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gehrig38 · 01-04-2026, 02:24 PM

2013 CHICAGO IRON PIGS OPENING DAY
PITCHING STAFF

Bobby Guijosa beats out Dan Ferguson for the 5th spot. Ferguson, rather than bullpen him, goes back to New Orleans to start and continue getting innings.
Morris, Powers, Wood, Guijosa, and Hawkins will open the season in the rotation.

BULLPEN

McKitrick nailed down the closers job. Becker and Gross will set him up.
Ricks, Tar, Nicol, Camarillo, and Mark Williams will hold down the other 5 spots.
RH Bae-hee Kim had a great spring and will be first in line for a call up. Danny Floyd now appears to be that “4A” guy and had major issues when told he was being optioned.
We will look to make deals for some of these guys prior to opening day.
A day before opening day we made a deal. Sending Graves and OF Tom Martinez to Dallas for 27 year old IF Pete Crawford. We cleared 2 spots on the 40 man and acquired a good IF as depth. He's 27, and the logjam at New Orleans meant he was sent down to Milwaukee and he'll lead off there.
I don't usually allow 27 year olds to hang around my AA roster but he's good enough to allow it and his defense will help a young and talented pitching staff.

FINANCIALS

Mr Johns has seen fit to raise our budget to 80 million, third highest in the league. We will max out our spend on Player Development, and scouting. We won't just spend money to spend but we have it if we need to take on a contract or two to get talent.
Fan loyalty is breaking the meter, while interest could not be higher.
Season ticket prices rose 25% to 17.50 while sales are down 1%. Per Game attendance is projected to be down a bit (4.2%) however per-game revenue is expected to rise almost 20%.
Our payroll sits at 24.3 million on opening day, 32nd in the league and our 80 million budget ranks 3rd. We have almost 50 million available with near that, 46, available for extensions.
If I do nothing else I'd like to get Garcia under a long term deal. In VERY preliminary talks he's looking at near 80 million over 8 years. Doesn't do me much good to “buy out' arbitration years at values significantly higher than estimates. We'll keep the light on.
We did inquire about Joey Morris, and talks are ongoing with the ace of the staff. Scouts are all noting his improvements and progression and he is now a 4.5 star player.

01-04-2026, 02:24 PM	#221
gehrig38 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Medfield, Mass Posts: 5,992	2013 CHICAGO IRON PIGS OPENING DAY PITCHING STAFF Bobby Guijosa beats out Dan Ferguson for the 5th spot. Ferguson, rather than bullpen him, goes back to New Orleans to start and continue getting innings. Morris, Powers, Wood, Guijosa, and Hawkins will open the season in the rotation. BULLPEN McKitrick nailed down the closers job. Becker and Gross will set him up. Ricks, Tar, Nicol, Camarillo, and Mark Williams will hold down the other 5 spots. RH Bae-hee Kim had a great spring and will be first in line for a call up. Danny Floyd now appears to be that “4A” guy and had major issues when told he was being optioned. We will look to make deals for some of these guys prior to opening day. A day before opening day we made a deal. Sending Graves and OF Tom Martinez to Dallas for 27 year old IF Pete Crawford. We cleared 2 spots on the 40 man and acquired a good IF as depth. He's 27, and the logjam at New Orleans meant he was sent down to Milwaukee and he'll lead off there. I don't usually allow 27 year olds to hang around my AA roster but he's good enough to allow it and his defense will help a young and talented pitching staff. FINANCIALS Mr Johns has seen fit to raise our budget to 80 million, third highest in the league. We will max out our spend on Player Development, and scouting. We won't just spend money to spend but we have it if we need to take on a contract or two to get talent. Fan loyalty is breaking the meter, while interest could not be higher. Season ticket prices rose 25% to 17.50 while sales are down 1%. Per Game attendance is projected to be down a bit (4.2%) however per-game revenue is expected to rise almost 20%. Our payroll sits at 24.3 million on opening day, 32nd in the league and our 80 million budget ranks 3rd. We have almost 50 million available with near that, 46, available for extensions. If I do nothing else I'd like to get Garcia under a long term deal. In VERY preliminary talks he's looking at near 80 million over 8 years. Doesn't do me much good to “buy out' arbitration years at values significantly higher than estimates. We'll keep the light on. We did inquire about Joey Morris, and talks are ongoing with the ace of the staff. Scouts are all noting his improvements and progression and he is now a 4.5 star player. Attached Images __________________ The Chicago Iron Pigs 2012-2024 The IBL's first 13 years The Alaska Avalanche 2024-2030 Moving on to my birthplace The San Antonio Silver Stars 2030-2034 From one big state, Alaska, to another, Texas!