FOOL 2120 Offseason Thread

[Alan T]

Yearly Awards:

Hideaki Tanaka Award:

CL - Mark Callaghan (Baltimore)

RL - Manabu Ishii (Hartford)


Gabriel Prado Award:

CL - Alfred 'Farmer' Hooper (Apex)

RL - Matt King (Chico)


Benny Myers Award:

CL - Rubén Marquis (Apex)

RL - Manabu Ishii (Hartford)


Commissioner's Award:

CL - Morihiro 'Wasp' Mizuno (Apex)

RL - Jorge 'Beagle' Franco (Toronto)


Best Fielders:

CL:
Pitcher: Don Sentner (Noblesville Millers)
Catcher: Travis Patrick (Cleveland Winemakers)
First Baseman: Matt Kirk (Tokyo Cyclones)
Second Baseman: Ralph Thompson (Halifax Winter Wolves)
Third Baseman: Bartolo Durán (Ottawa Cyclones)
Shortstop: Eduardo Armando (Baltimore Gothams)
Left Fielder: Tim Crittall (Halifax Winter Wolves)
Center Fielder: Morihiro Mizuno (Apex Assassins)
Right Fielder: Kuniyoshi Shinoda (Apex Assassins)

RL:
Pitcher: Emílio Alomar (Colorado Rancheros)
Catcher: Benjamin Rainey (Chico Rebels)
First Baseman: Ermanno Manselli (Colorado Rancheros)
Second Baseman: Gregorio Guerrero (Hartford Harpooners)
Third Baseman: Jim Dunn (Colorado Rancheros)
Shortstop: Jorge Peña (Hartford Harpooners)
Left Fielder: Luis Caldero (Toronto Marlboros)
Center Fielder: Charlie Curry (Hammersmith Hooligans)
Right Fielder: Roy Francis (Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines)

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Thursday, November 23rd, 2119

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent RF R. Cruz to a minor league contract.

Thursday, November 9th, 2119

Toronto Marlboros: Signed 1B C. Moore to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $6,650,000.

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

Toronto Marlboros: Signed MR F. Hopkins to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,335,000.

Toronto Marlboros: Signed LF J. Montgomery to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,815,000.

Wednesday, November 8th, 2119

Baltimore Gothams: Signed 1B R. Flores to a minor league contract extension.

Tuesday, November 7th, 2119

Baltimore Gothams: Signed CF T. Sasaki to a minor league contract extension.

Monday, November 6th, 2119

Baltimore Gothams: Signed MR M. Hubert to a minor league contract extension.

Colorado Rancheros: Signed MR C. Rangel to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,945,000.

[CrimsonFox]

Yay Ralph! Yay Tim! Tim sure shut me up. I was THIS close to putting him back in the minors yet again. He finally got his chance and proved himself!

[Alan T]

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[CrimsonFox]

Thanks Alan! Have a morning brewski!

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Wednesday, January 3rd, 2120
Noblesville Millers: Signed free agent RF R. Francis to a 5-year contract worth a total of $40,362,500.

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed free agent CL M. Vázquez to a 2-year contract worth a total of $5,510,000.
Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed free agent SP T. Shepperson to a 2-year contract worth a total of $8,555,000.

Sunday, December 31st, 2119

Chico Rebels: Signed free agent SP D. Briggs to a 5-year contract worth a total of $33,362,500.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent MR R. Hernández to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,830,000.

Friday, December 29th, 2119

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed free agent CL M. Abreu to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,682,500.

Thursday, December 28th, 2119

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent SP E. Lizaraga to a 4-year contract worth a total of $44,500,000.

Monday, December 25th, 2119

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent MR D. Carrillo to a 3-year contract worth a total of $8,910,000.

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed free agent LF S. Hood to a 2-year contract worth a total of $10,265,000.

Saturday, December 23rd, 2119

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent 3B S. Frank to a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,000,000.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent MR Q. Sowerbutts to a 1-year contract worth a total of $922,500.

Noblesville Millers: Signed free agent MR J. Manuel to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,670,000.

Friday, December 22nd, 2119

Toronto Marlboros: Signed free agent 2B A. Martínez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,315,000.

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent 2B R. Sonora to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,297,500.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent CF G. Oliveira to a minor league contract.

Thursday, December 21st, 2119

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent LF F. Huisman to a minor league contract.

Wednesday, December 20th, 2119

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent 3B X. Zhen to a 1-year contract worth a total of $652,500.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent C D. Gray to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent CF L. López to a 3-year contract worth a total of $19,500,000.

Noblesville Millers: Signed free agent CL R. Henry to a 2-year contract worth a total of $12,100,000.

Monday, December 18th, 2119

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent RF R. Sánchez to a minor league contract.

Sunday, December 17th, 2119

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent SP M. Accornero to a 3-year contract worth a total of $12,775,000.

Saturday, December 16th, 2119

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent 1B D. Martínez to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent SS R. Rowe to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent 1B D. Drake to a minor league contract.

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent SS A. Oliva to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,045,000.

Thursday, December 14th, 2119

Chico Rebels: Signed free agent DH S. Matsumura to a 2-year contract worth a total of $487,500.

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed free agent LF J. Sánchez to a 3-year contract worth a total of $16,877,500.

Wednesday, December 13th, 2119

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent 2B F. Kirop to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,000,000.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent C S. Kang to a minor league contract.

Tuesday, December 12th, 2119

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent SP T. Kamphuis to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,040,000.

Monday, December 11th, 2119

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent 1B Z. Xiu to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,500,000.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent MR D. McElroy to a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000.

Friday, December 8th, 2119

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent 1B G. Perea to a minor league contract.

Thursday, December 7th, 2119

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent SP P. Clarke to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent 1B K. Castor to a minor league contract.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent CF P. Ramírez to a minor league contract.

Sunday, December 3rd, 2119

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

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

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

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

Baltimore Gothams: Signed MR M. Hubert to a minor league contract extension.

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

Baltimore Gothams: Signed 2B D. Cole to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $16,500,000.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed SS E. Armando to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $19,500,000.

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 1B R. Flores to a minor league contract extension.

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

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

Saturday, December 2nd, 2119

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

Baltimore Gothams: Signed SP J. Hernández to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,800,000.

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

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

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

Friday, December 1st, 2119

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

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

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

Thursday, November 30th, 2119

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

Baltimore Gothams: Signed CF T. Sasaki to a minor league contract extension.

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

Wednesday, November 29th, 2119

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

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

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

Baltimore Gothams: Signed MR T. Carrillo to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,485,000.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed SP Y. Hasebe to a minor league contract extension.

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Round 1

Round 1, Pick 1 - Noblesville Millers: SP H. Madrigal

Round 1, Pick 2 - Los Angeles Bruins: CF J. Dittrich

Round 1, Pick 3 - Brooklyn Brownstones: LF D. Hall

Round 1, Pick 4 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: SP D. Davis

Round 1, Pick 5 - Hammersmith Hooligans: CF B. Synan

Round 1, Pick 6 - Napa Valley Winemakers: SP M. Christensen

Round 1, Pick 7 - Colorado Rancheros: C Y. Cheng

Round 1, Pick 8 - Toronto Marlboros: 3B L. Anderson

Round 1, Pick 9 - Baltimore Gothams: 1B E. Villarreal

Round 1, Pick 10 - Apex Assassins: MR R. Santos

Round 1, Pick 11 - Tokyo Cyclones: MR T. Rucker

Round 1, Pick 12 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: SP J. Herrera

Round 1, Pick 13 - Hammersmith Hooligans: MR C. Saldaña

Round 1, Pick 14 - Chico Rebels: 1B L. MacIntosh

Supplemental Round 1

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 1 - Noblesville Millers: LF R. Flores

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 2 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: 3B F. Apio

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 3 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: RF J. Ramírez

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 4 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: SP P. Segura

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 5 - Hammersmith Hooligans: RF E. Méndez

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 6 - Hammersmith Hooligans: RF R. González

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 7 - Napa Valley Winemakers: CF V. Reyes

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 8 - Colorado Rancheros: SP C. Bunch

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 9 - Colorado Rancheros: SP S. Fincham

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 10 - Colorado Rancheros: CF A. Ramírez

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 11 - Tokyo Cyclones: CF D. Welshman

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 12 - Halifax Winter Wolves: SP A. Herrera

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 13 - Hartford Harpooners: C B. Heap

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 14 - Hartford Harpooners: LF R. Sánchez

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 15 - Baltimore Gothams: C W. Hanscombe

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 16 - Baltimore Gothams: C E. Walden

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 17 - Baltimore Gothams: SP T. Schultz

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 18 - Chico Rebels: 3B S. Kojima

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 19 - Chico Rebels: LF A. Vinson

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 20 - Brooklyn Brownstones: SP H. Mori

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 21 - Apex Assassins: SP V. Torres

Round 2

Round 2, Pick 1 - Chico Rebels: CF J. García

Round 2, Pick 2 - Los Angeles Bruins: MR J. Vázquez

Round 2, Pick 3 - Brooklyn Brownstones: MR B. Herrera

Round 2, Pick 4 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: 3B L. de Ritter

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

Round 2, Pick 6 - Colorado Rancheros: SP M. Morales

Round 2, Pick 7 - Colorado Rancheros: SS J. Ducklow

Round 2, Pick 8 - Toronto Marlboros: MR A. Prieto

Round 2, Pick 9 - Tokyo Cyclones: SS Y. Hirata

Round 2, Pick 10 - Apex Assassins: SP Q. Xie

Round 2, Pick 11 - Hartford Harpooners: SS A. Reid

Round 2, Pick 12 - Napa Valley Winemakers: SS A. West

Round 2, Pick 13 - Baltimore Gothams: 3B O. Bagorro

Round 2, Pick 14 - Chico Rebels: SP A. Martínez

Round 3

Round 3, Pick 1 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: SP W. Enríquez

Round 3, Pick 2 - Los Angeles Bruins: CF R. Rushton

Round 3, Pick 3 - Brooklyn Brownstones: 1B N. Waterston

Round 3, Pick 4 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: C C. Medina

Round 3, Pick 5 - Baltimore Gothams: SS G. Bian

Round 3, Pick 6 - Napa Valley Winemakers: CF M. Upton

Round 3, Pick 7 - Colorado Rancheros: SP T. Samurakami

Round 3, Pick 8 - Toronto Marlboros: CF N. Reed

Round 3, Pick 9 - Tokyo Cyclones: MR S. Woodland

Round 3, Pick 10 - Apex Assassins: SP J. Pippy

Round 3, Pick 11 - Hartford Harpooners: SS T. Yamashita

Round 3, Pick 12 - Noblesville Millers: 1B S. Saikawa

Round 3, Pick 13 - Baltimore Gothams: CL J. Sheppard

Round 3, Pick 14 - Chico Rebels: LF K. Brooks

Round 4

Round 4, Pick 1 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: CL J. Pagán

Round 4, Pick 2 - Los Angeles Bruins: CL R. Ortega

Round 4, Pick 3 - Brooklyn Brownstones: 2B M. Bradbury

Round 4, Pick 4 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: MR D. Piña

Round 4, Pick 5 - Colorado Rancheros: RF V. Kraan

Round 4, Pick 6 - Napa Valley Winemakers: CF M. Plante

Round 4, Pick 7 - Colorado Rancheros: 1B J. Campbell

Round 4, Pick 8 - Toronto Marlboros: 2B J. Koga

Round 4, Pick 9 - Tokyo Cyclones: SP B. Darrah

Round 4, Pick 10 - Apex Assassins: SP P. House

Round 4, Pick 11 - Hartford Harpooners: 2B R. Baxter

Round 4, Pick 12 - Halifax Winter Wolves: SS Z. Seto

Round 4, Pick 13 - Baltimore Gothams: SS L. Herrera

Round 4, Pick 14 - Chico Rebels: C O. Garza

Round 5

Round 5, Pick 1 - Noblesville Millers: 3B D. Jenkins

Round 5, Pick 2 - Los Angeles Bruins: 2B M. Santos

Round 5, Pick 3 - Brooklyn Brownstones: 1B I. Kim

Round 5, Pick 4 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: C G. Wiley

Round 5, Pick 5 - Hartford Harpooners: 3B K. Matsuura

Round 5, Pick 6 - Napa Valley Winemakers: SS C. Martin

Round 5, Pick 7 - Colorado Rancheros: MR C. Rangel

Round 5, Pick 8 - Toronto Marlboros: 2B L. Yang

Round 5, Pick 9 - Tokyo Cyclones: SS Y. Fujii

Round 5, Pick 10 - Apex Assassins: 3B W. Tor

Round 5, Pick 11 - Hartford Harpooners: C E. Peralta

Round 5, Pick 12 - Halifax Winter Wolves: RF J. Franco

Round 5, Pick 13 - Baltimore Gothams: 2B L. Matson

Round 5, Pick 14 - Chico Rebels: SP L. Liao

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Thursday, March 7th, 2120

Hartford Harpooners: Signed 3B S. Frank to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $900,000.

Toronto Marlboros: Signed SS J. Suárez to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $3,570,000.

Toronto Marlboros: Signed SP L. Beacher to a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $41,150,000.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed 1B K. Castor to a minor league contract extension.

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

Baltimore Gothams: Signed 1B G. Perea to a minor league contract extension.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed LF F. Huisman to a minor league contract extension.

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

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

Tuesday, March 5th, 2120

Baltimore Gothams: Signed SS R. Rowe to a minor league contract extension.

Monday, March 4th, 2120

Hartford Harpooners: Signed SP M. Tai to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $832,500.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed 1B Z. Xiu to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,035,000.

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed free agent LF K. Guao to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,402,500.

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed free agent MR D. Richardson to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,072,500.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed 1B D. Drake to a minor league contract extension.

Tokyo Cyclones: Signed free agent SP J. Ortega to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,220,000.

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed free agent C I. Muruthi to a 1-year contract worth a total of $942,500.

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed free agent C G. Greene to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,145,000.

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed free agent 3B L. Flores to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,575,000.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed CF G. Oliveira to a minor league contract extension.

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed free agent MR B. Enríquez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $470,000.

Sunday, March 3rd, 2120

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent C V. Williams to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent 2B M. Chevrier to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent LF K. Yasuda to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent RF C. Rojas to a minor league contract.

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

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent RF K. Tsukamoto to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,952,500.

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

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent SP A. Victorie to a minor league contract.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed 2B F. Kirop to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,012,500.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent MR C. Ortíz to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent 3B B. Edwards to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent MR D. McDonald to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent RF W. Guao to a minor league contract.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent LF A. Santos to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent SS R. Iddiols to a minor league contract.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent C E. Schoendienst to a 1-year contract worth a total of $735,000.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent MR B. Song to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent SP B. Smithers to a minor league contract.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent SS L. Phillips to a 1-year contract worth a total of $817,500.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent SP P. Hill to a minor league contract.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent SP E. Langdon to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,572,500.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent C T. Patrick to a minor league contract.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent MR J. Sánchez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $305,000.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent LF F. López to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent SP L. Leach to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent MR G. Silva to a minor league contract.

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

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent MR J. Colón to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed C S. Kang to a minor league contract extension.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent CF F. Lambert to a minor league contract.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent MR C. Álvarez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,910,000.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent 3B J. Vega to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,235,000.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent MR T. Quintanilla to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,030,000.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent C M. Brown to a minor league contract.

Chico Rebels: Signed free agent MR M. Josey to a 1-year contract worth a total of $340,000.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent 1B F. Flores to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,660,000.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent CF J. Velázquez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,127,500.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent MR C. Clark to a 1-year contract worth a total of $647,500.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent 2B A. Padilla to a minor league contract.

Hartford Harpooners: Signed free agent 3B E. Boyd to a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent MR J. Burnett to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,232,500.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent SP M. Toiguchi to a minor league contract.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent MR A. Hunt to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,405,000.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent 2B E. Hor to a 1-year contract worth a total of $725,000.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent C B. Quance to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent C G. Galliano to a minor league contract.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent 3B A. Hernández to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,055,000.

Chico Rebels: Signed free agent MR B. Eley to a 1-year contract worth a total of $242,500.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent CL K. Tickner to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,935,000.

Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent 1B P. O'Slattery to a 3-year contract worth a total of $21,200,000.

Halifax Winter Wolves: Signed free agent SS A. Astbury to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent MR J. Hindmarsh to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Gothams: Signed free agent 3B A. Kestle to a minor league contract.

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Continental League

Team W L Pct GB RF RA PRec PPct Diff Tokyo Cyclones 14 6 .700 - 133 92 13-7 .662 1 Apex Assassins 13 8 .619 1.5 127 93 13-8 .638 0 Baltimore Gothams 13 8 .619 1.5 108 77 14-7 .649 -1 Halifax Winter Wolves 10 11 .476 4.5 97 79 12-9 .592 -2 Noblesville Millers 8 13 .381 6.5 104 140 8-13 .368 0 Napa Valley Winemakers 8 12 .400 6.0 104 110 9-11 .475 -1 Brooklyn Brownstones 6 14 .300 8.0 75 157 4-16 .207 2

Republic League
Chico Rebels	13	8	.619	-	118	88	13-8	.630	0
Hammersmith Hooligans	12	8	.600	.5	103	95	11-9	.537	1
Hartford Harpooners	11	9	.550	1.5	137	104	12-8	.623	-1
Los Angeles Bruins	11	10	.524	2.0	137	119	12-9	.564	-1
Toronto Marlboros	10	11	.476	3.0	104	121	9-12	.432	1
Colorado Rancheros	9	11	.450	3.5	116	119	10-10	.488	-1
Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines	6	15	.286	7.0	90	159	6-15	.262	0

[Alan T]

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

The regular season runs Tuesday morning at the normal time!

[Alan T]

Preseason Player of the Year Pick

Morihiro Mizuno Outfield Apex Assassins

Preseason Pitcher of the Year Pick

Seth Turpin Pitcher Napa Valley Winemakers

Preseason Rookie of the Year Pick

Kinnojo Kawaguchi Outfield Apex Assassins

Preseason Team Ratings

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

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

[CrimsonFox]

Woooo! I signed 7 people to minor league contracts! At last the game thinks I am as good as ekcut. I R humbled.

LOL and JUST last week I was saying I was going to stop buying A's and B's so that I could get draft picks. So much for that theory. Guess I can't tank after all. Gotta win!

Not as many A ratings this year. Kinda like seeing that.

[CrimsonFox]

Hmmmm I've been trying to wrap my brains around how the AI works when you hit the "Ask Coach for Staff" button for pitchers. I have 6 pitchers that are "Ready for the majors" this year so I brought them up for spring training, plus I just bought a bunch of MRs in FA. And Pretty much the bench coach went mostly with the FA guys, pretty much none of the rookies. This makes me wonder if its decisions of who plays and the rankings are based on the most recent year's major league stats as a pitcher. It definitely has nothing to do with the star rating...as currently I have a 4 1/2 rating MR that the bench coach is benching totally.


actually looking again I'm definitely thinking VORP stats play a large part.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

Hmmmm I've been trying to wrap my brains around how the AI works when you hit the "Ask Coach for Staff" button for pitchers. I have 6 pitchers that are "Ready for the majors" this year so I brought them up for spring training, plus I just bought a bunch of MRs in FA. And Pretty much the bench coach went mostly with the FA guys, pretty much none of the rookies. This makes me wonder if its decisions of who plays and the rankings are based on the most recent year's major league stats as a pitcher. It definitely has nothing to do with the star rating...as currently I have a 4 1/2 rating MR that the bench coach is benching totally.


actually looking again I'm definitely thinking VORP stats play a large part.

Its 60% ratings, 40% stats. The stats are broken down further by the AI between current year, past year and 2 years ago with a very strong favor placed on current year stats.

[CrimsonFox]

I just remembered there's a setting for "Favor Rookies/Favor Veterans". I wonder if that matters too or if that is just for the AI DURING the games.

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

I just remembered there's a setting for "Favor Rookies/Favor Veterans". I wonder if that matters too or if that is just for the AI DURING the games.

BTW, this ended up totally not being the case at all. Did not work.

I do think sometimes that the computer knows more about the players than its telling. LIke it has ratings for pitchers, but it secret knows which players are bad despite ratings. MOre often than not when I listen to the bench coach and ignore the ratings, I do better than when I ignore the AI and look at ratings. Granted there are some obvious things I wouldn't do like this year it wants to use a guy that gives up a lot of hits as the closer. WRONG...

[Alan T]

Maybe the AI just looks at the ratings differently is all. A few years ago, I remember posting up some thoughts about ratings in this league and how what you see is actually deceptive. Just because someone is a 4 star player, it doesn't necessarily mean they are going to be a better player in every situation than a player that is 3 star. Because of the way Overall rating is measured, a player could be heavily weighted because of some particular ratings that I might personally not find any interest in at all depending on the system that I run.

I am not sure that you necessarily do this, but you mentioned a 4 1/2 rated MR up above. I rarely actually looked at the OVR when I used to play ootp regularly. I would be far more interested in analyzing the ratings at an individual level. What type of stuff, control and movement does he have? How many pitches and how much stamina does he have? If he only has 2 pitches, is he an explosive strikeout pitcher that likely won't walk a bunch? If so, then it might not be a huge deal with only 2 pitches. If the pitcher with 2 pitches is more likely to be a junk ball pitcher, he might get lit up further into the game that he goes.

I guess my point is that I used to make a habit out of looking for good deals out there that had low overall ratings but the key ratings that I needed to make my system work well. Just a thought!

[hyde4us11]

Another classic Alan post. He is a wise wise OOTPer. I'd say a wise wise man but the fact remains he keeps dealing with us on a day to day basis so he loses a little creditability.