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jaa36 · 12-30-2020, 01:18 PM

Most of work in the offseason was of the retooling variety rather than making wholesale changes- no sense in tinkering too much with a winner. There were two big prizes on the market, Max Covert and Aaron Cisneros, but the former went to the Freeton Crusaders for six years and $249M, and the latter to the Crestmont Bobcats for five years and $154M. We ended up filling the vacancy in our rotation by trade, acquiring 34-year-old Vidal Connell from the Sidney City Scorpions for a minor leaguer. Connell makes $15.8M each of the next two seasons, and posted a 12-7 record and 3.70 ERA last season. Another trade with Sidney City brought in 35-year-old reliever Jack Lane, who led the league with 35 saves last season and makes $5.3M in the last year of his contract. Meanwhile, we have former first-round pick Shane Johnson coming back from a second straight season lost to injury, and hopefully he'll be able to contribute.

The toughest decision of the offseason was an offer for Loran Hamrick. The 32-year-old veteran had been a huge part of our two championship teams, was coming off a season in which he hit a career-high .331 with 3.4 WAR, and was making just $4M the next two seasons. But the return was too good to pass up- 26-year-old outfielder Gaby Shade, who provided perhaps even better on-base skills and base-running, similarly great outfield defense, a lower salary for 2008 ($1.4M), and less likelihood of decline in the next few seasons. In the end, sense prevailed over sentiment and I accepted the deal.

I spent $9M for nine-time All-Star Kjell Skjervold, who's reliably provided 4 WAR a season since 1995. Skjervold is 35, with very limited defensive skills, and I figured he could slot in as our DH, but with our glut of outfielders the fit didn't make a lot of sense... and I ended up trading him away to the Sungate Falcons for infielder Leon Gardner-Lee. The 24-year-old doesn't provide much with the bat, but does give us excellent defense, and we do need a shortstop.

I also signed outfielder De'Andre Harris, a 29-year-old coming off a 25-homer, 92-RBI season with the Falcons. Harris will make $6M with a player option for a second season; he should fit well in a corner outfield spot. I also picked up 23-year-old outfielder Alexis Ioannou as a rule 5 pick.

12-30-2020, 01:18 PM	#114
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,120	2007-8 offseason Most of work in the offseason was of the retooling variety rather than making wholesale changes- no sense in tinkering too much with a winner. There were two big prizes on the market, Max Covert and Aaron Cisneros, but the former went to the Freeton Crusaders for six years and $249M, and the latter to the Crestmont Bobcats for five years and $154M. We ended up filling the vacancy in our rotation by trade, acquiring 34-year-old Vidal Connell from the Sidney City Scorpions for a minor leaguer. Connell makes $15.8M each of the next two seasons, and posted a 12-7 record and 3.70 ERA last season. Another trade with Sidney City brought in 35-year-old reliever Jack Lane, who led the league with 35 saves last season and makes $5.3M in the last year of his contract. Meanwhile, we have former first-round pick Shane Johnson coming back from a second straight season lost to injury, and hopefully he'll be able to contribute. The toughest decision of the offseason was an offer for Loran Hamrick. The 32-year-old veteran had been a huge part of our two championship teams, was coming off a season in which he hit a career-high .331 with 3.4 WAR, and was making just $4M the next two seasons. But the return was too good to pass up- 26-year-old outfielder Gaby Shade, who provided perhaps even better on-base skills and base-running, similarly great outfield defense, a lower salary for 2008 ($1.4M), and less likelihood of decline in the next few seasons. In the end, sense prevailed over sentiment and I accepted the deal. I spent $9M for nine-time All-Star Kjell Skjervold, who's reliably provided 4 WAR a season since 1995. Skjervold is 35, with very limited defensive skills, and I figured he could slot in as our DH, but with our glut of outfielders the fit didn't make a lot of sense... and I ended up trading him away to the Sungate Falcons for infielder Leon Gardner-Lee. The 24-year-old doesn't provide much with the bat, but does give us excellent defense, and we do need a shortstop. I also signed outfielder De'Andre Harris, a 29-year-old coming off a 25-homer, 92-RBI season with the Falcons. Harris will make $6M with a player option for a second season; he should fit well in a corner outfield spot. I also picked up 23-year-old outfielder Alexis Ioannou as a rule 5 pick. Attached Images