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Art Deco · 04-27-2025, 05:03 PM

Retirements:

Notables: Corbin Burnes (MIL retired #39), Matt Olson, Gavin Lux, Tim Anderson, Byron Buxton, Felix Bautista, Ketel Marte, Sean Murphy, Alejandro Kirk, Dylan Cease.

Former Rays: Kevin Kelly, Manuel Margot, Yandy Diaz, Isaac Paredes, Josh Lowe.

November 6: Signed P Luke Little to a 2-year, $3.2M extension.

Little was set to become a free agent. He was a valuable member of the pen, giving us a power lefty middleman who could go multiple innings. He put a 2.78 ERA with 91 Ks in 71 IP and was worth 1.3 WAR.

Awards season:

Gold Glove: No winners for Tampa Bay.

Reliever of the Year: R-Rod repeats!

It was a close vote and our Angel Vargas finished fourth. In the NL the winner was Atlanta's Nick Robertson in a fractured vote (4 guys got 3 or more first-place votes) after a 43-save, 2.86 ERA season.

Silver Slugger: We had two winners: Adley Rutschman (C) and Jose Pino (2B).

Rookie of the Year: Boston's Jesus Jimenez was a near-unanimous (29 of 30 first-place votes) choice in the AL after a .297-23-98 season good for 5.1 WAR and Milwaukee's Dave Rivera took 27 first-place votes thanks to a .266-49-118, 5.4 WAR year to win in the NL.

Cy Young: Detroit's Marcus Haynes was the AL winner by a margin of 18-10 and 168-145 over KC's Danny Jackson. Haynes went 12-7, 3.41 and fanned a whopping 306 men in 214 IP. The NL recipient was the Mets' Robert Ahlstrom (whom we got the better of in the World Series), taking 29 first-place votes after a 16-8, 2.78 season in which he led all pitchers with 7.6 WAR. It was the fourth Cy in five years for Ahlstrom after he missed out last year. He's already earned 71 WAR in his 12-season career with the Rangers, Yankees and now the Mets and is HOF-bound.

MVP: In an incredibly close vote former Ray and current Red Sock Wander Franco nosed out Chicago's Justin Still in the AL. The first-place vote margin was 14-13 and 321-310 on points. Franco hit .333-24-66 and earned a league-best 8.4 WAR. Sill had his third straight 50-HR season with 59 and drove in 133 but as a primary DH he earned 5.5 WAR. Our Jose Pino finished third with 3 first-place votes including mine. The Dodgers' Angel Reinas was the NL selection on the basis of a .290-51-128 year with 6.3 WAR beating out Washington's Hector Juarez who had 7.6 WAR so WAR isn't everything in OOTP voting.

November 16: Signed SP Aldry Acosta to a 2-year, $28M deal.

We're trying to keep as much of the gang together as we can afford and Acosta's a quality arm who had a slight down year (4.62 ERA but still 2.2 WAR) but did fan 148 in 127 IP. He missed time, but with a herniated disc and not any arm problems. We still could use a starter though.

November 24: We split our two arbitration hearings, with Carson Williams having to take our offer of $4.2M while Kevin White will get $7.1M instead of the $6.5M we offered him.

December 3: The Dodgers signed 39-year-old SS Carlos Correa to a 2/53 deal which likely won't work out for them since Correa is "wrecked". He did earn 2.8 WAR last but only played 94 games after earning 6.0 and 5.7 WAR in the preceding seasons.

December 10: The Mets were busy today, first signing IF Luis Garcia to a 5/111 deal after a long career with Washington and then signing 1B Oneil Cruz to a 3/44 pact.

December 14: The first of our free agents has signed elsewhere as Dakota Stone got a 3/38 contract with Texas.

December 18: Walt Khattak, in and out of our rotation the last several years, signed a 1-year, $3M deal with the Mets after we non-tendered him.

December 24: Added OF Oliver Valenzuela to the 40-man roster.

Valenzuela was the only Rule 5-eligible player I was afraid of losing, even though he probably wouldn't have been taken having not played above High-A ball. But he does have current 50 contact and power with 70 and 60 potential and is a decent corner OF so why risk it with several spots open.

December 26: Signed 29-year-old Cuban free agent OF Will Perez to a minor league deal.

We found the righty-hitting backup OF we wanted, just to the south of Florida. Perez does everything well except contact (45) but has 55 power, a 55 eye, 65 speed and is a 60 (70 potential) LF as well as a 50 CF and 50/60 RF. In other words the perfect 4th OF.

December 27: We lost Aruban minor league catcher Ulbert van Hell (what a metal name) to St. Louis in the Rule 5 draft. He was once considered a top prospect when signed as an IFA but lost his luster over the years and was stagnating at Montgomery. I'd be surprised if he isn't returned to us.

04-27-2025, 05:03 PM	#969
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,675	2033-34 Offseason: Part 1 Retirements: Notables: Corbin Burnes (MIL retired #39), Matt Olson, Gavin Lux, Tim Anderson, Byron Buxton, Felix Bautista, Ketel Marte, Sean Murphy, Alejandro Kirk, Dylan Cease. Former Rays: Kevin Kelly, Manuel Margot, Yandy Diaz, Isaac Paredes, Josh Lowe. November 6: Signed P Luke Little to a 2-year, $3.2M extension. Little was set to become a free agent. He was a valuable member of the pen, giving us a power lefty middleman who could go multiple innings. He put a 2.78 ERA with 91 Ks in 71 IP and was worth 1.3 WAR. Awards season: Gold Glove: No winners for Tampa Bay. Reliever of the Year: R-Rod repeats! It was a close vote and our Angel Vargas finished fourth. In the NL the winner was Atlanta's Nick Robertson in a fractured vote (4 guys got 3 or more first-place votes) after a 43-save, 2.86 ERA season. Silver Slugger: We had two winners: Adley Rutschman (C) and Jose Pino (2B). Rookie of the Year: Boston's Jesus Jimenez was a near-unanimous (29 of 30 first-place votes) choice in the AL after a .297-23-98 season good for 5.1 WAR and Milwaukee's Dave Rivera took 27 first-place votes thanks to a .266-49-118, 5.4 WAR year to win in the NL. Cy Young: Detroit's Marcus Haynes was the AL winner by a margin of 18-10 and 168-145 over KC's Danny Jackson. Haynes went 12-7, 3.41 and fanned a whopping 306 men in 214 IP. The NL recipient was the Mets' Robert Ahlstrom (whom we got the better of in the World Series), taking 29 first-place votes after a 16-8, 2.78 season in which he led all pitchers with 7.6 WAR. It was the fourth Cy in five years for Ahlstrom after he missed out last year. He's already earned 71 WAR in his 12-season career with the Rangers, Yankees and now the Mets and is HOF-bound. MVP: In an incredibly close vote former Ray and current Red Sock Wander Franco nosed out Chicago's Justin Still in the AL. The first-place vote margin was 14-13 and 321-310 on points. Franco hit .333-24-66 and earned a league-best 8.4 WAR. Sill had his third straight 50-HR season with 59 and drove in 133 but as a primary DH he earned 5.5 WAR. Our Jose Pino finished third with 3 first-place votes including mine. The Dodgers' Angel Reinas was the NL selection on the basis of a .290-51-128 year with 6.3 WAR beating out Washington's Hector Juarez who had 7.6 WAR so WAR isn't everything in OOTP voting. November 16: Signed SP Aldry Acosta to a 2-year, $28M deal. We're trying to keep as much of the gang together as we can afford and Acosta's a quality arm who had a slight down year (4.62 ERA but still 2.2 WAR) but did fan 148 in 127 IP. He missed time, but with a herniated disc and not any arm problems. We still could use a starter though. November 24: We split our two arbitration hearings, with Carson Williams having to take our offer of $4.2M while Kevin White will get $7.1M instead of the $6.5M we offered him. December 3: The Dodgers signed 39-year-old SS Carlos Correa to a 2/53 deal which likely won't work out for them since Correa is "wrecked". He did earn 2.8 WAR last but only played 94 games after earning 6.0 and 5.7 WAR in the preceding seasons. December 10: The Mets were busy today, first signing IF Luis Garcia to a 5/111 deal after a long career with Washington and then signing 1B Oneil Cruz to a 3/44 pact. December 14: The first of our free agents has signed elsewhere as Dakota Stone got a 3/38 contract with Texas. December 18: Walt Khattak, in and out of our rotation the last several years, signed a 1-year, $3M deal with the Mets after we non-tendered him. December 24: Added OF Oliver Valenzuela to the 40-man roster. Valenzuela was the only Rule 5-eligible player I was afraid of losing, even though he probably wouldn't have been taken having not played above High-A ball. But he does have current 50 contact and power with 70 and 60 potential and is a decent corner OF so why risk it with several spots open. December 26: Signed 29-year-old Cuban free agent OF Will Perez to a minor league deal. We found the righty-hitting backup OF we wanted, just to the south of Florida. Perez does everything well except contact (45) but has 55 power, a 55 eye, 65 speed and is a 60 (70 potential) LF as well as a 50 CF and 50/60 RF. In other words the perfect 4th OF. December 27: We lost Aruban minor league catcher Ulbert van Hell (what a metal name) to St. Louis in the Rule 5 draft. He was once considered a top prospect when signed as an IFA but lost his luster over the years and was stagnating at Montgomery. I'd be surprised if he isn't returned to us.