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Art Deco · 07-16-2023, 08:08 PM

Starting off with the "in memoriam" section, i.e., retiring players: former Rays Dustin May, Austin Meadows, and Angelo DiSpigna as well as Carlos Correa, Xander Bogaerts, Adalberto Mondesi, Alec Bohm and Logan Webb.

Awards season:

Gold Gloves: We won one for a change as Joe Stack got the nod at 1B. A couple of former Rays also were honored: Michael Prosecky (P) and Chris Gutierrez (CF).

Reliever of the Year: Chicago's Jadon Smith won in the AL after going 4-5, 2.45 with 43 saves and 2.7 WAR. Rays closer Mike Moore was 2nd, tied with....Rays setup man Nathan Dettmer in a surprise vote. The NL nod went to San Diego's Ricky Nunez, who wasn't the full-time closer (12 saves) but had a 1.12 ERA in 88.2 IP (allowing only 44 hits!) and earned 1.9 WAR.

Silver Slugger: Two Rays were winners - departing 2B Arturo Gutierrez and 3B Danny Arroyave.

Rookie of the Year: White Sox 1B Joel Morales, who hit .269-40-103 and earned 3.1 WAR, was a unanimous winner in the AL. Stack finished a distant fourth. In the NL the "new A-Rod", Miami's Alex Rodriguez, took 31 of 32 votes after a massive .308-41-135, 5.5-WAR maiden campaign.

Cy Young: Nathan Deschryver, the long-time Dodger who won a Cy in 2029 and signed with the Yankees as a big-name free agent, took the AL award in his first season in the league with a 14-10, 3.16 season in which he led the league in Ks (232) and WAR (6.4). Joe Marlette placed third and Danny Morales sixth. The NL honoree was former Gator 2-way star Jac Caglianone, 21-6 with an MLB-best 2.52 ERA and 5.5 WAR.

MVP: Seattle's Nate Miller took 31 of 32 first-place votes in running away with the AL award after a massive .315-55-139, 6.8-WAR season. Arroyave was our highest finisher in 6th. The NL award went to 36-year-old Juan Soto of the Cardinals, after a renaissance season of .305-43-114, leading the league in SLG (.637) and OPS (1.022) and compiling 6 WAR. Soto had previously won the award in 2023 with San Diego, and his 11-year gap between winning the award twice has to be one of, if not the, longest in history.

November 6: Well we made the Nate Strickland trade, and achieved two of the three offseason goals we set:

Scheu is coming off a great season in St. Louis and while he doesn't have great stuff he has impeccable movement and control and as we have a pretty decent team defense he should be able to continue his success and we now have our 5th starter:

And Rivas is a very exciting young outfielder who bats from the right side and has incredible contact and speed skills:

Look at those SB totals in his three minor league seasons. He'll fill in nicely platooning with Marin or Berumen in the OF (and possibly Charlton at DH), give us a great option off the bench when we need a hit or a steal, and also play some pretty good OF defense at all 3 positions. He could also be our successor to Jake Westfall, who has one more year of team control after the upcoming season.

Jimenez, who accompanied Strickland to St. Louis in the deal, is a C prospect.

November 23: After the dust settled with arbitration and non-tenders, we only have $4.7M to spend this offseason although we have a whopping $73M available for extensions as the huge salaries of Marlette, DiCostanzo and Contreras come off the books as well as Chris Ferguson's $7.9M. Of course we'll have to replace the top three spots in the rotation but that's a problem for next winter.

December 3: And there goes Arturo Gutierrez, off to Milwaukee on a whopping 7/220 deal. Meanwhile former Rays slugger Andrew Greckel will be tormenting us with the Yankees thanks to a new 3/58 contract.

December 8: Another of free agents signs elsewhere as Frankely Guzman got starter money from the Cubs on a 4/60 pact. And long-time Padres star Francisco Tatis Jr. decided the grass wasn't greener and opted to stay in San Diego for 3/97.

December 10: Bo Bichette is joining Tatis in San Diego on a 3/61 deal to play 3B alongside him.

December 11: And the third of our big three free agents found a new home with Ethan McElvain joining the Angels on a 4/79 contract while 36-year-old Yordan Alvarez is a Giant for 2/23 and NL Cy Young winner Jac Caglianone cashed in by inking a 6/143 extension with the Cubs.

December 21: 25 players were taken in the Rule 5 draft but nobody from our organization.

December 23: Matt Cronin is off to Philadelphia for 1 year at $4.1M.

December 24: Another 2034 Ray is gone as Nathan Dettmer joins the Phillies for 3/14.

07-16-2023, 08:08 PM	#1212
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,407	2034-35 Offseason: Part 1 Starting off with the "in memoriam" section, i.e., retiring players: former Rays Dustin May, Austin Meadows, and Angelo DiSpigna as well as Carlos Correa, Xander Bogaerts, Adalberto Mondesi, Alec Bohm and Logan Webb. Awards season: Gold Gloves: We won one for a change as Joe Stack got the nod at 1B. A couple of former Rays also were honored: Michael Prosecky (P) and Chris Gutierrez (CF). Reliever of the Year: Chicago's Jadon Smith won in the AL after going 4-5, 2.45 with 43 saves and 2.7 WAR. Rays closer Mike Moore was 2nd, tied with....Rays setup man Nathan Dettmer in a surprise vote. The NL nod went to San Diego's Ricky Nunez, who wasn't the full-time closer (12 saves) but had a 1.12 ERA in 88.2 IP (allowing only 44 hits!) and earned 1.9 WAR. Silver Slugger: Two Rays were winners - departing 2B Arturo Gutierrez and 3B Danny Arroyave. Rookie of the Year: White Sox 1B Joel Morales, who hit .269-40-103 and earned 3.1 WAR, was a unanimous winner in the AL. Stack finished a distant fourth. In the NL the "new A-Rod", Miami's Alex Rodriguez, took 31 of 32 votes after a massive .308-41-135, 5.5-WAR maiden campaign. Cy Young: Nathan Deschryver, the long-time Dodger who won a Cy in 2029 and signed with the Yankees as a big-name free agent, took the AL award in his first season in the league with a 14-10, 3.16 season in which he led the league in Ks (232) and WAR (6.4). Joe Marlette placed third and Danny Morales sixth. The NL honoree was former Gator 2-way star Jac Caglianone, 21-6 with an MLB-best 2.52 ERA and 5.5 WAR. MVP: Seattle's Nate Miller took 31 of 32 first-place votes in running away with the AL award after a massive .315-55-139, 6.8-WAR season. Arroyave was our highest finisher in 6th. The NL award went to 36-year-old Juan Soto of the Cardinals, after a renaissance season of .305-43-114, leading the league in SLG (.637) and OPS (1.022) and compiling 6 WAR. Soto had previously won the award in 2023 with San Diego, and his 11-year gap between winning the award twice has to be one of, if not the, longest in history. November 6: Well we made the Nate Strickland trade, and achieved two of the three offseason goals we set: Scheu is coming off a great season in St. Louis and while he doesn't have great stuff he has impeccable movement and control and as we have a pretty decent team defense he should be able to continue his success and we now have our 5th starter: And Rivas is a very exciting young outfielder who bats from the right side and has incredible contact and speed skills: Look at those SB totals in his three minor league seasons. He'll fill in nicely platooning with Marin or Berumen in the OF (and possibly Charlton at DH), give us a great option off the bench when we need a hit or a steal, and also play some pretty good OF defense at all 3 positions. He could also be our successor to Jake Westfall, who has one more year of team control after the upcoming season. Jimenez, who accompanied Strickland to St. Louis in the deal, is a C prospect. November 23: After the dust settled with arbitration and non-tenders, we only have $4.7M to spend this offseason although we have a whopping $73M available for extensions as the huge salaries of Marlette, DiCostanzo and Contreras come off the books as well as Chris Ferguson's $7.9M. Of course we'll have to replace the top three spots in the rotation but that's a problem for next winter. December 3: And there goes Arturo Gutierrez, off to Milwaukee on a whopping 7/220 deal. Meanwhile former Rays slugger Andrew Greckel will be tormenting us with the Yankees thanks to a new 3/58 contract. December 8: Another of free agents signs elsewhere as Frankely Guzman got starter money from the Cubs on a 4/60 pact. And long-time Padres star Francisco Tatis Jr. decided the grass wasn't greener and opted to stay in San Diego for 3/97. December 10: Bo Bichette is joining Tatis in San Diego on a 3/61 deal to play 3B alongside him. December 11: And the third of our big three free agents found a new home with Ethan McElvain joining the Angels on a 4/79 contract while 36-year-old Yordan Alvarez is a Giant for 2/23 and NL Cy Young winner Jac Caglianone cashed in by inking a 6/143 extension with the Cubs. December 21: 25 players were taken in the Rule 5 draft but nobody from our organization. December 23: Matt Cronin is off to Philadelphia for 1 year at $4.1M. December 24: Another 2034 Ray is gone as Nathan Dettmer joins the Phillies for 3/14.