OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post

emurray87 · 03-12-2015, 03:21 PM

Now that spring training has rolled around, we have decided on what team to pick....after looking everything over, I've decided to take on the task of being the GM of the only Welsh team, the Cardiff Corsairs. The are a below average market size with the second lowest payroll. This will be a challenge.

We have a budget of $3.6 M and a payroll of $1.7M. That leaves us about $306K for free agents for this offseason. Our owner, Declan Trewen, a Scot owning a Welsh team, is a 49 year old businessman. He is lenient and economizer fiscal policy. He has no expectations for how we should do this year. As long as we make him a profit right? This should be fun...

Cardiff Corsairs

This preview will help us both get accustomed to what we have in store.

Manager - Dominic Wintour (39) (Rookies - Decent; Veterans - Average; Players - Decent) Not the greatest manager. We will see how he does. He's from Wales. He's making $39,000 through 1972.
Bench Coach - Daryl Shawcross (49) (Rookies - Legendary; Veterans - Outstanding; Players - Legendary) So why is he not our manager? I'm sure he will be in high demand if we don't get to him first. Making $50,000 through 1971. Yes, more than our manager...
Pitching Coach - Ryan MacLennan (48) (Pitching - Average ) Average pitching coach but he's cheap. Last year on his deal making $10,000.
Hitting Coach - Sebastian Chaundler (34) (Hitting - OK; Fielding - Fair) Below average hitting coach. The cheapest coach we have in the entire system. Making #3,900 through 1970.
Team Trainer - Noah Tibbetts (34) (Arms - Fair; Legs - Legendary; Back - OK; Other - Good; Fatigue Recovery - Average) Well let's hope everyone hurts their legs...Making #31,000 through 1971.
Scouting Director - Max Hendry (58) (Majors - Outstanding; Minors - Decent; International - Excellent; Amateurs - Decent; Projection - Highly Favor Ability) Hmm, don't think he's what we are looking for long term. We will be looking probably at building through the draft and his specialty is scouting the majors. He's making $16,000 through 1970.

Roster
Catchers
Rob Jackson (32) 4*/4* - Average all around except patience. $160K/$160K.
Logan Gibson (27) 1.5*/1.5* - Great receiver, liability with the bat. That makes him a good backup. $45,800.

Infield
1B Harry Compton (27) 2*/2.5* - Not a prototype 1B. Excellent patience, but average everywhere else. $100K/$100K
2B Howard Patten (31) 4.5*/4.5* - Our #1 pick. Excellent contact and patience. No power. Average defense. $192K/$242K/$302K/$302K(player option)That contract could get ugly by the end.
SS Steven Goldsworthy (24) 1.5/2.5 - Excellent defense, average speed, below average hitter. No ML service time.
3B/2B/LF Charles Shipman (30) 3/3 - Average hitter. Can play multiple positions which is a first so far. Might be good for drawing a walk. $200K/$200K/$200K/$200K.
2B/3B Billy Broderick (40) 1.5/1.5 - Maybe should've retired a long time ago. Outside of being above average at 2B he's garbage.
3B/2B Joey Whinnett (26) 1.5/1.5 - Ditto here. He's younger though. Will be a FA after this season.
SS/2B Mason Plumtree (34) 1.5/1.5 - Another good defender who sucks with a bat. Maybe we can steal wins with our defense? But, how many?

Outfield
RF/LF Bryan Crocombe (31) 5/5 - Excellent contact, gap power, speed, patience. Below average defender in RF. Very bad in LF.
OF/1B Hughie Clinton (25) 1.5/1.5 - Excellent defender and speed, below average bat. Have you heard this before?
RF/LF Douggie Edney (22) 1.5/2 - We might have something here. Excellent in RF and has a great arm. Above average contact, walks, and patience. Average speed. No ML service time.
LF/RF Mason Lerwill (33) 1.5/1.5 - Replaceable player. He's our best defender in LF. $32,000.
OF Ronald Paulet (22) 1.5/4 - excellent defender with speed. He has the potential to be at least ok at the plate. No ML service time.
LF/RF/1B Gideon Threadgold 1.5/1.5 - Love his name, don't love his game...

Pitchers
SP Ross Culley (36) 3.5/3.5 - Below average stamina. Excellent movement and control. Average stuff. 3 average pitches with one well below average changeup. $250,000.
SP Hayden Pyatt (27) 3/3.5 - Looks similar to Culley, but younger and has better stamina. $200K/$200K/$200K/$200K.
SP Kane Nairn (21) 1.5/2.5 - #1 prospect in the league. Central scouting, loves him more than our scouts. Maybe thats because Max Hendry likes major leaguers over minor leaguers. We will see how this kid does on the field. Looks like he could be special. No service time.
SP Thomas MacKinder (24) 2/2 - Average starter with 3 average pitches and excellent stamina. Innings eater.
SP Bryan Herrod (28) 2/2 - Below average, should probably be in the bullpen. $44,600.
SP Joel Warder (27) 1/1.5 - Looks better than Herrod. Another innings eater type.

RP Liam Kennerley (25) 5/5 - Looks like a very good closer for years to come. $19,656. only 1 year of service time.
RP Kieran MacGregor (33) 5/5 - Older version of what we hope Kennerley will become. Excellent stamina so we might try him out as a starter. $112K/$112K/$112K.
RP Louie Pascoe (26) 3.5/4 - He could be the setup guy to Kennerley if we decide to move MacGregor to the rotation.
RP Paul Mallam (32) 2.5/2.5 - Bullpen/Emergency Starter. Nothing more.

Top Prospects
1. SP Kane Nairn (21) ML - #1 prospect
2. C Griff Narbourough (20) R - He's 20 but really raw by the looks of it. Central scouting has him rated a little better than our scouts. (Hendry's at it again) Ranked #5 prospect.
3. OF/IF Harley Stamfordham (18) R - Super Utility guy. Can play anywhere but catcher. Not very good on the infield. Excellent range. Not very good with a bat. #6 prospect.
4. OF Ronald Paulet (22) ML - #8 prospect
5. RP Jacob Smith (18) R - Very young and raw. Could be a solid bullpen arm in the future. Will take some time. #15 prospect.
6. SP Thomas MacKinder (24) ML - #17 prospect.
7. RP Lenny Witter (21) A - Looks like he's ready for a ML showcase sometime this year. Average RP, nothing special. #27 prospect.
8. SS Steven Goldsworthy (24) ML - #31 prospect.
9. C Kieron Hockridge (22) A - Looks like a backup catcher. between Narborough and Hockridge we might be set down the line at catcher. It's a good thing because our ML one's aren't very good.
10. RP Shaun Meech (24) A - Another extra RP just in case we need them. He's our A closer at the moment, but we don't see him as that in the future for us. Lefty.

Overall our system ranks #1. Why we have a scouting director who is a ML guy I have no idea. This clearly looks like a team on the rise with a full minor league cupboard. Our player development budget is $685,000. Almost 1/6 of our overall budget and $110,000 higher than the league average. I think I can see where our priorities lie. It's a sound strategy with the second lowest budget and an economic owner.

03-12-2015, 03:21 PM	#21
emurray87 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 266	Now that spring training has rolled around, we have decided on what team to pick....after looking everything over, I've decided to take on the task of being the GM of the only Welsh team, the Cardiff Corsairs. The are a below average market size with the second lowest payroll. This will be a challenge. We have a budget of $3.6 M and a payroll of $1.7M. That leaves us about $306K for free agents for this offseason. Our owner, Declan Trewen, a Scot owning a Welsh team, is a 49 year old businessman. He is lenient and economizer fiscal policy. He has no expectations for how we should do this year. As long as we make him a profit right? This should be fun... Cardiff Corsairs This preview will help us both get accustomed to what we have in store. Manager - Dominic Wintour (39) (Rookies - Decent; Veterans - Average; Players - Decent) Not the greatest manager. We will see how he does. He's from Wales. He's making $39,000 through 1972. Bench Coach - Daryl Shawcross (49) (Rookies - Legendary; Veterans - Outstanding; Players - Legendary) So why is he not our manager? I'm sure he will be in high demand if we don't get to him first. Making $50,000 through 1971. Yes, more than our manager... Pitching Coach - Ryan MacLennan (48) (Pitching - Average ) Average pitching coach but he's cheap. Last year on his deal making $10,000. Hitting Coach - Sebastian Chaundler (34) (Hitting - OK; Fielding - Fair) Below average hitting coach. The cheapest coach we have in the entire system. Making #3,900 through 1970. Team Trainer - Noah Tibbetts (34) (Arms - Fair; Legs - Legendary; Back - OK; Other - Good; Fatigue Recovery - Average) Well let's hope everyone hurts their legs...Making #31,000 through 1971. Scouting Director - Max Hendry (58) (Majors - Outstanding; Minors - Decent; International - Excellent; Amateurs - Decent; Projection - Highly Favor Ability) Hmm, don't think he's what we are looking for long term. We will be looking probably at building through the draft and his specialty is scouting the majors. He's making $16,000 through 1970. Roster Catchers Rob Jackson (32) 4/4 - Average all around except patience. $160K/$160K. Logan Gibson (27) 1.5/1.5 - Great receiver, liability with the bat. That makes him a good backup. $45,800. Infield 1B Harry Compton (27) 2/2.5 - Not a prototype 1B. Excellent patience, but average everywhere else. $100K/$100K 2B Howard Patten (31) 4.5/4.5 - Our #1 pick. Excellent contact and patience. No power. Average defense. $192K/$242K/$302K/$302K(player option)That contract could get ugly by the end. SS Steven Goldsworthy (24) 1.5/2.5 - Excellent defense, average speed, below average hitter. No ML service time. 3B/2B/LF Charles Shipman (30) 3/3 - Average hitter. Can play multiple positions which is a first so far. Might be good for drawing a walk. $200K/$200K/$200K/$200K. 2B/3B Billy Broderick (40) 1.5/1.5 - Maybe should've retired a long time ago. Outside of being above average at 2B he's garbage. 3B/2B Joey Whinnett (26) 1.5/1.5 - Ditto here. He's younger though. Will be a FA after this season. SS/2B Mason Plumtree (34) 1.5/1.5 - Another good defender who sucks with a bat. Maybe we can steal wins with our defense? But, how many? Outfield RF/LF Bryan Crocombe (31) 5/5 - Excellent contact, gap power, speed, patience. Below average defender in RF. Very bad in LF. OF/1B Hughie Clinton (25) 1.5/1.5 - Excellent defender and speed, below average bat. Have you heard this before? RF/LF Douggie Edney (22) 1.5/2 - We might have something here. Excellent in RF and has a great arm. Above average contact, walks, and patience. Average speed. No ML service time. LF/RF Mason Lerwill (33) 1.5/1.5 - Replaceable player. He's our best defender in LF. $32,000. OF Ronald Paulet (22) 1.5/4 - excellent defender with speed. He has the potential to be at least ok at the plate. No ML service time. LF/RF/1B Gideon Threadgold 1.5/1.5 - Love his name, don't love his game... Pitchers SP Ross Culley (36) 3.5/3.5 - Below average stamina. Excellent movement and control. Average stuff. 3 average pitches with one well below average changeup. $250,000. SP Hayden Pyatt (27) 3/3.5 - Looks similar to Culley, but younger and has better stamina. $200K/$200K/$200K/$200K. SP Kane Nairn (21) 1.5/2.5 - #1 prospect in the league. Central scouting, loves him more than our scouts. Maybe thats because Max Hendry likes major leaguers over minor leaguers. We will see how this kid does on the field. Looks like he could be special. No service time. SP Thomas MacKinder (24) 2/2 - Average starter with 3 average pitches and excellent stamina. Innings eater. SP Bryan Herrod (28) 2/2 - Below average, should probably be in the bullpen. $44,600. SP Joel Warder (27) 1/1.5 - Looks better than Herrod. Another innings eater type. RP Liam Kennerley (25) 5/5 - Looks like a very good closer for years to come. $19,656. only 1 year of service time. RP Kieran MacGregor (33) 5/5 - Older version of what we hope Kennerley will become. Excellent stamina so we might try him out as a starter. $112K/$112K/$112K. RP Louie Pascoe (26) 3.5/4 - He could be the setup guy to Kennerley if we decide to move MacGregor to the rotation. RP Paul Mallam (32) 2.5/2.5 - Bullpen/Emergency Starter. Nothing more. Top Prospects 1. SP Kane Nairn (21) ML - #1 prospect 2. C Griff Narbourough (20) R - He's 20 but really raw by the looks of it. Central scouting has him rated a little better than our scouts. (Hendry's at it again) Ranked #5 prospect. 3. OF/IF Harley Stamfordham (18) R - Super Utility guy. Can play anywhere but catcher. Not very good on the infield. Excellent range. Not very good with a bat. #6 prospect. 4. OF Ronald Paulet (22) ML - #8 prospect 5. RP Jacob Smith (18) R - Very young and raw. Could be a solid bullpen arm in the future. Will take some time. #15 prospect. 6. SP Thomas MacKinder (24) ML - #17 prospect. 7. RP Lenny Witter (21) A - Looks like he's ready for a ML showcase sometime this year. Average RP, nothing special. #27 prospect. 8. SS Steven Goldsworthy (24) ML - #31 prospect. 9. C Kieron Hockridge (22) A - Looks like a backup catcher. between Narborough and Hockridge we might be set down the line at catcher. It's a good thing because our ML one's aren't very good. 10. RP Shaun Meech (24) A - Another extra RP just in case we need them. He's our A closer at the moment, but we don't see him as that in the future for us. Lefty. Overall our system ranks #1. Why we have a scouting director who is a ML guy I have no idea. This clearly looks like a team on the rise with a full minor league cupboard. Our player development budget is $685,000. Almost 1/6 of our overall budget and $110,000 higher than the league average. I think I can see where our priorities lie. It's a sound strategy with the second lowest budget and an economic owner.