2003 Free Agency 3 SIM Complete - Next SIM Friday 08/30

[BradZ]

NEXT SIM: Friday - Free Agency 4 (until ST)

Files due by 6am PCT| 9am ET (subject to change by Matt)

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[umd]

We're going to be Carlos bad this year.

[Delandis]

Pre-season has started. Remember to take the time to adjust scouting and development budgets as necessary.

[Carlos]

We're going to be Carlos bad this year.

That sort of thing takes effort.

Pre-season has started. Remember to take the time to adjust scouting and development budgets as necessary.

Someone will still miss it.


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[funclown]

New Prediction are out in the Utility.

Death Valley wins 83 games. Pull that off UMD and your getting an easy GM of the year vote from Funclown!!!

[umd]

New Prediction are out in the Utility.

Death Valley wins 83 games. Pull that off UMD and your getting an easy GM of the year vote from Funclown!!!

There's no way, even if I don't trade 3 of my next top 5 guys, that we win 83 games. No fucking way.

[Delandis]

New Prediction are out in the Utility.

Death Valley wins 83 games. Pull that off UMD and your getting an easy GM of the year vote from Funclown!!!

According to the utility, I pickup Kelch, Leyva, and Big Al and DVS loses Daly, Pancho, and Chavez and they will STILL win the same # of games as us.

[fsquid]

if you are not getting the peeps you want in FA, still sell in the Carolinas.

[Jistic]

Where are the graphics on the HTML?

[Delandis]

My GOD. There is a LOT of talent in Batavia's minor league system. Thank goodness there are only 9 players on the field at once.

[BradZ]

Where are the graphics on the HTML?

Any better now?

[Dave]

Welcome back, Coffin. I'm sorry you had to spend those years in Pawtucket.

[Carlos]

We signed Jonathan Robinson at a bargain of his asking price (to play in Denver, right Pat!).

And I like that I have him. I think he works okay in my park and the value is good. It probably doesn't make sense since I want to trot young starters out there but I also don't expect to have a full rotation of guys for another two seasons. At that point Robinson becomes a team option decision.

And considering how often top prospects flame out, I could be thanking 2003 Carlos in 2005 when Jake, Jim and Ryan are kissing my ass.

The latter part of this post is 100% fallacy.


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[funclown]

Welcome back, Coffin. I'm sorry you had to spend those years in Pawtucket.

Yeah, he sucks. Nestor Aguilar is a real lefty so wont be missing him. At the time though, we needed to get the ball rolling again and he landed a fat contract.

I hope he dies.

[funclown]

Pawtucket got our backup high OBP catcher.

Really excited about this spring training. Have some really cool competition going on this spring:

#5/ #6 Starter. (1-4 of probably locked) Will go 75% with a 5 man staff, so Ruben Aparicio, Ed Kisselburg, Oscar Vasquez and hopefully July Tom Vaccarella will be competing for what amounts to be 1.25 spots in the rotation. Dave Duvall has plenty of time to work somethings out in AAA.

Middle bullpen 2-4. Closer, Setup all set. #1 MR bullpen goes to Ole Mens so Ron Mitchell, Curt Kelley, Colm Chambers, Ming-yu Mei, David Castro fight for the other spots. Usually like to keep two lefties here, but with options left on several guys here might do some shuttling based on matchups.

Who's are backups in the OF. Starters are set which included defensive wiz kid CF Troy Stucker who's really missed when absent. This leaves RF Jed Foster, Octavio Valdez & Ron Adams fight it out for the two remaining spots. No clue who's going to win it here.

Starters in general seem set, but going to investigate why Ron Lombard is the #8th best 3B according to ranked by position list? Worst case, he sees more at bats. C-Huerta will of course see some at bats against righties and make the pitchers work a little.

Lets just get to spring training!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!