2025-Newsletters Sim#7 ed.

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Sim Dates : 5/13 to 5/19
Current Game Date:  5/20/25
Next Sim: Wed 7/16 (Exports due 5AM sim morning)

Upcoming Schedule
Sim #1 Sun 6/29 4/1 - 4/7 Opening Day
Sim #2 Wed 7/2  4/8 - 4/14
Sim #3 Fri    7/4  4/15 - 4/21
Sim #4 Sun   7/6  4/22 - 4/28
Sim #5 Wed   7/9  4/29 - 5/5  Draft pool revealed
Sim #6 Fri     7/11  5/6 - 5/12
Sim #7 Sun   7/13  5/13 - 5/19
Sim #8 Wed   7/16  5/20 - 5/26
Sim #9 Fri     7/18  5/27 - 6/2
Sim #10 Sun    7/20  6/3 - 6/9
Sim #11 Wed   7/23  6/10 - 6/15  Player Draft

No Sim Fri 7/25 Completion/draft process

Sim #12 Sun 7/27    6/16 - 6/22 All star Game
Sim #13 Wed 7/30   6/23 - 6/29
Sim #14 Fri 8/1       6/30 -7/6 Intl free agency begins
Sim #15 Sun 8/3     7/7 - 7/13
Sim #16 Wed 8/6    7/14 - 7/20
Sim #17 Fri 8/8       7/21 - 7/27
Sim #18 Sun 8/10    7/28 - 8/3 trade Deadline
Sim #19 Wed 8/13  8/4 - 8/10
Sim #20 Fri 8/15     8/11 - 8/17
Sim #21 Sun 8/17    8/18 - 8/24
Sim #22 Wed 8/20   8/25 - 8/31
Sim #23 Fri 8/22      9/1 - 9/7 Roster expansion

No Sim 8/24  
No Sim 8/27
No Sim 8/29
No Sim 8/31

Sim #24 Wed 9/3   9/8 - 9/14
Sim #25 Fri 9/5      9/15 - 9/21
Sim #26 Sun 9/7    9/22 - 9/26 Regular season ends

No Sim Wed 9/10  Playoff prep

Fri 9/12 Playoff Round 1 Game 1

** Draft will be done in statslab - draft schedule tbd


Injuries

Monday, May 19th, 2025
South Florida Skeeters: SP Chris Brooks was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: strained forearm. He's expected to miss about 2-3 months.
Montreal Hitmen: C Ricardo Ramírez was injured being hit by a pitch. The Diagnosis: bruised thumb. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 2 days.
Denver Sky Sox: LF Andreas Thomas was injured on a defensive play. The Diagnosis: torn ankle ligaments. He's expected to miss about 4 weeks.
Las Vegas Blackjacks: MR Júlio Mora was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: torn labrum (Shoulder). He's expected to miss about 6 months.
 
Sunday, May 18th, 2025
Thunder Bay Bombers: SP Huo-tu Phan was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: strained forearm. He's expected to miss about 2 months.
Detroit Mustangs: CL Jake Myers was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: strained bicep tendon. He's expected to miss about 4 weeks.
Tacoma Titans: MR Brian Montgomery was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: finger blister. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 2 days.
 
Saturday, May 17th, 2025
Hartford Harpoons: 1B Dwight Miller was injured while running the bases. The Diagnosis: hamstring tendinitis. He's expected to miss about 2 weeks.
Mississauga Spartans: 2B Carlos De La Cruz was injured in a collision at a base. The Diagnosis: thumb contusion. He's expected to miss about 2 days.
Chicago Thunder: RF Kevin Ly was injured while running the bases. The Diagnosis: back stiffness. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 5 days.
 
Friday, May 16th, 2025
Detroit Mustangs: 1B Malcolm Metcalf was injured on a defensive play. The Diagnosis: intercostal strain. He's expected to miss about 5-6 weeks.
 
Thursday, May 15th, 2025
Cleveland Barons: Jordan Perfect has suffered a setback in his recovery. He is not expected to recover for another 6 days.
South Florida Skeeters: CL Erik McDonald was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: mild shoulder strain. He's expected to miss about 5 days.
 
Wednesday, May 14th, 2025
South Florida Skeeters: 2B Nick Green was injured while running the bases. The Diagnosis: strained rib cage muscle. He's expected to miss about 3-4 weeks.
New York Knights: SS Claudio Barrón was injured while running the bases. The Diagnosis: sprained knee. He's expected to miss about 6 weeks.
Boston Rebels: MR Bob Cole was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: back tightness. He's expected to miss about 1-2 weeks.
 
Tuesday, May 13th, 2025
Boston Rebels: C Dave Gates was injured . The Diagnosis: food poisoning. He's expected to miss about 1 day.
Mississauga Spartans: RF Takeru Ito was injured in a collision at a base. The Diagnosis: foot soreness. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 3 days.
Mississauga Spartans: MR Adam Byard was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: forearm soreness. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 4 days.
South Florida Skeeters: 3B Rudy Brown was injured being hit by a pitch. The Diagnosis: knee contusion. He's expected to miss about 2 weeks.
 
Transactions
 
Monday, May 19th, 2025
Portland Rage: Signed international amateur SS José Vera out of Mexico to a minor league contract.
Thunder Bay Bombers: Signed international amateur SP Esteban Ortíz out of Dominican Republic to a minor league contract.
 
Sunday, May 18th, 2025
Montreal Hitmen: Signed international amateur CF Armondo Martelli out of Venezuela to a minor league contract.
 
Saturday, May 17th, 2025
Montreal Hitmen: Signed LF Juan Rosales to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $38,100,000.
New York Knights: Signed SP Howard Burns to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $20,000,000.
Thunder Bay Bombers: Signed international amateur CF José Antonio Baca out of Venezuela to a minor league contract.
 
Friday, May 16th, 2025
Las Vegas Blackjacks: Signed international amateur SS Armando Días out of Colombia to a minor league contract.
 
Thursday, May 15th, 2025
Denver Sky Sox: Signed international amateur RF Anthony Gentile out of Venezuela to a minor league contract.
 
Wednesday, May 14th, 2025
North Shore Honu: Signed international amateur SP Gustavo Ortíz out of Dominican Republic to a minor league contract.
 
Tuesday, May 13th, 2025
Key West Pelicans: Signed free agent RF Reinaldo Avelina to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000.
Mississauga Spartans: Signed free agent CL Christian Mathieu to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,620,000.
North Shore Honu: Demoted RF Félix Solís to Triple A Waimalu.
North Shore Honu: Placed CF Jerry Lebeavois on the active roster.
North Shore Honu: Activated CF Jerry Lebeavois from the disabled list.
Death Valley Assassins: Placed SP Leopoldo Aranha on the 60-day disabled list.
Death Valley Assassins: Placed SP Quitério Tatonio on the 40-man roster.
Death Valley Assassins: Purchased the contract of SP Quitério Tatonio from Triple A Las Vegas.
Death Valley Assassins: Placed CF Víctor Matorga on the 14-day disabled list, retroactive to 05/11/2025.
Death Valley Assassins: Purchased the contract of CL Run-ming Guao from Triple A Las Vegas.
Death Valley Assassins: Demoted LF Ghislain Laurent to Triple A Las Vegas.
Death Valley Assassins: Placed LF Bernard Barbier on the 40-man roster.
Death Valley Assassins: Purchased the contract of LF Bernard Barbier from Triple A Las Vegas.
Death Valley Assassins: Demoted C Philippe Joly to Triple A Las Vegas.
Death Valley Assassins: Placed C Shintaro Ikeda on the 40-man roster.
Death Valley Assassins: Purchased the contract of C Shintaro Ikeda from Triple A Las Vegas.
Death Valley Assassins: Demoted MR Kyle Fields to Triple A Las Vegas.
Detroit Mustangs: 2B Jesús Delgado was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Detroit Mustangs: Placed SS Ken Snider on the 40-man roster.
Detroit Mustangs: Placed SS Ken Snider on the active roster.
Mississauga Spartans: MR Merlin Cartwright was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Mississauga Spartans: Demoted MR Paul Daniels to Triple A Smoke Bay.
Mississauga Spartans: Placed CL Christian Mathieu on the 40-man roster.
Mississauga Spartans: Placed CL Christian Mathieu on the active roster.
Whitby Battalion: Placed CF Jorge Valéncia on the 14-day disabled list, retroactive to 04/08/2025.
Charming Sons of Anarchy: Placed RF Juan Jose Martínez on the 14-day disabled list, retroactive to 05/12/2025.
North Shore Honu: Released SP Eddy Eisenhauer.
North Shore Honu: Released CF Germán Rocha.
North Shore Honu: Released LF Robbie Walker.
North Shore Honu: Released CF Tony Chávez.
North Shore Honu: Released C Rafael Mendoza.
North Shore Honu: Released 2B Marcel Gibert.
North Shore Honu: Released LF Moromao Sato.
North Shore Honu: Released MR Lorenzo De Los Santos.
North Shore Honu: Released LF Matt Saunders.
North Shore Honu: Released MR Martin Clarke.
North Shore Honu: Released MR Mark Robertson.
North Shore Honu: Released C Lance Samson.
North Shore Honu: Released SS Mike Martin.
North Shore Honu: Released RF Harry Fleming.
North Shore Honu: Released LF Eric Brown.
North Shore Honu: Released CF Oscar Sosa.
North Shore Honu: Released RF Dick Ferguson.
North Shore Honu: Released C Cody O'flaherty.
North Shore Honu: Released RF Jesse Saunders.
Missoula Xplorers: Demoted SP Jeff Wing to Triple A Rock Springs.
Missoula Xplorers: Placed SP Jean Jean on the active roster.
Missoula Xplorers: Activated SP Jean Jean from the disabled list.
Missoula Xplorers: Sent RF Xavier Ibarra to Triple A Rock Springs for injury rehab.
Portland Rage: Placed RF Jaime Núñez on the 40-man roster.
Portland Rage: Purchased the contract of RF Jaime Núñez from Triple A Medford.
South Florida Skeeters: SP Nicolas Barbot was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
South Florida Skeeters: Placed MR Matthew Baker on the 40-man roster.
South Florida Skeeters: Purchased the contract of MR Matthew Baker from Triple A Miami.
Key West Pelicans: Demoted LF Ernesto Soto to Triple A Naples.
Key West Pelicans: Placed RF Reinaldo Avelina on the 40-man roster.
Key West Pelicans: Placed RF Reinaldo Avelina on the active roster.
Key West Pelicans: LF Ken Loveless was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Montreal Hitmen: Released MR Mike Baker.
Montreal Hitmen: Released MR Jeff Townsend.
Tacoma Titans: Demoted MR John Leonard to Triple A Provo.
Tacoma Titans: Demoted RF Tai Zhào to Triple A Provo.
Tacoma Titans: C Claude Tavernier was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Tacoma Titans: Placed LF Álex Mesa on the 40-man roster.
Tacoma Titans: Placed LF Álex Mesa on the active roster.


Power Rankings
Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Maine Shipwrights (134.0, o)
2) Charming Sons of Anarchy (125.0, ++)
3) Key West Pelicans (120.0, o)
4) Chicago Thunder (119.0, o)
5) New York Knights (115.0, --)
6) Montreal Hitmen (113.0, +)
7) Denver Sky Sox (109.0, -)
8) Detroit Mustangs (107.0, -)
9) Las Vegas Blackjacks (94.0, o)
10) Death Valley Assassins (93.0, --)
11) North Shore Honu (92.0, +)
12) Portland Rage (89.0, -)
13) Mississauga Spartans (84.0, o)
14) Whitby Battalion (83.0, +)
15) Boston Rebels (78.0, +)
16) Hartford Harpoons (77.0, +)
17) Savannah Sand Gnats (74.0, +)
18) Asheville Smokies (73.0, o)
19) Missoula Xplorers (71.0, --)
20) Cleveland Barons (69.0, +)
21) South Florida Skeeters (69.0, -)
22) Wisconsin Dells Ducks (67.0, +)
23) Thunder Bay Bombers (62.0, -)

24) Tacoma Titans (47.0, o)

Things to watch for in the Sim#7

Team Win/Loss Streaks
The Sons of Anarchy host Chicago while on a 8 game winning streak
The Spartans host Asheville while on a 5 game losing streak
The Skeeters take their 4 game losing streak to Hartford
The Titans host Las Vegas while on a 4 game losing streak

Player Streaks

SP Greg Fudge (CT) has won 8 consecutive games.

MR Larry Jones (DSS) has won 8 consecutive games.

SP Conan Robison (MH) has won 7 consecutive games.

MR Joe Gray (MH) has won 7 consecutive games.

MR Cai-fei Ting (MS) has won 6 consecutive games.

SP Kevin Baldwin (LVB) has won 6 consecutive games.

MR Bruce Parrish (BR) has won 6 consecutive games.

MR Palmiro Borlido (PR) has won 6 consecutive games.

SP Gianni Potier (MSW) hasn't lost in 16 starts.

MR Fidelio Rossito (SSG) is on a 7 game losing streak.


Upcoming Events
5/1 - Draft pool revealed after the 7/9 sim
6/15 - Ammy draft after the 7/23 sim
6/20 - All Star teams announced
6/22 - All Star Game
7/1 -  Intl FA begin
7/31 - Trade deadline
9/1 -  Roster Expension
9/25 - Regular season ends
9/27 - Playoffs begin