CLIPPERS HOPING TO DEVELOP 2048 FIRST ROUND PICK BILL O'TOOLE AS THE SIMBL'S FIRST TWO-WAY THREAT
Calgary Clippers top prospect Bill O'Toole (above), a rare two-way talent, is being developed at the Clips' Single A affiliate Kingston Indians as a possible two-way player similar to MLB Los Angeles Angels two-way reigning AL Rookie Of The Year Shohei Ohtani. The Clippers nabbed the talented O'Toole with the #10 overall pick in last season's 2048 SIMBL Draft. O'Toole is trying to become the first two-way player to be used in the SIMBL's long 45-season history with a development plan that the Clippers and SIMBL pundits are closely monitoring.
Calgary Clippers GM Christian DeMarco and the Clipper front office's eyes lit up when prospective top-five pick Bill O'Toole was dropping in the first round in last season's 2048 SIMBL Draft.
"In our preparation and scouting prior to the 2048 SIMBL Draft, we realized that we may have a chance at something special with O'Toole," said the long-time charter Calgary GM now in his 45th season at the helm of the seven-time SIMBL champions.
The Clippers nabbed O'Toole with the #10 overall pick of the 2048 SIMBL Draft.
O'Toole was listed by OOTP draft experts as an elite 10/7/7-rated left handed starting pitcher and as a talented 8/9/9/6/8-rated center fielder at the time of last season's SIMBL draft.
Despite having other needs to attend to via the draft, DeMarco and top Clips brass had little choice in making O'Toole their pick last season. The talent potential was just too much to pass on.
Now, O'Toole is the guinea pig in an OOTP experiment that has DeMarco trying to develop O'Toole into the SIMBL's version of MLB's Los Angeles Angels two-way sensation and last season's AL Rookie Of The Year Shohei Ohtani.
The Clippers' current #1 prospect is starting this season in Calgary's Single A affiliate Kingston. DeMarco has him starting at center field everyday and starting on the mound every fifth day.
O'Toole is currently the SIMBL's 22nd-ranked prospect. Last season, he went 2-3 with a 3.65 ERA in six games in the Rookie League and 7-3 with a 2.93 ERA in 12 starts in Single A.
The 23 year-old is off to a 0-0 start this season with a 1.35 ERA in his first three starts with the Single A Kingston Indians.
He hit .357 with 4 HR and 8 RBI in just 4 games with the Rookie League Mahoning Valley Scrappers and then hit .241 with 7 HR and 16 RBI after his promotion to Single A Kingston last season.
This season O'Toole is off to a .357 start with 2 HR and 4 RBI in his first 15 at bats as the SIMBL's minor league season has just begun. Yet his current development and ratings have a ways to go.
"We're keeping a close eye on O'Toole in the organization and are closely monitoring his development and to see if there are any pros and cons to trying to develop him as a two-way player. It has never really been done in this league in 45 years so hopefully we can see this to fruition and watch it work."
As DeMarco eluded to, there has never been a successful two-way player in the SIMBL's long 45-season history.
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2064 SIMBL CS: BEND 4 ST. PETERSBURG 3
2064 SIMBL CS MVP: Bend LF Keitaro Sakai
2064 SIMBL LCS: BEND 4 CALGARY 2 ST. PETE 4 INDY 2
2064 SIMBL LCS MVPS: Bend 3B Luke McAlister St. Petersburg 3B Nathan Armbruster
2064 SIMBL LDS: BEND 4 MIAMI 2 CALGARY 4 TEXAS 2 ST. PETE 4 KNOXVILLE 2 INDIANAPOLIS 4 HAWAII 2
2064 SIMBL LDS MVPS: Bend 1B Pete Farmer Calgary CF Carson Reese St. Petersburg SS Jamie Law Indianapolis 1B Herman Solano
2041 SIMBL LCS: CALGARY VS. WESTBURY NORFOLK VS. SACRAMENTO 2041 SIMBL LDS: CALGARY 4 NEW YORK 3 WESTBURY 4 OREGON 2 SACRAMENTO 4 BOSTON 1 NORFOLK 4 LAS VEGAS 3 |
SIMBL CHAMPIONS
SIMBL COVETED CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
2064: BEND 4 ST. PETE 3 GM TED WILLIAMS 2063: MIAMI 4 INDIANAPOLIS 3 GM AJ WOOLEY 2062: RIVER CITY 4 CALGARY 3 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2061: BOSTON 4 INDY 2 GM JD SCHLOSS 2060: KANSAS CITY 4 TEXAS 3 GM JAMES WALKER 2059: KANSAS CITY 4 TEXAS 3 GM JAMES WALKER 2058: RIVER CITY 4 TEXAS 3 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2057: CLEVELAND 4 HAWAII 3 GM GREG ADLER 2056: ST. PETE 4 CALGARY 0 GM BRANDON POPPER 2055: SAN DIEGO 4 CALGARY 3 GM PAUL WARE 2054: CHICAGO 4 ANN ARB 1 GM DUSTIN HEWITT 2053: SAC 4 ANN ARBOR 2 GM JASON GREGORY 2052: N YORK 4 AC KANSAS 2 GM CHRIS GATTUSO 2051: RIVER CITY 4 CLEV 0 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2050: RIV CITY 4 TORONTO 2 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2049: RIVER CITY 4 MIAMI 0 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2048: INDY 4 CLEVELAND 2 GM JEFF PALIN 2047: ST. PETE 4 TORONTO 2 GM BRANDON POPPER 2046: MONTREAL 4 S DIEGO 1 GM JAMES LEMON 2045: ANN ARBOR 4 KNOX 2 GM TROY VOGEL 2044: WESTBURY 4 LV 1 GM BILL ATTEBERRY 2043: CALGARY 4 HAWAII 2 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2042: CALGARY 4 TAMPA 0 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2041: CALGARY 4 NORFOLK 0 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2040: ASHEVILLE 4 N YORK 2 GM PETE MCGOWAN 2039: NEW YORK 4 TAMPA 2 GM CHRIS GATTUSO 2038: TORONTO 4 S DIEGO 2 GM ERIC SAVARD 2037: TORONTO 4 S DIEGO 2 GM ERIC SAVARD 2036: TEXAS 4 CHICAGO 2 GM PAT FLANAGAN 2035: WESTBURY 4 CHICAGO 1 GM BILL ATTEBERRY 2034: DALLAS 4 CHICAGO 0 GM ROBERT DON 2033: S DIEGO 4 CLEVELAND 2 GM DON KRAUSE 2032: CALGARY 4 HAWAII 1 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2031: LAS VEGAS 4 DALLAS 0 GM CARL HANNAH 2030: WHITBY 4 HAWAII 2 GM JOHN CALLAHAN 2029: HAWAII 4 OREGON 3 GM TROY VOGEL 2028: ASHEVILLE 4 NY 3 GM PETE MCGOWAN 2027: NEW YORK 4 CHICAGO 2 GM CHRIS GATTUSO 2026: CLEVELAND 4 SAC 0 GM JONATHAN FITZGERALD 2025: CALGARY 4 ASH 2 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2024: SAN DIEGO 4 DALLAS 2 GM KEVIN NORRIS 2023: CALGARY 4 LAS VEGAS 3 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2022: HOLLYWOOD 4 DAL 2 GM RODNEY BAYLOR 2021: SAN DIEGO 4 DALLAS 2 GM WARREN PINEAU 2020: MAN BEACH 4 OREGON 3 GM SHANE DAY 2019: SAN DIEGO 4 CALGARY 2 GM PAUL WARE 2018: CALGARY 4 SAN DIEGO 3 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2017: BRISTOL 4 CHICAGO 3 GM GREG CHECOVETES 2016: SAN DIEGO 4 LA 0 GM PAUL WARE 2015: LAS VEGAS 4 BOSTON 3 GM CHIP ORTON 2014: SAN DIEGO 4 CALGARY 2 GM PAUL WARE 2013: LAS VEGAS 4 TEXAS 1 GM CHIP ORTON 2012: SAN DIEGO 4 LA 3 GM PAUL WARE 2011: OREGON 4 CALGARY 0 GM MIKE SENN 2010: MARIN 4 SAN DIEGO 3 GM TOM HICKMAN 2009: SAN DIEGO 4 LA 2 GM PAUL WARE 2008: POCATELLO 4 TEXAS 3 GM ZACH DEUEL 2007: SAN DIEGO 4 AUGUSTA 2 GM PAUL WARE 2006: SAN DIEGO 4 PEN 3 GM PAUL WARE 2005: SAN DIEGO 4 BEND 2 GM PAUL WARE
SIMBL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
UNION LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
2064: BEND 4 CALGARY 2 GM TED WILLIAMS 2063: MIAMI 4 ANN ARBOR 1 GM AJ WOOLEY 2062: CALGARY 4 TEXAS 2 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2061: BOSTON 4 BRISTOL 3 GM JD SCHLOSS 2060: TEXAS 4 NEW YORK 1 GM JEFF PALIN 2059: TEXAS 4 MIAMI 2 GM JEFF PALIN 2058: TEXAS 4 BRISTOL 0 GM JEFF PALIN 2057: CLEVELAND 4 TEXAS 0 GM GREG ADLER 2056: CALGARY 4 NEW YORK 2 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2055: CALGARY 4 NEW YORK 3 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2054: ANN ARB 4 CALGARY 1 GM TROY VOGEL 2053: ANN ARB 4 CALGARY 3 GM TROY VOGEL 2052: N YORK 4 ANN ARBOR 3 GM CHRIS GATTUSO 2051: CLEVELAND 4 N YORK 2 GM CHIP ORTON 2050: TORONTO 4 OREGON 1 GM ERIC SAVARD 2049: MIAMI 4 TORONTO 1 GM ROBERT DON 2048: CLEVELAND 4 TEXAS 3 GM CHRIS SCHUBERT 2047: TORONTO 4 A ARBOR 3 GM ERIC SAVARD 2046: MONTREAL 4 A ARBOR 3 GM JAMES LEMON 2045: ANN ARBOR 4 TEXAS 2 GM TROY VOGEL 2044: WESTBURY 4 TEXAS 2 GM BILL ATTEBERRY 2043: CALGARY 4 TEXAS 2 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2042: CALGARY 4 WESTBURY 1 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2041: CALGARY 4 WESTBURY 2 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2040: NEW YORK 4 OREGON 2 GM CHRIS GATTUSO 2039: NEW YORK 4 TOR 3 GM CHRIS GATTUSO 2038: TORONTO 4 BEND 2 GM ERIC SAVARD 2037: TORONTO 4 WHITBY 1 GM ERIC SAVARD 2036: TEXAS 4 SEATTLE 3 GM PAT FLANAGAN 2035: WESTBURY 4 CLEVE 3 GM BILL ATTEBERRY 2034: DALLAS 4 BRISTOL 1 GM ROBERT DON 2033: CLEVELAND 4 DALLAS 2 GM JONATHAN FITZGERALD 2032: CALGARY 4 WHITBY 3 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2031: DALLAS 4 WHITBY 3 GM ROBERT DON 2030: WHITBY 4 DALLAS 2 GM JOHN CALLAHAN 2029: OREGON 4 CALGARY 1 GM TIM IMASA 2028: NEW YORK 4 BEND 1 GM CHRIS GATTUSO 2027: NEW YORK 4 WHITBY 3 GM CHRIS GATTUSO 2026: CLEVELAND 4 DALLAS 3 GM JONATHAN FITZGERALD 2025: CALGARY 4 CLEVE 1 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2024: DALLAS 4 CLEVELAND 2 GM ROBERT DON 2023: CALGARY 4 WHITBY 2 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2022: DALLAS 4 CALGARY 3 GM ROBERT DON 2021: DALLAS 4 CALGARY 3 GM ROBERT DON 2020: OREGON 4 CALGARY 3 GM MIKE SENN 2019: CALGARY 4 BRISTOL 3 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2018: CALGARY 4 SAC 3 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2017: BRISTOL 4 BOSTON 2 GM GREG CHECOVETES 2016: LA 4 BRISTOL 1 GM DAVID BLILEY 2015: BOSTON 4 CALGARY 2 GM DAVE BURGESS 2014: CALGARY 4 BRISTOL 3 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2013: TEXAS 4 BRISTOL 0 GM PAT FLANAGAN 2012: LA 4 BRISTOL 2 GM DAVID BLILEY 2011: CALGARY 4 BOSTON 3 GM CHRISTIAN DEMARCO 2010: MARIN 4 LA 2 GM TOM HICKMAN 2009: LA 4 BRISTOL 1 GM DAVID BLILEY 2008: POCATELLO 4 BROOK 2 GM ZACH DEUEL 2007: AUGUSTA 4 CAROLINA 0 GM STEPH MABIE 2006: PENSACOLA 4 CGY 1 GM MIKE STEWART 2005: BEND 4 MARIN 0 GM TED WILLIAMS
SYNDICATE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
2064: ST. PETE 4 INDY 2 GM DAVID BLILEY 2063: INDY 4 ASHEVILLE 3 GM BRYAN GRYKA 2062: RIVER CITY 4 S DIEGO 3 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2061: INDY 4 ASHEVILLE 2 GM BRYAN GRYKA 2060: KANSAS CITY 4 SD 1 GM JAMES WALKER 2059: KANSAS CITY 4 ASH 0 GM JAMES WALKER 2058: RIVER CITY 4 ST. PETE 3 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2057: HAWAII 4 CHICAGO 3 GM DAVE MACKENZIE 2056: ST. PETE 4 HAWAII 1 GM BRANDON POPPER 2055: SAN DIEGO 4 ST. PETE 3 GM PAUL WARE 2054: CHICAGO 4 ST. PETE 1 GM DUSTIN HEWITT 2053: SACRAMENTO 4 AKC 2 GM JASON GREGORY 2052: AKC 4 ROCHESTER 2 GM ANTHONY ARELLANO 2051: RIVER CITY 4 S DIEGO 1 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2050: RIVER CITY 4 ROCH 0 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2049: RIVER CITY 4 S DIEGO 3 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2048: INDY 4 ROCHESTER 3 GM JEFF PALIN 2047: ST. PETE 4 SAN DIEGO 1 GM BRANDON POPPER 2046: S DIEGO 4 ASHEVILLE 3 GM PAUL WARE 2045: KNOXVILLE 4 HAWAII 2 GM ANDY HUTCHINSON 2044: LAS VEGAS 4 KNOX 3 GM CARL HANNAH 2043: HAWAII 4 LAS VEGAS 2 GM DAVID MACKENZIE 2042: TAMPA BAY 4 BOSTON 3 GM JEFF PALIN 2041: NORFOLK 4 SAC 3 GM BRANDON POPPER 2040: ASH 4 NORFOLK 3 GM PETE MCGOWAN 2039: TAMPA 4 ROCHESTER 1 GM TIM MELICAN 2038: SD 4 ROCHESTER 0 GM PAUL WARE 2037: SAN DIEGO 4 SAC 2 GM PAUL WARE 2036: CHICAGO 4 KNOXVILLE 3 GM JOHN BOWDEN 2035: CHICAGO 4 KNOXVILLE 0 GM JOHN BOWDEN 2034: CHICAGO 4 SAN DIEGO 2 GM JOHN BOWDEN 2033: SAN DIEGO 4 H-WOOD 2 GM DON KRAUSE 2032: HAWAII 4 CHICAGO 2 GM TROY VOGEL 2031: LAS VEGAS 4 TAMPA 2 GM CARL HANNAH 2030: HAWAII 4 TAMPA BAY 3 GM TROY VOGEL 2029: HAWAII 4 TAMPA BAY 3 GM TROY VOGEL 2028: ASHEVILLE 4 SAC 0 GM PETE MCGOWAN 2027: CHICAGO 4 ASHEVILLE 3 GM JOHN BOWDEN 2026: SACRAMENTO 4 ASH 3 GM JASON GREGORY 2025: ASHEVILLE 4 SAC 0 GM PETE MCGOWAN 2024: SAN DIEGO 4 H-WOOD 3 GM KEVIN NORRIS 2023: LAS VEGAS 4 H-WOOD 3 GM CARL HANNAH 2022: H-WOOD 4 BOSTON 2 GM RODNEY BAYLOR 2021: S. DIEGO 4 C-CHESTER 3 GM WARREN PINEAU 2020: MAN BEACH 4 SD 1 GM SHANE DAY 2019: SAN DIEGO 4 AUGUSTA 1 GM PAUL WARE 2018: SAN DIEGO 4 RUSTON 1 GM PAUL WARE 2017: CHICAGO 4 SAN DIEGO 1 GM MIKE LYNCH 2016: SAN DIEGO 4 L VEGAS 0 GM PAUL WARE 2015: LAS VEGAS 4 BIRM 1 GM CHIP ORTON 2014: SAN DIEGO 4 CHICAGO 1 GM PAUL WARE 2013: LAS VEGAS 4 BROOK 3 GM CHIP ORTON 2012: SAN DIEGO 4 OREGON 3 GM PAUL WARE 2011: OREGON 4 SAN DIEGO 3 GM MIKE SENN 2010: SAN DIEGO 4 OREGON 3 GM PAUL WARE 2009: SAN DIEGO 4 BROOK 2 GM PAUL WARE 2008: TEXAS 4 NEW YORK 3 GM PAT FLANAGAN 2007: SAN DIEGO 4 CLEVE 0 GM PAUL WARE 2006: SAN DIEGO 4 CHICAGO 1 GM PAUL WARE 2005: SAN DIEGO 4 BELLE 2 GM PAUL WARE
056: ST. PETE 4 HAWAII 1 GM BRANDON POPPER 2055: SAN DIEGO 4 ST. PETE 3 GM PAUL WARE 2054: CHICAGO 4 ST. PETE 1 GM DUSTIN HEWITT 2053: SACRAMENTO 4 AKC 2 GM JASON GREGORY 2052: AC KC 4 ROCHESTER 2 GM ANTHONY ARELLANO 2051: RIVER CITY 4 S DIEGO 1 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2050: RIVER CITY 4 ROCH 0 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2049: RIVER CITY 4 S DIEGO 3 GM ANTHONY KEENCE 2048: INDY 4 ROCHESTER 3 GM JEFF PALIN 2047: ST. PETE 4 SAN DIEGO 1 GM BRANDON POPPER 2046: S DIEGO 4 ASHEVILLE 3 GM PAUL WARE 2045: KNOXVILLE 4 HAWAII 2 GM ANDY HUTCHINSON 2044: LAS VEGAS 4 KNOX 3 GM CARL HANNAH 2043: HAWAII 4 LAS VEGAS 2 GM DAVID MACKENZIE 2042: TAMPA BAY 4 BOSTON 3 GM JEFF PALIN 2041: NORFOLK 4 SAC 3 GM BRANDON POPPER 2040: ASHEVILLE 4 NFK 3 GM PETE MCGOWAN 2039: TAMPA 4 ROCHESTER 1 GM TIM MELICAN 2038: SD 4 ROCHESTER 0 GM PAUL WARE 2037: SAN DIEGO 4 SAC 2 GM PAUL WARE 2036: CHICAGO 4 KNOXVILLE 3 GM JOHN BOWDEN 2035: CHICAGO 4 KNOXVILLE 0 GM JOHN BOWDEN 2034: CHICAGO 4 SAN DIEGO 2 GM JOHN BOWDEN 2033: SAN DIEGO 4 H-WOOD 2 GM DON KRAUSE 2032: HAWAII 4 CHICAGO 2 GM TROY VOGEL 2031: LAS VEGAS 4 TAMPA 2 GM CARL HANNAH 2030: HAWAII 4 TAMPA BAY 3 GM TROY VOGEL 2029: HAWAII 4 TAMPA BAY 3 GM TROY VOGEL 2028: ASHEVILLE 4 SAC 0 GM PETE MCGOWAN 2027: CHICAGO 4 ASHEVILLE 3 GM JOHN BOWDEN 2026: SACRAMENTO 4 ASH 3 GM JASON GREGORY 2025: ASHEVILLE 4 SAC 0 GM PETE MCGOWAN 2024: SAN DIEGO 4 H-WOOD 3 GM KEVIN NORRIS 2023: LAS VEGAS 4 H-WOOD 3 GM CARL HANNAH 2022: H-WOOD 4 BOSTON 2 GM RODNEY BAYLOR 2021: S. DIEGO 4 C-CHESTER 3 GM WARREN PINEAU 2020: MAN BEACH 4 SD 1 GM SHANE DAY 2019: SAN DIEGO 4 AUGUSTA 1 GM PAUL WARE 2018: SAN DIEGO 4 RUSTON 1 GM PAUL WARE 2017: CHICAGO 4 SAN DIEGO 1 GM MIKE LYNCH 2016: SAN DIEGO 4 L VEGAS 0 GM PAUL WARE 2015: LAS VEGAS 4 BIRM 1 GM CHIP ORTON 2014: SAN DIEGO 4 CHICAGO 1 GM PAUL WARE 2013: LAS VEGAS 4 BROOK 3 GM CHIP ORTON 2012: SAN DIEGO 4 OREGON 3 GM PAUL WARE 2011: OREGON 4 SAN DIEGO 3 GM MIKE SENN 2010: SAN DIEGO 4 OREGON 3 GM PAUL WARE 2009: SAN DIEGO 4 BROOK 2 GM PAUL WARE 2008: TEXAS 4 NEW YORK 3 GM PAT FLANAGAN 2007: SAN DIEGO 4 CLEVE 0 GM PAUL WARE 2006: SAN DIEGO 4 CHICAGO 1 GM PAUL WARE 2005: SAN DIEGO 4 BEL RIV 2 GM PAUL WAR |
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SIMBL LEAGUE DATE: 7/6/2065 61st Season Of Play 17th Real-Life Year File Updated: 5/4/2024 SIMBL Front Page Updated: 5/4/2024
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