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Party Like It's 1999... Pedro, Schilling, Manny, or Other?
Hi baseball fans.
I'm running the Seattle Mariners and have signed Ken Griffey Junior, Alex Rodriguez, and Randy Johnson to extensions. I'm entering the offseason before 1999 and I just slashed payroll to make a move on one of the following free agents:
RF - Manny Ramirez
.320, 37 HR, 115 RBI in 1998
Yes, I have Ichiro coming over from Japan in a couple of years at RF, but lucky for me, that's the year Manny moves over to LF. That would give me a Manny-Griffey-Ichiro outfield. Why am I even debating this? Of course I go after Manny!
SP - Pedro Martinez
18-9, 2.69 ERA, 311 K in 1998
Okay, maybe this is a tougher decision than I thought. Martinez is the reigning Cy Young winner and is 27 years old. I could get Pedro in his prime. Imagine how many wins he could get with this Mariner offense.
SP - Curt Schilling
17-11, 3.04 ERA, 251 K in 1998
My sentimental favorite, and not just because he plays OOTP. Instead of a Big Unit-Schilling pairing in Arizona, we get it in Seattle. He may come a couple million dollars cheaper than Pedro or Manny, which means I could possibly spend that money on a reliever. He also has a "High" leadership factor, while Pedro and Manny are "Normal" (though let's not kid ourselves... we know Manny is far from normal).
So those are your choices. For your reference, here's a look at my 1999 Mariners squad to see how any of these guys would fit in. I have enough money to sign one of these three, and that's it. Choose wisely!
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