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Bliketa · 07-15-2020, 09:18 PM

1982 Season :

Pre-season story:

Expansion draft and new franchises:

Let begin this season recap with the expansion draft that took place the 7th of January before the Spring Training. Every old team could protect 18 players. I don't remember how many rounds I have set :confused.
I think it was between 20 and 25.

I have listed the top five picks of both new franchises, and I will mention the last team of the drafted players, with some stats from the 1981 season. Moreover, I will add a small recap of the new franchise.

AAA team : Lutia Vikings / AA team : Unkünft Kernels

The Green Goblins biggest star signed is clearly Wander Samuel Franco, a player that have participated in every title of the Black & Yellows franchise. But since the last two seasons, his performance on the pitch has declined due to his age. His aura will surely benefit to the team though. Their number 1 pick was Michael Williams, a starting pitcher from the Expendables. After missing the 1980 season due to injury, Williams had achieved a good season last year. He will try to perform as well as in 1977, his best season where he won the LBL title with his team.
The franchise had also drafted young promising talent such as Haleem Ruhiu who were excellent with the Gators last year of Jose Sanchez who showed potential with the Lumberjacks

Their stadium is the BDX Stadium ~30k seats. Vladimir Abramov owns the franchise. His primarly goal is to win the title and he is willing to invest a lot to achieve this. But he may want to control his franchise by being involved a lot in the team.

Rd 1 - Pick 1 SP Michael Williams (GRE) - 31 years old 9-7, 3.37 ERA, 166K, 3.2 WAR in 200.1 IP (1 LBL title)
Rd 2 - Pick 2 LF Kanakanui Ganan (FRE) - 28 years old .247/.323/.386 2.4 WAR in 95 G + champion with the FRE
Rd 3 - Pick 1 3B Scott Fullington (SEAG) - 31 years old .251/.321/.332 2.2 WAR in 120 G + Sapphire award.
Rd 4 - Pick 2 SS Wander Samuel Franco (B&Y) - 39 years old .213/.279/.294 -1.4 WAR in 103 G (2 Golden Gloves, 1 Silver Glove, 4 Sapphire, 9 Ruby, 10 LBL titles)
Rd 5 - Pick 1 SP Haleem Ruhiu (JDT) - 25 years old (r-league season)9-5, 2.42 ERA, 144K, 3.1 WAR in 133.2 IP

AAA team : Chefecia Purple Bats / AA team : Hessia Adler

Surprisingly, the first three picks of the Tattoed Shark were shortstops. Like the Green Goblins, they also chose a legend shortstop from the Black & Yellows, Robert Puason. While having less awards than Franco, Puason is younger and was still delivering great performances last season. The Tattoed Sharks seems to have prioritized players with some major league experience instead of prospects. They also relied on FA signing, making two significant signing with CF Chien Shih Au from the Diamonds and SS Ramon Bonilla from the Freros. Both signed a minor league contract, but it will not be surprising if they were to appears in the LBL again.

The Tattoed Sharks will play in the Nomatica Arena ~ 22k seats and are owned by Admassu McCourt, who mainly want to make profit with this small-market team. He is willing to spend some money though and does not interfere much with the team decisions.

Rd 1 - Pick 2 SS Robert Puason (B&Y) - 37 years old .244/.311/.382, 2.1 WAR in 120 G (6 Ruby, 10 LBL titles, 1 PO MVP)
Rd 2 - Pick 1 SS Masao Takahashi (JDT) - 26 years old .217/.278/.298, 0.5 WAR in 116 G
Rd 3 - Pick 2 SS Jonathan Rowe (SEAG) - 29 years old .273/.353/.373, 2.2 WAR in 99 G (1 LBL title)
Rd 4 - Pick 1 SP Mario Prado (LNN) - 29 years old 8-10, 4.57 ERA, 138 K, 0.4 WAR in 222.1 IP (1 LBL title)
Rd 5 - Pick 2 C Jesse Putney (GRE) - 30 years old (l-league season) .279/.357/.407 in 89 G

Transfert/ FA :

From this season, I will start to list some notable player movement that happened before the season. For players that signed as FA, I will also put their last season franchise into brackets as well as their new team.

- Myung-gu Kim, 25 yo SP, signed as a FA (DIA --> LNN) a contract of 5 460 000 € in 6y.
- Amsalu Leake, 33 yo CL, signed as a FA (DIA --> JDT) a contract of 610 000€ in 1 y.
- Jasson Dominguez, 37 yo CF, signed as a FA (SST --> CITY) a contract of 1 350 000 € in 3y.
- Chien-shih Au, 35 yo CF, signed as a FA (DIA --> TSH) a minor league contract.
- Osmo Karppinen, 26 yo, 1B, signed as a FA (DIA --> B&Y) a contract of 10 880 000 € in 8y.
- Tomokazu Yoshikawa, 34 yo, CL, signed as a FA (SEAG --> CITY) a contract of 366 000€ in 1y.
- Dave Jackman, 26 yo, SP, signed as a FA (JDT --> CITY) a contract of 5 600 000€ in 6y.
- Soo-Yeon Kim , 26 yo, C, signed as a FA (B&Y --> CITY) a contract of 2 820 000€ in 5y.
- Sef Mukiri, 31 yo, 3B, signed as a FA (LNN --> B&Y) a contract of 5 600 000 in 7y.

Managerial changes :

LNN - Paul McCarthy was promoted from Bench coach to Manager of the team. He has been a BC for 21 years and this will be his first experience as Manager. He replaced David Quinowski.

CITY - Chris Seddon was fired. He was replaced in the end of last season by Boutros Nyachae.

JDT - Suggut Tse was named manager to replace Buddy Carlyle. He worked as bench coach for the Jade Tigers since 1980.

Recap managers :

MAP C.J Helman (1977-)
FRE Tommy Kasper (1981-)
GRE Charlie Mills (1981-)
CITY Boutros Nyachae (1981-)
LGG Roberto Schmidt (1982-)
LNN Paul McCarthy (1982-)

SEAG Edgar Lemus (1974-)
SST Carlos Ramos (1975-)
DIA Alejandro Zamora (1979-)
B&Y Andrew Lefave (1981-)
TSH Yellel Cooper (1982-)
JDT Suggut Tse (1982-)

So whose new franchise will do better in your opinion ?

07-15-2020, 09:18 PM	#32
Bliketa Minors (Double A) Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 113	1982 Season : Pre-season story: Expansion draft and new franchises: Let begin this season recap with the expansion draft that took place the 7th of January before the Spring Training. Every old team could protect 18 players. I don't remember how many rounds I have set :confused. I think it was between 20 and 25. I have listed the top five picks of both new franchises, and I will mention the last team of the drafted players, with some stats from the 1981 season. Moreover, I will add a small recap of the new franchise. AAA team : Lutia Vikings / AA team : Unkünft Kernels The Green Goblins biggest star signed is clearly Wander Samuel Franco, a player that have participated in every title of the Black & Yellows franchise. But since the last two seasons, his performance on the pitch has declined due to his age. His aura will surely benefit to the team though. Their number 1 pick was Michael Williams, a starting pitcher from the Expendables. After missing the 1980 season due to injury, Williams had achieved a good season last year. He will try to perform as well as in 1977, his best season where he won the LBL title with his team. The franchise had also drafted young promising talent such as Haleem Ruhiu who were excellent with the Gators last year of Jose Sanchez who showed potential with the Lumberjacks Their stadium is the BDX Stadium ~30k seats. Vladimir Abramov owns the franchise. His primarly goal is to win the title and he is willing to invest a lot to achieve this. But he may want to control his franchise by being involved a lot in the team. Rd 1 - Pick 1 SP Michael Williams (GRE) - 31 years old 9-7, 3.37 ERA, 166K, 3.2 WAR in 200.1 IP (1 LBL title) Rd 2 - Pick 2 LF Kanakanui Ganan (FRE) - 28 years old .247/.323/.386 2.4 WAR in 95 G + champion with the FRE Rd 3 - Pick 1 3B Scott Fullington (SEAG) - 31 years old .251/.321/.332 2.2 WAR in 120 G + Sapphire award. Rd 4 - Pick 2 SS Wander Samuel Franco (B&Y) - 39 years old .213/.279/.294 -1.4 WAR in 103 G (2 Golden Gloves, 1 Silver Glove, 4 Sapphire, 9 Ruby, 10 LBL titles) Rd 5 - Pick 1 SP Haleem Ruhiu (JDT) - 25 years old (r-league season)9-5, 2.42 ERA, 144K, 3.1 WAR in 133.2 IP AAA team : Chefecia Purple Bats / AA team : Hessia Adler Surprisingly, the first three picks of the Tattoed Shark were shortstops. Like the Green Goblins, they also chose a legend shortstop from the Black & Yellows, Robert Puason. While having less awards than Franco, Puason is younger and was still delivering great performances last season. The Tattoed Sharks seems to have prioritized players with some major league experience instead of prospects. They also relied on FA signing, making two significant signing with CF Chien Shih Au from the Diamonds and SS Ramon Bonilla from the Freros. Both signed a minor league contract, but it will not be surprising if they were to appears in the LBL again. The Tattoed Sharks will play in the Nomatica Arena ~ 22k seats and are owned by Admassu McCourt, who mainly want to make profit with this small-market team. He is willing to spend some money though and does not interfere much with the team decisions. Rd 1 - Pick 2 SS Robert Puason (B&Y) - 37 years old .244/.311/.382, 2.1 WAR in 120 G (6 Ruby, 10 LBL titles, 1 PO MVP) Rd 2 - Pick 1 SS Masao Takahashi (JDT) - 26 years old .217/.278/.298, 0.5 WAR in 116 G Rd 3 - Pick 2 SS Jonathan Rowe (SEAG) - 29 years old .273/.353/.373, 2.2 WAR in 99 G (1 LBL title) Rd 4 - Pick 1 SP Mario Prado (LNN) - 29 years old 8-10, 4.57 ERA, 138 K, 0.4 WAR in 222.1 IP (1 LBL title) Rd 5 - Pick 2 C Jesse Putney (GRE) - 30 years old (l-league season) .279/.357/.407 in 89 G Transfert/ FA : From this season, I will start to list some notable player movement that happened before the season. For players that signed as FA, I will also put their last season franchise into brackets as well as their new team. - Myung-gu Kim, 25 yo SP, signed as a FA (DIA --> LNN) a contract of 5 460 000 € in 6y. - Amsalu Leake, 33 yo CL, signed as a FA (DIA --> JDT) a contract of 610 000€ in 1 y. - Jasson Dominguez, 37 yo CF, signed as a FA (SST --> CITY) a contract of 1 350 000 € in 3y. - Chien-shih Au, 35 yo CF, signed as a FA (DIA --> TSH) a minor league contract. - Osmo Karppinen, 26 yo, 1B, signed as a FA (DIA --> B&Y) a contract of 10 880 000 € in 8y. - Tomokazu Yoshikawa, 34 yo, CL, signed as a FA (SEAG --> CITY) a contract of 366 000€ in 1y. - Dave Jackman, 26 yo, SP, signed as a FA (JDT --> CITY) a contract of 5 600 000€ in 6y. - Soo-Yeon Kim , 26 yo, C, signed as a FA (B&Y --> CITY) a contract of 2 820 000€ in 5y. - Sef Mukiri, 31 yo, 3B, signed as a FA (LNN --> B&Y) a contract of 5 600 000 in 7y. Managerial changes : LNN - Paul McCarthy was promoted from Bench coach to Manager of the team. He has been a BC for 21 years and this will be his first experience as Manager. He replaced David Quinowski. CITY - Chris Seddon was fired. He was replaced in the end of last season by Boutros Nyachae. JDT - Suggut Tse was named manager to replace Buddy Carlyle. He worked as bench coach for the Jade Tigers since 1980. Recap managers : MAP C.J Helman (1977-) FRE Tommy Kasper (1981-) GRE Charlie Mills (1981-) CITY Boutros Nyachae (1981-) LGG Roberto Schmidt (1982-) LNN Paul McCarthy (1982-) SEAG Edgar Lemus (1974-) SST Carlos Ramos (1975-) DIA Alejandro Zamora (1979-) B&Y Andrew Lefave (1981-) TSH Yellel Cooper (1982-) JDT Suggut Tse (1982-) So whose new franchise will do better in your opinion ? Last edited by Bliketa; 07-23-2020 at 06:41 PM.