2016 Offseason Random Rumblings

[HafDawg2003]

Nobuyori Matsusuke just increased back to 8 contact. That trade is actually going to work out.

Bill Goering had a good year professionally.
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/2015, hitting .536 with 4 HR, 14 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2015, hitting .362 with 11 HR, 35 RBI...
6/1/2015: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $8,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
Was selected to the 2015 Allstar game...
Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2015...
Won Most Valuable Player Award in 2015, hitting .320 with 33 HR, 127 RBI...

[Hammer]

Rudy Guillen increased his bat control, resulting in more contact!
Rudy Guillen has gained more power!

pce out harvey yorikane... 7 contact, 9 power for rudolfo now

jaquez and ackermann had some nice progression too, i honestly think this was the first time all year i had a genuinely good sim of progression, since juan faria progressed into the 5 monster beast that he is.

Ramon Jaquez increases his Contact vs Righties from 4 to 5 .
Ramon Jaquez increases his Contact vs Lefties from 4 to 5 .
Ramon Jaquez increases his Overall Contact from 4 to 5 .
Ramon Jaquez increases his Contact Talent from 6 to 7 .
Ramon Jaquez increases his Power Talent from 5 to 7 .
Ramon Jaquez increases his Gap vs Righties from 5 to 7 .
Ramon Jaquez increases his Gap vs Lefties from 5 to 7 .
Ramon Jaquez increases his Overall Gap Power from 5 to 7 .
Ramon Jaquez increases his Eye vs Righties from 1 to 2 .
Ramon Jaquez increases his Eye vs Lefties from 1 to 2 .
Ramon Jaquez increases his Overall Eye from 1 to 2 .
Ramon Jaquez increases his Strikeouts vs Righties from 4 to 5 .
Ramon Jaquez increases his Strikeouts vs Lefties from 4 to 5 .
Ramon Jaquez increases his Overall Strikeouts from 4 to 5 .

billy hunt, juan faria, dave kale, shikky natsuo all progressed a bit too... definitely the best sim of the year for progression.

[General]

Eli Bañuelos decreases his Contact vs Righties from 8 to 7 .
Eli Bañuelos decreases his Contact vs Lefties from 8 to 7 .
Eli Bañuelos decreases his Overall Contact from 8 to 7 .
Eli Bañuelos decreases his Gap vs Righties from 6 to 5 .
Eli Bañuelos decreases his Gap vs Lefties from 6 to 5 .
Eli Bañuelos decreases his Overall Gap Power from 6 to 5 .
Eli Bañuelos decreases his Eye vs Lefties from 6 to 5 .
Eli Bañuelos decreases his Overall Eye from 6 to 5 .
Jesse Foppert decreases his Stuff vs Lefties from 10 to 9 .


Great.

[Kingdom]

If Tampa splurges to get some pitching and the Dodgers get some pieces to fill around their farmhands, plus if Crazy actually runs his team and the brewers and braves get someone active... there might not be an obvious weak link next season.

[Dam8610]

If the...Dodgers get some pieces to fill around their farmhands

I'm looking at some pitchers and infielders to fill some holes until my second wave is ready. I just hope I don't get outbid.

[Kingdom]

God knows you and Tampa should have the cash to spend. There are players individually getting paid more than your guys' total payroll.

[Kingdom]

Yours is what, 19 mill?
Tampa is 16 something


# Pos Name Team Salary
1 1B Albert Pujols Cle $20,000,000
2 P Richard Fischer Min $15,000,000

[realmofotalk]

If Tampa splurges to get some pitching

And trade another Darrell Wicks to get a stopgap vet? No thanks.

I wouldn't mind Wicks as mission's new savior if Held was actually pulling his weight.

[General]

I remember when my payroll was 29 mil...

*sigh*

[Dam8610]

Yours is what, 19 mill?
Tampa is 16 something


# Pos Name Team Salary
1 1B Albert Pujols Cle $20,000,000
2 P Richard Fischer Min $15,000,000

Luckily, there's no one in the FA market that could command that type of $$.

[Fishercat]

You mean Rene Rivera can't?

[Dam8610]

You mean Rene Rivera can't?

I haven't met the GM that would pay a 5 contact player $15 million per year, nor do I want to.

[General]

Didn't Yorvit get 20 mil?

[realmofotalk]

There are no great FA pitchers on the market. Bwitty re-signed them until they're 36-38.

[Halladay_is_God]

Didn't Yorvit get 20 mil?

Hemmer's fault, he released him after 1 season