should be "greg bunn", white, sideburns

kory casto - face 4, sideburns, 6'1 200, clean shaven

john edwards - couldn't find any info on him, think he's a fake

clint everts - brown hair, sideburns, facial hair 7

armando galarraga - 6'4 170, face 7

sal manriquez - should be "salomon"... face 8

luke montz - brown hair

darryl thompson - black (face 11), black hair

josh whitesell - white (face 4)... brown hair, sideburns

also, peter bergeron should be moved from FA to AA BALT

[dkrause]

what i mean is that in MVPedit, in the skin tone box, i don't know what the numbers correspond to except that 1 is white and double digits are black. i have it for PC and for some reason it doesn't let me Alt+Tab out of the game so the only way to see what skin tone a player has in game and then match it with his real tone is to go through a long process...i'll leave it up to the people with lots of time and/or the means of doing it quicker to figure out that aspect of this project.

I don't think it would be wrong to list the obvious mistakes if you would still willing to invest the time. The guys who want the perfect skin skin would at least be working on a short list instead of a mass one.

Don

[sfgiantsflgators]

I don't think it would be wrong to list the obvious mistakes if you would still willing to invest the time. The guys who want the perfect skin skin would at least be working on a short list instead of a mass one.

Don

oh i'm still going to try and find ones that i'm sure of and listing them as i find them...i was just saying that so that when i post a team and i've missed some the reason why would be known and that it wasn't because i was going through and half-assing it - i was missing them out of sheer ignorance :p

[sfgiantsflgators]

Move Jose Arredondo from FA to ARK

Move Nick Adenhart from FA to open spot in org. - I think the Quakes have 2 open (he's #20 in BA's Angels' org. rankings)

ANGELS

MLB

AAA

Chris Bootcheck - 10/24/78

Matt Hensley - 8/18/78

Dustin Moseley - 12/26/81

Joel Peralta - 3/23/76

Corey Lee - bats S

Clayton Andrews - 6'0, weight 180 (maybe change from Ath./Big Leg to just Athletic)

Mark Watson - 6'3, weight 240

Eric Cyr - 2/11/79

Mike Brunet - weight 195 (Slim to Ath.)

Scott Schneider - 5/4/78

Luke Allen - weight 220

Brian Gordon - 8/16/78

Nick Gorneault - 4/19/79, weight(the Stingers have him listed at 220 - Baseball America at 200...go with whoever you trust more)

AA

Joe Saunders - weight 210, 6/16/81

Steven Shell - 3/10/83

Alberto Callaspo - 4/19/83

Tom Gregorio - 5/5/77, weight 215

Zach Sorensen - 1/3/77

Tim Bittner - 6/9/80

Von Stertzbach - 5/15/81

Jonathon Rouwenhorst - 9/25/79

Jose Arredondo - 3/30/84

Michael Napoli - 10/31/81

Alberto Callaspo - 4/19/83

Mike Eylward - 9/29/79

Tommy Murphy - 8/27/79

Reggie Willits - 5/30/81

David Gates - weight 215

Mike Napoli - 10/31/81

A

Willie Collazo - 11/7/79

Christopher Hunter - 12/12/80

Bob Zimmermann - 11/17/81

Allen Buckley - 9/18/79

Bobby Wilson - 4/8/83

Howard Kendrick - 7/12/83

Brandon Wood - 3/2/85

Baltazar Lopez - 11/22/83

Brandon Balkcom - 8/25/82

Mark Trumbo - 1/16/86

Sean Rodriguez - 4/26/85

Rafael Rodriguez - 9/24/84

Kevin Jepsen - 7/26/84

Nick Adenhart - 8/24/86

Warner Madrigal - 3/21/84

Andrew Toussaint - 10/24/82

[teeds]

Move Jose Arredondo from FA to ARK

Move Nick Adenhart from FA to open spot in org. - I think the Quakes have 2 open (he's #20 in BA's Angels' org. rankings)

ANGELS

MLB

AAA

Chris Bootcheck - 10/24/78

Matt Hensley - 8/18/78

Dustin Moseley - 12/26/81

Joel Peralta - 3/23/76

Corey Lee - bats S

Clayton Andrews - 6'0, weight 180 (maybe change from Ath./Big Leg to just Athletic)

Mark Watson - 6'3, weight 240

Eric Cyr - 2/11/79

Mike Brunet - weight 195 (Slim to Ath.)

Scott Schneider - 5/4/78

Luke Allen - weight 220

Brian Gordon - 8/16/78

Nick Gorneault - 4/19/79, weight(the Stingers have him listed at 220 - Baseball America at 200...go with whoever you trust more)

AA

Joe Saunders - weight 210, 6/16/81

Steven Shell - 3/10/83

Alberto Callaspo - 4/19/83

Tom Gregorio - 5/5/77, weight 215

Zach Sorensen - 1/3/77

Tim Bittner - 6/9/80

Von Stertzbach - 5/15/81

Jonathon Rouwenhorst - 9/25/79

Jose Arredondo - 3/30/84

Michael Napoli - 10/31/81

Alberto Callaspo - 4/19/83

Mike Eylward - 9/29/79

Tommy Murphy - 8/27/79

Reggie Willits - 5/30/81

David Gates - weight 215

Mike Napoli - 10/31/81

A

Willie Collazo - 11/7/79

Christopher Hunter - 12/12/80

Bob Zimmermann - 11/17/81

Allen Buckley - 9/18/79

Bobby Wilson - 4/8/83

Howard Kendrick - 7/12/83

Brandon Wood - 3/2/85

Baltazar Lopez - 11/22/83

Brandon Balkcom - 8/25/82

Mark Trumbo - 1/16/86

Sean Rodriguez - 4/26/85

Rafael Rodriguez - 9/24/84

Kevin Jepsen - 7/26/84

Nick Adenhart - 8/24/86

Warner Madrigal - 3/21/84

Andrew Toussaint - 10/24/82

i already did the angels...

http://www.mvpmods.com/index.php?name=Foru...&start=2985

[sfgiantsflgators]

lol...figures :mrgreen: knew i should have checked and seen what team it was that you did for sure but i thought it was the jays or something... :|

well if no one is/has doing/done the dbacks they are next on my list...

[teeds]

lol...figures :mrgreen: knew i should have checked and seen what team it was that you did for sure but i thought it was the jays or something... :|

well if no one is/has doing/done the dbacks they are next on my list...

that's fine... you found some mistakes that i failed to mention or missed. i'll start from the end of the alphabet if you want to do the beginning (hence that is why i did washington because i saw you wanted to go in order from the beginning) and we'll meet somewhere in between. although i plan on doing baltimore since i already started them and i'm most familiar with their farm system.

[sfgiantsflgators]

that's fine... you found some mistakes that i failed to mention or missed. i'll start from the end of the alphabet if you want to do the beginning (hence that is why i did washington because i saw you wanted to go in order from the beginning) and we'll meet somewhere in between. although i plan on doing baltimore since i already started them and i'm most familiar with their farm system.

sounds good...baltimore is all yours! see you somewhere around Milwaulkee or LA :D

[sfgiantsflgators]

Ok, here's one for you. Tony Pena, in AA, is really Ramon Pena. (There's a long story behind this guy but basically just know that he faked his name and age originally). He is listed as Tony A. Pena on all websites so I guess that's what he wants to go by and probably what we should leave him as. Here is all the info Baseball America has on him as well as scouting:

"5/16/85, 6'2, weight 190, R/R. [...] best pure stuff in the system. [...] effortlessly commands a 92-4MPH fastball [...] can dial up to 97-8 [...] dial down to 88-91 to add movement. His slider has developed into a solid offering. [...] two-pitch combination is enough to make him a closer [...] needs to add deception to changeup in order to remain a starter."

ARIZONA

AAA

Mark Freed - weight 226

Kevin Tolar - 1/28/71

Conor Jackson - 5/7/82

Sergio Santos - weight 210

Brian Barden - 4/2/81

AA

Enrique Gonzalez - weight 195

Tony Pena - see above

Marland Williams - 6/22/81

winston Abreu - 6'2, weight 155 (Ath./BL to Slim)

Sergio Lizarraga - weight 195

Neb Brown - 11/7/79

Adam Haley - 9/4/80, bats L

James D'Antona - 5/12/82

Matt Morgan - 6'3, weight 220

Marland Williams - 6/22/81

Jon Zeringue - 3/29/83

(Hypno must have babied this roster...wasn't much to change )

[Juan1919]

Dont know its been mentioned but Milwaukee signed the little unit Ryan Anderson