SIM COMPLETE - 1985 - ST 2

[Andrew]

Next sim: Tuesday

Active rosters need to be trimmed to 25. Also, remember that ALL players in the minor leagues who are out of options (+ symbol next to their name) will be placed on waivers during Tuesday's sim.

[Clay]

Next sim: Tuesday

Active rosters need to be trimmed to 25. Also, remember that ALL players in the minor leagues who are out of options (+ symbol next to their name) will be placed on waivers during Tuesday's sim.

Would you like us to waive these players ourselves to help you?

[Andrew]

Would you like us to waive these players ourselves to help you?

Yes, that would definitely be helpful.

[rubisco43]

can't wait for Tuesday!

actually, what i can't wait for is the Bandits to make their pick :)

[Jake]

Our owner informed us that he expects us to "achieve a winning season, playing better than .500 ball." hahahahahahah, hilarious.

[Spectre]

Ouch, Frank Paradis out for the year. The guy is Mr. Glass. I lost Italo Cossa for a few weeks but Wayne "DL" Deel is healthy and back in my lineup.

We open up against Pawtucket with Puerias/Stevens/Fyson taking the hill. That's the best I've had to offer rotation-wise in my history, which isn't saying much :)

My owner wants .500 ball LOL

Andrew, I put all my out of option players on waivers.

[Matt]

My owner expects us to finish last and get the top pick.

[Ryan]

Mother****! Two years in a row now Paradis will be out. What the hell are the odds of that happening? I was hoping that between he and Adron I could get 800 ab's. Guess not. He was raking in ST also. What a waste.

Maybe we could just re-sim? Just to be fair and all. No? Hmm...

[Ryan]

Next sim: Tuesday

Active rosters need to be trimmed to 25. Also, remember that ALL players in the minor leagues who are out of options (+ symbol next to their name) will be placed on waivers during Tuesday's sim.

What if the guys that are out of options (+) are on the 40 man? Do we need to place them on waivers as well?

[Riverman]

What if the guys that are out of options (+) are on the 40 man? Do we need to place them on waivers as well?

I am pretty sure in MLB the way it works is the opposite of what you describe. If the player is not on the 40-man roster he is not waived. In our case, I think everyone is supposed to be waived.

Also by claiming a player, you are in effect giving him a major league contract, which you are responsible for and the player needs to be included on your active roster. Waiver claims are not supposed to be a way to fill out minor league rosters.

[Lintyfresh85]

No major injuries and some decent hitting.

Pretty happy with pre-season.

[Pat]

Wayne "DL" Deel is healthy and back in my lineup.

I wonder how long that lasts.

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9-3 Sim. Finishing tied for the league best ST record at 17-7

The Good
-No injuries this sim! I only lost one starter, SS Jack Dynes, and he will be back in three weeks.
-My #2, #3 and #4 hitters finished ST each with an OPS over .900. RA Grounds, Keita Uchiyama and Jerry Fortin.
-No SP had an ERA higher than 2.25. Only one RP had an ERA over 3.91 and he is only on the roster for one week until MR Yuan-zhang Chiu comes off the DL.

The Bad
-Starting 3B Brody Whiteley finished ST with a .207 batting average. Last season he hit .282, which might have been a fluke.
-The two OFs I signed this off-season, Odilio Farelo and Innis Merriam, both hit under .200.

The Transactions
-#8 overall prospect, LF Miguel Angel Padilla, will be sent down to Triple-A despite hitting .310 with a .920 OPS. My OF is deep and I think he still has a few things to learn in the minors starting every day.
-I signed FA 2B Sterling Deadman for the league minimum, and he will make this roster. A career .250 hitter with a .715 OPS, still has good ratings "4-5-5-5-4" from my scout. He probably won't start a single game all season but he is a much needed LH bat off the bench.

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I also really want to encourage teams to check out the waiver wire this next sim. This is a GREAT opportunity to land some talented players. Some of these guys have been stuck in Triple-A with their current clubs just waiting for a shot at the bigs! All of the (+) signed players in Washington are now on waivers.

[liquidcrash]

The Tobs and Bandits were involved in a bench clearing brawl after Jimmy Joy was beaned in the first inning of our game. Joy and Barto Ramairez were both suspended 6 games.

So, we can now take credit for the first brawl in the history of the league, in Spring Training no less.

[Guest]

Why must Haydon get hurt all the fucking time?

On another note, Nazaire looks to be developing some power, which is very nice. 3 HR in Spring Training is more than he had last year.

[Clay]

Damn... this Commish is tougher than Goodell. 6 games for arguing balls and strikes! Plus, they count in the regular season. Crap.