OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post - A whole lotta history: A 200+ year universe

randomlefty10 · 06-25-2005, 08:08 PM

One of my goals when taking over Seattle was to replenish the farm system. I inherited a system ranked 5th worst with only two prospects in the top 100 and neither one noteworthy at that.

State of the team

The rotation looks fantastic. All five members were under 30 and the fifth starter, Bernhard was the weakest link at 3.5 stars. This is an established group that could form a great backbone for the next 5 years or so.

The pen is another situation entirely. Completely lacking in any talent except for Piatt, a 25yr old 5 star prospect who's actually slated to be a starter.

The lineup has a few bright spots but on the whole is clearly lacking. Reginald Shelton has been a mainstay at 2B for quite a while but now is 37. The future of the team rests with Lange, a 4.5 star 28 yr old CF and Nap Lajoie, 25, playing 1B. The rest of the lineup is filled with bit players. The main problem is in RF and 3B, places I'll look to upgrade through trade.

Roster moves

I took one of my average RF and moved him to Fukuoka who is in dire need of a RF in exchange for one of their many talented relief pitchers. I was very pleased with this move, it cost me almost nothing since the player I moved was starting in RF only against lefties and the marginal value in upgrading my bullpen is extremely high.

Next I moved one of the SP who was stuck in AAA to San Francisco in exchange for a MR prospect, part of my aim of restocking the farm teams with younger talent.

Next, I tabbed two guys on the waiver wire, a 24 yr old 3B prospect who has solid talent indicators but has yet to develop and another young MR.

Time for the preseason draft. We pick 15th this year, which is relaly lucky since there is only 16 entrants for this draft. Rube Waddell, Jimmy Barrett and Sam Crawford go as expected with the top 3 picks. When it came down to us, we had our choice of one of two picks, McLaughlin, a 24 yr old MR with decent stuff but nothing else or Dillard a 26 yr old 3B with no real discernable skills. McLaughlin won out by virtue of being left handed. As would become usual, I made no selections in the Rule 5 and off we went to spring training where I learned our claims had been made and we moved the 3B we got off waivers, Ball, right up into the starting role with the big club.

Still feeling that our club lacked power, I went looking for more trade possibilities. With Piatt waiting in the wings, I decided to see what I could get for SP Bernhard packaged with Cooley, the current starting RF. I found a taker in Sapporo, who would give up Sam Crawford in order to get ahold of Bernhard. The deal was quickly struck and we now had a huge addition for our lineup.

Since Piatt was so much better suited to MR, I decided to experiment with a 4 man rotation with Piatt making occaisonal starts to provide rest. The lineup and staff now satisfactory to me, I let go of control for the season.

ROTATION
T. Starr
B. Briggs
I. Korb
R. Holbrook
(Spot) W. Piatt
(CL) Z. Sgolik

LINEUP
SS G. Diana
2B R. Shelton
RF S. Crawford
1B N. Lajoie
CF B. Lange
LF R. Imlay
Ca A. Cascaria
3B A. Bell

06-25-2005, 08:08 PM	#13
randomlefty10 All Star Starter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 1,438	Taking Over One of my goals when taking over Seattle was to replenish the farm system. I inherited a system ranked 5th worst with only two prospects in the top 100 and neither one noteworthy at that. State of the team The rotation looks fantastic. All five members were under 30 and the fifth starter, Bernhard was the weakest link at 3.5 stars. This is an established group that could form a great backbone for the next 5 years or so. The pen is another situation entirely. Completely lacking in any talent except for Piatt, a 25yr old 5 star prospect who's actually slated to be a starter. The lineup has a few bright spots but on the whole is clearly lacking. Reginald Shelton has been a mainstay at 2B for quite a while but now is 37. The future of the team rests with Lange, a 4.5 star 28 yr old CF and Nap Lajoie, 25, playing 1B. The rest of the lineup is filled with bit players. The main problem is in RF and 3B, places I'll look to upgrade through trade. Roster moves I took one of my average RF and moved him to Fukuoka who is in dire need of a RF in exchange for one of their many talented relief pitchers. I was very pleased with this move, it cost me almost nothing since the player I moved was starting in RF only against lefties and the marginal value in upgrading my bullpen is extremely high. Next I moved one of the SP who was stuck in AAA to San Francisco in exchange for a MR prospect, part of my aim of restocking the farm teams with younger talent. Next, I tabbed two guys on the waiver wire, a 24 yr old 3B prospect who has solid talent indicators but has yet to develop and another young MR. Time for the preseason draft. We pick 15th this year, which is relaly lucky since there is only 16 entrants for this draft. Rube Waddell, Jimmy Barrett and Sam Crawford go as expected with the top 3 picks. When it came down to us, we had our choice of one of two picks, McLaughlin, a 24 yr old MR with decent stuff but nothing else or Dillard a 26 yr old 3B with no real discernable skills. McLaughlin won out by virtue of being left handed. As would become usual, I made no selections in the Rule 5 and off we went to spring training where I learned our claims had been made and we moved the 3B we got off waivers, Ball, right up into the starting role with the big club. Still feeling that our club lacked power, I went looking for more trade possibilities. With Piatt waiting in the wings, I decided to see what I could get for SP Bernhard packaged with Cooley, the current starting RF. I found a taker in Sapporo, who would give up Sam Crawford in order to get ahold of Bernhard. The deal was quickly struck and we now had a huge addition for our lineup. Since Piatt was so much better suited to MR, I decided to experiment with a 4 man rotation with Piatt making occaisonal starts to provide rest. The lineup and staff now satisfactory to me, I let go of control for the season. ROTATION T. Starr B. Briggs I. Korb R. Holbrook (Spot) W. Piatt (CL) Z. Sgolik LINEUP SS G. Diana 2B R. Shelton RF S. Crawford 1B N. Lajoie CF B. Lange LF R. Imlay Ca A. Cascaria 3B A. Bell __________________ Find your passion, embrace it, and leave the world a better place than you found it.