BLB Free Agency - 1986

[Clay]

Campo is going to ask for $40,000,000.

P.S. I thought you were banned from SGN during the day now?

[Sully]

Campo is going to ask for $40,000,000.

I wouldn't be surprised, but that's why we held on to Hernandez. A few teams asked about him this past season, but he's my insurance policy. He's no Campoveroe, but he can hit.

We're not known to throw big bucks around, but Campo might get a big payday from Wilmington.

[Sully]

I'm home today.

[Riverman]

Edited first post... it's actually 60... Brudenell wasn't listed on the list I had because he went from the DL to FA without returning to the Roster. He's gotta be Top 5 available.

Maybe you should add Manny Patuel and Issam Ghaniy to your list. Neither would negotiate with me so I just released their asses when the season ended.

[Clay]

Now it's starting to feel like work.

[Jake]

how did you do the rankings to come up with the top 60+2?

[Clay]

There's no rankings. I just pulled all of the BLB Level guys who became Free Agents. That filtered out the minor league guys. I'm sure some of them will get signed too... but that list would be huge.

[Riverman]

So who's the star of the FA Class? Soto? Dallyn?

That is a good question as both have some negatives. Soto has really only had one good year; is he set to revert to his pre-1985 form? BTW do we know if there is something in the game that causes guys to sometimes turn it on in their contract years? If so Soto is perhaps a candidate for this.

One has to be concerned about Dallyn's age and he took a significant step back last season. Or was that all those left-handed batters he must have faced hitting a lot of little pop fly home runs in that nightmare stadium you created or right-handed pithcers?

I would think that Ardon should be in the conversation; I'd probably be more inclined to take a chance on him than either of the above.

[Andrew]

Call me a homer but I think Frank Kelly will make a big impact on a team looking for a closer. I made a few last ditch efforts to re-sign him but just couldn't afford his demands.

[Riverman]

Call me a homer but I think Frank Kelly will make a big impact on a team looking for a closer. I made a few last ditch efforts to re-sign him but just couldn't afford his demands.

Yeah, I think he is the premier reliever in the class and want to add one but I don't think I will pony up $9 million per as I think he currently wants.

[Sully]

That is a good question as both have some negatives. Soto has really only had one good year; is he set to revert to his pre-1985 form? BTW do we know if there is something in the game that causes guys to sometimes turn it on in their contract years? If so Soto is perhaps a candidate for this.

One has to be concerned about Dallyn's age and he took a significant step back last season. Or was that all those left-handed batters he must have faced hitting a lot of little pop fly home runs in that nightmare stadium you created or right-handed pithcers?

I would think that Ardon should be in the conversation; I'd probably be more inclined to take a chance on him than either of the above.

I have the same concerns about Soto. The guy was merely an average/slightly above average pitcher before this season. I wasn't ready to give him 14 per, just want watch him revert back to his usual self.

[Andrew]

You guys would be sick if you saw what Teagan Corrigan is willing to re-sign for. And he's not even in the last year of his contract.

[Riverman]

You guys would be sick if you saw what Teagan Corrigan is willing to re-sign for. And he's not even in the last year of his contract.

And would that be sick because you are going to be able to extend him for little more than a song or sick if we were the ones that would have to foot the bill?

[Sully]

Campoveroe will be traded.

[Andrew]

And would that be sick because you are going to be able to extend him for little more than a song or sick if we were the ones that would have to foot the bill?

The former. He's asking for about the same money as Brudenell is. Hopefully I can get him to sign before he changes his mind.