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NYY #23 · 09-08-2017, 11:02 PM

On the same day the Gators signed reliever Mitchell Howell to a one year $1.9 million contract our owner lowered our budget by $2 million to push us over budget. That was the final piece of our offseason shopping list though so I'm not too worried about being over budget yet. Howell went 5-5 with 4 saves and a 3.98 ERA in 63 1/3 innings last year.

His signing completes a busy offseason where we hope we added enough players to make the Gators better, although not necessarily good. Hopefully in our bargain shopping we found some players who are ready for a rebound, or can at least put together a decent half year to increase their trade value.

Archie Brown signed a one year $1.6 million contract. Last year he was a closer (5-7, 41 saves, 4.04 ERA). The year before he went 12-13 with a 3.71 ERA in the rotation. I'll let my manager determine his role, but he should help our staff.

Fernando Rosas was signed to a 3 year deal at $3.7 million per year. After six straight years of producing a WAR of 2.6 or greater Rosas fell apart last year going 9-9 with a 5.39 ERA. I don't see any warning signs, so we're betting last year was just a bad year.

27 year old Carlos Hernandez became a free agent after going 3-1 with a 3.91 ERA in 69 innings out of the pen last year, and we signed him to a one year $950,000 contract.

Kelvin Coleman signed a one year $1.4 million contract after going 7-10 with a 4.72 ERA last year. He's had a WAR of 2.1 in each of the past two seasons.

Then finally we signed Orlando Velez to a 3 year $9 million contract. While he's a borderline starter he is coming off a year in which he went 17-7 with a 3.82 ERA in 183 2/3 innings. I don't know if he'll repeat that, but he's pitched well out of the pen before that and definitely worth taking a shot on.

Catcher Paul Foster signed a one year $7 million contract. He's 39 and hit .259 with 12 home runs last year, but will provide some veteran leadership as a backup catcher.

Then finally RF Armond Sciorra was signed to a one year $1.1 million contract.

I don't expect a pennant, but we should be improved from last year.

09-08-2017, 11:02 PM	#3315
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	1/30/2065 - On the same day the Gators signed reliever Mitchell Howell to a one year $1.9 million contract our owner lowered our budget by $2 million to push us over budget. That was the final piece of our offseason shopping list though so I'm not too worried about being over budget yet. Howell went 5-5 with 4 saves and a 3.98 ERA in 63 1/3 innings last year. His signing completes a busy offseason where we hope we added enough players to make the Gators better, although not necessarily good. Hopefully in our bargain shopping we found some players who are ready for a rebound, or can at least put together a decent half year to increase their trade value. Archie Brown signed a one year $1.6 million contract. Last year he was a closer (5-7, 41 saves, 4.04 ERA). The year before he went 12-13 with a 3.71 ERA in the rotation. I'll let my manager determine his role, but he should help our staff. Fernando Rosas was signed to a 3 year deal at $3.7 million per year. After six straight years of producing a WAR of 2.6 or greater Rosas fell apart last year going 9-9 with a 5.39 ERA. I don't see any warning signs, so we're betting last year was just a bad year. 27 year old Carlos Hernandez became a free agent after going 3-1 with a 3.91 ERA in 69 innings out of the pen last year, and we signed him to a one year $950,000 contract. Kelvin Coleman signed a one year $1.4 million contract after going 7-10 with a 4.72 ERA last year. He's had a WAR of 2.1 in each of the past two seasons. Then finally we signed Orlando Velez to a 3 year $9 million contract. While he's a borderline starter he is coming off a year in which he went 17-7 with a 3.82 ERA in 183 2/3 innings. I don't know if he'll repeat that, but he's pitched well out of the pen before that and definitely worth taking a shot on. Catcher Paul Foster signed a one year $7 million contract. He's 39 and hit .259 with 12 home runs last year, but will provide some veteran leadership as a backup catcher. Then finally RF Armond Sciorra was signed to a one year $1.1 million contract. I don't expect a pennant, but we should be improved from last year.