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jaa36 · 12-13-2014, 10:14 AM

I finally completed my Bryce Harper trade, sending him, outfielder Brian Goodwin, and reliever Luis Avilan to the Brewers for the two pitchers I thought I had last year, Norogumi Chikafuji, Daniel Hudson, and Charlie Furbush. Chikafuji won 16 games last year and Hudson won 15, so our rotation is instantly better, as is our offense, as we no longer have to think about whether Harper will show up or not. I had everyone on the team spit on Harper on his way out, and built a giant throne in the locker room for Hun Kim.

Sadly, Ryan Howard left as a free agent and refused to negotiate with me- I guess he's looking for a guaranteed three-year deal somewhere else- which made the next move was a pleasant surprise. The Rockies offered Matt Adams, a 30-year-old first baseman who hit .289 with 30 homers and 105 RBIs last season, for a couple of worthless minor leaguers! Done and done- once again, Albert Pujols will have a fantastic backup.

I took a bunch of money out of some shoeboxes marked "scouting" and "player development" and put it under my mattress to spend on more free agent talent. This allowed us to sign versatile Ryan Raburn to a one-year $3.4M deal, get Russell Martin back on a two-year deal with a third year vesting option, and add Corey Hart and Brandon Moss to replace Bryce Harper. Easy peasy. With so many veteran relievers already locked in from last year, I didn't feel the need to add any more of them just yet!

This team is significantly upgraded from last year. With all the injuries last year, we had to move to window for winning the World Series back a year, but we're ready to go now.

12-13-2014, 10:14 AM	#106
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,128	wheeling and dealing I finally completed my Bryce Harper trade, sending him, outfielder Brian Goodwin, and reliever Luis Avilan to the Brewers for the two pitchers I thought I had last year, Norogumi Chikafuji, Daniel Hudson, and Charlie Furbush. Chikafuji won 16 games last year and Hudson won 15, so our rotation is instantly better, as is our offense, as we no longer have to think about whether Harper will show up or not. I had everyone on the team spit on Harper on his way out, and built a giant throne in the locker room for Hun Kim. Sadly, Ryan Howard left as a free agent and refused to negotiate with me- I guess he's looking for a guaranteed three-year deal somewhere else- which made the next move was a pleasant surprise. The Rockies offered Matt Adams, a 30-year-old first baseman who hit .289 with 30 homers and 105 RBIs last season, for a couple of worthless minor leaguers! Done and done- once again, Albert Pujols will have a fantastic backup. I took a bunch of money out of some shoeboxes marked "scouting" and "player development" and put it under my mattress to spend on more free agent talent. This allowed us to sign versatile Ryan Raburn to a one-year $3.4M deal, get Russell Martin back on a two-year deal with a third year vesting option, and add Corey Hart and Brandon Moss to replace Bryce Harper. Easy peasy. With so many veteran relievers already locked in from last year, I didn't feel the need to add any more of them just yet! This team is significantly upgraded from last year. With all the injuries last year, we had to move to window for winning the World Series back a year, but we're ready to go now.