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frankgatti23 · 01-05-2018, 11:32 PM

Phillies Phodder: Offseason Report - 11/30/1987

Transactions::

Nick Armstrong agrees to 3 year contract at $42K a year to be pitching coach for AA Reading
Jonathan Vazquez agrees to 1 year contract at $15,800 to be manager for B&C Martinsville
Josh Heydt agrees to 2 year contract at $24K a year to be hitting coach for AAA Maine
Traded 2B Juan Samuel (65/65) and 2B Jim Vatcher (25/25) to Toronto for 1B Cecil Fielder (20/65), RP David Wells (50/65) and minor leaguers RP Willie Blair (20/35), RP Cesar Mejia (20/30) and RP Darren Hall (20/40)
Traded 2B Ron Oester (20/20) to Cleveland for minor leaguer CF Dave Gallagher(45/45)
Released minor leaguer RP Mark Littel (20/20)
Released minor leaguer RP Mike Norris (20/20)
Released minor leaguer RP Bruce Long (20/20)
Released minor leaguer RP Ramon Carabello (20/20)

Major League Free Agents:
The following major league players are now free agents:

SP Odell Jones - No contract offered
RP Dave Romeza - No Contract offered
RF Greg Gross - No Contract offered
C Brian Harper - Want 4 years at 650K a year. I offered arbitration, but he declined.
SP Joe Cowley - No arbitration offered
SS Steve Jeltz - No arbitration offered
RF Jeff Stone - No arbitration offered
3B Rick Schu - No arbitration offered

Minor League FAs:
The following minor league players are now free agents:

RP Rich Carlucci - I offered arbitration but he declined.
RP Stan Kyles - I offered arbitration but he declined.
SP Jose Bautista - I offered arbitration but he declined.
LF Jim Olander
CF Ron Jackson
1B Al Lebeouf
SS Mark Wagner
SS Ken Dowell
1B Rick Lancelotti
RF Darrell Brown
3B Dan Rohn
C Joe Cipolloni
RP Dar Smith
RP George Riley

Minor League FAs:
The big news is the trade of Samuel. I really wasn't thrilled about trading him but with the owner slashing the payroll, I needed to shed salary. I have about 1.5M for extensions but none for FA and I would like to extend some players but Schmidt is a free agent after this year and I most likely will need to keep him. While he had a good offensive year, Samuel was not great at 2B and I didn't want to shift him to the outfield. I shopped him around and Toronto offered Fielder. He looked to be an average hitter with a the potential of power, no speed (.250 6 HR 21 RBI, 39/20 K/BB) and terrible defensive. Wells average over a strikeout an inning at AAA and needs to work on control. Blair pitched at 4 levels last year and in 66 IP walked 28, struck out 63, allowed 70 hits including 7 HRs. The other 2 show promise with control and are basically lottery tickets.

Notable MLB News:
Kansas City signs CL Dan Quisenberry (75/75) to 2 year extension at 442K per year
Detroit signs SS Alan Trammell (75/75) to 6 year extension at 1.8M per year with a player opt out after 3 years
Boston signs RF Dwight Evans (75/75) to 2 year extension at 1.38M per year
LF Brian Downing (65/65) signs with Boston for 2 years at 1.84M per year
RF Dave Winfield (75/75) signs with Cincinnati for 2 years at 1.16M per year
The Milwaukee Brewers put out new TV commercials promoting the upcoming season. They started locally but were so popular that the MLB execs announced they plan to show the commercials nationally on the MLB Network.

01-05-2018, 11:32 PM	#83
frankgatti23 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: New Jersey Posts: 153	*Phillies Phodder: Offseason Report - 11/30/1987* *Transactions::* Nick Armstrong agrees to 3 year contract at $42K a year to be pitching coach for AA Reading Jonathan Vazquez agrees to 1 year contract at $15,800 to be manager for B&C Martinsville Josh Heydt agrees to 2 year contract at $24K a year to be hitting coach for AAA Maine Traded 2B Juan Samuel (65/65) and 2B Jim Vatcher (25/25) to Toronto for 1B Cecil Fielder (20/65), RP David Wells (50/65) and minor leaguers RP Willie Blair (20/35), RP Cesar Mejia (20/30) and RP Darren Hall (20/40) Traded 2B Ron Oester (20/20) to Cleveland for minor leaguer CF Dave Gallagher(45/45) Released minor leaguer RP Mark Littel (20/20) Released minor leaguer RP Mike Norris (20/20) Released minor leaguer RP Bruce Long (20/20) Released minor leaguer RP Ramon Carabello (20/20) *Major League Free Agents:* The following major league players are now free agents: SP Odell Jones - No contract offered RP Dave Romeza - No Contract offered RF Greg Gross - No Contract offered C Brian Harper - Want 4 years at 650K a year. I offered arbitration, but he declined. SP Joe Cowley - No arbitration offered SS Steve Jeltz - No arbitration offered RF Jeff Stone - No arbitration offered 3B Rick Schu - No arbitration offered *Minor League FAs:* The following minor league players are now free agents: RP Rich Carlucci - I offered arbitration but he declined. RP Stan Kyles - I offered arbitration but he declined. SP Jose Bautista - I offered arbitration but he declined. LF Jim Olander CF Ron Jackson 1B Al Lebeouf SS Mark Wagner SS Ken Dowell 1B Rick Lancelotti RF Darrell Brown 3B Dan Rohn C Joe Cipolloni RP Dar Smith RP George Riley *Minor League FAs:* The big news is the trade of Samuel. I really wasn't thrilled about trading him but with the owner slashing the payroll, I needed to shed salary. I have about 1.5M for extensions but none for FA and I would like to extend some players but Schmidt is a free agent after this year and I most likely will need to keep him. While he had a good offensive year, Samuel was not great at 2B and I didn't want to shift him to the outfield. I shopped him around and Toronto offered Fielder. He looked to be an average hitter with a the potential of power, no speed (.250 6 HR 21 RBI, 39/20 K/BB) and terrible defensive. Wells average over a strikeout an inning at AAA and needs to work on control. Blair pitched at 4 levels last year and in 66 IP walked 28, struck out 63, allowed 70 hits including 7 HRs. The other 2 show promise with control and are basically lottery tickets. *Notable MLB News:* Kansas City signs CL Dan Quisenberry (75/75) to 2 year extension at 442K per year Detroit signs SS Alan Trammell (75/75) to 6 year extension at 1.8M per year with a player opt out after 3 years Boston signs RF Dwight Evans (75/75) to 2 year extension at 1.38M per year LF Brian Downing (65/65) signs with Boston for 2 years at 1.84M per year RF Dave Winfield (75/75) signs with Cincinnati for 2 years at 1.16M per year The Milwaukee Brewers put out new TV commercials promoting the upcoming season. They started locally but were so popular that the MLB execs announced they plan to show the commercials nationally on the MLB Network.