2041 Free Agency - AKA: the Happy Birthday Leo thread.

[cjkalt]

Yikes

He makes Dan Synder look cheap

[HollywoodLeo]

The Kendry and Savory contracts overshaddow my contracts, though. Thank you Zodious

[OrioleMagic]

Vandoren is a douchebag. I offered 4.15M for 1 and he told me it wasn't enough and signed with the Dodgers... He must love the California sun more than a real shot at a World Series ring.

[Trendy Bastard]

I can't buy a yacht with all the fake money I have in the bank so I may as well do something with it. (1 year contracts won't hurt me. Manno's overpaid but not by too much)

I've been sitting on quite a bit of money since I took over the Devil Rays, but have yet to come across a FA worth shelling the cash out for.

Fine by me though. I'll pay the worthwhile FA's if they ever come, but until then, I'll keep plugging holes until Shocker, Williams, Pierce, Aaron, Spencer, Heilmann, Chapman, Dickey, and (insert the next two first round draft picks) are all steady contributors.

[HollywoodLeo]

I wouldn't have spent the money if they weren't old enough to warrant 1 year contracts.

I figure I can take a see-what-happens approach as my farm continues to grow instead of sitting on my hands trying to collect a high draft pick. (That's not meant to insinuate you're tanking. Just explaining my thought process)

[HollywoodLeo]

I'm still keeping my payroll below or at around my previous year's revenue, though. I'm not going to get stupid with it.

[HollywoodLeo]

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[Slyder]

Dodgers sign SS-David Li for 3 years @ $3,750,000 per year
Dodgers sign SS-Ulysses Vandoren for 1 year @ $3,500,000 per year
Dodgers sign RP-Frederico Rivero for 1 year @ 1,000,000 per year

Didn't expect to get both Li and Vandoren but I'll take them. Li will get to a lot of balls at SS but with his Felipe Lopez arm will probably give the in game manager plenty of heartburn. I am confident with my setup and my closer, so Rivero is my usual attempt to find value in the middle innings.

Athletics sign SP-Sal Romo for 1 year @ $2,800,000 per year

Nice deal there CJ with Romo, I thought in this market with the lack of quality pitching he'd get a LOT more than what he did on a 1 year deal.

[cjkalt]

Nice deal there CJ with Romo, I thought in this market with the lack of quality pitching he'd get a LOT more than what he did on a 1 year deal.

Thanks I offered a lot of guys value contracts, cause I'm starting a major rebuild, but unlike in the past I'd like to put a non-pathetic team on the field... you can rebuild with picks 3-10... don't always need #1... so just searching for values and minor league guys to fill out

I do think Romo will be a nice trade chip come deadline

[HollywoodLeo]

What's funny about the Kendry deal is that it's more (per year) than I gave him in his last contract before he lost some talent.

[cjkalt]

I love how Hollywood is trying to make the arguments that his deals are worse than Chicago's... isn't the idea to be good at this?

[Hangman]

I love how Hollywood is trying to make the arguments that his deals are worse than Chicago's... isn't the idea to be good at this?

Meh. I can live with 1 year deals. Dude has 100mil in cash to cover losses for a couple years.

[HollywoodLeo]

I love how Hollywood is trying to make the arguments that his deals are worse than Chicago's... isn't the idea to be good at this?

not sure where you got that impression. zodious way outdid me.

[cjkalt]

Hangman... U missed my pt... 1 yr deals are totally fine... I'm saying I was just surprised HL kept talking about how he paid more for guys

[HollywoodLeo]

and apparently you missed my points, lol