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Post by nymetsgm on Mar 11, 2024 5:40:24 GMT -5
Free Agency has started. Let the stupid money contracts start to fly! Pimp your signings or mock someone's signings in this thread.
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Post by Pirates GM on Mar 12, 2024 10:40:39 GMT -5
Whew! The Turner bid had gone 20 hours without a bid. Not letting Turner go that cheaply. Plus I need a SS pretty badly.
JIm
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Post by nestorm15 on Mar 12, 2024 17:55:45 GMT -5
You didn't have to make a bid. I was perfectly content with the offer I had. I was biting my nails counting the time down though. Now what am I supposed to do?
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Post by Pirates GM on Mar 12, 2024 19:24:39 GMT -5
Now, we dance.
Xoxo,
JIm
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Post by raysgm on Mar 13, 2024 4:23:56 GMT -5
Beyond stoked to get Gausman at a reasonable price. Had one major hole this offseason for a top of the rotation arm and I'm very pleased to land him
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Post by Pirates GM on Mar 13, 2024 10:47:03 GMT -5
Beyond stoked to get Gausman at a reasonable price. Had one major hole this offseason for a top of the rotation arm and I'm very pleased to land him I am just very pissed off over how successful you are in this league in general. You’re a great guy, so that’s what makes my feelings of fury towards you so complex. JIm
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Post by raysgm on Mar 13, 2024 16:06:09 GMT -5
Beyond stoked to get Gausman at a reasonable price. Had one major hole this offseason for a top of the rotation arm and I'm very pleased to land him I am just very pissed off over how successful you are in this league in general. You’re a great guy, so that’s what makes my feelings of fury towards you so complex. JIm Still though...0 rings
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Post by raysgm on Mar 13, 2024 16:06:34 GMT -5
Beyond stoked to get Gausman at a reasonable price. Had one major hole this offseason for a top of the rotation arm and I'm very pleased to land him As happy as I was to get Gausman, I'm now equally disappointed about not bidding on Altuve. That's a hell of a deal.
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Post by Pirates GM on Mar 13, 2024 17:44:03 GMT -5
Mark. You son of a bitch.
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Post by nestorm15 on Mar 13, 2024 20:05:42 GMT -5
Tough decisions. You have a few hours to think about it. We seem to get in these little dust ups every year. We apparently have similar needs or equally great minds. You can choose what you want to believe. I haven't kept track of the record of winner and loser, but I have noticed my team is getting better.
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Post by phillies17 on Mar 14, 2024 6:56:21 GMT -5
I agree with the tough decisions right now. All 3 FA's are on a $30M trajectory for 3 or 4 years.
I'm fortunate to get Altuve for $20M, which may be high but I badly need an influx of reliable talent on the hitting side and I think OOTP has a love affair with stars in their algorithm, one of the big differences with DMB.
I wish either Turner or Seager were week 2 FA's.
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Post by nymetsgm on Mar 14, 2024 10:35:13 GMT -5
Guys - Please do not edit your posts in the Free Agency bids. Any bids on posts marked Edited will be voided.
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Post by Pirates GM on Mar 14, 2024 10:39:00 GMT -5
Tracy,
Up-bidding a contract worth at least $112,000,000 by $0.250 MM per year is what little girls do.
And you’re not a little girl. You’re a proud Canadian, so start bidding like it. #mansbiddingonly
JIm
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Post by nymetsgm on Mar 15, 2024 8:31:31 GMT -5
There are still 2 Free Agents on the open market. As a reminder, if the bidding is not settled by 10pm tonight (Friday 3/15), only those bidders who have bid on the player in the preceding 24 hours (read since 10pm Thursday night) are eligible to continue bidding past the deadline.
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Post by Elephanti! on Mar 15, 2024 9:22:02 GMT -5
These contracts all look pretty reasonable so far. I have too little cash to play in this tier.
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Post by Pirates GM on Mar 15, 2024 10:51:20 GMT -5
These contracts all look pretty reasonable so far. I have too little cash to play in this tier. We are lucky for that. You would cause trouble in this tier, like a young Matt Damon heading to Vegas with 3 stacks of high society. JIm
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Post by Elephanti! on Mar 15, 2024 11:02:28 GMT -5
These contracts all look pretty reasonable so far. I have too little cash to play in this tier. We are lucky for that. You would cause trouble in this tier, like a young Matt Damon heading to Vegas with 3 stacks of high society. JIm
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Post by nymetsgm on Mar 15, 2024 12:25:32 GMT -5
And then there was 1. Where will Corey Seager end up?
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Post by nymetsgm on Mar 16, 2024 21:34:30 GMT -5
T1 Week 1 has ended. The next group of players will be posted Monday morning.
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Post by Pirates GM on Mar 17, 2024 5:12:17 GMT -5
Nice work, Hayes. This was a great start to free agency for everyone. You were 100% on top of it. 🙌🏼
JIm
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Post by nymetsgm on Mar 17, 2024 16:50:55 GMT -5
For those who haven't picked up the software yet, I added the player page for the 3 international guys in the Top 10 to the end of the roster. It is using the 0-100 scale. Hopefully Travis doesn't revoke my temporary roster privileges.
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Post by Pirates GM on Mar 18, 2024 19:37:44 GMT -5
The Pirates watching Week 2 of FA, after a harrowing Week 1. JIm
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Post by Pirates GM on Mar 18, 2024 20:58:11 GMT -5
PS This has to be the strongest crop of Japanese and KBO players to ever enter the Majors in a single season. Just unreal.
Still, I get so leery bidding big money on these guys (not that the Pirates have any room left), because you just never totally know how they're going to adapt to MLB, despite how dominant they were overseas. Still, a lot of these guys seem like they are locks to be successful. Very exciting to watch.
JIm
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Post by nymetsgm on Mar 19, 2024 15:03:06 GMT -5
I thought Yamamoto was going to go quickly as well, but we have a little bit of competition finally started
I think that Jung Hoo Lee contract is right about on th money. I was surprised it didn't get at least 1 more bid, but in the end the contract feels right.
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Post by Elephanti! on Mar 19, 2024 15:11:19 GMT -5
I need to go ask Las Vegas's mayor for some cash
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Post by nymetsgm on Mar 20, 2024 10:47:07 GMT -5
We've got gamblers!!! I started to worry that week 2 was going to fizzle out like Jim after his 2nd Zima but looks like things are going to get interesting.
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Post by LA Angels GM on Mar 20, 2024 14:51:16 GMT -5
I hate Connor.
Ok, I really don't. But I do today.
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Post by LA Angels GM on Mar 21, 2024 6:32:07 GMT -5
That was a terrible start for Yamamoto, and right when he's in the middle of a bidding war here. Take that $30 million offer now, Yamamoto!
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Post by Texas GM on Mar 21, 2024 8:11:43 GMT -5
These contracts all look pretty reasonable so far. I have too little cash to play in this tier. That'll happen when 20% of the league is vacant.
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Post by bluejaysgm on Mar 21, 2024 11:21:52 GMT -5
Whew, will be interesting to see how this deal turns out for Yamamoto.
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