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Originally Posted by sharknut
A very active off-season saw over a half-dozen deals to shed salary and then a sudden budget increase where I actually have about $500,000 to play with now.
I had picked up a few veterans who had bad seasons and could get them in cost savings moves like pitchers Wilbur Wood, Tom Walker and John Hiller in those moves that shed about $200,000 but also most of our depth. When I could suddenly add some salary, I dealt a AAA outfielder who has hit over .300 every year but isn't a top 4 outfield prospect for me for a 25 year old pitcher who has struck out 293 in 272 big league innings over a few years of being a swingman, William Sheets.
I am very excited for this coming year with the above additions and earlier acquiring Joe Torre.
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Time to toot my own horn. Joe Torre was named the World Series MVP, William Sheets went 13-10 with a 5.0 WAR, Tom Walker was a solid 1.2 WAR in a swingman role and Wood ate up some innings in the bullpen. Then during the season I dealt Ron Fairly for Donn Clendenon, who tied the WS clinching game in the 9th inning.
Lots to do in the off-season. I have about 6 players for 3 outfield spots, so I will be making deals and hopefully have the same luck this offseason