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Hotwheelz · 10-22-2009, 12:08 PM

It's not a trade but I did not feel like starting a new thread.

Before the 2009 season in my Mariners franchise I let Mike Carp leave through the Rule 5 draft. The Tigers took a chance on him and that season he hit .270 with 15 HR's and 83 RBI for a .417 slugging percentage. This is what I thought I would get out of him if I stuck him at DH, which I felt would be the only position I couldn't hurt us defensively.

In 2011 the Tigers dealt Carp to the Rays and in 2012 he hit .288/25/92 and the next season he hit .316/31/119. Now Mike Carp is one of the best 1B and really not that bad defensively.

This has to be one of the biggest oversights I have made so far in OOTP. I let this guy go because I figured I had 5-6 guys who could put up the same production. Now look what happens.

10-22-2009, 12:08 PM	#17 (permalink)
Hotwheelz All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Port Angeles, WA Posts: 1,419 Thanks: 6 Thanked 21x in 9 posts	It's not a trade but I did not feel like starting a new thread. Before the 2009 season in my Mariners franchise I let Mike Carp leave through the Rule 5 draft. The Tigers took a chance on him and that season he hit .270 with 15 HR's and 83 RBI for a .417 slugging percentage. This is what I thought I would get out of him if I stuck him at DH, which I felt would be the only position I couldn't hurt us defensively. In 2011 the Tigers dealt Carp to the Rays and in 2012 he hit .288/25/92 and the next season he hit .316/31/119. Now Mike Carp is one of the best 1B and really not that bad defensively. This has to be one of the biggest oversights I have made so far in OOTP. I let this guy go because I figured I had 5-6 guys who could put up the same production. Now look what happens.