FOOL 2119 Offseason Thread

[Alan T]

2118 Yearly Awards


Hideaki Tanaka Award:

CL - Carl 'Punch' Craig (Tokyo)

RL - Jorge 'Beagle' Franco (Toronto)


Gabriel Prado Award:

CL - Esteban 'Smoke' Lizaraga (Tokyo)

RL - Matt King (Chico)


Benny Myers Award:

CL - Vincente Meléndez (Napa Valley)

RL - Vicente Lópes (Los Angeles)

Commissioner's Award:

CL - Morihiro 'Wasp' Mizuno (Apex)

RL - Jorge 'Beagle' Franco (Toronto)


Best Fielder:

CL:
Pitcher: Sergio Muñóz (Baltimore Gothams)
Catcher: José Archuleja (Cleveland Winemakers)
First Baseman: Mark Callaghan (Baltimore Gothams)
Second Baseman: James Carpenter (Baltimore Gothams)
Third Baseman: Alejandro Hernández (Noblesville Millers)
Shortstop: Eduardo Armando (Baltimore Gothams)
Left Fielder: José Sánchez (Halifax Winter Wolves)
Center Fielder: Kuniyoshi Shinoda (Halifax Winter Wolves)
Right Fielder: Martín Martínez (Tokyo Cyclones)


RL:
Pitcher: Brit Jordan (Colorado Rancheros)
Catcher: Benjamin Rainey (Chico Rebels)
First Baseman: Ermanno Manselli (Colorado Rancheros)
Second Baseman: Bartolo Alvarado (Colorado Rancheros)
Third Baseman: Gregorio Guerrero (Hartford Harpooners)
Shortstop: Jorge Peña (Hartford Harpooners)
Left Fielder: Toby Tyson (Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines)
Center Fielder: José Suárez (Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines)
Right Fielder: Juan Ramírez (Los Angeles Bruins)

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Friday, November 18th, 2118

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent MR A. Noriega to a minor league contract.

Friday, November 11th, 2118

Hartford Harpooners: Signed CL G. Wilson to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,700,000.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed MR G. Colón to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,865,000.

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed RF U. Lefebvre to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,200,000.

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed CL A. Silva to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,722,500.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed SP J. Hernández to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,740,000.

Los Angeles Bruins: Signed 1B C. Chadfield to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,290,000.

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed RF C. Gómez to a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $37,475,000.

Chico Rebels: Signed 3B A. García to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,925,000.

Los Angeles Bruins: Signed SP L. Leach to a minor league contract extension.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed SP S. Wheeler to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $5,850,000.

Los Angeles Bruins: Signed C R. Heinz to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,530,000.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed SP J. Velásquez to a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $10,465,000.

Thursday, November 10th, 2118

Hartford Harpooners: Signed SS J. Peña to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,050,000.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed SP J. Ortega to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,900,000.

Wednesday, November 9th, 2118

Los Angeles Bruins: Signed SP C. Sánchez to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,612,500.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed MR C. Sha to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,492,500.

Los Angeles Bruins: Signed RF J. Ramírez to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $12,500,000.

Tuesday, November 8th, 2118

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed 3B B. Durán to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $5,125,000.

Los Angeles Bruins: Signed MR K. Brewer to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,130,000.

Monday, November 7th, 2118

Los Angeles Bruins: Signed MR R. Rincón to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $625,000.

Los Angeles Bruins: Signed SP M. Matos to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,075,000.

Los Angeles Bruins: Signed RF Y. Shimizu to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,230,000.

Chico Rebels: Signed CF T. Fujimoto to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $5,525,000.

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed CF A. Schneider to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $20,790,000.

[Alan T]

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Monday, January 2nd, 2119
Chico Rebels: Signed free agent MR O. O'Connell to a 3-year contract worth a total of $4,560,000.
Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent CL M. Abreu to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,035,000.

Wednesday, December 28th, 2118

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent SS L. Phillips to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,922,500.

Tuesday, December 27th, 2118

Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent SP P. Navarro to a 4-year contract worth a total of $35,400,000.

Sunday, December 25th, 2118

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent MR C. Clark to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,465,000.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent MR A. Hunt to a 1-year contract worth a total of $945,000.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent 3B Q. Ballam to a 2-year contract worth a total of $10,000,000.

Saturday, December 24th, 2118

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent RF Á. Hernández to a minor league contract.

Friday, December 23rd, 2118

Toronto Marlboros: Signed free agent MR F. Hopkins to a 1-year contract worth a total of $445,000.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent CL J. García to a 2-year contract worth a total of $14,125,000.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent MR M. Boone to a 1-year contract worth a total of $745,000.

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent SP M. Howard to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000.

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent C K. McMillan to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,537,500.

Thursday, December 22nd, 2118

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent C T. Patrick to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,500,000.

Wednesday, December 21st, 2118

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent LF A. Rodríguez to a minor league contract.

Tuesday, December 20th, 2118

Noblesville Millers: Signed free agent SP D. Son to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,895,000.

Chico Rebels: Signed free agent SP A. Ortíz to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,050,000.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent MR J. Koyama to a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000.

Monday, December 19th, 2118

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent LF A. Donaldson to a minor league contract.

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed free agent RF A. Ocampo to a 3-year contract worth a total of $6,317,500.

Sunday, December 18th, 2118

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent SP J. Medina to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000.

Toronto Marlboros: Signed free agent SS A. Kestle to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,097,500.

Saturday, December 17th, 2118

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent SP A. Thibeault to a 3-year contract worth a total of $17,500,000.

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent MR C. Méndez to a 2-year contract worth a total of $7,000,000.

Friday, December 16th, 2118

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent CF K. Shinoda to a 3-year contract worth a total of $18,292,500.

Wednesday, December 14th, 2118

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent SP A. Ávila to a 1-year contract worth a total of $100,000.

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent SP E. Langdon to a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,000,000.

Tuesday, December 13th, 2118

Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent SS J. Dunn to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,592,500.

Monday, December 12th, 2118

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent SP R. Roach to a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000.

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent SS J. Lindsey to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000.

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent SP M. Rivera to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,200,000.

Sunday, December 11th, 2118

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent SP A. Victorie to a minor league contract.

Friday, December 9th, 2118

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed free agent MR G. Silva to a minor league contract.

Wednesday, December 7th, 2118

Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent RF M. Cowan to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,085,000.

Monday, December 5th, 2118

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed 1B G. Rivera to a minor league contract extension.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed 2B J. Brace to a minor league contract extension.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed 3B E. Castillo to a minor league contract extension.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed LF A. O'Garvey to a minor league contract extension.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed 1B S. Hankins to a minor league contract extension.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed SS J. Rentería to a minor league contract extension.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed 2B P. Hernández to a minor league contract extension.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed 1B T. Julien to a minor league contract extension.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed SS B. Beach to a minor league contract extension.

Toronto Marlboros: Signed CF L. Caldero to a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $64,825,000.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed 2B S. Hernández to a minor league contract extension.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed SS D. Wallace to a minor league contract extension.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed 1B T. Hayagawa to a minor league contract extension.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed 3B J. Dubé to a minor league contract extension.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed 3B M. Bouchard to a minor league contract extension.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed 2B J. Reyes to a minor league contract extension.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed RF R. Caron to a minor league contract extension.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed C G. Baraja to a minor league contract extension.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed MR L. Bloomqvist to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $550,000.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed LF J. Gilbert to a minor league contract extension.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed LF E. Durán to a minor league contract extension.

Sunday, December 4th, 2118

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed 2B Y. Kudo to a minor league contract extension.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed SP I. García to a minor league contract extension.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed CF V. Jiménez to a minor league contract extension.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed C E. Chapman to a minor league contract extension.

Saturday, December 3rd, 2118

Baltimore Gothams: Signed SP G. Beauchemin to a minor league contract extension.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed SP Á. Martínez to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,975,000.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed C M. García to a minor league contract extension.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed 2B P. Bachleitner to a minor league contract extension.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed CF A. Wade to a minor league contract extension.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed SS J. Santana to a minor league contract extension.

Friday, December 2nd, 2118

Baltimore Gothams: Signed LF G. Collingham to a minor league contract extension.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed SP E. Mendoza to a minor league contract extension.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed SS M. Yamamoto to a minor league contract extension.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed SS S. Urmston to a minor league contract extension.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed SS R. Toogood to a minor league contract extension.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed SP A. Rockwell to a minor league contract extension.

Thursday, December 1st, 2118

Baltimore Gothams: Signed LF A. Ohayashi to a minor league contract extension.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed 1B J. Castro to a minor league contract extension.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed RF T. Gonzáles to a minor league contract extension.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed SP A. Schultz to a minor league contract extension.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed 2B R. Farriss to a minor league contract extension.

[Alan T]

The new file is up. Spring training and the amateur draft run tomorrow morning

[hyde4us11]

Goodness, the power in this draft is incredible. The draft this season looks pretty good.

[Alan T]

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Round 1

Round 1, Pick 1 - Brooklyn Brownstones: CL R. Dávila

Round 1, Pick 2 - Los Angeles Bruins: C I. Omori

Round 1, Pick 3 - Noblesville Millers: 3B H. Weng

Round 1, Pick 4 - Hammersmith Hooligans: C C. Díaz

Round 1, Pick 5 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: SP W. Silver

Round 1, Pick 6 - Napa Valley Winemakers: SP R. Peña

Round 1, Pick 7 - Chico Rebels: RF C. Rijo

Round 1, Pick 8 - Colorado Rancheros: SP N. Scott

Round 1, Pick 9 - Noblesville Millers: 1B A. Rodríguez

Round 1, Pick 10 - Baltimore Gothams: SP F. López

Round 1, Pick 11 - Apex Assassins: C J. Pagán

Round 1, Pick 12 - Hartford Harpooners: 3B G. Hartley

Round 1, Pick 13 - Toronto Marlboros: LF R. Negrón

Round 1, Pick 14 - Tokyo Cyclones: 3B L. Campos

Supplemental Round 1

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 1 - Noblesville Millers: RF P. Spurr

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 2 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: MR T. Healey

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 3 - Napa Valley Winemakers: CF G. Lee

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 4 - Apex Assassins: 1B O. Gulliver

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 5 - Napa Valley Winemakers: 1B G. Ríos

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 6 - Apex Assassins: SP H. Kato

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 7 - Hartford Harpooners: MR S. Matsuda

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 8 - Toronto Marlboros: 3B J. Reyes

Round 2

Round 2, Pick 1 - Brooklyn Brownstones: C F. Ramos

Round 2, Pick 2 - Los Angeles Bruins: SS J. Kino

Round 2, Pick 3 - Noblesville Millers: RF D. Burke

Round 2, Pick 4 - Hammersmith Hooligans: MR J. Thompson

Round 2, Pick 5 - Apex Assassins: MR G. Price

Round 2, Pick 6 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: MR S. Oliver

Round 2, Pick 7 - Chico Rebels: LF R. Crabtree

Round 2, Pick 8 - Colorado Rancheros: 3B L. Martínez

Round 2, Pick 9 - Napa Valley Winemakers: C K. Watanabe

Round 2, Pick 10 - Baltimore Gothams: SP F. Martínez

Round 2, Pick 11 - Apex Assassins: CL F. Haynes

Round 2, Pick 12 - Hartford Harpooners: SP M. Larson

Round 2, Pick 13 - Toronto Marlboros: SP T. Silva

Round 2, Pick 14 - Tokyo Cyclones: 2B R. Rodríguez

Round 3

Round 3, Pick 1 - Brooklyn Brownstones: 3B Y. Yokota

Round 3, Pick 2 - Los Angeles Bruins: SP V. Galván

Round 3, Pick 3 - Noblesville Millers: RF A. García

Round 3, Pick 4 - Hammersmith Hooligans: C K. Hulbert

Round 3, Pick 5 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: CF H. Hill

Round 3, Pick 6 - Napa Valley Winemakers: RF A. Guerra

Round 3, Pick 7 - Chico Rebels: LF Y. Mu

Round 3, Pick 8 - Colorado Rancheros: 1B A. Martínez

Round 3, Pick 9 - Halifax Winter Wolves: RF D. Rosa

Round 3, Pick 10 - Baltimore Gothams: MR A. Matsumoto

Round 3, Pick 11 - Apex Assassins: MR K. Nakamura

Round 3, Pick 12 - Hartford Harpooners: 1B M. Hou

Round 3, Pick 13 - Toronto Marlboros: 3B N. Neil

Round 3, Pick 14 - Tokyo Cyclones: MR D. Mitchell

Round 4

Round 4, Pick 1 - Brooklyn Brownstones: SS J. Arderne

Round 4, Pick 2 - Los Angeles Bruins: SP R. Rodríguez

Round 4, Pick 3 - Noblesville Millers: C T. Davis

Round 4, Pick 4 - Hammersmith Hooligans: SP L. Abubakar

Round 4, Pick 5 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: CF P. Ramírez

Round 4, Pick 6 - Napa Valley Winemakers: 1B J. Young

Round 4, Pick 7 - Chico Rebels: LF A. Velázquez

Round 4, Pick 8 - Colorado Rancheros: CF J. Suárez

Round 4, Pick 9 - Halifax Winter Wolves: 2B J. López

Round 4, Pick 10 - Baltimore Gothams: 2B E. Meeks

Round 4, Pick 11 - Apex Assassins: 3B K. Okubo

Round 4, Pick 12 - Hartford Harpooners: CF T. Valdés

Round 4, Pick 13 - Toronto Marlboros: SP E. Ray

Round 4, Pick 14 - Tokyo Cyclones: SP L. Medina

Round 5

Round 5, Pick 1 - Brooklyn Brownstones: SP T. Cooper

Round 5, Pick 2 - Los Angeles Bruins: C T. Thomas

Round 5, Pick 3 - Noblesville Millers: C B. Maslen

Round 5, Pick 4 - Hammersmith Hooligans: RF A. Hernández

Round 5, Pick 5 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: CF T. Zúñiga

Round 5, Pick 6 - Napa Valley Winemakers: 2B T. Díaz

Round 5, Pick 7 - Chico Rebels: 1B E. Maestas

Round 5, Pick 8 - Colorado Rancheros: SP X. Liang

Round 5, Pick 9 - Halifax Winter Wolves: RF D. Moore

Round 5, Pick 10 - Baltimore Gothams: SP F. Ramos

Round 5, Pick 11 - Apex Assassins: C J. Adams

Round 5, Pick 12 - Hartford Harpooners: SP J. Soto

Round 5, Pick 13 - Toronto Marlboros: SP J. Bryant

Round 5, Pick 14 - Tokyo Cyclones: SS H. Snelgrove

[Alan T]

Tuesday, March 7th, 2119

Baltimore Gothams: Signed 2B T. Carter to a minor league contract extension.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed RF J. Rosário to a minor league contract extension.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed MR L. Nelson to a minor league contract extension.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed RF Á. Hernández to a minor league contract extension.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed CF C. Pérez to a minor league contract extension.

Friday, March 3rd, 2119

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed 1B G. Finiguerra to a minor league contract extension.

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent SS J. Valera to a 1-year contract worth a total of $797,500.

Toronto Marlboros: Signed free agent SS R. Cunningham to a 1-year contract worth a total of $592,500.

Chico Rebels: Signed free agent MR C. Chia to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,057,500.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent SP T. Kamphuis to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,475,000.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent MR J. Sánchez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,237,500.

Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent RF A. Pérez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,200,000.

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent SP B. Clerke to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,117,500.

Toronto Marlboros: Signed free agent 3B R. Nesbitt to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,397,500.

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent LF M. Yi to a 2-year contract worth a total of $9,945,000.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent SP M. Accornero to a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,312,500.

Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent CF M. Dun to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,200,000.

Toronto Marlboros: Signed free agent MR G. Núñez to a minor league contract.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent 3B X. Zhen to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,525,000.

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent RF C. Ouellet to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,065,000.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed 2B D. Craft to a minor league contract extension.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent SP R. Thurgood to a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,697,500.

Noblesville Millers: Signed free agent MR M. Watanabe to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,522,500.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent LF J. Sánchez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,507,500.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent MR B. Enríquez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,295,000.

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent SS F. Alvarado to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,295,000.

Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent 2B E. Hor to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent LF S. Hood to a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,000,000.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent SS N. Nakano to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,000,000.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent C D. Gray to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,535,000.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent CL S. Jones to a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,645,000.

Noblesville Millers: Signed free agent MR B. Eley to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,152,500.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent SS S. López to a minor league contract.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent MR C. Dalton to a 1-year contract worth a total of $655,000.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent RF A. Peña to a minor league contract.

Toronto Marlboros: Signed free agent MR S. Forsyth to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,137,500.

[CrimsonFox]

argh....I missed out on some prime picks . Maybe I should stop chasing third place and just tank a season or two to build back up.

[Alan T]

Continental League

Team W L Pct GB RF RA PRec PPct Diff Apex Assassins 18 3 .857 - 106 59 16-5 .744 2 Tokyo Cyclones 14 6 .700 3.5 125 81 14-6 .688 0 Napa Valley Winemakers 11 9 .550 6.5 94 71 12-8 .625 -1 Baltimore Gothams 11 10 .524 7.0 93 90 11-10 .515 0 Halifax Winter Wolves 8 13 .381 10.0 70 79 9-12 .445 -1 Noblesville Millers 6 15 .286 12.0 70 121 6-15 .270 0 Brooklyn Brownstones 4 16 .200 13.5 101 158 6-14 .307 -2

Republic League
Colorado Rancheros	13	8	.619	-	120	94	13-8	.609	0
Hartford Harpooners	12	9	.571	1.0	102	108	10-11	.474	2
Hammersmith Hooligans	12	8	.600	.5	97	84	11-9	.565	1
Toronto Marlboros	12	9	.571	1.0	96	114	9-12	.422	3
Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines	8	13	.381	5.0	108	97	12-9	.549	-4
Chico Rebels	8	12	.400	4.5	116	132	9-11	.441	-1
Los Angeles Bruins	7	13	.350	5.5	76	86	9-11	.444	-2

[Alan T]

The new file is up! Have a good weekend everyone.

Regular season runs Tuesday morning!

[Alan T]

Preseason Player of the Year Pick

Morihiro Mizuno Outfield Apex Assassins

Preseason Pitcher of the Year Pick

Víctor Aragón Pitcher Baltimore Gothams

Preseason Rookie of the Year Pick

Jorge González Outfield Hartford Harpooners

Preseason Team Ratings

Continental League
Apex Assassins:		C
Baltimore Gothams:		A
Brooklyn Brownstones:		D
Halifax Winter Wolves:		B
Napa Valley Winemakers:		B
Noblesville Millers:		D
Tokyo Cyclones:		A

Republic League
Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines:		F
Chico Rebels:		C
Colorado Rancheros:		A
Hammersmith Hooligans:		B
Hartford Harpooners:		A
Los Angeles Bruins:		D
Toronto Marlboros:		A

[CrimsonFox]

Thanks Alan! Enjoy the weather (If you have any...you know.,...wasps, locusts, a wolf eating the sun...)


Well I sure grabbed all the starting pitchers this year. Usually I miss out. Funny that I went for the SAME outfielder someone else went for and they got him (Ouillette or something).

Everyone get something good in free agency or did you miss out?

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

argh....I missed out on some prime picks . Maybe I should stop chasing third place and just tank a season or two to build back up.

I dislike the word tanking.

[ekcut]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

argh....I missed out on some prime picks . Maybe I should stop chasing third place and just tank a season or two to build back up.

I said this to myself every year for the past 5 years...but just can't do it. I am always just "one player away" from being a playoff team and can't bring myself to hit the self destruct button.

This year I saw 9 studs in the ammy draft that i would be thrilled to have....I picked 10th.
Sure enough, I drafted the 10th name on my list!

[ekcut]

Originally Posted by hyde4us11

I dislike the word tanking.

Agreed...."Stratigic rebuild" is the PC term

[Johnny93g]

Marlies to Honor Hall of Famer at Home Opener

On April 8th, when the Toronto Marlboros open their home schedule for the 2119 season against the FOOL champion Hartford Harpooners, the fans attending will receive a blast from the past.

Hall of Fame member Hector Guardado will have his number honored and placed on the outfield wall in Marlie Stadium. Toronto has chosen to honor number's, instead of retire them. 46 will stay in use despite noone on the current roster using the number

Guardado, #46, played his entire FOOL career in Toronto as a Marlie. He started his career in 2064, the Marlie's first season in the new Canadian capital after the team left New York. He made the 1st of 6 straight all-star appearances the next year, and a hall of fame career was born.

A 7 time best fielder winner, and 11 time all-star, Guardado's best season arguably came in 2071, when he hit .359, with 25 hr's, 118 rbi's, 22 steals, and 61 walks. His VORP for the year was 65.5. Amazingly, Guardado did not make the RL all-star team that season.

Guardado is the team's all-time leader in runs, double's, total base's, and rbi's. He resides in the top 10 of numerous other categories.

The 75 year old retired in 2082, with 412 home runs, 1855 rbi's and 3410 hit's. He won 3 FOOL championship's over his career.

"It's a great honor, it will be nice to relive those championships' we won so long ago, and I'm really looking forward to seeing some old friends." commented the legend.

Toronto GM John Williams was especially proud. "Hector was the 1st player I ever drafted after getting this job. We were in New York then, i was only on the job for a few weeks, and we were able to get this amazing franchise player right away. He gave us an identity, a rock, that was there for 19 seasons. He's truly one of the greats, and I'll probably enjoy this more then him."

Each fan in attendance will receive a laser statue of #46, Hector Guardado

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by ekcut

Agreed...."Stratigic rebuild" is the PC term

LOL

And taken in context as I was talking about the free agent draft and how buying the really good players prevented me from getting any picks in the rookie draft, so if I didn't buy type A's and type B's in free agency, I could actually get some good picks and have a good future. But when I do that, of course, I have reduced my chances to compete this year to zero.

[hyde4us11]

Nice writeup Johnny

[Commo_Soldier]

Ugh, why can't there be more time in a day? For the past three or so seasons I've been struggling to find the time to get my exports in. I'm now to the point where it is probably for the best that I let the AI run things for a few seasons when hopefully I'll start to have some more free time. I should be back near the end of June. Best of luck to everyone in the coming seasons.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Commo_Soldier

Ugh, why can't there be more time in a day? For the past three or so seasons I've been struggling to find the time to get my exports in. I'm now to the point where it is probably for the best that I let the AI run things for a few seasons when hopefully I'll start to have some more free time. I should be back near the end of June. Best of luck to everyone in the coming seasons.

I totally understand where you're coming from. I've been mailing it in at best for weeks now. We'll miss you and I hope you really do come back soon! Good luck finding some more time in your day!!!