Game Date: Oct 7th, 2075

Danbury Bobcats

Team: Danbury Bobcats [ID #512]

Location: Danbury, CT (New England)

League: V.5 - East

Owner: ashevchuk
          [since February 25th 2023 | last seen October 01st 2026]

Manager: Timothy Scarpa

Ballpark: Danbury Memorial Stadium

Rank: #163 - Rating: 127.83

Fan Mood: 108.91

Prestige: 14

Color: Blue & Gold

Team Notes:

• Jan 13 2075: Hunter Hay was hired as the new coach.
• Jan 13 2075: Coach Irwin McCurdy was let go.
• Jan 13 2075: Ismael Martinez was hired as the new coach.
• Jan 13 2075: Coach Louie Wray was let go.
• Jan 13 2075: Irwin McCurdy was hired as the new coach.
• Jan 13 2075: Coach Bernie Cornett was let go.
• Jan 13 2075: Roscoe Sloan was selected to the national team of Virgin Islands.
• Jan 13 2075: Chauncey Fuller was selected to the national team of Virgin Islands.
• Jan 13 2075: Andrés Davila was selected to the national team of Puerto Rico.
• Nov 02 2074: Louie Wray was hired as the new coach.

League Record:

Wins: 87     Losses: 62     Pct: .584     Last10: 4-6     Streak: L1

Ave: 5.9 - 4.9     RS: 878     RA: 728     DIFF: +150         Power Index: 103.5

Cup:

Group 46 [1 | Eliminated]

Press Releases:

Jan 13 2075: 2074 Season Recap - by ashevchuk on July 24th, 2026

Before the start of the last season, there was slight optimism about how our team will perform. And we responded with a pretty good season with a 92-68 record. This was the 2nd best record in the league, but unfortunately for us the one team that had a better record was in our division so we ended up being second and could not achieve promotion. But nonetheless it could be considered a rather positive year.

Players of note:
We had quite a few players produce at a high level.
SS Francois Bouchard with a .309 AVG, 29 HRs, and 104 RBIs. Our veteran leader became a 6th time All-Star and got his 6th All-League award and also finished 3rd in MVP voting. He'll be in our hall of fame after retirement.
OF Darío Arguello with a .290 AVG, 34 HRs, 89 RBIs and 112 Rs. He won his 2nd All-Star and the way he produces it might not be his last one.
1B William Schwartz with a .294 AVG, 25 HRs, 103 RBIs and 102 Rs. It was his 2nd time All-Star and he established himself as a reliable 3-hole hitter.
OF Ned Fisher with a .283 AVG, 30 HRs and 110 RBIs. He didn't win any awards, but is on his way to be one of the better power hitters in our franchise.
SP Andrés Davila with a 17-7 record and a 3.57 ERA. He won his 3rd All-star and finished 3rd in Cy Young voting. He'll continue being our ace for next several seasons.
SP Christian Ontivaros with a 12-8 record and a 2.86 ERA. Our left-hander won his 1st All-star award and finished 4th in Cy Young voting. At some point his ERA was around 2.00 pretty late in the season, so we have a hope that he could anchor the number 2 SP spot and maybe could become our staff ace at some point.
RR J.J. Morey with a 2.90 ERA and 59 Saves in 63 tries. He won his 1st All-star and 1st All-league award. Our starter for 4 years was converted into a closer and delivered an outstanding season finishing with the 2nd most number of saves per season in our franchise.

Other award winners:
3B Caesar Armenta - 1st time All-star selection. It wasn't his best season, but he gave us solid at-bats especially early in the season.

Plans for the next season:
1. Half of our roster are veterans who are losing skills and I don't think younger guys can really replace their production. The goal for now is to survive next 2 season, before we have a lot of very good youngsters promoting to the majors.
2. Hitting in League 5 turned out easier than in 4, so despite some veterans aging, we had a very decent offensive output. The veterans will age even more, so this might indicate a bit off drop off in offensive production.
3. Our bullpen produced a very good season. Reshuffling rotation, moving one of the starters to a closer position and unbelievable season from Christian Ontivaros resulted in a pretty low 4.17 total team ERA. Unfortunately, there was not a lot of progress in our few younger pitchers, but they better step up. With some veterans getting older and maybe some retiring, there might be not a lot of room for error there.
4. Last season's draft was not very good, we did get one very good prospect and a few decent ones, but prevous years' draftees have been coming along very consistently. Some of them will go the the majors in a season or 2 and that will be very exciting time for us. Before that we just need to hope that our veterans can hold this ship afloat.


Jan 13 2074: 2073 Season Recap - by ashevchuk on May 10th, 2026

Last season was the most significant in the history of the franchise. For the first time ever we were playing at League 4 level. Expectations were cautiously realistic. And initially it seemed like the story of our recent success will continue. For almost half the season we were fighting for the top spot. But then the reality kicked in and at the very end we actually managed to drop to the relegation spot, so it was a disappointing outcome. 78-82 record was not enough to keep us in League 4.

Players of note:
A lot of our players really disappointed, especially our leaders, so a list is really limited.
OF Ned Fisher with a .286 AVG, 24 HRs and 91 RBIs. He became 2nd time All-Star and was on a pace for another huge power season, but really slowed down in the 2nd half.
1B William Schwartz with a .288 AVG, 17 HRs and 77 RBIs. He became a 1st time All-Star and really looked liked our most consistent player till he faded late like most of the players.
OF Darío Arguello with 27 HRs and 93 RBIs. He hasn't won any awards, but ended up as our main power hitter.
C Preston Beaver with a .282 AVG, 22 HRs and 23 SBs. Despite not winning any awards, he's a worthy mention with his 7th 20/20 season.

Other award winners:
3B Caesar Armenta - 1st time Golden Glove winner with .986 FP, 17 DPs and only 5 Errors.
RP Lucas Scalise with 39 Saves. He became a 1st time All-Star being a reliable closer in the first part of the season before his performance dropped at the end.

Plans for the next season:
1. We are back as League 5. Most of our team is comprised of veterans whose performance dropped sharply last season, so this will be a very challenging season and mot being relegated might be a realistic expectation.
2. What seemed like a strong hitting core is very questionable now. Some of our leaders seem to be showing significant signs of aging and we don't really have many young players who can replace them, so this side of the game will be challenging.
3. Our pitching is actually in a much worse spot. Despite some capable hands, there's too much inconsistence in their performance at high levels and we couldn't get any worth FAs or young pitchers to strenthen our bullpen, so it might be a long season in this regard.
4. We did have nice draft picks recently, but our best youngsters are still 2-3 seasons away from making an impact, which could be a huge problem given that our veterans might not have that many quality seasons left in them.


Nov 02 2072: 2072 Season Recap - by ashevchuk on February 20th, 2026

This could be considered the greatest season in our franchise history. For the 1st time ever we got promoted to League 4 and that was right after promotion to League 5. It was a fierce competition with our former rival from the previous league level, but we managed to squeeze through with a 94-66 record.

Players of note
SS Francois Bouchard with a .346 AVG, 27 HRs, 103 RBIs, 111 Rs and 16 SBs. Our leader became a 5th time All-Star and got his 5th All-League award and also finished 3rd in MVP voting.
OF Ned Fisher with a .304 AVG, 34 HRs and 110 RBIs. He became an All-Star for the 1st time in his career and established himself as our team's main power hitter.
C Preston Beaver with a .295 AVG, 19 HRs, 98 Rs and 32 SBs. It was his 3rd All-Star selection and became a potential candidate for our hall of fame.
OF Darío Arguello with a .280 AVG, 28 HRs, 203 RBIs and 105 Rs. He finally won his 1st All-Star and also got his 1st Golden Glove as a CF with .992 FP and 6 OA.
OF Russel Meyer with a .273 and 22 SBs. Our rookie won offensive rookie of the season award and became a solid candidate to be a leadoff hitter for season to come.
DH Benito Robles is an honorary mentioned as he completed his last season and will retire into the hall of fame with 368 HRs - all-time best in our franchise.
SP Andrés Davila with a 17-6 record and a 3.52 ERA. He didn't win any awards this time and didn't have the greatest season, but still was our best SP and finished 3rd in Cy Young voting.

Other award winners:
OF Josh Herr - 2nd time Golden Glove winner, this time as an RF with .995 FP and 17 OA.
RP Kelly Vogel with a 12-6 record and 3.41 ERA. He became a 2nd time All-Star after delivering a strong performance in the first part of the season as a setup reliever.

Plans for the next season:
1. This is our 1st time in League 4 so I'd expect it to be the hardest challenge we've ever had. I expect we'd be happy if we manage to not get relegated, but might need to change expectation as the season goes.
2. We have strong hitters who delivered multiple seasons in a row. Even though some of them might lose some skills in aging, we still have a few younger guys who could improve so we expect this to be our strength.
3. Our biggest weakness is the bullpen, specifically relievers. Our starters are pretty solid, but lack of proven middle, setup relievers and a closer might be very costly.
4. We managed to get a few good prospects in the draft and some of our better younger batters started moving up from the rookie league so there's hope that in 3-4 season we might have a very strong replacement for the retiring stars. The pitching side is not very promising, so we'll probably spend some draft capital there.


Jan 13 2072: 2071 Season Recap - by ashevchuk on December 8th, 2025

Last season turned out to be our most successful record wise. 110-50 allowed us to breeze through it without any doubt we'd make it to the next level. Now comes the hard part of trying to sustain any level of success in League 5.

Players of note
Because of our record and maybe weakness of some teams in our division, we had a lot of players with inflated numbers. But nevertheless, they are worth mentioning:
SS Francois Bouchard with a .345 AVG, 22 HRs, 101 RBIs, 120 Rs and 22 SBs. Our future hall-of-famer became a 4th time All-Star, got his 4th All-League award and finished 2nd in MVP voting.
C Preston Beaver with a .333 AVG, 36 HRs, 113 RBIs and 33 SBs. It was his best season so far and he became a 2nd time All-Star, got his 3rd All-League award and finished 3rd in MVP voting.
OF Ned Fisher with a .288 AVG, 30 HRs and 109 RBIs. Our last year's rookie sensation got his 1st All-League honors as he continues to provide us with a powerful left-handed bat vs both LH and RH pitchers.
OF Darío Arguello with a .288 AVG, 28 HRs, 116 RBIs and 123 Rs. He didn't win any awards, but is due. He has the potential to be our team leader in batting.
3B Caesar Armenta with a .316 AVG, 19 HRs, 102 RBIs and 108 Rs. He didn't win any awards, but established himself as one of our team's most reliable hitters.
SP Andrés Davila with a 20-6 record and a 2.83 ERA. Our ace delivered his best season yet that earned him his 2nd All-Star and All-League awards and a well-deserved CY Young. We will need to rely on him heavily to be able to have success at the new level.
SP Ryan Hawke with an 18-7 record and a 3.41 ERA. He earned his 4rt All-Star award, reached 96 career Ws and figures to be a proved 2nd starter in our exciting bullpen rotation.

Other award winners:
SS Rodolfo Echevarría with a .307 AVG, 11 HRs and 77 RBIs. He finally became an All-Star and had his 3rd over .300 BA in the last 4 seasons.
SP Juan Gómez with a 14-8 record, 2 Saves and a 3.96 ERA. He followed his award winning rookie campaign with his 1st All-Star selection.
RP Christian Ontivaros with a 9-2 record and a 3.57 ERA. Our rookie left-hander continued the trend and received Pitching Rookie of the Year award. We haven't had a reliable LH pitcher in a long while now, so he will play a very important role as he transitions into a starter role.

Plans for the next season:
1. We haven't had a lot of success in League 5, so the expectations are modest - do not get relegated. But those expectations might grow should we kick off a season on a high note.
2. On the offensive side, we have a good mix of veterans and younger guys. While some of our previous leaders are retiring, we feel strong about our core.
3. Our bullpen is exciting on the one hand, but haven't been really tested recently. There's always concern that on this level stats from the last season will dip, but there's cautious optimism that they might hold their ground yet.
4. We haven't had very good drafts recently, but found that if we ease 1-2 players into majors each season, it pays off. We do have some potentially exciting players that are in the rookie league or just got promoted to the A level, so hopefully they'll show good improvement.



Jan 13 2071: 2070 Season Recap - by ashevchuk on September 20th, 2025

100 wins is usually enough to promote to the next league. But that was not a case for us as for the 2nd year in a row we found ourselves 1 game behind our desired result. From this point of view we failed our goal, but we did have a very good season nonetheless.

Players of note:
DH Benito Robles had yet another great season with a .292 AVG, 20 HRs and 109 RBIs. He didn't win any awards, but definitely deserved to.
SS Francois Bouchard with a .334 AVG, 23 HRs, 116 RBIs, 103 Rs and 28 SBs. It was his best season so far an earned him his 3rd time All-League award.
C Preston Beaver with a .296 AVG, 21 HRs and 55 SBs. He didn't win any awards, but provided 20/20 season for the 5th year in a row.
3B Caesar Armenta with a .304 AVG, 27 HRs and 96 RBIs. He didn't win any awards, but delivered his breakthrough season and gave us another offensive weapon for many years.
OF Ned Fisher with a .288 AVG, 27 HRs and 89 RBIs. Our rookie was the biggest surprise and deservedly won offensive rookie of the season award.
SP Andrés Davila with a 18-7 record and a 3.53 ERA. Our new ace delivered a strong season that earned him his 1st All-Star and All-League awards. He also finished 2nd in CY Young voting.

Other award winners:
SP Ryan Hawke with a 17-7 record and a 3.72 ERA. It was his 3rd All-Star award and he also finished 3rd in CY Young voting.
RP Juan Gómez with a 7-5 record, 2 Saves and a 3.35 ERA. It was a very solid season from our rookie that earned him Pitching Rookie of the Year honors.
RP Tim Melton with 42 Saves and a 2.89 ERA. Our veteran stepped in a a closer this season and has strong production aerning him his 1st All-League award.

Plans for the next season:
1. Winning a league and promoting back to 5 is our main goal yet again.
2. On the offensive side, we'll stick with the same players, but will get younger players more at-bats as some of our veterans are close to retirement..
3. As far as pitching is concerned, we let a few veterans go and promoted only one player from our academy, but we feel very strong about our bullpen, specifically starters.
4. Our best draftees are many season away from playing in the majors, most of them are in the rookie league. Hopefully we can get a decent draft and also develop a few youngters who would be able to step up next season and replace our retirees.



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