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Old 03-13-2018, 06:52 PM   #17
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You plan on possibly moving on from Bird and upgrading at 1B? That’s an interesting and different idea, haven’t seen that before. Of course we don’t know the ratings yet but I haven’t thought that an upgrade over Bird would be needed.

I agree with you on Didi, hopefully he gets the ratings love he deserves this year.
Yeah I can see Bird being a high C potential with good defensive and low contact/decent power with no real room to grow at this point. So, yeah, i think there is room their to bring someone in.
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Old 03-13-2018, 11:01 PM   #18
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White sox braves or padres. All have fantastic farm systems. Serviceable lineups as well. Will be fun to rebuild any of those
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Old 03-14-2018, 12:44 AM   #19
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Still can't decide. I'm tossing around Atlanta, Detroit and Pittsburgh. Ugh I go through this every year trying to pick a franchise team and usually end up with my Jays.

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Old 03-14-2018, 01:02 AM   #20
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Still can't decide. I'm tossing around Atlanta, Detroit and Pittsburgh. Ugh I go through this every year trying to pick a franchise team and usually end up with my Jays.

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...or maybe Cincinnati...

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Old 03-14-2018, 03:02 AM   #21
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I'll be running with the Giants...and honestly have no idea what I'm going to do. Super weak farm system...old roster. Only options are trying to see if I can pick up some hot prospects for some of my veterans.

Maybe hoping to pick up some free agents in the offseason etc.

It is going to be a long road...
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Old 03-14-2018, 03:02 AM   #22
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Like i said earlier. 30 team control with my focus on 2 from each divison.

Yanks: Really nothing to do here. Find a trade where i can unload Andujar/Frazier for SP and try and sign Machado.

Jays: Guys like Donaldson, Happ, Smoak, Pillar will be traded at deadline to help the rebuild. Looking forward to using Vlad Jr and Bichette

Tigers: Continue rebuild. Trade Iggy and Fulmer. Try and trade Zimmerman. Whats the market for Castellanos?

Royals: Herrera, Perez, Gordon, Moose will likely be traded at deadline. Looking to add speed to that outfield.

Oakland: Keep course. Let the young guys take over. Think theyre not far off. Great pieces to build off of and not to much to trade. Maybe Lucroy at deadline. Need a young catcher and a front line SP

Seattle: Just contend. Find some SPing. Great lineup. Maybe i can trade a piece for a starter

Atlanta: Same as Oakland. Let the young guys take over. Swanson, Albies, Acuna and maybe Ruiz to go along with the young starters. Rotation of Teheran, Newcomb, Gohara, Allard, Sokora/Wright/Anderson looks formidable.

Miami: Well what is there to say. Looking forward to the challenge. Bour, Realmuto will most definitely be dealt.

Reds: Resign Hamilton. Keep Votto. Senzel, Peraza are the future here for me offensively. Wait for Hunter Greene to be ready. Definitely need bullpen help

Pirates: Marte will be dealt. Polanco possibly. Not much here really. Not a strong system. True challenge. Meadows will take over at some point.

Padres: Continue what theyre doing. Personally dpnt think theyre far off. Like the addition of Hosmer. Him and Myers will be my 3/4. Margot possibly in leadoff. Good depth in my eyes. Like Perdomo, Lamet at the top of my rotation. Think Espinoza will be a bp arm. Will trade Brad Hand to get more assets. Maybe i pull the trigger on the supposed Cubs trade at the winter meetings (Baez to SD and Hand/Perdomo to Cubs) or maybe theres a trade with the Yankees for Andujar.

Giants: This is the interesting one. Theyre an older team and no system to speak of. Will we contend in year 1? How long do I wait to start selling off the team?

As you can see, i like rebuilding teams. Like young teams with speed. Lol
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Old 03-14-2018, 03:43 AM   #23
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Assuming everyone who plays franchise waits for the prospect included rosters to come out, what are everyone's plans for franchise? Team, moves, etc? I will, as always, pick the Red Sox. My first moves will be to trade away Steven Wright (knuckleballers are hard to pitch with, and he might have beaten his wife) Sandy Leon (defensive catchers are overrated, and I use Swihart as my backup) and Brock Holt (will use Nunez as my utility man, better speed). I will try to get a really good bullpen piece, to try to mirror the Yanks pen. Kelly, Thornbug, Smith, Kimbrel they're just missing 1. Only other move I might make is to see if I can upgrade my lefty 1B from Moreland to someone better. Using Hanley strictly against lefties. If some of the guys are better than I think, I might just try to trade off above pieces for a few mid-level prospects to restock the system. I always play the 1st season through, and then I'll sim 5 or so years ahead and play as much as I can until the fall (NHL, Madden, NBA). This helps me not just trade off all my prospects for a stacked MLB team.


Love it but I always let Brock rip up AAA lol I hope they get rid of Wright in real life I don’t like that guy Sandy can stay until Swihart and Vasquez prove themselves can’t wait to see the pen this year hope they can stay healthy for once


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Old 03-14-2018, 04:43 AM   #24
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Reds: Resign Hamilton. Keep Votto. Senzel, Peraza are the future here for me offensively. Wait for Hunter Greene to be ready. Definitely need bullpen help
I'll probably play with the reds this year. Maybe I resign hamilton or deal him I don't know, one or the other. But no way should he be hitting leadoff, I'll have him hitting 7th usually. How can you even justify having a guy in your leadoff position with a sub .300 obp these days? Just can't do it. I don't care about the speed. I don't understand what Price is thinking leaving him up there.

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Suarez
Votto
Duvall
Schebler
Peraza
Hamilton
Barnhart

That's how I'd line em up most days. Maybe even flip Votto and Suarez around.
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