River Monsters hire Anthony "AI" Innis as a sounding board. But will they like what they hear?
The Twin Cities River Monsters are not afraid to try new things. And with the recent advances of AI, the team has brought in AI expert Anthony "AI" Innis to give the team a neutral set of eyes. The team has been asking Anthony a series of questions to get his idea of how the team is set up, what their weaknesses are, what is the optimal lineup and pitching staff, and even how to beat other teams in the division. Here is an example of one such query.
To which AI responded....How can I improve my team
BATTER RATINGS
Name ▴ Age Pos Contact Gap Power Eye Avoid K's Speed Stealing CON vsL POW vsL Eye vsL CON vsR POW vsR Eye vsR
Pepe Prieto 35 C 5 10 8 7 5 1 3 5 6 5 6 8 7
Mike Brodt 34 LF 8 6 3 7 5 3 6 8 4 8 7 3 7
Marco Acheson 34 1B 8 7 7 8 7 3 9 6 6 7 8 7 8
Luis Peña 36 SS 5 6 4 7 7 9 10 5 4 7 5 4 7
Kenan Reis 35 3B 8 7 8 3 9 2 10 9 9 3 7 7 3
Kelsey Perry 24 SS 5 5 2 3 7 3 1 5 2 3 5 2 3
Gilberto Falchonelli 36 CF 7 7 7 6 8 8 9 8 8 7 7 7 6
Félix Ramos 25 2B 7 8 7 10 7 5 10 5 6 9 7 7 11
Dennis Armitage 21 CF 6 7 5 5 5 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 5
David Simpson 39 DH 7 7 8 7 8 1 7 5 6 5 8 9 8
Dane Licht 31 RF 8 9 7 7 9 5 3 7 6 6 9 8 7
Blaine Tyler 36 3B 6 8 8 7 5 2 11 6 8 7 6 8 7
Alfonso Trinidad 35 3B 9 8 8 6 9 1 5 9 9 6 9 8 6
Adalgiso Bosendorfer 31 C 7 9 2 5 8 1 1 7 2 5 7 2 5
PITCHER RATINGS
Name Age Role Stuff Movement Control STU vsL MOV vsL CON vsL STU vsR MOV vsR CON vsR Velocity Stamina
Erik Brooks 27 SP 9 9 8 9 7 7 9 11 9 96-98 Mph 7
Eric Buckson 31 RP 10 9 8 9 8 8 10 9 8 95-97 Mph 6
Edward Crutcher 33 SP 9 8 9 8 8 9 9 8 9 94-96 Mph 9
Peter Fuller 30 CL 14 7 9 14 7 9 14 7 9 96-98 Mph 8
Sergio Herrera 29 RP 11 8 8 11 8 8 12 8 8 99-101 Mph 4
Iván Martínez 24 SP 8 7 9 8 6 9 9 7 9 93-95 Mph 7
David Prigent 29 RP 9 10 9 9 10 9 10 11 9 97-99 Mph 4
Bartolo Romero 32 RP 7 10 8 7 10 8 7 10 8 93-95 Mph 9
Luis Rúbio 34 RP 11 9 8 10 9 8 11 10 9 98-100 Mph 4
Melvin Simpson 33 RP 9 7 8 8 7 7 9 7 8 95-97 Mph 8
Jerry Stone 25 SP 8 9 7 8 9 7 8 9 7 96-98 Mph 6
Yoshii Takuda 29 SP 11 11 7 11 11 7 11 11 7 99-101 Mph 6
Tokugawa Yamashita 30 RP 10 10 4 10 10 5 10 10 4 94-96 Mph 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Name Pos C Ability C Arm INF Range INF Arm INF Error Turn DP OF Range OF Arm OF Error
Marco Acheson 1B 1 1 4 5 3 6 1 3 2
Dennis Armitage CF 1 1 7 8 7 8 9 10 8
Adalgiso Bosendorfer C 7 7 1 5 3 1 3 5 1
Mike Brodt LF 1 1 1 4 2 1 7 8 10
Erik Brooks SP 1 1 1 6 2 1 1 2 2
Eric Buckson RP 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 1 1
Edward Crutcher SP 1 1 1 6 2 1 1 2 1
Gilberto Falchonelli CF 1 1 3 3 3 3 8 8 8
Peter Fuller CL 1 1 1 6 3 1 3 3 6
Sergio Herrera RP 1 1 1 6 2 1 2 1 2
Dane Licht RF 1 1 2 8 3 1 4 10 7
Iván Martínez SP 1 1 1 6 3 1 3 5 3
Kelsey Perry SS 1 1 11 10 11 10 8 8 10
Luis Peña SS 1 1 10 9 11 10 5 5 7
Pepe Prieto C 6 7 1 3 3 1 1 2 3
David Prigent RP 1 1 1 7 4 3 1 4 1
Félix Ramos 2B 1 1 5 8 10 9 6 7 7
Kenan Reis 3B 1 1 4 9 5 5 1 6 2
Bartolo Romero RP 1 1 1 7 3 1 1 1 2
Luis Rúbio RP 1 1 1 6 2 1 1 1 1
David Simpson DH 1 1 1 4 1 1 4 6 4
Melvin Simpson RP 1 1 1 8 5 2 1 2 1
Jerry Stone SP 1 1 3 7 7 9 7 8 4
Yoshii Takuda SP 1 1 2 5 3 3 1 1 4
Alfonso Trinidad 3B 1 1 2 11 6 5 1 9 2
Blaine Tyler 3B 1 2 5 9 9 7 1 7 6
Tokugawa Yamashita RP 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 4 1
FIELDING POSITIONAL RATINGS
Name P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF
Marco Acheson - - 6 - 1 - - - -
Dennis Armitage - - - 6 6 - 9 9 9
Adalgiso Bosendorfer - 7 - - - - - - -
Mike Brodt - - - - - - 9 4 8
Erik Brooks 4 - - - - - - - -
Eric Buckson 5 - - - - - - - -
Edward Crutcher 1 - - - - - - - -
Gilberto Falchonelli - - - - - - 10 7 9
Peter Fuller 4 - - - - - - - -
Sergio Herrera 1 - - - - - - - -
Dane Licht - - - - - - 6 - 6
Iván Martínez 5 - - - - - - - -
Kelsey Perry - - 9 13 9 12 8 - 6
Luis Peña - - - 10 - 11 - - -
Pepe Prieto - 6 - - - - - - -
David Prigent 2 - - - - - - - -
Félix Ramos - - 8 8 7 1 7 1 4
Kenan Reis - - 9 - 6 - - - -
Bartolo Romero 2 - - - - - - - -
Luis Rúbio 1 - - - - - - - -
David Simpson - - - - - - 3 - 3
Melvin Simpson 4 - - - - - - - -
Jerry Stone 10 - - - 3 - 7 4 -
Yoshii Takuda 5 - - - - - - - -
Alfonso Trinidad - - 5 - 5 - - - -
Blaine Tyler - - 9 3 8 - - - -
Tokugawa Yamashita 1 - - - - - - - -
The results seem somewhat cookie cutter, but AI did nail a couple of great points. We could use a big power bat in the middle of the order, We could definitely use an ace starter, our catcher defense does suck, and our bridge to the back of the bullpen has not performed well.To improve your team, consider the following strategies based on your player ratings:
Offensive Improvements:
Power Hitters: Acquire power hitters who can provide more home runs and extra-base hits to boost your team's scoring potential.
Contact and Eye: Look for players with better contact and eye ratings to improve your team's ability to make consistent contact with the ball and draw walks.
Speed and Stealing: Consider adding players with higher speed and stealing ratings to increase your team's base-running capabilities and put more pressure on opposing pitchers.
Positional Balance: Ensure that your lineup has a good balance of right-handed and left-handed hitters to exploit matchups against opposing pitchers.
Defensive Improvements:
Catching: Improve your catching position by finding catchers with better fielding attributes to enhance your team's defense behind the plate.
Infield and Outfield: Upgrade your infield and outfield positions by acquiring players with strong fielding skills to prevent errors and make more plays.
Pitching Staff:
Starting Rotation: Consider adding a high-quality starting pitcher to anchor your rotation and increase your team's chances of winning key games.
Relief Pitchers: Strengthen your bullpen with reliable middle relievers, setup men, and a dominant closer to protect leads in the late innings.
Overall Team Strategy:
Team Chemistry: Pay attention to the chemistry and compatibility of your players. A cohesive team often performs better.
In-Season Adjustments: Continuously evaluate your team's performance and make adjustments as needed during the season. This could involve trades, call-ups from the minor leagues, or shifts in the batting order or pitching rotation.
Scouting: Keep an eye on emerging talent in the minor leagues or in free agency to identify potential impact players.
Injury Management: Monitor player injuries and have a strategy in place to address them, whether through roster moves or minor league call-ups.
Team Development: Develop your minor league players to ensure a pipeline of talent for the future.
By focusing on these areas, you can work to improve your team's overall performance and competitiveness. Remember that building a successful team often requires a combination of short-term and long-term strategies.
So how will Twin Cities process this information. General manager Alan Ehlers is an old head that brought in Alfonso Trinidad to increase RBI's. Will he actually use any of this information? Well, this is just one example of the suggestions Innis gave the team. The River Monsters are expected go further down the rabbit hole to try to improve the teams minor league structure, player and team strategies, contract negotiations and whatever else they can throw at the wall and hope it sticks. Then process that information as they seem fit.
