Sim's done!

Game Date: February 7, 2033

Signings:

• Barrow signed RP Yoshifumi Tanaka (Chicago) - minor-league contract
• Brick signed RP Arturo Trejo (Atlanta) - minor-league contract
• Brick signed C Juan Rivera (Maui) - minor-league contract
• Houston signed RP Angel Hernandez (Philadelphia) - minor-league contract
• Barrow re-signed SP Ernest Metcalf - 1 year, $18.4m
• Barrow signed 2B Enrique Gonzalez (Houston) - minor-league contract
• Philadelphia signed 1B Luis Lozano (Chicago) - minor-league contract

Administrivia: With the new one-week sims during the season, I adjusted the following times as I saw fit. If anyone has any comments, please let us know:

• Disabled List - 10 days
• Designated for Assignment - 9 days
• Waivers - 8 days

Next Sim: Either Thursday night (11/22) or Friday morning (11/23), depending on if people need more time due to the Thanksgiving holiday.  

Preseason Is Here!

Game Date:  Jan 31 2033

The pre-season has begun!  Time to set your scouting and player development budgets.

Signings:
Antelope Valley signed RF Arturo Vasquez to a one year, $2.5m contract.

Administrative Note:  Due to the unique success that Mack had in the league, we decided to retire the "Seattle Monarchs" name.  As a result, we have (until a new owner comes along) renamed the team the Barrow Polar Bears.

Next sim:  Tuesday night

Sim's Done! The Offseason is almost over!

Game Date: January 24, 2033

Signings:

• Philadelphia signed C Jean-Charles Gauthier (Appalachian) - 2 years / $2.15m
• Wilmington signed RP Jim Knowles (Houston) - 1 year / $800k

Administrivia:

• Since we voted to have two 7-day sims a week during the regular season (from our old semi-monthly sims), we have some tweaks to make to accommodate that.
• First, I changed the schedule to always start on a Monday. This year, opening day will be April 4th.
• Consequently, as we want the minor leagues to start after the majors do, I changed AAA, AA, and A to start on a Tuesday.
• We have to decide new DL, DFA, and waiver times to go with the 1-week sims. We are open to suggestions on that.

Next Sim: Zev will take us over the offseason/preseason hump on Thursday night. Real baseball is on the horizon!

Sim's Done!

Game Date:  Jan 17 2033

Signings:
Wilmington: RP Dane Beck (Antelope Valley) 2yrs/$3.4m
Philadelphia: RP Claudio Alvarez (extension) 1 yr/$3.85m
Philadelphia: RP Leonard Christopher (extension) 1 yr/$820k

Next sim:  Tuesday night.

Rufus Murray Joins The Hall of Fame

Game Date:  Jan 10 2033

Rufus Murray became the 17th member of the Hall of Fame with his recent election. 

Signings:

Two of the top free agents on the market finally found new homes this sim:

Antelope Valley:  SP Russ Singleton (Houston) 7yrs/$122.3m
Houston:  LF Andrew Boulter (free agent from Canada), 7 yr/$148m
Philadelphia:  RP Anthony White (extension) 1 yr/$4.65m
Philadelphia: RP Harold Gregory (extension) 1 yr/$1.05m

Next sim:  Sunday night

Happy New Year! It's 2033!

Game Date:  Jan 3 2033

Signings:

Philadelphia: CF Jesus Barcello (Atlanta) 3 yrs/$7.5m
Philadelphia: RP Manuel Silva (Mepkin Abbey), 1 yr/$450k
Seattle: RP Kazuhiro Morita (Maui) 1 yr/$1.02m

Hall of Fame:

This sim is your last chance to vote for the Hall of Fame.  What?  You didn't know we had one?  We do -- check it out!

Trivia Question:

I posed a trivia question on Sunday, but no one got it, so I'll post it again and reveal the answer on Thursday:

During his career (1959-1980), Willie McCovey hit 521 home runs.  Who are the only two players to hit more in that time period?

Next sim:  Thursday night.

Last sim of 2022 done!

Game Date: December 27, 2032

Signings:

• Mepkin Abbey signed SP Derek Hanson (Antelope Valley) - 4 years/$46,440,000
• Houston signed OF Benjamin Anderson (Seattle) - 4 years/$31,700,000
• Seattle re-signed OF Yvon Settignano - 5 years/$84,000,000
• Highland signed C Steven Broadbent (Houston) - 2 years/$5,840,000
• Highland signed OF Chris Pace to an extension - 5 years/$21,750,000

Next Sim: Sunday night. This will flip the calendar to 2033.