FOOL-X 1989 Offseason Thread

[Alan T]

Congratulations to Balzac, our FOOL-X Champs!




Next sim is due Monday morning 7am ET when we'll run the arbitration stage.

Coming up this weekends as time permits:

Stat of the Day
Yearly awards
Hall of Fame Inductees
Updated Champion's Row

[Alan T]

Most Seasons Below .400 Winning Percentage

Team	Below .400 Seasons
Maricopa Rattlers	6
Balzac Ticklers	4
New York Legends	4
Cleveland Naps	3
Stafford Terriers	3
London Bishops	3
Cumberland Defenders	3
Virginia Beach Surf	2
Ann Arbor Wolverines	2
Washington Freedom	2
Indianapolis Clowns	2
Boston Resettlers	2
Portland Axemen	1
Mexico City Aztecs	1

[spot]

Wow. Havana, one of the recent expansion teams, has never had a below .400 season. Impressive.

[Alan T]

1988 Season Awards:


Hitter of the Year:

CL - Jamy Sutkamp (Balzac Ticklers)

RL - Xian Wu (Maricopa Rattlers)


Pitcher of the Year:

CL - Bobby 'Frisky' Kuhn (Mexico City Aztecs)

RL - Julio 'Bones' Moran (Portland Axemen)



Rookie of the Year:

CL - Kyle Cosman (Mexico City Aztecs)

RL - Javier Julio (Spring Lions)



Commissioner's Award:


CL - Jamy Sutkamp (Balzac Ticklers)

RL - Xian Wu (Maricopa Rattlers)



Best Fielders:

CL:
Pitcher: Manny Salas (Mexico City Aztecs)
Catcher: Wade Haggart (Washington Freedom)
First Baseman: Jim Simpson (Washington Freedom)
Second Baseman: Richard Graham (Balzac Ticklers)
Third Baseman: Jeffery Rodgers (Indianapolis Clowns)
Shortstop: Enrico Cruz (Boston Resettlers)
Left Fielder: Ralph Samson (Boston Resettlers)
Center Fielder: Luis Arroyo (Balzac Ticklers)
Right Fielder: Roberto Castillo (Stafford Terriers)


RL:
Pitcher: Matthieu Falardeau (Virginia Beach Surf)
Catcher: Javier Júlio (Spring Lions)
First Baseman: Luis Díaz (Maricopa Rattlers)
Second Baseman: John Wood (Spring Lions)
Third Baseman: Jesús Balay (Cumberland Defenders)
Shortstop: Noel Rogers (New York Legends)
Left Fielder: Bob Potvin (Cumberland Defenders)
Center Fielder: Dustin Paul (Cleveland Naps)
Right Fielder: Nick Jones (Cumberland Defenders)

[Alan T]

I've caught up the Champion's Row from the holidays. Here are the banners that we missed during the mini-breaks:

1988
Balzac Ticklers (CL) defeat Maricopa Rattlers 5 games to 2
1987
Cleveland Naps (RL) defeat Balzac Ticklers 5 games to 1
1986
Ann Arbor Wolverines (RL) defeat Boston Resettlers 5 games to 3
1985
Boston Resettlers (CL) defeat Maricopa Rattlers 5 games to 1
1984
Maricopa Rattlers (RL) defeat Mexico City Aztecs 5 games to 4
1983
Maricopa Rattlers (RL) defeat Mexico City Aztecs 5 games to 2

[Montreal_GM]

POY Julio Moran looks to be the unfortunate victim of severe face frostbite.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by spot

Wow. Havana, one of the recent expansion teams, has never had a below .400 season. Impressive.

I think I got a break or two with some of my signings in that first season, so I was able to escape from that possibility there. Afetr that, I like to think my plan, or whatever you may call it, kicked in and has helped me stay afloat.

It would be nice if I could keep that up, but we all have our downtimes. I am pretty sure I have been under .400 in FOOL several times, for instance.

[Chief Rum]

Damn, don't have the stats in front of me, but Sutkamp better have had an absolutely incredible season to have beaten out Adjo's crazy season.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Damn, don't have the stats in front of me, but Sutkamp better have had an absolutely incredible season to have beaten out Adjo's crazy season.

The game uses VORP way too heavily in deciding the Best Hitter or Best Pitcher awards. It is not the only factor it considers, but it obviously uses it strongly. Since Sutkamp plays at 3B, his VORP was among the highest in the league.

Offensively speaking he hit in a better hitter's park in a better lineup so also put up some pretty gaudy numbers.

From an OPS+ perspective, Adjo had him beat (as did several others), but the game doesn't consider neutralized stats when looking at awards.

As for the Commissioner's award, since that goes to a player on a team that either made the playoffs or just barely missed out, Adjo wasn't in consideration there.

[Alan T]

O'Reilly Honored by FOOLX Hall of Fame
Friday, October 21st, 1988: "My dreams never took me to the Hall of Fame," said pitching ace, Tom O'Reilly, the newest member of the FOOL-X Hall of Fame, at his induction ceremony.

"Like most of these Hall of Fame members -- probably all of them -- I didn't play the game to get here. I played the game because I loved it. That being said, it's the Hall of Fame. It's that magical place, it's that place that transcends time. And now I am a part of it. And so proud to be here."

In his outstanding career O'Reilly crafted a 258-179 record with a 3.54 ERA. Opposing clubs batted .266 against him and he rung up 2860 strikeouts in 4102.1 innings.

One of his managers commented on what made O'Reilly such a formidable pitcher.
"I don't care what the situation was, how high the stakes were -- the bases could be loaded and the pennant riding on every pitch -- it never bothered Tom. He pitched his game. Cool and crafty with nerves of steel."

[Alan T]

Butler Takes Place Among Greats
Friday, October 21st, 1988: He is one of the most dominant starters ever to stand on the mound and now Chandler Butler will join the other baseball legends as a member of the FOOL-X Hall of Fame. He will be inducted this weekend.

Tongue-in-cheek, he told reporters at the press conference, "I want to thank all my teammates who scored so many runs and my fleet-footed outfielders, who ran down so many of my mistakes. Without them, I would have never made it to the Hall of Fame."

Then speaking seriously about his accomplishments and induction to the Hall of Fame, "It's like a dream... and yet it's something I never dreamed would happen. It is truly an honor to have your name and your statue among all of the alltime greats."

In his legendary career Butler accumulated a 221-116 lifetime record with 2079 strikeouts in 3149.2 innings. In 461 starts, baseball's newest immortal recorded a 3.01 ERA.

[Alan T]

Players To Win A Slick Fielder Award, End Of Season Award, And Be An All-Star In The Same Season
(EOS Awards: Hitter of the Year Award, Pitcher of the Year Award, Rookie of the Year Award)

Player	Team	Year	EOS Award	Slick Fielder Award
Rick Campbell	Portland Grocers	1963	Hitter of the Year Award	LF
Pedro Pérez	London Bishops	1965	Hitter of the Year Award	LF
José Reyes	Balzac Ticklers	1966	Hitter of the Year Award	2B
Gilbert Wiegel	Mexico City Aztecs	1966	Rookie of the Year Award	LF
Armondo Alicata	Indianapolis Clowns	1968	Hitter of the Year Award	LF
José Salas	London Bishops	1970	Rookie of the Year Award	SS
Tommy Tizzard	Ann Arbor Wolverines	1971	Hitter of the Year Award	RF
Ryan Cook	Cleveland Naps	1974	Hitter of the Year Award	2B
Dustin Paul	Cleveland Naps	1984	Rookie of the Year Award	CF

[CleBrownsfan]

Originally Posted by Alan T

O'Reilly Honored by FOOLX Hall of Fame
Friday, October 21st, 1988: "My dreams never took me to the Hall of Fame," said pitching ace, Tom O'Reilly, the newest member of the FOOL-X Hall of Fame, at his induction ceremony.

"Like most of these Hall of Fame members -- probably all of them -- I didn't play the game to get here. I played the game because I loved it. That being said, it's the Hall of Fame. It's that magical place, it's that place that transcends time. And now I am a part of it. And so proud to be here."

In his outstanding career O'Reilly crafted a 258-179 record with a 3.54 ERA. Opposing clubs batted .266 against him and he rung up 2860 strikeouts in 4102.1 innings.

One of his managers commented on what made O'Reilly such a formidable pitcher.
"I don't care what the situation was, how high the stakes were -- the bases could be loaded and the pennant riding on every pitch -- it never bothered Tom. He pitched his game. Cool and crafty with nerves of steel."

Tom was solid for so many years for me... I'm glad he's in the Hall.

[Alan T]

Lowest Ratio of Walks to Hit Batsmen
(Top 25 Players, Minimum 10 Career HP)

Player	IP	BB	HP	Ratio
Arnie Townsend	241.7	62	23	2.70
Lowell Combs	862.7	116	39	2.97
Francisco Castro	2206.0	523	171	3.06
Nathan Harris	729.0	170	51	3.33
Jorge Rodríguez	2098.0	396	117	3.38
Carlos Juárez	1783.3	416	121	3.44
Domingo Romero	1223.3	285	81	3.52
Adrián Lorenzo	1587.7	363	103	3.52
Xi-ku Yin	284.3	51	14	3.64
Juan Ríos	1561.0	329	88	3.74
Dong-min Park	902.7	247	65	3.80
Brett O'Dwyer	1715.3	568	147	3.86
Bill Jones	133.0	55	14	3.93
George Stewart	126.7	52	13	4.00
Carlos García	386.0	60	15	4.00
Orlando Moreno	1041.7	228	57	4.00
Andrés López	285.3	109	27	4.04
Jack Bernard	1897.7	247	61	4.05
Juan Guzmán	1153.0	305	75	4.07
Han-soo Han	1800.7	482	114	4.23
Kevin Bergeron	2120.0	437	103	4.24
Ánibal Román	1441.3	445	104	4.28
Carlos Villanueva	228.3	52	12	4.33
Anastasio Tapia	326.0	106	24	4.42
José González	775.0	212	48	4.42

[Alan T]

Sim time, getting exports now

[Alan T]

Wednesday, October 26th, 1988

New York Legends: Signed SP J. Morrow to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $30,000,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed C M. Becerra to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $4,200,000.

Spring Lions: Signed SS A. Velasco to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,200,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed RF J. Sykes to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $17,250,000.

Cleveland Naps: Signed 1B L. Alexander to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $9,276,000.

Cumberland Defenders: Signed CF B. Potvin to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $2,796,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed C J. Norris to a minor league contract extension.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed MR J. López to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $7,684,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed SP G. Hsiao to a minor league contract extension.

New York Legends: Signed 1B L. LaRouche to a minor league contract extension.

Monday, October 24th, 1988

Balzac Ticklers: Signed MR B. Jacobs to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $2,172,000.

Saturday, October 22nd, 1988

Cleveland Naps: Signed 2B K. Hamana to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $2,808,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed SS R. Graham to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $3,442,000.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed MR R. Ramos to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,346,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed CL N. Russell to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $282,000.

[Alan T]

FOOLX News: Free Agents File
Monday, November 14th, 1988: As midnight approached last night, would-be free agents across FOOL-X lined up to formally file their papers, officially putting themselves on the open market.

General managers across the league enter the fray today with different approaches -- mortgage the franchise to snap up the stars or simply maintain the status quo?

Headlining the list of names filing for free agency are these players:


1. Kifle Tahir, 33 year-old left fielder
2. Peter Maguigan, 28 year-old center fielder
3. António De Jesús, 37 year-old starting pitcher
4. Mario Sánchez, 27 year-old starting pitcher
5. Rudy Elliott, 33 year-old right fielder
6. José López, 26 year-old starting pitcher
7. Duncan Gamblin, 34 year-old right fielder
8. Bernardo Díaz, 34 year-old shortstop
9. Shawn Dunbar, 25 year-old first baseman
10. Gabriel Sánchez, 33 year-old starting pitcher

[hyde4us11]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Butler Takes Place Among Greats
Friday, October 21st, 1988: He is one of the most dominant starters ever to stand on the mound and now Chandler Butler will join the other baseball legends as a member of the FOOL-X Hall of Fame. He will be inducted this weekend.

Tongue-in-cheek, he told reporters at the press conference, "I want to thank all my teammates who scored so many runs and my fleet-footed outfielders, who ran down so many of my mistakes. Without them, I would have never made it to the Hall of Fame."

Then speaking seriously about his accomplishments and induction to the Hall of Fame, "It's like a dream... and yet it's something I never dreamed would happen. It is truly an honor to have your name and your statue among all of the alltime greats."

In his legendary career Butler accumulated a 221-116 lifetime record with 2079 strikeouts in 3149.2 innings. In 461 starts, baseball's newest immortal recorded a 3.01 ERA.

Missed this one over the weekend. Butler sure was worthy. He was alot of fun as well. He didn't have great stuff (a 6) but made it work for himself.

[Alan T]

The new file is up. Free Agency starts up Tomorrow morning!

[EddieK]

I think that is the first time I can say that I've met a demand from a player (salary wise) and him still not take it. Either that or my export didn't take

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by EddieK

I think that is the first time I can say that I've met a demand from a player (salary wise) and him still not take it. Either that or my export didn't take

Your export took. Sometimes players in arbitration stage take too long to "agree" to accept it and end up becoming a free agent before they decide to accept it. Other times their demands go up after you send the offer for whatever reasons..

So when offering an extension at the arbitration stage, if you want to be safe, pay more than their demand to make sure they agree to it earlier.

[Alan T]

Most Saves in Debut Season
(Top 25 Players, Inaugural Season Ignored)

Player	Team	Year	SV
Jake McKay	VIR	1985	45
Ignacio Rivera	IND	1984	39
Yann Bujold	POR	1967	37
Marcello Barnett	SPG	1980	35
Warren Hall	WAS	1969	32
Edward Lowe	IND	1981	28
Yasunobu Kanemoto	CMB	1988	27
Yoriyoshi Ishida	IND	1982	27
Claudio Garza	MEX	1962	23
Ismael Sosa	MEX	1974	23
C.J. Legrow	NY	1978	23
Alfonso Rodríguez	NY	1986	19
Gil Pajetta	NY	1979	14
John Turner	POR	1971	12
Mark Metcalf	WAS	1986	10
Reynaldo Azcarreta	SPG	1985	7
Pedro Rincón	SPG	1967	6
Rusty Roberts	MEX	1978	6
Don Vallee	MEX	1972	6
Ichiyo Ono	IND	1982	6
Han-soo Han	MEX	1980	6
Katai Takeuchi	NY	1979	5
Miguel Cerda	LON	1964	5
Brit Barber	ANN	1967	5
Jorge López	POR	1972	5

[Alan T]

Sim time! getting exports now

[Alan T]

Got an "Error 100" on the file from Balzac. Looked like the export was corrupt or unreadable by the game. (I tried twice to make sure)

[Alan T]

Thursday, December 15th, 1988

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed free agent SS Z. Sa to a 3-year contract worth a total of $7,500,000.

Tuesday, December 13th, 1988

Spring Lions: Signed free agent SP J. Meza to a 4-year contract worth a total of $21,400,000.

Monday, December 12th, 1988

Stafford Terriers: Signed free agent CL F. Méndez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $633,000.

Friday, December 9th, 1988

Mexico City Aztecs: Signed free agent MR E. Lowe to a 4-year contract worth a total of $6,964,000.

Wednesday, December 7th, 1988

Cumberland Defenders: Signed free agent MR L. Hui to a 2-year contract worth a total of $648,000.

Washington Freedom: Signed free agent CL D. Bausi to a 2-year contract worth a total of $6,988,000.

Virginia Beach Surf: Signed free agent CF C. Manuel to a minor league contract.

Tuesday, December 6th, 1988

Cumberland Defenders: Signed free agent MR J. Peña to a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,215,000.

Sunday, December 4th, 1988

London Bishops: Signed free agent SP A. Foley to a minor league contract.

Saturday, December 3rd, 1988

Stafford Terriers: Signed free agent SS L. Díaz to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,303,000.

Washington Freedom: Signed free agent SP J. López to a 5-year contract worth a total of $51,627,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed free agent SS D. Anderson to a minor league contract.

Thursday, December 1st, 1988

Virginia Beach Surf: Signed free agent MR J. González to a 1-year contract worth a total of $387,000.

Mexico City Aztecs: Signed free agent MR J. Sánchez to a 3-year contract worth a total of $3,204,000.

Mexico City Aztecs: Signed free agent SP M. Sánchez to a 5-year contract worth a total of $35,225,000.

Wednesday, November 30th, 1988

Virginia Beach Surf: Signed free agent MR S. Trent to a 1-year contract worth a total of $495,000.

Cumberland Defenders: Signed free agent 1B G. Alicea to a 2-year contract worth a total of $9,222,000.

Tuesday, November 29th, 1988

Stafford Terriers: Signed free agent 2B R. Encarnación to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,141,000.

Washington Freedom: Signed free agent 3B J. Lemieux to a 3-year contract worth a total of $16,638,000.

Sunday, November 27th, 1988

Cumberland Defenders: Signed free agent SP F. Jordan to a 3-year contract worth a total of $16,920,000.

Mexico City Aztecs: Signed free agent LF H. Kani to a 3-year contract worth a total of $5,804,000.

Stafford Terriers: Signed free agent CF E. Gómez to a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,010,000.

Saturday, November 26th, 1988

Spring Lions: Signed free agent LF K. Tahir to a 4-year contract worth a total of $21,000,000.

Stafford Terriers: Signed free agent LF H. He to a 1-year contract worth a total of $776,000.

Mexico City Aztecs: Signed free agent SP R. Campos to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,726,000.

Friday, November 25th, 1988

Cumberland Defenders: Signed free agent SP C. Calhoun to a 3-year contract worth a total of $10,146,000.

Virginia Beach Surf: Signed free agent SP J. Romero to a 1-year contract worth a total of $930,000.

Cleveland Naps: Signed free agent 3B Á. Román to a minor league contract.

Thursday, November 24th, 1988

Virginia Beach Surf: Signed free agent SP G. Rodríguez to a minor league contract.

Stafford Terriers: Signed free agent C C. Robinson to a minor league contract.

Tuesday, November 22nd, 1988

Stafford Terriers: Signed free agent 3B Y. Ine to a minor league contract.

Saturday, November 19th, 1988

Portland Axemen: Signed CF T. Esparza to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $14,866,000.

London Bishops: Signed CF J. Tobor to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $42,104,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed LF B. Massano to a minor league contract extension.

Friday, November 18th, 1988

Cumberland Defenders: Signed free agent CF P. Maguigan to a 4-year contract worth a total of $44,228,000.

Wednesday, November 16th, 1988

Portland Axemen: Signed SS J. Bonuz to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $13,964,000.

Tuesday, November 15th, 1988

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed LF J. Craig to a minor league contract extension.

[Alan T]

Offseason retirements:

Spoiler

Sunday, January 1st, 1989

2B A. Salecdo retires.

SS V. González retires.

SP G. Lacoste retires.

C M. Vélez retires.

MR M. Harmon retires.

RF J. Hayes retires.

C F. Navarro retires.

SP J. Figueroa retires.

3B R. Stariczack retires.

LF K. Murunga retires.

MR R. Rosado retires.

SP G. Sánchez retires.

1B A. Díaz retires.

1B R. Galindo retires.

MR C. Hoffe retires.

C R. Martínez retires.

1B R. Sosa retires.

CF J. Hernández retires.

3B G. Valenzuela retires.

MR C. García retires.

SS B. Díaz retires.

3B L. López retires.

MR C. Anderson retires.

MR J. Moreno retires.

LF S. Sparks retires.

SP P. Walker retires.

SP A. Hernández retires.

SP T. Marin retires.

MR T. Mizutani retires.

SP T. Pinksen retires.

MR C. González retires.

SP C. Martínez retires.

3B A. Munanire retires.

SP J. Sandoval retires.

SP P. Colomo retires.

SP M. LeClerc retires.

SP C. Rogers retires.

SP L. Moreno retires.

SP C. Adaricio retires.

SP M. Parks retires.

SP M. Ross retires.

SP A. Romero retires.

[Alan T]

The new file is up! Spring Training , the Amateur Draft and the Second Stage of Free Agency run tomorrow morning!

[Tasan]

Well, its nice to see guys taking quite a bit less than they are asking for. Usually I get rebuffed and have to try again on the next stage.

[Alan T]

Highest Career Three True Outcome Totals (HR's, BB's, K's)
(Top 25 Players)

Player	PA	HR	BB	K	TTO	TTO%
Pedro Maganda	10456	404	1732	1994	4130	39.5
Jack Hill	11123	403	1103	2467	3973	35.7
António Méndez	9630	462	1282	2188	3932	40.8
Francisco Navarro	9411	415	1076	2301	3792	40.3
Vicente González	10214	366	1268	2032	3666	35.9
Ignacio Guerrero	9192	701	918	1998	3617	39.4
José Reyes	11174	96	2410	1016	3522	31.5
Armondo Alicata	8874	285	1570	1483	3338	37.6
Roberto Ramos	9170	405	1001	1868	3274	35.7
Máximo Guerrero	7984	421	1050	1784	3255	40.8
José Sosa	11568	574	1351	1282	3207	27.7
Denny Wills	8284	320	950	1843	3113	37.6
Claudio Estrada	9929	547	1129	1390	3066	30.9
Manuel Zaragoza	9912	375	779	1891	3045	30.7
Ken Ramsey	7992	306	1174	1561	3041	38.0
Bill Fields	9608	190	1862	989	3041	31.6
Esteban Franco	8917	567	961	1500	3028	34.0
Don Jones	10853	199	1042	1783	3024	27.9
José Bramasco	8004	283	1009	1694	2986	37.3
Don Martin	12074	284	673	2012	2969	24.6
Artie Nixon	6722	304	1091	1484	2879	42.8
Keith Shelton	10041	370	1390	1115	2875	28.6
Toshikuni Yamashita	9178	331	617	1906	2854	31.1
Alfonso Salecdo	10213	192	1078	1574	2844	27.9
Rick Campbell	9469	454	1476	913	2843	30.0

[Alan T]

Sim time, getting exports now.

[Alan T]

Round 1

Round 1, Pick 1 - Virginia Beach Surf: SP P. Sánchez

Round 1, Pick 2 - Indianapolis Clowns: RF E. Puente

Round 1, Pick 3 - Cumberland Defenders: LF P. Ramos

Round 1, Pick 4 - Stafford Terriers: 2B J. Gould

Round 1, Pick 5 - Boston Resettlers: 3B B. Crowley

Round 1, Pick 6 - Washington Freedom: 1B F. Chartrand

Round 1, Pick 7 - Ann Arbor Wolverines: SP J. Wallace

Round 1, Pick 8 - Portland Axemen: MR J. Martínez

Round 1, Pick 9 - Havana Banana Sluggers: 1B J. Landry

Round 1, Pick 10 - Spring Lions: 2B O. Morán

Round 1, Pick 11 - Cleveland Naps: 1B J. Reyna

Round 1, Pick 12 - Maricopa Rattlers: LF J. Lapointe

Round 1, Pick 13 - Mexico City Aztecs: MR C. Concepción

Round 1, Pick 14 - New York Legends: C J. Kim

Round 1, Pick 15 - London Bishops: C C. Limeburner

Round 1, Pick 16 - Balzac Ticklers: MR R. Ayala

Supplemental Round 1

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 1 - Cleveland Naps: SP F. Smith

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 2 - Maricopa Rattlers: CF G. Moore

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 3 - Mexico City Aztecs: RF J. Estrada

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 4 - Virginia Beach Surf: MR G. Ames

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 5 - Virginia Beach Surf: CL N. Collingridge

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 6 - Washington Freedom: MR B. Young

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 7 - Ann Arbor Wolverines: SP P. López

Round 1 (Supplemental Round), Pick 8 - Mexico City Aztecs: SP R. Daly

Round 2

Round 2, Pick 1 - Virginia Beach Surf: MR F. McLean

Round 2, Pick 2 - Indianapolis Clowns: RF A. Domínguez

Round 2, Pick 3 - Cumberland Defenders: CL C. Hill

Round 2, Pick 4 - Stafford Terriers: SS F. De Jesús

Round 2, Pick 5 - Boston Resettlers: MR R. Neilson

Round 2, Pick 6 - Mexico City Aztecs: SP P. Waterston

Round 2, Pick 7 - Ann Arbor Wolverines: SP J. López

Round 2, Pick 8 - Portland Axemen: CF A. Vega

Round 2, Pick 9 - Havana Banana Sluggers: 1B K. Nakai

Round 2, Pick 10 - Spring Lions: CF E. Hexeberg

Round 2, Pick 11 - Cleveland Naps: CF J. Serrano

Round 2, Pick 12 - Maricopa Rattlers: MR J. Pickett

Round 2, Pick 13 - Mexico City Aztecs: RF M. Clemente

Round 2, Pick 14 - New York Legends: CF E. Martínez

Round 2, Pick 15 - London Bishops: LF K. Huie

Round 2, Pick 16 - Balzac Ticklers: SP B. Pierce

Round 3

Round 3, Pick 1 - Virginia Beach Surf: MR O. Kudara

Round 3, Pick 2 - Indianapolis Clowns: LF E. Harrison

Round 3, Pick 3 - Cumberland Defenders: C J. MacKey

Round 3, Pick 4 - Stafford Terriers: 2B V. Hillier

Round 3, Pick 5 - Boston Resettlers: MR J. Guao

Round 3, Pick 6 - Maricopa Rattlers: SS E. Black

Round 3, Pick 7 - Ann Arbor Wolverines: C B. Fish

Round 3, Pick 8 - Portland Axemen: 2B E. Zúñiga

Round 3, Pick 9 - Havana Banana Sluggers: LF O. Wa

Round 3, Pick 10 - Spring Lions: MR J. Bean

Round 3, Pick 11 - Cleveland Naps: 2B G. Pilkington

Round 3, Pick 12 - Maricopa Rattlers: LF F. Gil

Round 3, Pick 13 - Mexico City Aztecs: SS L. Yeh

Round 3, Pick 14 - New York Legends: CF Y. Cho

Round 3, Pick 15 - London Bishops: CF A. Horton

Round 3, Pick 16 - Balzac Ticklers: SS A. Ontiveros

Round 4

Round 4, Pick 1 - Virginia Beach Surf: SP M. Hickman

Round 4, Pick 2 - Indianapolis Clowns: SS A. González

Round 4, Pick 3 - Cumberland Defenders: SP F. Gonzáles

Round 4, Pick 4 - Stafford Terriers: LF M. Fox

Round 4, Pick 5 - Boston Resettlers: SP T. Kramer

Round 4, Pick 6 - Cleveland Naps: 3B N. Sato

Round 4, Pick 7 - Ann Arbor Wolverines: SP R. Aguilera

Round 4, Pick 8 - Portland Axemen: CF S. Ramírez

Round 4, Pick 9 - Havana Banana Sluggers: CF T. Fuller

Round 4, Pick 10 - Spring Lions: SS H. Hirose

Round 4, Pick 11 - Cleveland Naps: CF P. Jones

Round 4, Pick 12 - Maricopa Rattlers: SP A. Shelton

Round 4, Pick 13 - Mexico City Aztecs: SP M. Owens

Round 4, Pick 14 - New York Legends: 1B A. Gómez

Round 4, Pick 15 - London Bishops: C A. González

Round 4, Pick 16 - Balzac Ticklers: SS J. Nelson

Round 5

Round 5, Pick 1 - Virginia Beach Surf: RF O. Pérez

Round 5, Pick 2 - Indianapolis Clowns: SS C. Velásquez

Round 5, Pick 3 - Cumberland Defenders: C J. Morán

Round 5, Pick 4 - Stafford Terriers: MR K. Murata

Round 5, Pick 5 - Boston Resettlers: MR J. Cochrane

Round 5, Pick 6 - Washington Freedom: C M. Tsukamoto

Round 5, Pick 7 - Ann Arbor Wolverines: LF M. Pallard

Round 5, Pick 8 - Portland Axemen: MR H. Lyons

Round 5, Pick 9 - Havana Banana Sluggers: 1B A. Ferreira

Round 5, Pick 10 - Spring Lions: SP D. Scott

Round 5, Pick 11 - Cleveland Naps: SP R. Hardin

Round 5, Pick 12 - Maricopa Rattlers: SS J. Espinoza

Round 5, Pick 13 - Mexico City Aztecs: C G. Rice

Round 5, Pick 14 - New York Legends: SS F. Hernández

Round 5, Pick 15 - London Bishops: LF C. Rodríguez

Round 5, Pick 16 - Balzac Ticklers: LF J. MacKnight

[Alan T]

Thursday, March 9th, 1989

Portland Axemen: Signed RF S. Mitchell to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $5,934,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed SP E. Hortelane to a minor league contract extension.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed SP G. Hsiao to a minor league contract extension.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed RF E. Blair to a minor league contract extension.

Virginia Beach Surf: Signed CL J. McKay to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $18,665,000.

Portland Axemen: Signed 1B Á. Fuentes to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $3,408,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed SS D. Anderson to a minor league contract extension.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed 2B P. Fendley to a minor league contract extension.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed SP A. Toland to a minor league contract extension.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed MR G. Franks to a minor league contract extension.

Cleveland Naps: Signed SP A. Saldaña to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $18,872,000.

Portland Axemen: Signed SP J. Morán to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $20,325,000.

Tuesday, March 7th, 1989

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed RF C. Fabián to a minor league contract extension.

Portland Axemen: Signed SP P. Carpenter to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $4,500,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed SP L. Cordero to a minor league contract extension.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed 2B I. Marín to a minor league contract extension.

Monday, March 6th, 1989

Virginia Beach Surf: Signed LF B. Liriano to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $24,417,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed 1B T. Moy to a minor league contract extension.

Sunday, March 5th, 1989

Washington Freedom: Signed free agent LF M. Castellanos to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,482,000.

Washington Freedom: Signed free agent SS D. Drake to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,161,000.

Washington Freedom: Signed free agent MR A. López to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,193,000.

Virginia Beach Surf: Signed free agent 3B T. Boyle to a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,036,000.

Maricopa Rattlers: Signed free agent MR P. Sánchez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,615,000.

Cumberland Defenders: Signed free agent SP M. Sinopoli to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,160,000.

Washington Freedom: Signed free agent MR J. Reyna to a 1-year contract worth a total of $987,000.

Virginia Beach Surf: Signed free agent MR G. Pérez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $770,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed C J. Norris to a minor league contract extension.

Balzac Ticklers: Signed free agent LF J. Sutkamp to a 5-year contract worth a total of $53,080,000.

Washington Freedom: Signed free agent MR T. Hidalgo to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,844,000.

Virginia Beach Surf: Signed free agent SP S. McClain to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,036,000.

Virginia Beach Surf: Signed free agent 2B W. Zhuan to a minor league contract.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed CF A. Macías to a minor league contract extension.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed free agent MR O. Freeman to a 2-year contract worth a total of $3,708,000.

Mexico City Aztecs: Signed free agent 2B Á. Gonzáles to a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed SP A. Pauleta to a minor league contract extension.

Havana Banana Sluggers: Signed free agent CL B. Davis to a minor league contract.

[Alan T]

The new file is up!

The 1989 Regular Season runs tomorrow morning.

[hyde4us11]

I keep forgetting to look after a season and can't figure out. Does all of the minor leagues use a DH ?

[Alan T]

Forgot to put up spring training standings!

Continental League

Team W L Pct GB RF RA PRec PPct Diff Balzac Ticklers 16 8 .667 - 194 149 15-9 .618 1 Stafford Terriers 15 9 .625 1.0 182 133 15-9 .639 0 Washington Freedom 14 10 .583 2.0 146 124 14-10 .574 0 Havana Banana Sluggers 13 11 .542 3.0 120 128 11-13 .471 2 London Bishops 13 11 .542 3.0 199 140 16-8 .655 -3 Mexico City Aztecs 10 14 .417 6.0 150 143 13-11 .522 -3 Boston Resettlers 8 16 .333 8.0 164 240 8-16 .333 0 Indianapolis Clowns 7 17 .292 9.0 156 254 7-17 .292 0

Republic League
Cleveland Naps	17	7	.708	-	256	111	20-4	.821	-3
New York Legends	16	8	.667	1.0	234	130	18-6	.745	-2
Spring Lions	15	9	.625	2.0	195	100	19-5	.771	-4
Cumberland Defenders	13	11	.542	4.0	198	133	16-8	.674	-3
Portland Axemen	13	11	.542	4.0	200	131	16-8	.684	-3
Virginia Beach Surf	12	12	.500	5.0	231	145	17-7	.700	-5
Maricopa Rattlers	10	14	.417	7.0	204	172	14-10	.577	-4
Ann Arbor Wolverines	0	24	.000	17.0	125	721	1-23	.040	-1

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by hyde4us11

I keep forgetting to look after a season and can't figure out. Does all of the minor leagues use a DH ?

Yes, DH everywhere in the minors.

[EddieK]

zero wins? I've never seen that before.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by EddieK

zero wins? I've never seen that before.

Ann Arbor's manager obviously went on vacation. I'll make sure if he missed the export that the AI helps out a little bit there.