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jaa36 · 01-01-2021, 03:54 PM

We went 15-12 in August, advancing a game on Sidney City in the postseason race. We're currently five games out. Miguel Bello continued his terrific year, hitting .292 with six home runs, and Luis Del Rosario was outstanding again, hitting .338 with four homers and putting together a 20-game hitting streak. Murtagh Pettijohn hit for the cycle. Al Rendon was 4-1 with a 1.52 ERA, Roddie Tirado saved seven games with an 0.82 ERA, and Munemitsu Hiraki (of all people) was 3-0 with a 1.27 ERA.

When deciding between Sebastien Paoli and Matias Nelson, I decided why not both? Paoli is a 27-year-old shortstop making $18M in the last year of his contract. He's asking for >$500M as an extension so I can see why the 61-68 Crestmont Bobcats were willing to deal him. Paoli hit .348 with 43 doubles before joining our club and gives us a serious offensive threat at shortstop for the first time... ever? The move allows us to mix and match Colson Sapp and Leon Gardner-Lee at second base. The Bobcats got #17 overall prospect Jimmy Potter in return... Potter looks decent, but we have several similar pitching prospects in the pipeline.

Nelson, meanwhile, makes $30M this year and next, and will only be a factor in the last week or so of the regular season and the postseason (if we make it), but has more upside than anyone else on our staff. He cost former first-round pick Rick Cook, who really didn't look like much of a prospect.

I also brought back a couple of former Warriors. Senan Harris, making just $1.38M and now 37 years old, was offered to us for a low-level minor leaguer; Harris had a 2.99 ERA in 11 starts with Terra City, and improves our rotation depth. Jordon Needham, last seen with the Warriors way back in 2001, was brought back for an aging minor-league outfielder. Needham is now 35, and is now in the final year of a seven-year, $71M contract, but will help to solidify first base, where Claude Speech has been atrocious (.177/.281/.321) before getting traded away himself.

The Patrick Legends have a comfortable lead in the WC, while we have two teams to jump if we hope to make the postseason.

01-01-2021, 03:54 PM	#120
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,120	September 1, 2008 We went 15-12 in August, advancing a game on Sidney City in the postseason race. We're currently five games out. Miguel Bello continued his terrific year, hitting .292 with six home runs, and Luis Del Rosario was outstanding again, hitting .338 with four homers and putting together a 20-game hitting streak. Murtagh Pettijohn hit for the cycle. Al Rendon was 4-1 with a 1.52 ERA, Roddie Tirado saved seven games with an 0.82 ERA, and Munemitsu Hiraki (of all people) was 3-0 with a 1.27 ERA. When deciding between Sebastien Paoli and Matias Nelson, I decided why not both? Paoli is a 27-year-old shortstop making $18M in the last year of his contract. He's asking for >$500M as an extension so I can see why the 61-68 Crestmont Bobcats were willing to deal him. Paoli hit .348 with 43 doubles before joining our club and gives us a serious offensive threat at shortstop for the first time... ever? The move allows us to mix and match Colson Sapp and Leon Gardner-Lee at second base. The Bobcats got #17 overall prospect Jimmy Potter in return... Potter looks decent, but we have several similar pitching prospects in the pipeline. Nelson, meanwhile, makes $30M this year and next, and will only be a factor in the last week or so of the regular season and the postseason (if we make it), but has more upside than anyone else on our staff. He cost former first-round pick Rick Cook, who really didn't look like much of a prospect. I also brought back a couple of former Warriors. Senan Harris, making just $1.38M and now 37 years old, was offered to us for a low-level minor leaguer; Harris had a 2.99 ERA in 11 starts with Terra City, and improves our rotation depth. Jordon Needham, last seen with the Warriors way back in 2001, was brought back for an aging minor-league outfielder. Needham is now 35, and is now in the final year of a seven-year, $71M contract, but will help to solidify first base, where Claude Speech has been atrocious (.177/.281/.321) before getting traded away himself. The Patrick Legends have a comfortable lead in the WC, while we have two teams to jump if we hope to make the postseason. Attached Images