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Hey, I wasn't fired! Ray Davis was kinda content with my performance, and the team performance, and extended my contract... and slashed our budget by $2M, which was expected given that we made a loss of $20M. He wants us to post a .500 record next year, increase attendance, upgrade at shortstop(Lewis will develop, so I don't give a ****), have a final total balance of $20M(then don't give me that big of a budget...)

Changes, Changes:
Our assistant GM and our scouting director Doug Melvin have retired from baseball... and I quickly tossed offers to Logan White(here we go again) as our new scouting director, and John Mozeliak as Assistant GM, both were accepted before the free agents filed. Got us some good baseball minds here.

Potential Free Agents and Non-Tendered Arbitration Candidates:

LHRP Kevin Chapman(31, 2.5*) 3-8 4.76 76K 58.2IP 0.8WAR
Signed 1y/$820k extension

RHRP Keone Kela(26, 4*) 5-4 4.37 117K 78.1IP 1.4WAR
Signed 1y/$1.68M extension, we wanted a 4y deal, but did not want it.

RHRP Tony Zych(29, 2.5*) 2-2 2.86 54K 50.1IP 0.4WAR
Signed 1y/$820k extension in hope that his partially torn UCL will be fully healed next year and does not affect him.

LHCL Alex Claudio(27, 4*) 5-8 37SV 2.61 60K 79.1IP 2.3WAR
Signed a 4y/$37M extension. Gotta lock up your closer. Compared to similar arms, he is not too expensive...

LHRP Aaron Loup(31, 2*) 5-1 1SV 4.31 89K 94IP 0.6WAR
Signed a 2y/$2.8M extension. Yes, I said I wouldn't, but this became a quick depth signing that hopefully won't hurt us.

Pre-Free Agency Transactions and News:

November 8th – Claimed LHRP Jake Brentz(25, 1.5/2* HS, 1.5/2.5* OSA) off waivers from STL who claimed him from Pittsburgh. He had a 5.56ERA in AA last year and will battle with Loup and Chapman in Spring.

November 9th – In a quickly negotiated trade, the Rangers agreed to a trade offer by the Phillies, adding RHSP Seranthony Dominguez(24, 1/2.5* HS, 0.5/2.5* OSA) in exchange for prospect RHSP Seth Nordlin(22, 0.5/1.5*). Another one of those 'we take a chance at a late prospect' trade.

November 10th – Rangers LF Billy McKinney(25, 2.5*) won the AL Gold Glove in left field this year. The 25-year old Rule V draftee had a .997 fielding percentage, a +5.6ZR and posted a 1.029 efficiency.

November 13th – Astros RF Kyle Tucker(22, 3/3.5*) won the AL Rookie of the Year Award, batting .303/.370/.563 33HR 103RBIs in 140 games.

November 13th – Pirates 2B Juan Tapia(26, 5*) won the NL Rookie of the Year Award, batting .293/.389/.461 19HR 88RBIs in 159 games.

November 15th – Yankees SP Luis Severino(25, 4.5*) won the AL Cy Young Award, going 20-7 2.82 247K in 33 starts, also winning the AL Pitching Triple Crown.

November 15th – Mets SP Noah Syndergaard(27, 5*) won the NL Cy Young Award, going 18-6 2.33 263K in 33 starts, also winning the NL Pitching Triple Crown.

November 16th – Indians SS Francisco Lindor(26, 5*) won the AL MvP Award, batting .366/.452/.621 29HR 111RBIs in 147 games. He is also a 4x All-Star, 3x Silver Slugger and 1x Gold Glove Award winner.

November 16th – Dodgers SS Corey Seager(25, 5*) won the NL MvP Award, batting .331/.401/.576 36HR 123RBIs in 159 games. He is also a 4x All-Star, 4x Silver Slugger, 2016 NL Rookie of the Year and has won the 2018 World Series.

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Top Free Agent Filings:

LHSP Chris Sale(30, 4.5*) 13-12 4.68 209K 33GS 2.0WAR(BOS)
RHSP Gerrit Cole(29, 3.5*) 18-4 2.85 194K 31GS 5.6WAR(HOU)
RHSP Alfredo Mariscal(30, 3.5*) fled from Cuba

1B Paul Goldschmidt(32, 4.5*) .316-45-124 1.012OPS 160G 7.2WAR(MIN)
1B/3B Tadatoshi Tada(26, 4*) from Japan
1B Edwin Encarnacion(36, 3*) .266-14-59 .819OPS 73G 1.0WAR(CLE)
1B Justin Smoak(32, 3*) .241-32-98 .782OPS 159G 1.8WAR(TOR)
2B DJ LeMahieu(31, 3*) .292-7-44 .756OPS 122G 2.6WAR(OAK/STL)
3B Nolan Arenado(28, 4.5*) .290-36-96 .908OPS 161G 5.8WAR(COL)
SS Xander Bogaerts(27, 3.5*) .291-14-70 .805OPS 138G 3.3WAR(BOS)
SS Didi Gregorius(29, 3*) .330-30-96 .943OPS 136G 6.1WAR(NYY)

RF Andrew McCutchen(33, 3*) .283-33-102 .880OPS 147G 3.7WAR(PIT)
RF Yasiel Puig(28, 3*) .223-21-69 .728OPS 150G 2.1WAR(LAD)

Now, the fun part of the offseason begins... or not. Last year, we had a lot of chips, we had a lot of money available, and a lot of areas where we wanted to strengthen our team. This year, we enter the offseason with a lot of young players that are looking to make another step forward.

We have 6-8 starting pitchers around the MLB level that have some potential, we have a decent bullpen, we have a strong lineup with good players on every position. We don't have a ton of money available... as $39M of our payroll are still invested in Shin-Soo Choo and Jeff Samardzija.

One easy decision we made right away... was to pursuit another Cuban defector. 23-year old 2B Jorge Castellanos. A good contact hitter with speed, and great defense at second and short, a right-handed batter. He could be the answer to the defensive shortcomings of Rougned Odor. Our new head scout has him at 1.5/3.5*, while Odor was slashed down to a 3* player, 55/70/65/35/45 hitting stats, 45 rated defense at 2B...

Another thing, we see a chance to get a cheap bullpen pickup. Enter RHRP Trevor Rosenthal(29, 4*). A can of worms, I know. He missed all of 2018 with injury and then missed the final two months of 2019 with an oblique strain, posting a 4-1 3.65 62K year in 49.1IP with Washington. We will try to get him on a value deal, 4y with $2.6M/$2.8M/$3M/$3.2M(T).

For big additions, I would love to get a huge starting pitcher with groundball tendency... for obvious reasons(ballpark). The only big free agent to fit that bill is Gerrit Cole... and he wants like, $30M p.a. which is not going to happen.

12-07-2018, 06:36 AM	#17
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,648	2019 The Beginning of the Offseason Hey, I wasn't fired! Ray Davis was kinda content with my performance, and the team performance, and extended my contract... and slashed our budget by $2M, which was expected given that we made a loss of $20M. He wants us to post a .500 record next year, increase attendance, upgrade at shortstop(Lewis will develop, so I don't give a **), have a final total balance of $20M(then don't give me that big of a budget...) Changes, Changes: Our assistant GM and our scouting director Doug Melvin have retired from baseball... and I quickly tossed offers to Logan White(here we go again) as our new scouting director, and John Mozeliak as Assistant GM, both were accepted before the free agents filed. Got us some good baseball minds here. Potential Free Agents and Non-Tendered Arbitration Candidates: LHRP Kevin Chapman*(31, 2.5) 3-8 4.76 76K 58.2IP 0.8WAR Signed 1y/$820k extension RHRP Keone Kela(26, 4) 5-4 4.37 117K 78.1IP 1.4WAR Signed 1y/$1.68M extension, we wanted a 4y deal, but did not want it.* RHRP Tony Zych(29, 2.5) 2-2 2.86 54K 50.1IP 0.4WAR Signed 1y/$820k extension in hope that his partially torn UCL will be fully healed next year and does not affect him.* LHCL Alex Claudio(27, 4) 5-8 37SV 2.61 60K 79.1IP 2.3WAR Signed a 4y/$37M extension. Gotta lock up your closer. Compared to similar arms, he is not too expensive...* LHRP Aaron Loup(31, 2) 5-1 1SV 4.31 89K 94IP 0.6WAR Signed a 2y/$2.8M extension. Yes, I said I wouldn't, but this became a quick depth signing that hopefully won't hurt us.* Pre-Free Agency Transactions and News: November 8th – Claimed LHRP Jake Brentz(25, 1.5/2* HS, 1.5/2.5* OSA) off waivers from STL who claimed him from Pittsburgh. He had a 5.56ERA in AA last year and will battle with Loup and Chapman in Spring. November 9th – In a quickly negotiated trade, the Rangers agreed to a trade offer by the Phillies, adding RHSP Seranthony Dominguez(24, 1/2.5* HS, 0.5/2.5* OSA) in exchange for prospect RHSP Seth Nordlin(22, 0.5/1.5). Another one of those 'we take a chance at a late prospect' trade. November 10th – Rangers* LF Billy McKinney(25, 2.5) won the AL Gold Glove in left field this year. The 25-year old Rule V draftee had a .997 fielding percentage, a +5.6ZR and posted a 1.029 efficiency. November 13th – Astros* RF Kyle Tucker(22, 3/3.5) won the AL Rookie of the Year Award, batting .303/.370/.563 33HR 103RBIs in 140 games. November 13th – Pirates* 2B Juan Tapia(26, 5) won the NL Rookie of the Year Award, batting .293/.389/.461 19HR 88RBIs in 159 games. November 15th – Yankees* SP Luis Severino(25, 4.5) won the AL Cy Young Award, going 20-7 2.82 247K in 33 starts, also winning the AL Pitching Triple Crown. November 15th – Mets* SP Noah Syndergaard(27, 5) won the NL Cy Young Award, going 18-6 2.33 263K in 33 starts, also winning the NL Pitching Triple Crown. November 16th – Indians* SS Francisco Lindor(26, 5) won the AL MvP Award, batting .366/.452/.621 29HR 111RBIs in 147 games. He is also a 4x All-Star, 3x Silver Slugger and 1x Gold Glove Award winner. November 16th – Dodgers* SS Corey Seager(25, 5) won the NL MvP Award, batting .331/.401/.576 36HR 123RBIs in 159 games. He is also a 4x All-Star, 4x Silver Slugger, 2016 NL Rookie of the Year and has won the 2018 World Series. -- Top Free Agent Filings:* LHSP Chris Sale(30, 4.5) 13-12 4.68 209K 33GS 2.0WAR(BOS) RHSP Gerrit Cole(29, 3.5) 18-4 2.85 194K 31GS 5.6WAR(HOU) RHSP Alfredo Mariscal(30, 3.5) fled from Cuba 1B Paul Goldschmidt(32, 4.5) .316-45-124 1.012OPS 160G 7.2WAR(MIN) 1B/3B Tadatoshi Tada(26, 4) from Japan 1B Edwin Encarnacion(36, 3) .266-14-59 .819OPS 73G 1.0WAR(CLE) 1B Justin Smoak(32, 3) .241-32-98 .782OPS 159G 1.8WAR(TOR) 2B DJ LeMahieu(31, 3) .292-7-44 .756OPS 122G 2.6WAR(OAK/STL) 3B Nolan Arenado(28, 4.5) .290-36-96 .908OPS 161G 5.8WAR(COL) SS Xander Bogaerts(27, 3.5) .291-14-70 .805OPS 138G 3.3WAR(BOS) SS Didi Gregorius(29, 3) .330-30-96 .943OPS 136G 6.1WAR(NYY) RF Andrew McCutchen(33, 3) .283-33-102 .880OPS 147G 3.7WAR(PIT) RF Yasiel Puig(28, 3) .223-21-69 .728OPS 150G 2.1WAR(LAD) Now, the fun part of the offseason begins... or not. Last year, we had a lot of chips, we had a lot of money available, and a lot of areas where we wanted to strengthen our team. This year, we enter the offseason with a lot of young players that are looking to make another step forward. We have 6-8 starting pitchers around the MLB level that have some potential, we have a decent bullpen, we have a strong lineup with good players on every position. We don't have a ton of money available... as $39M of our payroll are still invested in Shin-Soo Choo* and Jeff Samardzija. One easy decision we made right away... was to pursuit another Cuban defector. 23-year old 2B Jorge Castellanos. A good contact hitter with speed, and great defense at second and short, a right-handed batter. He could be the answer to the defensive shortcomings of Rougned Odor. Our new head scout has him at 1.5/3.5, while Odor* was slashed down to a 3* player, 55/70/65/35/45 hitting stats, 45 rated defense at 2B... Another thing, we see a chance to get a cheap bullpen pickup. Enter RHRP Trevor Rosenthal(29, 4). A can of worms, I know. He missed all of 2018 with injury and then missed the final two months of 2019 with an oblique strain, posting a 4-1 3.65 62K year in 49.1IP with Washington. We will try to get him on a value deal, 4y with $2.6M/$2.8M/$3M/$3.2M(T). For big additions, I would love to get a huge starting pitcher with groundball tendency... for obvious reasons(ballpark). The only big free agent to fit that bill is Gerrit Cole*... and he wants like, $30M p.a. which is not going to happen. __________________ MLB 2012 - The Toronto Ban Jays The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)