SIM COMPLETE - 1989 - Off-Season 2

[Clay]

Next Sim: Wednesday

NOTE: No Files Will Be Imported!!!

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Next up is the Rule V sim. Get your lists in via PM before Wednesday at 8p. No imports!

[umd]

Next Sim: Wednesday

NOTE: No Files Will Be Imported!!!

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Next up is the Rule V sim. Get your lists in via PM before Wednesday at 8p. No imports!

Ok how does this work?

[BradZ]

Ok how does this work?

You can review the Rule V Draft Pool in game (top menu bar, BLB - > Rule 5 Draft Pool)

If you see any of the players that you are willing to commit to carrying on your 25 man roster all year, you can submit that name on your draft list to the commish via PM. You have to have a spot on your 25 and 40 man rosters to make a selection.

If a team with a worse record than you also selects that player they get first dibs. If you are the first team record-wise to select that particular player, you get that player.

There's a $50k charge for each Rule V selection you make. You have to keep that player on your active roster all season or return him to the original team. You'll have to pick up the full season's salary if you return the player.

That's pretty much it.

[umd]

got it. Thanks.

[Pat]

Add Carl Pateshall to the free-agent wishlists.

:(

[Lintyfresh85]

Should be a fun FA period.

[Spear]

Should be a fun FA period.

I wish we had some sort of thread that acted like a rumour mill. I'm always interested in everybody's team needs and who intends to resign who.

Unless everybody is too secretive for an idea like that? I know I wouldn't have a problem with it.

[Clay]

The Colonials will not be participating in Free Agency again this year. Our payroll is sufficient. Would love to bring in another arm to cover for Herrera this season, but I think I have enough horses to stay in it without one. I tend to make my hay in drafts and trades anyway.

[Lintyfresh85]

California will be massive players in FA this year.

[Pat]

The Bats definitely have some holes to fill. Closer, probably two starting pitching spots, 1B/3B...not a lot of money to address those needs however.

[Clay]

How did everyone feel about their arbitration? I won all of my cases. Seeing some of the contracts that got dished around the league, I feel OK with what I paid.

Virginia Colonials: MR I. Pérez received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,700,000.
Virginia Colonials: MR A. Montgomery received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $420,000.
Virginia Colonials: CL J. McQueen received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,700,000.
Virginia Colonials: SP P. Herrera received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,900,000.
Virginia Colonials: RF A. Rhodes received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $420,000.
Virginia Colonials: 2B C. Martínez received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $420,000.
Virginia Colonials: LF J. Tracy received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $420,000.

[Spear]

The Bats definitely have some holes to fill. Closer, probably two starting pitching spots, 1B/3B...not a lot of money to address those needs however.

Was Simonds demanding too much?

I may look to bring him back for a year or two, especially after the departure of Doug Jones.

[Lintyfresh85]

How did everyone feel about their arbitration? I won all of my cases. Seeing some of the contracts that got dished around the league, I feel OK with what I paid.

Virginia Colonials: MR I. Prez received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,700,000.
Virginia Colonials: MR A. Montgomery received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $420,000.
Virginia Colonials: CL J. McQueen received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,700,000.
Virginia Colonials: SP P. Herrera received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,900,000.
Virginia Colonials: RF A. Rhodes received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $420,000.
Virginia Colonials: 2B C. Martnez received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $420,000.
Virginia Colonials: LF J. Tracy received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $420,000.

Can anyone look up how I did? I haven't downloaded the file as of yet... and the HTML does not seem to indicate the results.

[Pat]

Was Simonds demanding too much?

I may look to bring him back for a year or two, especially after the departure of Doug Jones.

He wanted a lot. After my initial offer, which was low according to his demand, he said he would test FA.

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I feel good about my arbitration. Some players, Mike Murdock and Miguel Angel Padilla, are getting paid less this year than last year, which is nice.

[Andrew]

The Colonials will not be participating in Free Agency again this year. Our payroll is sufficient. Would love to bring in another arm to cover for Herrera this season, but I think I have enough horses to stay in it without one. I tend to make my hay in drafts and trades anyway.

Same. Our budget is pretty much maxed out. We might be players next year after Corrigan and Tilbrook come off the books but it seems like any extra money I have always goes into re-signing my players.