Of the six proposals put forward in the last round, it looks like the clear winners are proposals 1 (creating some average "now" players), 2 (creating some prospects) and 4 (cutting existing contracts). Of the eight people who expressed an opinion in the last thread, three chose this very combination, while all parts of it received over 50%, so I think this is the way to go.
When asked how many "now" players to create, the results ranged from 4 to 6. So, five is probably the best way to go.
When asked how many prospects to create, the range went from three to "four to nine." Since most people said four, that would probably be the best way to go.
When asked about cutting contracts, half responded to cut them in half and half by a third.
So, that being said, here's the proposal to be voted on. If it fails, I will listen to suggestions on re-crafting it.
In order to increase the attractiveness of the Covington franchise to new owners and to make it competitive again, we will enact the following:
1. The creation of five players at the major league level. These players will be, on average 2 star players. They will be created at random positions with the proviso that no two of the same non-pitching position will be created.
2. Four minor league prospects (about four-star) will be created. These will be created at random positions.
3. The annual salaries of the following players will be cut by 33%:
SS Lincoln Rosetti ($14.25m to $9.4m)
1B Russell Powell ($12.3m to $8.1m)
CF Samuel Santos ($7.5m to $5m)
SP Andrew Crank ($6.2m to $4.1m)
RF Nelson Broman ($4m to $2.7m)
The lengths of the contracts will not change.
4. The Brooklyn franchise will have it's 2-11 beginning wiped from the books. (OK, I'm kidding about this one).
So, that's it. Please let me know if you approve of the proposal and if the majority of you approve, we'll go ahead, implement it, and begin recruiting.
As usual, any and all comments and suggestions are welcome.
Zev
The Los Angeles Scorpions agree with measures 1-3.
ReplyDeleteWill the team remain under computer control until a new owner is found?
Yes, the team will remain computer-controlled until a new owner is found. That has worked well in the past.
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The Seattle Monarchs agree as well with parts 1-3.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with part 4. It was clearly due to a bug in the game that Brooklyn won at all. 0-13 is only the appropriate record. I assume this is what Zev meant.
New York votes for 1-3 as well.
ReplyDeleteI agree. And I note that I sent you a very interested owner last night. I think he'll work out well if you two get along
ReplyDeleteI'm fine with 1-3. I'm not a huge fan of 1, but I don't really have enough of an issue with it to keep it from happening.
ReplyDeleteIf Nate's prospective owner falls through, I might get to talk my uncle into playing. I talked about the league with him over the weekend and he seemed intrigued.
ReplyDeleteHe's an old-school baseball fan, too, which is the best kind (although he loves the Yankees and doesn't think the DH is abhorrent as I do).
Oh, and I agree with #4 provided the redo also applies to Seattle. Will you make that deal, Zev?
ReplyDeleteYes, Nate is right. The Monarchs should be 13-0. I don't know why I didn't mention it sooner. The April 13 game against Hickory was obviously fixed.
ReplyDeleteFixed in the heavens, maybe.
ReplyDeleteHickory votes aye on all measures.
I don't agree with #1, and would rather see Covington get more prospects instead. That said, it's not a huge issue.
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