2018 Offseason SIM 4 Complete - Next SIM Monday 8/22

[Z]

Next SIM: Monday 8/22

Files due by 8 am ET | 5 am PT

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Stat of the Day!

DFA: Baltimore, Carolina, Indianapolis
Roster:
Single A Age:
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Time for Free Agency & Ticket Prices

Offseason Schedule

Mon 8/22 - Free Agency 4 - Jan 16 to Feb 1
TBA - Free Agency 5 - Feb 1 to Feb 16
TBA - Free Agency 6 - Feb 16 to ST
TBA - Spring Training 1
TBA - Spring Training 2

Reminder

14. CONTRACTS

• If Team Option is used the Buyout must be the difference between Option year and highest Guaranteed year.
• Only one Team Option may be used per contract, and it must be in the last year of the contract. This prevents people from stacking Player Options after the Team Option.
• Players cannot be signed to contract extensions until after they have received their third arbitration contract. Players become eligible for contract extensions once they have three "Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $xx through arbitration." in their player history.

Watch your DFA!

[Carlos]

Damn Pat and that Monks signing. It's a good one.

[Z]

The Reeves contract is really something.

[Carlos]

The Reeves contract is really something.

Yeah. I rushed to see how many years. And then I was like, "oooh. Nice."

[umd]

I have two firsts and/or prospects for an elite RF. Check my trade block - also have some role players available on cheap contracts.

Reeves signing is well done by Matt - I think BAT may "win" the offseason. Monks is a good value by Pat and Talley got paid.

I got an 8 point bump back to 100 fan interest for TJ Dunn. Nice.

[Pat]

Damn Pat and that Monks signing. It's a good one.

Thanks.

He wasn't even on my radar until yesterday afternoon. I was sitting on about $4M of cash that I wanted to spend before scouting/player development budgets were due. My first two FA sims my targets laughed at my offers. Then I actually had to pull my offer to "CF" Roman ChutZ when I decided to go for Monks.

He gets pencilled in as the starting 1B vs. RHSP. He's durable, great intangibles, fields his position well and has solid running abilities for a 1B. However, he leaves a very LH friendly park and is coming off a season where he really struggled.

I figure he would be an upgrade over T.J. Payette with the bat, glove, on the bases and in the club house.

Reeves signing is well done by Matt - I think BAT may "win" the offseason.

The Muckdogs might be the team to beat in the IL.

In addition to the Zack Reeves rental and the trade for CF Al Anguiano, they have also brought in a few nice depth pieces in IFs Fernando Lauriano, Travis Krummen and OF Steven Fletcher.And 2016 first round pick OF Tom Ackers is currently listed as the starting RF.

Batavia is a notorious slow starter, so don't be surprised to see them stumble a bit out of the gate but once this thing gets rollin'...

[Pat]

Just saw Reeves is asking for $38M per year to re-sign.

[Z]

Whoa, Pat Evans married Natalia Vodianova!

[Carlos]

Whoa, Pat Evans married Natalia Vodianova!

He's a good-looking guy and just signed a rich contract.

He's a bit younger than her though. She's gotta be 36 now. He's 31. She's got some kids. Everything I hear about Evans is he's a smart guy, so I'm sure he knows what he's doing.


But really, I had no idea she was even real when I read that headline.

[Z]

He's a good-looking guy and just signed a rich contract.

He's a bit younger than her though. She's gotta be 36 now. He's 31. She's got some kids. Everything I hear about Evans is he's a smart guy, so I'm sure he knows what he's doing.


But really, I had no idea she was even real when I read that headline.

Me neither. I Googled the name, expecting to see nothing, and was shocked.

[Pat]

He's a good-looking guy and just signed a rich contract.

He's a bit younger than her though. She's gotta be 36 now. He's 31. She's got some kids. Everything I hear about Evans is he's a smart guy, so I'm sure he knows what he's doing.


But really, I had no idea she was even real when I read that headline.

He's "low" on loyalty.

I bet he plays baseball longer than the marriage.

[BradZ]

He's "low" on loyalty.

I bet he plays baseball longer than the marriage.

I'm assuming this means he struggles this season and then more personal "storylines" pop up to explain it away.

[Carlos]

I'm assuming this means he struggles this season and then more personal "storylines" pop up to explain it away.

I wonder, did his popularity increase?

I could see it helping his all star votes.

[Z]

Who is the most anonymous player on the Top Players list now?

http://www.simgamingnetwork.com/blb/...yers_page.html

Maybe Jimmy Cook? 11th overall pick by Jistic back in 2008?

I just did a search on the forums for "Jimmy Cook" and got zero results of someone discussing him, so I think it's probably him.

P.S. What a fourth round pick Tom Lewis was years ago.

[mike]

But she's already married?