SIM COMPLETE - 97-98 - OFF-SEASON 7 (Free Agency 4)

[Clay]

NEXT SIM: WEDNESDAY!! TOMORROW!!! DON"T MISS IT!!!

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Spring Training starts tomorrow!!! Please don't miss it!!

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23 of 24 teams got in last SIM, so hopefully everyone got their budgets where they wanted them.

[Pat]

When we lookin' at HTML?

It's weird when everyone is downloading the sim on Tuesday morning...and I still consider today Monday. It's like getting the sim a day early.

[Clay]

It's up now

[Pat]

You're a gentleman and a scholar.

ST sim = Injuries

Here...we...go!

[funclown]

So once again the Ale faces the Porter?? Are we never rotating ever again?

[BradZ]

So once again the Ale faces the Porter?? Are we never rotating ever again?

[Dave]

Whoever did the preseason predictions thinks quite highly of the Lager division.

[funclown]

Pawtucket's had its 40 man spring training roster/lineup setup since Feb 1st!!! Lets get this 59 win season going!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jake]

Couple good signings on the cheap on Zander Walters and Curt Race. I tried to get too cheap on them.

Oh well, I've got Orlan Coronda anyways!

[Jistic]

That's the worst preseason predictions I've ever seen. Besides the Pawtucket pick.

[spot]

The Bock looks to be tightening up!

Also in the power rankings the Bock is 5,6,7,8 but not in actual predicted fininshing order.

[funclown]

That's the worst preseason predictions I've ever seen. Besides the Pawtucket pick.

Lol, this will be my worst team since 89. That season we ended up drafting second due to a tiebreaker with Morgantown. Coates versus Lim or some like to call it Manning versus Ryan Leaf.

[Carlos]

Couple good signings on the cheap on Zander Walters and Curt Race. I tried to get too cheap on them.

Oh well, I've got Orlan Coronda anyways!

I also tried signing Curt Race and fell short.

But, I'm really happy with the guys I got to bring in on low costs. My payroll went up maybe $10 MM and I acquired a power bat with a career .800 OPS (for only three years which means he can suck and I won't feel locked into a long-term deal), a decent bottom rotation pitcher (still better than the jokes I was gonna throw out there), a hard throwing reliever with a career 1.28 WHIP for less than $1 MM a year, and a pretty decent fourth outfielder type with an OPS+ over 100 in 4 of the past 5 seasons.

This is small market. Bye, Pancho Alvarez. We will miss you.

(Welcome, JJG)

[Clay]

The secret council just got a sneak peek at this year's HOF Ballot. Wow! It's a monster. Brad ("The Keeper of the Hall") is doing his magic... but be aware... this year's class will likely get some serious debate.

Huge ballot.

[Delandis]

Looks like the pressure is on us this year.