January 5: The Hall of Fame voting is in:
To nobody's surprise Mike Trout sailed into the Hall in his first time of asking and he was nearly unanimous, while Christian Yelich made it through on his fifth attempt. Bryce Harper should make it soon, and it was an impressive showing for Bieber in his ballot debut.
January 31: Fernando Tatis Jr. may be 40, he but still commanded a 3/80 deal with Atlanta. He only had a 2-WAR season last year but was good for 5 WAR the year before so we'll see.
February 3: Owner Jon Paige decided to give me $10M to spend, so stay tuned.
February 7: News update:
Yes, it's true:
I took that extra $10M the owner gave me and offered it to Lewis, and he bit. It's a 2-year deal but he has an opt-out after this season so it's probably another 1-year deal. This marks the fourth time we've acquired Lewis, twice in deadline deals (2033 and 2038) and twice as a free agent (2036 and 2039). He still puts up elite numbers and will probably be our closer, shifting
Walt Kelly to a setup role.
February 8: Made a trade:
Needed to make room on the 40-man for Lewis and didn't want to waive Stephens and risk losing him for nothing so we dealt him for a minor league reliever in Guerrero, who'll be the last man on the staff if things go well but isn't a total longshot. We have a glut of OFs and Stephens had gone way down the pecking order after spending significant chunks of 2037 and 2038 with the big club but is still worthy of being on an MLB roster.
That should conclude our roster tinkering as we head into the exhibition schedule.