May I live in interesting times.

This is true, by the way.

What's remarkable about Jacksonville's Bernie Stuart deal is not that it happened, or even how it happened: a huge sum of cash, prospects, and some future considerations. The Hurricanes, not in incredible financial shape to begin with, were heavily in the red after signing very expensive IFA Klaas R...

When Aaron Weiner took over the GM role on the Jacksonville Hurricanes before the 2054 season, the team had been in a three-year playoff drought, had a whole team full of free agent contracts, and no farm. Four years later, Jacksonville has made the playoffs three times, drafted a top-60 prospect in...

The Bernie Stuart deal creates a pin in the Jacksonville 2058 season. The Hurricanes still have starters Bob Anderson, Juan Marroquin, and Gavrilovich Mastinsky, which would be enough pitching for anyone, but their spending this offseason was basically two players: Klaas Renders and 1B Mun-wah Hsu, ...

Jacksonville confirms. Please put Jensen into Stuart's rotation spot, 50-pitch limit. Poole and Huertas can both go to RL.

Best of luck to Twin Cities in that title hunt.

SP Juan Marroquin : Yes, he's a rental, yes, he's a head case, but he also has over 6 WAR over the past two seasons and he's cheap at $7.5 million. RF Donald Miller : Rental outfield starter who draws more walks than your guy (and every guy). Easy to retain half his salary. SP Gavrilovich Mastinsky ...

Considering he has 8 WAR the last two years and makes seven, not eight figures, that's a no-brainer for him. I have the same (smaller) problem impending with Marroquin, though I hope that Stuart opts in or at least re-signs.

Give me cash. Lots of cash. $20 million.

The Jacksonville Hurricanes have had three straight playoff appearances since 2055, the year after Aaron Weiner took over as GM, but one wonders whether that run is about to end in 2058. A lot of cracks are showing in the facade, and it remains to be seen whether the Hurricanes can hold the line for...

Change them to $16.50, please.

Ouch. After making a big deal of the team's experience in big games, Jacksonville managed to somehow choke in three straight to knock themselves out of the 2057 playoffs, losing two fourteen-plus inning games in Montreal and then stranding the tying run on second base in the bottom of the ninth inni...

Bunch of one and two run games. Would have been a joy to watch.

Jwalk100 wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 16, 2024 5:57 pm

Wow. Jax began the month slow but is now riding a hot streak. This team may have peaked at the right time.

That is exactly my hope.

The Jacksonville Hurricanes ended the regular season with a cannon shot: Daniel Pepper's 25th home run of the season, a walkoff against the Charm City Jimmies. It completed a three-game sweep of Charm City, and was their eighth win in nine games. Tied going into the last two weeks of the season for ...

Held on woot!

I am Al-Hoot.

Or maybe Avery was.

We've been drifting a bunch over the last month, so this was a good sign.

RonCo wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 28, 2023 5:26 pm

I think you're trying to give me a coronary.

Specifically they're trying to un-give you a coronary with PPT. I think.

I almost feel like this guy might make you spend some PPT. Almost.