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[Sully]

I believe diesel had two sims to sign Sierra when he declined his option last year.

[spot]

Andrew how much time before options are exercised and F/A opens. I wanna know when McEvoy declines his option how much time I have to sign him, if any.

You have about 1 month or so in-game time. The options kick in the first day of the offseason (day after championship ends) and the FA filing happens sometime mid/late November.

[Jistic]

Thanks guys.

[Andrew]

Andrew how much time before options are exercised and F/A opens. I wanna know when McEvoy declines his option how much time I have to sign him, if any.

I think it will be 2 sims again.

- Start of off-season to just before arbitration (to give people a chance to release arbitration eligible players for free)
- Then from just before arbitration to Rule 5 (FA's file during this one)

The expansion draft will also happen during this 2nd sim.

[Clay]

Or...

I think he may need to work on his mechanics for a few weeks in AAA.

I believe he would have to clear waivers for that to work because he'd still be on your 40-man. You can waive him though... I swear I won't claim him.

[Andrew]

I believe he would have to clear waivers for that to work because he'd still be on your 40-man. You can waive him though... I swear I won't claim him.

Nah, he still has options. Can be sent down whenever spot wants. Can't imagine he'd be too happy about it though.

[Lintyfresh85]

Yeah that move seems like it would do more damage than good.

[spot]

Yeah that move seems like it would do more damage than good.

Says you! You're not on the verge of losing him with no money to resign him!


I don't think I'll realistically be able to do it and have a shot at the playoffs. If we completely fall apart then I might consider it but I don't want him to get ornery with me either.

[Riverman]

Nah, he still has options. Can be sent down whenever spot wants. Can't imagine he'd be too happy about it though.

He has more than 5 years service time though, so he has the right to refuse an assignment to the minors, which I imagine he will.

[spot]

He has more than 5 years service time though, so he has the right to refuse an assignment to the minors, which I imagine he will.

In Los Alamos we have ways...

[Pat]

Pitchers...

SP

Joe O'Connelan, Sin City
Carl Pateshall, Los Almos
Tajo Delclos, Pittsburgh
Alonzo Gugierrez, Los Lunas
Jason Peyton, Wilmington

Best of the rest:
Igor Goderie, Los Lunas
Orrin Brudenell, Maine
Larry LaRochelle, Los Almos

RP

Wayne van Slyke, Los Almos
Juan Qutnotes, Hartford
Edgar Ventriss, Maine
Joe Negron, Baltimore
Carlos Alicca, Los Almos

Best of the rest:
Gary Closson, Los Lunas
Ted Jackson, Baltimore

[liquidcrash]

I'd love to keep Cirlos, but his price has gone way up as the year has gone on and I doubt I can afford him. He was a free agent just two years ago, and I got him back for only 1.3 mil/year. Not a bad deal.

Now I believe he's asking for my first born in the next deal.

[Clay]

The thing that will be interesting to monitor will be the effects on Free Agency as the big budget teams continue to overspend. I know most of the big budget teams are at or close to budget already, which should dramatically change the number of teams that will be able to bid year in and year out.

[spot]

Pitchers...

SP

Joe O'Connelan, Sin City
Carl Pateshall, Los Almos
Tajo Delclos, Pittsburgh
Alonzo Gugierrez, Los Lunas
Jason Peyton, Wilmington

Best of the rest:
Igor Goderie, Los Lunas
Orrin Brudenell, Maine
Larry LaRochelle, Los Almos

RP

Wayne van Slyke, Los Almos
Juan Qutnotes, Hartford
Edgar Ventriss, Maine
Joe Negron, Baltimore
Carlos Alicca, Los Almos

Best of the rest:
Gary Closson, Los Lunas
Ted Jackson, Baltimore

I thought it was a typo at first. It's Los Alamos.

I do appreciate you pointing out the Pateshall thing though. If I lost him without realizing it I would have been unhappy.

[Pat]

Haha, my bad.

Yeah, I was actually going to PM you about Pateshall after I posted this, to make sure you noticed.