Sunday, January 4, 2015

Attention K-Mart Shoppers! Free Agents Available in Aisle Five

Game Date:  Nov 10, 2025

The free agents have hit the market.  Scoop 'em up while they last.

Next sim:  Monday evening.

Trade: Ohio and Brick

In a trade of minor leaguers, the Ohio Buckeyes have traded AAA CF Bill Love to the Brick Barracudas for AAA MR Gong-sun Xu.

These are the kinds of deals that don't make big headlines, but are useful in building a solid ML squad. In this case, both teams are chasing the Seattle juggernaut and are trading from relative strengths to bolster their depth.

Saturday, January 3, 2015

Atlanta on the Rebuild - Trade with Seattle

Seattle sends MR Hector Sanchez to Atlanta for their 2026 8th round pick. Atlanta is ready to rebuild (or is it just to reload).

Friday, January 2, 2015

Sim's Done -- More Hardware -- Free Agency Is Here!

Game Date:  11/3/2025

More awards were given out this sim.  They include:

CL Pat Carmichael of Seattle was named Outstanding Pitcher of the Year (72G, 11-2, 39 SV, 1.69 ERA.

(Mack, is this the first time a non-starter ever won the OP award?)

Shackamaxon's Scott Loman came in second and Seattle rookie Toyoshiga Takahashi came in third.

Hickory LF Sherman Evanoff was named Outstanding Batter (48HR, 138 RBI, .313/.451/.651/1.102).
Seattle's 3B Terry Hubbard and C Steve Jones came in second and third.

This sim will be the last sim before those eligible for free agency actually become free agents.  In other words, this is your last chance to have them accept an offer before becoming available to everyone else.

The sim will be run on Sunday night.

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Seattle / Maui Trade

Today, Seattle agreed to send C Lonnie Draeger and SP Gil Moore to Maui in exchange for Maui's 4th round pick in the next amateur draft.  And there was much rejoicing. *yaaaay*

Monday, December 29, 2014

Sim's Done -- Awards Announced (Part I)

Game Date:  10/27/2025

The sim was run on Sunday.  The following awards were given out:

Slick Fielder:
P:  Bartolo Olivarez (Shackamaxon)
C:  Cristobal Cordero (Brick)
1B: Martin Cox (Brick)
2B: Norman Kuhn (Seattle)
3B: Larry McCormick (Philadelphia, third award)
SS:  Miguel Martinez (Shackamaxon, second award)
LF:  Jaime Vasquez (Brooklyn)
CF: Bas Bijkerk (Seattle, fifth award)
RF:  Jose Molina (Shackamaxon)

Outstanding Newcomer:
Winner:  1B Jaime Alvarez, Antelope Valley.  .346/.412/.549/23 HR
2nd Place: P Toyoshige Takahashi, Seattle, 18-5 3.15, 1.28 WHIP, 175K
3rd Place: RF Jesus Barcello, Houston, .301/.339/.516/20 HR

It should also be noted that SP Christopher Hester has decided to hang 'em up.  Hester spent seventeen years with the Seattle Monarchs, racking up an impressive 279 victories against only 110 losses with a 3.08 ERA.  Unfortunately, his quest for 300 victories was stopped by an ulnar collateral ligament injury which ended his career.

Next sim:  Wednesday night.

Seattle Trading Post Is Open

There's a number of players available at the Seattle Trading Post this offseason. All of them have that championship smell to them, so there's that. Many are available cheaply, perhaps shockingly so. None all future MVPs or Cy Young winners (at least, I don't think so), but I do think all of them have some value. It's just that they've been made expendable in my organization for a variety of reasons. If there's any interest, send me an email and make an offer.

Starting Pitcher: Gil Moore
Relievers: Masatake Shibata and Héctor Sánchez
Catcher: Either Lonnie Draeger or Steven Broadbent
Infielders: Juan Gómez and Iván Castillo
Outfielders: Luis Gonzáles and Luis Soto (healing from injury right now)
Prospects: Rubén García and Héctor Piña

It's not really an everything-must-go situation, but these guys are all very available.