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Westheim · 05-15-2016, 06:22 AM

Repeated attempts to shake up the outfield, which looked like a bored cat had pushed several open cans of paint down a pretty steep staircase, proved mostly fruitless. The Thunder at the end of January tried to trade for Tomas Castro, and while I wasn’t necessarily wanting him gone, despite being in a terrible squeeze with our outfielders, of which we had enough to form a soccer team, I was open to a trade to free up a spot for whoever was going to get squeezed between Pruitt, Seeley, and John Alexander.

How open? Very open. Blood-sputtering-hole-in-the-head open. I tried to get Erik Janes, the #42 prospect and probable future shortstop star, from them and was ready to take on the completely dead contract of Kurt Metting in exchange, but they were entirely disinclined to such a notion. Metting was due another $1.52M. A pretty good second baseman when he was with the Wolves in the early 2000s, Metting signed a 6-yr, $8.72M contract with the Blue Sox before the 2007 season, but was traded to the Thunder in the middle of the season. Then his body just crumbled to dust. He has made 29 appearances in the last four years, and none in ’11, while all the time cashing some monstrous checks. Compared to Castro, we’d only pay up $320k in this deal while getting a top notch young shortstop perhaps a year away from the majors, AND resolve our outfield mess for a good bit – but the Thunder weren’t dealing Janes, no way.

Needless to say, this was ultimately a very frustrating offseason. Craig Bowen is still here, and I managed to actually increase the number of outfielders. No trade for even a semi-decent prospect came together for any of the surplus personnel.

In March, I was even after Marcos Bruno, who had spent two good years in Indy, but I was not into giving him a second guaranteed year at age 36, while the Warriors did, so ultimately he trended that or any other way.

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January 23 – Former Cyclone CL Iemitsu Rin (44-33, 1.74 ERA, 266 SV) signs a 2-yr, $2.5M contract with the Titans.
January 23 – The Falcons flip MF Robert Parsons (22-35, 3.71 ERA, 107 SV), a 31-year old right-hander, to the Thunder for two middling prospects.
January 27 – The Titans add ex-VAN SP Tommy Wilson (103-128, 4.50 ERA) on a 2-year deal. The 33-year old right-hander will earn $2M in total.
January 28 – Ex-WAS/POR MR Joe O’Brian (10-5, 3.41 ERA, 7 SV), 29 years old, signs a 3-yr, $1.38M contract with the Crusaders.
February 22 – The Warriors come to terms with ex-SAL C Miguel Torres (.254, 88 HR, 587 RBI), who signs a 3-yr, $1.48M contract.

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The Raccoons were reduced to adding “bits and pieces”. No sexy additions. No “WE GOT DAVID BREWER!!!” madness. We still got Craig Bowen.

05-15-2016, 06:22 AM	#1848
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,874	Repeated attempts to shake up the outfield, which looked like a bored cat had pushed several open cans of paint down a pretty steep staircase, proved mostly fruitless. The Thunder at the end of January tried to trade for Tomas Castro, and while I wasn’t necessarily wanting him gone, despite being in a terrible squeeze with our outfielders, of which we had enough to form a soccer team, I was open to a trade to free up a spot for whoever was going to get squeezed between Pruitt, Seeley, and John Alexander. How open? Very open. Blood-sputtering-hole-in-the-head open. I tried to get Erik Janes, the #42 prospect and probable future shortstop star, from them and was ready to take on the completely dead contract of Kurt Metting in exchange, but they were entirely disinclined to such a notion. Metting was due another $1.52M. A pretty good second baseman when he was with the Wolves in the early 2000s, Metting signed a 6-yr, $8.72M contract with the Blue Sox before the 2007 season, but was traded to the Thunder in the middle of the season. Then his body just crumbled to dust. He has made 29 appearances in the last four years, and none in ’11, while all the time cashing some monstrous checks. Compared to Castro, we’d only pay up $320k in this deal while getting a top notch young shortstop perhaps a year away from the majors, AND resolve our outfield mess for a good bit – but the Thunder weren’t dealing Janes, no way. Needless to say, this was ultimately a very frustrating offseason. Craig Bowen is still here, and I managed to actually increase the number of outfielders. No trade for even a semi-decent prospect came together for any of the surplus personnel. In March, I was even after Marcos Bruno, who had spent two good years in Indy, but I was not into giving him a second guaranteed year at age 36, while the Warriors did, so ultimately he trended that or any other way. +++ January 23 – Former Cyclone CL Iemitsu Rin (44-33, 1.74 ERA, 266 SV) signs a 2-yr, $2.5M contract with the Titans. January 23 – The Falcons flip MF Robert Parsons (22-35, 3.71 ERA, 107 SV), a 31-year old right-hander, to the Thunder for two middling prospects. January 27 – The Titans add ex-VAN SP Tommy Wilson (103-128, 4.50 ERA) on a 2-year deal. The 33-year old right-hander will earn $2M in total. January 28 – Ex-WAS/POR MR Joe O’Brian (10-5, 3.41 ERA, 7 SV), 29 years old, signs a 3-yr, $1.38M contract with the Crusaders. February 22 – The Warriors come to terms with ex-SAL C Miguel Torres (.254, 88 HR, 587 RBI), who signs a 3-yr, $1.48M contract. +++ The Raccoons were reduced to adding “bits and pieces”. No sexy additions. No “WE GOT DAVID BREWER!!!” madness. We still got Craig Bowen. __________________ 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.