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Elendil · 07-17-2007, 10:16 PM

2010-11 Offseason Signings

The Alaskan League's small but dedicated fanbase picked over this year's free agent class and eagerly awaited each scrap of news. With Peninsula's championship, the smell of baseball success in the most heavily populated area of Alaska was stronger than ever. Would the Oilers try to build a dynasty, and could the Nicks stem their decline and try to challenge Mat-Su for Denali supremacy?

Free agent signings and other transactions will be listed by team, with last year's stats in parentheses, unless I already gave their stats in the "hot stove" post above.

Anchorage Bucs

October 21, 2010 - Re-signed CF Bryce Payne (2-year contract).

October 22, 2010 - Blockbuster trade: 1B Adam Joly (.290/.386/.424 in a down year) to the Mushers for OF Terry Kuhn (.262/.332/.392, also a down year), RP Paul Parsons (6.96, 1-1), and two minor leaguers. Sort of a salary dump for the Bucs. Kuhn was later signed to a 5-year extension.

December 12, 2010 - Signed Glove Wizard 2B Clay Graham away from Ketchikan on a 1-year deal, just $6700.

December 27, 2010 - Signed SP Eric Pease (5-6, 4.63) away from Kodiak (1-year deal).

Anchorage Glacier Pilots

October 19, 2010 - Claimed SP Fred Wadden (9-7, 4.67) off waivers from Kodiak. Could end up being a good deal for them, as he's only making a little more than league minimum.

October 25, 2010 - Inked RP Chris Bent (4-0, 2.28), a former Buc, to a 1-year deal. He is slated to become their closer, although his career stats are hardly reassuring.

October 26, 2010 - Claimed 3B Dennis Saslove (.270/.390/.378) off waivers from Sitka. Sitka fans angered that he was left exposed. Only makes about $10K next year.

October 27, 2010 - Signed OF Brad Porter (.322/.377/.485) away from Ketchikan (now Whitehorse). 1-year deal.

October 29, 2010 - Signed RP Edward Long (3-5, 3.76) away from the Jets. Probably a better choice for closer than Bent, but an insurance policy regardless. 2-year deal. RP Alec Walker (1-0, 8.79 - terrible slump year) was also claimed off waivers from Juneau, and then in February he would be dealt to North Pole for C-1B Vincent Leroux (.302/.404/.497) and a minor league shortstop. Pretty ugly salary dump by North Pole, & one that infuriated their fans.

November 2, 2010 - Signed SP Newt Langille (8-8, 3.82) away from the Mushers. 2-year deal.

November 4, 2010 - Signed SP Alastair Baker (4-13, 5.22) away from the Grizzlies. 3-year deal. Making almost as much as Langille, which means he was probably overpaid. After this signing, SP Phil Dwyer (5-13, 6.04) was DFA'ed and Sitka claimed him. Probably another boneheaded move by Sitka since he has 2 years on his contract and basically sucks.

November 13, 2010 - Signed SP Eric Liger (8-8, 3.35) back from Chugiak. Had spent his first three years with the Pilots, now returning as the #1 starter on a 4-year contract, only $24K per year. Great signing.

November 28, 2010 - Traded SP Mike McCutcheon (10-7, 3.23 - a career year) to the Peninsula Oilers for 1B Tanner Bourque (.204/.339/.398 - an awful year by his standards). Looks like a worse deal than it is, because McCutcheon is projected to decline, while Bourque should return to form. Not a bad deal for the Oilers either, because they have no room in the starting lineup for Bourque.

Bethel Mushers

October 7, 2010 - Signed OF George Henneberry (.273/.381/.385) away from Ketchikan/Whitehorse. 3-year deal, about $28K per. Good signing for the blossoming speedster.

October 15, 2010 - Signed SP Jack "Locomotive" Hatt (9-9, 3.54) away from the Bucs in a shocking move. Hatt had been more or less the face of the Bucs the past four years. He'll make over $60,000 a year for three years.

October 22, 2010 - The Kuhn-Joly trade with the Bucs. The Mushers give up a lot but it's probably the right move to contend.

Eagle River-Chugiak Jets

October 18, 2010 - The Jets win the Louis Mays sweepstakes, signing the 2009 Pitcher of the Year and 2010 ERA title winner to a four-year deal worth almost $80,000 per year. Big loss for the Senators.

October 22, 2010 - Got 3B Jim Noel on a 1-year deal for just above league minimum. Loss for Bethel.

November 2, 2010 - Signed CF Jimmy Williams (.266/.327/.475) away from Fairbanks. 3-year deal.

November 8, 2010 - Signed OF John Horswill (.263/.372/.457) away from the Bucs (2-year deal). On the same day signed OF Doug Beard (.281/.379/.471) away from the Senators (3-year deal). The Jets now have a glut in the outfield: Williams, Horswill, Beard, Botfield, and Johannson.

May 21, 2011 (after the season had begun) - Signed former major league RP Jason Hilton to a 2-year deal. Hilton becomes the first former major leaguer to play in the Alaskan League. He becomes the Jets' closer, replacing 2010 Reliever of the Year Monzaemon Mihashi.

Fairbanks Goldpanners

No significant transactions. The team is even shopping around franchise icon Gary Johnson, but his extravagant contract has deterred all takers.

Juneau Senators

October 26, 2010 - Signed RP Loren Coleman (13 SV, 5.02) to a 2-year deal with a 3rd-year team option, away from the Mushers. He's a 2-time All-Star and the 2009 Reliever of the Year - but is also now 35 years old.

October 29, 2010 - Lost RP Alec Walker to the Pilots over waivers.

Kodiak Grizzlies

October 10, 2010 - Signed SP Ron Quinton away from the Bucs on a 3-year deal. Still just 26 years old, so this looks like a solid signing for the club.

October 14, 2010 - Re-signed 3B Doug Griffin to a 3-year deal.

October 16, 2010 - Signed SP Martin Gagnon away from the Jets (4-year deal). Since he's 33 now, it's a risky contract, but Gagnon was a premier pitcher last year & still has perhaps the hardest fastball in the league.

October 19, 2010 - Lost SP Wadden to the Pilots over waivers.

October 22, 2010 - Signed SS Bill Rogers away from Fairbanks on a 3-year deal.

November 15, 2010 - Signed SP Jeremie Dessureault to a 4-year contract. Now this looks extravagant. Dessureault is 33 and didn't even pitch last year. He was 6-12 with a 5.78 ERA in '09 with the Jets.

Mat-Su Miners

October 30, 2010 - Signed 1B Don Goodyear away from the Grizzlies (4-year deal, about $70K per year).

North Pole Nicks

October 13, 2010 - Signed RP Ed Staitie away from Ketchikan/Whitehorse (2-year deal).

October 26, 2010 - Re-signed SP Chip Becker to a 3-year deal worth over $68,000 per year.

November 1, 2010 - Signed OF Connor Poapst away from Sitka in a crushing blow to that franchise. 2-year deal with team option on 3rd year.

November 24, 2010 - Signed RP Mike Watanabe (3-3, 4.69) away from the Miners. 2-year deal.

February 10, 2011 - Traded C-1B Leroux to the Pilots for RP Walker. A clear signal of throwing in the towel on this season.

Peninsula Oilers

October 15, 2010 - Re-signed 1B-2B Zander Sabin to a 2-year deal.

October 16, 2010 - Signed OF Dave Bonnar away from the Bucs (3-year deal worth more than $73K per).

October 22, 2010 - Signed IF Johan House away from the Glacier Pilots (2-year deal, more than $45K per). A bit rich for a guy who's basically league average.

November 10, 2010 - The Oilers win the Bob Horton sweepstakes. The deal is two years for $153,202 total. A bit cheap for a guy of his talent really, although he is 37 years old. The Oilers definitely want to bring home the title again next year.

November 16, 2010 - Signed CF Jeremy Zwicker (.305/.356/.393) away from Eagle River-Chugiak. 1-year deal (he's 37).

November 18, 2010 - Bourque-McCutcheon trade with AGP. The Oilers might have been able to do better for Bourque.

Sitka Sentinels

October 12, 2010 - Re-signed C Emile St. Georges.

October 13, 2010 - Re-signed RP Trevor Quinton.

October 21, 2010 - Signed C Ryan Harvey away from the Jets on a 3-year deal. Apparently St. Georges will be the backup now.

October 26, 2010 - Lost 3B Saslove to the Pilots over waivers.

November 12, 2010 - Re-signed RP Lanny Doane.

December 5, 2010 - Signed SP Davis Crawford (6-15, 4.39) away from Fairbanks. It's a 2-year deal, and the guy is now 38 and below league average. Puzzling signing for a cash-strapped club.

December 6, 2010 - Signed OF Boyd McNeely away from the Pilots on a 1-year, $10,000 contract.

December 11, 2010 - Signed SP Ryan Dye away from North Pole on a 2-year contract, $35,000 per year. Only 26, so he may have some upside but certainly hasn't dominated so far.

December 17, 2010 - Signed SP Bob Nealon (3-11, 4.69) away from Bethel. He's 39, so it's just a 1-year deal. May fill out the back end of the rotation decently.

Whitehorse Yukoners

No major transactions. The team may lose money again this year, but they hope that local excitement over the new club brings the fans out.

Overview

Last year's divisional champions - Peninsula and Mat-Su - both improved their clubs. Everyone else in the Denali seems to have stayed about the same or gotten worse. North Pole appears to be fading. In the Seward Division, the Bucs have seemingly retrenched, while the Grizzlies, Mushers, and Glacier Pilots have all made aggressive moves to improve themselves. The Jets will look much different this year: they appear content to wait on their young players to develop and as a consequence have gotten worse in pitching and defense, but much better on offense. The Seward Division could be an interesting place this year.

Predictions

Last year's finish in parentheses.

Seward Division

1. Peninsula (1)
2. Kodiak (3)
3. Bethel (4)
4. Eagle River-Chugiak (2)
5. Bucs (5)
6. Glacier Pilots (6)

Denali Division

1. Mat-Su (1)
2. North Pole (2)
3. Whitehorse (3)
4. Juneau (4)
5. Sitka (5)
6. Fairbanks (6)

07-17-2007, 10:16 PM	#77
Elendil Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the dynasty forum Posts: 2,318	2010-11 Offseason Signings 2010-11 Offseason Signings The Alaskan League's small but dedicated fanbase picked over this year's free agent class and eagerly awaited each scrap of news. With Peninsula's championship, the smell of baseball success in the most heavily populated area of Alaska was stronger than ever. Would the Oilers try to build a dynasty, and could the Nicks stem their decline and try to challenge Mat-Su for Denali supremacy? Free agent signings and other transactions will be listed by team, with last year's stats in parentheses, unless I already gave their stats in the "hot stove" post above. Anchorage Bucs October 21, 2010 - Re-signed CF Bryce Payne (2-year contract). October 22, 2010 - Blockbuster trade: 1B Adam Joly (.290/.386/.424 in a down year) to the Mushers for OF Terry Kuhn (.262/.332/.392, also a down year), RP Paul Parsons (6.96, 1-1), and two minor leaguers. Sort of a salary dump for the Bucs. Kuhn was later signed to a 5-year extension. December 12, 2010 - Signed Glove Wizard 2B Clay Graham away from Ketchikan on a 1-year deal, just $6700. December 27, 2010 - Signed SP Eric Pease (5-6, 4.63) away from Kodiak (1-year deal). Anchorage Glacier Pilots October 19, 2010 - Claimed SP Fred Wadden (9-7, 4.67) off waivers from Kodiak. Could end up being a good deal for them, as he's only making a little more than league minimum. October 25, 2010 - Inked RP Chris Bent (4-0, 2.28), a former Buc, to a 1-year deal. He is slated to become their closer, although his career stats are hardly reassuring. October 26, 2010 - Claimed 3B Dennis Saslove (.270/.390/.378) off waivers from Sitka. Sitka fans angered that he was left exposed. Only makes about $10K next year. October 27, 2010 - Signed OF Brad Porter (.322/.377/.485) away from Ketchikan (now Whitehorse). 1-year deal. October 29, 2010 - Signed RP Edward Long (3-5, 3.76) away from the Jets. Probably a better choice for closer than Bent, but an insurance policy regardless. 2-year deal. RP Alec Walker (1-0, 8.79 - terrible slump year) was also claimed off waivers from Juneau, and then in February he would be dealt to North Pole for C-1B Vincent Leroux (.302/.404/.497) and a minor league shortstop. Pretty ugly salary dump by North Pole, & one that infuriated their fans. November 2, 2010 - Signed SP Newt Langille (8-8, 3.82) away from the Mushers. 2-year deal. November 4, 2010 - Signed SP Alastair Baker (4-13, 5.22) away from the Grizzlies. 3-year deal. Making almost as much as Langille, which means he was probably overpaid. After this signing, SP Phil Dwyer (5-13, 6.04) was DFA'ed and Sitka claimed him. Probably another boneheaded move by Sitka since he has 2 years on his contract and basically sucks. November 13, 2010 - Signed SP Eric Liger (8-8, 3.35) back from Chugiak. Had spent his first three years with the Pilots, now returning as the #1 starter on a 4-year contract, only $24K per year. Great signing. November 28, 2010 - Traded SP Mike McCutcheon (10-7, 3.23 - a career year) to the Peninsula Oilers for 1B Tanner Bourque (.204/.339/.398 - an awful year by his standards). Looks like a worse deal than it is, because McCutcheon is projected to decline, while Bourque should return to form. Not a bad deal for the Oilers either, because they have no room in the starting lineup for Bourque. Bethel Mushers October 7, 2010 - Signed OF George Henneberry (.273/.381/.385) away from Ketchikan/Whitehorse. 3-year deal, about $28K per. Good signing for the blossoming speedster. October 15, 2010 - Signed SP Jack "Locomotive" Hatt (9-9, 3.54) away from the Bucs in a shocking move. Hatt had been more or less the face of the Bucs the past four years. He'll make over $60,000 a year for three years. October 22, 2010 - The Kuhn-Joly trade with the Bucs. The Mushers give up a lot but it's probably the right move to contend. Eagle River-Chugiak Jets October 18, 2010 - The Jets win the Louis Mays sweepstakes, signing the 2009 Pitcher of the Year and 2010 ERA title winner to a four-year deal worth almost $80,000 per year. Big loss for the Senators. October 22, 2010 - Got 3B Jim Noel on a 1-year deal for just above league minimum. Loss for Bethel. November 2, 2010 - Signed CF Jimmy Williams (.266/.327/.475) away from Fairbanks. 3-year deal. November 8, 2010 - Signed OF John Horswill (.263/.372/.457) away from the Bucs (2-year deal). On the same day signed OF Doug Beard (.281/.379/.471) away from the Senators (3-year deal). The Jets now have a glut in the outfield: Williams, Horswill, Beard, Botfield, and Johannson. May 21, 2011 (after the season had begun) - Signed former major league RP Jason Hilton to a 2-year deal. Hilton becomes the first former major leaguer to play in the Alaskan League. He becomes the Jets' closer, replacing 2010 Reliever of the Year Monzaemon Mihashi. Fairbanks Goldpanners No significant transactions. The team is even shopping around franchise icon Gary Johnson, but his extravagant contract has deterred all takers. Juneau Senators October 26, 2010 - Signed RP Loren Coleman (13 SV, 5.02) to a 2-year deal with a 3rd-year team option, away from the Mushers. He's a 2-time All-Star and the 2009 Reliever of the Year - but is also now 35 years old. October 29, 2010 - Lost RP Alec Walker to the Pilots over waivers. Kodiak Grizzlies October 10, 2010 - Signed SP Ron Quinton away from the Bucs on a 3-year deal. Still just 26 years old, so this looks like a solid signing for the club. October 14, 2010 - Re-signed 3B Doug Griffin to a 3-year deal. October 16, 2010 - Signed SP Martin Gagnon away from the Jets (4-year deal). Since he's 33 now, it's a risky contract, but Gagnon was a premier pitcher last year & still has perhaps the hardest fastball in the league. October 19, 2010 - Lost SP Wadden to the Pilots over waivers. October 22, 2010 - Signed SS Bill Rogers away from Fairbanks on a 3-year deal. November 15, 2010 - Signed SP Jeremie Dessureault to a 4-year contract. Now this looks extravagant. Dessureault is 33 and didn't even pitch last year. He was 6-12 with a 5.78 ERA in '09 with the Jets. Mat-Su Miners October 30, 2010 - Signed 1B Don Goodyear away from the Grizzlies (4-year deal, about $70K per year). North Pole Nicks October 13, 2010 - Signed RP Ed Staitie away from Ketchikan/Whitehorse (2-year deal). October 26, 2010 - Re-signed SP Chip Becker to a 3-year deal worth over $68,000 per year. November 1, 2010 - Signed OF Connor Poapst away from Sitka in a crushing blow to that franchise. 2-year deal with team option on 3rd year. November 24, 2010 - Signed RP Mike Watanabe (3-3, 4.69) away from the Miners. 2-year deal. February 10, 2011 - Traded C-1B Leroux to the Pilots for RP Walker. A clear signal of throwing in the towel on this season. Peninsula Oilers October 15, 2010 - Re-signed 1B-2B Zander Sabin to a 2-year deal. October 16, 2010 - Signed OF Dave Bonnar away from the Bucs (3-year deal worth more than $73K per). October 22, 2010 - Signed IF Johan House away from the Glacier Pilots (2-year deal, more than $45K per). A bit rich for a guy who's basically league average. November 10, 2010 - The Oilers win the Bob Horton sweepstakes. The deal is two years for $153,202 total. A bit cheap for a guy of his talent really, although he is 37 years old. The Oilers definitely want to bring home the title again next year. November 16, 2010 - Signed CF Jeremy Zwicker (.305/.356/.393) away from Eagle River-Chugiak. 1-year deal (he's 37). November 18, 2010 - Bourque-McCutcheon trade with AGP. The Oilers might have been able to do better for Bourque. Sitka Sentinels October 12, 2010 - Re-signed C Emile St. Georges. October 13, 2010 - Re-signed RP Trevor Quinton. October 21, 2010 - Signed C Ryan Harvey away from the Jets on a 3-year deal. Apparently St. Georges will be the backup now. October 26, 2010 - Lost 3B Saslove to the Pilots over waivers. November 12, 2010 - Re-signed RP Lanny Doane. December 5, 2010 - Signed SP Davis Crawford (6-15, 4.39) away from Fairbanks. It's a 2-year deal, and the guy is now 38 and below league average. Puzzling signing for a cash-strapped club. December 6, 2010 - Signed OF Boyd McNeely away from the Pilots on a 1-year, $10,000 contract. December 11, 2010 - Signed SP Ryan Dye away from North Pole on a 2-year contract, $35,000 per year. Only 26, so he may have some upside but certainly hasn't dominated so far. December 17, 2010 - Signed SP Bob Nealon (3-11, 4.69) away from Bethel. He's 39, so it's just a 1-year deal. May fill out the back end of the rotation decently. Whitehorse Yukoners No major transactions. The team may lose money again this year, but they hope that local excitement over the new club brings the fans out. Overview Last year's divisional champions - Peninsula and Mat-Su - both improved their clubs. Everyone else in the Denali seems to have stayed about the same or gotten worse. North Pole appears to be fading. In the Seward Division, the Bucs have seemingly retrenched, while the Grizzlies, Mushers, and Glacier Pilots have all made aggressive moves to improve themselves. The Jets will look much different this year: they appear content to wait on their young players to develop and as a consequence have gotten worse in pitching and defense, but much better on offense. The Seward Division could be an interesting place this year. Predictions Last year's finish in parentheses. Seward Division 1. Peninsula (1) 2. Kodiak (3) 3. Bethel (4) 4. Eagle River-Chugiak (2) 5. Bucs (5) 6. Glacier Pilots (6) Denali Division 1. Mat-Su (1) 2. North Pole (2) 3. Whitehorse (3) 4. Juneau (4) 5. Sitka (5) 6. Fairbanks (6) Last edited by Elendil; 07-20-2007 at 02:41 PM.