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Orcin · 01-01-2013, 09:52 AM

First Day of the Off-Season

• Address open personnel positions
• Make decision to exercise or decline team options
• Offer arbitration (or not) to potential free agents
• Submit arbitration offers to eligible players or decide not to tender them
• Make offers to potential free agents (or not), including minor league free agents

Task: Fill open personnel positions

I didn’t have any open personnel positions until today. This morning, I fired scout Jorge Enriquez, paying off his $300,000 contract. Why? Carlos Villa, former scouting director for the Atlanta Flames (1997-2003) and San Francisco Seals (2004-2007) is available after being dismissed by the Seals yesterday.

Villa has a neutral focus just like Enriquez. But he does two things better than Enriquez, and both are highly desirable for us. Villa is rated excellent at scouting the majors, while Enriquez is only “decent”. I am entering a period where I need a dependable opinion on my older players and early warning of declines in ability. I also need accurate opinions on any potential trade targets at the major league level. Finally, I want reliable opinions on position battles like Brown vs. Guy, Sanchez vs. Hartman, Wilkerson vs. Hernandez, etc. before I make any serious mistakes.

The second area is even more critical. Since Fernando Candelaria was fired, we have surfaced exactly ONE international discovery, and he was not worth signing. That is unacceptable for a team that consistently drafts last. We spend a lot of money in Latin America, and in return we expect to sign a pipeline of prospects like Edgardo Garza, Cristo Rodriguez, and Pedro Dominguez (all of whom were international discoveries by Candelaria). Villa, who was born in Venezuela, is rated excellent at international scouting, while Enriquez is only “average”. This alone makes the move a good one.

Villa is rated average at minor league and amateur scouting, same as Enriquez. It would be nice to have better ratings here too, but he is the best scout available. Either we get a partial upgrade or none at all. I consider the international problem too great to ignore.

Villa was offered a three-year contract at $250,000 per year, meeting his demands. I expect him to accept quickly. We have work to do.

01-01-2013, 09:52 AM	#1381
Orcin Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 9,850	First Day of the Off-Season • Address open personnel positions • Make decision to exercise or decline team options • Offer arbitration (or not) to potential free agents • Submit arbitration offers to eligible players or decide not to tender them • Make offers to potential free agents (or not), including minor league free agents Task: Fill open personnel positions I didn’t have any open personnel positions until today. This morning, I fired scout Jorge Enriquez, paying off his $300,000 contract. Why? Carlos Villa, former scouting director for the Atlanta Flames (1997-2003) and San Francisco Seals (2004-2007) is available after being dismissed by the Seals yesterday. Villa has a neutral focus just like Enriquez. But he does two things better than Enriquez, and both are highly desirable for us. Villa is rated excellent at scouting the majors, while Enriquez is only “decent”. I am entering a period where I need a dependable opinion on my older players and early warning of declines in ability. I also need accurate opinions on any potential trade targets at the major league level. Finally, I want reliable opinions on position battles like Brown vs. Guy, Sanchez vs. Hartman, Wilkerson vs. Hernandez, etc. before I make any serious mistakes. The second area is even more critical. Since Fernando Candelaria was fired, we have surfaced exactly ONE international discovery, and he was not worth signing. That is unacceptable for a team that consistently drafts last. We spend a lot of money in Latin America, and in return we expect to sign a pipeline of prospects like Edgardo Garza, Cristo Rodriguez, and Pedro Dominguez (all of whom were international discoveries by Candelaria). Villa, who was born in Venezuela, is rated excellent at international scouting, while Enriquez is only “average”. This alone makes the move a good one. Villa is rated average at minor league and amateur scouting, same as Enriquez. It would be nice to have better ratings here too, but he is the best scout available. Either we get a partial upgrade or none at all. I consider the international problem too great to ignore. Villa was offered a three-year contract at $250,000 per year, meeting his demands. I expect him to accept quickly. We have work to do.