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Griever20 · 01-07-2025, 01:20 PM

Nov. 26th
Today marks the beginning of New Major League Baseball's free agent filing period. With it comes the uncertainty of an offseason filled with the potential for blockbuster signings, off-the-wall trades and a mad scramble to improve your club before you get left out in the cold.

General managers have the entire offseason in which to sign free agents. The biggest names on this year's market include:

Starting Pitchers:
RHSP Orlando Turrietta(33, 5*) ex-OAK 8-1 2.22 118K 19GS 4.2WAR – 2014 RotY, 3x PotY, 7x All-Star – 6y/$176M fragile
RHSP Hagane Noguchi(35, 4.5*) ex-SJ 10-8 3.34 164K 25GS 5.5WAR – 1x PotY, 5x All-Star – 5y/$134.8M
RHSP Andres Rico(29, 3.5*) ex-NYM 7-4 3.73 82K 17GS 2.4WAR –3x All-Star – 7y/$113.4M wrecked
RHSP Henry Rodriguez(29, 3.5*) ex-SF 8-12 3.94 173K 26GS 3.4WAR – 1xPotY, 1x All-Star – 7y/$150.8M Former Expos player, won PotY in 2018, traded for a 2.5* 1B prospect at the deadline…
No 3* candidates

Position Players:
1B Miguel Martinez(29, 5*) ex-SF .307/.394/.638 54HR 132RBIs 156G 6.8WAR – 2x MvP, 4x SS, 6x All-Star – 7y/$232.4M
1B Toki Asakura(33, 4*) ex-WAS .252/.360/.494 35HR 86RBIs 154G 3.0WAR – 2013 RotY, 1x MvP, 4x GG, 2x SS, 6x All-Star – 7y/$174.2M
1B Sam Fitzmaurice(31, 3.5*) .283/.341/.496 28HR 93RBIs 149G 3.5WAR – 1x GG, 3x All-Star – 7y/$154M
3B Andy Vrable(31, 3.5*) .261/.366/.473 24HR 79RBIs 150G 4.0WAR – 1x All-Star – 7y/$166M
SS Giobbe De Meo(29, 3.5*) .290/.368/.499 25HR 98RBI 20/24SB 149G 4.4WAR – 1x SS, 3x All-Star – 10y/$236M fragile
Not a lot for us here as well, we won’t commit on one of those players for a lot of $$ in our current situation. The team that gets Martinez will get a good deal tho.

Overall, we took a deep look at our roster and identified some needs.

Left-handed hitters, we currently have none good(1-2)
Right-handed relief pitchers(3-4)
Third Baseman backup
Shortstop Backup
Outfield Backup
Starting Pitching Backup(1-2)

We keep sending Dave G. around to scout our minors for potential there, but we may need to fill a bunch of those slots in the offseason.

What we identified in potential trade assets: Catchers. We have a total of 5 catchers around 2.5* current ability, and with Fitch being not movable, we will look to find some trade value in the others. With free agents filed, some players were interested in minor league contracts and we offered some, maybe we can get some of our holes filled cheaply.

01-07-2025, 01:20 PM	#11
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,697	Nov. 26th 2020 - Free Agents File! Nov. 26th Today marks the beginning of New Major League Baseball's free agent filing period. With it comes the uncertainty of an offseason filled with the potential for blockbuster signings, off-the-wall trades and a mad scramble to improve your club before you get left out in the cold. General managers have the entire offseason in which to sign free agents. The biggest names on this year's market include: Starting Pitchers: RHSP Orlando Turrietta(33, 5) ex-OAK 8-1 2.22 118K 19GS 4.2WAR – 2014 RotY, 3x PotY, 7x All-Star – 6y/$176M fragile* RHSP Hagane Noguchi(35, 4.5) ex-SJ 10-8 3.34 164K 25GS 5.5WAR – 1x PotY, 5x All-Star – 5y/$134.8M RHSP Andres Rico(29, 3.5) ex-NYM 7-4 3.73 82K 17GS 2.4WAR –3x All-Star – 7y/$113.4M wrecked RHSP Henry Rodriguez(29, 3.5) ex-SF 8-12 3.94 173K 26GS 3.4WAR – 1xPotY, 1x All-Star – 7y/$150.8M Former Expos player, won PotY in 2018, traded for a 2.5* 1B prospect at the deadline…* No 3 candidates* Position Players: 1B Miguel Martinez(29, 5) ex-SF .307/.394/.638 54HR 132RBIs 156G 6.8WAR – 2x MvP, 4x SS, 6x All-Star – 7y/$232.4M 1B Toki Asakura(33, 4) ex-WAS .252/.360/.494 35HR 86RBIs 154G 3.0WAR – 2013 RotY, 1x MvP, 4x GG, 2x SS, 6x All-Star – 7y/$174.2M 1B Sam Fitzmaurice(31, 3.5) .283/.341/.496 28HR 93RBIs 149G 3.5WAR – 1x GG, 3x All-Star – 7y/$154M 3B Andy Vrable(31, 3.5) .261/.366/.473 24HR 79RBIs 150G 4.0WAR – 1x All-Star – 7y/$166M SS Giobbe De Meo(29, 3.5) .290/.368/.499 25HR 98RBI 20/24SB 149G 4.4WAR – 1x SS, 3x All-Star – 10y/$236M fragile* Not a lot for us here as well, we won’t commit on one of those players for a lot of $$ in our current situation. The team that gets Martinez* will get a good deal tho.* Overall, we took a deep look at our roster and identified some needs. Left-handed hitters, we currently have none good(1-2) Right-handed relief pitchers(3-4) Third Baseman backup Shortstop Backup Outfield Backup Starting Pitching Backup(1-2) We keep sending Dave G. around to scout our minors for potential there, but we may need to fill a bunch of those slots in the offseason. What we identified in potential trade assets: Catchers. We have a total of 5 catchers around 2.5* current ability, and with Fitch being not movable, we will look to find some trade value in the others. With free agents filed, some players were interested in minor league contracts and we offered some, maybe we can get some of our holes filled cheaply. __________________ MLB 2012 - The Toronto Ban Jays The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)