FOOL 2028 Offseason Thread

Alan T · 07-16-2009, 06:03 AM

Well, draft time! Lets see how everyone does!

Alan T · 07-16-2009, 06:10 AM

2027 Awards:

Hideaki Tanaka Award:

CL - Run-ming Zhui (Apex)
RL - Jose Colon (Hartford)

Gabriel Prado Award:

CL - Josh Hinkle (Apex)
RL - Juan Sierra (New York)

Benny Myers Award:

CL - Ersilio Velona (Napa Valley)
RL - Luis Santana (Colorado)

Commissioner's Award:

CL - Renaud Lemieux (Napa Valley)
RL - Juan Sierra (New York)

Alan T · 07-16-2009, 06:12 AM

Any comments on this year's awards? Kind of weird looking to me... other than Sierra/Colon, alot of the "next generation" here.

How about Apex getting both the Tanaka and Prado awards despite not making the playoffs?

Super-rookie Velona of Napa Valley actually finished second in the Tanaka award voting as well!

Boston has no awards winners at all despite being this year's champs! (Linseman was runner up for Commissioner's Award, and Samuel was 3rd for Prado award though)

Alan T · 07-16-2009, 06:14 AM

The 2027 Amateur Draft (in reverse order since I am in a rush today)

Round 5

Round 5, Pick 1 - Montreal Majestics: 1B C. Patterson

Round 5, Pick 2 - Hartford Harpooners: C J. Yi

Round 5, Pick 3 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: C E. White

Round 5, Pick 4 - Chico Rebels: SP C. Keeton

Round 5, Pick 5 - Baltimore Charm: SP S. Clinton

Round 5, Pick 6 - Edmonton Edge: MR C. Dunbar

Round 5, Pick 7 - Colorado Rancheros: SP J. Jáquez

Round 5, Pick 8 - Apex Assassins: 1B T. Norton

Round 5, Pick 9 - Hammersmith Hooligans: 2B A. Naia

Round 5, Pick 10 - Napa Valley Winemakers: 1B M. Gendron

Round 5, Pick 11 - New York Heroes: SP M. Wreford

Round 5, Pick 12 - Boston Settlers: SP Y. Watanabe

Round 4

Round 4, Pick 1 - Montreal Majestics: C P. Martin

Round 4, Pick 2 - Hartford Harpooners: MR S. Dwyer

Round 4, Pick 3 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: MR R. Lovell

Round 4, Pick 4 - Chico Rebels: SS P. Evans

Round 4, Pick 5 - Baltimore Charm: SP M. Ridgley

Round 4, Pick 6 - Edmonton Edge: SP A. Williams

Round 4, Pick 7 - Colorado Rancheros: C E. Podest

Round 4, Pick 8 - Apex Assassins: MR B. O'Felan

Round 4, Pick 9 - Hammersmith Hooligans: SP J. Lake

Round 4, Pick 10 - Napa Valley Winemakers: CL A. Díaz

Round 4, Pick 11 - New York Heroes: 1B S. Flynn

Round 4, Pick 12 - Boston Settlers: CF M. Louter

Round 3

Round 3, Pick 1 - Montreal Majestics: SP A. Yard

Round 3, Pick 2 - Hartford Harpooners: MR J. Rodríguez

Round 3, Pick 3 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: MR J. García

Round 3, Pick 4 - Chico Rebels: 1B E. Rooks

Round 3, Pick 5 - Baltimore Charm: MR T. Matte

Round 3, Pick 6 - Edmonton Edge: SP K. Plamondon

Round 3, Pick 7 - Colorado Rancheros: RF J. García

Round 3, Pick 8 - Apex Assassins: C P. Pérez

Round 3, Pick 9 - Hammersmith Hooligans: CL F. Villarreal

Round 3, Pick 10 - Napa Valley Winemakers: C G. Lovelass

Round 3, Pick 11 - New York Heroes: RF L. Unicombe

Round 3, Pick 12 - Boston Settlers: SS W. Jiang

Round 2

Round 2, Pick 1 - Montreal Majestics: RF B. Bagnell

Round 2, Pick 2 - Hartford Harpooners: C B. Cook

Round 2, Pick 3 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: 1B M. Aguilar

Round 2, Pick 4 - Chico Rebels: CL D. Eddie

Round 2, Pick 5 - Baltimore Charm: SP B. Blankenship

Round 2, Pick 6 - Edmonton Edge: RF L. Hoskins

Round 2, Pick 7 - Colorado Rancheros: 1B N. Matos

Round 2, Pick 8 - Apex Assassins: SP A. Rodríguez

Round 2, Pick 9 - Hammersmith Hooligans: MR E. Williams

Round 2, Pick 10 - Napa Valley Winemakers: MR J. Herrera

Round 2, Pick 11 - New York Heroes: MR A. García

Round 2, Pick 12 - Boston Settlers: 2B A. López

Round 1

Round 1, Pick 1 - Montreal Majestics: C A. Canales

Round 1, Pick 2 - Hartford Harpooners: MR R. Polanco

Round 1, Pick 3 - Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: 1B K. Sharpe

Round 1, Pick 4 - Chico Rebels: SP M. Pae

Round 1, Pick 5 - Baltimore Charm: CL A. Barbosa

Round 1, Pick 6 - Edmonton Edge: LF M. Keith

Round 1, Pick 7 - Colorado Rancheros: C G. Hull

Round 1, Pick 8 - Apex Assassins: 1B J. Rivera

Round 1, Pick 9 - Hammersmith Hooligans: MR L. Anderson

Round 1, Pick 10 - Napa Valley Winemakers: SS C. Gosse

Round 1, Pick 11 - New York Heroes: 3B J. Johnson

Round 1, Pick 12 - Boston Settlers: SP E. Mireles

Alan T · 07-16-2009, 06:17 AM

Sunday, October 31st, 2027 Edmonton Edge: Signed free agent 2B J. García to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,310,000.

Thursday, October 28th, 2027

Chico Rebels: Signed free agent CF M. Beaulieu to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,185,000.

Sunday, October 24th, 2027

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed MR J. Hernández to a minor league contract extension.

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

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed MR M. López to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $7,725,000.

Montreal Majestics: Signed SP E. Quero to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,720,000.

Apex Assassins: Signed MR P. Venagas to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $665,000.

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed MR W. Brooks to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $8,915,000.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed SP D. Cooper to a minor league contract extension.

Boston Settlers: Signed MR S. Cooke to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $14,250,000.

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed 2B N. Weeks to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,790,000.

Friday, October 22nd, 2027

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed 2B C. Peralta to a minor league contract extension.

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed MR R. Woods to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,605,000.

Thursday, October 21st, 2027

Boston Settlers: Signed SP S. Pittis to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $22,395,000.

New York Heroes: Signed MR R. Schneider to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $12,735,000.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed SP J. Clarke to a minor league contract extension.

Montreal Majestics: Signed MR P. Calderón to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,030,000.

Wednesday, October 20th, 2027

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed MR R. Miranda to a minor league contract extension.

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed SP K. Matsunaga to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,805,000.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed SP S. Griffin to a minor league contract extension.

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed 3B B. Jones to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $5,320,000.

Alan T · 07-16-2009, 06:17 AM

Thursday, November 11th, 2027: FOOL News: Free Agents File
Free agency is upon us.

Teams, players and pundits who follow Front Office Offseason League will be thrust headlong into a whirlpool of intrigue and uncertainty. The free agent signing period will continue throughout the off-season as some clubs will go a long way toward sealing up a championship -- or a spot in the cellar.

The magic, the unpredictability of hot stove baseball, is fascinating to the fan; particularly the fan whose team comes out on top!

This year's list of free agents is highlighted by these players:

1. Dave Long, 29 year-old third baseman
2. Richie Collin, 32 year-old right fielder
3. Pete Keeping, 29 year-old catcher
4. Shing Tze, 31 year-old second baseman
5. Mario Chávez, 30 year-old center fielder
6. Alec Linseman, 39 year-old shortstop
7. Erwin Silander, 33 year-old starting pitcher
8. Mark Chattaway, 38 year-old starting pitcher
9. Nate Wallace, 28 year-old center fielder
10. Joaquín Gómez, 29 year-old left fielder

Alan T · 07-16-2009, 06:29 AM

All trades have been completed. Thanks muns for making it easy to find the guys by placing them on DFA. that speeds things up tremendously for me!

hyde4us11 · 07-16-2009, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan T

All trades have been completed. Thanks muns for making it easy to find the guys by placing them on DFA. that speeds things up tremendously for me!

ill do this as well from now on.

Alan T · 07-16-2009, 06:36 AM

The new file is up! HTML will update while I'm on the road. I'll run player development update later today at some point when I get to New Hampshire.

Tomorrow morning 7am ET, Free Agency madness begins!

muns · 07-16-2009, 04:27 PM

Tell ya what, there is a ton of talent in this years FA pool. I totally regret going into rebuild mode. Lol I cant seem to get it right

Good luck to everyone!! Im looking forward to seeing who is gonna go after who. I only offered up 8 contracts to guys that werent on my team, so I wont be much of a player this year FA wise so thats money people dont have to worry about.

cgould43 · 07-16-2009, 04:59 PM

i've got no money to burn...so just lower guys for me to try and fill out my roster...which i think looks pretty good minus the bullpen

TeachEnEspanol · 07-16-2009, 05:42 PM

I have money because Alan is awesome.

Also, I will miss #3 on that FA list!

Also, having a "super-rookie" just sounds cool.

Alan T · 07-16-2009, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TeachEnEspanol

I have money because Alan is awesome.

I never hear my wife say those words

TeachEnEspanol · 07-16-2009, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan T

I never hear my wife say those words

Well then I'm glad I can bring in that little ray of sunshine.

Alan T · 07-17-2009, 06:01 AM

Sim time! Getting the exports now

Alan T · 07-17-2009, 06:07 AM

Quite a bunch of Free Agent activity this year!

Monday, December 13th, 2027

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent C O. Navarro to a 4-year contract worth a total of $16,530,000.

Sunday, December 12th, 2027

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent MR M. Ren to a 3-year contract worth a total of $11,325,000.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent CF N. Wallace to a 4-year contract worth a total of $31,340,000.

Friday, December 10th, 2027

Baltimore Charm: Signed free agent LF J. Gómez to a 7-year contract worth a total of $58,000,000.

Thursday, December 9th, 2027

Chico Rebels: Signed free agent 3B D. Long to a 4-year contract worth a total of $34,070,000.

Tuesday, December 7th, 2027

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed free agent SS L. Carroll to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,345,000.

Boston Settlers: Signed free agent C P. Keeping to a 5-year contract worth a total of $40,187,500.

Sunday, December 5th, 2027

Baltimore Charm: Signed free agent SP L. Ávila to a 3-year contract worth a total of $720,000.

Saturday, December 4th, 2027

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent 1B M. Serrano to a 1-year contract worth a total of $480,000.

Friday, December 3rd, 2027

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed free agent LF J. Blackmore to a 3-year contract worth a total of $25,972,500.

Thursday, December 2nd, 2027

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent CF M. Chávez to a 4-year contract worth a total of $27,740,000.

Wednesday, December 1st, 2027

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent MR C. Cochrane to a 3-year contract worth a total of $7,402,500.

Tuesday, November 30th, 2027

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent SP C. Esquivel to a 2-year contract worth a total of $10,815,000.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent CF B. Matson to a 3-year contract worth a total of $3,472,500.

Boston Settlers: Signed free agent 1B O. Gutiérrez to a 3-year contract worth a total of $11,925,000.

Monday, November 29th, 2027

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent MR E. White to a 1-year contract worth a total of $332,500.

Sunday, November 28th, 2027

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed free agent SP M. Chattaway to a 2-year contract worth a total of $8,750,000.

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent MR A. Holwell to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,222,500.

Boston Settlers: Signed free agent RF R. Collin to a 4-year contract worth a total of $31,092,500.

Baltimore Charm: Signed free agent SP E. Lacenaire to a 4-year contract worth a total of $3,420,000.

Saturday, November 27th, 2027

Chico Rebels: Signed free agent RF C. Deleón to a 1-year contract worth a total of $800,000.

Thursday, November 25th, 2027

Baltimore Charm: Signed free agent SP E. Silander to a 4-year contract worth a total of $13,020,000.

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent MR L. Rivera to a 1-year contract worth a total of $352,500.

Wednesday, November 24th, 2027

New York Heroes: Signed free agent LF D. Gil to a 2-year contract worth a total of $14,000,000.

Sunday, November 21st, 2027

Baltimore Charm: Signed free agent MR S. Watanabe to a 4-year contract worth a total of $1,440,000.

Thursday, November 18th, 2027

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent MR K. Renfro to a 1-year contract worth a total of $265,000.

Tuesday, November 16th, 2027

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed SP L. Thompson to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $22,550,000.

Edmonton Edge: Signed SP A. Rojas to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,655,000.

Baltimore Charm: Signed CL G. Dempster to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $14,890,000.

Edmonton Edge: Signed LF M. Gill to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $6,230,000.

New York Heroes: Signed SP J. Sierra to a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $63,000,000.

Baltimore Charm: Signed SP J. Díaz to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $22,500,000.

Baltimore Charm: Signed 1B S. Besent to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $2,350,000.

Baltimore Charm: Signed 2B R. Duarte to a minor league contract extension.

Monday, November 15th, 2027

Baltimore Charm: Signed RF G. Rei to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $3,000,000.

Hammersmith Hooligans: Signed RF R. Rodríguez to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,535,000.

Saturday, November 13th, 2027

Baltimore Charm: Signed 1B J. Quinney to a minor league contract extension.

Edmonton Edge: Signed RF A. Hernández to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $11,345,000.

Alan T · 07-17-2009, 06:09 AM

Offseason veteran retirees:

Saturday, January 1st, 2028

MR E. Serrano retires.

CL S. Torres retires.

2B R. Estrada retires.

SP J. Vargas retires.

3B L. Maskery retires.

SP J. Gamble retires.

SS M. Harrington retires.

SP W. Becker retires.

1B W. Hutchings retires.

3B F. Belaouf retires.

3B G. Castel retires.

RF J. Major retires.

SP R. Hernández retires.

C P. Nixon retires.

SP S. Bird retires.

SP J. Rodríguez retires.

LF R. Sandoval retires.

SP H. Han retires.

SP J. Brown retires.

MR G. Riley retires.

3B A. Bessent retires.

2B P. Suárez retires.

C P. Sutton retires.

Alan T · 07-17-2009, 06:19 AM

The new file is up, and HTML is currently uploading.

The Second Round of Free Agency as well as Spring Training will run tomorrow morning.

Also, it is back! ----> The 2nd FOOL World Classic (coming soon!) - Front Office Football Central

Chief Rum · 07-17-2009, 07:44 AM

Overall, pretty thrilled about FA. Got all of my targets, including Blackmore and Chattaway, and only missed out on Ren to Napa Valley, which was probably my smallest need.

Disappointed to see Gil go to the (hated) Heroes (

); I was hoping he would go back to Boston where he belongs. Hopefully he gets to 3000 hits, 600 dingers and 200 sb with NY.

Montreal_GM · 07-17-2009, 08:25 AM

Yes! Quero gets one more shot. Since my team is going to be very crappy for one more season before it starts getting better I'm not sure if Q will even manage 6 wins.

Can't believe Blackmore signed for so little. He was asking 14 Mil from me and then like 18 Mil once he hit free agency and he accepts some measly 8.5 Mil offer.

Tasan · 07-17-2009, 08:37 AM

Ugh. I'm screwed. Not a single offer taken.

muns · 07-17-2009, 10:26 AM

I got a few of the guys I wanted. We arent going to be anything special, but im hoping to be around 500 i guess.

Alan T · 07-17-2009, 10:29 AM

With all of this offseason movement (both trades and free agents), I am thinking next year will be the toughest year to predict as of yet.

Initially I think Apex, Edmonton, Napa Valley and Boston look strong in the CL, while Hammersmith and New York both look strong in the RL...

But I'll leave the actual predictions for the Village Idiot

Alan T · 07-17-2009, 10:31 AM

Another fun fact.. I'm assuming either during the FOOL World Classic, or the FOOL Regular Season on Monday we will reach the 25,000th post of FOOL (all FOOL leagues/discussions/arguements/etc)

ekcut · 07-17-2009, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan T

Another fun fact.. I'm assuming either during the FOOL World Classic, or the FOOL Regular Season on Monday we will reach the 25,000th post of FOOL (all FOOL leagues/discussions/arguements/etc)

Wow! I'd bet 22,000 of those are muns trade posts!

Alan T · 07-17-2009, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ekcut

Wow! I'd bet 22,000 of those are muns trade posts!

Just for fun, I looked up how many posts some of our longer term members had. I'm sure I forgot some people, and I didn't check some long time members such as Cringer or Commo_Soldier.. but the ones I did check:

Alan T - 6026
Dark Cloud - 5625
Chief Rum - 2468
muns - 2224
Tasan - 1577
ekcut - 689
gstelmack - 549
buckinbranco - 407
Montreal_GM - 398
TeachEnEspanol - 393
allpro - 90

Montreal_GM · 07-17-2009, 11:35 AM

Can I still request my stadium parameters to be adjusted at this point? If so, I'd like to go with a more balanced approach and take Turner Field. If not, I'll remind you at the end of the season.

Edit:

Also, it's 2028, any objections to me moving my team after this season? I've never really liked being in Montreal (kind of wanted to change when I started up but said what the hell) and I think now is as good a time as any to make the move. If so, I'm thinking Japan could use a team, probably Tokyo, or I may choose a location more personal to me.

Alan T · 07-17-2009, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Montreal_GM

Can I still request my stadium parameters to be adjusted at this point? If so, I'd like to go with a more balanced approach and take Turner Field. If not, I'll remind you at the end of the season.

Yeah, It has been more than 15 seasons since your last stadium change, so you are fine as long as it fits within the stadium guidelines (Turner Field would be no issue if using Turner Field from the spreadsheet).

Just drop me a PM to remind me. I can make the change before Spring Training runs. I don't want to change stadiums between Spring training and the regular season though, so if you don't send it tonight, I can do it on Wednesday otherwise.

TeachEnEspanol · 07-17-2009, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan T

Just for fun, I looked up how many posts some of our longer term members had. I'm sure I forgot some people, and I didn't check some long time members such as Cringer or Commo_Soldier.. but the ones I did check:

Alan T - 6026
Dark Cloud - 5625
Chief Rum - 2468
muns - 2224
Tasan - 1577
ekcut - 689
gstelmack - 549
buckinbranco - 407
Montreal_GM - 398
TeachEnEspanol - 393
allpro - 90

Apparently I'm going to need to try to catch up. Unfortunately, that will have to wait for another day as I'm moving this weekend and won't have internet again until some time on Monday.

Until then!

Alan T · 07-18-2009, 06:02 AM

Sim time! Getting the exports now

Alan T · 07-18-2009, 06:09 AM

Tuesday, March 7th, 2028

Chico Rebels: Signed SP F. Moreno to a minor league contract extension.

Colorado Rancheros: Signed 3B P. O'Bryan to a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $28,100,000.

Baltimore Charm: Signed SP D. Tomlin to a minor league contract extension.

Chico Rebels: Signed C R. Ordóñez to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,555,000.

Baltimore Charm: Signed 1B J. Zapata to a minor league contract extension.

Chico Rebels: Signed SP J. Gómez to a minor league contract extension.

Chico Rebels: Signed 1B B. Cortés to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,515,000.

Chico Rebels: Signed MR J. Brooks to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $2,167,500.

Baltimore Charm: Signed 2B J. Angus to a minor league contract extension.

Colorado Rancheros: Signed LF J. Gentry to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $7,720,000.

Chico Rebels: Signed CF J. Santana to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $22,050,000.

Chico Rebels: Signed SP C. Mak to a minor league contract extension.

Chico Rebels: Signed MR J. Luna to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $9,960,000.

Monday, March 6th, 2028

Chico Rebels: Signed 2B M. Atkinson to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,635,000.

Saturday, March 4th, 2028

Edmonton Edge: Signed CL J. Wright to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $17,715,000.

Colorado Rancheros: Signed MR W. Chan to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $8,925,000.

Friday, March 3rd, 2028

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent SS A. Linseman to a 2-year contract worth a total of $7,015,000.

Chico Rebels: Signed free agent MR L. López to a 2-year contract worth a total of $5,830,000.

Chico Rebels: Signed MR F. De La Torre to a minor league contract extension.

Chico Rebels: Signed SP J. Pérez to a minor league contract extension.

Chico Rebels: Signed free agent SS J. Garza to a minor league contract.

Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent SS Y. Yan to a 4-year contract worth a total of $13,690,000.

Montreal Majestics: Signed free agent C M. Beaudin to a 4-year contract worth a total of $8,870,000.

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent RF J. Quintero to a minor league contract.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent CL J. Córdova to a minor league contract.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent 2B S. Blankendaal to a minor league contract.

Chico Rebels: Signed 3B D. Allen to a minor league contract extension.

Baltimore Charm: Signed free agent SP H. Cardenas to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Charm: Signed free agent SP O. Acevedo to a minor league contract.

Baltimore Charm: Signed free agent C B. Williams to a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,965,000.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent MR T. Gato to a minor league contract.

Chico Rebels: Signed 2B D. Sánchez to a minor league contract extension.

Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent SP Á. Aguilera to a 2-year contract worth a total of $5,355,000.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent MR R. Baker to a minor league contract.

New York Heroes: Signed free agent SP J. Bascombe to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,840,000.

Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent LF J. Gonzáles to a 2-year contract worth a total of $10,925,000.

Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent MR J. Carranza to a 2-year contract worth a total of $7,335,000.

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent RF J. Delgado to a minor league contract.

New York Heroes: Signed free agent SS P. Dupree to a 3-year contract worth a total of $9,000,000.

Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines: Signed free agent CF V. Hanna to a 3-year contract worth a total of $11,920,000.

Colorado Rancheros: Signed free agent 1B O. Sosa to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,800,000.

Napa Valley Winemakers: Signed free agent SP C. Zwicker to a minor league contract.

Montreal Majestics: Signed free agent SS Y. Ishida to a 2-year contract worth a total of $7,115,000.

Apex Assassins: Signed free agent RF K. Hill to a minor league contract.

Alan T · 07-18-2009, 06:10 AM

Spring Training results:

CL:

Baltimore 17-7
Montreal 14-10
Napa Valley 13-11
Edmonton 11-13
Boston 11-13
Apex 6-18

RL:

New York 16-8
Colorado 14-10
Chico 14-10
Ann Arbor 12-12
Hartford 11-13
Hammersmith 5-19

Alan T · 07-18-2009, 06:11 AM

So Baltimore trades away everyone and then dominates in Spring Training. Sounds about right!

Alan T · 07-18-2009, 06:20 AM

A few teams are a bit over the cap and need to fix that before Monday night:

Code:

Rank	Team				Payroll
1	Edmonton Edge			$69,642,075
2	Hartford Harpooners		$66,810,540
3	Apex Assassins			$64,858,350
4	Colorado Rancheros		$64,576,950
5	Napa Valley Winemakers		$63,126,950
6	Hammersmith Hooligans		$62,792,175
7	Chico Rebels			$62,660,110
8	New York Heroes			$62,436,560
9	Boston Settlers			$61,488,500
10	Ann Arbor Winged Lingerines	$58,768,350
11	Montreal Majestics		$54,709,375
12	Baltimore Charm			$45,370,575

Alan T · 07-18-2009, 06:42 AM

The new file is up and HTML will be updated later today.

Have a good weekend, the 2028 season will run Monday night 9pm ET!

Tasan · 07-18-2009, 09:10 AM

Finally signed some guys. I doubt many of them will help much, but we can at least field a halfway competent team. I'm still not sure what I'm doing about CF though.

07-16-2009, 06:10 AM	#2
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	2027 Awards: Hideaki Tanaka Award: CL - Run-ming Zhui (Apex) RL - Jose Colon (Hartford) Gabriel Prado Award: CL - Josh Hinkle (Apex) RL - Juan Sierra (New York) Benny Myers Award: CL - Ersilio Velona (Napa Valley) RL - Luis Santana (Colorado) Commissioner's Award: CL - Renaud Lemieux (Napa Valley) RL - Juan Sierra (New York) __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

07-16-2009, 06:17 AM	#6
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	Thursday, November 11th, 2027: FOOL News: Free Agents File Free agency is upon us. Teams, players and pundits who follow Front Office Offseason League will be thrust headlong into a whirlpool of intrigue and uncertainty. The free agent signing period will continue throughout the off-season as some clubs will go a long way toward sealing up a championship -- or a spot in the cellar. The magic, the unpredictability of hot stove baseball, is fascinating to the fan; particularly the fan whose team comes out on top! This year's list of free agents is highlighted by these players: 1. Dave Long, 29 year-old third baseman 2. Richie Collin, 32 year-old right fielder 3. Pete Keeping, 29 year-old catcher 4. Shing Tze, 31 year-old second baseman 5. Mario Chávez, 30 year-old center fielder 6. Alec Linseman, 39 year-old shortstop 7. Erwin Silander, 33 year-old starting pitcher 8. Mark Chattaway, 38 year-old starting pitcher 9. Nate Wallace, 28 year-old center fielder 10. Joaquín Gómez, 29 year-old left fielder __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

07-16-2009, 06:29 AM	#7
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	All trades have been completed. Thanks muns for making it easy to find the guys by placing them on DFA. that speeds things up tremendously for me! __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

07-16-2009, 06:36 AM	#9
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	The new file is up! HTML will update while I'm on the road. I'll run player development update later today at some point when I get to New Hampshire. Tomorrow morning 7am ET, Free Agency madness begins! __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

07-17-2009, 06:01 AM	#15
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	Sim time! Getting the exports now __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

07-16-2009, 06:12 AM	#3
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	Any comments on this year's awards? Kind of weird looking to me... other than Sierra/Colon, alot of the "next generation" here. How about Apex getting both the Tanaka and Prado awards despite not making the playoffs? Super-rookie Velona of Napa Valley actually finished second in the Tanaka award voting as well! Boston has no awards winners at all despite being this year's champs! (Linseman was runner up for Commissioner's Award, and Samuel was 3rd for Prado award though) __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

07-16-2009, 04:27 PM	#10
muns Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Baltimore MD	Tell ya what, there is a ton of talent in this years FA pool. I totally regret going into rebuild mode. Lol I cant seem to get it right Good luck to everyone!! Im looking forward to seeing who is gonna go after who. I only offered up 8 contracts to guys that werent on my team, so I wont be much of a player this year FA wise so thats money people dont have to worry about.

07-16-2009, 04:59 PM	#11
cgould43 High School JV Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Mass	i've got no money to burn...so just lower guys for me to try and fill out my roster...which i think looks pretty good minus the bullpen

07-16-2009, 05:42 PM	#12
TeachEnEspanol College Starter Join Date: Aug 2008	I have money because Alan is awesome. Also, I will miss #3 on that FA list! Also, having a "super-rookie" just sounds cool.

07-17-2009, 06:19 AM	#18
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	The new file is up, and HTML is currently uploading. The Second Round of Free Agency as well as Spring Training will run tomorrow morning. Also, it is back! ----> The 2nd FOOL World Classic (coming soon!) - Front Office Football Central __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

07-17-2009, 07:44 AM	#19
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	Overall, pretty thrilled about FA. Got all of my targets, including Blackmore and Chattaway, and only missed out on Ren to Napa Valley, which was probably my smallest need. Disappointed to see Gil go to the (hated) Heroes ( ); I was hoping he would go back to Boston where he belongs. Hopefully he gets to 3000 hits, 600 dingers and 200 sb with NY. __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

07-17-2009, 08:25 AM	#20
Montreal_GM College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2009	Yes! Quero gets one more shot. Since my team is going to be very crappy for one more season before it starts getting better I'm not sure if Q will even manage 6 wins. Can't believe Blackmore signed for so little. He was asking 14 Mil from me and then like 18 Mil once he hit free agency and he accepts some measly 8.5 Mil offer. __________________ Kevin

07-17-2009, 08:37 AM	#21
Tasan College Starter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Houston, or there about	Ugh. I'm screwed. Not a single offer taken. __________________ 2011 Golden Scribes winner for best Interactive Dynasty

07-17-2009, 10:26 AM	#22
muns Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Baltimore MD	I got a few of the guys I wanted. We arent going to be anything special, but im hoping to be around 500 i guess.

07-17-2009, 10:29 AM	#23
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	With all of this offseason movement (both trades and free agents), I am thinking next year will be the toughest year to predict as of yet. Initially I think Apex, Edmonton, Napa Valley and Boston look strong in the CL, while Hammersmith and New York both look strong in the RL... But I'll leave the actual predictions for the Village Idiot __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

07-17-2009, 10:31 AM	#24
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	Another fun fact.. I'm assuming either during the FOOL World Classic, or the FOOL Regular Season on Monday we will reach the 25,000th post of FOOL (all FOOL leagues/discussions/arguements/etc) __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

07-17-2009, 11:35 AM	#27
Montreal_GM College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2009	Can I still request my stadium parameters to be adjusted at this point? If so, I'd like to go with a more balanced approach and take Turner Field. If not, I'll remind you at the end of the season. Edit: Also, it's 2028, any objections to me moving my team after this season? I've never really liked being in Montreal (kind of wanted to change when I started up but said what the hell) and I think now is as good a time as any to make the move. If so, I'm thinking Japan could use a team, probably Tokyo, or I may choose a location more personal to me. __________________ Kevin Last edited by Montreal_GM : 07-17-2009 at 12:02 PM.

07-18-2009, 06:02 AM	#30
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	Sim time! Getting the exports now __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

07-18-2009, 06:10 AM	#32
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	Spring Training results: CL: Baltimore 17-7 Montreal 14-10 Napa Valley 13-11 Edmonton 11-13 Boston 11-13 Apex 6-18 RL: New York 16-8 Colorado 14-10 Chico 14-10 Ann Arbor 12-12 Hartford 11-13 Hammersmith 5-19 __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

07-18-2009, 06:11 AM	#33
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	So Baltimore trades away everyone and then dominates in Spring Training. Sounds about right! __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

07-18-2009, 06:42 AM	#35
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	The new file is up and HTML will be updated later today. Have a good weekend, the 2028 season will run Monday night 9pm ET! __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

07-18-2009, 09:10 AM	#36
Tasan College Starter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Houston, or there about	Finally signed some guys. I doubt many of them will help much, but we can at least field a halfway competent team. I'm still not sure what I'm doing about CF though. __________________ 2011 Golden Scribes winner for best Interactive Dynasty

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