Capital_Dave

If Ohtani (God forbid) makes the last out here, he starts on second base next inning!

Meanwhile, the Angels in 2011 were wasting their time drafting this guy, who was described at minorleagueball.com as "a decent relief prospect as he has a nice fastball-slider combination and a herky-jerky delivery that requires a lot of effort."
His hair was a lot shorter back then...

Assuming that is Clevenger?  The Citadel lettering threw me off originally, since he was drafted out of jucos.

Meanwhile, the Angels in 2011 were wasting their time drafting this guy, who was described at minorleagueball.com as "a decent relief prospect as he has a nice fastball-slider combination and a herky-jerky delivery that requires a lot of effort."
His hair was a lot shorter back then...

Meanwhile, the Angels in 2011 were wasting their time drafting this guy, who was described at minorleagueball.com as "a decent relief prospect as he has a nice fastball-slider combination and a herky-jerky delivery that requires a lot of effort."
His hair was a lot shorter back then...

It was an interesting daily diversion, but I  am ready for the season to start.
Thank You @Capital_Dave for all of the simulated information and @Jeff Fletcher for running the team realistically (including the opportunity to read about Jo Adell's simulated rookie season).

In a surprise, Strat-o-matic simulated the rest of the season in one fell swoop and posted everything at once today.  The Angels finish the season four games over .500, but 7 games back in the Wild Card.  The Dodgers beat the Phillies in the NLDS (3-1), the Nationals in the NLCS (4-1), and the Astros in the World Series (4-1) to win it all.
Trout, Rendon, and Simmons must have been pretty pedestrian in the last few months of the simulated season.  They were all batting above .310 as of yesterday's results, but they ended up at .292, .303, and .306 respectively.  Regression to the mean, I guess...
According to Stratomatic, your individual award winners were:
AL MVP: Alex Bregman
NL MVP: Trevor Story
AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander
NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw
AL Rookie of the Year: Luis Robert
NL Rookie of the Year: Shogo Akiyama
Story and Soler are their leagues' home run kings, each with 51.  Batting champions are Arraez (.356) and Arenado (.338)  Clayton Kershaw's the only 20-game winner in either league, finishing with 21.
Final Angels stats are attached, along with the final (chalky) playoff bracket.
Thanks for following along this season.  It was interesting to watch the season play out one game at a time, but it will be more interesting to see real life baseball in the months to come.  Go (REAL) Angels!

I'll stop daily updates on Thursday.  I agree, once the season starts it's unnecessary.  But until then: baseball content!

Indeed.  Carey managed the AL All Stars, vs. Slim Jim Phantom (drummer for the Stray Cats) who managed the NL.  Both are long-time Strat-o-matic players.  Since Carey has a more-than-passing resemblance to Joe Maddon, I thought he was a good choice.
 
 

Anddddd, current (Osuna) and former (Cole, Morton) Cheatin Asstros pitchers give up all 7 NL runs.

Indeed.  Carey managed the AL All Stars, vs. Slim Jim Phantom (drummer for the Stray Cats) who managed the NL.  Both are long-time Strat-o-matic players.  Since Carey has a more-than-passing resemblance to Joe Maddon, I thought he was a good choice.
 
 

Indeed.  Carey managed the AL All Stars, vs. Slim Jim Phantom (drummer for the Stray Cats) who managed the NL.  Both are long-time Strat-o-matic players.  Since Carey has a more-than-passing resemblance to Joe Maddon, I thought he was a good choice.
 
 

Indeed.  Carey managed the AL All Stars, vs. Slim Jim Phantom (drummer for the Stray Cats) who managed the NL.  Both are long-time Strat-o-matic players.  Since Carey has a more-than-passing resemblance to Joe Maddon, I thought he was a good choice.
 
 

@Jeff Fletcher do you plan on taking Trout out of the lineup when he leaves the team for the birth of his child?

Thanks.  As @Angelsjunky notes, a man has needs...
I figure some baseball content is better than none, even if it is pretend.  I'll cut back to once a week updates once the real season starts... and then I'll resume daily updates once the real season is cancelled.
 

Thanks.  As @Angelsjunky notes, a man has needs...
I figure some baseball content is better than none, even if it is pretend.  I'll cut back to once a week updates once the real season starts... and then I'll resume daily updates once the real season is cancelled.
 

Stratomatic named the All Star Squads for the AL and NL today, including a "Final Four" vote where you can participate by clicking here. 
The game will be played live online on July 14th, with Drew Carey managing the AL All Stars.  Given that there's a passing resemblance to Joe Maddon, I'll allow it.
Mike Trout gets the start in CF.  Anthony Rendon is a reserve at 3B.
Here is the AL Squad.  Have at it, libs...

Stratomatic named the All Star Squads for the AL and NL today, including a "Final Four" vote where you can participate by clicking here. 
The game will be played live online on July 14th, with Drew Carey managing the AL All Stars.  Given that there's a passing resemblance to Joe Maddon, I'll allow it.
Mike Trout gets the start in CF.  Anthony Rendon is a reserve at 3B.
Here is the AL Squad.  Have at it, libs...

Angels complete the sweep vs. the Tigers, riding a very strong pitching performance by Shohei Ohtani (6.2 IP, 1ER, 11Ks) en route to a 3-1 victory.  Ohtani, batting cleanup with the Angels again foregoing the DH, tacks on a base hit, a stolen base, and a run scored for good measure.  Upton's on a 7-game hitting streak, belting his 14th homer in this one.
 

So much to like about this game for the Halos. 
Offense: check.  17 hits altogether including a monster 4-for-5 game for J-Up.  He gets a double and a homer, scoring three runs and plating three as well. 
Defense: check.  Not just one, but two web gems, with Anthony Rendon and Noe Ramirez both flashing the leather.  Angels play error-free baseball.
Pitching: check.  Starting pitching still a bit iffy, but as has been a theme lately, the bullpen was rock-solid, in this one combining for 4.2 innings of shutout ball.
 
 

So much to like about this game for the Halos. 
Offense: check.  17 hits altogether including a monster 4-for-5 game for J-Up.  He gets a double and a homer, scoring three runs and plating three as well. 
Defense: check.  Not just one, but two web gems, with Anthony Rendon and Noe Ramirez both flashing the leather.  Angels play error-free baseball.
Pitching: check.  Starting pitching still a bit iffy, but as has been a theme lately, the bullpen was rock-solid, in this one combining for 4.2 innings of shutout ball.
 
 

Angels overcome a pretty noteworthy start by two-way player Brandon McKay (4.2 IP, 1ER, 10 Ks, a 2.18 ERA altogether) and beat up on the Rays' bullpen en route to a 5-2 victory to earn a 2-2 split of the series.  Dylan Bundy gets the win after a pretty mediocre start, while Robles reappears after a mysterious absence to earn the save, his 20th.  The bottom of the lineup respond nicely after being called out by @Angel Oracle yesterday.  Bottom four in the order go a combined 9-for-13, with even Albert Pujols pulling up out of his doldrums to bring his batting average back up to a robust .205.
 

Incidentally, congrats to Pretend Mike Trout, who was named yesterday as the American League Player of the Month for June for the simulated season.  Trout hit .327 with 10 home runs and 24 RBIs for the month, with an 1.136 OPS.

Angels overcome a pretty noteworthy start by two-way player Brandon McKay (4.2 IP, 1ER, 10 Ks, a 2.18 ERA altogether) and beat up on the Rays' bullpen en route to a 5-2 victory to earn a 2-2 split of the series.  Dylan Bundy gets the win after a pretty mediocre start, while Robles reappears after a mysterious absence to earn the save, his 20th.  The bottom of the lineup respond nicely after being called out by @Angel Oracle yesterday.  Bottom four in the order go a combined 9-for-13, with even Albert Pujols pulling up out of his doldrums to bring his batting average back up to a robust .205.
 

Regarding the bottom of the order....my work here is done.