This is my relaunch and rebuild of the Montreal Expos franchise. As I come closer to reaching my goal of sustaining both a contending major league team and a top farm system, I've decided to add in an index to help me track specific reference points that I find myself frequently scrolling through the forum for. This should also help you track any of these specific aspects of my dynasty report that you are interested in following.
And thanks to everyone who has commented in the forum or via direct message. I appreciate and try my best to incorporate your feedback and suggestions.
Team and Season Recaps
Expansion Draft -
2023
Offseason -
2023 (1),
2023 (2) |
2024 (1),
2024 (2) |
2025 |
2026 |
2027 |
2028 |
2029 |
2030 |
2031 |
Season Expectations and Team Preview -
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
2027 |
2028 |
2029 |
2030 |
2031 |
Team Recap -
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
2027 |
2028 |
2029 |
2030 | 2031 |
Season Recap -
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
2027 |
2028 |
2029 |
2030 | 2031 |
Prospect and Development Recaps
Top Prospects -
2024 (pre),
2024 (mid) |
2025 (pre),
2025 (mid) |
2026 (pre),
2026 (mid) |
2027 (pre),
2027 (mid) |
2028 (pre),
2028 (mid) |
2029 (pre),
2029 (mid) |
2030 (pre),
2030 (mid) |
2031 (pre), 2031 (mid) |
First Year Player Draft -
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
2027 |
2028 |
2029 |
2030 | 2031 |
Int'l Amateur Free Agent Signing -
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
2027 |
2028 |
2029 |
2030 | 2031 |
Minor League Recap -
2029 |
2030 | 2031 |
Now, below is the original post that started it all...
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Hi all, this is my first attempt at a dynasty report. For this task I've decided to rebuild the 2023 expansion Montreal Expos. And based on what I've seen from dynasty reports, this one will be a little different.
I will be acting primarily as the GM and advancing roughly a month at a time. I will also be relying on my trusty cheat sheets to relaunch, rebuild, and (hopefully) sustain the Expos as MLB's newest dynasty.
My preferred style of play is to build and rely on my farm system to keep my major league roster stocked with a continuous flow of homegrown, cost-controlled talent. If I am able to accomplish this, it will likely take around 5 years to show promise and about 10 years to see results.
Despite this long-term orientation, my goal is to compete every year, even in the first year of my new franchise. And even though I will likely be a seller at the trade deadline the first few years, I will not consider intentionally tanking as an option.
I would also like to share that my primary motivation for starting this thread is to document and share an in-game example of how I use the various spreadsheets I've created to 1) build my teams from the ground up and 2) create a more immersive GM experience, especially in regard to drafting and developing prospects.
Here is a brief preview of three of the spreadsheets I will use:
- Expansion Draft Board - for running the expansion draft.
- MiLB Prospect Rankings - for evaluating MiLB prospects and specifically my minor league system. At least initially, I will also use this spreadsheet to determine which MLB and MiLB free agents to pursue.
- Amateur Draft and Intl Amateurs - for running the first year player draft and determining which international amateurs to sign.
If all goes according to plan, this thread will have as a trademark extensive coverage of the first year player draft and international amateur signings, as well as offseason and mid-season organizational top 20 prospect rankings and write ups.
In the coming weeks I plan to release each of these spreadsheets along with detailed user guides at
https://gmcheatsheets.wordpress.com.
But before I officially launch the league expansion, I'll first cover the settings I use for game play and I'll post an overview of the five most recent simulated seasons (2018-2022) to provide context for the league my new franchise is entering into. After that, the fun starts!
More to come soon...