OUT & OUTS
Both the Angels and A's change ownership.
Richie Ashburn is fired as Yankees Manager, while Frank Thomas (Mariners), Norm Zauchin (Rangers), Bill Dailey (Expos) and Danny Cater (Braves) will be keeping him company at the employment agency.
ROSTER MOVES
The real futility of that Cubs trade hits how now as our mix gets torn apart by decreasing skills in the field. We have a key decision to make about George Hendrick, who basically can't field well anywhere anymore and that just doesn't fit our structure. We're also super thin around the diamond and I'm not sure Phil Garner's tenure with us will last much longer. Whatever the case, it is shaping up as a busy old offseason indeed.
We reluctantly exercise Lou Marone's final year because we have a paucity of LHRP and need all of our trade tickets for more pressing matters. He's only on $200k so it isn't a huge impost. We send Eds Ott and Whitson, along with Tony Armas, to arb and non-tender Gary Alexander.
Ben Ogilvie, Woodie Fryman and Dave May all walk, as does minor-league P Eddie Solomon.
Elsewhere, Don Sutton extends thru 1983 with the Dodgers and Rod Carew elects to stay at the Twins for the same period of time and that will hopefully let him leave the game as a one-club player.
SIM ACCURACY
*Ignore the SB figure, I often bump it up in the LTMs if I feel it's too low.
HANGIN' THEM UP
The Walloper will get a decent look-in but one would think that's about it from this year's retirees.
