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Sundance · 06-25-2021, 07:01 PM

How do you improve upon a historical season for your club? That’s the question I faced going into this off season. One the one hand, we are a playoff team that posted the second best record in club history. No one would fault me for keeping things just as they are. On the other hand, as good as we are, it’s obvious that our NL West rivals in L.A. are better. If we want to bring home a championship, we’re inevitably going to have to go through L.A. So how do we beat them?

Would replacing almost all of our coaching staff do the trick? Seems extreme, but we’re going to find out! Let’s be honest, Jayce Tingler is a perfectly good manager and he helped lead our team to the Divisional Round. But our time to win is now, and there were options out there that could be great managers. So why not try and upgrade? So here’s a look at our coaching staff:

In:

Manager - Luis Caballero (2021 - Seattle Mariners (DSL) - 33-39)
Pitching Coach - John Habyan (2021 - Los Angeles Angels (AZL) - 34-22)
Hitting Coach - Joey DeMonte (2021 - Unemployed)
1B Coach - Jerry Kutzler (2021 - Unemployed)
3B Coach - Dale Sveum ( 2021 - Unemployed)
Scouting Director - Jason McLeod (2021 - Unemployed)
Team Trainer - Rick Jameyson (2021 - Unemployed)

Retained:

Assistant GM - A.J. Preller
Bench Coach - Skip Schumaker

Is it a risk to fill our staff with completely unknown and unproven talent? Could be. But I think it is worth the risk. Just from a personality stand point alone, I can already see that Caballero is a better fit with our current roster. So what other steps can we take to improve? How about locking down our pending free agents!

Extensions

SP James Paxton - 4 years, $71,440,000, Player Option after second year
LF Corey Dickerson - 3 years, $23,000,000
RP Keone Kela - 3 years, $16,000,000
RP Mychal Givens - 3 years, $12,990,000

The last thing we needed to address was the one constant black hole in our lineup - catcher. But after spending so much money on extensions, there wasn’t anything left in the bank, so once again I found myself on the phone.

Transactions

To Kansas City Royal - C Austin Nola, RHP Steven Wilson, minor league RHP Jordan Guerrero
To San Diego Padres - C Cam Gallagher

Gallagher was Kansas City’s backup last year, but he’ll be slotted in as our starter. We’re looking at a 2:1 platoon with Luis Campusano. Campusano may eventually become our starter, but the youngster isn’t quite ready just yet. Gallagher hit .295/.370/.466 last year with 6 HR and a 1.1 WAR over 48 games. We expect to see some regression from those numbers since they were all career highs. But even if he comes in at his average of .259/.329/.404, it’ll still be an improvement at the position.

League News

MLB has decided to expand the league by two teams. Joining the NL West this season will be the Portland Sycamores. The Jacksonville Warhawks will join the AL East.

They have also announced a rule change to service time. The new minimum service time required to reach free agency had been reduced to 5 years. This change will enable players to test the open market earlier and thus earn more money over their careers. In addition, the number of years required to be eligible for salary arbitration has been reduced by 1 year.

Owner Goals

2022 - Upgrade Right Field
2022 - Extend SP James Paxton (Completed)
2023 - Win Championship
2026 - Increase attendance to 40,4000/Game
2026 - Build a championship team

06-25-2021, 07:01 PM	#16
Sundance Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 350	Season Outlook 2022 How do you improve upon a historical season for your club? That’s the question I faced going into this off season. One the one hand, we are a playoff team that posted the second best record in club history. No one would fault me for keeping things just as they are. On the other hand, as good as we are, it’s obvious that our NL West rivals in L.A. are better. If we want to bring home a championship, we’re inevitably going to have to go through L.A. So how do we beat them? Would replacing almost all of our coaching staff do the trick? Seems extreme, but we’re going to find out! Let’s be honest, Jayce Tingler is a perfectly good manager and he helped lead our team to the Divisional Round. But our time to win is now, and there were options out there that could be great managers. So why not try and upgrade? So here’s a look at our coaching staff: In: Manager - Luis Caballero (2021 - Seattle Mariners (DSL) - 33-39) Pitching Coach - John Habyan (2021 - Los Angeles Angels (AZL) - 34-22) Hitting Coach - Joey DeMonte (2021 - Unemployed) 1B Coach - Jerry Kutzler (2021 - Unemployed) 3B Coach - Dale Sveum ( 2021 - Unemployed) Scouting Director - Jason McLeod (2021 - Unemployed) Team Trainer - Rick Jameyson (2021 - Unemployed) Retained: Assistant GM - A.J. Preller Bench Coach - Skip Schumaker Is it a risk to fill our staff with completely unknown and unproven talent? Could be. But I think it is worth the risk. Just from a personality stand point alone, I can already see that Caballero is a better fit with our current roster. So what other steps can we take to improve? How about locking down our pending free agents! Extensions SP James Paxton - 4 years, $71,440,000, Player Option after second year LF Corey Dickerson - 3 years, $23,000,000 RP Keone Kela - 3 years, $16,000,000 RP Mychal Givens - 3 years, $12,990,000 The last thing we needed to address was the one constant black hole in our lineup - catcher. But after spending so much money on extensions, there wasn’t anything left in the bank, so once again I found myself on the phone. Transactions To Kansas City Royal - C Austin Nola, RHP Steven Wilson, minor league RHP Jordan Guerrero To San Diego Padres - C Cam Gallagher Gallagher was Kansas City’s backup last year, but he’ll be slotted in as our starter. We’re looking at a 2:1 platoon with Luis Campusano. Campusano may eventually become our starter, but the youngster isn’t quite ready just yet. Gallagher hit .295/.370/.466 last year with 6 HR and a 1.1 WAR over 48 games. We expect to see some regression from those numbers since they were all career highs. But even if he comes in at his average of .259/.329/.404, it’ll still be an improvement at the position. League News MLB has decided to expand the league by two teams. Joining the NL West this season will be the Portland Sycamores. The Jacksonville Warhawks will join the AL East. They have also announced a rule change to service time. The new minimum service time required to reach free agency had been reduced to 5 years. This change will enable players to test the open market earlier and thus earn more money over their careers. In addition, the number of years required to be eligible for salary arbitration has been reduced by 1 year. Owner Goals 2022 - Upgrade Right Field 2022 - Extend SP James Paxton (Completed) 2023 - Win Championship 2026 - Increase attendance to 40,4000/Game 2026 - Build a championship team __________________ Be sure to check out my dynasties! Slam Diego 2021 and Beyond The San Diego Padres - 2025 and Beyond Last edited by Sundance; 06-25-2021 at 07:06 PM.