Expansion Draft League

Okay, this is what I put forward as a contract for Mark Teixeira:

• 5 year contract length, with vesting options for years 6 and 7
• 22.5 million per year for the first 3 years
• 21 million per year for all following years
• option for year 6 vests with 500 PA's in year 5
• option for year 7 vests with 450 PA's in year 6

Acceptable?

 

Category: MLB

It seemed like we made really good progress for a few days, pretty much hashing out our roster and such, but what's the next step? I haven't seen any activity on here for a few days.

Category: MLB

Memo to management: Please be sure to stop by and thank Holista Health Care for their sponsorship of our Independence Day promotions. Their corporate skybox is located on the 3rd base side, and Holista representatives have passes to enter the park as early as 10:00 A.M. to conduct their business. In addition to assuming all expenses for the evening fireworks display and musical guests between innings, Holista will provide the staff that offers free blood pressure checks at the admission gates on game day. The advertising and publicity costs for the game, which is our first sell-out, amounted to approximately $43,000 and were split evenly between the Cougars, Holista and Lowe's. Thank you.

Category: MLB

Okay, you've made some concessions, so I'll do the same. I was thinking about the Jurrjens vs Escobar thing, and there are more starting pitchers than shortstops, so it follows that there will be more quality starters, so let's go back to Escobar. I will italicize any player on your list that I will pass through without arguement.

 

 

• C: Russell Martin 500,000  Geovanny Soto 401,000
• 1B: Mark Teixeira 12,500,000
• 2B: Brian Roberts 6,300,000 (2 years)
• SS: Yunel Escobar 400,000  Bobby Crosby 4,375,000
• 3B: Garrett Atkins 4,387,500
• LF: Carlos Quentin 400,000
• CF: Carlos Gomez 395,000  Jacoby Ellsbury 406,000
• RF: B.J. Upton 412,100
• DH: Josh Hamilton 396,830
• SP1: Felix Hernandez 540,000
• SP2: Cole Hamels 500,000
• SP3: Chad Billingsley 415,000
• SP4:  Justin Duchscherer 1,200,000  Jair Jurrjens 390,000
• SP5: Justin Duchscherer 1,200,000  Edinson Volquez 329,500
• CP: Francisco Rodriguez 10,000,000
• SU: Matt Capps 3,050,000 (2 years)  Ryan Franklin 2,500,000
• SU: Heath Bell 420,000
• MRP: Tony Pena 405,500
• MRP: Ron Mahay 4,000,000
• MRP: Jeremy Affeldt 3,000,000  Brandon Lyon 3,125,000
• LRP: Matt Guerrier 950,000
• BN (C): Jeff Mathis 415,000
• BN (MI): Ryan Theriot 428,000  Mark DeRosa 5,125,000 (2 years)
• BN (CI): Mark Reynolds 396,500 
• BN (OF): Marcus Thames 1,275,000 Jay Bruce 390,000

Total Payroll: 56,326,930    Budget left for extensions: 30,173,070

Also, wouldn't it be better to have Quentin as DH and Hamilton as LF?

The ones I didn't  italicize, I was a little put off by, but didn't have a better alternative come to mind at the time. DeRosa is a little expensive for a utility guy, I think.

Category: General

Okay, so I am putting the names we seem to agree on in bold.  I am giving up some players on my list based on other opinions, they will be crossed off of my list and the new player will be next to them.  I am underlining players I really want to see on this team. 

Here's how the hashing out of the roster will work.  Copy the list and any changes you want to make, italicize the text.  If it looks good we'll do it until we get a final roster.

Here's the first crack at it: 

• C: Russell Martin 500,000  Geovanny Soto 401,000
• 1B: Mark Teixeira 12,500,000
• 2B: Brian Roberts 6,300,000 (2 years)
• SS: Yunel Escobar 400,000  Bobby Crosby 4,375,000
• 3B: Garrett Atkins 4,387,500
• LF: Carlos Quentin 400,000
• CF: Carlos Gomez 395,000  Jacoby Ellsbury 406,000
• RF: B.J. Upton 412,100
• DH: Josh Hamilton 396,830
• SP1: Felix Hernandez 540,000
• SP2: Cole Hamels 500,000
• SP3: Chad Billingsley 415,000
• SP4: Manny Parra 392,000  Jair Jurrjens 390,000
• SP5: Justin Duchscherer 1,200,000  Edison Volquez 329,500
• CP: Francisco Rodriguez 10,000,000
• SU: Matt Capps 3,050,000 (2 years)  Ryan Franklin 2,500,000
• SU: Heath Bell 420,000
• MRP: Tony Pena 405,500
• MRP: Ron Mahay 4,000,000
• MRP: Jeremy Affeldt 3,000,000  Brandon Lyon 3,125,000
• LRP: Matt Guerrier 950,000
• BN (C): Jeff Mathis 415,000
• BN (MI): Ryan Theriot 428,000  Mark DeRosa 5,125,000 (2 years)
• BN (CI): Mark Reynolds 396,500 
• BN (OF): Marcus Thames 1,275,000 Jay Bruce 390,000

Total Payroll: 59,491,930    Budget left for extensions: 27,008,070

Figgins would violate the rules and Bengie Molina is 6,000,000 compared to Mathis' 415,000 so I left him off.

Category: General