Worst Signing Ever?

mrbadguy · 02-23-2021, 09:11 PM

This is why I love OOTPB...never know what can happen.
Seems Yankees (cpu controlled) signing of Cole didnt quite pan out.
288 million bucks, including an 8th year (36 million) for not playing.

Dave Stieb II · 02-23-2021, 10:18 PM

Oh my!
Ouch.
So he gave the Yankees one season's worth of starts (34) over the first 3 years of the contract (combined 4.5 WAR), then morphed into a mid-reliever and gave them a grand total of 111 mediocre innings out of the bullpen over the next 4 years (combined -0.1 WAR).
My goodness, New York could have paid any chump the ML minimum salary over his BP years and likely would have gotten better results.
When I close my eyes, I can just picture and hear the reaction of Yankee fans every time he entered the game....and I love it!

Art Deco · 02-23-2021, 11:00 PM

In my Rays save he panned out decently for the Yankees, although predictably faded badly at the end before retiring. 2020 wasn't COVID-shortened in this, he missed about half the season due to injury:

tejdog1 · 02-24-2021, 03:18 AM

He's become a homer bot in my game, but it's usually solo homers lol

JerseyPirate · 02-28-2021, 04:08 PM

Here's how he performed in my current save.

Decent but certainly not worth the money.

02-23-2021, 09:11 PM	#1
mrbadguy Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 253	Worst Signing Ever? This is why I love OOTPB...never know what can happen. Seems Yankees (cpu controlled) signing of Cole didnt quite pan out. 288 million bucks, including an 8th year (36 million) for not playing. Attached Images

02-24-2021, 03:18 AM	#4
tejdog1 All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 1,654	He's become a homer bot in my game, but it's usually solo homers lol __________________ It's amazing How you make your face just like a wall How you take your heart and turn it off How I turn my head and lose it all And it's unnerving How just one move puts me by myself There you go just trusting someone else Now I know I put us both through hell ~Matchbox 20, "Leave" Everyone knows it's spelled "TRAID", not trade

02-28-2021, 04:08 PM	#5
JerseyPirate Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2020 Posts: 172	Here's how he performed in my current save. Decent but certainly not worth the money. Attached Images

02-23-2021, 10:18 PM	#2
Dave Stieb II All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 661	Oh my! Ouch. So he gave the Yankees one season's worth of starts (34) over the first 3 years of the contract (combined 4.5 WAR), then morphed into a mid-reliever and gave them a grand total of 111 mediocre innings out of the bullpen over the next 4 years (combined -0.1 WAR). My goodness, New York could have paid any chump the ML minimum salary over his BP years and likely would have gotten better results. When I close my eyes, I can just picture and hear the reaction of Yankee fans every time he entered the game....and I love it!

02-23-2021, 11:00 PM	#3
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,823	In my Rays save he panned out decently for the Yankees, although predictably faded badly at the end before retiring. 2020 wasn't COVID-shortened in this, he missed about half the season due to injury: