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Free Agency Pt. 1
November 13th, 1903: Sandate, Olsen, and Campbell all declined arbitration and joined the Free Agent Pool.
The yearly "Top 10" in no perticular order:
LHP Tony Downs
LHP Jason Campbell
2B Carlos Licea
RHP ravis Adams
3B Juan Ozuna
CF Robun Fujimoto
RF Brett Olsen
RF Mike Koski
CF Carlos Sandate
CF Takaya Fujimoto signed a 3-year, $5,940 deal with the Pittsburgh Pilots. The 28-year-old came over from Japan, where he played with Kobe (1894, 1896-1901) and Osaka (1901-1903). He wasn't even that good, hitting just .208/.393/.368 with 56 homers and 241 RBI's in 1,812 at bats, but he's fast and a solid defender.
After surveying the roster, it's obious we need 1 maybe 2 starters, a little help at the back of the pen, a catcher, and maybe an upgrade at 2B/3B (wherever Camargo doesn't play) and the outfield.
November 17th, 1903: Made a few minor moves, purchasing the contract of top prospect Jorge Montalvo and LF Alex Nagel to avoid losing them in the Rule-5 Draft later in the offseason.
November 18th, 1903: The Pilots acquired former Charger SP Eddie Silva and C Tim Montoya from the Buffalo Calvary for SS David Hollway.
November 20th, 1903: I solved my 2B problem, sending LF Pedro Mendosa to the Newark Venom for 2B Andy Palme.
Palme, 34, is a great defender at second, third, and short woth a great eye at the plate. He's not the best hitter, but holds a resepctable .278/.369/.361 line with 27 homers and 357 RBI's in 3,683 career at bats with the Pilots, Lightning, Venom, and Mustangs.
November 22nd, 1903: The Hall of Fame ballott was announced today, and I made my picks:
LF Isaiah Abraham (6th, 63.5%)
SP Jonathan Brogden (4th, 64.7%)
LF Chris Morris (1st)
RF Penn Myers (2nd, 61.4%)
SS Andres Soto (2nd, 38.9%)
For those who get inducted, I'll write a little about some of the hisotrical greats that precursor the written portion of the dynasty.
November 24th, 1903: The Boston Patriots acquired LF Jason Young from the Milwaukee Mustangs for LHP Steve Esparza and 1B Mark Jungmann.
November 27th, 1903: The Baltimore Hornets acquried LHP Sal Lopez from the Clevleand Cyclones for SS Israel Parra and RHP Joe Slaydon.
Up next is the Winter Meetings and Rule-5 Draft!
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