A BBM Seattle Mariners Dyanasty

[Suicane75]

I love the crud out of Mogul. It's more than a time waster but less than a spreadsheet, it's not too hot, not too cold, it's just right. For me at least.

This is my first foray into the 2011 version of the game. I'm up to date and ready to go, so what to do, what to do. I think i'll start by taking over the 1977 Mariners and try and build them into a dynasty.

I don't use house rules with Mogul, especially when I start with a small market team. I'm playing on Manager mode or whatever the 3rd (out of 4) hardest setting is.

So yeah, let's go.

[Suicane75]

AA
2B- Jose Baez 23 55/66 $32.5K Arb79
RF- Casey Parsons 22 55/64 $32.5K Arb79
RP- Ron Musselman 22 64/76 $32.5K Arb79
RP- Greg Erardi 22 64/81 $32.5K Arb79
RP- Rick Honeycutt 22 66/79 $32.5K Arb79

A
C- Dan Firova 20 57/70 $32.5K Arb79
2B- Julio Cruz 22 55/68 $32.5K Arb79
RF- Puchy Delgado 22 54/68 $32.5K Arb79
SP- Bud Black 19 72/83 $32.5K Arb79
SP- Bob Stoddard 19 61/79 $32.5K Arb79
SP- Jim Lewis 21 53/75 $32.5K Arb79
SP- Shane Rawley 21 68/87 $32.5K Arb79
RP- Lee Guetterman 18 60/76 $32.5K Arb79
RP- Brian Snyder 18 62/78 $32.5K Arb79
RP- Byron McLaughlin 21 58/73 $32.5K Arb79
RP- Bryan Clark 20 58/76 $32.5K Arb79

R
1B- Jim Maler 18 56/75 $32.5K Arb79
CF- Dave Henderson 18 64/83 $32.5K Arb79
CF- Rod Craig 18 61/82 $32.5K Arb79
CF- John Moses 19 58/74 $32.5K Arb79
SP- Matt Young 18 65/78 $1K Arb79
RP- Rafael Vasquez 18 63/77 $1K Arb79


This is what my roster looks like when I load the game. Where I have everyone slotted is where I would have them if everything were ideal but I'll likely have most of those players in AA now on my major league roster depending on how the expansion draft goes.

Black, Rawley, Henderson & Craig are really my only STRONG prospects so i'll coddle them. It's also likely that i'll move Henderson & Craig to corner OF spots as I prefer a speedy/contact guy as my CF'er.

[Suicane75]

My farm, scouting and medical expenses are all $430,000 which ranks me 5th in the league in each category. I'm comfortable with that number.

My payroll budget to start the year is $5.4 Million and I already have $651K tied up in the players on my roster currently.

[Suicane75]

Expansion Draft
Round 01: 1B Rod Carew 31 84/84 $960K/3YRS
Round 02: SP Jim Kaat 38 84/84 $346K/2YRS
Round 03: SP Dan Laresen 22 73/84 $3.6K/2YRS
Round 04: SP La Marr Hoyt 22 73/83 $1.6K/Arb79
Round 05: SP Brian Kingman 22 64/85 $1.2K/Arb79
Round 06: 1B Tony Perez 34 79/79 $480K/2YRS
Round 07: SP Rick Waits 24 77/83 $32K/Arb77
Round 08: SP Ed Halicki 26 77/82 $130K/Arb77
Round 09: LF Bill Buckner 27 77/77 $500K/3YRS
Round 10: SP Ray Sadecki 36 77/77 $130K/1YRS
Round 11: CF Lou Brock 37 75/75 $370K/2YRS
Round 12: C Biff Pocoroba 23 71/74 $14K/Arb78
Round 13: 3B Graig Nettles 32 77/77 $560K/2YRS
Round 14: 3B Pete Rose 35 83/83 $580K/3YRS
Round 15: SP Albert Williams 22 64/84 $1K/Arb79
Round 16: SP Al Downing 35 82/82 $145K/2YRS
Round 17: SP Wayne Simpson 28 75/75 $62K/1YRS
Round 18: SP Paul Mitchell 27 75/79 $32K/Arb78
Round 19: SP Doug Konieczny 25 73/78 $14K/Arb78
Round 20: RP Horacio Pina 31 73/73 $40K/2YRS
Round 21: LF Dan Duran 22 55/80 $1K/Arb79
Round 22: RP Jim Burton 27 72/73 $30K/Arb79
Round 23: SS Craig Reynolds 24 67/72 $30K/Arb79
Round 24: SP Pete Broberg 26 76/76 $243K/1YRS
Round 25: SP Steve Kline 29 75/75 $73K/1YRS
Round 26: SP Dave Freisleben 25 75/75 $75K/Arb77
Round 27: C Bob Montgomery 32 72/72 $77K/1YRS
Round 28: 1B Randy Bass 22 54/78 $1K/Arb79
Round 29: SS Larvell Blanks 26 67/67 $60K/1YRS
Round 30: 2B Jack Brohamer 26 70/70 $180K/1YRS


There were not a whole lot of prospects available obviously. We did try and get some veterans who may bring something in return. Our payroll with this squad is only $200,000 over budget so we don't NEED to move alot of these guys but we arn't gonna win anything this year so I'd rather some of these guys and make money. We'll see what the market is like.

[Suicane75]

Trade
We send,
1B- Rod Carew 31 84/84 $960K/3YRS
LF- Bill Buckner 27 77/77 $500K/3YRS
SP- Bob Stoddard 19 61/79 $32.5K/Arb79

To Kansas City for,
CF- Willie Wilson 21 72/87 $1.7K/Arb79

This clears over $1.5 Million in salary and gives us a pretty good prospect at CF, the exact type of Center Fielder I like.


Trade
We send,
SP- Paul Mitchell 27 75/79 $32K Arb78
RP- Ron Musselman 22 64/76 $32.5K Arb79
SP- Matt Young 18 65/78 $1K Arb79
RP- Rafael Vasquez 18 63/77 $1K Arb79

To Baltimore for,
RF- Gary Roenicke 22 69/77 $8K Arb79
LF- Pat Kelly 32 72/72 $170K 3YRS
LF- Ken Singleton 29 84/84 $590K 3YRS
$50,000 Cash

We gave up some borderline pitching surplus but we needed to add some Outfielders as Brock was the only viable starter in the OF we had. The addition of Singleton also gives us some halfway decent power in the lineup, which we are lacking big time.

Trade
We send,
RP- Brian Snyder 18 62/78 $32.5K Arb79

To Cincinnati for,
LF- Mike Lum 31 70/70 $40K 3YRS

This deal is nothing more than adding a 5th outfielder without giving alot up.

[Suicane75]

1977 Mariners Season Preview


C- Bob Montgomery 32 71 $77K 1YRS
1B- Tony Perez 34 78 $480K 2YRS
2B- Pete Rose 35 82 $580K 3YRS
SS- Craig Reynolds 24 68/73 $30K Arb79
3B- Graig Nettles 32 77 $560K 2YRS
LF- Pat Kelly 32 71 $170K 3YRS
CF- Lou Brock 37 75 $370K 2YRS
RF- Gary Roenicke 22 70/78 $8K Arb79
DH- Ken Singleton 29 85 $590K 3YRS

BN- C Biff Pocoroba 23 71/74 $14K Arb78
BN- 2B Jack Brohamer 26 70 $180K 1YRS
BN- SS Larvell Blanks 26 67 $60K 1YRS
BN- LF Mike Lum 31 70/70 $40K 3YRS

Lineup Vs RH Lineup Vs LH
1. CF Lou Brock 1. CF Lou Brock
2. 2B Pete Rose 2. 2B Pete Rose
3. 1B Tony Perez 3. 1B Tony Perez
4. DH Ken Singleton 4. DH Ken Singleton
5. 3B Craig Nettles 5. RF Gary Roenicke
6. LF Pat Kelly 6. 3B Craig Nettles
7. SS Craig Reynolds 7. C Biff Pocoroba
8. RF Mike Lum 8. SS Larvell Blanks
9. C Bob Montgomery 9. LF Pat Kelly


The offense is not horrible but there's no power and little speed. We'll very much be a station to station team full of veterans which I don't have alot of hopes for of scoring a ton. There really isn't anyone on the big league roster who you can look at as a long term Mariner. I'm not gonna give away Perez, Rose or Nettles but I don't anticipate any of them playing out their contracts here either.

[Suicane75]

SP- Jim Kaat 38 84 $346K 2YRS
SP- Ed Halicki 26 77/81 $130K Arb77
SP- Al Downing 35 80 $145K 2YRS
SP- Steve Kline 29 76 $73K 1YRS
SP- Wayne Simpson 28 76 $62K 1YRS

CL- Rick Waits 24 77/83 $32K Arb77
SE- Dave Freisleben 25 75 $75K Arb77
SR- Pete Broberg 26 75 $243K 1YRS
SR- Ray Sadecki 36 76 $130K 1YRS
MR- Horacio Pina 31 74 $40K 2YRS
MR- Jim Burton 27 73/74 $30K Arb79
LR- Byron McLaughlin 21 66/74 $32.5K Arb79


If the staff is going to have any success, Kaat at 38 years old and Downing at 35 will have to provide a solid anchor.
The rest is an obvious mishmash of average journeymen, a bunch of 4th starters if you will.

The pen is very much the same way. I'm hoping Waits can be a competent closer as he has decent upside but again it's a pen full of average pitchers. The other worrisome thing is that we don't have a power pitcher out there, nobody that can dominate.

[Suicane75]

AAA
SP- Doug Konieczny 25 74/78 $14K Arb78
LF- Casey Parsons 22 55/64 $32.5K Arb79

AA
2B- Jose Baez 23 63/69 $32.5K Arb79
CF- Willie Wilson 21 72/87 $1.7K Arb79
SP- La Marr Hoyt 22 73/82 $1.6K Arb79
SP- Dan Laresen 22 73/84 $3.6K 2YRS
RP- Greg Erardi 22 71/85 $32.5K Arb79
RP- Rick Honeycutt 22 72/80 $32.5K Arb79

A
C- Dan Firova 20 57/70 $32.5K Arb79
1B- Randy Bass 22 60/73 $1K Arb79
2B- Julio Cruz 22 62/71 $32.5K Arb79
RF- Puchy Delgado 22 61/69 $32.5K Arb79
SP- Bud Black 19 71/81 $32.5K Arb79
SP- Jim Lewis 21 64/77 $32.5K Arb79
SP- Shane Rawley 21 69/88 $32.5K Arb79
SP- Brian Kingman 22 64/85 $1.2K Arb79
SP- Albert Williams 22 63/84 $1K Arb79
RP- Lee Guetterman 18 60/74 $32.5K Arb79
RP- Bryan Clark 20 57/75 $32.5K Arb79

R
1B- Jim Maler 18 56/75 $32.5K Arb79
LF- Dan Duran 22 57/75 $1K Arb79
CF- Rod Craig 18 62/81 $32.5K Arb79
CF- John Moses 19 59/75 $32.5K Arb79
RF- Dave Henderson 18 62/82 $32.5K Arb79


While we don't have alot of superstar prospects, we do have a solid nucleus of possible contributers.
Wilson and Henderson are guys i'd like to see mature into solid big leaguers but i'm not holding my breath that they're gonna become all-stars. Pitching wise we have alot of depth and I hope that one or two of them develop into a solid 2nd/3rd starters but we're still a few years away.

[Suicane75]

Why the hell isn't this formatting right? son of an uncle.

[chesapeake]

You enter this dynasty knowing, without a shadow of a doubt, you cannot do worse than Mariners' management did in real life.

Let's go M's! Let's go M's!