OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post

Westheim · 08-28-2013, 06:55 PM

Waiting for baseball: February and March

There was not really a lot to do here, apart from waiting for the odd trade proposal (which often are really odd). Content with most of the roster spots, the weeks breezed past.

February 6 – The Buffaloes have themselves a new closer, 31-year old Pedro Durán, who has a career 3.07 ERA and 141 SV. He will make $510k for a year.
February 6 – Ex-NAS OF Antonio Rodriguez (.297, 30 HR, 418 RBI) is signed by the Canadiens, going to earn $2.46M over three years.
February 10 – Denver signs ace SP Kiyohira Sasaki (160-89, 3.32 ERA) for 5-yr, $4.95M. Sasaki has 1,778 career strikeouts at age 31.
February 13 – New ninth-inning personnel arriving in Salem, as the Wolves ink CL Domingo Alonso (377 SV, 2.37 ERA) for 3-yr, $760k. It will be Alonso’s eighth different team in eight years. Overall, he has also pitched for eight teams: the Aces, the Indians, the Aces again, the Loggers, the Warriors, the Crusaders, the Thunder, the Gold Sox, and now the Wolves.
February 25 – The Canadiens sign SP Vicente Torres (89-90, 3.55 ERA) for 3-yr, $984k to add to their rotation.
February 27 – SP Antonio “Woody” Lopez (101-120, 4.33 ERA) signs for 2-yr, $670k with the Dallas Stars. The Portland Raccoons receive a supplemental round pick and the Stars’ second round pick in the 1991 amateur draft.

Finally, Lopez came off the table. As February went by, I began sweating that both Lopez AND Smith could remain unsigned, which would have been a major stinker for the Raccoons, of course. Smith did in fact go unsigned.

By the way, we will draft 15th come June, and the Stars pick 20th, so it’s a low pick in the second round. We will have one pick in a smaller than usual 30-pick supplemental round.

Looking around, the Loggers by now have six picks through the second round. If they would ever keep their team together! That franchise is 980-1,288 overall, and it has to be said from time to time: they have never finished with more than 80 wins. Actually, their 78-84 record last year was their second-best ever.

Next: opening day roster.

08-28-2013, 06:55 PM	#538
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,763	Waiting for baseball: February and March There was not really a lot to do here, apart from waiting for the odd trade proposal (which often are really odd). Content with most of the roster spots, the weeks breezed past. February 6 – The Buffaloes have themselves a new closer, 31-year old Pedro Durán, who has a career 3.07 ERA and 141 SV. He will make $510k for a year. February 6 – Ex-NAS OF Antonio Rodriguez (.297, 30 HR, 418 RBI) is signed by the Canadiens, going to earn $2.46M over three years. February 10 – Denver signs ace SP Kiyohira Sasaki (160-89, 3.32 ERA) for 5-yr, $4.95M. Sasaki has 1,778 career strikeouts at age 31. February 13 – New ninth-inning personnel arriving in Salem, as the Wolves ink CL Domingo Alonso (377 SV, 2.37 ERA) for 3-yr, $760k. It will be Alonso’s eighth different team in eight years. Overall, he has also pitched for eight teams: the Aces, the Indians, the Aces again, the Loggers, the Warriors, the Crusaders, the Thunder, the Gold Sox, and now the Wolves. February 25 – The Canadiens sign SP Vicente Torres (89-90, 3.55 ERA) for 3-yr, $984k to add to their rotation. February 27 – SP Antonio “Woody” Lopez (101-120, 4.33 ERA) signs for 2-yr, $670k with the Dallas Stars. The Portland Raccoons receive a supplemental round pick and the Stars’ second round pick in the 1991 amateur draft. Finally, Lopez came off the table. As February went by, I began sweating that both Lopez AND Smith could remain unsigned, which would have been a major stinker for the Raccoons, of course. Smith did in fact go unsigned. By the way, we will draft 15th come June, and the Stars pick 20th, so it’s a low pick in the second round. We will have one pick in a smaller than usual 30-pick supplemental round. Looking around, the Loggers by now have six picks through the second round. If they would ever keep their team together! That franchise is 980-1,288 overall, and it has to be said from time to time: they have never finished with more than 80 wins. Actually, their 78-84 record last year was their second-best ever. Next: opening day roster. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 92 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.