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benp28 · 06-09-2025, 06:28 PM

Personnel

Colin,
I have learned a lot in the last 7 years as a General Manager for Kansas City. However, I have decided to take a new role as a General Manager for the Detroit Tigers. Thanks.

Assistant GM Jake Van Orden

Thursday, November 19th , 2048
Signed Assistant GM Angel Bolivar to a 5-year, $550,000 per year contract.

Awards

It’s the year of Diaz in 2048 as Nelson Diaz is celebrated for an incredible Rookie Year. He follows Bobby Nickelberry in winning the AL Batting Title, before winning both the Rookie of the Year and the Most Valuable Player Awards. The two Royals, along with Ichiro Suzuko, are the only three players in history to achieve this specific triple crown of Awards.

Elsewhere, Luis Danys Rhodes finishes second in voting for Reliever of the Year, with Dusty Glick doing the same in the Cy Young Award voting. Glick finished behind J.J Tjepkema, who wins his 7th Cy Young to match Roger Clemens record. He will be a free agent this offseason looking for a team that will maximise his chances of overtaking Clemens in 2049.

While Saiz won the ROTY Award a former Royal in Josh Cleckler finished 5th; the Royals are happy to see Cleckler living up to his potential despite there having been no route to the big leagues through Kansas City.

Ernesto Buenrostro continued his dominance of the NL MVP Award, winning his third in a row!

AL Great Glove
NL Great Glove
AL Platinum Stick C Nelson Saiz KC | 1B Luis Aceves (2) KC
NL Platinum Stick DH Juan Minnelli SF
AL Manager of the Year Colin Stewart (9) KC
NL Manager of the Year Matthew Colantonio (1) NYM
AL Reliever of the Year Chris Sisk (2) SEA
NL Reliever of the Year Josh Saas (2) COL
AL Rookie of the Year C Nelson Saiz KC
NL Rookie of the Year SS Chad Schmidt ATL
AL Cy Young J.J. Tjepkema (7) HOU
NL Cy Young Quadir Tyes COL
AL MVP C Nelson Saiz KC
NL MVP CF Ernesto Buenrostro (3) SD

Pre-Arbitration Extensions & Trades

The big news at the end of the season was the retirement of legendary Royal, Edgar Mir. An incredible career that mimics Bobby Witt Jr. as an elite infielder spending his whole career with the Royals, Mir ends with twice the MVP awards, and four World Series – something Witt Jr. couldn’t achieve. He finishes his career on 15 of the Royals top ten career lists, including top three in WAR, R, and BB.

As expected from the end of season evaluation, the Royals execute the contracts of both Estanislau Covete and Luis Danys Rhodes. Arbitration only saw single year contracts offered this year, with everyone accepting the offer from the front office.

Saturday, November 7th , 2048
2B Edgar Mir retired from professional baseball.
Executed the contract year option of 3B Estanislau Covete.
Executed the contract year option of RP Luis Danys Rhodes.
Wednesday, November 11th , 2048
Signed RP Rodolfo Arroyo to a minor league contract extension.
Signed RP Bob Capozziello to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,200,000.
Signed SP Dusty Glick to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $10,000,000.
Signed RP C.J. Binkle to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,400,000.
Signed SP Benton Geldart to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,500,000.
Thursday, November 12th , 2048
Signed RP Joe Mays to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,200,000.
Friday, November 13th , 2048
Signed 1B Luis Aceves to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $17,800,000.

Arbitration & Qualifying Offers

Josh Mangan surprisingly accepts the QO and will return to the Royals for the 2049 season while Ethan Chafin is not given a QO and leaves the Royals as a Free Agent.

Saturday, November 28th , 2048
LF Josh Mangan accepted a 1-year qualifying offer worth a total of $18,900,000.
Monday, November 30th , 2048
SP Ethan Chafin becomes a free-agent.

Trades

Albert Regalado is the only arbitration eligible player not offered a new contract and so the Royals find a trade partner before he becomes a free agent. Some cash and a lottery ticket prospect is a reasonable haul from the Rays with the Royals happy to let Regalado move on while knowing that he will continue to have a better than average career in Tampa.

Two players who were taken off the 42-man roster and weren’t going to be offered new contracts in Eli Blyden and Steve Mitchell were also traded, both a case of getting some value before the players left on a free agent.

Sunday, November 22nd , 2048
Traded 25-year old RHP Albert Regalado to the Tampa Bay Rays, getting 21-year old minor league RHP Dan Kirk and $2,000,000 in cash in return.
Traded 26-year old minor league RHP Eli Blyden to the Baltimore Orioles, getting 25-year old minor league LHP Rijk van der Lans in return.
Tuesday, November 24th , 2048
Traded 26-year old minor league RHP Steve Mitchell, 26-year old minor league 2B J.G. Puentes, and 23-year old minor league 1B Nelson Orozco to the Boston Red Sox, getting 16-year old minor league LHP Juan Morales in return.

International Amateurs

We just completed our monthly private practice with many young international amateur free agents who we hope can aid our club in the coming years. It was great to meet the players in-person and get to know them better, and I was able to improve my scouting assessment on all invitees.

In fact some of the players impressed me, since they showcased a higher potential than I had previously expected from them:

Massimo DalSoglio, 16 year-old RHP out of Venezuela
Lean and athletic, Massimo DalSoglio hails from Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela. When he is fully developed, his repertoire should include an elite cutter and an excellent circle change. He projects to have some of the best stuff in the league with a high number of strikeouts to match. DalSoglio should someday fill a useful role in the bullpen.

David Jauregui, 16 year-old CF out of Dominican Republic
Lean and athletic, David Jauregui hails from La Vega, Dominican Republic. He has the potential to be a .290 hitter. He has the potential to muscle a few balls out of the park. Like a bland diet rather than a spicy plate, Jauregui projects to be a solid starter at center fielder.

It was a great practice and none of the invitees disappointed in showcasing their talent.

And other players that I was able to further assess were:
David Baires, 16 year-old 3B out of Dominican Republic
David Leal, 16 year-old 2B out of Dominican Republic
Julio Molina, 16 year-old 1B out of Dominican Republic
Gerrie Snoek, 16 year-old RHP out of The Netherlands
Luis Laconi, 16 year-old 2B out of Venezuela
Jorge Otero, 16 year-old 1B out of Dominican Republic
Luis Salazar, 16 year-old LF out of Dominican Republic
Juan Zapata, 16 year-old RHP out of Cuba

Around the League

Retirements

Saturday, November 7th , 2048
Kansas City Royals: 2B Edgar Mir retired from professional baseball.
Cincinnati Reds: SP Dan Nichols retired from professional baseball.
San Diego Padres: C Mike Murphy retired from professional baseball.
C Zach Herr retired from professional baseball.

San Francisco Giants: 2B Grady Emerson retired from professional baseball.
Washington Nationals: RF Fidel Vargas retired from professional baseball.
Atlanta Braves: CF Wilfredo Terrazas retired from professional baseball.
San Diego Padres: SP Danny Jasinski retired from professional baseball.
Washington Nationals: SP Ernesto Grijalva retired from professional baseball.
New York Yankees: 3B Gabe Philpot retired from professional baseball.
New York Yankees: 1B Luis Castro retired from professional baseball.
Houston Astros: SP Jon Elfstrom retired from professional baseball.
New York Mets: LF Chris Powers retired from professional baseball.
San Antonio Avalanche: 1B Mike Jackson retired from professional baseball.
Tampa Bay Rays: SP Tim Guarneri retired from professional baseball.
Houston Astros: 3B Steve Shaffer retired from professional baseball.
Baltimore Orioles: C Clint Perna retired from professional baseball.
Texas Rangers: 1B Kuon Kitamura retired from professional baseball.
San Diego Padres: LF Engo Nishikawa retired from professional baseball.
1B Brad Nicastro retired from professional baseball.
2B Luis Santana retired from professional baseball.
1B Jimmy Gillett retired from professional baseball.
Los Angeles Dodgers: 1B Ismael Betancur retired from professional baseball.
1B Mauricio Mora retired from professional baseball.
SP Eric Fitch retired from professional baseball.
Boston Red Sox: SS Mike Ladd (AA Portland) retired from professional baseball.
LF Jim Fleming retired from professional baseball.
Los Angeles Angels: RF Eric Giscombe (AA Rocket City) retired from professional baseball.
Los Angeles Angels: RP Edgar Delgadillo (AAA Salt Lake) retired from professional baseball.
SP Jonathan Bradbury retired from professional baseball.
3B Josh Bowker retired from professional baseball.
LF Raleigh Lockyer retired from professional baseball.
New York Mets: RP Edgar Sarmiento (AA Binghamton) retired from professional baseball.
2B Juan Mendoza retired from professional baseball.
1B Erik Shields retired from professional baseball.
SP Mike DeMato retired from professional baseball.
Boston Red Sox: RP Mike Brollier (AAA Worcester) retired from professional baseball.
1B Nate Hunter retired from professional baseball.
1B Michel Bull retired from professional baseball.
RP Jesus Miranda retired from professional baseball.
Philadelphia Phillies: RP Arturo Figueroa (A+ Jersey Shore) retired from professional baseball.
Tampa Bay Rays: 3B Juan Aguirre (R Tampa Bay (FCL)) retired from professional baseball.
RP Yasushi Hara retired from professional baseball.
3B David Gastelum retired from professional baseball.
3B Kenkichi Amano retired from professional baseball.
RP Frank Aguirre retired from professional baseball.
RP Masahiro Ota retired from professional baseball.

Los Angeles Dodgers: Retired #31 in honor of Grady Emerson.
Chicago White Sox: Retired #28 in honor of Dan Nichols.
Pittsburgh Pirates: Retired #34 in honor of Ismael Betancur.

06-09-2025, 06:28 PM	#595
benp28 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2024 Posts: 875	November 2048 – Offseason Personnel Colin, I have learned a lot in the last 7 years as a General Manager for Kansas City. However, I have decided to take a new role as a General Manager for the Detroit Tigers. Thanks. Assistant GM Jake Van Orden Thursday, November 19th , 2048 Signed Assistant GM Angel Bolivar to a 5-year, $550,000 per year contract. Awards It’s the year of Diaz in 2048 as Nelson Diaz is celebrated for an incredible Rookie Year. He follows Bobby Nickelberry in winning the AL Batting Title, before winning both the Rookie of the Year and the Most Valuable Player Awards. The two Royals, along with Ichiro Suzuko, are the only three players in history to achieve this specific triple crown of Awards. Elsewhere, Luis Danys Rhodes finishes second in voting for Reliever of the Year, with Dusty Glick doing the same in the Cy Young Award voting. Glick finished behind J.J Tjepkema, who wins his 7th Cy Young to match Roger Clemens record. He will be a free agent this offseason looking for a team that will maximise his chances of overtaking Clemens in 2049. While Saiz won the ROTY Award a former Royal in Josh Cleckler finished 5th; the Royals are happy to see Cleckler living up to his potential despite there having been no route to the big leagues through Kansas City. Ernesto Buenrostro continued his dominance of the NL MVP Award, winning his third in a row! AL Great Glove NL Great Glove AL Platinum Stick C Nelson Saiz KC \| 1B Luis Aceves (2) KC NL Platinum Stick DH Juan Minnelli SF AL Manager of the Year Colin Stewart (9) KC NL Manager of the Year Matthew Colantonio (1) NYM AL Reliever of the Year Chris Sisk (2) SEA NL Reliever of the Year Josh Saas (2) COL AL Rookie of the Year C Nelson Saiz KC NL Rookie of the Year SS Chad Schmidt ATL AL Cy Young J.J. Tjepkema (7) HOU NL Cy Young Quadir Tyes COL AL MVP C Nelson Saiz KC NL MVP CF Ernesto Buenrostro (3) SD Pre-Arbitration Extensions & Trades The big news at the end of the season was the retirement of legendary Royal, Edgar Mir. An incredible career that mimics Bobby Witt Jr. as an elite infielder spending his whole career with the Royals, Mir ends with twice the MVP awards, and four World Series – something Witt Jr. couldn’t achieve. He finishes his career on 15 of the Royals top ten career lists, including top three in WAR, R, and BB. As expected from the end of season evaluation, the Royals execute the contracts of both Estanislau Covete and Luis Danys Rhodes. Arbitration only saw single year contracts offered this year, with everyone accepting the offer from the front office. Saturday, November 7th , 2048 2B Edgar Mir retired from professional baseball. Executed the contract year option of 3B Estanislau Covete. Executed the contract year option of RP Luis Danys Rhodes. Wednesday, November 11th , 2048 Signed RP Rodolfo Arroyo to a minor league contract extension. Signed RP Bob Capozziello to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,200,000. Signed SP Dusty Glick to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $10,000,000. Signed RP C.J. Binkle to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,400,000. Signed SP Benton Geldart to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,500,000. Thursday, November 12th , 2048 Signed RP Joe Mays to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,200,000. Friday, November 13th , 2048 Signed 1B Luis Aceves to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $17,800,000. Arbitration & Qualifying Offers Josh Mangan surprisingly accepts the QO and will return to the Royals for the 2049 season while Ethan Chafin is not given a QO and leaves the Royals as a Free Agent. Saturday, November 28th , 2048 LF Josh Mangan accepted a 1-year qualifying offer worth a total of $18,900,000. Monday, November 30th , 2048 SP Ethan Chafin becomes a free-agent. Trades Albert Regalado is the only arbitration eligible player not offered a new contract and so the Royals find a trade partner before he becomes a free agent. Some cash and a lottery ticket prospect is a reasonable haul from the Rays with the Royals happy to let Regalado move on while knowing that he will continue to have a better than average career in Tampa. Two players who were taken off the 42-man roster and weren’t going to be offered new contracts in Eli Blyden and Steve Mitchell were also traded, both a case of getting some value before the players left on a free agent. Sunday, November 22nd , 2048 Traded 25-year old RHP Albert Regalado to the Tampa Bay Rays, getting 21-year old minor league RHP Dan Kirk and $2,000,000 in cash in return. Traded 26-year old minor league RHP Eli Blyden to the Baltimore Orioles, getting 25-year old minor league LHP Rijk van der Lans in return. Tuesday, November 24th , 2048 Traded 26-year old minor league RHP Steve Mitchell, 26-year old minor league 2B J.G. Puentes, and 23-year old minor league 1B Nelson Orozco to the Boston Red Sox, getting 16-year old minor league LHP Juan Morales in return. International Amateurs We just completed our monthly private practice with many young international amateur free agents who we hope can aid our club in the coming years. It was great to meet the players in-person and get to know them better, and I was able to improve my scouting assessment on all invitees. In fact some of the players impressed me, since they showcased a higher potential than I had previously expected from them: Massimo DalSoglio, 16 year-old RHP out of Venezuela Lean and athletic, Massimo DalSoglio hails from Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela. When he is fully developed, his repertoire should include an elite cutter and an excellent circle change. He projects to have some of the best stuff in the league with a high number of strikeouts to match. DalSoglio should someday fill a useful role in the bullpen. David Jauregui, 16 year-old CF out of Dominican Republic Lean and athletic, David Jauregui hails from La Vega, Dominican Republic. He has the potential to be a .290 hitter. He has the potential to muscle a few balls out of the park. Like a bland diet rather than a spicy plate, Jauregui projects to be a solid starter at center fielder. It was a great practice and none of the invitees disappointed in showcasing their talent. And other players that I was able to further assess were: David Baires, 16 year-old 3B out of Dominican Republic David Leal, 16 year-old 2B out of Dominican Republic Julio Molina, 16 year-old 1B out of Dominican Republic Gerrie Snoek, 16 year-old RHP out of The Netherlands Luis Laconi, 16 year-old 2B out of Venezuela Jorge Otero, 16 year-old 1B out of Dominican Republic Luis Salazar, 16 year-old LF out of Dominican Republic Juan Zapata, 16 year-old RHP out of Cuba Around the League Retirements Saturday, November 7th , 2048 Kansas City Royals: 2B Edgar Mir retired from professional baseball. Cincinnati Reds: SP Dan Nichols retired from professional baseball. San Diego Padres: C Mike Murphy retired from professional baseball. C Zach Herr retired from professional baseball. San Francisco Giants: 2B Grady Emerson retired from professional baseball. Washington Nationals: RF Fidel Vargas retired from professional baseball. Atlanta Braves: CF Wilfredo Terrazas retired from professional baseball. San Diego Padres: SP Danny Jasinski retired from professional baseball. Washington Nationals: SP Ernesto Grijalva retired from professional baseball. New York Yankees: 3B Gabe Philpot retired from professional baseball. New York Yankees: 1B Luis Castro retired from professional baseball. Houston Astros: SP Jon Elfstrom retired from professional baseball. New York Mets: LF Chris Powers retired from professional baseball. San Antonio Avalanche: 1B Mike Jackson retired from professional baseball. Tampa Bay Rays: SP Tim Guarneri retired from professional baseball. Houston Astros: 3B Steve Shaffer retired from professional baseball. Baltimore Orioles: C Clint Perna retired from professional baseball. Texas Rangers: 1B Kuon Kitamura retired from professional baseball. San Diego Padres: LF Engo Nishikawa retired from professional baseball. 1B Brad Nicastro retired from professional baseball. 2B Luis Santana retired from professional baseball. 1B Jimmy Gillett retired from professional baseball. Los Angeles Dodgers: 1B Ismael Betancur retired from professional baseball. 1B Mauricio Mora retired from professional baseball. SP Eric Fitch retired from professional baseball. Boston Red Sox: SS Mike Ladd (AA Portland) retired from professional baseball. LF Jim Fleming retired from professional baseball. Los Angeles Angels: RF Eric Giscombe (AA Rocket City) retired from professional baseball. Los Angeles Angels: RP Edgar Delgadillo (AAA Salt Lake) retired from professional baseball. SP Jonathan Bradbury retired from professional baseball. 3B Josh Bowker retired from professional baseball. LF Raleigh Lockyer retired from professional baseball. New York Mets: RP Edgar Sarmiento (AA Binghamton) retired from professional baseball. 2B Juan Mendoza retired from professional baseball. 1B Erik Shields retired from professional baseball. SP Mike DeMato retired from professional baseball. Boston Red Sox: RP Mike Brollier (AAA Worcester) retired from professional baseball. 1B Nate Hunter retired from professional baseball. 1B Michel Bull retired from professional baseball. RP Jesus Miranda retired from professional baseball. Philadelphia Phillies: RP Arturo Figueroa (A+ Jersey Shore) retired from professional baseball. Tampa Bay Rays: 3B Juan Aguirre (R Tampa Bay (FCL)) retired from professional baseball. RP Yasushi Hara retired from professional baseball. 3B David Gastelum retired from professional baseball. 3B Kenkichi Amano retired from professional baseball. RP Frank Aguirre retired from professional baseball. RP Masahiro Ota retired from professional baseball. Los Angeles Dodgers: Retired #31 in honor of Grady Emerson. Chicago White Sox: Retired #28 in honor of Dan Nichols. Pittsburgh Pirates: Retired #34 in honor of Ismael Betancur.