SIM COMPLETE - 2001 - FREE AGENCY 2

[Carlos]

Anyone need some sunshine?


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[Pat]

Look... here's the bottomline... you didn't do anything against the rules.

I think that contract is tacky and violates the "gentlemen's agreement" we have in this league. BUT... it's against the rules.

Furthermore... I think $20 is a risk on a guy who hasn't been a 150+ game guy in 5 years from a pure baseball perspective...but that's neither here nor there.

Look...here's the thing... it's one thing to dickslap the league with the deal... but don't pretend that (a) you might pick up the option or (b) that ANYONE should be interested in trading for him under that deal.

You did it. Own it. Shut up. Don't try to make excuses by saying that me or anyone else forced your hand. That's even more bush league than the contract itself.

As I mentioned in a previous thread, Adili is not without flaws. I wasn't even seriously targeting him until I struck out with so many other Free-Agents. But I didn't want to be a "contender" who went through the off-season adding nothing and entering the season with $40M in budget room. I agree, even a one-year deal for a 32-year-old semi-injury prone player is risky. But if he hits like he did in 1998 and stays healthy, who knows what 2002 could bring.

[Clay]

Ok.

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Joe Sargentini was a 36-year-old outfielder who could barely field his position and had a .720 OPS that previous season and missed three+ months due to injury. Los Lunas had him for one season and after showing decline at 37, was let go. And in fact, was signed BACK to the Colonials that off-season.

Joshua Poling is still in the league. It's 2001. O'Hegarty had a 25 VORP as late as 1999. O'Hegarty was a BLB player that year. Poling was in the BLB the season after. Both were top prospects at the time of the trade.

The owner, dkgojackets, was in his first BLB season. He left the league later that year I believe as well. The year prior to the trade, the Javelinas finished third in their division. The year with Sargentini, they finished fourth.

So I traded a BLB All-Star, a pick, and a shit ton of money for two prospects. I had been the league for two seasons. I lost 100 games that year and didn't make the playoffs for 7 years after that deal.

You're wrong if you think I was getting lop-sided value at that time. Sargentini had his best professional season for Los Lunas that year. They were going for it and he made more sense at the time.

You're using hindsight to make your point. Not valid.

Next?

[umd]

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[Clay]

So I traded a BLB All-Star, a pick, and a shit ton of money for two prospects. I had been the league for two seasons. I lost 100 games that year and didn't make the playoffs for 7 years after that deal.

You're wrong if you think I was getting lop-sided value at that time. Sargentini had his best professional season for Los Lunas that year. They were going for it and he made more sense at the time.

You're using hindsight to make your point. Not valid.

Next?

I'd also like to point out that NO ONE (even Riverman) slammed the deal at the time and the LL Owners said:

"Yeah. Neither of those guys were going to play for me this year or possibly even next year. I needed a DH because I expect to have a pretty strong team this year.

Hell I would have done the deal without any of the draft picks :)"

[funclown]

Anyone need some sunshine?


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Actually just realized Pawtucket just got a "type B" comp pick for Inoue.

[nelmsm]

Good ole Easter Sunday in the BLB.

Good times.

Btw- I got no "fan reaction" for signing "Coffin"

Stupid game glitches.

You're fans probably heard "Coffin" and figured it would be like the car, it would be sitting on the pitchers mound and they could see how many clowns can come out of it.

[fsquid]

Guess I shouldn't have gone to church and done yardwork, this would have been a more fun alternative.

[Clay]

Guess I shouldn't have gone to church and done yardwork, this would have been a more fun alternative.

Could have done both. #MultiTask

[fsquid]

Could have done both. #MultiTask

nope

[Carlos]

I don't know why I'm so excited to see my bad team play baseball.

Maybe it's because there's no pressure to win. I'm just looking for different things.

Or maybe it's baseball season.

Look outside. The sun is out. It's a beautiful morning.