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Post by Sean_RedsGM on Sept 26, 2023 13:18:57 GMT -5
It's time for our annual PBL tradition... 2069 Media day is here!
1. What changes has your organization undergone since last season. What impacts do you expect or hope for?
2. What spec are you most excited about? How did you obtain him?
3. Who is the best player on your active roster?
4. Do you expect to make a deep playoff run this season? If not, when are you projecting your next window could open?
5. What one player do you wish you could acquire from another PBL team?
6. Who's your biggest "rival" that your fan base gets fired up most about?
7. And the traditional final question, what is your 2069 World Series prediction?
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Post by Tim_GiantsGM on Sept 27, 2023 11:46:11 GMT -5
1. What changes has your organization undergone since last season. What impacts do you expect or hope for?We are pleased that over the last three seasons our recent rebuilding effort has been paying off as we have averaged 92 wins while retaining a top five organization ranking. However, we have struggled in the playoff spotlight losing 7 of 9 games in three appearances. We felt we needed a boost to be able to compete with the elite. So, we set out to upgrade in a few areas. First, we felt we needed to add a run-producer. We signed Luis Miranda. a free agent who hails from Cuba, to bat in the heart of the order. He will serve as DH and LF. He has the potential to become a decent corner outfielder, so we will provide him with plenty of playing time during the spring. His ability to produce at the PBL level is unknown, but he has the skills to do so. We decided to take the gamble. Second, we have many very good starting pitchers, but we did not have an ace. Now we do. We opened our wallet again and signed Noriyuke Ine, an established starting pitcher who we believe will flourish in San Francisco. We love the menu of six accomplished pitches and his ability to induce the ground ball when batters make contact. We have our ace. Third, we felt we needed a stud to bat at the top of the order to set the table and disrupt the opposition. We targeted an upgrade at either 2B or 3B, where we had good talent available to use in an exchange. We found our man in Jorge Luna via a trade with the Angels. Luna has the ability to reach base and the speed we were seeking. In addition, he has led the AL in stolen bases for seven consecutive years. We are excited to have Luna batting lead-off for us. We accomplished our goals. We feel we will be a strong contender this year and beyond. Our fans are very excited as evidenced by recent increases in fan interest and season ticket & revenue projections. Go, Giants! 2. What spec are you most excited about? How did you obtain him?We are very excited about the futures of several prospects in the organization. The one who is most ready to make a splash this season is John Trevenot. Trevenot has been ranked high on the PBL prospects list since being drafted first in the 2066 draft. He has excelled in the minor leagues, but his development has slowed. He has untapped potential that we hope will be realized by facing PBL-level pitching on a daily basis. This year he will become the starting catcher with veteran and captain Bill Stevens available to continue to mentor him. 3. Who is the best player on your active roster?We still have several candidates, but Noriyuki Ine must be considered our best. All he needs to do is prove it on the mound pitching for the orange and black. 4. Do you expect to make a deep playoff run this season? If not, when are you projecting your next window could open?Yes, we expect to make a deep playoff run. 5. What one player do you wish you could acquire from another PBL team?I think we recently acquired him. If we attempted to acquire another, we likely would break the bank. 6. Who's your biggest "rival" that your fan base gets fired up most about?Precidio Park nearly always is packed to capacity regardless of which team we face. We hope many of our fellow GMs appreciate the millions of revenue sharing dollars we distribute to your clubs each year. Back to the initial question, the trio of NL West opponents would have to be considered our rivals. Following a disappointing finish last season when the D'backs overtook us in September, we would like to pound them into submission this season. 7. And the traditional final question, what is your 2069 World Series prediction?Cincinnati Reds will defeat the Detroit Tigers in the Fall Classic after surviving an epic NLCS battle with the San Francisco Giants.
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Post by andrewtoronto on Sept 28, 2023 15:06:01 GMT -5
1. What changes has your organization undergone since last season. What impacts do you expect or hope for? Since 2068 Media Day, we've taken a flame thrower to the big league roster and burned it to the ground. Only 8 players on the projected opening day roster broke camp with the team last year. While the Blue Jays are far from a contender at this point, team brass was pleasantly surprised with how competitive the team was (posting a winning record after the trade deadline). At the same time, a once moribund farm system is now rich in the quality and quantity of prospects (moving from the 27th ranked system by BNN last year to 1st as spring training opens). It was a pretty quiet off-season, with our only move being a small deal to pick up Guy Donnelly, who is slated to play RF against righties and give us another power bat that should perform well in our ballpark. We're excited to get a longer look at our first wave of prospects to start the year, in SP Hector Bautista, RP Lou Markakis, 2B/SS Jesus Gonzalez and LF Mike Gonzalez. If these players can continue to produce over a larger sample size, a .500 finish may be within reach. 2. What spec are you most excited about? How did you obtain him? There's a lot to be excited about in the system, but right now the answer has to be LF Anibel Rivera, whose potential has exploded over the last three months to become one of the top prospects in the game. While questions exist about his work ethic, but he looks like he could potentially be a better version of Bill McMillan (higher hit, power, eye and glove tools potentially). All that said, he has not made his professional debut, so a lot can change, but there's a lot to dream on here. Outside of Rivera, there are 4-5 other top 100 prospects in the system, that are worthy of consideration as well. Although the payroll is lowest in the league, management has pushed additional funding to the development budget in the hopes of helping these young players develop into the core of the next Blue Jay contender. 3. Who is the best player on your active roster? This is a tough one to answer. The active roster is not flush with top end talent, but I believe we've done a nice job of patching holes and having solid 2.5-3 star players around the diamond. At the risk of creating unrealistic expectations, I'll say RP Lou Markakis, who is slated to open the season in a stopper role. Markakis had success in the minors as a starter, but will start the season in the bullpen due to concerns around having a subpar third pitch. Markakis was electric and made an immediate impact as a September call-up, and will go a long way towards correcting the team's biggest deficiency last season, the bullpen. Offensively, I'll go with LF Mike Gonzalez. Gonzalez hit the cover off the ball last year and moved from Low A to the PBL by mid-July. His season ended due to injury after just 13 games, but he is currently slated to bat lead off for the Jays and hopefully give a boost to an offensive that has struggled mightily with contact in recent seasons. 4. Do you expect to make a deep playoff run this season? If not, when are you projecting your next window could open? Even though this is the best roster money can buy for $28 million, I don't think a playoff run is in the cards this year. That said, I do think we are capable of beating the 68 win projection that was put out in the pre-season predictions. I think our next true window of contention is two-three years out, but if we can get ahead of schedule, that's fine with me. 5. What one player do you wish you could acquire from another PBL team? Give me Alan Moraine from Carolina...I'm already hugging my prospects over here, so I'd take a top of rotation starter with 6 years of control to give us a nice window from 2071-74ish. 6. Who's your biggest "rival" that your fan base gets fired up most about? The biggest rival is between Blue Jay ownership and their philosophy around the team budget. On the plus side, my dude is 79, so maybe his son will be less frugal. Hope we find out soon. 7. And the traditional final question, what is your 2069 World Series prediction? I'll go Reds over Tigers in a pretty uneducated guess...dreaming of the day where we can get the Blue Jays into this conversation.
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Post by David_ExposGM on Sept 28, 2023 21:13:01 GMT -5
1. What changes has your organization undergone since last season. What impacts do you expect or hope for?Really resisted the urge to spend dollars, in hopes of staying profitable through this season with the players on hand. 2. What spec are you most excited about? How did you obtain him?We have a young team, but Pedro Bautista stands out as one I really need to take off. Seems to have everything required. His last year at AAA suggested big things. He struggled a bit when called up, but hopefully learned from that and will respond with making the Opening Day roster. He came to Montreal as your average (at best) scouting discovery, but his potential shot through the roof! 3. Who is the best player on your active roster?Very tough to say. Really hope several share the "best" tag this season. 4. Do you expect to make a deep playoff run this season? If not, when are you projecting your next window could open?I really do think this might be the year we sneak in. Deep run would be gravy. 5. What one player do you wish you could acquire from another PBL team?I would love to "have" Reyes from CIN. To actually "acquire" him? Hahahahahaha! Not a chance. 6. Who's your biggest "rival" that your fan base gets fired up most about?Teams that start with a P. 7. And the traditional final question, what is your 2069 World Series prediction?CIN topples MIN
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Post by Mac_Yankees GM on Sept 29, 2023 12:30:29 GMT -5
1. What changes has your organization undergone since last season. What impacts do you expect or hope for?
I spent a lot of money (as always) in free agency. First I cornered the market on Guillermo Rodriguez's adding the AL saves leader to replace the departed Javier Avila. I also fortified my rotation by adding the always reliable Robin King and then kept spending bringing in centerfielder Anthony Thomas. A possible under the radar acquisition might be the return of Tiziano Minnelli through the Rule 5 draft. The Tiz was a decent switch hitter with a solid clubhouse presence a few seasons back for us and I am pleased to have him back in the pinstripes. While I think we are improved over last season's team I am certain we are NOT 18 games better. So I need Boston to come back to the pack if I am going to have any realistic chance at contending.
2. What spec are you most excited about? How did you obtain him?
The only "prospect" I have any excitement about already has 53 big league games under his belt. 23 year old shortstop Tony Aponte was our 1st round (18th overall) draft pick in the '67 draft. I look at him as a potential batting crown champion with a steady glove. Not a whole lot more to be excited about in our farm system right now.
3. Who is the best player on your active roster?
Guillermo Rodriguez the outfielder. I spent $24.9m before penalty to sign him as a 16 year old international player and haven't regretted a single penny of that. Rodriguez has averaged 30 homeruns , 103 rbis with just slightly below a .300 batting average. He is just about to turn 26 and I am confident he has not yet hit his ceiling and has some MVP quality seasons in him.
4. Do you expect to make a deep playoff run this season? If not, when are you projecting your next window could open?
Probably not. We need a lot of things to break our way to get into the post season, but on the other hand if not now when? As far as our window goes- the Yankees have the budget to always fill the immediate needs and stay relevant but have failed to build a deep farm system to move us into the top tier where the Reds, Nationals and Tigers hangout. What I am trying to say is - our window is not closing but it's only half open.
5. What one player do you wish you could acquire from another PBL team?
Dan Gallaghe is as good as it gets at the top of the rotation. I would love to bring him to the Bronx and win me some rings.
6. Who's your biggest "rival" that your fan base gets fired up most about?
Those loud mouth, bean eating, chowder slurping, Wally the Green monster loving Boston Red Sox.
7. And the traditional final question, what is your 2069 World Series prediction? Cincinnati over Colorado
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Post by markblakemore on Sept 30, 2023 6:59:08 GMT -5
1. What changes has your organization undergone since last season. What impacts do you expect or hope for?
Very few and none for the better in reality. Our financial situation means we have precious little room for manoeuvere and so we took the decision to try and ease that a bit by trading Jorge Luna to the Giants. Broke our collective hearts but we know we're not in a position to contend and we wouldn't be able to renew him once his current deal is up.
2. What spec are you most excited about? How did you obtain him?
In a 28th ranked farm system there isn't much to choose from. Last year I mentioned Bo Watson, our knuckleballer prospect who inexplicably tore his UCL and so won't feature much this season even if he can come back to being the prospect he once was, which is doubtful. Trying to look positive I'll highlight Ognjeslav Milatovic (no I don't know how to pronounce that first name either), our Bosnian LF prospect, signed through international free agency whose development has been slow to say the least. That said so was Wayne Dorsett's and that turned out OK.
3. Who is the best player on your active roster?
The answer to this each year for the past ten seasons would always have been Kenzaburo Sato. However now the Japanese marvel is showing signs of (hopefully slow) decline so I'm going to nominate Wayne Dorsett who must rank within the top 3 pure sluggers in the league.
4. Do you expect to make a deep playoff run this season? If not, when are you projecting your next window could open?
No not at all. In fact I'm surprised that the preseason projections have us as high as 78 wins as we are nowhere near that good. We have a poor farm at present too and I'm mightily tempted to tear it down completely, trade for a whole load of draft picks and go all in at the draft.
5. What one player do you wish you could acquire from another PBL team?
Jamal Cervantes from the Twins. We've never really had a 2B that I've been completely comfortable with since I took over in 2056. Him or virtually anyone from the Reds.
6. Who's your biggest "rival" that your fan base gets fired up most about?
We loved some of the close divisional matchups with Colorado (though they have now overtaken us) so I'll nominate them.
7. And the traditional final question, what is your 2069 World Series prediction?
San Francisco over the Twins. Then I'll cry about Ine and Luna getting World Series rings but not with an Angels team.
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Post by Arizona_PBL on Sept 30, 2023 17:16:28 GMT -5
1. What changes has your organization undergone since last season. What impacts do you expect or hope for?
With the exception of losing Robin King, who I was almost able to sign to a 4-year extension at 8M/year at the beginning of the season, virtually none. Finances are a bit limited for this year and next. We did move into our new stadium so that’s something.
2. What spec are you most excited about? How did you obtain him?
I am hoping that Rafael Morales (2nd round pick in 2063) and Amelio Diaz (1st round pick in 2065) live up to their potential. If they do, I will have +Power at the corners for years to come.
3. Who is the best player on your active roster?
David Peters.
4. Do you expect to make a deep playoff run this season? If not, when are you projecting your next window could open?
We got to the LCS last year and are essentially the same team so maybe?
5. What one player do you wish you could acquire from another PBL team?
Vargo from MIN, without question.
6. Who's your biggest "rival" that your fan base gets fired up most about?
As I am still new(ish) to the NL west, probably SF. They have a very good team, but I do see some things that I might be able to exploit.
7. And the traditional final question, what is your 2069 World Series prediction?
Min beats CIN in 6.
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Post by Cleveland GM on Oct 2, 2023 9:10:34 GMT -5
1. What changes has your organization undergone since last season. What impacts do you expect or hope for?
We let OF fixture Alonso Castillo walk all the way to Miami. Alonso was the victim of too many good players coming up behind him. The older guy loses in that situation. Cleveland added some FAs to shore up weak spots and hold fan interest. I don't see any way Cleveland loses 99 games again, but after two weeks of preseason we are on a .167 tear. That works out to 135 losses in 162 games. It comes down to whether you want a mediocre season or one for the record books.
2. What spec are you most excited about? How did you obtain him?
Our best farm players were acquired though the draft. 1B Ralph Brunskill and SS Jackson Williams could make Cleveland a lot better. We have younger players who could be truly great, but when it comes to player development I'll believe it when I see it, and so far I ain't seen it.
3. Who is the best player on your active roster?
At the moment we don't have a best player. By the end of the season maybe SS/2B Juan Galindo will be our best player. The potential is there.
4. Do you expect to make a deep playoff run this season? If not, when are you projecting your next window could open?
I think we are two years out from a playoff run. If you Google my last ten media days I probably said the same thing. Cleveland is getting better, but it may be the rest of PBL is getting better better.
5. What one player do you wish you could acquire from another PBL team?
ONE player? Lol! I would love to have a stud pitcher under 30, or a power hitter who can actually hit the ball out of Pickard Field. As near as I can tell the groundskeeper moves the fences deeper whenever Cleveland is up to bat.
6. Who's your biggest "rival" that your fan base gets fired up most about?Fan interest in Cleveland has always been great, but if you look at ticket sales our fans don't care who we're playing. The AL Central is one of PBL's great divisions but when a Central team comes to town it's like "so what?" This season I've set aside a luxury suite for Taylor Swift and I released a photoshopped picture of Taylor with Jeremy Dalton. That's a lock for a better return on investment than two stud pitchers.
7. And the traditional final question, what is your 2069 World Series prediction?
I live vicariously, so Detroit over Cincinnati.
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Post by Commish_Ron on Oct 4, 2023 13:59:29 GMT -5
1. What changes has your organization undergone since last season. What impacts do you expect or hope for?
DH Bill McMillan is gone, and it is virtually impossible to replace that productivity in the lineup. We took a loss on what we traded to get him and what we got back. However, his impact on the first Cardinals team to have a winning record and make the playoffs in 16 seasons was worth it. With any luck the other tweaks made to the active roster can offset that loss.
The two off season priorities were to bolster the rotation and improve the RHB side of the lineup. Ramon Encarnacion and Kenny Jacobs were both added via trade and will jump into the 1 and 2 rotation spots. A third starter would have been optimal, but Giants beat me to Ine and I didn't see many other opportunities.
To improve our success verses LHP we brought in Norberto Reyes and Benny Martin to platoon into the infield corners. Mike Eldridge has been in the farm since being drafted in 2065 and he'll get the opportunity as the 4th outfielder and to step into the starting lineup against LHP. Finally, switch hitting Tomas Rivera will be the everyday DH. He won't come close to being the force McMillan was but at least he offers a more balanced L/R split.
2. What spec are you most excited about? How did you obtain him?
Well most of my exciting specs from last season are now in the Miami and Toronto organizations. But 2B David Stevens needs another season in AAA then he should be able to step in to be the everyday guy. We are not expecting super star production, but he should end up one of the better 2B in the league and be perennially in the running for all star and silver slugger. He was the 4th overall pick in the 2067 draft.
3. Who is the best player on your active roster?
SS Emiliano Girometta. At 27 years old he should be just coming into his full potential. He struggled out of the gate last season but came on really strong after the all-star break. I think he is on the verge of several seasons of 6-8 WAR. Will the small market Cardinals be able to afford him over the long term? TBD but we are going to give it a try. Additional personal note: I couldn't be happier to have him on my roster. It was so much fun watching him grow up in the Miami farm. It was sad to leave him behind. It is possible I over paid for him long term. But no regrets.
4. Do you expect to make a deep playoff run this season? If not, when are you projecting your next window could open?
I expect to be one of the top 5 or so teams in the NL. Unfortunately, the reality of the NL Central right now is that still leaves me shooting for a wild card spot. That is pretty scary since I could easily see 2 WC teams coming from the NL West. There are a couple other NL teams I have my eye on that could spell trouble as well. That being said if we can get into the dance anything can happen. The WC route is tougher, but this should be a squad that can go toe to toe with anyone. It wouldn't be the first WC team that made it to the season finale.
5. What one player do you wish you could acquire from another PBL team?
Dan Gallaghe would round out my rotation nicely. That dominant south paw arm... Yeah. We could find room for him.
6. Who's your biggest "rival" that your fan base gets fired up most about?
f#ck the Reds.
7. And the traditional final question, what is your 2069 World Series prediction?
Giants over Red Sox in 5.
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Post by Brian_Twins on Oct 5, 2023 18:39:51 GMT -5
1. What changes has your organization undergone since last season. What impacts do you expect or hope for?
Lost some great talent due to budget cuts. Rafael Negrete, Ramon Encarnación, Barry Huffman. I spent most of the off season looking for above replacement players for Negrete and Encarnación. I landed on waiver claim Gene Pappas for the rotation and AAAA type guy from my farm Alfredo Aguirre. My hope? That one of the two guys pans out.
On the positive side, I extended 2x MVP Jamal Cervantes, and 3x Cy young winner Jake Meacha
2. What spec are you most excited about? How did you obtain him? I am in full win mode..no flashy specs but year two for Leandro Vargo and Geoffry Foster should be a treat. Vargo was a Int. FA signing, and Foster was my first 1st round pick in PBL
3. Who is the best player on your active roster? Two time MVP Jamal Cervantes batting leadoff followed by RoY Leandro Vargo.
4. Do you expect to make a deep playoff run this season? If not, when are you projecting your next window could open? I expect that we make the playoffs
5. What one player do you wish you could acquire from another PBL team? An odd thing about me, I rarely look at other teams rosters/farms. I really don’t know, probably someone on the Reds.
6. Who's your biggest "rival" that your fan base gets fired up most about? I have a lot of respect for the Tigers.
7. And the traditional final question, what is your 2069 World Series prediction? Nationals vs. Red Sox. Red Sox win
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Post by wallyroyalsgm on Oct 5, 2023 21:14:07 GMT -5
1. What changes has your organization undergone since last season. What impacts do you expect or hope for?
With a limited budget, this has been another quiet offseason for the Royals. Our primary focus has been to add more power to the lineup. We scored a hundred fewer runs than anyone else in our division last year, while allowing the fewest runs. We need to improve that differential. The three players we signed - Roberto Castillo, Ricardo Castillo and Jose Cruz - all can go deep.
2. What spec are you most excited about? How did you obtain him?
We're pumped about two prospects. SP Kenneth Ford, our first round pick in the 2066 draft, has been slow to develop until this past year, with recent nice bumps to most of his ratings. He's slated to start in AA this year, and could be ready for the Show next year. OF Mike Heethe, the first overall pick in the 2067 draft, made it out of the Rookie League last year, tore up Short A and will start in A this season. He's at least 2 years from making it to the majors.
3. Who is the best player on your active roster?
3B Nick Reed, the 2nd overall pick in the 2065 draft. Terrific at the plate, with excellent ratings in all but power, and a superb gap hitter. Total 8.1 WAR in his first two major league seasons.
4. Do you expect to make a deep playoff run this season? If not, when are you projecting your next window could open?
Only 10 games separated the top team from the bottom, so if we can up our run production, and keep our starting rotation healthy, we have a shot at making our first visit to the playoffs since 2056. Would it be a deep run? I doubt it.
5. What one player do you wish you could acquire from another PBL team?
If there are any more Castillos out there (particularly with first names starting with 'R'), I'd like to add them to my current collection of Ricardo and Roberto Castillo.
6. Who's your biggest "rival" that your fan base gets fired up most about?
I don't feel like we have a rivalry with any particular team, probably because we haven't competed for a Division title since I've been at the helm. Hopefully a natural rivalry will arise when we are good enough to compete for a title.
7. And the traditional final question, what is your 2069 World Series prediction?
Reds over the Red Sox
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Post by Sean_RedsGM on Oct 6, 2023 0:53:05 GMT -5
1. What changes has your organization undergone since last season. What impacts do you expect or hope for?
Overall, the Reds look like a similar team to last year's squad that took home the championship. Some minor tweaks were made, and I'm expecting SP Ivan Garcia and OF Joe Smith to bring some additional depth to the roster. Garcia can start and also pitch in relief, which is extremely valuable now that SP Todd Corbett has fallen off due to injuries.
2. What spec are you most excited about? How did you obtain him?
2068 1st round pick Lonnie McConnell is the prospect I'm most excited about. The Reds have one of the best offensive 2B in Zack Davis, but McConnell looks like he could be someone that could take over that helm from Davis in the near future.
3. Who is the best player on your active roster?
I think I could make the argument for a few different players, but I'll go with PBL MVP Ruben Reyes. Reyes managed to put up 65 HR and 8.6 WAR as a DH. I haven't looked it up, but I'm pretty certain that is hard to do when you don't get any WAR from defensive output.
4. Do you expect to make a deep playoff run this season? If not, when are you projecting your next window could open?
Obviously teams around the league have also tried to address any weaknesses in their teams, but the expectation is to be playing an AL team in the World Series.
5. What one player do you wish you could acquire from another PBL team?
Leandro Vargo from the Twins would look pretty good in a Reds uniform.
6. Who's your biggest "rival" that your fan base gets fired up most about?
Currently the Nationals, but I think the Giants are right on the cusp of beginning a new rivalry.
7. And the traditional final question, what is your 2069 World Series prediction?
Reds over the Tigers in 6 games.
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Post by Ryan_NatsGM on Oct 6, 2023 23:47:40 GMT -5
1. What changes has your organization undergone since last season. What impacts do you expect or hope for?
We let batting average machine RF John White walk, which we didn't really want to do, but we're stacked at corner OF, so might as well save some cash. We also lost mid-rotation starter Al Helton to injury, so that's not a positive impact. To offset that we did bolster the pen in free agency, though I'm not happy on losing out on the Guillermo Rodriguez sweepstakes. We also rearranged the infield to get Varquez, Cervantes, Tucker, and Jimenez on the field at the same time. Varquez and Cervantes have been together full-time since 2054, so we'll see how they do on opposite sides of the diamond from each other.
2. What spec are you most excited about? How did you obtain him?
This year Gabriel Chacon made the roster out of spring training. He's another in a long line of Washington corner OF prospects that can mash. Long term I have Luis Morin and Bradley Shaw in the system, both fringe CFs who have the potential to mash even harder. All three were acquired via dump truck of cash in IFA.
3. Who is the best player on your active roster?
Dan Gallaghe right now. Were it not for a Cincinnati campaign for Ine in 2066 he might have four straight Cy Youngs. He led the league in pitching WAR all those years. For his career though, Jose Varquez is the runaway winner. He's arguably the best infielder the PBL has ever seen (or at least had created for it), and still managed 4.73 WAR last year in just 72 games at age 38.
4. Do you expect to make a deep playoff run this season? If not, when are you projecting your next window could open?
I expect to lose in the NLDS as usual, but there's no reason we can't be a contender on paper.
5. What one player do you wish you could acquire from another PBL team?
Leandro Vargo edges out Ruben Reyes just because that bat has no weaknesses.
6. Who's your biggest "rival" that your fan base gets fired up most about?
While I do enjoy knocking off those juggernaut Cincinnati teams in the playoffs, San Diego is the only answer here. We haven't met since 2062, which has to be a record. Get that rebuild going over there so I can even up the series.
7. And the traditional final question, what is your 2069 World Series prediction?
Gonna have some faith this year and go Washington over Texas in 7.
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Post by AstrosGM_Shane on Oct 7, 2023 15:52:54 GMT -5
1. What changes has your organization undergone since last season. What impacts do you expect or hope for?
Well, we've lost some great relief pitchers, so we are hoping the lot of fellas we have now can be good enough, but there is a chance this could be a weak spot for us.
2. What spec are you most excited about? How did you obtain him?
Emeil Vonhof. We acquired him via trade from MIN in 2064. He was a modest prospect then, but he's really blown up since then. He has a huge bat now and is developing very rapidly. His defense is good enough. We expect to see him this year after a little time in AAA.
3. Who is the best player on your active roster?
Jin Daikawa. He's not only the best player on our team, but one of the best players in the league. There have been rumors that if Houston struggles this year, he could be shipped out for a strong prospect package.
4. Do you expect to make a deep playoff run this season? If not, when are you projecting your next window could open?
We do expect to make a playoff run. It's possible pitching could hold us back, but we feel good about our offense and current staff.
5. What one player do you wish you could acquire from another PBL team?
SP Jim Tanner.
6. Who's your biggest "rival" that your fan base gets fired up most about?
Texas Rangers.
7. And the traditional final question, what is your 2069 World Series prediction?
Baltimore beats Washington in 6.
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Post by NickP_Marlins GM on Oct 7, 2023 17:03:05 GMT -5
1. What changes has your organization undergone since last season. What impacts do you expect or hope for?
After rebuilding the system we felt making an effort to win was key. Hoping more wins = more money and happy players.
2. What spec are you most excited about? How did you obtain him?
1B Paul King has us dreaming. He was a key piece in the big Girometta deal with STL.
3. Who is the best player on your active roster?
3B Rafael Negrete 🙏
4. Do you expect to make a deep playoff run this season? If not, when are you projecting your next window could open?
WC if everything breaks right maybe. If not, then hopefully within the next 2 seasons.
5. What one player do you wish you could acquire from another PBL team?
Minnesota’s Vargo looks crazy good.
6. Who's your biggest "rival" that your fan base gets fired up most about?
The gold standard is Ryan’s Nats. Can only hope to compete with his squad soon.
7. And the traditional final question, what is your 2069 World Series prediction?
Twins & Cincy. Gotta pick Cincy until someone knocks him off.
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