1978 Off-season Thread (Pre-draft file is up.)

[Young Drachma]

Sorry guys, I need a minute! Sorry DC!

[ekcut]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

How about this? Name the biggest total offer on your Pending Offers right now, no names, no years given.

Mine is $25.5 M.

$5mil...I know...boring

[Tasan]

$49.5 million

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Tasan

$49.5 million

That's a big number there.

I don't think there's an under 30 player worth $10 M per year out there (who will accept it), so my guess is, you went four years on a player in his early 30s. I am going to guess Ortiz, but I don't really have a clue.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Sorry guys, I need a minute! Sorry DC!

Oh DC, you're so clever.

[muns]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

How about this? Name the biggest total offer on your Pending Offers right now, no names, no years given.

Mine is $25.5 M.

1.9 mil

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by ekcut

$5mil...I know...boring

Eugene Tosclair is my guess.

[magic_number]

Originally Posted by muns

im only offering 6 contracts up tonight on the FA'S..... There is def some talent to be had. I cant wait to see where everyone goes!

ive also exported

+1ish

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by muns

1.9 mil

Alan's backup catcher?

[muns]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Alan's backup catcher?

nope. Unless a certain deal gets made, Cough Cough I wouldnt need another catcher as I have 2 decent ones on my roster now.

Its on a spectish type guy

[magic_number]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

I spent to my cap, as always. Not saying much, though. I am guessing everyone else did, too.

Now who spent their cap five years from now? That's what I want to know.

+1

[Young Drachma]

Ok, I'm ready.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by muns

nope. Unless a certain deal gets made, Cough Cough I wouldnt need another catcher as I have 2 decent ones on my roster now.

Its on a spectish type guy

You spent too much money. Everyone knows all you have to do is offer an MLC, and he's yours.

[Young Drachma]

Sorry, I'm moving this week and so everything is craaaazy. I didn't have a chance to tinker with my team and I was running tests earlier for things when I did have a free moment.

So anyway, onwards to the most exciting FA period in a good long while!

[magic_number]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Sorry, I'm moving this week and so everything is craaaazy. I didn't have a chance to tinker with my team and I was running tests earlier for things when I did have a free moment.

So anyway, onwards to the most exciting FA period in a good long while!

++1

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Sorry, I'm moving this week and so everything is craaaazy. I didn't have a chance to tinker with my team and I was running tests earlier for things when I did have a free moment.

So anyway, onwards to the most exciting FA period in a good long while!

Moving closer to the GF, so you don't have to drive three hours each way each weekend?

[Chief Rum]

So no one can beat Tasan's top offer?

You guys are woosies. I have offered at least five $50+ M contracts in my time, probably more.

Let's see, of the ones accepted...Miyahara, Gilliam, Davis, Hendricks, Larsen.

Okay, I am sure there are more...

I only regretted Gilliam, and even he still helped.

[Young Drachma]

Everyone exported but Long Island.

Here we go!

[magic_number]

Time is still tonight...

[kaosfere]

Haven't loaded my FOOL file back to check. :P

Currently have the '63 Mets leading the NL into July. eek?

[Chief Rum]

Oh, and I suppose the jury's still out on Davis.

[Young Drachma]

Sunday, October 30th, 1977
Texas Travelers: Signed 3B D. Gaines to a minor league contract extension.
Baltimore Gothams: Signed 1B K. Roberts to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $880,000.
Compton Brothers: Signed SP F. Ordóñez to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed CF R. Miner to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed C A. Ortega to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed 1B B. Hampton to a minor league contract extension.
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed SP M. Primm to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $23,390,000.
Compton Brothers: Signed CF H. Méndez to a minor league contract extension.
Baltimore Gothams: Signed 1B D. Ruíz to a minor league contract extension.
Baltimore Gothams: Signed SS D. Stine to a minor league contract extension.
Long Island Violators: Signed free agent LF A. Samaripa to a 3-year contract worth a total of $17,655,000.
Texas Travelers: Signed C S. MacQueen to a minor league contract extension.
Baltimore Gothams: Signed 2B B. Booth to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $480,000.
Baltimore Gothams: Signed 1B R. Hollis to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $2,700,000.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed 2B D. Forrest to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed 2B C. Morgan to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed RF I. Booker to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,920,000.
Texas Travelers: Signed CL D. Webb to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,960,000.
Baltimore Gothams: Signed C M. Peet to a minor league contract extension.
Baltimore Gothams: Signed LF A. Manuel to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed 2B E. Brown to a minor league contract extension.
Baltimore Gothams: Signed RF J. Segura to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $920,000.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed MR S. Halpin to a minor league contract extension.
Saturday, October 29th, 1977
Hartford Harpooners: Signed 1B R. Silva to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed CF R. Norman to a minor league contract extension.
Friday, October 28th, 1977
Texas Travelers: Signed SP D. Ortíz to a minor league contract extension.
Thursday, October 27th, 1977
Texas Travelers: Signed SP F. Roy to a minor league contract extension.
Compton Brothers: Signed 1B C. Curtis to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed 2B H. Pleiter to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed C K. Bradsher to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed CF J. Warren to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed 2B B. Short to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed 2B S. Johnston to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed C I. Toledo to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed 3B G. Rodríguez to a minor league contract extension.
Wednesday, October 26th, 1977
Hartford Harpooners: Signed SS I. Cisneros to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed SS C. Hernández to a minor league contract extension.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed 2B G. Warren to a minor league contract extension.
Baltimore Gothams: Signed LF M. Suárez to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $23,400,000.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed LF S. Harmon to a minor league contract extension.
Baltimore Gothams: Signed CF M. Marshall to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,260,000.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed RF B. Smith to a minor league contract extension.

[magic_number]

where is "ALL TITLES" ?

[kaosfere]

My biggest offering this period is $8 million.

I had to go conservative until after this sim when I get Summers off my roster. :P

[Young Drachma]

Monday, November 7th, 1977
Texas Travelers: Signed free agent MR P. Camacho to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,710,000.
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed free agent SP B. Moore to a minor league contract.
Texas Travelers: Signed free agent SP J. Parks to a 3-year contract worth a total of $6,110,000.
Texas Travelers: Signed free agent SP R. Cook to a 6-year contract worth a total of $44,390,000.
Sunday, November 6th, 1977
Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent LF O. Livingstone to a 1-year contract worth a total of $650,000.
Toronto Osprey: Signed free agent C M. Shepherd to a 3-year contract worth a total of $3,000,000.
Texas Travelers: Signed free agent 3B P. Méndez to a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,465,000.
Texas Travelers: Signed free agent SS D. Graves to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,120,000.
Brooklyn Brownstones: Placed SP G. Riggs on the active roster.
Brooklyn Brownstones: Placed MR Z. Ball on the active roster.
Brooklyn Brownstones: Placed 1B L. Mendoza on the active roster.
Brooklyn Brownstones: Placed LF E. Reyes on the active roster.
Saturday, November 5th, 1977
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed free agent LF M. Morales to a minor league contract.
Texas Travelers: Signed free agent CF L. Davis to a 4-year contract worth a total of $3,600,000.
Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent SP M. Ewart to a 1-year contract worth a total of $470,000.
Rio Grande Roadrunners: Signed free agent SP E. Washington to a 2-year contract worth a total of $770,000.
Compton Brothers: Signed free agent MR M. Montaño to a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,790,000.
Friday, November 4th, 1977
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed free agent MR D. Briggs to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,340,000.
Wednesday, November 2nd, 1977
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed free agent SP N. Fujihara to a 2-year contract worth a total of $960,000.

[Chief Rum]

If you blink there, you might miss that Samaripa signed with Long Island.

Strangely enough, the team that didn't export.

[Young Drachma]

Thursday, November 10th, 1977
Atlanta Firecrackers: Signed free agent 2B E. Finch to a 3-year contract worth a total of $5,850,000.
Wednesday, November 9th, 1977
New York Highlanders: Signed free agent RF L. Richmond to a 1-year contract worth a total of $560,000.
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed free agent MR R. Morales to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,020,000.
Tuesday, November 8th, 1977
Toronto Osprey: Signed free agent 3B S. Sandoval to a 3-year contract worth a total of $3,000,000.
Toronto Osprey: Signed free agent SS W. Reed to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000.

[Young Drachma]

Friday, November 11th, 1977
Atlanta Firecrackers: Signed free agent 1B J. Hernández to a minor league contract.
Texas Travelers: Signed free agent MR E. Trosclair to a 3-year contract worth a total of $13,630,000.
Texas Travelers: Signed free agent CF R. Mendoza to a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,110,000.
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent SS D. Woods to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,570,000.
Rio Grande Roadrunners: Signed free agent CL J. McDaniel to a 2-year contract worth a total of $980,000.
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent 3B A. Henry to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,495,000.

[Chief Rum]

Nice, Finch back in the fold.

[Chief Rum]

Not surpsied to see a 'spect like Henry go to Alan.

[kaosfere]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Texas Travelers: Signed free agent CF R. Mendoza to a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,110,000.

*fist shake*

[Young Drachma]

Monday, November 14th, 1977
Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent 3B B. Reid to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000.
San Diego Fathers: Signed free agent SP E. Barraclough to a 2-year contract worth a total of $6,380,000.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent RF G. Turner to a 1-year contract worth a total of $190,000.
New York Highlanders: Signed free agent LF B. Black to a 2-year contract worth a total of $970,000.
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed free agent SP J. MacDonald to a 5-year contract worth a total of $44,305,000.
Atlanta Firecrackers: Signed free agent MR E. Mills to a 1-year contract worth a total of $410,000.
Atlanta Firecrackers: Signed free agent RF J. González to a 2-year contract worth a total of $25,500,000.
New York Highlanders: Signed free agent CL T. Ishibashi to a 2-year contract worth a total of $11,700,000.
New Orleans Wrens: Signed free agent MR I. García to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,600,000.
Sunday, November 13th, 1977
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed free agent LF P. Cunningham to a minor league contract.
Texas Travelers: Signed free agent C M. O'Corran to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000.
Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent MR K. King to a 3-year contract worth a total of $7,425,000.
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed free agent 1B A. Barajas to a minor league contract.
Saturday, November 12th, 1977
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed free agent 2B É. Beauvais to a minor league contract.
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed free agent 1B T. Levick to a minor league contract.

[magic_number]

Long Island Violators: Signed free agent LF A. Samaripa to a 3-year contract worth a total of $17,655,000.

+1

[Young Drachma]

Wednesday, November 16th, 1977
Texas Travelers: Signed free agent C J. Ramos to a 5-year contract worth a total of $41,000,000.
Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent C J. King to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, November 15th, 1977
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed free agent CL J. Kerr to a minor league contract.
Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent 1B S. McIndoe to a 1-year contract worth a total of $490,000.
Compton Brothers: Signed free agent SP P. Ortíz to a 4-year contract worth a total of $59,360,000.
Atlanta Firecrackers: Signed free agent 3B G. Numbers to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,590,000.
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent C D. Baxter to a 1-year contract worth a total of $885,000.
Texas Travelers: Signed free agent 3B T. Miyahara to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,880,000.

[TimGuru]

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent SP M. Ewart to a 1-year contract worth a total of $470,000.

Wow, poor Max. Brought it on himself.

Too many years for Cook, IMO. I know pitching is dear, but he's in steady decline ratings wise, 6 years from now, offah. I hope thats front loaded.

[Young Drachma]

Saturday, November 19th, 1977
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent 3B R. Inman to a 2-year contract worth a total of $26,460,000.
Atlanta Firecrackers: Signed free agent C C. Segura to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,115,000.
Friday, November 18th, 1977
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed free agent CF N. Brinson to a minor league contract.
Toronto Osprey: Signed free agent 1B Y. Tsou to a 3-year contract worth a total of $8,000,000.
Atlanta Firecrackers: Signed free agent 3B Y. Kiyomizu to a 4-year contract worth a total of $22,870,123.
Valdosta Peanuts: Signed free agent CF D. Hall to a minor league contract.
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed free agent SP J. Hayes to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,150,000.
Thursday, November 17th, 1977
Chicago Thunderstorms: Signed free agent SS L. Teoh to a 2-year contract worth a total of $570,000.
Rio Grande Roadrunners: Signed free agent MR W. Withecombe to a 1-year contract worth a total of $345,000.
New York Highlanders: Signed free agent SP T. Minami to a 1-year contract worth a total of $975,000.

[Chief Rum]

Awesome. Got Gonzalez.

[magic_number]

New York Highlanders: Signed free agent CL T. Ishibashi to a 2-year contract worth a total of $11,700,000

[Chief Rum]

Inman back to the Nuts. He belongs there.

I got the Japanese power hitter from Compton. No more need for a power hitting IF, really, with Kiyomizu and Finch on the team.

[Young Drachma]

Friday, November 25th, 1977
New Orleans Wrens: Signed free agent MR S. Cash to a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,400,000.
Wednesday, November 23rd, 1977
Atlanta Firecrackers: Signed free agent MR C. Turner to a 4-year contract worth a total of $12,580,000.
Monday, November 21st, 1977
New Orleans Wrens: Signed free agent MR J. Montero to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,390,000.
Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent MR J. Vargas to a 1-year contract worth a total of $395,000.

[TimGuru]

Originally Posted by magic_number

New York Highlanders: Signed free agent CL T. Ishibashi to a 2-year contract worth a total of $11,700,000

Conley and Ishibashi at the end of my bullpen, the Highlanders won't lose too many we lead going to the 8th (I HOPE!)

[magic_number]

Compton Brothers: Signed free agent SP P. Ortíz to a 4-year contract worth a total of $59,360,000.

[kaosfere]

Phew. I got Tsou. I was really hoping that would go through.

[muns]

Texas making another big push

[Young Drachma]

No other signings. Processing trades.

[Chief Rum]

Shoot, Wrens got Cash. Good signing, fairly.

Glad I got Turner at least.

[kaosfere]

Originally Posted by magic_number

Compton Brothers: Signed free agent SP P. Ortíz to a 4-year contract worth a total of $59,360,000.

Bastard asked me for 9.5 mil and then ignored me when I offered it. I guess it payed off.

[TeachEnEspanol]

Originally Posted by muns

Texas making another big push

Hey, you can't say I don't try.

[Chief Rum]

Well, I got most of my targets, so pretty jazzed about that. Pretty full up against the cap now, though. Maybe $5 M left.

[TimGuru]

Originally Posted by kaosfere

Phew. I got Tsou. I was really hoping that would go through.

I wish him well north of the border. He became expendable to me since I have Carnell cheaply for 2 more years and I like him off the bench better.