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gehrig38 · 04-15-2013, 02:57 PM

THE OUTFIELD:
Like the infield, we return the same players that broke camp last year, but with a twist. Luis Chavez, arguably the best all around player in the game, is in the final year of a horridly underpaying contract. He's made it very clear to anyone that will listen, there will be ZERO hometown discount and he'll get every penny he can from this next deal. That number appears to be starting in the mid 20's.

LF-Ernesto Martinez-R (24) Broke camp as the 4th/5th OF last year, and our only RH bat in the group. Had an outstanding season. Hit .293/.403/.415 in 70 games. Provides good speed and a RH bat for late game PH situations should they arise. Unsure of where or how he may fit moving forward, with Castro beating the door down in AAA (though Castro is LH as well).
LF/RF-Eric Coates-L (30) Got off to a sluggish start last year and showed the game can be cruel as Dennis Ash took over the everyday job and won a 2nd batting title. Coates is a career .325 hitter with a .401 OBP over 722 games. The 2016 Rookie of the Year and 2018 Batting Champion. While this team is in the best position to succeed with him as our 4th guy, he has made it known that it's not going to be a good situation this year if he isn't starting come opening day. The team holds a 10.5M dollar option next year and given how good he's been, it's likely we'll look to get him out and somewhere OUTSIDE our league where he can play everyday. He's got a lot of good years left. FWIW his .3249 lifetime average is good for 4th all time in the IBL...
OF-Dennis Ash-L (27) Coming off a 2nd consecutive FL batting title and his 1st career Gold Glove. Ash is a premier leadoff man with speed to burn (20) and a gold glove across the outfield. Stole a career high 44 bases last season and hit a career high 38 doubles.
CF-Hugh Collins-L (32) The IBL's All Decade CF. Collins , except for a brief 35 game hiatus to Edmonton, was an original Iron Pig and figures to go into the HoF as one as well. A career .298/.379/.564 hitter with 314 HR's 917 RBI's and 218 SB's, few players blend the mix of speed and power that he brings. Coming off a career year last season when he hit 50 homers for the 1st time, and drove in 147. He failed to tie Bill Alexnder's club record of 51 over the seasons final 5 games. His contract calls for 18.8M this year and 20.6M next, which is the final year of the deal he signed with Edmonton. He won the 2016 GG in center and is a 6 time all star.
RF-Luis Chavez-L (27) In the discussion as the best all around player in the game. Coming off his 5 straight 30/30+ season (was 40/40 in '19 and '20). Is a 2 x Hank Aaron Award winner and 5 time all star. In sticky discussions now, and hoping to get him to agree to a 5-6 year deal in/around 20-23M per. He's not happy about the talks at the moment so we're allowing for a little cooling off period.

04-15-2013, 02:57 PM	#1283
gehrig38 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Medfield, Mass Posts: 5,992	The outfield THE OUTFIELD: Like the infield, we return the same players that broke camp last year, but with a twist. Luis Chavez, arguably the best all around player in the game, is in the final year of a horridly underpaying contract. He's made it very clear to anyone that will listen, there will be ZERO hometown discount and he'll get every penny he can from this next deal. That number appears to be starting in the mid 20's. LF-Ernesto Martinez-R (24) Broke camp as the 4th/5th OF last year, and our only RH bat in the group. Had an outstanding season. Hit .293/.403/.415 in 70 games. Provides good speed and a RH bat for late game PH situations should they arise. Unsure of where or how he may fit moving forward, with Castro beating the door down in AAA (though Castro is LH as well). LF/RF-Eric Coates-L (30) Got off to a sluggish start last year and showed the game can be cruel as Dennis Ash took over the everyday job and won a 2nd batting title. Coates is a career .325 hitter with a .401 OBP over 722 games. The 2016 Rookie of the Year and 2018 Batting Champion. While this team is in the best position to succeed with him as our 4th guy, he has made it known that it's not going to be a good situation this year if he isn't starting come opening day. The team holds a 10.5M dollar option next year and given how good he's been, it's likely we'll look to get him out and somewhere OUTSIDE our league where he can play everyday. He's got a lot of good years left. FWIW his .3249 lifetime average is good for 4th all time in the IBL... OF-Dennis Ash-L (27) Coming off a 2nd consecutive FL batting title and his 1st career Gold Glove. Ash is a premier leadoff man with speed to burn (20) and a gold glove across the outfield. Stole a career high 44 bases last season and hit a career high 38 doubles. CF-Hugh Collins-L (32) The IBL's All Decade CF. Collins , except for a brief 35 game hiatus to Edmonton, was an original Iron Pig and figures to go into the HoF as one as well. A career .298/.379/.564 hitter with 314 HR's 917 RBI's and 218 SB's, few players blend the mix of speed and power that he brings. Coming off a career year last season when he hit 50 homers for the 1st time, and drove in 147. He failed to tie Bill Alexnder's club record of 51 over the seasons final 5 games. His contract calls for 18.8M this year and 20.6M next, which is the final year of the deal he signed with Edmonton. He won the 2016 GG in center and is a 6 time all star. RF-Luis Chavez-L (27) In the discussion as the best all around player in the game. Coming off his 5 straight 30/30+ season (was 40/40 in '19 and '20). Is a 2 x Hank Aaron Award winner and 5 time all star. In sticky discussions now, and hoping to get him to agree to a 5-6 year deal in/around 20-23M per. He's not happy about the talks at the moment so we're allowing for a little cooling off period.