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Baltimore Bulldogs: Signed free agent SP Alex Dominguez to a 8-year contract worth a total of $212,560,000.
Baltimore Bulldogs: Signed free agent RP Edwin Carrasco to a 5-year contract worth a total of $58,400,000.
What a bummer... The Pilots offered Dominguez 8-years $213,000,000 but the last year was a team option and Carrasco 5-years $62,000,000 also the last year a team option. An ironic twist of fate that the use of team options backfired for me this time around. If it was purely based on money, if I had guaranteed those seasons or made them player options, both are likely playing in Seattle and not Baltimore. Cheers to you Delandis.
I was especially high on Carrasco. I think he's really a great get: 8-6-6, 97 MPH, 59% GB, durable, lefty, good at holding runners. He will be one of the top closers in baseball and at roughly $11M per year, that's a fair price in the BLB today. After submitting the offer he was the one guy I had 2nd thoughts about just breaking the bank and giving him 5-years $75M instead. I think he's probably worth that much.
I liked Dominguez a lot obviously, he currently ranks as the #2 prospect in the BLB by the way, but I was a bit hesitant of paying a guy a $30M salary for eight years without any track record. His "5" stamina gave me a bit of pause as he is a strikeout pitcher and we often see those pitchers rarely hit 200 innings. And if you are paying a guy $30M for 180 IP, that's not the best value, unless he's a 6+ WAR guy. Don't want it to sound like sour grapes as I definitely wanted him to pitch in Seattle but I was more worried about him than Carrasco.
Either way, well done Delandis. Baltimore has been down the past two seasons and with these moves (along with Lara and Filar) I think Baltimore is right back into the thick of things for IL contenders. Long live the lefty!
Pittsburgh Millers: Signed free agent LF Danny Garcia to a 8-year contract worth a total of $86,000,000
I didn't have enough money to offer Garcia with the other two pitchers taking up majority of my potential funds but he was my backup plan for FA SIM #2 if they signed elsewhere. I think this is a really good get for the Millers. His defense leaves a lot to be desired but he has impact potential with that bat. He debuts at #7 on the top prospect list!
Seattle Pilots: Signed free agent CL Tom Wood to a 4-year contract worth a total of $20,000,000.
Seattle Pilots: Signed free agent SP Liam Kincaid to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000.
Yay.... I overpaid for Wood but we are desperate for bullpen help and he's probably our closer for four seasons at $20M? Not bad. Kincaid doesn't fill a need as a we are deep with backend SP types but I just really like this guy. Top notch movement, 73% GB, great intangibles and high stamina. Struggles with control but I think he's a bargain.
Baltimore Bulldogs: Signed free agent SP Alex Dominguez to a 8-year contract worth a total of $212,560,000.
Baltimore Bulldogs: Signed free agent RP Edwin Carrasco to a 5-year contract worth a total of $58,400,000.
What a bummer... The Pilots offered Dominguez 8-years $213,000,000 but the last year was a team option and Carrasco 5-years $62,000,000 also the last year a team option. An ironic twist of fate that the use of team options backfired for me this time around. If it was purely based on money, if I had guaranteed those seasons or made them player options, both are likely playing in Seattle and not Baltimore. Cheers to you Delandis.
I was especially high on Carrasco. I think he's really a great get: 8-6-6, 97 MPH, 59% GB, durable, lefty, good at holding runners. He will be one of the top closers in baseball and at roughly $11M per year, that's a fair price in the BLB today. After submitting the offer he was the one guy I had 2nd thoughts about just breaking the bank and giving him 5-years $75M instead. I think he's probably worth that much.
I liked Dominguez a lot obviously, he currently ranks as the #2 prospect in the BLB by the way, but I was a bit hesitant of paying a guy a $30M salary for eight years without any track record. His "5" stamina gave me a bit of pause as he is a strikeout pitcher and we often see those pitchers rarely hit 200 innings. And if you are paying a guy $30M for 180 IP, that's not the best value, unless he's a 6+ WAR guy. Don't want it to sound like sour grapes as I definitely wanted him to pitch in Seattle but I was more worried about him than Carrasco.
Either way, well done Delandis. Baltimore has been down the past two seasons and with these moves (along with Lara and Filar) I think Baltimore is right back into the thick of things for IL contenders. Long live the lefty!
Pittsburgh Millers: Signed free agent LF Danny Garcia to a 8-year contract worth a total of $86,000,000
I didn't have enough money to offer Garcia with the other two pitchers taking up majority of my potential funds but he was my backup plan for FA SIM #2 if they signed elsewhere. I think this is a really good get for the Millers. His defense leaves a lot to be desired but he has impact potential with that bat. He debuts at #7 on the top prospect list!
Seattle Pilots: Signed free agent CL Tom Wood to a 4-year contract worth a total of $20,000,000.
Seattle Pilots: Signed free agent SP Liam Kincaid to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000.
Yay.... I overpaid for Wood but we are desperate for bullpen help and he's probably our closer for four seasons at $20M? Not bad. Kincaid doesn't fill a need as a we are deep with backend SP types but I just really like this guy. Top notch movement, 73% GB, great intangibles and high stamina. Struggles with control but I think he's a bargain.
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