Hitter of the Sim

Miguel Cortez
This game we call OOTP can be a funny mistress. After seasons of 3.1, 1.3, and 1.6 WAR, the OOTP devil decided Cortez was going to suck in 2045 and have him post a -1.4. Out of nowhere, Cortez went from a solid player in CF to a bum. Well, he's back again for now. Cortez hit .429 this sim thanks to 6 hits in 14 at-bats as well as belting a homerun and driving in 3 RBI. He is now batting an inexplainable .366/.417/.537 on the season with 6 homeruns and 30 RBI. That's all good for a 1.7 WAR on the season. So..... go figure!
Pitcher of the Sim

Antonio Garcia
It was probably a lineup boo-boo on our part. Honestly, I should just fire the manager, but it worked out ok. Somehow Antonio started 3 games this sim. He managed to win 2 of the 3 and the other was a loss given to the bullpen. Of course when you start games on back to back days what can one expect. Garcia held Long Beach to 1 run on 3 hits over 5.1 innings in his first start. He didn't K a batter and walked one. The following day he took the mound again, recording 2 outs while allowing a hit and a walk. No runs were allowed. Then against Omaha, Garcia lasted 6.1 shutout innings, allowing just 1 hit and 1 walk while striking out 7.
Ok, this is the pitcher of the sim award and TECHNICALLY the first LB start was last sim, but oh well. That was a stretch of 12.1 innings in which Antonio allowed 1 run on 5 hits, 3 walks, while striking out 7. Not too shabby Mr. Garcia!
Kate's Kookies Highlight of the Sim
Portland defeated Omaha 3-0 behind that stellar start by Garcia. The team allowed just 2 hits while striking out 12. Five pitchers combined to walk 3 guys however. Cortez hit a 2-run homerun and catcher Mike Dunn added a solo blast to tally all the Lumberjacks runs in the win.