Opening Day Is Here!

Game Date:  4/1/2021

Signings:
Monck's Corner signed RF Brian Frison (Danville) 1 yr/$14m

Significant Injuries:
Ohio pitcher Ricky Firkins tore his labrum and will be out for 2-3 months.

The first sim of the season will be on Wednesday evening.  Please be sure to have your active rosters trimmed to 25 players by then.

Zev

Shackamaxon deals for Stoker

The Shackamaxon Lenape have agreed to acquire left-handed reliever Joshua Stoker from the Seattle Monarchs in exchange for a third round pick in the 2022 amateur draft. Seattle agreed to send $1,500,000 in cash to complete the deal.

Shackamaxon GM Michael Weintraub had no comment when asked if the team was satisfied with its pitching staff after this trade.

Outfielder Available to Highest Bidder

I have officially lost patience with outfielder Steve Keo.  My scout has loved him for a long time (4* ratings) and my scout is very good so I usually go along with his advice.  But Keo has been hurt or ineffective for long enough that he has been passed up in my system.  There's no spot for him on my upcoming major league roster and sending him to AAA seems to me to be a waste of everyone's time.  He needs to be given a steady major league starting spot to see what happens.  But the Monarchs aren't the team where he will get that chance.

So, I will trade Keo to the highest bidder by the start of the season.  I also have some modestly talented prospects (1.5* or 2*) in A-ball in the infield and outfield that don't have a path to regular playing time.  Guys like SS S. Suzuki, 2B M. Brown, and RF J. Martinez.  So, I could throw some not-fringe-but-not-stud A-ball prospects into the deal too.

Looking only for draft picks, or possibly cash, in the deal.  I'd be interested in starting pitching prospects too, but who isn't?

Send me an email if you have any interest.

Bullpen help wanted

I'm looking to get some relief help. Ideally, a young guy I can slide into the 7th/8th inning role now, who could take over from Junior Cuomo next season.

If you have someone with major-league experience, and a sub-4.00 ERA in that time, let me know.

Third week of spring training

Not much happened this sim, based on the news (the box scores may tell a different story). No long-term injuries, no free agent signings (I did re-sign SP Elder Guzman, ho hum).

The last sim of spring training will be run by Zev on Saturday night. And, then, after that, real (fake) baseball shall be played again!

The league file is up; have at it.

Second week of spring training

Game date: 3/15/2021

Just one big-league signing this sim: Ohio signed 2B Bill Bivens, formerly of New York, for one year, $700,000.

The only major injury this week was Hickory's star catcher, Alberto Granado. He's out 3-4 weeks with a strained oblique.

Next sim, taking us through week three of spring training, will be run by me on Wednesday night.

Upcoming schedule

I will sim week two of spring training on Monday night.

Week three of spring training will be simmed on Wednesday night.

Zev will take over the reins next Saturday night as we finish up spring training.