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Young Drachma · 10-30-2024, 02:29 PM

2061 SEASON LOG
St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) & San Juan Toucans (Federal)

OFFSEASON LOG 1 - NOV 17, 2060
Time Remaining: 1:35

CARDINALS MOVES:
- Signed St. Lucia MVP IF/OF Pinwheel Brown (23)
- Landed Japanese CF Monta Matsui (32) - 7y/$216M + $32.5M posting
- Added veteran IF depth with Rodriguez (34), 2y/$5.2M
- Inherited AI signings: RP Avery, SS Lindblad

TOUCANS MOVES:
- Flipped Hite/Burnett to St. Lucia for SP Mejia
- Committing to full rebuild, minimal intervention

OFFSEASON LOG 2 - JAN 4, 2061
Time Remaining: 4:27

CARDINALS MOVES:
- Landed SP Urban Henry after protracted negotiations
- Final terms: 5y/$232.9M
- Sets rotation anchor for contention window

COUNTERMOVE 1 (81s):
- Signed C Smokey Gonzales (Cuban League) for the Toronto Blue Jays
- Blue Jays emerging as potential AL threat
- Due to some past history silliness on my part, Carolina & Toronto had mixed up histories, so I swapped all their players back and changed the franchise names for 2061.

More Notes:
- Henry signing depleted remaining budget
- Playoff roster taking shape
- Will monitor winter league FAs for mid-season depth
- Toucans rebuild on hold during Cardinals push

SEASON LOG 3 - April 27, 2061

CARDINALS (21-17, 2.5 GB)

TEAM NOTES
The interesting thing about playing this way, is knowing how far to let things go early in the season. We have the highest payroll in baseball thanks largely to the Urban Henry signing, but we also inherited a few outfielders the Cardinals had who are on overpriced contracts relative to their performance, but they're young guys and I suspect they wanted to lock them up early. I'd hoped to sim through to the draft, but I needed to stop in and at least see how the team was doing.

One of them is 28-year old LF Spencer Van Doren (.282/.383/.483, 141 wRC+, 3.4 WAR in 2060) who is in the 1st year of an 8-year $156.3 million extension that he signed the year before we got here. He won a Gold Glove in 2056 and a Silver Slugger in 2057, but I think he strikes out too much. A Cardinals 1st rounder (21st overall) in 2055, he's clearly delivered on his promise as an in-house talent, but I think I can get recoup some value for him if packaged in a deal whether it's prospect capital or fixing our problem with catching. I don't love that we're using him as a leadoff hitter.

I decided to make some lineup changes, something I don't normally do because I want to assess what sorts of moves I want to make before the All-Star break when the Federal League is over and there are some guys on the market. We don't have any money to spend, but if I can move an expensive outfielder contract, I can free up some cash to really fix the offense. As composed, this team could miss the playoffs and that's a really bad idea.

Offensively, the team is doing okay, we're 3rd in the NL in Batting WAR (7.1) to start out the year, 6th in Defensive efficiency and our starters ERA is 3rd (3.13). Where we're struggling is the bullpen, currently 12th (4.28) and so I'm going to want to look at fixing that. I think the bottom of the lineup is also really struggling, as I have defensive guys holding down the fort (Catcher Ray Van de Veer .240 SLG & SS Justin Lindblad, .212 OBP)

I don't allow myself to make trades before mid-May, it feels a bit unrealistic.

I have 3 moves left this season, the draft will be one of them and I'll try to sim to the All-Star break within that same timeframe just so I have a sense of where we are. If I have any time left, might start shopping some guys, but it might not work out.

I'll use a move at the trade deadline for sure and then we'll have to save one last move for September in case we're in a situation where we need it because the team is in a pickle or there are injuries I need to account for. It's not clear simming whether that's the case, which is a bit problematic.

TOUCANS (28-40-4, 14 GB)

TEAM NOTES
The FL season is wining down, it ends in late May and the Toucans are poised for another last place finish in the WL East Division. The trade I made this off-season for SP Algenis Mejia, whose last major league appearances came with the Cubs back in 2054 and spent the last six years in St. Lucia paid off. The 35-year old ace has navigated leading a bad team pretty well, going 5-10 with a 3.51 ERA/88 FIP-, 1.3 WAR and 12 QS, despite abysmal run support (1.8 RSG) by our anemic offense. He's a guy that might provide some stopgap support during the MLB season once he's a free agent after the FL season ends.

10-30-2024, 02:29 PM	#3
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	2061 SEASON LOG, PART ONE 2061 SEASON LOG St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) & San Juan Toucans (Federal) OFFSEASON LOG 1 - NOV 17, 2060 Time Remaining: 1:35 CARDINALS MOVES: - Signed St. Lucia MVP IF/OF Pinwheel Brown (23) - Landed Japanese CF Monta Matsui (32) - 7y/$216M + $32.5M posting - Added veteran IF depth with Rodriguez (34), 2y/$5.2M - Inherited AI signings: RP Avery, SS Lindblad TOUCANS MOVES: - Flipped Hite/Burnett to St. Lucia for SP Mejia - Committing to full rebuild, minimal intervention OFFSEASON LOG 2 - JAN 4, 2061 Time Remaining: 4:27 CARDINALS MOVES: - Landed SP Urban Henry after protracted negotiations - Final terms: 5y/$232.9M - Sets rotation anchor for contention window COUNTERMOVE 1 (81s): - Signed C Smokey Gonzales (Cuban League) for the Toronto Blue Jays - Blue Jays emerging as potential AL threat - Due to some past history silliness on my part, Carolina & Toronto had mixed up histories, so I swapped all their players back and changed the franchise names for 2061. More Notes: - Henry signing depleted remaining budget - Playoff roster taking shape - Will monitor winter league FAs for mid-season depth - Toucans rebuild on hold during Cardinals push SEASON LOG 3 - April 27, 2061 CARDINALS (21-17, 2.5 GB) TEAM NOTES The interesting thing about playing this way, is knowing how far to let things go early in the season. We have the highest payroll in baseball thanks largely to the Urban Henry signing, but we also inherited a few outfielders the Cardinals had who are on overpriced contracts relative to their performance, but they're young guys and I suspect they wanted to lock them up early. I'd hoped to sim through to the draft, but I needed to stop in and at least see how the team was doing. One of them is 28-year old LF Spencer Van Doren (.282/.383/.483, 141 wRC+, 3.4 WAR in 2060) who is in the 1st year of an 8-year $156.3 million extension that he signed the year before we got here. He won a Gold Glove in 2056 and a Silver Slugger in 2057, but I think he strikes out too much. A Cardinals 1st rounder (21st overall) in 2055, he's clearly delivered on his promise as an in-house talent, but I think I can get recoup some value for him if packaged in a deal whether it's prospect capital or fixing our problem with catching. I don't love that we're using him as a leadoff hitter. I decided to make some lineup changes, something I don't normally do because I want to assess what sorts of moves I want to make before the All-Star break when the Federal League is over and there are some guys on the market. We don't have any money to spend, but if I can move an expensive outfielder contract, I can free up some cash to really fix the offense. As composed, this team could miss the playoffs and that's a really bad idea. Offensively, the team is doing okay, we're 3rd in the NL in Batting WAR (7.1) to start out the year, 6th in Defensive efficiency and our starters ERA is 3rd (3.13). Where we're struggling is the bullpen, currently 12th (4.28) and so I'm going to want to look at fixing that. I think the bottom of the lineup is also really struggling, as I have defensive guys holding down the fort (Catcher Ray Van de Veer .240 SLG & SS Justin Lindblad, .212 OBP) I don't allow myself to make trades before mid-May, it feels a bit unrealistic. I have 3 moves left this season, the draft will be one of them and I'll try to sim to the All-Star break within that same timeframe just so I have a sense of where we are. If I have any time left, might start shopping some guys, but it might not work out. I'll use a move at the trade deadline for sure and then we'll have to save one last move for September in case we're in a situation where we need it because the team is in a pickle or there are injuries I need to account for. It's not clear simming whether that's the case, which is a bit problematic. TOUCANS (28-40-4, 14 GB) TEAM NOTES The FL season is wining down, it ends in late May and the Toucans are poised for another last place finish in the WL East Division. The trade I made this off-season for SP Algenis Mejia, whose last major league appearances came with the Cubs back in 2054 and spent the last six years in St. Lucia paid off. The 35-year old ace has navigated leading a bad team pretty well, going 5-10 with a 3.51 ERA/88 FIP-, 1.3 WAR and 12 QS, despite abysmal run support (1.8 RSG) by our anemic offense. He's a guy that might provide some stopgap support during the MLB season once he's a free agent after the FL season ends.