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DawnBTVS · 03-22-2008, 04:51 PM

A few players are up for free agency next season and so I decide to make one contract extension for the betterment of the squad.

Our only extension goes to 3B Dave Hansen. I decide to offer a 3 year deal at a rather modest $4.155 Million per year. A good deal for a guy who's had an OPS of .719 last year and .851 so far this year.

The contract extension is signed on 8/27. The other players who are worth anything are either getting automatic minimum salary or they are up for arbitration.

We finish the month of August at 41-96 and are now a miserable 39.0 GB of The New Evil Empire who are 79-56.

Mike Figga had 102 AB and hit a very solid .255/.325/.471 with 4 HR and 11 BB vs. 14 K. Yet again, another solid contribution from a young player called up from AAA.

At AAA Jonathan Myers has been surprising in his 77 AB. He's hitting .351/.390/.545 with 4 HR and 5 BB vs. 12 K. Maybe he's starting to turn the corner, which is a good sight to see because he's only 20 and should improve.

Pedro Valdes has been a great call up, currently hitting .287/.355/.481 in 258 AB with 24 doubles, 8 HR, and 32 RBI.

Outside of our hitting, there isn't really much of note to be talking about. Pitching will definitely be explored during free agency as I'm letting SP Steve Traschel (4.78 and 5.61 ERA last year and this year) and SP Kevin Tapani (5.32 ERA and 34 years old) walk. I'm also letting MR Tim Worrell go as he's 31 years old and has a 9.07 ERA.

On the hitting side, both Rey Sanchez and Alex Diaz will be heading off into the sunset. Both players have largely played back up roles with Sanchez doing well (.271/.348/.305 in 59 AB) but Diaz has been disappointing. He has a .267 BA and .635 OPS in 101 AB.

The following pitchers will be called up to help the staff and prepare for possible roles next season when September arrives.
Billy Brewer: Is 30 but has a 2.70 ERA in 36.2 IP with 30 K (7.46 K/9) vs. 20 BB (4.97 BB/9) and 0 HRA.
Allen McDill: 27 with an ERA of 2.77 in 26.0 IP with 17 K (5.88 K/9) vs. 13 BB (4.50 BB/9) and 1 HRA.
Roland de la Maza: 26 and has a 3.80 ERA in 21.1 IP with 22 K (9.38 K/9) vs. 10 BB (4.27 BB/9) and 1 HRA.

I make an early pre-emptive strike to help with the pitching staff for next season by signing MR Gabe White to a 1 year deal for $370K with plans to extend him for the next couple seasons. He's only 26 years old and had a 5.18 ERA last year but also had 38 K in 41.1 IP (8.32 K/9) against 14 BB (3.07 BB/9).

I also sign SP Greg Keagle to a 1 year deal at $355K with the same idea in mind. Last year between Cleveland and San Francisco he combined for a 2.87 ERA in 44.2 IP with 34 K (6.92 K/9) vs. 8 BB (1.63 BB/9) with only 1 HRA. Extrapolated over even 100 IP = 77 K vs. 18 BB with 2 HRA. It's worth taking a flyer on. The good news is he's also only 27 years old.

03-22-2008, 04:51 PM	#44 (permalink)
DawnBTVS Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sudbury, MA Posts: 145	August is upon us and it's time for some extensions A few players are up for free agency next season and so I decide to make one contract extension for the betterment of the squad. Our only extension goes to 3B Dave Hansen. I decide to offer a 3 year deal at a rather modest $4.155 Million per year. A good deal for a guy who's had an OPS of .719 last year and .851 so far this year. The contract extension is signed on 8/27. The other players who are worth anything are either getting automatic minimum salary or they are up for arbitration. We finish the month of August at 41-96 and are now a miserable 39.0 GB of The New Evil Empire who are 79-56. Mike Figga had 102 AB and hit a very solid .255/.325/.471 with 4 HR and 11 BB vs. 14 K. Yet again, another solid contribution from a young player called up from AAA. At AAA Jonathan Myers has been surprising in his 77 AB. He's hitting .351/.390/.545 with 4 HR and 5 BB vs. 12 K. Maybe he's starting to turn the corner, which is a good sight to see because he's only 20 and should improve. Pedro Valdes has been a great call up, currently hitting .287/.355/.481 in 258 AB with 24 doubles, 8 HR, and 32 RBI. Outside of our hitting, there isn't really much of note to be talking about. Pitching will definitely be explored during free agency as I'm letting SP Steve Traschel (4.78 and 5.61 ERA last year and this year) and SP Kevin Tapani (5.32 ERA and 34 years old) walk. I'm also letting MR Tim Worrell go as he's 31 years old and has a 9.07 ERA. On the hitting side, both Rey Sanchez and Alex Diaz will be heading off into the sunset. Both players have largely played back up roles with Sanchez doing well (.271/.348/.305 in 59 AB) but Diaz has been disappointing. He has a .267 BA and .635 OPS in 101 AB. The following pitchers will be called up to help the staff and prepare for possible roles next season when September arrives. Billy Brewer: Is 30 but has a 2.70 ERA in 36.2 IP with 30 K (7.46 K/9) vs. 20 BB (4.97 BB/9) and 0 HRA. Allen McDill: 27 with an ERA of 2.77 in 26.0 IP with 17 K (5.88 K/9) vs. 13 BB (4.50 BB/9) and 1 HRA. Roland de la Maza: 26 and has a 3.80 ERA in 21.1 IP with 22 K (9.38 K/9) vs. 10 BB (4.27 BB/9) and 1 HRA. I make an early pre-emptive strike to help with the pitching staff for next season by signing MR Gabe White to a 1 year deal for $370K with plans to extend him for the next couple seasons. He's only 26 years old and had a 5.18 ERA last year but also had 38 K in 41.1 IP (8.32 K/9) against 14 BB (3.07 BB/9). I also sign SP Greg Keagle to a 1 year deal at $355K with the same idea in mind. Last year between Cleveland and San Francisco he combined for a 2.87 ERA in 44.2 IP with 34 K (6.92 K/9) vs. 8 BB (1.63 BB/9) with only 1 HRA. Extrapolated over even 100 IP = 77 K vs. 18 BB with 2 HRA. It's worth taking a flyer on. The good news is he's also only 27 years old.