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FuzzyRussianHat · 12-02-2025, 07:09 AM

The biggest free agent contract overall went to CF/P Reinhard Wolf, who won three Silver Sluggers in EBF with Cologne. The 28-year old Austrian left for the United States and MLB on a seven-year, $338 million deal with defending World Series champ Tampa. Houston, looking to continue competing in the American Association, were also major spenders.

The Hornets spent $858 million between 2B Faxien Rao, 1B Jose Angel Esqueda, and RF Toshiki Naruse. Esqueda shattered the MLB home run and RBI record in 2036 for Las Vegas with 84 and 184, respectively. The 31-year old Dominican missed a chunk of 2037 to a knee sprain, then opted out of his Vipers deal. Rao came over from CLB’s Hong Kong and Naruse from EAB, having split 2037 between Chiba and Gimhae. Esqueda’s $47,500,000 annual salary for 2038 was the largest of all free agents and was set to be the fifth-highest of all batters in the world.

13-time Taiwan-Philippine Association MVP Binh Tang left Austronesia Professional Baseball, signing a two-year, $81 million MLB deal with Washington. Tang is APB’s all-time leader in triple slash, OPS, runs, total bases, doubles, homers, RBI, and WAR; looking for another challenge perhaps after re-writing the APB record books. Unless he returns later in his career, he will finish second in APB hits at 3490 behind Junior Sanchez’s 3564. Below are the other top hitter signings for 2038.

The highest annual payday for a free agent pitcher was Weston Pascal at $39,500,000 for 2038. He signed a four-year deal with Detroit after bouncing between Birmingham, Ottawa, and Tampa in the last three years. The largest overall pitching contract went to Sutrisno Kartano at $189 million in four years for Seattle. The 31-year old Indonesian was a former APB Pitcher of the Year with Semarang and is known for arguably the best changeup in the game, rated 12/10 by scouts.

Ten-time CABA Pitcher of the Year winner Israel Montague joined Haiti at $46,800,000 in two years. He had been with Leon the prior four seasons and was with Guatemala famously before that. Montague approaches his age 41 season as CABA’s all-time leader in wins with a shot of becoming the strikeout leader. Three-time Pacific League Pitcher of the Year Dirk Murray moved on from Tahiti after a stellar six-year stint. The 35-year old Canadian stayed in the PL with a four-year, $128 million deal with Honolulu.

Five-time MVP and three-time Pitcher of the Year Will Arocha returned to Beisbol Sudamerica on a two-year, $54,800,000 deal with Bogota. The two-way star was a beast with Santiago before leaving in 2033 for MLB’s Kansas City. The Cougars had surprisingly cut him in July 2037 and he finished the year with ALB’s Jerusalem. Major injuries had limited Arocha’s MLB efforts and his Bogota tenure got off to a similarly bad start, suffering a torn rotator cuff in spring training. He does hope to be available by the summer.

Below are the other top free agent pitching signings.

12-02-2025, 07:09 AM	#2595
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,499	2037-38 Offseason (Part 1) The biggest free agent contract overall went to CF/P Reinhard Wolf, who won three Silver Sluggers in EBF with Cologne. The 28-year old Austrian left for the United States and MLB on a seven-year, $338 million deal with defending World Series champ Tampa. Houston, looking to continue competing in the American Association, were also major spenders. The Hornets spent $858 million between 2B Faxien Rao, 1B Jose Angel Esqueda, and RF Toshiki Naruse. Esqueda shattered the MLB home run and RBI record in 2036 for Las Vegas with 84 and 184, respectively. The 31-year old Dominican missed a chunk of 2037 to a knee sprain, then opted out of his Vipers deal. Rao came over from CLB’s Hong Kong and Naruse from EAB, having split 2037 between Chiba and Gimhae. Esqueda’s $47,500,000 annual salary for 2038 was the largest of all free agents and was set to be the fifth-highest of all batters in the world. 13-time Taiwan-Philippine Association MVP Binh Tang left Austronesia Professional Baseball, signing a two-year, $81 million MLB deal with Washington. Tang is APB’s all-time leader in triple slash, OPS, runs, total bases, doubles, homers, RBI, and WAR; looking for another challenge perhaps after re-writing the APB record books. Unless he returns later in his career, he will finish second in APB hits at 3490 behind Junior Sanchez’s 3564. Below are the other top hitter signings for 2038. The highest annual payday for a free agent pitcher was Weston Pascal at $39,500,000 for 2038. He signed a four-year deal with Detroit after bouncing between Birmingham, Ottawa, and Tampa in the last three years. The largest overall pitching contract went to Sutrisno Kartano at $189 million in four years for Seattle. The 31-year old Indonesian was a former APB Pitcher of the Year with Semarang and is known for arguably the best changeup in the game, rated 12/10 by scouts. Ten-time CABA Pitcher of the Year winner Israel Montague joined Haiti at $46,800,000 in two years. He had been with Leon the prior four seasons and was with Guatemala famously before that. Montague approaches his age 41 season as CABA’s all-time leader in wins with a shot of becoming the strikeout leader. Three-time Pacific League Pitcher of the Year Dirk Murray moved on from Tahiti after a stellar six-year stint. The 35-year old Canadian stayed in the PL with a four-year, $128 million deal with Honolulu. Five-time MVP and three-time Pitcher of the Year Will Arocha returned to Beisbol Sudamerica on a two-year, $54,800,000 deal with Bogota. The two-way star was a beast with Santiago before leaving in 2033 for MLB’s Kansas City. The Cougars had surprisingly cut him in July 2037 and he finished the year with ALB’s Jerusalem. Major injuries had limited Arocha’s MLB efforts and his Bogota tenure got off to a similarly bad start, suffering a torn rotator cuff in spring training. He does hope to be available by the summer. Below are the other top free agent pitching signings. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports The Level Playing Field: Alternate MLB History From 1884-Onward Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)