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- Thread starter Rutgers Mike
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Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
Thanks. Won't be this year tho, but there are pieces on the farm to make things happen, i hope.
Wendell Gee
dawg_gone parrothead
Lawd lawd LAWD. When Rhino, Delgado and Cruz come up, just put me down. I don't even want to feel that pain.
Foster is ready. All that kid has ever done is tear up whatever league he's in.
Foster is ready. All that kid has ever done is tear up whatever league he's in.
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
You're probably right, but I feel like I'm landlocked here. I guess I could eat Muhin's salary and start Foster's clock early, but I don't really like doing that.
Wendell Gee
dawg_gone parrothead
Hard to believe Muhin is only 34. We've been talking about his ridiculous contract for ten years it seems like.
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
I didn't even know he was only 34. Seems really young for him to fall off so dramatically. Maybe he'll bounce back this year.
Wendell Gee
dawg_gone parrothead
He was turrible against lefties last year. If you can pair him with a platoon bat who hits LHP, his stats will be better.
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
Jorge Martinez is day-to-day with hand soreness. Tango Foxtrot? Rub some dirt on it and get back in there.
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
Followed up a 2-4 week one, with a 2-3 week 2. Snuffy is pitching well, but he's the only one. No one's hitting for power, but Franco looks okay. Might have to juggle some stuff.
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
Is it happening?
Maybe.
Maybe.
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THANK YOU Dermott McHeshi
I've noticed IMO at least that players age a lot more drastically and sooner in this game.
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
Talked about this with @Wendell Gee
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THANK YOU Dermott McHeshi
IRL if you look at his player profile (old player skills basically walks/hr's and no speed or defense) those players seem to fall off a cliff. Happened to guys especially at 1B like Ryan Howard, Mark McGwire and others who went from MVP quality to replacement level in about a year. I'm hoping it doesn't happen to Hocine Mercier who thankfully I just have signed through next year with a TO for the next.
And yeah I enjoyed that part of the podcast @Orlando @Wendell Gee
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
Pulling the trigger on the big moves. Castillo to the majors. Esquiviel to the majors. Foster to the majors. Delgado to the majors.
Bart Scott for Bruins
Bart Scott for Bruins
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
Draftee Negotiations. Game says we have 15.1 Million to spend. Want to get my 1st 2 round guys in definitely tho.
Funk wants 8.5 Million to sign.
Slot is 4.05 Million, so we'll split the difference and offer him 6.0 Million. 
Hinchcliffe wants 5.5 Million. Slot is 2.4 Million. Easy negotiations, so I'll offer slot.
Jon Unknown (Jauwn ??) wants 700K, slot is 1.1 Million, but very hard negotiations. I'll give him what he wants tho.
SS Dale Schultz wants 1.4 Million, slot is 1.0 Million. Offering him slot money.
CL Bill Sawyer wants 340K. Slot is 900K. Thanks Bill.
SP Carl Edmonds is my hometown OG. Wants 230K, Slot is 710K. Thanks Carl.
RF Jason James wants 1.4 Million, slot is 700K. I have to think about this one. Hard negotiations, but I'm not sure he's worth it.
LF Oskar Newquist wants 320K, slot is 350K. We can do that.
SP Danny Bowman wants 260K to bypass college, but I think he's bluffing. Slot is 310K. I'll give him slot money.
LF Clay Miller wants 1.1 Million, slot is 240K. Too expensive for a guy with 0 power.
3B Terry Carr says he wants 105K, but slot is 200K. I'll give him 200K and hope it's enough to get past the tough negotiation stage.
Now time for me to eat a cheeseburger.
Funk wants 8.5 Million to sign.
Slot is 4.05 Million, so we'll split the difference and offer him 6.0 Million. Hinchcliffe wants 5.5 Million. Slot is 2.4 Million. Easy negotiations, so I'll offer slot.
Jon Unknown (Jauwn ??) wants 700K, slot is 1.1 Million, but very hard negotiations. I'll give him what he wants tho.
SS Dale Schultz wants 1.4 Million, slot is 1.0 Million. Offering him slot money.
CL Bill Sawyer wants 340K. Slot is 900K. Thanks Bill.
SP Carl Edmonds is my hometown OG. Wants 230K, Slot is 710K. Thanks Carl.
RF Jason James wants 1.4 Million, slot is 700K. I have to think about this one. Hard negotiations, but I'm not sure he's worth it.
LF Oskar Newquist wants 320K, slot is 350K. We can do that.
SP Danny Bowman wants 260K to bypass college, but I think he's bluffing. Slot is 310K. I'll give him slot money.
LF Clay Miller wants 1.1 Million, slot is 240K. Too expensive for a guy with 0 power.
3B Terry Carr says he wants 105K, but slot is 200K. I'll give him 200K and hope it's enough to get past the tough negotiation stage.
Now time for me to eat a cheeseburger.
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
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Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
I think I used my comp pick to take Hinchcliffe
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
Funk turns down our offer of 6 Million, so we'll submit to his demands.
Hinchcliffe didn't like our offer of slot bonus, so we'll bump him up to 4 Million.
Schultz didn't like our offer either, so we'll go to slot for him as well.
Hinchcliffe didn't like our offer of slot bonus, so we'll bump him up to 4 Million.
Schultz didn't like our offer either, so we'll go to slot for him as well.
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
Funk and Schultz sign.
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
Combing through the minor leagues and found an interesting prospect in single A.
Manuel Estrada. He's a decent 1B prospect, but is really struggling at the plate, with a 483 OPS last year and a 616 so far this year. He looks like he could be a good reliever, so maybe I'll flip him over.
Manuel Estrada. He's a decent 1B prospect, but is really struggling at the plate, with a 483 OPS last year and a 616 so far this year. He looks like he could be a good reliever, so maybe I'll flip him over.
My second round pick this year, Dahn, is one. Haven't decided which route to go. Maybe alternate weeks?
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
I would pick a spot and see what he can do. I'm considering flipping Estrada because he's not even hitting in single A.
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
So we went 16-10 in September to avoid the 100 loss season. Go us!
Franco also picked up his 2nd Rookie of the month honor.
Franco also picked up his 2nd Rookie of the month honor.
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
So we made the big trade and sent Randy Hapgood to Cairo for a package of pitchers. The fan base seemed dissapointed that we moved out Snuffy, but were excited about the additions of Gerry Wilkins and Francisco Altagracia and ecstatic about the addition of Yannick Bogers.
We also flipped our 1st round pick, #6 overall, for Key West's Belgian pitcher Claude Dupas. Dupas has struggled a bit at the major league level but he's still young and is worth a gamble on. We also got a 2nd round pick back in the trade, and I hate the draft pool.
We also flipped our 1st round pick, #6 overall, for Key West's Belgian pitcher Claude Dupas. Dupas has struggled a bit at the major league level but he's still young and is worth a gamble on. We also got a 2nd round pick back in the trade, and I hate the draft pool.
Wendell Gee
dawg_gone parrothead
I like Dupas a ton, and I thought you got him at a bargain price.
Wendell Gee
dawg_gone parrothead
Howard is so high on Dupas he only calls me at 4:20.
Everyone is high on his potential. His performance hasn't matched it thus far, is fragile and will be 27 before the start of the season I think. He has trended in the right direction though. I think its a great gamble for Mike though. He could play him up and flip him, or keep him around.
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
No one on my team has matched their potential, to be fair.
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
We signed C Oscar Pottenger to a 1 year deal. Plus defender at the position and can take a walk and has some pop in his bat. He'll bridge the gap until Francisco Chavez is ready. My hope is he can play like he did for Las Vegas last year, not like he did in Lisbon.
Rutgers Mike
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We signed Jesus Pena and Pancho Ninor to 1 year deals. Neither guys is gonna help much defensively, but hopefully they can help the young lineup.
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
Pottenger borked his knee up good, so he'll miss the first month of the regular season. Bring on the guys who can't play.
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
Never knew this, but my 2 big free agent signings are 1-2 among active players in career hits. 
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
Opening Day Lineup
3B Pancho Ninor
DH Jesus Pena
2B Luis Franco
1B Michael Foster
CF Gonzalo Castillo
RF Benny Jones
C Juriaan Slootweg
LF Abdel Sa'id
SS Luis Fernandez
Luis Delgado will play SS when he comes back from his injury, and could leadoff for us. Oscar Pottenger will be our normal catcher when he comes back from his knee injury and probably bat cleanup. Aurelio Valencia will play 1B vs lefties, while Deniska Paseko will catch on those days.
Pitching rotation
1. Francisco Altagracia
2. Yan Bouland and his sweet mutton chops
3. Carlos Esquivel
4. Claude Dupas
5. Gerry Wilkins
Closer - Butrus Barakah
Setup - Chae-heui Chang/ Ahmet Erez
Middle relief - Yannick Bogers/ Andl Ebussuud/ Santiago Torres
Long Relief - Illarion Mzhelsky
3B Pancho Ninor
DH Jesus Pena
2B Luis Franco
1B Michael Foster
CF Gonzalo Castillo
RF Benny Jones
C Juriaan Slootweg
LF Abdel Sa'id
SS Luis Fernandez
Luis Delgado will play SS when he comes back from his injury, and could leadoff for us. Oscar Pottenger will be our normal catcher when he comes back from his knee injury and probably bat cleanup. Aurelio Valencia will play 1B vs lefties, while Deniska Paseko will catch on those days.
Pitching rotation
1. Francisco Altagracia
2. Yan Bouland and his sweet mutton chops
3. Carlos Esquivel
4. Claude Dupas
5. Gerry Wilkins
Closer - Butrus Barakah
Setup - Chae-heui Chang/ Ahmet Erez
Middle relief - Yannick Bogers/ Andl Ebussuud/ Santiago Torres
Long Relief - Illarion Mzhelsky
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
Thomas Frre coming up. Delgado back from the DL. Lets shake things up babby.
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
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THANK YOU Dermott McHeshi
He's really a only like him player in the game. He was a UDFA in 2040 and has very low work ethic yet IMO could be a good bench player and solid starter.
As long as his batting averages are above .250, I think he'll be a good WBL player. His skills are strange though. I don't think I know of many players in the game who have great eyes and are great defenders yet have no speed.
As long as his batting averages are above .250, I think he'll be a good WBL player. His skills are strange though. I don't think I know of many players in the game who have great eyes and are great defenders yet have no speed.
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
I definitely like him as a super sub type. Can play 1B, 3B, RF and i think CF. Could throw him in LF in a pinch too.
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
Igme "You killed my father, prepare to" Dioquino about to get called up?
Rutgers Mike
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Requiescat en pace Dunya Rusta. We hardly knew thee.
Rutgers Mike
Dr. Sad
Thinking about sending the Rhino down to AAA. Guy isn't hitting at all in the majors, and probably was rushed up. Will bring Ricardo Rodriguez back to the majors and let him play LF with Igme moving to CF.
Wendell Gee
dawg_gone parrothead
.240/.270 is not great, but all numbers are up over last year, and he's giving you positive WAR. My Alonso Donatello went .192/.225/.embarrassed his first year.