[StLee]

(I had to edit the last post because of problems with the map being too big, so here is the original post, with the "attached map" in the post above.)

The second offseason in the Mojave saw more changes and more moves. Lee's idea was to convert all teams to the location model over the sponsor model, but he understood why things might remain for some of the teams. Still, with franchise relocation and renaming, the Mojave Baseball League showed that it was not yet carved into a mountain.

Winter Meetings:

I. Team Name Changes/Relocations

Three franchises relocated, sending the name changing and need for Michael Angelo brand jerseys yet again. Angelo had already been working on adding a second jersey to each Prospects League team. Now he had to change up a few of the Mojave Baseball League teams, too.

Vault-Tec relocated from Primm to South Vegas and became the South Vegas Vault Boys. Atomic Wrangler moved from Westside to Boulder City and became the Boulder City Atomic Wranglers. The Sunset Sarsaparilla Fire Ants left Nellis Air Force Base to take the Atomic Wranglers' place in Westside and became the Westside Sarsaparillas. The South Vegas Cazadores had to leave because their parent team took over their stadium, so they moved to Bonnie Springs. Finally, the RobCo Robots were forced to leave Boulder City, so they moved to Nelson and became the Nelson RobCo Robots.

Primm and the Nellis Air Force Base allowed their franchises to leave with Lee's promise that they would receive a new franchise to begin play in 2288. Locations of their affiliated PL team were not yet determined, though there was talk of adding a second stadium in Freeside, along with possible locations in the secured Fort, a second, smaller stadium built at the Nellis AFB, and Boulder Beach.

A map of all franchise locations in 2287 has been attached.

II. Realignment

Along with franchises relocating, it was necessary to realign divisions to maintain geographical integrity.

In the MBL, there was only one change. The Westside Sarsaparillas moved from the East to the Central Division, and the Boulder City Atomic Wranglers went from the Central to the East.

In the PL, division alignments changed to the North, West, and East divisions.

The North Division was made up of: Aerotech Tops, Bonnie Springs Cazadores, H&H Tool Company Reds (play at the Whiskey Rose Caravans Park - note that this is an old map, so it still shows the old name, Crimson Caravans, on the map), and Sloan Quarriers.

The West Division was made up of: Hidden Valley Ranchers, NCR Cubs (play in NCR Correctional Facility), Nipton Phoenix, and Nuka Cola Westerners (play in Mojave Outpost).

The East Division was made up of: 188 Traders, Bitter Springs Refugees, Cottonwood Lakelurks, and Nelson Robco Robots.

III. Rule Changes

The following rules changes were proposed:

A. Expanding active roster to 26 players. ACCEPTED 27-2.

B. Limiting PL rosters to 35 players. ACCEPTED 19-10.

C. Changing names of league awards. ACCEPTED 26-3.
Owners felt these awards were not representative of the feel of the Mojave since they were all named after baseball players only Lee had ever heard of. Therefore the new award names were: Lead Dealer Pitcher Award, New Vegas Samurai Hitter Award, New Kid Award, Return to Sender Defense Award, and Mojave Hardcore Mode Postseason Award. (Author's Note: Minus the "pitcher," "hitter," and "defense" words, these are all real accomplishments in the Fallout: New Vegas game!)

C. Adding more chems to the banned chems list.
Some of the chems are hybrid forms. Slasher was added as a major chem. Other chems that have ability-enhancing properties that are now banned include: ant nectar, ant queen pheromones (stronger version of ant nectar), coyote tobacco chew, healing powder, and mushroom cloud.

Suspension times were not yet determined at the time of the meetings, but slasher was expected to carry a 15-game suspension for first-time use, and all others around 5 games.

D. The RobCo Network Center would officially sponsor the Mojave Baseball League screen. RobCo would create a division of its RNC to be called the Baseball News Network, or BNN. ACCEPTED 28-1.

IV. Scouting Caravans

Last year, the league approved scouting caravans to expand beyond the Mojave, as well as holding independent talent camps. Lee gave updates on the scouts sent out in September.

Baseball camps had been established in and around Shady Springs in California and parts of Texas. Though population was sparse in a lot of the desert areas, preventing full baseball camps, Lee said that scouts were recruiting some players to join the league.

Since none of the players recruited for the 2287 season were in the Mojave in time for the draft, all players with a signed certificate by a league-approved scout could join the league as a free agent for the 2287 season. Individual scouting reports would be prepared on the players' ability and secret personality reports would be available based on the scouts' investigations and observations. Also, scouts out east were trained to look for signs of Legionaires in disguise.

Though the California Pipeline was rejected in voting, Lee convinced the owners that it would be a good idea to form a definitive pipeline in California to absorb talent and keep profits higher, lest the more highly-populated California areas form their own baseball league and poach talent from the Mojave. (Author's poll for anyone reading this and willing to respond: If I can get this league to last for, let's say more than six years, do you think it's a good idea to add a competing league in the Fallout 1 and Fallout 2 environments? Or, would you prefer the Mojave to remain the central location of the league? Or, would a spin-off be more suitable? Let me know what you think!)

V. Winter Meetings Trades
* = blockbuster trade - highly-rated player traded

1.1.87

* Boulder City traded 20-year-old SP Julio Cortes to Ultra Luxe for 33-year-old SP Sixto Deleon and 18-year-old MR Pat Jones.

1.2.87

* Boulder City traded 28-year-old SS George Gray and 29-year-old LF William Harris to Westside for 19-year-old 3B Chris Andrews, 18-year-old MR Eric Gregory, and 18-year-old SP Harry Adams.

Boulder City traded 33-year-old LF John Butler and 19-year-old C Zach Williams to South Vegas for 28-year-old MR Wally Grant.

Camp McCarran traded 16-year-old rookie C Johnny Teague to North Vegas for 39-year-old 3B Francisco Sandeater and 30-year-old RF Ben Bell.

Boulder City traded 19-year-old CF Nate Goff to Freeside for 33-year-old SS Max Rutledge and 29-year-old SP Ronnie Walker.

* Goodsprings traded 35-year-old SP Wilfred Buckley to North Vegas for 20-year-old 1B Jesus Martinez and 21-year-old SP Jim Jones.

Goodsprings traded 26-year-old MR Ronald Cobb for 17-year-old 3B Ben Adams.

The Tops Mutants traded 26-year-old center fielder Zack Cameron to the Gomorrah Devils, getting 17-year-old minor league starting pitcher Rob Cunningham and 20-year-old minor league catcher Santiago Yucca in return.

1.3.87

Boulder City traded 31-year-old MR Lake Water to Tops for 17-year-old MR Tim Burton.

Novac traded 21-year-old RF John Fisher to North Vegas for 19-year-old SP Bill Peterson.

Tops traded 19-year-old SP Billy Robertson to Freeside for 19-year-old CF Bob Conant.

* Goodsprings traded 28-year-old 3B Duane Antqueen to South Vegas for 29-year-old SP Willie Miller.

New California Republic traded 18-year-old 2B Brandon Skinner to Camp McCarran for 17-year-old MR Kane Horton.

1.4.87

Goodsprings traded 17-year-old RF William Sparks to Tops for rookie 16-year-old SP Grognak King and rookie 16-year-old 2B Chuck Wilkerson.

New California Republic traded 38-year-old MR Billy Ross to South Vegas for 37-year-old LF John Stanley.

* New California Republic traded 22-year-old RF Steve Davis to Gomorrah for 27-year-old CL Basket Zapp.

South Vegas traded 20-year-old CF John Wagner to Freeside for 18-year-old 3B Alf DeLayer.