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The Ohio Outlawz are still enjoying their 2014 Championship, but are not remaining silent in the transaction department. The team only made 3 moves during the hot stove months, and it all involved pitching. The Outlawz pitching staff took some huge hits between injuries and sub-par performances in 2014. Two of the top pitchers last year, Buchholz and Nolasco were awful in 2014, especially Nolasco (useless this year). And, one of the hero's in the play-offs, closer Jim Johnson, hit the skids and is lucky to still be in the Majors (Atlanta signed him in December). Additionally, 3 of Outlawz young pitchers suffered injuries and setbacks. So, the team was left with Mike Leake and Eric Stults as the remaining starters. Owner/GM Kenan knew he had to make some quick decisions on the franchise direction and deal accordingly. The first move was to acquire Aaron Harang from Bryan for a draft pick and then acquire Scott Feldman for another draft pick from Montreal. Neither of these were blockbuster moves but gave the Outlawz much needed innings. Owner, Kenan, stated "Harang and Feldman gives us 2 reliable and healthy arms, that can hopefully produce 180-200 innings each. Then, in a bold move, Owner Kenan shocked the Outlawz Nation with the trade of Billy Hamilton, Carlos Martinez and pitching prospect, Robert Stephenson in exchange for Huston Street, Anibal Sanchez and a draft pick to the Carolina Copperheads. Owner, Kenan said, "we needed a top tier closer and a top of the rotation pitcher, and I feel that we achieved our goal, the asking price was steep, but it should hopefully pay big dividends for our play-off hopes.

Offensively, the Outlawz look solid with returning starters, Buster Posey, Jose Altuve, Freddie Freeman, Denard Span, Alex Gordon, Matt Holliday, Erick Aybar, Seth Smith and Lonnie Chisenhall. The team doesn't possess any huge HR threats, but it makes up for it with solid hitters and good on base skills. And, this is a good recipe in the pitcher friendly Outlawz park which tends to greatly neutralize opposing sluggers.

The Outlawz main concern going forward with the draft is to bolster the bullpen with some quality arms and to fill some back up roles. The team is lacking some draft picks with the off-season transactions and is still open to any possible offers, but has no plans to break up the core of the team. Alex Gordon, the unofficial team captain, was quoted " this team is the best bunch of guys to play with, no ego's, unselfish and always having fun, it was a dream come true winning the Championship, and I'm hungry for more."

The Outlawz should be a strong player again in 2015 and won't fly under the radar this time. It should be a very competitive race in the Monday division this year.

Historical record
	WON	LOST
1997	60	102
1998	87	75
1999	89	73
2000	65	97
2001	102	60
2002	74	88
2003	86	76
2004	77	85
*2005*	79	83
2006	74	88
2007	74	88
2008	65	97
2009	86	76
2010	83	79
2011	97	65
2012	79	83
2013	79	83
2014	98	64
Totals	1454	1462


1997	1998	1999	2002	2005	2006	2011
1997-03-01 Villanueva Wildcats	1998-03-01 Olympia Geoducks	1999-03-01 Mackinaw City Breakers	2002-03-01 Acadie Stars	2005-04-01Bodega Bay Mad Birds	2005-12-10 Ohio Thundercats	2011-12-10 Ohio Outlawz

	RECORD			RUNS			BAT AVG		HOME RUNS
Team	WON	LST	PCT	TEAM	OPP	DIFF	TEAM	OPP	TEAM	OPP
Joey Santangelo VWC 1997	60	102	.370	611	821	-210	.239	.282	132	151
Johnny Anderson OGC 1998	87	75	.537	795	713	82	.252	.252	199	158
Dan DiVirgilio MBC 1999	89	73	.549	599	570	29	.229	.233	133	125
MBC 2000	65	97	.401	795	902	-107	.259	.282	196	194
MBC 2001	102	60	.630	947	682	265	.276	.250	280	179
Eric Leger ASC 2002	74	88	.457	715	828	-113	.250	.259	162	208
ASC 2003	86	76	.531	783	775	8	.263	.267	205	198
ASC 2004	77	85	.475	763	852	-89	.256	.280	198	213
Gerald Benoit BMC 2005	79	83	.488	757	810	-53	.273	.272	168	163
Glen Kenan Ohio Thunder Cats 2006	74	88	.457	748	781	-33	.253	.268	179	153
OTC 2007	74	88	.457	723	773	-50	.261	.270	173	167
OTC 2008	65	97	.401	741	978	-237	.257	.305	178	182
OTR 2009	86	76	.531	768	737	31	.262	.262	163	147
OTR 2010	83	79	.512	813	808	5	.272	.263	173	166
OOR 2011	97	65	599	786	640	146	.262	.241	172	129
OOR 2012	79	83	.488	680	665	15	.247	.255	154	124
OOM 2013	79	83	.488	795	785	10	.273	.273	195	151
OOM 2014	98	64	.605	756	588	168	.271	.237	140	138
Record with Glen Kenan	735	723	.504	6810	6755	55	.263	.262	1527	1356

Timeline	Owner/Manager	Location
From 1997-03-01 to 1997-10-30	Joey Santangelo	Death Valley, CA
From 1998-03-01 to 1998-10-30	Johnny Anderson	Seattle, Wa, USA
From 1999-03-01 to 2001-10-30	Dan Dirvigilio	Houston , Texas
From 2002-03-01 to 2005-04-03	Eric Leger	Saguenay, Quebec, Canada
From 2005-04-02 to 2006-12-03	Gerald Benoit	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
From 2006-12-10 to Present	Glen Kenan	Ohio, USA