Baseball Mogul 2006 Dynasty: New Settings, With History.

[Ben E Lou]

OK. After a little more testing, I've come up with settings that I can definitely live with all around. I wanted my league to be "pure"--having used these settings from the start, so I'm starting over. At the moment, I'm simming 25 years of history with the new settings. Details of the settings and expected league averages with these settings can be found [HERE] (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showpost.php?p=780810&postcount=1088).

[Ben E Lou]

LEAGUE HISTORY

(2005-2029 Pre-sim Results)



All-Time Career Leaders

HOMERS: Jason Tull, 668

HITS: Wes Valenti (active), 3349

WINS: Julio Cruz (active), 284

STRIKEOUTS: Julio Cruz (active), 3427

STOLEN BASES: James Gelfand, 845

SAVES: Colby Breadnell, 574



Single-Season Batting Records

BATTING AVERAGE: .375, Piero Cautero, Ari, 2021

RUNS SCORED: 141, Mike Widholm, NYY, 2017

HITS: James Gelfand, 246, Hou, 2015

DOUBLES: Jeff Wark (active), 58, Atlanta, 2028

TRIPLES: Matthew Roberts (active), 27, Hou, 2028

HOME RUNS: Greg Young, 58, Bal, 2006

RBI: Sean Regan (active), 174, Ana, 2023

WALKS: Jared Block (active), 153, Pit, 2017

STRIKEOUTS: Eric Johnson, 232, CWS, 2015

STOLEN BASES: James Gelfand, 77, Hou, 2007



Single-Season Pitching Records

INNINGS PITCHED: Clayton Buryl (active), 254.1, 2017 Atl

WINS: Chad Weaver, 25, 2013 NYY

SAVES: Noah Adreacchi (active), 50, 2029 Bal

ERA: Chad Weaver, 1.55, 2013 NYY

STRIKEOUTS: Carlos Granados, 265, 2007 Tex

SHUTOUTS: Chad Weaver, 9, 2013 NYY

COMPLETE GAMES: Todd Milestone (active), 13, 2019 Hou



Postseason/Championships/Etc.

The Yankees lead everyone with 9 titles in 25 years. The Mets lead the NL with four. Milwaukee is the only NL team who hasn't made it to the postseason yet, and Tampa Bay is the only AL team to have that dubious distinction.



Current Superstars

The following four players are currently rated 95 or better.



CF Derrick Fisher (Col)--This 32-year-old is a 5-time All-Star and former Rookie Of The Year. As a green 22-year-old rookie, he hit .263 with 24 SB's and 84 runs scored in 154 games, good enough for ROY honors. By his mid-20's, he was a bona-fide star. He's hit 26-38 homers every season from 2022 to date, and only missed 100RBI once during that time period, getting 96 in 2026. Sure, his numbers have been inflated a bit by Coors since signing with the as a free agent after the '22 campaign. However, Fisher was a .294-30-106 hitter in his final year in Kansas City. He's also got pretty good speed, and has 229 career SB's. Fisher has outstanding range, and makes few errors, but his weak arm keeps him from winning Gold Gloves. He has 2,086 hits and 312 homers in his career, and if he puts up a few more seasons like last year's .309-36-114-20SB campaign, he'll get to 3,000 hits, 500 homers, 1500 R's and 300 SB's before he hangs 'em up.



SP James Thomas (Cin)--Barring injury, this 24-year-old looks like he can dominate MLB hitters for the next decade or so. He cracked the rotation at age 19, going 11-13 with a 3.48 ERA in '24 for the Reds, and then went out and became an All-Star the next year along the way to going 18-8 with a 2.63 ERA. Now, at age 24, he already has 77 wins and 1253 strikeouts. He's led the league in K's twice already, and has a career 3.13 ERA.



2B Eric Dupont (Det.)--Dupont, at age 27, appears to be just entering his prime. He put up career-best numbers of .316, 29 HR, 96 RBI, 200H, and 96R last year. He's got great range and a strong arm at 2B, but is a bit error-prone.



1B Mark Hartford (NYY)--Hartford is another 27-year-old. There's no question what his strength is: power hitting. Hartford is a below-average fielder at 1B with little speed, but he's driven in an average of 112 runs in his last two seasons starting for the Bronx Bombers. I look for this Newnan, GA native to drive in a whole bunch of runs over the next several seasons with the Yankees.



Braves' History

Atlanta came out of the box strong, making the playoffs from 2005-2009, and collecting two world titles during that span. They struggled a bit in the Teens decade, finishing 3rd or 4th seven times from 2010-2018. However, they put it back together at the end of the decade and for the beginning of the 2020's, winning it all again in 2019, and making the playoffs every season from 2019-2027. They're right now coming off of back-to-back 3rd-lace finishes, though, and have lost money in each of the past six seasons. Time for me to come in and right the ship.

[Ben E Lou]

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</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 35pt;" align="center" width="47"> Age

</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 30pt;" align="center" width="40"> Cur

</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 32pt;" align="center" width="43"> Peak

</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 30pt;" align="center" width="40"> Pos

</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 61pt;" align="center" width="81"> Salary

</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 25pt;" align="center" width="33"> Yrs

</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41"> Con

</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41"> Pow

</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41"> Spd

</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41"> Eye

</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41"> Arm

</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41"> Hndl

</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41"> Fld

</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17"> Green, Walt

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 33

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 80

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 80

</td> <td class="xl22" align="center"> C

</td> <td class="xl23" x:num="2450000" align="center"> $2,450,000

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 4

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 92

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 91

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 48

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 68

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 75

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 76

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 74

</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17"> Salazar, Vladimir

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 38

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 91

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 91

</td> <td class="xl22" align="center"> C

</td> <td class="xl23" x:num="3900000" align="center"> $3,900,000

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 2

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 78

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 76

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 49

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 80

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 93

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 80

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 78

</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17"> Margolin, James

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 31

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 68

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 68

</td> <td class="xl22" align="center"> C

</td> <td class="xl23" x:num="26000" align="center"> $26,000

</td> <td class="xl22" align="center"> --

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 68

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 70

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 53

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 69

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 69

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 75

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 86

</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17"> Kessler, Tim

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 25

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 68

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 68

</td> <td class="xl22" align="center"> C

</td> <td class="xl23" x:num="18000" align="center"> $18,000

</td> <td class="xl22" align="center"> --

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 54

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 70

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 61

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 71

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 71

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 73

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 68

</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17"> Perez, David

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 23

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 64

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 80

</td> <td class="xl22" align="center"> C

</td> <td class="xl23" x:num="13000" align="center"> $13,000

</td> <td class="xl22" align="center"> --

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 62

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 70

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 52

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 71

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 62

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 71

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 79

</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17"> Earnest, Ted

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 39

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 62

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 62

</td> <td class="xl22" align="center"> C

</td> <td class="xl23" x:num="316000" align="center"> $316,000

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 2

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 38

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 63

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 52

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 62

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 56

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 49

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 61

</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl22" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17"> Santo, Manuel

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 22

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 62

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 62

</td> <td class="xl22" align="center"> C

</td> <td class="xl23" x:num="10000" align="center"> $10,000

</td> <td class="xl22" align="center"> --

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 48

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 62

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 52

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 69

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 60

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 55

</td> <td class="xl22" x:num="" align="center"> 64

</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

First off, all ratings are +/- 9 right now. Salazar's best years are behind him, but he the two-time All-Star still helps pack 'em in the stadium, and he batted .271 in 384 AB's last year. I doubt that I could get rid of him at that salary anyway. Green, who slugged .456 in 333 AB's last season, looks like a guy whose bat I could use in the lineup. Perez isn't ready yet, but shows some promise as a future starter. Ancient Ted Earnest gets cut.



<table> <col style="width: 93pt;" width="124"> <col style="width: 35pt;" width="47"> <col style="width: 30pt;" width="40"> <col style="width: 32pt;" width="43"> <col style="width: 30pt;" width="40"> <col style="width: 61pt;" width="81"> <col style="width: 25pt;" width="33"> <col span="7" style="width: 31pt;" width="41"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 93pt;" align="center" height="17" width="124">Player Name</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 35pt;" align="center" width="47">Age</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 30pt;" align="center" width="40">Cur</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 32pt;" align="center" width="43">Peak</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 30pt;" align="center" width="40">Pos</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 61pt;" align="center" width="81">Salary</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 25pt;" align="center" width="33">Yrs</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Con</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Pow</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Spd</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Eye</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Arm</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Rng</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Fld</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Wark, Jeff</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">28</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">93</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">93</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">1B</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="8200000" align="center">$8,200,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">6</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">94</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">94</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">51</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">73</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">85</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Reese, Stan</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">39</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">69</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">69</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">1B</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="26000" align="center">$26,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">78</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">82</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Vanalstyne, Marty</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">21</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">78</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">1B</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="10000" align="center">$10,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">91</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">94</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">82</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Banovac, Zack</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">22</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">63</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">73</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">1B</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="10000" align="center">$10,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">61</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">69</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">93</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Jeff Wark looks like a superstar in the making. He had career bests with a .342 average, 215 hits and 38 homers last year. He also won the batting title and made his first All-Star appearance. Rather than letting young Vanalstyne sit on the bench as my MLB backup, I'd like to trade for or sign a decent backup 1B.



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class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Pow</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Spd</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Eye</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Arm</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Rng</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Fld</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Clark, Jeff</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">28</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">79</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">79</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">2B</td> <td class="xl25" align="center">`</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">5</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">89</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">82</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">93</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Bocchiola, David</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">28</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">2B</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="810000" align="center">$810,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">91</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">84</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">77</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">74</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Helmuth, Kevin</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">31</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">2B</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="1100000" align="center">$1,100,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">3</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">63</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">86</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">85</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">77</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Tufo, Dexter</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">26</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">78</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">2B</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="18000" align="center">$18,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">60</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">96</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">77</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Strot, James</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">24</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">69</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">69</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">2B</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="13000" align="center">$13,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">84</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">64</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Dahlstrom, Adam</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">19</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">48</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">2B</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="10000" align="center">$10,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">53</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">74</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">69</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">53</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Clark and Bocchiola's differing skills makes me wish this game had the ability to specify defensive replacements by individual player. Bocchiola will start, and Clark will be his defensive replacement. I'll have to find a setting that doesn't cause everyone to be replaced defensively, but I'd sure like for Clark to come in games early. I prefer defense at second base, so I'm also very interested in how Dexter Tufo might fit into the mix in the next few seasons.



<table> <col style="width: 93pt;" width="124"> <col style="width: 35pt;" width="47"> <col style="width: 30pt;" width="40"> <col style="width: 32pt;" width="43"> <col style="width: 30pt;" width="40"> <col style="width: 61pt;" width="81"> <col style="width: 25pt;" width="33"> <col span="7" style="width: 31pt;" width="41"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 93pt;" align="center" height="17" width="124">Player Name</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 35pt;" align="center" width="47">Age</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 30pt;" align="center" width="40">Cur</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 32pt;" align="center" width="43">Peak</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 30pt;" align="center" width="40">Pos</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 61pt;" align="center" width="81">Salary</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 25pt;" align="center" width="33">Yrs</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Con</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Pow</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Spd</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Eye</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Arm</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Rng</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Fld</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Elizondo, Pablo</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">24</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">3B</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="316000" align="center">$316,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">89</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">53</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">94</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Kendall, Ted</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">28</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">3B</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="2650000" align="center">$2,650,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">4</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">84</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">63</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">85</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Lenhan, Noland</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">29</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">73</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">73</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">3B</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="18000" align="center">$18,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">82</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">87</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">73</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Cash, Peter</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">26</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">65</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">3B</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="13000" align="center">$13,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">47</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">64</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">73</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">91</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Bryant, Chris</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">20</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">63</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">77</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">3B</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="10000" align="center">$10,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">61</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">73</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">65</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">69</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">73</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Kendall is exactly the opposite of the kind of player I like in the hot corner. With limited range and a weak arm, he's not going to give us the defensive performance I'd like to see. I'd like to trade him away if possible, and acquire a starter with a different skill set.



<table> <col style="width: 93pt;" width="124"> <col style="width: 35pt;" width="47"> <col style="width: 30pt;" width="40"> <col style="width: 32pt;" width="43"> <col style="width: 30pt;" width="40"> <col style="width: 61pt;" width="81"> <col style="width: 25pt;" width="33"> <col span="7" style="width: 31pt;" width="41"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 93pt;" align="center" height="17" width="124">Player Name</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 35pt;" align="center" width="47">Age</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 30pt;" align="center" width="40">Cur</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 32pt;" align="center" width="43">Peak</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 30pt;" align="center" width="40">Pos</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 61pt;" align="center" width="81">Salary</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 25pt;" align="center" width="33">Yrs</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Con</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Pow</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Spd</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Eye</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Arm</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Rng</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Fld</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Insulza, Manuel</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">29</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">SS</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="3450000" align="center">$3,450,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">2</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">64</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">65</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">96</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Szymanski, Gary</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">28</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">SS</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="26000" align="center">$26,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">69</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">73</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Wilkinson, Terry</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">27</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">SS</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="18000" align="center">$18,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">54</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">54</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">84</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">93</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Barnes, Trevor</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">32</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">SS</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="18000" align="center">$18,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">74</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">84</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">78</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Insulza is the Mario Mendoza of Baseball Mogul, it would appear, but with better range. Insulza looks like he can get to just about anything hit his way, but he only hit .215 in 525 AB's last season, and has never hit over .254 in a full season. None of the other SS's look like they have much promise, either, so unless I can pull off a trade, Insulza will start at least one more year.



<table> <col style="width: 93pt;" width="124"> <col style="width: 35pt;" width="47"> <col style="width: 30pt;" width="40"> <col style="width: 32pt;" width="43"> <col style="width: 30pt;" width="40"> <col style="width: 61pt;" width="81"> <col style="width: 25pt;" width="33"> <col span="7" style="width: 31pt;" width="41"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 93pt;" align="center" height="17" width="124">Player Name</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 35pt;" align="center" width="47">Age</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 30pt;" align="center" width="40">Cur</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 32pt;" align="center" width="43">Peak</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 30pt;" align="center" width="40">Pos</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 61pt;" align="center" width="81">Salary</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 25pt;" align="center" width="33">Yrs</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Con</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Pow</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Spd</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Eye</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Arm</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Rng</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 31pt;" align="center" width="41">Fld</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Ullman, Stan</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">29</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">LF</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="1250000" align="center">$1,250,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">82</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">52</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">74</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">61</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">63</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">McDonald, George</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">37</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">LF</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="490000" align="center">$490,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">54</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">93</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">60</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">69</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">65</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Komazawa, Otondo</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">24</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">54</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">54</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">LF</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="18000" align="center">$18,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">61</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">54</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">79</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">69</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">61</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">54</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Blackshear, Aaron</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">33</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">64</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">64</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">LF</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="670000" align="center">$670,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">2</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Dominguez, Etienne</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">29</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">LF</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="10000" align="center">$10,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">49</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">65</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">74</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Plummer, Andy</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">33</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">LF</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="316000" align="center">$316,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">2</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">46</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">73</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">63</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">64</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">54</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Menter, Cory</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">22</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">54</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">61</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">LF</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="10000" align="center">$10,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">43</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">64</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">47</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">63</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">61</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">63</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" 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x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">78</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">74</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Delgado, Alejandro</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">35</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">CF</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="8100000" align="center">$8,100,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">2</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">85</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">74</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">91</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">73</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" 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align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">CF</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="2100000" align="center">$2,100,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">2</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">73</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">64</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">91</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">78</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Miller, Scot</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">24</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">74</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">CF</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="13000" align="center">$13,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">88</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">93</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">73</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">77</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">74</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Smith, Jeff</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">21</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">63</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">CF</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="13000" align="center">$13,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">49</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">82</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">64</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">91</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">64</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Hall, Pete</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">22</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">CF</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="10000" align="center">$10,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">77</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">74</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">64</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">85</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Regan, Sean</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">36</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">88</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">88</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RF</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="4800000" align="center">$4,800,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">4</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">88</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">91</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">47</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">78</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">88</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Etalis, Memo</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">31</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">74</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RF</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="316000" align="center">$316,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">79</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">78</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">55</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">74</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">74</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Pitts, Brian</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">30</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">91</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">91</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RF</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="1700000" align="center">$1,700,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">3</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">73</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">91</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">69</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">88</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Watts, Brad</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">26</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">73</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">73</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RF</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="26000" align="center">$26,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">84</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">47</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">69</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">60</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">84</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Xuárez, Frances</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">30</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">73</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">73</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RF</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="18000" align="center">$18,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">77</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">69</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">65</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">86</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Brack, Darren</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">29</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">65</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">65</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RF</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="13000" align="center">$13,000</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">--</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">55</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">69</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">93</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">82</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Ullman had 22 homers back in '28, but dropped to 13 last year. He's not much of a fielder, either. If he doesn't hit 20 homers or so, then he's a real liability. I'd rather give Brian Pitts the start out there in left. He's never been a full-time starter, but his bat looks like it has some potential. I'd prefer a slightly better fielder than David Turner in CF, but he's not bad defensively, and he gives us decent speed at the leadoff position. Fan favorite Sean Regan turned in a .303-28-108 season last year. You may recognize that name, as he's the single-season RBI recorder holder, with 174 back in 2023. He doesn't put up those kind of numbers any more, but he still gets the job done, and isn't bad defensively. Pete Hall was drafted in the 2nd round last year, and hit .317 in rookie ball last year.



OVERALL THOUGHTS: C Green, 1B Wark and RF Regan should give us plenty of pop in the lineup. If I can improve the defense with a trade for a third baseman, I won't hesitate to do so.

[Ben E Lou]

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</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 87

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</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 76

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 76

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</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 68

</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="390000" align="center"> $390,000

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</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 78

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 79

</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17"> Nakahara, Hiro

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 32

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 71

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 71

</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="18000" align="center"> $18,000

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 82

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 80

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 77

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 80

</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17"> Masoliver, Jeremiah

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 29

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 68

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 68

</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="13000" align="center"> $13,000

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 84

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 70

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 75

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 77

</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17"> Mccaffery, Chris

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 26

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 65

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 65

</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="13000" align="center"> $13,000

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 86

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 73

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 74

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 88

</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17"> Mueller, Jay

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 24

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 64

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 64

</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="10000" align="center"> $10,000

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 84

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 64

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 89

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 71

</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17"> Forbes, Brent

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 24

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 62

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 63

</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="10000" align="center"> $10,000

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 76

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 80

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 79

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 74

</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17"> Frantzis, Jeff

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 37

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 55

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 55

</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="1150000" align="center"> $1,150,000

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 80

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 80

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 71

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 65

</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17"> Pierce, Walter

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 29

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 61

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 61

</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="10000" align="center"> $10,000

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 78

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 71

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 74

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 80

</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17"> Mitchell, Gary

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 37

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 61

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 61

</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="316000" align="center"> $316,000

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 70

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 84

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 71

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 78

</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17"> Tettelbach, Daryl

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 28

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 75

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 78

</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="26000" align="center"> $26,000

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 77

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 69

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 93

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 53

</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17"> Caparella, Benjamin

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 28

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 71

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 71

</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="13000" align="center"> $13,000

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 73

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 74

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 93

</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center"> 53

</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Foote, the best pitcher in the rotation, isn't a real ace, but he's solid, albeit injury-prone. The front four of this aging rotation has 9 all-star games and 2 Cy Young Awards between them, and they're all fan favorites. However, they all look like they're past their prime, and I only have one solid starting prospect in Alex Burn. Burn could be ready in just another year or so to make the jump to the bigs, but I'm probably going to need more than him to make this team into a winner.



<table> <col style="width: 93pt;" width="124"> <col style="width: 35pt;" width="47"> <col style="width: 39pt;" width="52"> <col style="width: 32pt;" width="43"> <col style="width: 61pt;" width="81"> <col style="width: 79pt;" width="105"> <col span="3" style="width: 48pt;" width="64"> <col style="width: 59pt;" width="78"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl26" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 93pt;" align="center" height="17" width="124">Player Name</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 35pt;" align="center" width="47">Age</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 39pt;" align="center" width="52">Overall</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 32pt;" align="center" width="43">Peak</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 61pt;" align="center" width="81">Pos</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 79pt;" align="center" width="105">Salary</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" align="center" width="64">Control</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" align="center" width="64">Power</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" align="center" width="64">Movement</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 59pt;" align="center" width="78">Endurance</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Boulet, Daniel</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">25</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="316000" align="center">$316,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">84</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">85</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">91</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">17</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Smith, James</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">31</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">84</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">91</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="2100000" align="center">$2,100,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">79</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">94</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">17</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Cochran, Peter</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">34</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">84</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">91</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="940000" align="center">$940,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">77</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">91</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">96</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">17</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Pucci, Kelly</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">33</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">77</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">77</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="1350000" align="center">$1,350,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">85</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">85</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">74</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">17</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Grassi, Robert</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">30</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">74</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">74</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="490000" align="center">$490,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">96</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">17</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Murata, Jairo</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">27</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="18000" align="center">$18,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">84</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">78</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">94</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">24</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Estrada, Alberto</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">33</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="400000" align="center">$400,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">91</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">84</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">24</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Webber, Matthew</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">26</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="18000" align="center">$18,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">92</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">24</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Young, John</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">36</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="2700000" align="center">$2,700,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">17</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Lowell, Kevin</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">25</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">73</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">73</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="18000" align="center">$18,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">77</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">84</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">31</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Sato, Ken</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">19</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">77</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="13000" align="center">$13,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">78</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">26</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Boman, Todd</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">23</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">73</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="13000" align="center">$13,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">74</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">33</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">De la Rosa, Juan</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">22</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">69</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="13000" align="center">$13,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">91</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">64</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">85</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">24</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Boon, Kevin</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">21</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">63</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="10000" align="center">$10,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">69</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">79</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">17</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Unroe, Randy</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">19</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">56</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">56</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="316000" align="center">$316,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">79</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">24</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Davison, Matt</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">23</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">77</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">85</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="26000" align="center">$26,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">74</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">77</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">94</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">34</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Emoto, Yasuo</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">28</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="18000" align="center">$18,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">69</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">77</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">91</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">34</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Schuricht, Jonathon</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">21</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">69</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="13000" align="center">$13,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">88</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">42</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Aaron, Brian</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">22</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">64</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">64</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="13000" align="center">$13,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">91</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">79</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">36</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Keuntje, Craig</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">27</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="10000" align="center">$10,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">64</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">77</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">91</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">34</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Verbos, Larry</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">24</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="10000" align="center">$10,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">82</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">34</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Sayeau, Max</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">21</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">46</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">52</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="316000" align="center">$316,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">63</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">74</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">34</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Messina, Victor</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">23</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="316000" align="center">$316,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">60</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">77</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">42</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Moriarty, Arne</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">37</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">91</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">91</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="2850000" align="center">$2,850,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">85</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">93</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">18</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Jordan, Weldon</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">32</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">87</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">87</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="2500000" align="center">$2,500,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">84</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">82</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">78</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">24</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Valcárcel, Albert</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">29</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">74</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">75</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">RP</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="26000" align="center">$26,000</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">69</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">94</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">24</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

I've got plenty of arms in the bullpen, and that's a good thing with the old arms in the rotation. Moriarty has 535 career saves to his credit, and is still looking strong at 37. He saved 31 of 34 last season, and had a 2.88 ERA.

[Ben E Lou]

I'm able to deal for a third baseman. I ship Ted Kendall and RP Albert Valcarcel to the Mets for 3B Max Bernaldez. Bernaldez is a 31-year old who has beena backup for the Mets, but is a very good fielder and a lifetime .296 hitter off the bench. He'll start for us. I also sign 38-year-old FA 1B Jeff Heitner, a 76/76 guy, to be our backup, and a left-handed bat off the bench. Heitner has been a starter for several different teams, and is a lifetime .284 hitter with a .454 slugging percentage. His best all0aroudn season was a decade ago, when the then-28-year-old put up a .315-19-101-102BB season in Kansas City.

[Ben E Lou]

BEGINNING FINANCES
Payroll: $92.8M (5th overall)
Cash on Hand: $14.2M
Fan Loyalty: B+

I lower ticket prices, go with Pay TV, and increase farm/scouting/medical spending to near the top of the league, where I intend to keep all three. I also lower concession prices a bit (around 10%) to try to keep the fans at the park.

[Ben E Lou]

2030 MIDSEASON REPORT

RECORD: 38-43, 5th place, 9 games behind division-leading New York

TEAM LEADERS
AVG: C Walt Green: .333
HR: 1B Jeff Wark: 15
SB: CF David Turner: 15
W: Leon Bertman: 7
SV: Moriarty: 11
SP ERA: Derek Banner: 2.83
RP ERA: James Smith: 3.34

FINANCES
YTD PROFIT: ($14-8M)
CASH: $-655K
AVG ATTENDANCE: 48,204
FARM: A
SCOUTING: A
MEDICAL: A+



I definitely need to get these finances under control.

KEY INJURIES
RF Sean Regan started out on FIRE, hitting .394 in his first 8 games, but suffered a stretched knee ligament on 4/15 and missed a little over a month.

SP Leon Bertman ruptured a cervical disc on 6/27, and isn't expected back until late August.

KEY PROMOTIONS/DEMOTIONS
None really. With scouting at +/-9 when I started, some guys were in the wrong place, but have now been shifted. I'll begin to discuss this next season.

TRADES
I unload a few more fairly-insignificant guys for cash. I won't go into details at this point. I should have dumped more extra players early on. I don't expect to have to do this again. The only player acquired in all of the deal was a pretty decent CF prospect, Wil McCabe, of the Yankees. After the dealing is done, I've lowered my payroll by over $20M to $71.3M, and gotten into the positive numbers in terms of cash on hand. No player who was in the Majors was traded during the process.


AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL STAR TEAM

C : Kent Varnbuhler (CHW) 955,934 votes
1B : Andy McDaniel (TOR) 1,155,581
2B : Karl Cohee (NYY) 863,735
3B : Mark Flynn (BOS) 1,004,569
SS : Eddie Hernandez (BAL) 689,839
OF : Matthew Smith (BAL) 965,212
OF : Vern Cecil (NYY) 1,019,199
OF : Daniel Kohl (TOR) 736,806
Bench : Fernando Hellesto (CLE)
Bench : Kyle Fisher (KCR)
Bench : Wes Valenti (LAA)
Bench : Raul Masolta (OAK)
Bench : Eduardo Terrazos (TEX)
Bench : Darren Vishlitzky (BAL)
Pitcher : Craig Cipolotti (DET)
Pitcher : Stew Perri (MIN)
Pitcher : Jose Wayne (SEA)
Pitcher : Leon Rufo (TBD)
Pitcher : Julio Cruz (NYY)
Pitcher : Mathew Greer (MIN)
Pitcher : David Warrington (KCR)
Pitcher : Bengi Clarke (TEX)
Pitcher : Steve Rosner (MIN)
Pitcher : Brett Mekdarasouk (CHW)
Pitcher : Arinori Ochiai (MIN)

NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL STAR TEAM

C : Alan Boggs (STL) 1,100,410 votes
1B : Jeremiah Zamarilla (STL) 1,815,884
2B : Albert Hernandez (ARI) 1,784,910
3B : Stew Faris (STL) 1,388,474
SS : Virgil Cade (COL) 784,137
OF : Tony Southwell (NYM) 1,181,361
OF : Matthew Roberts (HOU) 676,718
OF : Derrick Fisher (COL) 668,678
Bench : Jeff Wark (ATL)
Bench : Luke Waalkes (CHC)
Bench : Keith Young (FLA)
Bench : James Ruggles (SFG)
Bench : Brian LaMange (WAS)
Bench : Edmund Liokumovich (SFG)
Pitcher : James Thomas (CIN)
Pitcher : Jon Dingman (LAD)
Pitcher : Salvatore Costas (MIL)
Pitcher : Ezra Camillo (PHI)
Pitcher : Nelson Rudnick (PIT)
Pitcher : Paul Goodfriend (SDP)
Pitcher : Virgil Juedes (STL)
Pitcher : Shaun Madsen (ARI)
Pitcher : Jack Weakland (MIL)
Pitcher : German Titus (STL)
Pitcher : Freddie Cardenas (STL)

[Ben E Lou]

2005 END-OF-REGULAR-SEASON REPORT

RECORD: 78=-84, 5th place, 21 games behind division-winning New York.


TEAM LEADERS
AVG: 1B Jeff Wark: .325
HR: 1B Jeff Wark: 28
SB: CF David Turner: 33
W: Kyle Homberg 13
SV: Arne Moriarty: 16
SP ERA: Derek Banner: 2.75
RP ERA: Peter Cochran: 1.49

FINANCES
YTD PROFIT: ($16.1M)
CASH: $62K
AVG ATTENDANCE: 46,900
FARM: A-
SCOUTING: A-
MEDICAL: A+



Some contracts will run out in the offseason, allowing me to get better financially.

KEY INJURIES
SP Ray Foote went down from late August until the last week of the regular season.

CF David Turner broke his fibula in mid-September, and missed the rest of the season.

KEY PROMOTIONS/DEMOTIONS

[Ben E Lou]

2030 STATS REPORT



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align="center" width="42">BB</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 27pt;" align="center" width="36">SB</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 24pt;" align="center" width="32">CS</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 35pt;" align="center" width="46">AVG</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 35pt;" align="center" width="46">OBP</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 35pt;" align="center" width="46">OPS</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 53pt;" x:str=" Roster " align="center" width="71">Roster </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Miller, Scot</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">24</td> <td class="xl25" align="center">CF</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">14</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">56</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">7</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">17</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">4</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" 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align="center">26</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">6</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">20</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">130</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">73</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">4</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.24199999999999999" align="center">0.242</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.33400000000000002" align="center">0.334</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.751" align="center">0.751</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">#2 / LF</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Regan, Sean</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">36</td> <td class="xl25" align="center">RF</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">124</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">495</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">67</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">148</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">27</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">15</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">87</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">57</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">2</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.29899999999999999" align="center">0.299</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.373" align="center">0.373</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.81699999999999995" align="center">0.817</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">#3 / RF</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Wark, Jeff</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">28</td> <td class="xl25" align="center">1B</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">148</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">585</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">90</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">190</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">37</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">28</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">96</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">102</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">61</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.32500000000000001" align="center">0.325</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.39300000000000002" align="center">0.393</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.92500000000000004" align="center">0.925</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">#4 / 1B</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Green, Walt</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">33</td> <td class="xl25" align="center">C</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">137</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">540</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">59</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">163</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">36</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">20</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">87</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">80</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">18</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">4</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.30199999999999999" align="center">0.302</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="00.33" align="center">0.330</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="00.81" align="center">0.810</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">#5 / C</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Bernaldez, Max</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">31</td> <td class="xl25" align="center">3B</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">146</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">566</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">61</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">159</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">31</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">3</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">9</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">60</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">100</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">46</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.28100000000000003" align="center">0.281</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="00.34" align="center">0.340</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.73399999999999999" align="center">0.734</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">#6 / 3B</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Clark, Jeff</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">28</td> <td class="xl25" align="center">2B</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">129</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">374</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">45</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">86</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">15</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">3</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">6</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">35</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">64</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">24</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">10</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">5</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="00.23" align="center">0.230</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.27600000000000002" align="center">0.276</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="00.61" align="center">0.610</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">#7 / 2B</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Insulza, Manuel</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">29</td> <td class="xl25" align="center">SS</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">148</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">501</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">32</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">110</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">22</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">3</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">36</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">103</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">34</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">16</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">2</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="00.22" align="center">0.220</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.27100000000000002" align="center">0.271</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.55200000000000005" align="center">0.552</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">#8 / SS</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Elizondo, Pablo</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">24</td> <td class="xl25" align="center">3B</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">125</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">170</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">13</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">31</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">11</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">4</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">18</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">55</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">28</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.182" align="center">0.182</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.307" align="center">0.307</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.625" align="center">0.625</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">Bench</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Bocchiola, David</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">28</td> <td class="xl25" align="center">2B</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">106</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">351</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">37</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">69</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">10</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">6</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">28</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">46</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">31</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">2</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.19700000000000001" align="center">0.197</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.26700000000000002" align="center">0.267</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.54900000000000004" align="center">0.549</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">Bench</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Ullman, Stan</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">29</td> <td class="xl25" align="center">LF</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">70</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">128</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">18</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">29</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">9</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">5</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">15</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">30</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">22</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.22700000000000001" align="center">0.227</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.34899999999999998" align="center">0.349</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.77900000000000003" align="center">0.779</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">Bench</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Etalis, Memo</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">31</td> <td class="xl25" align="center">RF</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">103</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">218</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">25</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">52</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">10</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">2</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">3</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">31</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">48</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">23</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.23899999999999999" align="center">0.239</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="00.32" align="center">0.320</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.66400000000000003" align="center">0.664</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">Bench</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Salazar, Vladimir</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">38</td> <td class="xl25" align="center">C</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">92</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">145</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">17</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">31</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">4</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">4</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">19</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">18</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">15</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.214" align="center">0.214</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.29399999999999998" align="center">0.294</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.61799999999999999" align="center">0.618</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">Bench</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Heitner, Jeff</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">38</td> <td class="xl25" align="center">1B</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">45</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">8</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">13</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">4</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">5</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">7</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">22</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="00.21" align="center">0.210</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.41699999999999998" align="center">0.417</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="00.74" align="center">0.740</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">Bench</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Turner, David</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">26</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">CF</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">127</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">547</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">77</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">155</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">28</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">2</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">15</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">46</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">84</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">45</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">33</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">13</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.28299999999999997" align="center">0.283</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.33900000000000002" align="center">0.339</td> <td class="xl27" x:num="0.76300000000000001" align="center">0.763</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">(DL)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

We could use one more big bat in the lineup, especially since Regan isn't getting any younger.



<table> <col style="width: 89pt;" width="119"> <col style="width: 35pt;" width="47"> <col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"> <col style="width: 27pt;" width="36"> <col style="width: 23pt;" width="31"> <col style="width: 25pt;" width="33"> <col style="width: 26pt;" width="34"> <col style="width: 30pt;" width="40"> <col span="3" style="width: 23pt;" width="31"> <col span="7" style="width: 29pt;" width="39"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 89pt;" align="center" height="17" width="119">Player Name</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 35pt;" align="center" width="47">Age</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 48pt;" x:str=" Roster " align="center" width="64">Roster </td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 27pt;" align="center" width="36">G</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 23pt;" align="center" width="31">GS</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 25pt;" align="center" width="33">W</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 26pt;" align="center" width="34">L</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 30pt;" align="center" width="40">ERA</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 23pt;" align="center" width="31">IP</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 23pt;" align="center" width="31">H</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 23pt;" align="center" width="31">K</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 29pt;" align="center" width="39">BB</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 29pt;" align="center" width="39">HR</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 29pt;" align="center" width="39">SV</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 29pt;" align="center" width="39">HLD</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 29pt;" align="center" width="39">BS</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 29pt;" align="center" width="39">CG</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 29pt;" align="center" width="39">SHO</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Banner, Derek</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">33</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">Starter #1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">35</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">35</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">12</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">7</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">2.75</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">232</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">218</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">149</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">17</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">7</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">4</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Holmberg, Kyle</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">35</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">Starter #2</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">32</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">32</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">13</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">10</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">3.45</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">211</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">184</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">206</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">14</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">8</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">4</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Glenn, Dennis</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">29</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">Starter #3</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">33</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">31</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">7</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">15</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">5.61</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="189.1" align="center">189</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">223</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">89</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">90</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">17</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">2</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Albanese, Ed</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">27</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">Starter #4</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">25</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">15</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">5</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">7</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">3.26</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="121.1" align="center">121</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">112</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">103</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">40</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">11</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Bertman, Leon</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">35</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">Starter #5</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">22</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">22</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">9</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">8</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">4.89</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="130.2" align="center">130</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">147</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">124</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">42</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">18</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Cochran, Peter</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">34</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">Closer</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">55</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">6</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1.49</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="72.2" align="center">72</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">40</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">53</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">32</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">4</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">11</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Smith, James</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">31</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">Setup</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">64</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">6</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">2</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">4.81</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="76.2" align="center">76</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">68</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">53</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">38</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">5</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">3</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Boulet, Daniel</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">25</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">Short</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">78</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">4</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">7</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">4.59</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">100</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">97</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">83</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">51</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">8</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">2</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Jordan, Weldon</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">32</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">Middle</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">71</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">6</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">7</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">4.44</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">81</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">87</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">62</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">39</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">3</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">4</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">2</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Moriarty, Arne</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">37</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">Long</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">69</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">3</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">9</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">6.69</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="72.2" align="center">72</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">95</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">59</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">21</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">17</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">16</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">6</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Tettelbach, Daryl</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">28</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">Alt.</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">13</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">3.32</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="21.2" align="center">21</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">17</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">10</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">9</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17">Foote, Ray</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">32</td> <td class="xl24" align="center">(AAA)</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">25</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">25</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">6</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">11</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">3.92</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">163</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">167</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">102</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">48</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">20</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">0</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">2</td> <td class="xl24" x:num="" align="center">1</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

We also need to get a little bit better in the rotation and bullpen to be a contender.

[Ben E Lou]

2030 POSTSEASON SIGN/RELEASE DECISIONS

(Players listed in blue/italics are re-signed.)

<table width="802"> <col style="width: 89pt;" width="119"> <col style="width: 35pt;" width="47"> <col style="width: 28pt;" width="37"> <col style="width: 54pt;" width="72"> <col style="width: 51pt;" width="68"> <col style="width: 356pt;" width="474"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" align="center" height="17" width="97">Player Name</td> <td class="xl24" align="center" width="1">Age</td> <td class="xl24" align="center" width="37">RTG</td> <td class="xl24" align="center" width="57">CURRENT</td> <td class="xl24" align="center" width="56">ASKING</td> <td class="xl24" align="center" width="603">COMMENTS</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 11.25pt;" align="center" height="15" width="97">2B David Bocchiola</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="" align="center" width="1">28</td> <td class="xl25" align="center" width="37">78/78</td> <td class="xl25" align="center" width="57">$810K</td> <td class="xl25" align="center" width="56">4 x $2.15M</td> <td class="xl25" align="center" width="603">That's too much money for a guy who was relegated to the bench by mid-season</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 11.25pt;" align="center" height="15" width="97">LF Stan Ullman</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="" align="center" width="1">29</td> <td class="xl25" align="center" width="37">78/78</td> <td class="xl25" align="center" width="57">$1.25M</td> <td class="xl25" align="center" width="56">6 x $2.1M</td> <td class="xl25" align="center" width="603">I can find a decent backup for cheaper than that.</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 11.25pt;" align="center" height="15" width="97">1B Jeff Heitner</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="" align="center" width="1">38</td> <td class="xl25" align="center" width="37">68/68</td> <td class="xl25" align="center" width="57">$800K</td> <td class="xl25" align="center" width="56">1 x $1.1M</td> <td class="xl25" align="center" width="603">Over the hill.</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl26" style="height: 11.25pt;" align="center" height="15" width="97">SP Derek Banner</td> <td class="xl26" x:num="" align="center" width="1">33</td> <td class="xl26" align="center" width="37">83/83</td> <td class="xl26" align="center" width="57">$9.9M</td> <td class="xl26" align="center" width="56">4 x $5.3M</td> <td class="xl26" align="center" width="603">No signs of slowing down. Had third-best ERA of his career and most CG's. He gets 3 x $5.05M.</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl26" style="height: 11.25pt;" align="center" height="15" width="97">SP Ed Albanese</td> <td class="xl26" x:num="" align="center" width="1">27</td> <td class="xl26" align="center" width="37">77/77</td> <td class="xl26" align="center" width="57">$1M</td> <td class="xl26" align="center" width="56">4 x $2.05M</td> <td class="xl26" align="center" width="603">3.26 ERA in 25 appearances, 15 of 'em starts. I keep him for $2.05M x 2 years.</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 11.25pt;" height="15"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 11.25pt;" align="center" height="15" width="97">RP Peter Cocohran</td> <td class="xl25" x:num="" align="center" width="1">34</td> <td class="xl25" align="center" width="37">83/83</td> <td class="xl25" align="center" width="57">$940K</td> <td class="xl25" align="center" width="56">4 x $4.95M</td> <td class="xl25" align="center" width="603">He's a solid pitcher, but this team isn't ready to pay an aging RP that kind of cash.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

[oykib]

It probably doesn't matter too much to you-- especially because his salary was cut almost in half. But DIPS'd have Banner coming back down to earth. His K/9 was good, but not outstanding. His K/BB was also merely good.

I'd see him as regressing to a mid or mid-to-upper 3s ERA next season.

Enjoying the dynasty. I may pick this up this week.

[Tellistto]

It seems to me that the team started out with not a whole lot of talent for the amount of money that was being spent on payroll. Was that due to the issues with scouting, or did the team really lack talent? I noticed that you didn't have much in the way of prospects, a few here and there, but not really that much. Is the quality of draftees coming in solid throughout the history of the league? I ask simply cause the team you started with in the other thread was really nicely set up, and had quite a few nice prospects in the farm already.

Tell

[Ben E Lou]

BEGIN 2031: FREE AGENCY/AMMY DRAFT



FREE AGENCY
I need to get finances under control first, so I abstain from any serious FA pursuits in the early-going. When I get to March 1st, I may sign a backup or two to one-year deals, but that's going to be it this season.



MARQUEE FREE AGENTS AROUND THE LEAGUE

3B Lloyd Heerderks (91)--This 32-year-old has spent his entire career with Seattle. He's been one of the league's best hitter's over the past three seasons, and put up monster numbers this year: .332-38-119-112R. Unfortunately for us, the Mets sign him.

AMATEUR DRAFT
I could use starting pitching help in particular, and several positions could stand to have a youngster waiting in the wings as well.

1(14)--SP John Toigo (60/94)--18-year-old pitcher who had 36 strikeouts and 13 walks as a high school Senior. 94 health.

2(14)--SP Adam Coyne (65/82)--This 21-year-old didn't have a great BB/K ratio, but he's a good bit along in his development.

3(14)--2B Patrick Vesey (56/81)--Looks like he could have some solid fielding skills.

4(14)--SS Alex Oppenheim (47/78)---Has some strong college hitting numbers.

5(14)--RP Sean Smith (48/71)--Only 17. Opposition hitters hit .184 against him as a HS Senior.

6(14)--RP Tim Tylke (53/59)--Also had a very low BA against, and is 17.