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Art Deco · 05-20-2021, 05:27 PM

November 15: Blockbuster time!

Farewell to Nate Clark, perhaps the franchise's greatest all-time power hitter. He hit 289 homers for us from 2027-2033, led the AL twice including this year, led the AL in RBI the last three seasons, hell I'll just post his numbers here:

Add to that an impressive 23 HR and 59 RBI in 283 postseason ABs, including being the MVP of both to 2028 and 2033 World Series. We may retire your #43 someday, Nate. But of course it was time for him to go, with him turning 32, having only one more year of team control, and projected to make about $22M more than his replacement who should put up about 90% of his numbers. And what did we get in return? Centeno actually was worth more WAR than Clark last year, 4.6 to 4.3, is only 25, and makes the minimum. And we really have no use for him as he's a 1B at a position where we're already looking to deal Rodolfo Rivas and have Joe Jimenez ready to rock, but he was the most attractive piece being offered. So he's going right on trade block which makes me wish OOTP allowed you to shop other team's players to see what you could flip them for. Now I'll find out.

UPDATE: Not really thrilled with what I'm being offered for Centeno, Rivas and Widmar. I just may keep everyone, which would mean another year at AAA for Jon Jimenez and Jeff Baez. With respect to Widmar, I'm thinking I'd rather have the comp pick in 2035 than what I'm being offered. Getting rid of Clark, Connors and Diaz has the projected payroll down to $128.8M.

Another deal with our favorite trading partners, the Cardinals:

I had decided to non-tender Ayers but I figured I'd see what I could get for him. As usual, the Cardinals seemed to make the best players available (that, and they were only one of two teams willing to offer any prospects for Ayers), so we got Azucena who isn't anything that special but is a versatile infield type that hit .300 at every stop, including AAA, in other words, Ayers-lite. Ayers was the ultimate supersub for a few years, but he's the wrong side of 30 now and his hit tool dropped to 45. This enhances the chances we keep Jeff Baez, or at least Melvin Gutierrez, on the roster, and it also takes $6M off the payroll.

November 20: I found a deal I liked for Rivas:

Bertone is a elite arm who slots in as a nasty reliever right now and projects as a very good starter down the line. I plan to use him in a multi-inning role, kind of how I used Jim Connors this year. Here are his ratings and check out his dominant numbers with the Padres last season:

This of course will also get Jon Jimenez on the team.

05-20-2021, 05:27 PM	#941
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,595	2033-34 Offseason: November Part 2 November 15: Blockbuster time! Farewell to Nate Clark, perhaps the franchise's greatest all-time power hitter. He hit 289 homers for us from 2027-2033, led the AL twice including this year, led the AL in RBI the last three seasons, hell I'll just post his numbers here: Add to that an impressive 23 HR and 59 RBI in 283 postseason ABs, including being the MVP of both to 2028 and 2033 World Series. We may retire your #43 someday, Nate. But of course it was time for him to go, with him turning 32, having only one more year of team control, and projected to make about $22M more than his replacement who should put up about 90% of his numbers. And what did we get in return? Centeno actually was worth more WAR than Clark last year, 4.6 to 4.3, is only 25, and makes the minimum. And we really have no use for him as he's a 1B at a position where we're already looking to deal Rodolfo Rivas and have Joe Jimenez ready to rock, but he was the most attractive piece being offered. So he's going right on trade block which makes me wish OOTP allowed you to shop other team's players to see what you could flip them for. Now I'll find out. UPDATE: Not really thrilled with what I'm being offered for Centeno, Rivas and Widmar. I just may keep everyone, which would mean another year at AAA for Jon Jimenez and Jeff Baez. With respect to Widmar, I'm thinking I'd rather have the comp pick in 2035 than what I'm being offered. Getting rid of Clark, Connors and Diaz has the projected payroll down to $128.8M. Another deal with our favorite trading partners, the Cardinals: I had decided to non-tender Ayers but I figured I'd see what I could get for him. As usual, the Cardinals seemed to make the best players available (that, and they were only one of two teams willing to offer any prospects for Ayers), so we got Azucena who isn't anything that special but is a versatile infield type that hit .300 at every stop, including AAA, in other words, Ayers-lite. Ayers was the ultimate supersub for a few years, but he's the wrong side of 30 now and his hit tool dropped to 45. This enhances the chances we keep Jeff Baez, or at least Melvin Gutierrez, on the roster, and it also takes $6M off the payroll. November 20: I found a deal I liked for Rivas: Bertone is a elite arm who slots in as a nasty reliever right now and projects as a very good starter down the line. I plan to use him in a multi-inning role, kind of how I used Jim Connors this year. Here are his ratings and check out his dominant numbers with the Padres last season: This of course will also get Jon Jimenez on the team. Last edited by Art Deco; 05-20-2021 at 07:32 PM.