2007 Off-Season Sim 1 Complete - Next SIM Tues 8/19

[jayenomics]

PS: Keep your hands off Dowling.

[Pat]

PS: Keep your hands off Dowling.

He's on everyone's list.

[jayenomics]

He's on everyone's list.

You'll all be sorely disappointed that he made it onto my 40.

[Guest]

You'll all be sorely disappointed that he made it onto my 40.

Damn, even myself, who is a total OOTP noob was thinking "Oh, that guy looks good!"

The fact that I have to guess what relief pitcher everyone was talking about definitely makes me a noob.

[Matt]

Sim is in 24 hours.

I have Rule 5 lists from:

Denver
DVS
Maine
Tor
Car
Wash
Paw
NO
LOS
Mor
Syr
Indy
Balt

Make sure you have room on the 40 man for them please.

[Carlos]

I'm excited for this sim so we can get closer to the start of the season.

I don't envision we will be making any more trades or sign any major free agents. My team is my team.

I added Hoffman and I still think there's something in Melgoza and Ledbetter. With Tamieke, Hoffman and hopefully Gaxiola, I'm good with my rotation. I'm good with my bullpen. No desire to add anyone's bullpen arms no matter how talented. I have enough guys that can throw an inning.

There's not much to add in the lineup. I'm going to stick with a Duarte/Allende platoon at 1B which ended up being okay for us in the second half. Obviously, the outfield is set. I have my catcher. I think Rodrigues is a fine DH. My middle infield is coming up soon. And I still want to see what I have in Martinez at 3B. There's a reason I traded for him.

So nah, no interest in spending big money on anyone. And definitely no interest in making a trade for a big name that requires I dump my youth right now. We are staying put and probably going to win 70 games.

[Sully]

I'm curious to see what Tanaka gets. His ratings don't match what's scout thinks. It's odd. He's going to be overpaid big time.

[Carlos]

I'm curious to see what Tanaka gets. His ratings don't match what's scout thinks. It's odd. He's going to be overpaid big time.

Agreed. Whoever pays him will wish they didn't. But I'm Denver so I hope people think I'm wrong and overpay him.

[Pat]

I'm curious to see what Tanaka gets. His ratings don't match what's scout thinks. It's odd. He's going to be overpaid big time.

That's exactly what I said about Fuji...

[Z]

That's exactly what I said about Fuji...

Yeah, I said the same thing about him and Ed Betts. I gave up predicting doom for those guys after Fujii.

[Sully]

Not sure I was around for Fuji, but I assume he was better than 5-5-5-6-4.

It's enough to scare me away. I wish he played IF.

[BradZ]

Yeah, I said the same thing about him and Ed Betts. I gave up predicting doom for those guys after Fujii.

Tanaka reminds more of Betts than Fujii. My scout was never sold on Betts, but he was pretty solid for quite a run with CAL. Fujii was too good to be true, except he was as advertised.

[funclown]

Tanaka reminds more of Betts than Fujii. My scout was never sold on Betts, but he was pretty solid for quite a run with CAL. Fujii was too good to be true, except he was as advertised.

"New scout" has him at 5-5-5-7-4. Can play CF, but that "5" errors scares the hell out of me.

Oh yeah, and his asking price cracked me up for a 29 year old.

[funclown]

I remember Fiji well. My conservative scout had him at 8-8-8-7-8 POT.

Yeah, that crazy. Never forget it. I took a shot like everyone, but no where near the offer he got.

[Spear]

We have $60M to play with but we aren't going after Tanaka. I'm scared off by his demands.

Z will end up signing him in the third week of April.