New current season game - 2016

[joshbrady91]

Baltimore Orioles

A brief history of Baltimore;
*Baltimore is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the 26th-most populous city in the country.
*It is the largest independent city in the United States.
*Baltimore has more public monuments than any other city per capita in the country.
*Founded in 1729, Baltimore is the second largest seaport in the Mid-Atlantic.
*After a decline in major manufacturing, industrialization and rail transportation, Baltimore shifted to a service-oriented economy, with the Johns Hopkins Hospital (founded 1889), and Johns Hopkins University (founded 1876), now the city's top two employers.
*Baltimore had a population of 622,104 in 2013; in 2010, that of Baltimore Metropolitan Area was 2.7 million, the 20th largest in the country.

A brief history of the Baltimore Orioles;
*The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) East division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises when the league was established in 1901 with President Ban Johnson, this particular franchise spent its first year as a major league club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as the Milwaukee Brewers before moving to St. Louis, Missouri to become the St. Louis Browns. After 52 often-beleaguered years in St. Louis, the franchise was purchased in November 1953 by Baltimore business interests led by Clarence Miles. The franchise officially moved to Baltimore for the 1954 season and adopted the historic "Orioles" name in honor of the official state bird of Maryland. The Orioles name had also been used by several previous major and minor league baseball clubs in Baltimore, including the franchise that would eventually become the New York Yankees. Nicknames for the team include the "O's" and the "Birds".

*The Orioles experienced their greatest success from 1964 to 1983 and have won a total of nine division championships (1969–1971, 1973–1974, 1979, 1983, 1997, 2014), six pennants (1966, 1969–1971, 1979, 1983), three World Series championships (1966, 1970, 1983), two wild card berths (1996 and 2012), and five Most Valuable Player Awards (third baseman Brooks Robinson in 1964, outfielder Frank Robinson in 1966, first baseman Boog Powell in 1970, and shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. in 1983 and 1991).

*One of the most historic major league franchises, the O's suffered a stretch of 14 straight losing seasons from 1998 to 2011. However, the team has posted winning seasons since 2012, when the O's qualified for the postseason for the first time since 1997. After missing the playoffs in 2013 they gained a berth in 2014, clinching a division title then advancing to the American League Championship Series for the first time in 17 years after sweeping the Detroit Tigers in the 2014 American League Division Series. The Orioles are also well known for their successful stadium, the trend-setting Oriole Park at Camden Yards, which opened in 1992 in downtown Baltimore.

[joshbrady91]

Personal message from owner Peter Angelos;
Achieve a Winning Record this season.
Upgrade at Right Field this season.
Reach the World Series in the next 3 seasons.

Finances;
Budget - t-13th - $200,000,000.
Player Payroll - 7th - $150,757,500.
Money for Free Agents - $50,000,000.
Money for Extensions - $61,477,500.
Team Focus - Win Now!
Market Size - Rather Big.
Fan Loyalty - Average.
Fan Interest - 72.
Attendance (2015) 19th - 2,281,122.
Ticket Price - (2015) $28.25 - (2016) $15.
Season Tickets - (2015) 12,672.
Stadium Capacity - 48,876.
Revenue per Game - (2015) $795,577.
Scouting and Development Budgets set at $0.

If anyone wants to request screenshots of finances or anything else, please just comment

[joshbrady91]

I have trading set as "Average" & "Highly Favor Prospects".

I started by firing my Bench Coach, Pitching Coach & Hitting Coach.

I hired Bench Coach Alex Anthopoulos 39 through 2017.
I hired Pitching Coach Terry Abbott 62 through 2018.
I hired Hitting Coach Chris Cron 52 through 2017.

Trades;
Salvador Perez (C) (Kansas City Royals) for Matt Wieters (C), Dariel Alvarez (RF), Josh Hart (CF) & Chance Sisco (C) (Baltimore Orioles).

Randal Grichuck (RF) (St Louis Cardinals) for Hyun-soo Kim (RF), D.J Stewart (LF), Tanner Scott (SP) & Dylan Bundy (RP) (Baltimore Orioles).

Free Agents;
Luis Yander La O (2B) 24 from Cuba - Overall 74, Potential 79.
Yulieski Gurriel (3B) 32 from Cuba - Overall 72, Potential 72.

First Year Draft;
Nolan Williams (SS) 18 from USA - Overall 20, Potential 72.
Will Craig (3B) 21 from USA - Overall 21, Potential 63.
Brandon Martorano (C) 18 from USA - Overall 20, Potential 61.
Trever Morrison (SS) 21 from USA - Overall 21, Potential 57.
Ed Voyles (SP) 21 from USA - Overall 20, Potential 55.

International Free Agent Signing;
Edgardo 'Collie' Fleites (SP) 17 from Dominican Republic - Overall 20, Potential 78, $9,000,000 compensation sign on fee.

[joshbrady91]

REVIEW OF SEASON GOALS;

Achieve a Winning Record this season - This was complete with a 90-72 .556 record.

Upgrade at Right Field this season - Owner was happy that Randal Grichuck was bought in to replace Mark Trumbo at RF, Randal finished the season with 155 games, 35 home runs, 102 RBI's, .298 OBP & 121 OPS+.

Reach the World Series in the next 3 seasons - Long way to go but making the playoffs after a 90-72 record is a positive start.

[joshbrady91]

Financial Summary;
Budget - 13th - $210,000,000.
Player Payroll - 11th - $146,757,500.
Money for Free Agents - $39,000,000.
Money for Extensions - $77,477,500.
Team Focus - Win Now!
Market Size - Rather Big.
Fan Loyalty - Average.
Fan Interest - 88.
Attendance (2016) 1st - 3,888,663.
Ticket Price - (2016) $18.00 - (2017) $20.
Season Tickets - (2016) 22,015.
Stadium Capacity - 48,876.
Revenue per Game - (2015) $864,147.
Scouting and Development Budgets set at $0.

Owner Goals - Peter Angelos;
Upgrade at Shortstop this season.
Make the Playoffs this season - Achieve a winning record.
Reach the World Series by 2021.
Improve team stats - runs against - last year 12th.
Acquire a power hitter by 2019.

[bestbrother]

Solid first season, unlucky to face the Indians.

[joshbrady91]

Originally Posted by bestbrother

Solid first season, unlucky to face the Indians.

Thank you for reading and your comments , yes Cleveland Indians were not the team i was hoping for in the Playoffs, they have great pitching!

I can't complain, i had a solid season, made playoffs finishing top of the AL East, Chris Davis lead home runs with 57 & i lost to the eventual World Series winners (Cleveland Indians).

[joshbrady91]

Transactions;
Gave Hitting Coach Chris Cron a 2-year extension.
Gave Bench Coach Alex Anthopoulos a 2-year extension.

Free Agents;
Rubby De La Rosa (SP) 28 from Dominican Republic (1-year) $1.2 Million - (O=36-P=36).
Junichi Tazawa (RP) 30 from Japan (2-years) $4 Million - (O=68-P=68)
Carlos Gomez (CF) 31 from Cuba (4-years) $15 Million - (O=42-P=42)
Erick Aybar (SS) 33 from Cuba (1-year) $2 Million - (O=21-P=21)

Scouting Discovery;
Marco 'Renegade' Resendez (SS) 16 from Dominican Republic (Minor League Contract) Overall 20 - Potential 71.

Trades;
Ketel Marte (SS) 23 from Dominican Republic (O=63-P=65) (Seattle Mariners) for Hunter Harvey (SP) 22 (O=20-P=57), Ryan Mountcastle (SS) 20 (O=21-P=73) & Joey Terdoslavich (RF) 28 (O=21-P=21) (Baltimore Orioles).

Extensions;
Manny Machado signed a 10-year extension worth $159 million.
Pedro Alvarez signed a 3-year extension worth $16 million.

Leaving as Free Agents;
Zach Britton (CL)
Chris Tillman (SP)
Vance Worley (RP)
Ryan Flaherty (2B)
Mark Trumbo (RF)
Nolan Reimold (RF)

[joshbrady91]

First year draft;

J.J. Schwarz (C) 21 - 21 Overall - 55 Potential.
Jayson Gonzalez (SS) 18 - 20 Overall - 62 Potential.
Raymond Gil (3B) 18 - 20 Overall - 60 Potential.
Cole Whitman (CL) 19 - 20 Overall - 56 Potential.
Blake Paugh (1B) 18 - 20 Overall - 47 Potential.

[joshbrady91]

Team owner goals;

Upgrade at Shortstop - Acquired Ketel Marte (SS) 23 from Dominican Republic (Overall 63 - Potential 65) from the Seattle Mariners, Marte finished with +6.4 ZR, 1.025 EFF, 3.7 WAR & 57 RBI's.
Make the Playoffs and achieve a winning record - Finished with 99-63, .611 record and finished top of the AL East Division by 1 game.
Improve team stats, runs against, last year 12th - This year we finished 4th.
Reach the World Series in 4 seasons, issued in 2016 - Hoping to try make make them within this time, however i am unsure if this is realistic.

Trade;
I traded on the 06/06/17 - Marcus Stroman (SP) 26 - 77 Overall, 77 Potential (Toronto Blue Jays) for Luis Yander La O (3B) 25 - 74 Overall, 74 Potential, Trever Morrison (SS) 22 - 21 Overall, 47 Potential, Brandon Martorano (C) 19 - 21 Overall, 53 Potential.

Big Free Agent Signing;
Stephen Strasbourg - Houston Astros.

[joshbrady91]

Financial Summary;
Budget - 10th - $226,000,000.
Player Payroll - 4th - $190,944,213.
Money for Free Agents - $33,000,000.
Money for Extensions - $30,477,500.
Team Focus - Win Now!
Market Size - Rather Big.
Fan Loyalty - Average.
Fan Interest - 89.
Attendance (2017) 1st - 3,832,042.
Ticket Price - (2017) $22.00 - (2018) $24.
Season Tickets - (2017) 22,024.
Stadium Capacity - 48,876.
Revenue per Game - (2017) $1,040,802.
Scouting and Development Budgets set at $0.

Owner Goals - Peter Angelos;
Make the Playoffs this season - Achieve a winning record.
Improve team stats - Stolen Bases.
Acquire a Power Hitter by 2019.
Reach the World Series by 2021.

[joshbrady91]

Free Agents;
Wade Davis (CL) $19 Million over 3 years.
Neftali Feliz (RP) $5 Million over 2 years.
Curtis Granderson (LF) $32 million over 2 years.
Greg Holland (RP) $1.7 Million over 1 year.
Yusmeiro Petit (RP) $10 Million over 2 years.
Peter Borjous (LF) $2.2 Million over 2 years.
Adeiny Hechavarria (SS) $4 Million over 2 years.
Wei-Yin Chen (SP) $43 Million over 2 years.

Scouting Discovery;
Frank Jimenez (SP) 16 from Venezuela (Minor League Contract) Overall 20 - Potential 71.

Trade;
Carlos Rondon (SP) Overall 64 - 67 Potential from Chicago Whitesox for Jordan McFarland (RF), Garrett Cleavinger (CL), Yi-Hsiang Lin (SP), Yovani Gallardo (SP) & Nolan Williams (SS) from Baltimore Orioles.

International Free Agent Signing;
Luis Reyes (SS) 17 from Dominican Republic, Overall 20, Potential 80, $16 Million sign on bonus.

Leaving as Free Agents;
Jimmy Paredes (2B)
Rubby De La Rosa (SP)
Ubaldo Jimenez (RP)
Junichi Tazawa (RP)
Erick Aybar (SS)

[joshbrady91]

Owner Goals - Peter Angelos;
Make the Playoffs this season & Achieve a winning record - Finished with 98-64 .605 record.
Improve team stats - Stolen Bases. - We did not meet this requirement.
Acquire a Power Hitter by 2019 - Curtis Granderson doesn't quite cut it.
Reach the World Series by 2021 - We reached and lost in the World Series 2018 so this was successful.

[joshbrady91]

Financial Summary;
Budget - 7th - $246,000,000.
Player Payroll - 7th - $174,944,213.
Money for Free Agents - $59,000,000.
Money for Extensions - $50,477,500.
Team Focus - Win Now!
Market Size - Rather Big.
Fan Loyalty - Average.
Fan Interest - 90.
Attendance (2018) 1st.
Ticket Price - (2018) $24.00 - (2019) $27.
Season Tickets - (2018) 18,024.
Stadium Capacity - 48,876.
Revenue per Game - (2018) $1,235,802.
Scouting and Development Budgets set at $0.

Owner Goals - Peter Angelos;
Make the Playoffs this season - Achieve a winning record.
Extend Wade Davis contract.
Upgrade at Shortstop.
Win the World Series by 2021.

[siddharth]

so close last time goddammit Chicago cubs

[joshbrady91]

Originally Posted by siddharth

so close last time goddammit Chicago cubs

Yeah they are a tough team that's for sure, they've just picked up Jose Fernandez on a free also!

[joshbrady91]

Extensions;
Greg Holland (RP) 3 years at $12,000,000.
Brad Brach (RP) 2 years at $5,000,000.

Free Agents;
Madison Bumgarner (SP) 29, Overall 74 - Potential 74, 7 years at $219,000,000.

Trades;
*Luis Cessa (SP) 26 (New York Yankees) for Wei-Yin Chen (SP) 33 (Baltimore Orioles) - I made this trade because Wei-Yin Chen was on a big $22 Million a year contract and i wanted more money for Free Agency this season, the likes of (J. Fernandez, K. Kershaw, M. Bumgarner, Bryce Harper) were waiting

*Billy Hamilton (CF) 28 (Reds) for Marco Resendez (2B) & Drew Dosch (3B) - (Baltimore Orioles).

*Paul Blackburn (RP) 25 (Cubs) for Carlos Gomez (CF) 33 (Baltimore Orioles) - Traded to get rid of the $15,000,000 dollar contract of Gomez who was not playing games anymore for us.

*Raimel Tapia (LF) 24 (Colorado Rockies) for Frank Jimenez (SP), Carlos Rodriguez (RF), Raymond Gill (3B) & Peter Bourjos (CF) - (Baltimore Orioles).

Leaving as Free Agents;
T.J Mcfarland (RP)
Todd Redmond (SP)
Adam Jones (CF) - Will be missed, one of my favorite Orioles players, but his time is now over
Joey Rickard (CF) - Wavered
L.J Holes (CF) - Waivered

If anyone has any comments or wants any screenshots or information on any other teams or stats please ask

[joshbrady91]

Owner Peter Angelos passed away halfway through the 2019 season and was replaced by his son 'Bob'

Owner Goals - Bob Angelos;
Upgrade at Shortstop - Billy Hamilton was an upgrade
Get Wade Davis to sign an extension - I will allow him to leave.
Make the Playoffs and have a Winning record - Finally broke the 100 wins mark with a 104-58 .642 PCT record
Acquire a national popular player - Madison Bumgarner certainly fit the bill.
Bring the World Series to Baltimore by 2021 - Won the World Series 2019.

Big Free Agent Signings;
Clayton Kershaw - Texas Rangers.
Bryce Harper - St Louis Cardinals.
Madison Bumgarner - Baltimore Orioles.
Jose Fernandez - Chicago Cubs.
Wil Myers - New York Yankees.

[joshbrady91]

Baltimore Orioles

[joshbrady91]

Financial Summary;
Budget - 5th - $250,000,000.
Player Payroll - 5th - $178,261,213.
Money for Free Agents - $55,000,000.
Money for Extensions - $50,477,500.
Team Focus - Win Now!
Market Size - Rather Big.
Fan Loyalty - Average.
Fan Interest - 91.
Attendance (2018) 2nd.
Ticket Price - (2019) $27.00 - (2020) $28.
Season Tickets - (2019) 20,024.
Stadium Capacity - 48,876.
Revenue per Game - (2019) $1,300,802.
Scouting and Development Budgets set at $0.

Owner Goals - Bob Angelos;
Make the Playoffs this season - Achieve a winning record.
Extend Wade Davis contract again.
Upgrade to a top 6 Center Field.
Win the World Series by 2023.