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04-05-2017, 04:24 PM | #41 | |
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Nice job, sounds like you need to ramp up the settings for a challenge. |
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04-06-2017, 01:05 AM | #42 |
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04-06-2017, 08:55 AM | #43 |
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04-07-2017, 08:17 AM | #44 |
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Kind of fun trying to just GM a team, and not play a part on the field. I tried stepping into GM for Cubs in a 1989 Historical. Guess I ran into a Brad Pitt "Moneyball" situation with the crazy Mr. Zimmer.
The whole team crashed and reports of fist fighting in the clubhouse. Whatever I traded for and brought in by waiver wire Mr. Zimmer benched. Had to take care of it like Brad Pitt, releasing and trading of Zimmers favs, but ended giving the crazy old goat the boot himself. Very sad then the game only have true real manager for the MLB teams for the year you start your sim in. All the free ones was rubbish. Could have been much better game with true managers that you could sign to get your team back on tracks. Lets hope this part (GM only) gets better over the coming versions. |
04-07-2017, 10:41 AM | #45 |
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Saw this thread and decided to take a whack at A's. I simmed 2017 season and, basically, traded all of Oakland's upcoming free agents for best young players I could get. Exceptions: Signed Yonder Alonso for 2 years at $4.2M per and let Lowrie walk as FA since could only get trade offers for other older, higher-$$$ players.
Was able to acquire Abraham Almonte from Cleveland, along with young 3B Yandy Diaz, and am starting Almonte in CF in '18 as a stopgap. Also acquired some promising young players in Chad Kuhl, Jandel Gustave, Dominic Smith and Reyes Montoya, but all are starting '18 in minors. Signed Jose Reyes for one year ($2.5M) to play 3rd base and lead off while prospects continue to develop. Also drafted OF Anthony Santander from Baltimore in Rule 5. Promoted prospects Franklin Barretto, Max Schrock, Bruce Maxwell, Matt Olson, Jake Smolinski and Bobby Wahl after all saw some MLB action in 2nd half of '17. So, opening '18 I have a basic lineup of Reyes (3B), Alonso (1B), Khris Davis (LF), Olson (RF), Almonte (CF), Chris Parmalee (DH), Maxwell (C), Schrock (2B), Barretto (SS). Starting with a pretty strict platoon at C with Josh Phegley/Maxwell and a loose platoon in RF with Smolinski/Olson. Marcus Semien back up SS, 2B, 3B and playing 3 times per week. Starting rotation is Sonny Gray, Sean Manaea, Jharel Cotton, Chris Bassitt, Jesse Hahn. Pen with Sean Doolittle, Liam Hendricks, Ryan Dull, Wahl, Daniel Coloumbe, Cesar Valdez and Miguel Castro (trade acquisition '17 deadline from Colo.). Closer by committee with Wahl, Doolittle and Dull, Hendricks main setup, along with those 3. Coloumbe mainly lefty matchup, Valdez long relief and mop-up and Castro filling in gaps. Off to an 8-2 start in 2018, playing all games out and managing. Small sample size so far, but it's a nice start anyway . A few players off to unsustainable starts, but a few others off slowly, so hopefully it balances out. Also buying time for some of the young trade acquisitions from last year (Smith, Moronta, Diaz, Gustave, Kuhl, Max Fried, Aristides Aquino), as well as holdover prospects Healy, Nunez, Montas, Chapman, Holmes, Puk, etc. Plus, still have Kendall Graveman in AAA since he sucked it up big time in '17 and spring training. Could use him as future trade bait. All in all, I think it looks fairly promising. But you never know for sure |
04-07-2017, 11:43 AM | #46 |
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I got interested in this too because of this thread lol.
I traded away everyone I could to get young players and draft picks. I had the worst record in the league in year 1 and received a challenge mode score of 1 ahahaha... Season 2 is about to start, and some of my young talent are starting to look decent. Some Young Talen (some i traded for, some from A's originally)t: Bradley Zimmer in CF Franklin Barreto at SS Max Schrock at 2B Matt Olson at 1B Max Muncy at 3B/UTIL Bruce Maxwell at C I still have Kris Davis and Matt Joyce roaming around for now and i signed Jhonny Peralta for a 3B/UTIL veteran for 1 year stop gap. I will have to hope the young guys pan out before I get fired I have about 4 more 4 Star+ prospects left in minors and several 3 star. I think I will turn a corner soon if I still have a job. My Rotation needs work and some health. At the moment i have: Sonny Gray Sean Manaea Jesse Hahn Jharel Cotton Frankie Montas *Edit, I was confusing this with my Brave's career. 2018 season actually hadn't started yet I was seeing my poor .300 record from 2017 Last edited by killxmike; 04-07-2017 at 12:26 PM. |
04-07-2017, 11:54 AM | #47 |
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04-10-2017, 02:14 PM | #48 |
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Just started an A's season and wanted thoughts on the following trade I've set up with the Pirates:
A's receive RF Gregory Polanco RHP Tyler Glasnow LHP Felipo Rivero 2B Alen Hanson C Samuel Inoa Pirates receive RHP Sonny Gray RHP Kendall Graveman 3B Renato Nunez RHP Logan Shore LHP Daniel Coulombe Would you go through with it? |
04-10-2017, 09:53 PM | #49 | |
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