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Post by CSCommish on Dec 28, 2017 23:18:07 GMT -5
File and Pages are up. The Mariners are up in the 1st Round until 12 PM.
The next sim, FA Days 5-8, will be run tomorrow, FRIDAY, night; get your exports in by 8:00 PM Eastern.
Signings
Day 1 :
None
Day 2 :
St. Louis : P Jack Dilauro, 14,504,030 per year, for 2 years.
San Diego : CF Gorman Thomas, 25,000,002 per year, for 7 years.
Chicago (N) : CF Cesar Cedeno, 20,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Cleveland : P Grant Jackson, 1,650,000 per year, for 1 year.
New York (A) : 3B Darrell Evans, 5,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Day 3 :
New York (A) : 2B Jack Brohamer, 3,500,000 per year, for 5 years.
Philadelphia : P Clay Carroll, 3,500,000 per year, for 1 year.
Day 4 :
Boston : 1B Hideji Kato, 7,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Atlanta : C Steve Yeager, 3,690,009 per year, for 4 years.
New York (N) : LF Jose Cardenal, 2,000,000 per year, for 1 year.
Oakland : P Tug McGraw, 6,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Oakland : P Dick Drago, 2,985,000 per year, for 3 years.
Favorite Offers
SS Jim Barbieri
Favorite offer so far from Atlanta.
P Joe Bonikowski
Favorite offer so far from Pittsburgh.
2B Ike Brown
Favorite offer so far from Detroit.
Other offers from:
Seattle
C Don Bryant
Favorite offer so far from San Diego.
P Ron Bryant
Favorite offer so far from Oakland.
RF Bob Chance
Favorite offer so far from San Diego.
C Ed Herrmann
Favorite offer so far from Milwaukee.
Other offers from:
Oakland
San Francisco
RF Larry Hisle
Favorite offer so far from Texas.
P Catfish Hunter
Favorite offer so far from Oakland.
Other offers from:
Milwaukee
San Francisco
3B Garth Iorg
Favorite offer so far from Milwaukee.
P Sparky Lyle
Favorite offer so far from Baltimore.
Other offers from:
Cleveland
Texas
San Francisco
CF Garry Maddox
Favorite offer so far from Houston.
Other offers from:
Oakland
Texas
New York (N)
San Francisco
P Mike G. Marshall
Favorite offer so far from Minnesota.
2B Joe L. Morgan
Favorite offer so far from Boston.
Other offers from:
Chicago (A)
P Harry Parker
Favorite offer so far from Seattle.
Other offers from:
Cleveland
Detroit
Milwaukee
Oakland
Atlanta
St. Louis
San Diego
SS Marty Perez
Favorite offer so far from San Diego.
RF Cap Peterson
Favorite offer so far from California.
LF Ken Singleton
Favorite offer so far from San Francisco.
P Ron Tompkins
Favorite offer so far from Oakland.
1B Bob Watson
Favorite offer so far from New York (A).
P Jim Willoughby
Favorite offer so far from Oakland.
Other offers from:
Cleveland
Philadelphia
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Post by CSCommish on Dec 28, 2017 23:19:30 GMT -5
Cubs' signing of Cedeno was the only offer 20M+, so that signing will be honored and not subject to a blind bid auction.
Padres' signing of Thomas was the only offer 20M+, so that signing will be honored and not subject to a blind bid auction.
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Post by Sha-Le Unique on Dec 28, 2017 23:36:43 GMT -5
Cubs' signing of Cedeno was the only offer 20M+, so that signing will be honored and not subject to a blind bid auction. Padres' signing of Thomas was the only offer 20M+, so that signing will be honored and not subject to a blind bid auction. Dayum 25+ |
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Post by Boston Red Sox on Dec 28, 2017 23:51:13 GMT -5
Love it. Kato is a good add for this team.
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Post by bigmark on Dec 29, 2017 1:27:52 GMT -5
So do Thomas n Cedeno go to auction since they are over 20 mill? Isn't that the new thing due to the glitch?
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Post by stooolfan on Dec 29, 2017 3:04:30 GMT -5
25 x 7 holy shit lol
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Post by The Vermont Bombers on Dec 29, 2017 8:12:25 GMT -5
It's going to be really hard to compete with teams that can do that.
I've often wondered if real major leaguers phrase their denials of offered contracts as insults like they sometimes do in OOTP.
Oh well. At least they both ended up in the NL. |
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Post by Boston Red Sox on Dec 29, 2017 8:21:17 GMT -5
It's going to be really hard to compete with teams that can do that.
I've often wondered if real major leaguers phrase their denials of offered contracts as insults like they sometimes do in OOTP.
Oh well. At least they both ended up in the NL. those teams had a lot of room available. They only became the 1st and 2nd leaders by 6 and 3 mil or something like that |
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Post by Boston Red Sox on Dec 29, 2017 8:22:27 GMT -5
I've been pushing my payroll past my mid-upper tier to top tier payroll by constantly using assets to acquire cash
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Post by The Vermont Bombers on Dec 29, 2017 8:23:33 GMT -5
It's going to be really hard to compete with teams that can do that.
I've often wondered if real major leaguers phrase their denials of offered contracts as insults like they sometimes do in OOTP.
Oh well. At least they both ended up in the NL. those teams had a lot of room available. They only became the 1st and 2nd leaders by 6 and 3 mil or something like that Yup. I'm just saying that it's hard to keep pace with that. I had plenty of room available (and will have a lot more of it after this season) and made good offers on both. I'm not mad that I didn't get them, especially at 7 years. That could be an albatross in the last three. |
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Post by Boston Red Sox on Dec 29, 2017 8:25:37 GMT -5
those teams had a lot of room available. They only became the 1st and 2nd leaders by 6 and 3 mil or something like that Yup. I'm just saying that it's hard to keep pace with that. I had plenty of room available (and will have a lot more of it after this season) and made good offers on both. I'm not mad that I didn't get them, especially at 7 years. That could be an albatross in the last three. to me it just mirrors real baseball I made a solid but under the radar offer to a Good hits Brilliant Homers guy who was only 30 and it paid off with the bigger guys on the market. I got him for less than he'd probably go for in a lot of years by several million. |
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Post by CSCommish on Dec 29, 2017 8:39:29 GMT -5
I agree it's hard, but the good thing it was just one player to one of those teams. They took the risk and will likely pay for it in a couple seasons and do a full rebuild, allowing other teams a chance to compete.
It would be bad if the same team was constantly offering 20M+ to win over the guys each season and that doesn't happen here.
In this case, it seems like it's a last-ditch effort for the Cubs to win and given the Pirates and Reds are rebuilding and Cardinals are going to be getting out of it soon, this is the perfect chance for the Cubs to stay on top for 2-3 seasons until the Cardinals come calling. As for the Padres, I think they were desperate to keep Thomas and if they traded for cash earlier before trade deadline, they would have resigned him anyway to 20M, so it was just a delayed signing bonus and guarantee to keep him. To me, I see it as a $5M crutch to keep the team together for 2-3 more seasons until the Giants take over.
I think these are good signings.
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Post by CSCommish on Dec 29, 2017 8:41:10 GMT -5
So do Thomas n Cedeno go to auction since they are over 20 mill? Isn't that the new thing due to the glitch? Only if multiple teams offer 20M+ to the same player. I think at one point, I might have said anytime they get a 20M offer, but I meant once they get a second 20M offer, then the bug is in play and ruins it. |
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Post by Boston Red Sox on Dec 29, 2017 8:45:25 GMT -5
I remember when Larry Doby got the first 25 mil contract in HOFFBL history
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2017 9:43:27 GMT -5
My offer to Cedeno was totally in an attempt to make a last run at it over the next few years. I've depleted my minor league system in an effort to win now and it will undoubtedly catch me. The good news is my major league team is relatively young, even Cedeno, so hopefully I have a little bit of staying power. Was kind of shocked that nobody else went 20+.
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Post by CSCommish on Dec 29, 2017 10:07:14 GMT -5
Same, I was shocked it didn't happen with Thomas either. But the rule is there whenever it happens again.
Honestly, I'm surprised there aren't more 20M contracts. Everyone is stingy lol.
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Post by Matt on Dec 29, 2017 10:25:17 GMT -5
If I was a year closer I'd have put more big offers out there. I've just got to figure out where my holes are and then see how to fill them
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Post by CSCommish on Dec 29, 2017 10:29:08 GMT -5
If I was a year closer I'd have put more big offers out there. I've just got to figure out where my holes are and then see how to fill them oh my |
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Post by Matt on Dec 29, 2017 10:35:22 GMT -5
If I was a year closer I'd have put more big offers out there. I've just got to figure out where my holes are and then see how to fill them oh my what? |
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Post by dgfred on Dec 29, 2017 10:42:26 GMT -5
Quit talking dirty to him... haha.
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Post by Reddington on Dec 29, 2017 10:57:29 GMT -5
If I was a year closer I'd have put more big offers out there. I've just got to figure out where my holes are and then see how to fill them oh my  |
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Post by Reddington on Dec 29, 2017 10:59:06 GMT -5
If I was a year closer I'd have put more big offers out there. I've just got to figure out where my holes are and then see how to fill them yer up in the draft  maybe you can find something to fill a hole there... though Peter North was taken a few seasons ago... |
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Post by Matt on Dec 29, 2017 11:05:38 GMT -5
If I was a year closer I'd have put more big offers out there. I've just got to figure out where my holes are and then see how to fill them yer up in the draft maybe you can find something to fill a hole there... though Peter North was taken a few seasons ago... I know. I can't make up my mind. |
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Post by bigmark on Dec 29, 2017 13:30:23 GMT -5
Same, I was shocked it didn't happen with Thomas either. But the rule is there whenever it happens again. Honestly, I'm surprised there aren't more 20M contracts. Everyone is stingy lol. Stingy or fiscally responsible with thier teams? If I felt like over paying and have to trade away points n players for money all the time to pay for a ridiculous payroll maybe but no thx. |
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Post by Reddington on Dec 29, 2017 14:13:29 GMT -5
yer up in the draft maybe you can find something to fill a hole there... though Peter North was taken a few seasons ago... I know. I can't make up my mind. I got busy at work but had planned on suggesting who you picked, as you got bats in the minors |
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