FOOL 2044 Offseason

[Alan T]

My time is kind of hectic today, plus I have to drive to Connecticut and back. So some of my normal Wednesday stuff may have to wait a little bit till late tonight or tomorrow. (Draft Review and Hall of Fame) we'll see how my time goes.

For now, lets get out the yearly awards!

[Alan T]

2043 Awards:

Hideaki Tanaka Award:

CL - Joe 'Wall' Cannon (Apex Assassins)

RL - Pepillo Garza (Ann Arbor Winged Ligerines)


Gabriel Prado Award:



CL - Albert 'Guns' Moya (Edmonton Edge)


RL - Vicente 'Basher' Betancourt (Hammersmith Hooligans)



Benny Myers Award:


CL - Luis Beltran (Tokyo Cyclones)


RL - Jason Alexander (New York Heroes)


Commissioner's Award:

CL - Colin Bice (Baltimore Charm)

RL - Eiichi Watanabe (Hammersmith Hooligans)


Best Fielders:

CL:

Pitcher: Colin Bice (Baltimore Charm)
Catcher: Manny Henderson (Edmonton Edge)
First Baseman: Kick Zweers (Newark Terriers)
Second Baseman: Quincy Strode (Baltimore Charm)
Third Baseman: Bill Adams (Edmonton Edge)
Shortstop: Josh Martin (Edmonton Edge)
Left Fielder: Joe Cannon (Apex Assassins)
Center Fielder: Xi-tong Huo (Apex Assassins)
Right Fielder: Rafael Escamilla (Napa Valley Winemakers)


RL:

Pitcher: Jesús López (Hyannis Patriots)
Catcher: Christophe LaRocque (Chico Rebels)
First Baseman: Hideaki Ueno (Hyannis Patriots)
Second Baseman: Edgardo Negrete (Chico Rebels)
Third Baseman: Manuel Martínez (Hartford Harpooners)
Shortstop: Ersilio Velona (Chico Rebels)
Left Fielder: Luis Bloemheuvel (Chico Rebels)
Center Fielder: Carlos Peña (Hyannis Patriots)
Right Fielder: Hitomaro Okamoto (New York Heroes)

[buckinbranco]

Bloemheuvel really had an amazing year for us, but alas he wants to test free agency. I'm going with Walt Conrad in the draft, I just can't miss an opportunity to draft a great pitcher.

[Alan T]

The 2028 Draft in Review

The Studs:

Dave Juteau : Drafted by the Montreal Majestics with the 4^th pick in the 1^st round - Perhaps the toughest call yet on which player was the best of the draft. Starting pitcher Mike Bradford was probably almost equally as good of a pick as Juteau. We'll give the nod to Juteau however as he has been perhaps the premiere hitter in the Continental League for the last 12 seasons.

Honors and Awards
Award	Years	Times Won
Hideaki Tanaka Award	2037, 2038, 2041	3
Benny Myers Rookie of the Year Award	2031	1
All-Star	2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2040, 2041, 2042, 2043	12

Mike Bradford : Drafted by the Baltimore Charm with the 1^st pick in the 1^st round

Justin Ledrew : Drafted by the Hartford Harpooners with the 5^th pick in the 1^st round

Jud Wallace : Drafted by the Colorado Rancheros with the 2^nd pick in the 1^st round

Tamrat Chelanga : Drafted by the Chico Rebels with the 3^rd pick in the 1^st round


The Steals:

Kuei-lin Hsi : Drafted by the Chico Rebels with the 3^rd pick in the 2^nd round - When solid, dependable starting pitching is at a premium, getting a 12-year starting pitcher in the second round is a steal. Hsi's best seasons were during Chico's championship run of the late 2030s including the 2038 season when Hsi went 20-8.

Honors and Awards
Award	Years	Times Won
All-Star	2038, 2039, 2040	3

Jose Reyes : Drafted by the Baltimore Charm with the 1^st pick in the 3^rd round



The Busts!

Bartolo Moran : Drafted by the Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines with the 9^th pick in the 1^st round - Moran definitely did eat innings for Ann Arbor, but at times you may wonder if they would have been better having the Right Fielder in there to pitch instead. He was often among the league leaders in categories such as Walks, Home Runs Allowed, Wild Pitches, Losses, etc.


Jean-François Nadeau : Drafted by the Hammersmith Hooligans with the 11^th pick in the 1^st round

Aurelio Torres : Drafted by the Boston Settlers with the 6^th pick in the 1^st round



The Best of the Rest:

CF Julián Cuevas : Drafted by the Apex Assassins with the 7^th pick in the 1^st round
P Matt Knight : Drafted by the Edmonton Edge with the 10^th pick in the 1^st round

[Chief Rum]

This draft annoyed the heck out of me. Nadeau just never hit his original projections, and Knight, who went to ekcut right ahead of my pick, was the guy I really wanted. So to not get Knight, and end up with Nadeua was a downer that only got worse as the years went by, and Knight became an effective pitcher, while Nadeau's Control never rose enough to be considered for my rotation.

I made him available in the expansion draft, and he was drafted out of my organization.

[Montreal_GM]

I was stoked when I realized I had Juteau with the 4th pick. Didn't think Chelanga would go ahead of him but I guess Chico needed pitching back then.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

I was stoked when I realized I had Juteau with the 4th pick. Didn't think Chelanga would go ahead of him but I guess Chico needed pitching back then.

Yeah, that was the time that I was babysitting Chico while Buck was gone. Chico needed pitching in the worse way and tons of it.

[Tasan]

If I remember correctly, this was an autopick for me by the computer when I forgot to enter my draft list. I would have taken Chelanga instead of Wallace.

Wallace might have a place on the bust list as well. He had amazing potentials, never reached them, and just crumbled quickly.

[Alan T]

Sim time, getting exports now.

[Alan T]

Round 5

Round 5, Pick 1 - Chico Rebels: MR E. van Osch

Round 5, Pick 2 - Boston Settlers: CF J. Best

Round 5, Pick 3 - Newark Terriers: 2B R. Lee

Round 5, Pick 4 - Napa Valley Winemakers: MR A. Martin

Round 5, Pick 5 - Hartford Harpooners: C P. Rincón

Round 5, Pick 6 - Apex Assassins: C C. Moores

Round 5, Pick 7 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: SS J. Olvera

Round 5, Pick 8 - Edmonton Edge: SP L. Maldonado

Round 5, Pick 9 - New York Heroes: 3B L. Hernández

Round 5, Pick 10 - Hyannis Patriots: 1B M. Henderson

Round 5, Pick 11 - Colorado Rancheros: SP Y. Koizumi

Round 5, Pick 12 - Tokyo Cyclones: SP J. Calderón

Round 5, Pick 13 - Baltimore Charm: SP M. Gonzáles

Round 5, Pick 14 - Hammersmith Hooligans: MR A. Reyes

Round 4

Round 4, Pick 1 - Chico Rebels: C K. Harada

Round 4, Pick 2 - Boston Settlers: 2B R. Riach

Round 4, Pick 3 - Newark Terriers: C J. Román

Round 4, Pick 4 - Napa Valley Winemakers: 3B B. George

Round 4, Pick 5 - Hartford Harpooners: CF K. Halfyard

Round 4, Pick 6 - Apex Assassins: MR S. Moore

Round 4, Pick 7 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: MR M. Shimizu

Round 4, Pick 8 - Edmonton Edge: SS R. Sánchez

Round 4, Pick 9 - New York Heroes: CF M. Foucault

Round 4, Pick 10 - Hyannis Patriots: 2B M. Ando

Round 4, Pick 11 - Colorado Rancheros: C J. Condarco

Round 4, Pick 12 - Tokyo Cyclones: MR B. Corney

Round 4, Pick 13 - Baltimore Charm: 2B E. Alonzo

Round 4, Pick 14 - Hammersmith Hooligans: MR A. Fradessa

Round 3

Round 3, Pick 1 - Chico Rebels: CF C. García

Round 3, Pick 2 - Boston Settlers: SS F. Haden

Round 3, Pick 3 - Newark Terriers: RF N. Tidwell

Round 3, Pick 4 - Napa Valley Winemakers: CL R. Espinoza

Round 3, Pick 5 - Hartford Harpooners: 2B G. Takahashi

Round 3, Pick 6 - Apex Assassins: RF N. Stuart

Round 3, Pick 7 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: C T. Dominey

Round 3, Pick 8 - Edmonton Edge: CF F. Robert

Round 3, Pick 9 - New York Heroes: SS P. Jackson

Round 3, Pick 10 - Hyannis Patriots: CF W. Stewart

Round 3, Pick 11 - Colorado Rancheros: CF J. Muñóz

Round 3, Pick 12 - Tokyo Cyclones: SS A. Hernández

Round 3, Pick 13 - Baltimore Charm: RF M. Yoshida

Round 3, Pick 14 - Hammersmith Hooligans: MR A. Rosas

Round 2

Round 2, Pick 1 - Chico Rebels: 3B L. Lulli

Round 2, Pick 2 - Boston Settlers: 2B Y. Rin

Round 2, Pick 3 - Newark Terriers: C J. Malot

Round 2, Pick 4 - Napa Valley Winemakers: MR M. Chávez

Round 2, Pick 5 - Hartford Harpooners: C Á. Gonzáles

Round 2, Pick 6 - Apex Assassins: MR R. Antúnez

Round 2, Pick 7 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: MR G. Fernández

Round 2, Pick 8 - Edmonton Edge: SP R. Hernández

Round 2, Pick 9 - New York Heroes: 3B T. Branch

Round 2, Pick 10 - Hyannis Patriots: 1B B. Tate

Round 2, Pick 11 - Colorado Rancheros: CL E. Seánez

Round 2, Pick 12 - Tokyo Cyclones: C L. Cisneros

Round 2, Pick 13 - Baltimore Charm: 1B R. Sullivan

Round 2, Pick 14 - Hammersmith Hooligans: MR T. Kwak

Round 1

Round 1, Pick 1 - Chico Rebels: SP W. Conrad

Round 1, Pick 2 - Boston Settlers: 2B A. Kobayashi

Round 1, Pick 3 - Newark Terriers: 3B G. Fisher

Round 1, Pick 4 - Napa Valley Winemakers: SS A. Fletcher

Round 1, Pick 5 - Hartford Harpooners: RF C. Martínez

Round 1, Pick 6 - Apex Assassins: SP J. Pengilly

Round 1, Pick 7 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: SP C. Brown

Round 1, Pick 8 - Edmonton Edge: RF N. Richards

Round 1, Pick 9 - New York Heroes: SP A. Medina

Round 1, Pick 10 - Hyannis Patriots: 3B B. Brannan

Round 1, Pick 11 - Colorado Rancheros: 2B R. Hernández

Round 1, Pick 12 - Tokyo Cyclones: RF C. Miller

Round 1, Pick 13 - Baltimore Charm: LF M. Estrada

Round 1, Pick 14 - Hammersmith Hooligans: 2B H. Arai

[Alan T]

Wednesday, November 25th, 2043
Boston Settlers: Signed free agent MR E. Studley to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,010,000.

Sunday, November 8th, 2043

Hartford Harpooners: Signed RF J. Renouf to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,460,000.

Chico Rebels: Signed SP J. Echegoyen to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,000,000.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed CF K. Yamada to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $4,278,000.

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed MR A. Pérez to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,925,000.

Apex Assassins: Signed 3B Á. Quiñones to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $34,447,500.

New York Heroes: Signed MR R. Lucero to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,790,000.

Chico Rebels: Signed SP G. Pineda to a minor league contract extension.

Chico Rebels: Signed SP D. Carter to a minor league contract extension.

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed MR J. Phelps to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $12,017,500.

Saturday, November 7th, 2043

Chico Rebels: Signed 3B W. Fleury to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $8,000,000.

Friday, November 6th, 2043

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed 1B J. García to a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $36,962,500.

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed SS J. Hernández to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $23,500,000.

Thursday, November 5th, 2043

Chico Rebels: Signed SS E. Negrete to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,000,000.

[Alan T]

The new file is up!

Free Agency begins tomorrow morning!

[Alan T]

Sim time, getting exports now

[Alan T]

Tuesday, December 29th, 2043

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent SP S. Calderón to a 3-year contract worth a total of $31,802,500.

Saturday, December 26th, 2043

Hyannis Patriots: Signed free agent 3B J. Parent to a 4-year contract worth a total of $39,420,000.

Friday, December 25th, 2043

Edmonton Edge: Signed free agent CF C. Peña to a 2-year contract worth a total of $10,000,000.

Thursday, December 24th, 2043

Edmonton Edge: Signed free agent CF W. Shaw to a 2-year contract worth a total of $14,000,000.

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2043

Hyannis Patriots: Signed free agent RF C. MacIan to a 3-year contract worth a total of $15,572,500.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent CL R. Polanco to a 2-year contract worth a total of $12,380,000.

Sunday, December 20th, 2043

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent SP C. Edwards to a 5-year contract worth a total of $27,925,000.

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent SP W. Martin to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,587,500.

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent MR D. MacLeod to a 1-year contract worth a total of $497,500.

Saturday, December 19th, 2043

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed free agent C T. Jones to a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,228,095.

Friday, December 18th, 2043

Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent C C. Edwards to a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,990,000.

Wednesday, December 16th, 2043

Hyannis Patriots: Signed free agent 3B A. Lozano to a 4-year contract worth a total of $35,612,500.

Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent SP P. Díaz to a 3-year contract worth a total of $11,492,500.

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent MR O. Núñez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $212,500.

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent SP T. Chelanga to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,547,500.

Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent MR V. Madrid to a 2-year contract worth a total of $8,270,000.

Boston Settlers: Signed free agent SP J. Roa to a 2-year contract worth a total of $815,000.

Monday, December 14th, 2043

Boston Settlers: Signed free agent MR Y. Murakami to a 2-year contract worth a total of $4,805,000.

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent SP R. Smith to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,235,000.

Friday, December 11th, 2043

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent SP G. Ge to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,680,000.

Thursday, December 10th, 2043

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent SP P. Pérez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,552,500.

Thursday, December 3rd, 2043

Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent SS P. Luporini to a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,000,000.

Tuesday, December 1st, 2043

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed RF R. Chávez to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $25,320,000.

Monday, November 30th, 2043
Edmonton Edge: Signed SP A. Moya to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $32,210,000.

[Alan T]

Offseason retirements (long)

Spoiler

Friday, January 1st, 2044

SP M. Sandoval retires.

SP C. Román retires.

2B M. Silcock retires.

2B J. Nava retires.

SP F. Collard retires.

C J. García retires.

RF T. Wright retires.

MR J. Mazariegos retires.

SP A. Keep retires.

RF H. Rodríguez retires.

1B J. Hernández retires.

LF B. Prebble retires.

CF M. Valenzuela retires.

MR J. Mejía retires.

SP M. Méndez retires.

1B K. Sharpe retires.

1B F. Le retires.

LF J. Muñóz retires.

SP M. Durán retires.

MR E. Williams retires.

MR C. Gutiérrez retires.

RF S. Dimiceli retires.

SP Á. Ramírez retires.

1B M. Aguilar retires.

MR O. García retires.

1B D. Smith retires.

SP B. Dunn retires.

SP J. Romo retires.

2B D. Frisbee retires.

SP R. Watson retires.

SP R. Hall retires.

RF Y. Ichikawa retires.

1B C. Kent retires.

CF L. Lagorio retires.

SP L. Mooney retires.

C M. Martin retires.

CF H. Lok retires.

2B A. Salas retires.

SP J. Pérez retires.

SP A. Evans retires.

1B M. García retires.

SS J. Penn retires.

C M. Suzuki retires.

LF E. Franco retires.

SP A. Ávila retires.

SP J. Moreno retires.

RF S. Takayama retires.

LF F. McCoy retires.

SP N. Miwa retires.

SS M. Broadbridge retires.

C R. Calderón retires.

C E. Bingham retires.

SP Y. Hirata retires.

3B J. González retires.

CF J. Bauer retires.

SP A. Alonso retires.

RF X. Black retires.

1B A. Haden retires.

CF L. McIntosh retires.

SP L. Bender retires.

SP M. Cuthbertson retires.

SP G. Dillon retires.

LF C. Brock retires.

SP D. Ba retires.

C A. Brooks retires.

SP R. Johnson retires.

CF M. Hernández retires.

CF K. Tanaka retires.

SP N. Graham retires.

C E. Rodríguez retires.

SP S. Larocque retires.

RF C. Rivera retires.

SP G. Leggott retires.

1B D. Rigden retires.

2B M. Goto retires.

CF J. Drader retires.

SP D. Gardner retires.

C H. Fujimoto retires.

RF C. Zúñiga retires.

3B B. Fortier retires.

SP J. Curtis retires.

SP M. Brown retires.

SP K. Sugiyama retires.

C J. López retires.

1B N. Pérez retires.

SP C. Boudreault retires.

RF S. Thuku retires.

RF J. Downie retires.

SP L. Harsh retires.

2B M. Chang retires.

SP A. Esson retires.

SS J. Sheppard retires.

C R. Pérez retires.

SP C. Walker retires.

SP M. Harris retires.

CF R. Lerma retires.

CF R. Navarro retires.

2B H. Kim retires.

3B Á. Padilla retires.

SP T. Davis retires.

3B C. Washington retires.

3B T. De Jesús retires.

RF N. James retires.

SP C. Burns retires.

RF C. Benton retires.

RF M. Ramos retires.

SP B. Lawson retires.

SS S. Rosário retires.

SP R. MacGregor retires.

SP J. MacNamara retires.

LF M. Takahashi retires.

1B R. Walburn retires.

SP A. Ramírez retires.

1B M. Williams retires.

LF D. Mitchell retires.

LF B. Flores retires.

C J. Juárez retires.

3B L. Crus retires.

SP D. Jackson retires.

SP A. Féliz retires.

RF E. Vargas retires.

C B. McFarland retires.

CF J. Frank retires.

SP D. Fleming retires.

SP J. León retires.

SP M. Henry retires.

2B K. Stewart retires.

RF B. Gordon retires.

3B B. Carlisle retires.

2B J. Hamilton retires.

SP D. Bricknell retires.

2B E. Rin retires.

SP M. Barrett retires.

1B K. Ohashi retires.

3B V. Smith retires.

3B E. Jiménez retires.

LF D. Hernández retires.

SP A. Medina retires.

3B J. MacFadden retires.

CF G. Mesa retires.

2B J. Farnell retires.

SP V. Nájera retires.

1B D. Montgomery retires.

SP G. Hill retires.

SP R. Ruíz retires.

SP R. Packham retires.

SP C. Boorman retires.

SP R. Charette retires.

SP H. Takahashi retires.

1B L. Tsou retires.

1B G. Alicpa retires.

SS T. Gilliam retires.

SP R. Underwood retires.

LF J. Altagracia retires.

SP G. Castillo retires.

SP D. Daubney retires.

SP J. González retires.

2B E. Blackburn retires.

SP A. Cox retires.

SP G. Vélez retires.

SP Y. Masuda retires.

SP J. Méndez retires.

SS Q. Donahue retires.

2B M. Márquez retires.

SP E. Hilton retires.

C A. Zimmerman retires.

SP R. Hernández retires.

3B J. Villanueva retires.

2B S. Campbell retires.

SP J. Costello retires.

SP A. Rodríguez retires.

SP P. Fidalgo retires.

2B V. Benson retires.

CF J. Vásquez retires.

SP J. Hood retires.

SP F. Bernard retires.

2B C. Williams retires.

LF J. Mohan retires.

SP C. Hines retires.

SP Y. Hayashi retires.

CF K. Miyata retires.

LF M. Cruz retires.

LF A. Martínez retires.

SP A. Andrade retires.

C S. Kim retires.

RF R. Milner retires.

SP M. Graham retires.

C G. Green retires.

SP S. Abe retires.

C M. Bautista retires.

SP F. Bowness retires.

LF M. Gómez retires.

C T. MacNeill retires.

SS J. Garza retires.

C J. Vera retires.

C D. Hull retires.

CF M. Méndez retires.

SP B. Smith retires.

3B P. Rankin retires.

SP B. Clutterbuck retires.

SP L. Ramírez retires.

SP M. Martin retires.

2B D. Stafford retires.

C B. Ganganelli retires.

LF F. Alfonzo retires.

SP R. Onishi retires.

C A. Palmeiro retires.

SP A. Turnell retires.

CF G. Barling retires.

C S. Segar retires.

3B F. Archuleta retires.

1B S. Aranda retires.

2B J. Torres retires.

SP N. Williamson retires.

2B L. Cruz retires.

C J. García retires.

3B J. Valentín retires.

C C. George retires.

CF H. Huffman retires.

SP L. Ortíz retires.

SP D. Watkins retires.

SP M. Osborn retires.

SP I. Marín retires.

C M. Eissens retires.

SP J. Morales retires.

1B Á. Trejo retires.

C S. De La Cruz retires.

SP J. Chávez retires.

1B G. Roberts retires.

2B J. Valdéz retires.

2B J. Velásquez retires.

CF A. Duggleby retires.

RF B. Hurst retires.

SP R. Miranda retires.

SP S. Fujihara retires.

C P. Jiménez retires.

CF S. Hernández retires.

SP K. Kun retires.

2B V. Gonzáles retires.

SP M. Martin retires.

3B E. Valleso retires.

SP M. Ortíz retires.

RF V. Aquino retires.

SP J. Phillips retires.

SS K. Cui retires.

SP J. Reddin retires.

SS L. Clark retires.

CF M. Velásquez retires.

SP A. Valenzuela retires.

1B J. Johnston retires.

C A. Lessard retires.

SP N. Johnston retires.

SP P. Carroll retires.

SP E. Yuen retires.

SP E. Carter retires.

SP R. Gil retires.

SP M. Murphy retires.

LF K. Takahashi retires.

SP K. Takahashi retires.

1B B. Dawson retires.

2B B. Barrón retires.

LF M. Román retires.

1B K. Matsushita retires.

2B D. Knox retires.

RF N. Meyer retires.

C C. García retires.

3B J. Cantú retires.

C H. Falardeau retires.

C K. Sakamoto retires.

LF N. Cloutier retires.

2B F. Tong retires.

SS M. Herrera retires.

SP K. Moody retires.

SP C. Yi retires.

SP R. Draycott retires.

SP J. Vallance retires.

C D. Embery retires.

SP D. Samuels retires.

2B B. Flores retires.

2B C. Stewart retires.

SP P. Romero retires.

2B A. Enríquez retires.

SP J. Mercado retires.

1B V. Colón retires.

SP E. Villegas retires.

C R. Tañón retires.

SP G. Rosa retires.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Damn it Apex!

[TeachEnEspanol]

This is gonna be another long season. Napa Valley is off to crawl into a cellar and drink our troubles away.

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

This is gonna be another long season. Napa Valley is off to crawl into a cellar and drink our troubles away.

Welcome to the club lol

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by hyde4us11

Welcome to the club lol

We'll share our wine with you.

[hyde4us11]

I'll bring the cheese lol.

[Alan T]

The new file is up! Spring Training will run tomorrow morning

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by hyde4us11

I'll bring the cheese lol.

Yay! Party in the wine cellar! At least now I have something to look forward to.

[Tasan]

There are quite a few familiar names in that retirement list. The beat goes on, I guess.

[Tasan]

Its a good feeling when you land all of your targets. Now lets see if the plan works.

[cgould43]

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

Damn it Apex!

I'm guessing you're talking about Calderon. I have no pitching as Caulfield never really developed into what I hoped so decided to just go after one of the top pitchers. I liked him better then edwards who was the other top SP I felt.

[Alan T]

Sim time, getting exports now

[Alan T]

Monday, March 7th, 2044

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed MR L. Benedettini to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $2,745,000.

Baltimore Charm: Signed LF J. Chasse to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $2,970,000.

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed 3B R. Didkowsky to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $3,480,000.

Baltimore Charm: Signed CF S. Jose to a minor league contract extension.

Saturday, March 5th, 2044

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed SP T. Mizutani to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $4,170,000.

Baltimore Charm: Signed CF C. Días to a minor league contract extension.

Friday, March 4th, 2044

Baltimore Charm: Signed 2B T. Walsh to a minor league contract extension.

Baltimore Charm: Signed MR I. Hotchkiss to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $337,500.

Thursday, March 3rd, 2044

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed free agent C R. Pavlov to a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,115,000.

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent MR P. Hlavac to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,920,000.

Baltimore Charm: Signed 2B Q. Strode to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $7,000,000.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent SP M. Rodríguez to a 4-year contract worth a total of $33,710,000.

New York Heroes: Signed free agent RF R. Moore to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,500,000.

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent LF G. Sicco to a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,062,500.

Baltimore Charm: Signed free agent C J. Gómez to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000.

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed free agent 1B A. Cardenas to a 2-year contract worth a total of $10,020,000.

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed free agent MR A. Torres to a 3-year contract worth a total of $8,452,500.

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed free agent CF J. Cuevas to a 3-year contract worth a total of $9,060,000.

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent 2B M. Griffith to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,632,500.

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed free agent MR W. MacGregor to a 1-year contract worth a total of $850,000.

New York Heroes: Signed free agent C E. MacEachern to a minor league contract.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent CF J. Yi to a 3-year contract worth a total of $10,215,000.

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed free agent MR F. Villarreal to a 2-year contract worth a total of $5,045,000.

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed free agent 3B L. Terry to a 1-year contract worth a total of $450,000.

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent SP D. Retter to a 2-year contract worth a total of $4,885,000.

Baltimore Charm: Signed SP M. Bradford to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $19,230,000.

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed free agent MR J. Harris to a 1-year contract worth a total of $490,000.

New York Heroes: Signed free agent C J. Turnbull to a minor league contract.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent SP F. Figueroa to a minor league contract.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent SP A. Gutiérrez to a minor league contract.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent SP J. Ramos to a minor league contract.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent SP T. Burbage to a minor league contract.

[Alan T]

Front Office Offseason League Mar 31, 2044
Spring Training Standings

Continental League

Team W L Pct GB RF RA PRec PPct Diff Apex Assassins 14 7 .667 - 127 82 14-7 .689 0 Boston Settlers 12 9 .571 2.0 107 103 11-10 .517 1 Napa Valley Winemakers 11 9 .550 2.5 99 109 9-11 .456 2 Tokyo Cyclones 11 10 .524 3.0 103 114 10-11 .454 1 Newark Terriers 9 11 .450 4.5 108 118 9-11 .460 0 Baltimore Charm 9 11 .450 4.5 80 89 9-11 .452 0 Edmonton Edge 6 15 .286 8.0 76 85 9-12 .449 -3

Republic League
Hartford Harpooners	17	4	.810	-	142	81	15-6	.735	2
Hammersmith Hooligans	12	9	.571	5.0	123	95	13-8	.615	-1
Colorado Rancheros	11	9	.550	5.5	149	114	12-8	.619	-1
Hyannis Patriots	10	11	.476	7.0	129	116	12-9	.548	-2
New York Heroes	9	11	.450	7.5	106	140	8-12	.376	1
Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines	9	11	.450	7.5	128	128	10-10	.500	-1
Chico Rebels	4	17	.190	13.0	83	186	4-17	.187	0

[Alan T]

Top Players

Batters Player AVG R H HR RBI SB OPS Greg Brown, BOS .349 10 30 3 11 0 .965 Gerard Burrow, NWK .286 14 18 2 12 9 .871 Nick Chaney, HYN .422 16 35 1 14 4 1.051 Roberto Chávez, HAM .472 14 25 4 16 1 1.300 Jorge Córdova, HAR .382 17 29 9 31 0 1.316 Jon Cruden, APX .400 17 24 5 16 5 1.200 Ken Gallagher, COL .354 22 28 9 29 0 1.257 Pepillo Garza, ANN .365 21 27 7 18 12 1.246 Shane Hepburn, HAR .467 10 14 2 7 0 1.376 Tex Jones, HAM .319 17 22 5 15 2 1.014 Tetsunori Komatsu, COL .386 13 17 1 10 7 1.141 Domingo Lara, NYH .375 12 27 3 17 0 1.015 Callum MacIan, HYN .291 16 25 6 18 2 .964 José Moreno, HYN .348 17 31 4 16 3 .982 Hitomaro Okamoto, NYH .319 14 15 5 7 2 1.190 Gaël Pichette, NYH .324 16 23 6 15 0 1.120 Álex Quiñones, APX .325 16 25 2 17 3 .921 Gavin Taylor, BAL .396 6 21 2 5 0 1.071 José Ulerio, BOS .320 18 24 9 17 0 1.134 Eiichi Watanabe, HAM .400 23 26 3 13 1 1.232

Pitchers Player W L SV IP ERA K WHIP OAVG Jeremy Aitken, TOK 1 0 0 20.0 2.70 17 1.20 .211 Luis Árias, NYH 0 0 6 7.3 2.45 9 1.36 .120 Christian Ayers, HYN 2 0 0 24.0 2.62 15 1.29 .236 Kevin Baty, TOK 2 1 5 13.3 1.35 13 0.97 .159 Arnie Caulfield, APX 4 0 0 16.0 1.12 13 0.88 .179 Tamrat Chelanga, APX 3 1 0 16.0 0.56 14 1.19 .200 Stanley Cope, HAM 1 0 2 32.7 3.86 20 1.50 .286 Davis Cutler, HAR 1 0 1 24.0 3.00 22 1.17 .233 Callum Furber, APX 2 0 2 24.0 2.25 24 1.46 .247 Iván Gil, NVY 1 0 6 8.3 1.08 9 1.56 .226 Brian Henry, NVY 4 0 0 24.0 3.75 21 1.21 .183 Diego Hernández, HAR 2 0 0 16.0 1.12 13 1.00 .148 Ed Hunter, TOK 1 0 0 16.7 1.62 18 1.02 .200 Alberto López, HAM 0 1 6 9.7 3.72 13 1.24 .182 Vicente Morín, BOS 5 0 0 27.0 3.33 22 1.37 .252 Albert Moya, EDM 2 1 0 31.0 2.32 30 1.32 .248 Yeijiro Murakami, BOS 1 0 0 25.7 1.05 22 1.13 .176 Esteban Rosa, HYN 1 0 2 21.0 3.00 15 1.38 .234 Conrad Shepherd, HAR 5 0 1 13.7 0.66 11 0.73 .204 Alfonso Torres, TOK 0 0 1 14.3 1.88 15 1.05 .222

[Alan T]

The new file is up! Regular season runs Monday night. Have a great weekend!

[Alan T]

Between the hectic week and my oldest daughter's 9th birthday party, been busy! Here is the FOOL Hall of Fame Class of 2044 however, better late than never!

Only one inductee this year. In one hand was one of the most explosive players to ever play the game. In the other hand was one of the most disappointing players ever to play the game. He only played 9 seasons and his skills faded quickly.

Thursday, March 31st, 2044: Hall of Fame Inducts Dawson
Frank Dawson played baseball a long time and he played it well. In recognition of his outstanding accomplishments, Dawson has been voted into the Hall of Fame.

"There is so much to love about this game," the newest honoree said during his induction speech at the Front Office Offseason League Baseball Hall of Fame. "I couldn't imagine anything greater than my first major league game. Then I hit my first home run. Then the other landmarks came. But nothing tops today... to think that I made it to the Hall of Fame."

The legendary first baseman put up some impressive numbers. Dawson played in 1429 games, compiled a .343 batting average, hit 341 home runs, drove in 1264 runs and scored 1096 times during his career.

[EddieK]

Anyone else having trouble getting the file to download? I can't get it thru the game, was wondering if it's just me or not.

[Tasan]

I have problems all the time. Sometimes it helps to hit the export first, then try to download. I think the problem has something to do with FTP auth, or FTP connection. I really think its picky about losing packets, and if you happen to drop some it just cuts off.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by EddieK

Anyone else having trouble getting the file to download? I can't get it thru the game, was wondering if it's just me or not.

Sorry guys, this was my fault. The ootp9 file still pointed to the old domain from before I made the fool webpage. That domain expired this weekend and I didn't think that it would mess anything up.

I just uploaded a new file with the correct site on it but you will have to manually download it from the league webpage (won't be able to in game this time).

If you already have downloaded the file earlier this weekends and have already made changes that you just need to upload, you can send them to me via email dunhere AT yahoo DOT com (replace the AT with @ and DOT with . obviously)
Or you can export to file, download the new league file and then import your changes from file before exporting to the server. Whichever you prefer (or you can do both just to make sure), I'm easy!

Let me know if there are any questions. Sorry for the confusion/problems!

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Tasan

I have problems all the time. Sometimes it helps to hit the export first, then try to download. I think the problem has something to do with FTP auth, or FTP connection. I really think its picky about losing packets, and if you happen to drop some it just cuts off.

This time it really is my problem!

[TimGuru]

HELP!

I have 5 guys on my ML roster who have dashes next to their salary info for current. I am at 64, 998, 000 for salary according to the front page of my front office, and 64.5 according to the more detailed salary report tab. As long as I stick with the exact roster I have currently, I should be ok salary wise right?

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by TimGuru

HELP!

I have 5 guys on my ML roster who have dashes next to their salary info for current. I am at 64, 998, 000 for salary according to the front page of my front office, and 64.5 according to the more detailed salary report tab. As long as I stick with the exact roster I have currently, I should be ok salary wise right?

What I look at is:


FOOL -> Reports -> Financial Report

On the Financial Report, I look at the Payroll table (The one that lists all teams). If you are over there, then you are over cap. It keeps track of who you have on the roster with dashes for salary now (that will make league minimum once the season starts), so it is fine. Just go off that report and you will be ok.

Let me know if I am unclear with that and I can post a screenshot of what I mean.

[TimGuru]

Clear. I just wanted to be sure the dash guys were accounted for as 100k guys once opening day hits.

I'm porked this year, I only have 22 guys and no true middle relief at all. I made aggressive offers on 3 position players and got all 3. Whoops.

[muns]

Alan just in case you missed the pop up or something , please check your PM

[Montreal_GM]

Was just looking at the export tracker and noticed Newark hasn't bothered to update his squad since Halloween. Who's next in line to take over a team?

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Was just looking at the export tracker and noticed Newark hasn't bothered to update his squad since Halloween. Who's next in line to take over a team?

I sent him an email earlier today about it. I don't have much of a waiting list for ootp9 right now (but I have a couple that I believe might be interested that are really on the waiting list for ootpx leagues). Since i just emailed him today, I'll give him a day or so to respond (at least through Wednesday). Sometimes life happens, so want to at least give him a shot.