Ok, As the Beloved Commish I have infinite power and absolute authority so listen up fuckers.
Yes, somewhere about season 6-7, I dunno, first season I got active with the blog, we had a situation come up involving cash in trades. i held a poll with three options (1:cash is fine as long as it's not a straight seel off, 2: no cash exceeding salaries, 3: no cash whatsoever). Option 2 prevailed narrowly over option 1. So it was voted and I went with it. If you review my season opening blurbs, and ads in the classifieds, I have mentioned this as our sort of rule.
So to clarify:
Cash in trades cannot exceed the salaries. This should allow trades to proceed where payroll concerns are an issue, but not allow player selling.
The trade earlier amounted to a sell off, though that may not have been the intent. This lastest trade of note is in full compliance.
As a Benevolent Dictator, I reserve, no, I own the right to enact rules and be judge and jury at my own behest and whim.
Carry on.
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
Prospects So Far
We've had our draft and some high-priced IFA's as we quickly approach the mid-point in the season. So who's tearing it up? Who's under-performing? Who wasn't worth the cash?
Number one overall draft pick Stuart Taylor only cost Helena $4M, but he's not a SS as advertised. His range is barely good enough for a 3B, forget about SS/2B/CF. But his batting numbers make him look to be a future stud for Helena, and certainly worth slot money.
What's with these guys who are advertised as being a SS, and then not having the fielding numbers to get there? Craig Allensworth is sooooo close, but I don't see that glove quite getting to where he needs it to be. Maybe 3B/2B/CF? Hitting wise, he ain't too shabby, but that $5.7M price tag just to sign.....well I guess when your ML squad is spending $90M to play sub .500 ball, a team's gotta do what a team's gotta do.
I love when WIS creates guys with two last names. Bronson Stevenson fits the bill perfectly, and he looks like he'll be a decent pitcher for Deeeee-troit. A flame-thrower for an arm, two or three really good pitches, and he's from Rumson, NJ, which means the $3.8M signing bonus was right around what he makes in interest every year on his trust fund.
Shep Robinson was number one on my draft board, and rightly so. He's good. And worth the cash. And he pitched a complete game loss in rookie ball.
Or did I have Vladimir Vasquez as my number one? If he can get near his projections, he's going to be really good. But being 21 already, his window is relatively narrow. But alogman1 won't fuck around. He'll max this kid out, and the AL will be pissed. But I don't believe that he's from America. He should be in the next section.
Finally, a SS who has the ratings potential to actually play the spot! But Alexander Kelley isn't going to blow anyone away with his bat. Although, if he had the defense and the offense, he probably wouldn't have dropped to number six, right? But for slot money, Durham will be very happy with him, even if he's playing like shit in LoA.
Do I want to pick on drew some more, or not? Miguel Cruz.
Not gonna lie, it pisses me off when I see a guy like this go right in front of my pick. Dan Hernandez doesn't have a huge arsenal of pitches, but he still makes me moist. Hawkeye, trade him to me for......
Junior Vasquez. From Ohio? Seriously? If he's from Ohio, I'm from communist China. He's a million miles from his projections, but if he gets them, he'll become my favorite Sandia, with that range and speed and ability to get on base. But I don't think he'll get there, I think he'll come up short. Which is why Hawkeye should trade Hernandez to me for Vasquez.
Ron Goldman Jr, illegitimate son of the Ron Goldman who OJ murdered. Excuse me, OJ was acquitted. Goldman grew up in New Mexico, where he wanted to change his name, but his mother (a former Hollywood stripper) wanted the continuous checks from tabloids who wanted pictures and blood samples from the young boy. Good control and some good pitches, Scottsdale is excited not only about their young pitcher, but about the media attention that he will surely draw.
Besides the draft, we've also had a few expensive IFA's come into our country. The really big story was Austin signing Jolbert Santana for $25.4M, which is nearly the same amount of money as the entire franchise's players salary. Meanwhile, the ML team is 19-55 this season, and Santana is several seasons away from being able to help. The team also thought they were getting a 2B, but his glove doesn't really project out to that of a 2B, but more of a LF/RF type. Fortunately, his bat makes up for his defensive deficiencies, and he should be a big help someday. But wow, couldn't that $25M have been used elsewhere?
Vegas made a nice signing with Hector Molina, a potentially amazing closer. $13.3M for this 19-year-old did blow a good portion of their prospect budget, but they think he's going to be a Fireman of the Year type guy in a few seasons. He's got a solid arm, good control, good pitches.....very solid pickup.
Salt Lake City spent $12M and a spring training invite on Lonny Acosta, who doesn't look great, but doesn't look like a bum either. Worth $12M? Maybe. His control isn't quite what I would want. Doesn't quite have the stamina/durability combo to log a ton of innings. Velocity is lacking, for those who care about that. Two good pitches and good splits. He'll play in the ML someday, I just don't know how effective he'll be.
A big "fuck you" to Durham for signing Jorge Reynoso, as I tried to get the catcher. Great potential as a hitter, and he actually has decent defensive ratings for a catcher, he's not going to be stuck playing DH. So to reiterate. Reynoso will be good. And I hope kscott gets herpes.
Last one, and I really don't care about the guy, but I'm curious. The sim advertised Renyel Rios as a SS. But I see his arm strength maxing out around 65. SS? Really? He'll have the range and the glove and the accuracy to play SS, but the arm strength will be lacking. So maybe CF/2B when he gets to the Bigs.
Number one overall draft pick Stuart Taylor only cost Helena $4M, but he's not a SS as advertised. His range is barely good enough for a 3B, forget about SS/2B/CF. But his batting numbers make him look to be a future stud for Helena, and certainly worth slot money.
What's with these guys who are advertised as being a SS, and then not having the fielding numbers to get there? Craig Allensworth is sooooo close, but I don't see that glove quite getting to where he needs it to be. Maybe 3B/2B/CF? Hitting wise, he ain't too shabby, but that $5.7M price tag just to sign.....well I guess when your ML squad is spending $90M to play sub .500 ball, a team's gotta do what a team's gotta do.
I love when WIS creates guys with two last names. Bronson Stevenson fits the bill perfectly, and he looks like he'll be a decent pitcher for Deeeee-troit. A flame-thrower for an arm, two or three really good pitches, and he's from Rumson, NJ, which means the $3.8M signing bonus was right around what he makes in interest every year on his trust fund.
Shep Robinson was number one on my draft board, and rightly so. He's good. And worth the cash. And he pitched a complete game loss in rookie ball.
Or did I have Vladimir Vasquez as my number one? If he can get near his projections, he's going to be really good. But being 21 already, his window is relatively narrow. But alogman1 won't fuck around. He'll max this kid out, and the AL will be pissed. But I don't believe that he's from America. He should be in the next section.
Finally, a SS who has the ratings potential to actually play the spot! But Alexander Kelley isn't going to blow anyone away with his bat. Although, if he had the defense and the offense, he probably wouldn't have dropped to number six, right? But for slot money, Durham will be very happy with him, even if he's playing like shit in LoA.
Do I want to pick on drew some more, or not? Miguel Cruz.
Not gonna lie, it pisses me off when I see a guy like this go right in front of my pick. Dan Hernandez doesn't have a huge arsenal of pitches, but he still makes me moist. Hawkeye, trade him to me for......
Junior Vasquez. From Ohio? Seriously? If he's from Ohio, I'm from communist China. He's a million miles from his projections, but if he gets them, he'll become my favorite Sandia, with that range and speed and ability to get on base. But I don't think he'll get there, I think he'll come up short. Which is why Hawkeye should trade Hernandez to me for Vasquez.
Ron Goldman Jr, illegitimate son of the Ron Goldman who OJ murdered. Excuse me, OJ was acquitted. Goldman grew up in New Mexico, where he wanted to change his name, but his mother (a former Hollywood stripper) wanted the continuous checks from tabloids who wanted pictures and blood samples from the young boy. Good control and some good pitches, Scottsdale is excited not only about their young pitcher, but about the media attention that he will surely draw.
Besides the draft, we've also had a few expensive IFA's come into our country. The really big story was Austin signing Jolbert Santana for $25.4M, which is nearly the same amount of money as the entire franchise's players salary. Meanwhile, the ML team is 19-55 this season, and Santana is several seasons away from being able to help. The team also thought they were getting a 2B, but his glove doesn't really project out to that of a 2B, but more of a LF/RF type. Fortunately, his bat makes up for his defensive deficiencies, and he should be a big help someday. But wow, couldn't that $25M have been used elsewhere?
Vegas made a nice signing with Hector Molina, a potentially amazing closer. $13.3M for this 19-year-old did blow a good portion of their prospect budget, but they think he's going to be a Fireman of the Year type guy in a few seasons. He's got a solid arm, good control, good pitches.....very solid pickup.
Salt Lake City spent $12M and a spring training invite on Lonny Acosta, who doesn't look great, but doesn't look like a bum either. Worth $12M? Maybe. His control isn't quite what I would want. Doesn't quite have the stamina/durability combo to log a ton of innings. Velocity is lacking, for those who care about that. Two good pitches and good splits. He'll play in the ML someday, I just don't know how effective he'll be.
A big "fuck you" to Durham for signing Jorge Reynoso, as I tried to get the catcher. Great potential as a hitter, and he actually has decent defensive ratings for a catcher, he's not going to be stuck playing DH. So to reiterate. Reynoso will be good. And I hope kscott gets herpes.
Last one, and I really don't care about the guy, but I'm curious. The sim advertised Renyel Rios as a SS. But I see his arm strength maxing out around 65. SS? Really? He'll have the range and the glove and the accuracy to play SS, but the arm strength will be lacking. So maybe CF/2B when he gets to the Bigs.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Punting
We've all done it. I've done it. You've done it. And I know you over there have done it. Yeah, you. Hell, I'm doing it right now in Double Mendoza. I had a stud leave via free agency during the offseason. My pitchers got old. My offense got stale. So before the all-star break, I found myself waving the white flag (why's it gotta be a white flag?) and throwing my best player on the trade block. Now, I'll cut myself a little slack here, because the guy I traded was a FA-to-be, and wasn't going to resign with me. I got two kids who are right around the level of the draft picks I would have gotten for this guy, so it's a bit of a wash. Right now my team is hovering around .400, and is looking at a top 5 draft pick next season, and I've barely paid attention to anything going on with this team for a month. Do I feel like a schmuck for dropping $25 on a season that I barely care about? Very much so. Am I the only one in HBD who has done this? There are probably a half dozen guys in every world, every season, who do this.
(Quick interlude. I'm watching the NFL draft tonight, like every other red-blooded American (sorry camden), and Joe Montana was on the stage at the beginning of everything. Doesn't he look like he could still go out and throw the ball around? And what is he now? 45? 50? But he looks like he could give me a stiff-arm while throwing the ball 50 yards, all while running flat out. And don't get me started on Barry Sanders. OK, back to this retarded post.)
I suppose you see MLB teams doing this in real life. Some of them trade away big contracts and old dudes when they realize that they aren't making the playoffs. Trade your old guys, get some prospects, and play for next season, or five seasons from now. But this isn't MLB, right? Why trade a stud just because your season is going down the crapper? Why not let that guy be the one bright point on your depressing season, and see if you can put some more pieces around him next season?
Perfect example, "Well, this season's shot already. Anybody want Rivera and his 20 million dollar salary? I need a good SP or a lights-out RP. Rivera is having another solid year. Could make a good team great." Why trade your best player? Can you really improve your ML team this year by trading him? At best, you'll get a couple of prospects for him, and your team will suck even more this year. Sure, you're "building for the future." It's a fine line that a lot of owners dance on. In the aforementioned Double Mendoza, there's a guy who played sub .500 ball for six seasons in a row, while putting more money into IFA than salary. This season, he's right around .640 and still has less than $50M in salary. Do I give him any credit for this? Nope. But I'm getting way way off track. This is another topic for another day.
Quick side note. Thank god for spell check. I drink too much.
Sort of on topic, how much does it suck to be completely out of the playoff hunt before we even get to the all-star break? In the AL, Milwaukee and Vancouver are running away with the top two seeds. The East and South are dog fights, and there are about a half dozen teams within five games of the wild card. That ain't bad for 70 games into the season I guess. And it should be noted that the owner who said he wants to trade his best player is part of that group. Hmmmmmmm. The NL is slightly better, with all four divisions being close right now, but the Wild Card isn't quite as tight. It's a long ways to go, but four or five teams are basically out of it already. You sort of have to take Louisville out of that equation. But Durham....Helena.....even New Orleans.....you can all but put a fork in them already. And we already had our draft, so what do they have to look forward to? Minor league playoffs maybe?
This might be the most worthless piece of crap I've ever written. Do I even have a point? Or am I just calling out drew for his stupid statement? Uh-oh....
(Quick interlude. I'm watching the NFL draft tonight, like every other red-blooded American (sorry camden), and Joe Montana was on the stage at the beginning of everything. Doesn't he look like he could still go out and throw the ball around? And what is he now? 45? 50? But he looks like he could give me a stiff-arm while throwing the ball 50 yards, all while running flat out. And don't get me started on Barry Sanders. OK, back to this retarded post.)
I suppose you see MLB teams doing this in real life. Some of them trade away big contracts and old dudes when they realize that they aren't making the playoffs. Trade your old guys, get some prospects, and play for next season, or five seasons from now. But this isn't MLB, right? Why trade a stud just because your season is going down the crapper? Why not let that guy be the one bright point on your depressing season, and see if you can put some more pieces around him next season?
Perfect example, "Well, this season's shot already. Anybody want Rivera and his 20 million dollar salary? I need a good SP or a lights-out RP. Rivera is having another solid year. Could make a good team great." Why trade your best player? Can you really improve your ML team this year by trading him? At best, you'll get a couple of prospects for him, and your team will suck even more this year. Sure, you're "building for the future." It's a fine line that a lot of owners dance on. In the aforementioned Double Mendoza, there's a guy who played sub .500 ball for six seasons in a row, while putting more money into IFA than salary. This season, he's right around .640 and still has less than $50M in salary. Do I give him any credit for this? Nope. But I'm getting way way off track. This is another topic for another day.
Quick side note. Thank god for spell check. I drink too much.
Sort of on topic, how much does it suck to be completely out of the playoff hunt before we even get to the all-star break? In the AL, Milwaukee and Vancouver are running away with the top two seeds. The East and South are dog fights, and there are about a half dozen teams within five games of the wild card. That ain't bad for 70 games into the season I guess. And it should be noted that the owner who said he wants to trade his best player is part of that group. Hmmmmmmm. The NL is slightly better, with all four divisions being close right now, but the Wild Card isn't quite as tight. It's a long ways to go, but four or five teams are basically out of it already. You sort of have to take Louisville out of that equation. But Durham....Helena.....even New Orleans.....you can all but put a fork in them already. And we already had our draft, so what do they have to look forward to? Minor league playoffs maybe?
This might be the most worthless piece of crap I've ever written. Do I even have a point? Or am I just calling out drew for his stupid statement? Uh-oh....
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