Sim's Done

Game Date:  12/21/2022

My apologies.  I know the sim was due on Thursday night, but real work caught up with me.

Signings:
The following players were signed to minor league contracts:
C Ralph Peters, with Ohio (Maui)
P Matt Stevens with Houston (Maui)
P Tony Gonsales with Ohio (last with Los Angeles in 2016!!)
3B Shunsho Nakamura with Ohio (Maui)

Injuries:
Antelope Valley 2B Robert Camarena was injured with an unspecified injury and has retired.
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News:
The 2022 Amateur Draft Pool is now available.  Click the links to see the pitchers and position players.

Next sim:  Monday night.

Sim's Done

Game Date:  2/14/2022

Signings:
Atlanta signed SP Marcus Santoro (Houston) 3 yrs/$9m

Next sim:  Thursday night

Sim's Done

Game Date:  Feb 7, 2022

Signings:
Hickory signed 3B Kenneth Lea (Monck's Corner) 2 yrs/$9m
Altanta signed P Victor Valles (Maui) 1 yr/$500k
Atlanta signed P Tony Errico (Antelope Valley) 1 yr/$690k
Atlanta signed P Leo Carrero (Houston) 1 yr/$660k
Antelope Valley signed 1B Carl Watson to a 4yr/$20m extension
Shackamaxon signed P Alejandro Cruz (no previous team), minor league contract

Next sim:  Wednesday night

With Antelope Valley's acquisition of  2 new infielders, we are looking to move one or two spare infielders for Outfield help.  Will also consider a middle to back end of the rotation starting pitcher.  Looking mostly for a 1 to 1 trade, but will consider packaging 2 for a better player. 
Infielders being shopped:

Robert Camarena 2B
John Calvert 3B/SS
Theron Miller 1B
Hernando Albacete 2B/3B/SS


Also - does anyone want to give some general advice to newbie?  I've got a crap-ton of single star potential guys down in Single A, most quite young.  When do you give up on a one star player and just release him?  I assume having too many players will rob some of playing time and make it harder to develop them?  Is there a 'sweet-spot' for roster size in the lower minors?

Sim's Done -- Preseason Has Begun

Game Date:  1/31/2022

Signings:
Antelope Valley signed SS Ronald Quijada (Seattle) 3 yrs/$55m
Atlanta signed P Timothy Vallejo (Ohio) 1 yr/$600k
Houston signed P Franklin Erickson (Hickory) 2 yrs/$2.4m
Houston signed 1B Rod Young (New York), minor league contract
Houston signed P Lu-Fang Xiu (no prev team), minor league contract
Atlanta signed P Buster Ducharme (Shackamaxon), minor league contract
Atlanta signed P Trey Albarado (Brooklyn), minor league contract

Notes:
The preseason has begun.  Now is the time to adjust your scouting and player development budgets for the coming year.

Next sim:  Saturday night.

Sim's Done

Game Date:  1/24/2022

Signings:  Maui signed 2B Jason Lefebvre to a three year extension at $32.9m

Next sim:  Thursday night

And don't forget, if you haven't already done so, please check out our new Hall of Fame.

Zev

Announcing the Grand Opening of the Hall of Fame

As you all know, there are four players that are currently enshrined in our Hall of Fame.  However, other than a simple webpage listing of their stats, the Hall had no home.

I am pleased to announce that our new Hall of Fame has been dedicated and plaques honoring the four members have been constructed and installed.  You can find the link to the plaques at the top of this blog.

Hopefully, as more members are enshrined, I will have the pleasure of installing more plaques in our new Hall.

Zev Steinhardt