Team Options
I enter the off-season and will happily execute our team options for outfielders Richie Zisk and Dave Winfield.
Free Agents
I also decided to make an offer to Burt Hooton for $740K for 2 years. I’ll need someone to eat some innings in the starting rotation. We’ll see if he accepts that offer or decided to go into free agency. He’s a Type A free agent so I wouldn’t cry too much if he leaves and someone takes him. Hooton decides to take me up on our offer so we have one pitcher set for our rotation.
Despite serving as an original Mariner, we’ve decided not to make a free agent offer to third baseman Steve Braun. In 10 seasons (5 with Seattle), Braun is a career .270/.374/.723 hitter but missed most of this past season with concussion symptoms. Braun leaves the team at or near the top of several statistical categories.
- OB%: Season, .386 (4th); Career, .372 (2nd)
- OPS: Career, .728 (10th)
- Games: Career, 612 (3rd)
- At-Bats: Career, 2160 (4th)
- Runs: Season, 104 (8th) Career, 336 (3rd)
- Hits: Career, 550 (4th)
- Doubles: Season, 38 (4th), Career, 133 (3rd)
- RBI’s: Career, 224 (5th)
- Walks: Season 109 (1st), Career, 404 (2nd)
He’s also a Type A free agent so I hope someone picks him up so I can get some compensation.