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phantomtollbooth · 07-02-2020, 11:32 PM

While all these trades were happeing, we executed some other moves.

Just before he was named rookie of the year, we locked up Elias Rios to a 6 year/$17 million extension.
On 1/19 we locked up catcher Alex Velez to a 6 yrs/$8.5 million extension. I'm hoping last season was a fluke offensively. With a 68 contact rating an 84 Avoid K's he can't hit .237 again, can he? He's listed as a leader, so there's another bonus there.

On the free agent side, we lean into our history with Japanese pitchers and sign three of them:

Wataru Nakanishi (3 yrs/$11 million) he has great stats (97 stuff) and hits 98-100 mph on the radar gun, but has a disruptive personality. This should be interesting.
32 year old SP Kenichi Akamatsu (3 yrs/$12 million). Last year is a team option with a $1 mil buyout. Playing with fire a bit but with ratings of 55/92/59 it seems like a fairly cheap roll of the dice, especially since people keep sending me trade offers for Matt Clement.
Michinobu Kagawa – 25 year old starter who signed an absolutely insane MINOR league deal with a 560,000 salary if he gets promoted within the first 30 days. I see no way he doesn’t make the rotation. A cheap, controllable starter with a leadership personality along with high work ethic and loyalty? How can I say no, especially with ratings of 68/53/45 and potential to reach 77/59/50?

07-02-2020, 11:32 PM	#15
phantomtollbooth Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 152	Extensions and Free Agents While all these trades were happeing, we executed some other moves. Just before he was named rookie of the year, we locked up Elias Rios to a 6 year/$17 million extension. On 1/19 we locked up catcher Alex Velez to a 6 yrs/$8.5 million extension. I'm hoping last season was a fluke offensively. With a 68 contact rating an 84 Avoid K's he can't hit .237 again, can he? He's listed as a leader, so there's another bonus there. On the free agent side, we lean into our history with Japanese pitchers and sign three of them: Wataru Nakanishi (3 yrs/$11 million) he has great stats (97 stuff) and hits 98-100 mph on the radar gun, but has a disruptive personality. This should be interesting. 32 year old SP Kenichi Akamatsu (3 yrs/$12 million). Last year is a team option with a $1 mil buyout. Playing with fire a bit but with ratings of 55/92/59 it seems like a fairly cheap roll of the dice, especially since people keep sending me trade offers for Matt Clement. Michinobu Kagawa – 25 year old starter who signed an absolutely insane MINOR league deal with a 560,000 salary if he gets promoted within the first 30 days. I see no way he doesn’t make the rotation. A cheap, controllable starter with a leadership personality along with high work ethic and loyalty? How can I say no, especially with ratings of 68/53/45 and potential to reach 77/59/50?