[Brad K]

Originally Posted by uruguru

Remember... the day after the last game of the World Series, everyone is back to being tied at 0-0.

That's for sure. Sometimes there's more concern how about to continue winning after a good season than there is concern about how to win after a poor one.

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October 14 1967

Owner gave us a $900k budget increase. Joe Brown got a raise to $70k. Previous contract was $30k

Have offers out to arb players SP Mike Cuellar, 1B 3B Danny Cater. 3B 2B 1B Bob Johnson, SS 2B 3B Bobby Wine, and OF Lou Johnson. RP Al McBean was offended by my $36k offer (arb est is $38k) and countered with $1.1m. I'm sending him to arb at $38k. He is 2.5 stars, no options left, and spent last year in AAA. I may release him before arb. Haven't decided yet.

Offered seven AAA pending FAs minor league contracts.

I'm considering that a reasonable way to handle minor league roster management (this save has historical minors) might be to let guys age into being minor league FAs rather than micro manage it. When they become minor league FAs offer extensions to the AAA guys and don't think about the rest.

However the lowest level often starts with 100+ players on the roster. This season I released about 40 and got the roster down to 73. Wouldn't it be wild if one of those guys I released made an AL team and was the decisive factor in me losing a World Series?!?!?!

Rule 5 eligible is a different story. I lost historical Pirate C Jerry May to Rule 5 because I didn't check deep enough into the minors and so didn't move him to the 40 man. So all the Rule 5 guys need a look.

Joe Brown, Lou Johnson, Jerry May